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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,700 NZD
Total Entries
149
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 149
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With the recent elimination of the short-stacked Murray Watkins, we are down to 24 players here in the 2012 ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event.
Aaron Benton was unlucky to wake up in a cooler situation, running his 
into the 
of Jordan Westmorland preflop. Benton was all in for around 54,000 and Westmorland had him covered. With that being said, sometimes unlucky situations turn into lucky ones.
By the time the 
board had run out to the turn, Benton was up out of his chair and getting ready to leave. However, the 
river had other ideas and Benton sat back down at the table. With that, Westmorland is left with around 70,000 while Benton is doing fine on 110,000.
Matt Wakeman raised under the gun to 5,000 and action folded to Ray McCarthy in the big blind who moved all in for around 35,000. It wasn’t enough to deter Wakeman, who instantly called with for yet another big pair. McCarthy was making a move as his 
wasn’t in great shape.
The flop was a bare 
but the 
turn was just about the best card in the deck for McCarthy as he picked up outs to both a straight and a flush.
The dealer paused for effect before revealing the to leave McCarthy to head for the exit as Wakeman’s rush today continues as he moves up to 160,000.
The amount of players from New Zealand left in the field is shrinking, with Richard Lancaster the latest player to be seen wandering out of the tournament area.
Ben McLean, who finished as the runner-up at the 2010 APPT Sydney Main Event, has just been eliminated. We didn't see when the chips went in the middle, but we did arrive at the table with a 
flop on the felt and with McLean all in holding 
against the 
of Chiu Yeung Lee. The 
turn gave McLean more of a sweat, with outs to the flush and straight, but the on the river sealed McLean's fate to make his was to the rail.
Aaron Benton was recently down to a low of 20,000 in chips, but has managed to double up against David Wonson. The hand in question saw Benton all in holding 
against Wonson's 
. The 
board was friendly to Benton, sending him the double up to sit with a stack of around 40,000.
Tatjana Zizic was down to 7,000 after she ran into Matt Wakeman's aces, but has since doubled twice to sit with a healthier 30,000 in chips. She first managed to double up holding 
in the big blind, coming up against an opponent's 
. She hit two-pair on the hand and sat with around 14,000. The very next hand and Zizic was in the small blind and got her stack all in holding against Wakeman's 
. It was a board full of bricks up until the river. That would ensure Zizic doubled up again as she now sits with her tournament life in tact.
"I said at the start of the day i was going to need to cooler people," Matt Wakeman said after he managed to get his fairly short stack in holding against the 
of Tatjana Zizic. Wakeman was the at-risk player, but his aces would stay in front to rake in the big double. With that hand, Zizic was left with just 7,000 in chips.
We arrived over on Table 2 with Michael Kanaan putting in a raise from middle position and Ivan Zalac calling out of the small blind. At this point the dealer spread out a 
flop and Zalac check-called a bet of 5,500.
Both players checked the turn and the dealer flipped over a 
on the river. This time Zalac led for 8,500 and Kanaan wuickly raised it up to 26,000. Zalac announced the call immediately and Kanaan instantly mucked his cards.
"Do i have to show?" asked Zalac. He was told he didn't have to show his hand to win and he raked in the very nice pot.
