Koray Turker is now up to just under 70,000 in chips and has enough to call himself the chip leader. Turker recently eliminated 2012 ANZ Player of the Year Mishel Anunu.
Anunu’s final hand saw the Aussie holding against Turker’s on a king-high board. We aren’t sure when the chips went in, but we do know that a set of kings is better than a pair!
Turker hasn’t yet managed a big tournament score, but is always on our radar due to the fact that he always seems to accumulate a big stack on Day 1 of tournaments around the region. Let’s see if this year Turker can turn his stack into a result.
Daniel Levy has once again kept us up to date with his antics today. Most recently Levy informed us that he held on a run out and his opponent held . Unfortunately Levy "checked back like a nit" though and so didn't win a big pot. For those unaware, Levy's biggest live tournament result came a couple of months ago at APPT Melbourne where he won the $50 accumulator side event for a $17,600 score. He will be looking to breakthrough with a big ANZPT result this week.
2012 ANZPT Queenstown champ Jono Bredin has taken a bit of a hit to his stack recently.
Bredin opened it up to 700 from under the gun and received four callers. On the flop, Bredin led for 1,300 after the player in the big blind position checked. Slade Fisher called on Bredin’s left, while the next two players to act got out of the way.
The turn would see Bredin bet 3,500 when the big blind once again checked. Fisher quickly got out of the way, while the big blind moved all in for 7,400. Bredin called and the two players turned their hands over.
It was Bredin’s against .
Bredin needed to hit either a seven or a heart to win the hand, but the river was a and so Bredin left himself with around 12,000 in chips.
Pravin Harji had a great run last season finishing 4th on the ANZ Player of the Year race, and he’s now starting ANZPT Season 6 off with a bang as he makes some inroads in today’s ANZPT Auckland Day 1b field.
In a recent pot, Harji opened with a preflop raise to 800. Asj Taylor called on the button and the big blind joined in to make it three to the flop of .
Action checked to Harji who bet 1,400. Taylor made the call in position as the third player got out of the way before the appeared on the turn. Harji released a second barrel worth 3,500 but Taylor fought back with a raise to 8,400. Harji thought for a bit and made the call.
The river was the and that was enough to prompt Harji to lead out again as he splashed 12,000 into the middle with a little flair. Taylor gave a grin and quickly folded which led Harji to flash the .
As he raked in the pot, Harji admitted to having queen-jack for a full house.
“You wouldn’t have bet if I checked?” asked Harji.
“I might’ve taken a stab!” chuckled Taylor.
Taylor slips to 23,500 with Harji now in good shape with 55,000 chips.
Pravin Harji barely got a break compared to the rest of the players in the field, but he won't be too upset as the hand he played almost 8 minutes into the break saw him add some chips to his stack.
It started with Harji opening from under the run with a raise to 800. Cole Swannack called before a third player raised from the hijack position to 2,100. Harji called and Swannack came along to see a flop of .
Action checked to the player in position who continued with a bet of 3,600. Harji called as Swannack kicked his cards back to the dealer with a sigh of frustration.
The turn was the and both players checked as the completed the board. Harji reach for 6,000 chips and splashed them into the middle before rocking back in his chair and putting on his headphones. By this stage the rest of the table had gone on break, but Harji’s opponent made the call, only to muck when Harji showed a rather creative .
“I think he had a big pair there,” chuckled Harji to the dealers he is now up to 60,000 in chips.
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flop, Bredin led for 1,300 after the player in the big blind position checked. Slade Fisher called on Bredin’s left, while the next two players to act got out of the way.
turn would see Bredin bet 3,500 when the big blind once again checked. Fisher quickly got out of the way, while the big blind moved all in for 7,400. Bredin called and the two players turned their hands over.
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and so Bredin left himself with around 12,000 in chips.
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appeared on the turn. Harji released a second barrel worth 3,500 but Taylor fought back with a raise to 8,400. Harji thought for a bit and made the call.
and that was enough to prompt Harji to lead out again as he splashed 12,000 into the middle with a little flair. Taylor gave a grin and quickly folded which led Harji to flash the 
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completed the board. Harji reach for 6,000 chips and splashed them into the middle before rocking back in his chair and putting on his headphones. By this stage the rest of the table had gone on break, but Harji’s opponent made the call, only to muck when Harji showed a rather creative 
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