Matthew Barker opened to 3,600 from under the gun plus one. Jane Peters then moved all in for her last 15,600 from the cut off as the action folded back around to Barker. He thought about his decision for a moment before making the call.
Barker:
Peters:
The board ran out to see Peters hold with her pocket pair as she doubled up to 35,500 in chips.
David Lim took down last year’s ANZPT Auckland Main Event and is still alive with just around 49 players remaining on Day 2 of the current APPT Auckland.
There was a moment there where it might have been all over for Lim.
He was all in preflop for 17,400 with and was up against .
Lim found what he needed on the board and had his head back above water.
We came across Jesse McKenzie raking in a very large pot. He was in a state of shock at how a hand had just played out.
He recalled to us that he opened to 3,600 before Milton Trickey raised it up to 11,200. He made the call holding and was quite pleased when the flop came down .
But McKenzie didn’t have to do anything as Trickey open shipped for over 80,000 which he called. Trickey tabled his and found no help as the board bricked out.
McKenzie has extended his lead on the field as he moves up to 350,000 in chips.
One of the chances for the 2014 Player of the Year race, Luke Spano, was eliminated just prior to the break and so we thought now would be a good time to update everyone on who is a chance to claim the title and win an APPT sponsorship package in 2015.
The current leader, Edison Nguyen, was eliminated on Day 1. For him to win, David Lim, Luke Brabin and Dean Blatt all need to hit the rail here on Day 2. Lim, meanwhile, just needs to make the money to claim the POY award.
It's going to be a little tougher for Brabin and Blatt as they both need to make the final table to take it down. In fact, Brabin needs to finish at least 2nd place and Blatt needs to finish 3rd. These results also, of course, depend on where Lim finishes.
Matt Carter raised to 2,800 from the hijack. Christian Fisher was seated to his immediate left and moved all in for his last 18,300 in chips. The action folded back around to Carter who made the call.
Carter:
Fisher:
Fisher’s gamble almost came off when the board ran out narrowly missing all his straight and flush outs on the river.
Brotha 'D' Leaoasavaii was starting to build a stack and it was going to get even bigger when he held and had a player all in with . However, the player spiked a king and so the chips went in the opposite direction of Leaoasavaii's stack.
Interestingly, Leaoasavaii ran kings into aces on Day 1 and so it's a great effort to still be alive after that in addition to having his own aces cracked.
to see Peters hold with her pocket pair as she doubled up to 35,500 in chips.
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board and had his head back above water.
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and was quite pleased when the flop came down 
narrowly missing all his straight and flush outs on the river.