2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$123,058
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
218
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Vogelman Over 200k

Noah Vogelman in action
Noah Vogelman in action

Noah Vogelman opened to 3,100 from the cutoff and found a caller from Kevin Petersen on the button to see a {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop fall.

Vogelman checked as Petersen fired out 4,500 only to have the overnight chip leader check-raise to 11,000.

Petersen made the call, and when the {9-Clubs} landed on the turn, he fired out 17,000 after a check from Vogelman.

Vogelman made the call, and when the river landed the {3-Clubs}, he led for 32,000 only to have Petersen move all in with Vogelman instantly making the call for roughly his last 72,000.

Petersen tabled his {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a full house, but it would be Vogelman's bigger full house of {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} that would see him scoop the pot to soar to 210,000 as Petersen slipped to 75,000 in chips.

Tags: Noah Vogelman Kevin Petersen

Dodds Dusted

Joel Dodds during day one action
Joel Dodds during day one action

Joel Dodds opened to 2,500 from late position and found a caller from the big blind to see a {K-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop fall.

Dodds proceeded to fire three barrels of 3,600, 7,500 and 17,000 as the turn and river rolled out the {3-Clubs} and {9-Hearts} as his opponent check-called each time.

Dodds tabled his {Q-Spades}{10-Spades} for air as his opponent stationed him with {J-Clubs}{J-Spades} to see Dodds slip to 30,000 in chips.

Dodds would again run into jacks when he found a pocket pair or tens, and once the board blanked out, Dodds found himself down to 15,000.

Just a few hands later Dodds' {A-}{5-} wouldn't be able to keep him alive in the tournament against an opponent's {A-}{9-} as the PokerStars Online Qualifer and Sydney Poker Championships fifth-place finisher made his way to the rail

Tags: Joel Dodds

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Flush-over-Flush for Toleafoa

Ropati Toleafoa is pretty happy not to lose more in that hand!
Ropati Toleafoa is pretty happy not to lose more in that hand!

Nauv Kashyup opened to 3,100 from early position and was called by Tom Grigg and Ropati Toleafoa to see a {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop fall.

Kashyup continued for 5,200 as both Grigg and Toleafoa came along to see the {3-Hearts} land on the turn and Toleafoa lead for 15,000 with Kashyup passing and Grigg calling.

The river landed the {10-Clubs} and Toleafoa took the passive route of checking as Grigg fired out 35,000.

Toleafoa went into the tank for two minutes before making the call holding his {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. However it would be Grigg's {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} that would see him scoop the pot to climb to 165,000 as Toleafoa slips to 110,000 in chips.

Tags: Ropati ToleafoaTom GriggNauv Kashyup

Edwards Doubles

Following a raise from Akshay Nauhria, Luke Edwards moved all in next to act with Nauhria making the call to put the Australian at risk.

Nauhria: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Edwards: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The board rolled out {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{A-Clubs} to see Edwards find a double to 50,000 as Nauhria slipped to 77,000 in chips.

Tags: Akshay NauhriaLuke Edwards

Vogelman Soaring; Petersen Stumped

Kevin Petersen opened to 4,000 under the gun only to have Noah Vogelman three-bet to 8,600 from the big blind.

Petersen responded swiftly with a raise to an additional 15,000 only to have Vogelman move all in for over 200,000 in chips. Petersen quickly made the call to be at risk.

Petersen: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Vogelman: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

The {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} rendered Petersen virtually drawing dead, and when the {7-Clubs} and {6-Clubs} rolled off on the turn and river, Petersen bite the dust as Vogelman soars to 285,000 in chips.

Tags: Kevin PetersenNoah Vogelman

Hinrichsen Halted

Andrew Hinrichsen is no more!
Andrew Hinrichsen is no more!

Aaron Sue entered the pot with a raise to 3,500 only to have Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet to 8,000.

With the action on Servio Briones, he four-bet to 20,000 to force a fold from Sue as Hinrichsen followed by moving all in for roughly 100,000. Briones instantly made the call to take us to a showdown.

Hinrichsen: {A-}{K-}
Briones: {A-}{A-}

Unfortunately for Hinrichsen, no miracle board would fall as he was left crippled with just 10,000 as Briones soars to 200,000 in chips.

Just a few hands later, Hinrichsen committed his remaining chips holding {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, but couldn't best an opponent's {K-}{4-} to see himself hit the rail.

Tags: Aaron SueAndrew HinrichsenServio Briones

No Jokes Here for King

Mike King ain't laughing now!
Mike King ain't laughing now!

Normally one to make players and staff bust out in laughter, comedian Mike King has unfortunately made a dealer shed tears that weren't a result from a joke.

With his iPhone sitting on the table, the dealer called a Tournament Director over to explain that King wasn't allowed to have it on the table.

With the Tournament Director being informed that it was for music purposes only, the dealer continued that King swore at her and used a few expletives.

The Tournament Director resolved the situation and swapped the dealer out, and as the tournament on table 9 continued, the dealer in question was last seen making her way from the tournament being consoled as she wiped tears away from her eyes.

Tags: Mike KingMishel Anunu

Grigg Soaring

Tom Grigg has just soared to the top of the leaderboard when he had an opponent all in holding {9-}{9-} to be behind Grigg's {Q-}{Q-}.

The board blanked out to see Grigg eliminate another opponent while moving to 264,000 in chips.

Tags: Tom Grigg