Main Event
Day 1A Completed
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1A
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Entries
213
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
First Day of ANZPT Auckland in the Record Books
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Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Season Six of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour has kicked off in style at the SKYCITY Auckland Casino as Day 1a of the ANZPT Auckland Main Event has come to a close!
The day started with 44 entrants and when all was said and done, 22 players had bagged up some chips. Leading the way is Eric Chang with 95,100 in chips.
While it was a small field, plenty of notables were at the felt, including Jesse McKenzie, Raj Ramakrishnan, Kevin Clark and
Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Leo Boxell. Unfortunately none of these three players could survive the day and so will have plenty of spare time to explore New Zealand this week.
Some of those who were more fortunate then the dearly departed included William Han, Dean Blatt and Mike Stecker. None of these players fared as well as Chang, but will have plenty of chips to scare come Saturday’s Day 2.
Be sure to check out the full end-of-day 1a chip counts in the live reporting blog below.
Before we make it to Day 2, we have a couple more Day 1 flights to get through. First on the agenda will be tomorrow’s Day 1b. That action is set to kick off at 12.30 p.m. local time and we will once again be on deck providing all the live updates.
Official End of Day1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,100 | 7,100 |
|
78,900 | 900 |
|
|
67,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
59,700 | 59,700 |
|
|
59,700 | |
|
|
57,800 | 57,800 |
|
55,400 | 7,400 |
|
44,300 | 44,300 |
|
|
37,700 | 37,700 |
|
|
35,200 | 35,200 |
|
|
35,200 | 35,200 |
|
|
35,200 | 35,200 |
|
|
32,900 | 32,900 |
|
|
31,600 | 31,600 |
|
30,700 | -14,300 |
|
|
27,200 | 27,200 |
|
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
|
22,900 | 22,900 |
|
|
19,800 | 19,800 |
|
|
13,200 | 13,200 |
|
|
10,600 | 10,600 |
|
|
7,400 | -13,600 |
Final Three Hands
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the final three hands of the night are now being dealt. It's looking like Eric Chang will be the chip leader, but we will have to wait and see what happens! Stay tuned for all the end-of-day chip counts and a full wrap of the day's action.
Han Running it Up
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
William Han is now one of the chip leaders, courtesy of a very nice pot which he claimed against Ruzman Hussan.
We arrived at the action with a 
board on the felt and with a big pot in the middle. Apparently prior to the river, Han had three-bet from the button after Hussan opened the cut off. Hussan then four bet and Han made the call. Hussan check-called a bet on the flop and both players checked the turn.
Both Han and Hussan checked the river and Han reluctantly showed 
, which was enough to scoop up the pot. Han is now up to around 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 |
Harmful River for Clark
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Prominent Kiwi poker player Kevin Clark was down to just 4,800 when he shoved his stack in from under the gun. A flurry of cars went into the muck before the action was on the player in the big blind. A reluctant call was made and it was Clark at-risk holding 
against the 
of his opponent.
Clark was safe on the flop and even managed to hit a pair of kings. The turn would mean Clark was still safe, with his opponent only picking up a gut-shot straight draw.
Then a completed the board on the river, giving the player a straight as Clark humbly made his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Late Counts
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Here is how some of the players are looking late here on Day 1a of the ANZPT Auckland Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
78,000 | 18,000 |
|
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65,000 | 40,000 |
|
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48,000 | 34,000 |
|
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45,000 | -15,000 |
|
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45,000 | 15,000 |
|
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22,000 | -6,000 |
|
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21,000 | |
|
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10,000 | -25,000 |
Ramakrishnan Can't Hold On
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
After losing some early chips, Raj Ramakrishnan has been, in his words, “grinding” throughout the day today - that’s not a style of play that he enjoys.
Ramakrishnan told us that earlier on today he survived a flush over flush situation which dented his stack, but didn’t end his tournament. However he was unable to survive a second cooler hand which saw him run a flush into an opponent’s full house to send him to an early exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Break Over, Final Level
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The players are back from their final break of the night and the final level of the night has begun.
There are currently three nine-handed tables remaining late here on Day 1a of the ANZPT Auckland Main Event.