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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
Top Set for Hachem
PokerStars.net Team Pro Australia member Tony Hachem has kicked off his day with a nice pot to edge ahead.
Opening to 250 preflop from under the gun, Hachem was greeted with a caller on the button only to have the small blind three-bet to 1,150. Hachem made the call as the player on the button passed.
The dealer dropped a 
flop and the small blind fired out a continuation bet of 1,450 only to have Hachem bump it to 3,950 to force a fold from his opponent.
As Hachem raked in the pot to move to 22,500, flashed his 
for the second nuts.
Borg Busto
David Borg has been one player that has enjoyed his journeys across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand.
Over the past three years, Borg has made the trip to participate in the New Zealand Poker Championships held down in Christchurch, and although he stumbled this year just prior to the close of day one when he was eliminated by Cole Swannack, Borg's previous two events were extremely successful.
In 2008 Borg managed to sit atop the highly skilled field to capture the NZ$100,000 ($77,966) first prize before returning in 2009 to fall a gallant second to Soren Eriksen for a NZ$50,000 ($28,670) payday.
Unfortunately here in Auckland, Borg will be unable to replicate his Christchurch feats as he has just been eliminated.
Our PokerNews reporter got wind of the hand from a fellow tablemate of Borg's and detailed that on a flop of 
, Borg's opponent bet-called a raise from Borg as a 
rolled off on the turn.
Donking out for 700, Borg made it 2,500, only to be met with a three-bet to 6,200. Borg moved all in for roughly 15,000 and his opponent made the call.
Borg: 
Opponent:
With Borg holding the nuts, he would unfortunately see the roll off on the turn to see his opponent take the lead with a full house and send the New South Welshman to the rail.
Kerr KO'd
With a raise and a call ahead of him, Daren Yoon made the call from the button holding 
to see a 
flop fall and the original raiser fire out a continuation bet.
Scott Kerr made the call along with Yoon as the 
rolled off on the turn and Kerr took the lead this time with only Yoon making the call.
The river landed a complete blank - the 
- and Kerr fired out 3,500 to put Yoon into the tank before moving all in.
Kerr followed suit by contemplating his decision for some time before finally calling off the rest of his chips holding . However it would be Yoon's nut straight that would see him collect the pot and the virtual double up while sending last year's ANZPT Gold Coast Champion to the rail.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Photos From Around The Room
Here are an assortment of photos from the Day 1b field.
Middle Pair No Good for King
Mike King opened to 450 from middle position and Mishel Anunu made the call from the button to see a 
flop fall.
King continued for 600 only to have Anunu bump it to 1,450 with King making the call.
The turn landed the 
, and following a check from King, Anunu fired out 2,200. Kim deliberated for a few moments before releasing his hand while showing the 
.
Anunu happily raked the pot to move to 26,000 as King slipped to 18,800 in chips.
Middleditch Fires Triple-Barrel
Andrew Middleditch opened to 550 from middle position and found some action from the player in the small blind.
After the 
flop was checked to him, Middleditch fired out 825 and found his opponent making the call before the 
landed on the turn and Middleditch's 1,800-chip bet was again check-called.
The river of the 
was greeted by a third check from the small blind before Middleditch fired one last barrel for 5,100.
His opponent made the call and Middleditch announced, "Ace-high!"
Unfortunately his triple-barrel bluff wouldn't hold up against his opponent's check-call line as he tabled his 
to scoop the pot and push Middleditch down to 16,700 in chips.
Edwards Chips Up
On a board reading 
with roughly 6,300 in the pot, Luke Edwards was faced with a bet of 3,500.
Asking how much his opponent had remaining - roughly a total of 4,200 - Edwards tossed in a single orange 5,000-denomination chip to signify a call.
"Ace-high!" announced Edwards' opponent as he tabled his 
Edwards quickly tabled his 
to scoop the pot and move to 21,700 in chips.
Barrett Flush'd
Josh Barrett bumped it up to 500 preflop in position and found a caller in Miles Davis.
The flop fell down 
and Davis led for 500 only to have Barrett raise it up to 1,000. Davis made the call, and when the 
landed on the turn, Davis pushed out a bet of 1,500 which Barrett called.
As the river landed the , Davis fired once again; this time for 2,000 with Barrett again making the call.
Davis tabled his 
to make both a backdoor straight and flush to scoop the pot off Barrett and his 
.
As Barrett relinquished his hand to slip to roughly half what he began the day with, he will have to call upon his recent run in the Victorian Poker Championships Main Event where he finished a gallant runner-up for a AU$114,300 ($102,580) payday.