2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

APPT Auckland Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$257,040
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,860
Entries
306
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Day 1A Concludes

Day 1A of New Zealand's largest poker tournament has concluded. For some, it's been a great ride, but none greater than Nathanael Ren Hao Seet. Seet has amassed over 75,000 chips and finished the day as the clear chip leader.

Just moments before the day's end, two big threats to the field, Edward Sabat and Greg Raymer, were eliminated. Tony Hachem is still alive and healthy. He'll be the first to tell you how he was once down to 3,000 chips and ended up with 27,600. Celina Lin and Alexander Fitzgerald both made it through the day as well.

Tomorrow will be a day off for all the remaining players in the field, as the flight of Day 1B will take to the felt in hopes of joining the 62 players left from today on Saturday at noon.

Notables such as Joe Hachem, Eric Assadourian (fresh off his win in the Omaha prelim event), Grant Levy, Paul Khoury, and Lee Nelson are all slated to be in the field for tomorrow. We'll see you all back here at 12:00 PM local time.