Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
APPT Auckland Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Buy-in
$1,860
Entries
306
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Shoves Not Getting Called
On one of the recent hands, Hachem raised to 5,000 preflop after a player limped in. That player made the call and the flop came down
. Hachem's opponent fumbled with some chips as if he was going to bet, but then he checked. "Wow," said Joe. "I'm all in."His opponent took a few seconds, but then folded. "I thought you were going to bet," said Joe.
Hachem is still hovering around 25,000 and can't seem to get any action.
A Penny For Your Chips
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Heads up, the flop comes
. Parker checks, and Clayton moves all in for more than 30,000. Parker wastes little time calling, having Clayton slightly covered.Clayton:
Parker:
"Just a six," says Clayton, pleading with the dealer. Unfortunately for him, the next card off is the
, making Parker an unbeatable flush. The river is a meaningless 
, and Clayton makes his exit.Penny Parker, meanwhile, continues to represent the ladies of poker well. She has climbed up tantalizingly close to 100,000.
Wall With a Big Call
into Matthew Wall. Wall tanked for a few minutes and then stood up and looked away as he stuck in the call.Cvetkovski turned over a busted flush draw with
. Wall showed the 
for a pair of aces and the winning hand. Cvetkovski dropped about 35,000 on the hand while Wall built up to just under 100,000.
A Miracle River... Or Not
and made the call, having his opponent barely covered. Hachem tabled 
and was trailing in the hand for his tournament life.Both players stood to await the outcome of this important pot. With all of Hachem's chips in the middle, he found some salvation on the flop as it came
. The pro picked up top pair and was in good shape to stay alive with two cards to come.The turn, however, was the
, vaulting Hocken back in the lead and putting Hachem one step away from the exit once again.The river brought a big reaction from the table. The
peeled off, and Hockin yelled, "No!" as Hachem clapped his hands together in celebration, having made trip kings. Wait a second though. The third king was a club, and it was quickly realized that Hockin had made the winning nut flush. The two players had turned their backs on the table, and now they spun back around to see that Hockin had indeed won."Thanks for the..." said Hachem, trailing off in disappointment. He wished his table luck and quickly made his way out of the tournament area.
It's left up to Tony now to bring home the win for the Hachem family.
Kiwi G Doubles Up
The board ran out
and Putt doubled up to around 25,000.Grant Levy mentioned that he picked up a tell and felt it was right to fold his A-Q. "I would've flopped the stone nuts," he said.
Break Time
Back From Break
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Assadourian Doubles