2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
APPT Auckland Main Event
Day: 1b
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The flop came down
and Veenhuyzen quickly bet out 5,000. Nauhria announced that he was all in and Veenhuyzen instantly called.Veenhuyzen

Nauhria

The turn was the
, giving Veenhuyzen's aces a little help with a straight draw, but when the river fell the
, that was it for him. Nauhria stood up and pumped his fist in excitement. he is now over 60,000 and challenging for the chip lead.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The drinks are definitely flowing and the crowd is really into the action. Loud cheers can be heard when a fan favorite takes down even the smallest of pots. The Main Event has only just begun and the action is just heating up. The audience is sure in for a great rest of the tournament.
and Flynn was on a bluff with the
. Flynn stood from his chair and asked the dealer for a jack.The turn was another three, but Flynn pointed to the felt and said, "I know it's coming... jack!" But, the river card fell an ace and that was it for Flynn's tournament.
Erickson is still going strong and up to almost 45,000 now.
The flop came down
. Yalden took control, leading out with 3,000 chips. Pere called quickly.The turn and river came the
and the
respectively, with the two men checking both streets. With no further action, Yalden tabled
for a missed flush. Pere showed down
, good enough to pick up the pot with second pair.
and another player holding pocket fours with his
. According to Joe, he limped under the gun as did the button. The small blind then moved in for 3,400 with the fours, and the big blind called with
. Hachem also called the extra 3,000.Hachem then said the flop contained two jacks with two clubs as well. The big blind checked as did Hachem.
The turn was a king and the big blind moved all in. Hachem made the call with his three jacks. When the river fell a blank ace, Hachem was able to eliminate both players in the hand and increase to 25,000 chips.
. The small blind checked, and Sreten Cvetkovski put in a bet of 1,400 from the big blind. Everyone folded to Lee Nelson, and he moved all in for about 4,000. Cvetkovski looked him up, making the call to put Nelson at risk.Cvetkovski turned over
for bottom pair, top kicker. Nelson was on a draw, but had plenty of outs with his
. The
on the turn stole a lot of those outs away, and the river failed to help the pro, sending him to the exit here late in Day 1b.Cvetkovski was one of the twenty people who took in a poker seminar by Lee Nelson yesterday. He must have learned something! He's up close to the 20,000-chip mark now.