Tom Grigg opened the action with a raise from under the gun to 1,200. Ben Richardson was the lone caller in middle position to take a flop of . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Grigg checked again and Richardson plonked out a bet of 1,400. Grigg stared at the board before coming back with a check-raise to 4,100. Richardson wasn’t fazed as he made the call with a repeat completing the board.
Grigg thought for a moment before checking and Richardson tapped the table behind.
“I got nothing,” sighed Grigg as Richardson opened to take it down.
Despite losing this hand, Grigg is still up over what he started the day with. Richardson is also now doing quite well.
There are no longer any female poker players in this ANZPT Queenstown field. We didn't catch her elimination, but we do know that Sale's was unluckily cracked by .
Jordan Westmorland has just been eliminated by [Removed:17]. It started with Westmorland opening to 1,200 from early position. The player on the button made the call and so too did Yan from the big blind.
The flop saw Yan lead for 1,425 and Westmorland call. The dealer button quickly folded their cards and a hit the turn. This time Yan led for 4,500 and Westmorland went into the tank. He had a little over 15,000 behind and eventually moved all in. Yan made a quick call, having Westmorland easily covered. Westmorland tabled his for a pair and a flush draw, while Yan turned over for top-two pair.
The river wasn't what Westmorland needed and just like that all his chips were in Yan's stack and Westmorland was heading out into the cold New Zealand air.
We recently arrived at Table 5 to find Ricky Kroesen all in for 3,250 from the button holding and with Matt Wakeman having Kroesen at risk with his . We didn't catch the action, but apparently Oliver Gill had flat-called an open from Wakeman and then folded to raise from Wakeman. We say apparently because Gill kept characteristically saying, "Oh, im such a nit!"
When a board was spread on the felt, Wakeman graciously told Kroesen nice hand as he had doubled his tiny stack.
"Alright everyone if Rickwaa comes back and wins this tournament it's going to be his fault," Gill said (loudly once again) in regard to Wakeman squeezing him out of the hand preflop.
Geoff Smith won ANZPT Auckland back in November and will be looking for more New Zealand poker success here in Queenstown. He started the day as one of the chip leaders, so that's good news for him. However, his stack has just taken a little hit thanks to Jeff Rossiter.
We arrived at the action with a flop out on the felt and with Smith checking out of the big blind position, to Rossiter in middle position. Rossiter bet 1,900 here and Smith made the call. The turn was a and again Smith checked. This time Rossiter bet 4,200 and Smith took his time before making the call.
The board was completed with a and Smith once again tapped the table. Rossiter moved all in here for 8,300. Smith studied Rossiter for some time, looking from the Aussie to the board cards and back again. Eventually Smith decided to make the call and would immediately regret it as Rossiter tabled for the nut flush and enough for a double up.
"There shall be no thin value betting today," quipped Oliver Gill at the completion of a hand against Raj Ramakrishnan on a .
The hand in question saw Oliver open preflop to 1,500 from under the gun and receive a call from Ramakrishnan on the button. Gill made a continuation bet on the flop and Ramkrishnan flat called. Both players then checked the turn and river and at showdown Gill showed . Ramakrishnan turned over his for two pair and scoope up the pot.
Oliver Gill has already made his presence known, shouting out several things across the room. Gill is seated at the same table as Matt "mjw006" Wakeman, who just arrived late. Gill commented (loudly) on Wakeman's absence.
"I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BLIND OFF UNTIL OUR TABLE BROKE INSTEAD OF SITTING AT THE SAME TABLE AS ME," quipped Gill to Wakeman.
Wakeman won't be blinding off, but he may be in need of some earmuffs.
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. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
. Grigg checked again and Richardson plonked out a bet of 1,400. Grigg stared at the board before coming back with a check-raise to 4,100. Richardson wasn’t fazed as he made the call with a repeat 
completing the board.
to take it down.
flop saw Yan lead for 1,425 and Westmorland call. The dealer button quickly folded their cards and a 
hit the turn. This time Yan led for 4,500 and Westmorland went into the tank. He had a little over 15,000 behind and eventually moved all in. Yan made a quick call, having Westmorland easily covered. Westmorland tabled his 
for a pair and a flush draw, while Yan turned over 
for top-two pair.
river wasn't what Westmorland needed and just like that all his chips were in Yan's stack and Westmorland was heading out into the cold New Zealand air.
and with Matt Wakeman having Kroesen at risk with his 
. We didn't catch the action, but apparently Oliver Gill had flat-called an open from Wakeman and then folded to raise from Wakeman. We say apparently because Gill kept characteristically saying, "Oh, im such a nit!"
board was spread on the felt, Wakeman graciously told Kroesen nice hand as he had doubled his tiny stack.
and again Smith checked. This time Rossiter bet 4,200 and Smith took his time before making the call.
and Smith once again tapped the table. Rossiter moved all in here for 8,300. Smith studied Rossiter for some time, looking from the Aussie to the board cards and back again. Eventually Smith decided to make the call and would immediately regret it as Rossiter tabled 
for the nut flush and enough for a double up.
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