Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Entries
213
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Ruha Down in 22nd
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Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Sam Ruha has found the rail in 22nd place – making him the last player to receive a pure min-cash.
We arrived at Ruha’s final hand to find him all in preflop and out of his seat as Raybon Kan and Jason Cook had both called Ruha’s shove. Kan still had 15,500 behind, but he and Cook checked down a 
board.
At showdown, Ruha tabled 
, but the pair of nines weren’t strong enough for the 
of Kan. Cook mucked and with that Ruha was eliminated with NZ$3,834 for his time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
170,000
131,900
|
131,900 |
|
Busted |
Slade Gone as 20 Remain
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The in-the-money eliminations have continued at a rapid pace this evening, with Slade Fisher the latest player to find the rail. Fisher was sent home in 21st place, collecting NZ$4,260.
Fisher’s final hand saw him all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Steven Holloway.
The 
board were the final five cards that Fisher saw in the ANZPT Auckland Main Event.
Holloway is now up over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |
McGuire Latest Addition to the Rail
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
James McGuire has been eliminated as we are now down to just 19 players.
McGuire was all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Stanislav Chataline and despite looking good to the turn of a 
board, the 
river gave the pot to Chataline and sent McGuire home with NZ$4,260.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Big Double for Cook
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We aren't exactly sure how it happened, but we did hear a big celebration coming from Table 9 as Jason Cook had doubled up through the big stack of Anesone Bragouits. Cook is now one of the chip leaders, while Bragouits is still going strong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
330,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Holloway Still Crushing, Ozer Struggling
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Ozer is now of the shorter stacks in the room as he has just lost a hefty pot to the current chip leader Steven Holloway. We arrived at the action on the river of a 
board, with 59,000 in the pot and with Ozer having a bet of 40,000 in front of him.
Holloway was deep in the tank and Ozer was being extremely chatty as he told Holloway over and over again that he would show him one card if he folded, or even threatened to show him one with action pending.
Eventually Holloway called and Ozer tabled only a . He was asked to expose both cards and Ozer showed his . Holloway then tabled and scooped up the pot.
Holloway is up to almost 500,000 in chips, while Ozer is struggling on 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
70,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Big Penalty for Ozer
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Not for the first time today, Chris Ozer has got involved in an argument with the floor staff, but this time it’s ended rather painfully for the player from Melbourne.
We arrived on the river where Ozer had acted out of turn with a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 30,000. This is where the SKYCITY Auckland poker room manager Toni Quedley stepped in.
Quedley had been observing the actions and table talk for quite a while and informed Ozer that he had knowingly acted out of turn and was about to receive a penalty.
David Lim was his opponent, who asked what his options were. He checked, Ozer’s bet stood, Lim moved all in and Ozer instantly folded.
Quedley then told Ozer he would receive a penalty of 12 hands – effectively two orbits – calculated by the number of players at the table multiplied by two. Ozer wasn’t happy and argued the point to any floor staff that would listen, but Quedley cited Ozer’s deliberate acting out of turn, combined with inappropriate table chat during the hand, and deemed that the ruling would stand.
Ozer’s stack of 30,000 is now dwindling away with the blinds and antes taking their toll as he stands on the rail watching on in disbelief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Cook Gives Some Back
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jason Cook landed a big pot from chip leader Anesone Bragouits a little while ago but he’s given some of those chips back as the two clashed once again.
We picked up the action on the flop with Cook firing bets of 15,000 on the flop, 25,000 on the turn and then another 45,000 on the river on the board of 
.
Bragouits made the call and Cook gave a nod saying, “Nice call”. Cook opened as Bragouits took it down with 
.
Tupou Out and Down to Final Two Tables
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
David Tupou has been eliminated in 19th place, meaning we are down to our final two tables here on Day 2 of the ANZPT Auckland Main Event.
Tupou was all in preflop holding , but couldn’t stay ahead of on a 
board.
Tupou received NZ$4,260 for that result and the remaining 18 players are now guaranteed NZ$5,325.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Ozer Chronicles Continue
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Ozer continues to argue the point with Toni Quedley. Ozer recently walked into the tournament area, claiming that his penalty has finished when his previous table broke as there were no more orbits. Quedley explained that no, it was number of hands, not orbits, so the penalty continues on his new table.
Then Ozer tried again a few moments later to claim that his penalty was over, but Quedley was having none of it.
“If you come into this area one more time, I’m going to blind you out of the tournament!” Quedley fired.
Ozer was then overheard saying, "I love this shit," as he walked off to the rail.