Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
218
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Day 1a In The Bag; Vogelman In Control!
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The sun has set on another day in Auckland, and with it, Day 1a of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event has come to an end!
After kicking off season fours third stop here at SKYCITY Auckland Casino with a traditional Haka welcoming, eighty-nine players took their seats in a relatively small, but highly skilled Day 1a field. Three players that have enjoyed success here over the past twelve months; Auckland Poker Championships winner James Honeybone, New Zealand Poker Open Champion Jackson Zheng and APPT Auckland High Rollers Champion Kevin Clark were waving the flag for the locals along with high-stakes cash game player Phillip Willcocks and SKYCITY Auckland ambassador Brooke Howard-Smith.
However they would all find themselves on the rail throughout the day along with Australians and New South Welshmans Michael O'Grady, APPT Sydney Champion Aaron Benton and Sydney Poker Championship and ANZPT Sydney High Rollers Champion Daniel Neilson also found themselves having to make an early exit during the day.
When the dust settled and the chips were bagged and tagged, it is online qualifier and United States resident Noah Vogelman amassing the most chips on the day with an impressive 128,275-chip stack to lead the 41-strong field into Day 2. Snapping on his heels, but unable to finish in the six-figure club are John Harman (94,800), Tao Luo (94,050) and Ricky Kroesen (81,900) while notables Aussie Millions and APPT Sydney title holder Andrew Hinrichsen (69,400), ANZPT Queenstown Champion Julian Cohen (22,175) and APPT Macau Champion Victorino Torres (12,125) all remain in contention amongst a field mixed of locals, amateurs and online qualifiers.
Day 1b is set to kick off tomorrow at 12:15 p.m NZST with 114 players already registered, and if a few more can make their way down to the SKYCITY Auckland Casino, then the third annual PokerStars.net APPT Auckland[/url] may just give last years figures a shake!
Five More Hands
The Tournament Director approached chip leader Noah Vogelman to draw a card to see how many hands are remaining.
That number is five - just five more hands until today's flight is over!
Hinrichsen Sets Up On Schaffman
On a flop of 
, Oliver Schaffman checked and Andrew Hinrichsen fired out 2,175 which Schaffman called before the 
landed on the turn and Hinrichsen fired strongly again; this time for 5,000.
Schaffman once again made the call as the river landed the 
and he went deep into the tank after being confronted with a 7,000-chip bet.
After several minutes deliberating, Schaffman made the call only to fold at the sight of Hinrichsen's 
as he slipped to 60,000 as Hinrichsen climbed to 60,000 himself.
Honeybone Chops, Doubles, Crippled Then Eliminated
James Honeybone tried and tried to recover from his cripple against Ardmore Vakalahi . . . but in the end he was forced to make his way to the rail.
It was one helluva ride though!
With an all in for 5,375, James Honeybone followed suit for roughly 1,500 as the remainder of the table folded.
Honeybone: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see the pot chopped up as Honeybone climbed to around 2,000.
A few hands later Honeybone shoved his last 1,750 into the pot and was called by the same opponent from the previous hand out of the small blind.
Honeybone: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Honeybone make a flush to move to 3,950.
Then just two hands later, the cutoff - who was amazingly again the same opponent from the previous two hands - moved all in for 3,475 and Honeybone made the call.
Honeybone: 
Opponent: 
With the flop landing to give Honeybone's opponent a flush, the and on the turn and river changed little as Honeybone was left with just 400.
"If I come back from this, it will be sick!" uttered Honeybone before adding, "I'm all in blind for the next six hands!"
However that next hand would be Honeybone's last as his 
would be unable to best Ricky Kroesen's on a final board of 
to see Honeybone finally hit the rail as Kroesen climbs to 85,000 in chips.
Zheng Done
Jackson Zheng moved all in for his last 2,200 from the cutoff and Tao Luo made the call from the button.
Zheng:
Luo:
The board ran out 
to see the New Zealand Poker Open Champion exit out of the tournament.
Ardmore Doubles Through Honeybone
Noah Vogelman opened to 1,600 only to have James Honeybone three-bet to 3,600. Ardmore Vakalahi made the call from the button before the flop was checked to Vakalahi.
Vakalahi fired out 3,200 and only Honeybone made the call as the rolled off on the turn and Honeybone checked to see Vakalahi push out a bet of 3,600.
Honeybone moved all in for roughly 24,000 and Vakalahi instantly made the call for his 22,400.
Honeybone: 
Vakalahi:
"Twinkle, twinkle!" screamed Vakalahi at his virtual lock on the pot before the dealer dropped the 
to ensure him the double to 62,000 as Honeybone was left crippled on just 1,100.
Ace-High for Vogelman
Tao Luo opened to 1,700 from the cutoff as Ricky Kroesen and Noah Vogelman made the call from the button and big blind respectively.
The flop of 
was checked to Luo who fired out 2,800 and was called by both Kroesen and Vogelman as the landed on the turn and Luo fired once again; this time for 6,500.
Kroesen kicked his cards into the muck, but Vogelman made the call before both players checked the 
on the river.
Luo tabled his for just ace-high, but it would be Vogelman's for a better ace-high that would see him collect the pot and move to 127,000 as Luo clips 81,000 in chips.
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the updated chip counts as we enter the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,500 | 2,500 |
|
107,500 | 16,500 |
|
96,500 | -500 |
|
|
92,000 | 72,000 |
|
77,000 | 6,000 |
|
56,000 | -1,100 |
|
|
45,500 | 2,500 |
|
29,000 | -3,100 |
|
|
27,000 | 13,350 |
|
22,000 | -7,700 |
|
22,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
21,150 | -3,850 |
|
16,200 | -6,800 |
|
12,200 | -2,800 |
|
12,000 | 5,800 |
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air!
This will be the final level of play for the night.