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The cards are back in the air for the final level of play!
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Break Time
The remaining players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Team PokerStars Pro Update
Team PokerStars Pro Australia member Lee Nelson is still alive in today's tournament albeit his quiet play.
Heading to break with 19,800 in chips - slightly under what he began the day with - Nelson will have a 33-big blind stack to contend with when he returns to his seat for the final level.
Although quite short in comparison to some of the chip leaders today, and also those that bagged their chips yesterday, Nelson has had good success here at SKYCITY Auckland with a recent victory at the New Zealand Poker Open in the NZ$300 Pot Limit Omaha event. Combine that win with a final table last year in the APPT side events, along with many victories and final tables in neighboring Christchurch - and Nelson definitely has what it takes to go the distance in this event.
Smith-Hansen Exits
Facing a preflop raise, Mads Smith-Hansen moved all in for roughly 6,500 as the original raiser made the call.
Smith-Hansen: 
Opponent: 
Unfortunately for Smith-Hansen, the final board would see his hand counterfeited as it dropped two queens and two jacks to put him on the rail, and send him back to the virtual felt!
Briones Slips
With a limp under the gun and a raise to 1,800, Servio Briones bumped it to 5,100 from late position.
The original limper passed, but the aggressor moved all in for 15,450 with Briones making the call.
Briones: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Briones relinquish some chips to his opponent to slip to 58,000 and change.
SEABEAST Snuffed Out
Jay 'SEABEAST' Kinkade entered the pot from the hijack with a raise to 1,025 which fellow online player Koray Turker called from the button.
Kinkade checked the 
flop as Turker fired out 1,425 which Kinkade called before he checked the 
on the turn and Turker made it 3,700 to go.
Making the call once again, Kinkade was faced with a bet of roughly 10,000 when the river landed the 
to effectively put him all in. Kinkade obliged, but mucked at the sight of Turker's as he soared to 52,000 in chips on the back of Kinkade's elimination.
Kemp Clips Edwards
On a flop of 
, Luke Edwards lead out for 1,600 only to have Jai Kemp bump it to 4,500.
Edwards made the call before both players checked the 
on the turn as the 
landed on the river.
Edwards fired out 6,000 only to have Kemp move all in for roughly 17,000 to force Edwards to fold while he slipped to 14,000 and Kemp climbed to 35,000 in chips.
Barrett Surging
Josh Barrett opened under the gun with a raise to 1,250 and found a caller in Richard Lancaster before the player in the cutoff moved all in for 7,600.
The button tank-folded what he said (after the hand) to be pocket sevens as the action returned to Barrett who moved all in for roughly 24,500 to prompt a fold from Lancaster.
Barrett: 
Opponent: 
The board rolled out 
to see Barrett dispatch of his opponent and move to roughly 33,000 in chips.
Kashyup Building
With a limp under the gun, Nauv Kashyap entered the pot with a raise to 2,000 next to act only to have a player in middle position move all in for slightly over 15,000.
The limper folded and Kashyap made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Kashyap: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
to see Kashyap eliminate his opponent and move to 61,000 in chips.