$3,250 Championship Main Event Day 1b | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-14-2009 17:53 UTC-12

Jacks Good For Dunst

[user92162]

Preflop, an opponent opened to 1,600 and the next player moved all in for 7,850. Action folded to Tony Dunst in the blinds who made it 30,300 commiting himself to the pot. The original raiser got out of the way and the players tabled their cards.

Dunst: {j-Clubs}

Opponent:

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}

making Dunst two pairs and shipping him the pot. He moves up to 55,000.

Tags: Tony Dunst

10-14-2009 17:57 UTC-12

Brotha D Doubles

[user67765]

Brotha D was down to his last 4,400 in chips and got them in preflop with his opponent making the call.

Brotha D slammed {A-Diamonds}

on the table and stood from his chair as his opponent revealed {7-Diamonds}

.

The flop of {A-Spades}

left Brotha D in a commanding position, however the {7-Hearts}

sent a murmur around the table at the thought of a potentially brutal beat. It wasn't to be as the {6-Spades}

landed on the river to give the popular NZ personality a pulse once again. He's back to 9,400 chips.

Tags: Brotha D

10-14-2009 17:59 UTC-12

Break Time

[user67765]

The players are now enjoying their last ten-minute break of the day.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

10-14-2009 18:10 UTC-12

We're Back

[user67765]

Six down, one to go...

Sixty more minutes until chips are bagged, tagged and we all hit the buffet.

10-14-2009 18:12 UTC-12

Calling The Clock On Stewart Scott

[user67765]

One player who didn't make it through the day yesterday was Aussie Millions champ Stewart Scott. Fortunately PokerNews' own Lynn Gilmartin caught up with him yesterday to "call the clock"!

Tags: Stewart Scott

10-14-2009 18:24 UTC-12

Williams Seeks APPT Glory

[user67765]

Daniel Williams was a final-tablist at the APPT Seoul event last year, but with Seoul being postponed this year, Williams has come down to Auckland to take a shot at further APPT glory.

At the moment he's only barely above starting stack with 23,000 after taking a hit against Shirley Rosario.

Williams popped it to 2,400 from under the gun and Rosario was the lone caller in mid-position. The flop landed {3-Clubs}

and Williams led for 3,200 only to see Rosario raise it up to 8,500. Williams tapped the table and conceded the pot as Rosario chips up to 28,000.

Tags: Daniel Williams Shirley Rosario

10-14-2009 18:34 UTC-12

Clock Calling Craziness

[user92162]

Huntly was quick to call the clock on Lancaster

There has been a recent spate of clock calling at table 11.

In the first hand a player on the button opened to 2,800 and Dennis Huntly instantly made it 10,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to the button who went into the tank. Richard Lancaster who wasn't involved in the hand called the clock after a while.

With less than 10 seconds to go the player open mucked {J-Hearts}

. Huntly didn't show.

A short time later Lancaster was involved in more clock calling, this time as the player the clock was called on. With the flop reading {k-Hearts}

Lancaster fired out a bet of 3,700 only for his opponent to bet 10,000. Lancaster went into the tank, and Dennis Huntly cheekily called the clock after a short time. Lancaster almost immediately mucked his hand.

Tags: Dennis Huntly Richard Lancaster

10-14-2009 18:44 UTC-12

Tony Dunst Eliminated

[user67765]

After toiling for much of the day with an above average stack Tony Dunst has bitten the dust.

The details of the hand are not clear, but according to Lance Climo who won the pot, Dunst ran into a set on a jack-high flop after pushing with {7-?}