We are down to 20 players here on Day 3 at 2011 APPT Queenstown, with Wayne Bell's elimination coming at the hands of Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis.
The action started when play was folded to Bell in the hijack seat and he promptly moved all-in. Karamalikis sat directly to his left and opted to just flat-call as the rest of the players got out of the way.
Karamalikis:
Bell:
Bell got to his feet as the board ran out and Karamalikis took down the pot and increased his already healthy stack.
The 21 players who started today's field will all be looking for a share of the NZ$342,900 prizepool with 6 unlucky players going home empty handed after the day's play.
APPT Queenstown Payouts
Place
Prize (NZD)
1st
$94,300
2nd
$60,000
3rd
$35,150
4th
$29,145
5th
$24,000
6th
$19,715
7th
$16,290
8th
$12,860
9th
$10,280
10th-12th
$7,720
13th-15th
$6,000
The action will continue on Day 3 until there is only 9 players remaining, with those nine returning for the final table tomorrow.
Play began when Cole Swannack opened to 5,200 from under the gun. Marcel Schreiner was the only player to make the call, with him coming along for the ride from the cutoff seat.
Flop:
Swannack would c-bet 7,200 and Schreiner made the call as the came on the turn. Swannack continued to bet, throwing out 18,600 and again receiving a call from Schreiner.
The on the river would pair up the board and see Swannack ship his 83,300 chips in the middle. Schreiner thought for a few moments before letting his hand go and sending the pot to Swannack.
Wayne Bell started the day as the shortest stack in the room and would therefore have to get a move on early and that is exactly what he has just done.
The action started with Swannack opening to 5,500 from middle position. Bell made the call from the big blind and a flop was dealt. Both players opted to check and the came on the turn with both players checking again.
When the landed on the river Bell moved all-in for his remaining 11,00 and Swannack snap-flod as Bell added some much needed chips to his stack.
The 2011 PokerStars.netAPPT Queenstown has reached its penultimate day of action here at Sky City Casino and it is 21 players who remain in the running for the APPT title.
Leading the way is Germany’s Marcel Schreiner with his monster 453,800-chip stack equalling more than double that of his nearest rival, Tom Grigg.
While Grigg starts second-in-chips here, there is still a little sense of déjà vu coming into Day 3, with Grigg having started as the chipleader on the same day at last year’s APPT Auckland event. Grigg would go on to finish second in that event and it will be interesting to see how he does here all the way down the other end of New Zealand.
Also returning with a fighting chance at a final table berth is Jonathan Karamalikis, with the 2010 APPT Sydney Grand Final champion starting the day with just a touch less chips than Grigg.
Join the PokerNews Live Reporting team on the floor here in the Summit Room at Sky City Casino in Queenstown, as we kick off the action in just under an hour, playing down to a final table and getting all the closer to crowning our champion!