We arrived at the table with the board reading and Geoff Fitzpatrick all in for his remaining 11,700 in chips. Antonio Spika was his opponent in the hand and was deliberating over the call.
A moment passed before Spike reluctantly called. Fitzpatrick then tabled his for the broadway straight. Spika flashed his pocket queens to Fitzpatrick before his cards flew into the muck.
The player in the cut off raised it up to 500 and was called by Jason Lee on the big blind.
The flop came down and both players checked. The same followed when the fell on the turn.
The completed the board and Lee bet out 800 and was snap called. Lee then tabled his for a flopped full house as he watched his opponent muck his hand.
“This is how the champs do it,” said another player on the table. “They flop it,” he added.
Australian online player Alex Lynskey has built a bit of a stack early in the day.
Plenty of his chips came in a recent pot that he took down on a board.
We picked up the action on the turn, with Jamie Lunt first to act. He checked and the next player put a single 5,000-denomination bet and said what sounds like “two thousand”. Before we could work out the amount, Lynskey had check-raised to 6,500. Lunt folded, while the other player called.
On the river, it was checked to Lynskey and he would go into the tank.
It was a scary board, with full houses, flushes, straights and straight flushes to worry about.
Eventually Lynskey checked behind and tabled – good enough to win the pot with a larger straight than the player who held .
In the space of a few hands the first player has been eliminated from the tournament.
The unknown players first hand came against Wayde Rickhuss were the two exchanged bets on the river with the board reading .
Rickhuss would be the beneficiary of the pot when his would out flop his opponent's .
The final hand saw Alex Lynskey open to 250 from under the gun and get called by Rickhuss to his immediate left. The unknown player previously mentioned raised it up from late position before Jamie Lunt made it 1,900 to go from the button. The action folded back around to the unknown player who moved all in for around 7,000 in chips and was snap called.
Lunt:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Lunt spike a king on the flop and take down the pot.
The unknown player was all smiles when he was eliminated, acknowledging that it just wasn’t his day.
Just as expected, Day 1b of the APPT Auckland Main Event already features a much larger field than yesterday. There were 53 runners on Day 1a and there are already 85 at the felt during this first level and with registration open for three levels.
As the day kicks on we have noticed a few more familiar faces. Some of those include Macau regular Dan Sing, Justin Walch, Paul Elliot, Ken Demlakian, Wayde Rickhuss, Ryan Otto and 2014 APPT Seoul runner-up Wayde Rickhuss.
There are also quite a few names on the online qualifier list who we recognise, but haven't taken their seats yet. Plenty of unfamiliar locals are also littered throughout the field and we are sure they will be looking to stamp their authority on their home soil.
We arrived at the table just as David Lim checked his option from the big blind on a flop. Stewart Ballard was on the button and bet out 225 before Lim came over the top with a bet of 600. Ballard called and both players watched the fall on the turn.
A round of checks followed prompting the dealer to produce the on the river. Lim threw out 800 in chips and watched as Ballard raised it up to 1,800. A moment passed before Lim tossed his cards into the muck as Ballard scooped in an early pot.
Several familiar faces have already been spotted in the field early on Day 1b of the APPT Auckland Main Event including defending ANZPT Auckland champion David Lim as well as defending ANZ Player of the Year, Iori Yogo.
and Geoff Fitzpatrick all in for his remaining 11,700 in chips. Antonio Spika was his opponent in the hand and was deliberating over the call.
for the broadway straight. Spika flashed his pocket queens to Fitzpatrick before his cards flew into the muck.
and both players checked. The same followed when the 
fell on the turn.
completed the board and Lee bet out 800 and was snap called. Lee then tabled his 
for a flopped full house as he watched his opponent muck his hand.
board.
– good enough to win the pot with a larger straight than the player who held 
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flop. Stewart Ballard was on the button and bet out 225 before Lim came over the top with a bet of 600. Ballard called and both players watched the 
