APPT Auckland Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-10-2008 19:12 UTC-12

Huang Up Against the Wall

[user66118]

Bryan Huang raised to open, sliding out a full stack of twenty T1,000 yellow chips. Matthew Wall reraised, and Huang moved all in. Wall quickly called, now having all 59,500 of his chips in the middle. Huang tabled {A-Spades}

, but Wall had the {A-Diamonds}

.

The flop brought Wall a big sweat, coming down {Q-Hearts}

. The turn further intensified the drama, as the {6-Hearts}

gave Huang a straight draw as well. The river was black, but it was the {J-Clubs}

, holding Wall's overpair and doubling him up to 125,000. Huang, meanwhile, is all the way back down to 31,500.

Tags: Bryan Huang Matthew Wall

10-10-2008 19:02 UTC-12

Grant Levy Eliminated

donpeters

Grant Levy elected to move all in for his last 56,500. Action folded around to Luke Stanford in the small blind who tanked for a few minutes. Finally, Stanford stuck in chips for the call and the big blind got out of the way.

Stanford {A-Spades}

Levy

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}

and that would be it for Levy's Main Event, as he finished in 27th place.

Tags: Grant Levy Luke Stanford

10-10-2008 19:02 UTC-12

No Love Lost for Lovelock

[user66118]

Though the details of the hand are unclear, Colin Lovelock's short stack has finally left him, and he has been eliminated.

Lovelock was the beneficiary of three double ups right on the money bubble, and he gets to cash a check for more than $5,000 as a reward.

Tags: Colin Lovelock

10-10-2008 18:59 UTC-12

Mariakis Moving Up

[user66118]

Wang Che Jung opened with a raise to 12,000. Matthew Wall made the call, and Michael Mariakis raised it up to 25,000. Both opponents called.

The flop came {A-Hearts}

. Jung checked, and Wall led out with a bet of 25,000. Mariakis quickly called, and Jung ducked out.

The turn brought a repeat ace, the {A-Clubs}

. Wall checked this time, and Mariakis wasted no time moving all in, sliding all 43,500 of his chips forward. Wall tanked for several minutes before letting his hand go. Mariakis showed the {A-Spades}

and raked in a nice little pot.

Tags: Matthew Wall Michael Mariakis Wang Che Jung

10-10-2008 18:55 UTC-12

A Walk in the Park

donpeters

Andrew Pantling raised to 8,000 before Penny Parker moved all in for 25,500. Pantling made the call.

Pantling {6-Hearts}

Parker

The dealer spread the flop, turn, and river {10-Diamonds}

. Parker smiled big as she was able to double up and then some. She now has about 60,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Penny Parker

10-10-2008 18:52 UTC-12

Three Players All In, Two Eliminated

donpeters

It didn't take long for things to get going after the break. On the first hand back, Assadour Assadourian moved all in for his last 16,000. Trevor Saunders then shoved in as well for 18,000. Peter Jones moved in as well with a stack of 10,000. Sreten Cvetkovski was in the big blind and knew he was getting great odds to possibly bust three other players, so he called and got in on the action as well.

Assadourian {K-Diamonds}

Saunders

Jones

Cvetkovski {Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}

and because Saunders was the largest of the small stacks all in, he took down the entire pot.

Assadourian and Jones were both eliminated on the hand.

Tags: Assadour Assadourian Peter Jones Sreten Cvetkovski Trevor Saunders

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

10-10-2008 18:42 UTC-12

Back From Dinner

donpeters

The remaining 31 players left in the field have just returned from their dinner break.

10-10-2008 17:43 UTC-12

Dinner Bell

[user66118]

Thirty-two players are in the money, and all of them are now on a one-hour dinner break.

The staff hopes to play down to the final table before play concludes for the evening.

10-10-2008 17:40 UTC-12

Lovelock Gives New Meaning to 'Bubble Boy'

[user66118]

Just before the bubble, Colin Lovelock was in the big blind with just 3,600 chips. Soren Eriksen raised in late position, and action passed to Lovelock. He had two thirds of his chips already in the pot, so he blindly tossed the remaining 1,200 in. Eriksen turned over {Q-Diamonds}

, and Lovelock still didn't know what he had. He and the rest of the table found out together as he slowly flipped his cards up: {A-Diamonds}

A fine time for big slick, and a fine time for a flop of {K-Spades}

. The turn and river came {Q-Clubs}

and

respectively, earning Lovelock a much needed double up.

A few hands later, he was all in again with {A-?}

versus

and managed to double once again. His timely bubble salvation earned him a spot in the money, despite being the shortest stack in the room as the bubble burst.