Simon Watt opened to 500 preflop and was met with calls from the blinds to see a flop fall and Watt continue for 700.
Only the big blind came along before he check-folded to a 1,800-chip bet from Watt as the landed on the turn.
The defending champion is having a really tough time today getting any momentum and upwards chip movement - but with that small pot to take him to 7,050 - it may kick start Watt's run here in Auckland.
PokerStars.net Online Qualifier Josh Barrett opened to 800 from under the gun and found two callers; one of which was Julius Colman from the cutoff.
Barrett and the cold-caller checked the flop to see Colman fire out 1,700 only to have Barrett check-raise all in for 4,450. The player next to act followed suit by moving all in for roughly 9,300 to force Colman to fold.
Barrett:
Opponent:
The turn and river landed the and to see Barrett double through to 13,500 in chips.
Tony Hachem entered the pot with a raise to 875 and found two limp-callers; one of which was Raj Ramakrishnan.
Ramakrishnan fired out 1,200 on the flop only to have Hachem make it 3,300 to go.
Ramakrishnan made the call before check-raising the on the turn as Hachem made the call to see the land on the river.
Ramakrishnan led for 8,000 and Hachem made the call only to be shown the of Ramakrishnan as Hachem's was flashed, and then thrown into the muck to see him slip to 8,050.
Ramakrishnan on the other hand, happily collected the pot and moved to 42,700 in chips.
With the action folding round to the small blind, he moved all in for roughly 10,000 to put Andrew Middleditch to a decision for his last 4,000.
Eventually Middleditch made the call to put himself at risk holding to be up against .
Unfortunately for the New Zealander, the board ran out to see Middleditch unable to replicate his form for the New Zealand Poker Championships where he captured the South Island Championships and final tabled the Main Event.
Damien Wong entered the pot on the button with a raise to 800 and Leo Boxell made the call from the big blind to see a flop fall and both players check.
The turn of the saw Wong fire out a 1,000-chip bet which was check-called by Boxell as the peeled off on the river and Wong's 3,000-chip bet check-called by Boxell.
Wong tabled his for a turned full house to scoop the pot and move to 38,800 as Boxell continues to slide; now down to 9,700 in chips.
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flop fall.
landed on the turn and Spilkin took the lead firing out 2,000 once his opponent checked.
following a call from Spilkin's opponent, Spilkin moved all in for 4,750 to force his opponent to fold.
for a bluff to climb back to 11,700 in chips.
was checked through to see a blank land on the turn and Dodds fire out 900.
for quads and collected the pot to prove to Spilkin that his air was definitely not better than Dodds' air!
flop fall and Watt continue for 700.
landed on the turn.
flop to see Colman fire out 1,700 only to have Barrett check-raise all in for 4,450. The player next to act followed suit by moving all in for roughly 9,300 to force Colman to fold.
and 
to see Barrett double through to 13,500 in chips.
flop only to have Hachem make it 3,300 to go.
on the turn as Hachem made the call to see the 
land on the river.
of Ramakrishnan as Hachem's 
was flashed, and then thrown into the muck to see him slip to 8,050.
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, Tony Hachem fired out 2,500 only to have an opponent move all in for 10,250.
on the turn only to have his opponent bump it up to 6,000 as Boxell made the call.
to collect the pot and send Boxell down to 14,800 in chips.