Cards Are Back In The Air
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2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
$3,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
263
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Break Time
99 Players Remain
Indeed, the big screen confirmed that 99 players remain, but that's only for today Mike! There's still a long way to go...!
King Folds Ace-King
Catching the action on the turn on a board of
there was already around 14,000 in the pot when Putt moved all in for 12,150.King stood from his chair and chatted away to Putt for several minutes.
Channeling a higher power, King sighed, "What would Lee Nelson do?" before eventually folding his
face up."I'll show you one," said Putt and flashed the
. "Only one," continued Putt as he flipped the card over to reveal a matching 
.A nice fold by King leaves himself with 20,000 chips as Putt climbs to around 28,000.
Levy Heading Straight To The Bank
Levy now sits over 28,000 after a recent hand.
On a flop of
Levy bet out 1,275 and Bill Potts tossed out 2,075 in multiple chips. The dealer asked Potts what his decision was and he responded that he wanted to call.At this stage Levy asked the floor for a ruling, as Potts bet was over half the amount required to raise. The floor agreed with Levy and the Potts had to raise to 2,550. Levy then moved all in over the top with the opponent calling.
Levy tabled
for a Broadway straight, and the Potts over 
for top and bottom pairs. The board completed 
turn and river to put Levy back in a favorable position in this tournament.
Dodds Done
Blown Bluff Turns To Gold For Shinzaki
Shinzaki went heads up to the
flop and Shinzaki's opponent led 2,700. Shinzaki asked for a count on his opponent before shoving all in with 
. The opponent made the call for his final 20,000 in chips with 
and was looking good to the double up.The turn was the
, however the river 
spiked the gutshot straight for Shinzaki.Shinzaki moves up to 65,000 with the pot.
Levy Gets A Life
Preflop Levy with
opened from under the gun and two players called. The flop came 
and the opponent in the blinds checked to Levy who fired out a bet. Both of his opponents decided to stay on for the
turn, which all three players checked.The river was a
and the player in the blinds bet 2,000. Levy flat called looking to induce a bluff from the last player to act. The late position opponent also flat called, which turned about to be a pleasant twist of fate for Levy.The player in the blinds tabled
for quad sixes, which would have certainly sent Levy to the rail had he been able to check-raise all in.He moves up to about 15,000.
Topakas Terminated
failed to improve against an opponent's pocket fives and he was sent to the rail.