Mehrdad Razmi Leads Day 1b After Late Charge!
After another early start and eight levels of play, Day 1b of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event has come to an end.
SKYCITY Auckland Casino had 93 players take their seats for a respectable Day 1b field. The day started with several recognizable players including 2013 ANZ Player of the Year Iori Yogo as well local poker pro Jackson Zheng. Unfortunately for these two, their days would end relatively short. Others to also fall today were Justin Walch, Adrian Attenborough and Angelina Rich.
When all the chips were finally bagged and tagged, it was local Mehrdad Razmi who stormed away from Australian poker pro Alex Lynskey to capture the chip lead at the end of the day. He finished with a 186,500-chip stack to lead his 32-strong field into Day 2. Right on his tail was Lynskey (137,400) and Zoran Forac (131,100). All had fantastic second halves to their days, and will be amongst the chip leaders heading into Day 2.
Day 1c is set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) at 10:15 a.m NZST. We’ll be hoping to see another 90 runners take to the felt, to surpass the 230-player mark for the entire event. Make sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team, for more exciting action!