2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

$3,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$209,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Total Entries
263
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 263
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Bryan Huang Done

Bryan Huang has been eliminated by Wendy Cook. The key hand that crippled Huang was also against Cook.

Preflop, Cook limped in and another played pumped it up to 1,400. Huang and another player made the call and then a third opponent moved all in for 3,700. Cook made the call, as did Huang and one other player.

The herd checked off a {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop and Cook fired 3,000 chips at the turn {5-Hearts}. Both Huang and the other player called the turn and they proceeded to the river {Q-Hearts}.

Cook checked the river to Huang who bet 15,000. The other opponent folded and left it to Cook, who made the call tabling {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. Huang must have been on the bluff because he mucked his hand. The all in player also mucked and headed for the rail.

A short time later Huang moved all in with {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Cook called with {A-Spades}{j-Spades} with the board running out {3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} to finish off the job.

Tags: Bryan HuangWendy Cook

Moussa Avoids Monster

George Moussa collected a monstrous pot in a clash on a flop of {7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. Moussa held {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for the lead but his opponent tabled {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for a huge pair, flush and straight draw combo.

The turn and river bricked {2-Diamonds}, {j-Hearts} and Moussa doubled through to over 52,000 chips.

Tags: George Moussa

Rosario Slips

Shirley Rosario
Shirley Rosario
American Shirley Rosario is a welcome addition to the Asia Pacific Poker Tour as she is one of the many International visitors to Auckland for today's event. With three WSOP cashes to her name and plenty of experience in the industry, Rosario is looking to add an APPT title to her resume.

Rosario was progressing well early but just took a hit against a short stack on a {Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} board. Rosario went with her {6-Hearts}{7-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw but had run into her opponent's set of fours.

The turn was the {A-Spades} and the river the {9-Clubs} to give her opponent the double up. Rosario is still in sound shape with 24,000 chips.

Tags: Shirley Rosario

Huang Doubles

Huang representing PokerStars Team Asia
Huang representing PokerStars Team Asia
Bryan Huang has a stack courtesy of a double up.

Huang put his tournament life on the line on the river after flat-calling all the way down.

His opponent bet 1,200 preflop with Huang and another player opting to take the {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop. On the flop the opponent was the aggresor, once again firing out 5,000 with Huang going heads up to the {6-Hearts} turn.

Both players checked the turn and the river was the {9-Spades}. On the river the opponent checked, Huang moved all in and the opponent called, but mucked when Huang tabled his {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}.

Huang has about 35,000 chips right now.

Tags: Brian Huang

Hachem Jacked

Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem has been having some mixed fortune so far today, as illustrated by a couple of recent hands. Both times, he held pocket jacks but in the first he fell to his opponent's flush, however the chips went his way the second time around.

Catching the action on the the turn on a board of {10-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} Aaron Benton fired 1,800 with Hachem making the call before the river fell the {9-Diamonds} and was checked down.

Benton flipped {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} but Hachem collected with his {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. Hachem is up to 23,000 chips.

Tags: Tony Hachem

The White Boy Has Some Chips

Brad Bainbridge recently moved over 30,000 after eliminating an opponent.

The opponent pushed for about 6,000 chips on a {7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop and Bainbridge called with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. He caught his opponent with just {A-Spades}{j-Hearts} middle pair.

The opponent was able to get there as the board comleted {6-Diamonds} turn and {6-Spades} river to send her to the rail.

"Hell yeah! The white boy has some chips" said Bainbridge excitedly.

Tags: Brad Bainbridge

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Dunst Motoring

Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst has been active recently as he just collected back-to-back pots.

In the first hand, facing a raise to 600, Dunst popped it to 1,800 in position and his opponent made the call. The flop fell {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Dunst's continuation bet of 2,300 was enough to take it down.

A moment or two later Dunst was at it again, firing 1,200 at a {9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{K-Clubs} flop. His opponent called and the {9-Clubs} hit the turn. Play checked to Dunst who fired another barrel worth 2,600. His opponent called once more and the river fell the {3-Clubs}. With four clubs on board the unknown player led out for 5,000, which represented almost half his stack, but Dunst immediately raised to put his opponent all in.

After a minute of though he released and Dunst dragged in another nice pot to move up to 38,000 chips.

Tags: Tony Dunst