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Jesse "On The Mac" McKenzie is the latest player to be seen wandering out of the tournament area late here on Day 1b of the 2012 ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
We recently watched Matt Wakeman and Joel Feldman lose a small pot each on their respective tables. This is how the action that we saw went down.
board already out on the felt and Feldman was leading for 5,500 from the small blind position, with more than 14,000 already in the pot. His opponent, in late position, thought for a long time before opting to make the call. Feldman's 
was tabled and then slid into the muck when his opponent turned over 
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board against one opponent. The completed the board on the river and Wakeman again checked. This time his opponent looked at Wakeman's stack size before betting 2,275. Wakeman thought for quite some time here, before deciding to let his cards go.With that, Feldman is down to just over 10,000 and despite losing this small pot, Wakeman has had a solid afternoon, now sitting with a stack of more than 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000 | 9,000 |
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10,000 | -12,000 |
There are 35 players still remaining heading into the final level of the night. In 60-minutes time, those who have survived will bag up some chips and get ready for a day off tomorrow before partaking in Day 2 on Friday.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 25
We have just been made aware that no player has been eliminated in the last two hours. However, during that time, Australia's Ken Demlakian has managed to amass the largest chip stack, sitting with around 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000 |
APPT President Danny McDonaugh has just announced to the room that all the players are invited to partake in some trademark Queenstown "Frisbee Golf." Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang can be seen pictured partaking in the fun game that plays out just like it sounds - golf rules, but with a bigger hole and with a frisbee instead of a golf ball.
Liam O'Rourke was in middle position when he opened up the pot to 600. Billy Argyos made the call on his direct left and the dealer turned over a 
flop. O'Rourke led for 700 here and Argyros hesitated before making the call.
Both O'Rourke and Argyros then checked the turn and the dealer would turn over the final 
to complete the board on the river. Again O'Rourke checked here, except this time Argyros would bet 3,600. O'Rourke eventually made the call and then mucked his cards when Argyros turned over 
for a flopped set. With that, O'Rourke is now struggling, while Argyros is doing great.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 | 3,000 |
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8,000 | -14,000 |
Earlier in the day, a promotional sit and go was held on the slopes of Coronet Peak in Queenstown. The beautiful mountain scenery and snowy conditions made for a great poker location. Some images from the event can be seen below, while more information about the fun day can be read here on the PokerStars Blog.
Alex Lynskey opened with an under-the-gun raise to 600 which found one caller before Anthony Aston raised it up to 2,200 from the small blind. Lynskey made the call as the third player folded before the flop landed 
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Aston continued for 2,300 and Lynskey made the call as the 
paired the board. Aston slowed down and tapped the table as Lynskey offered a discounted price of 1,800. Aston thought for a few moments but wasn’t going to be tempted as he let his hand go.
Neither player showed, but a few moments later, Aston verbalized that he had ace-king while Lynskey said he held pocket queens.
“Wow, lucky I didn’t make a move!” chucked Aston as he slips to just 8,500. Lynskey is going well with a stack of 37,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000 | 7,000 |
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8,500 | -8,500 |
Ben Richardson's chip stack is now sitting at under 15,000 with a fair chunk of his chips lost during a hand against one opponent on a 
. We only caught the action from the river, when there was already well over 6,000 in the pot. Richardson was on the button and was faced with a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. Richardson thought long and hard before making the call and then mucked when the player flipped over 
for a turned set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,500 | -11,500 |
