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 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

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

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

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

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

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

Grigg Closing In On 100k

Tom Grigg making the call for 11,000
Tom Grigg making the call for 11,000

On a flop of {10-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Tom Grigg fired out 4,600 only to have his opponent raise it up to 11,000.

Grigg peeled a card and made the call to see the {10-Spades} land on the turn and, following a check, his opponent fired out 16,000.

Grigg followed that with an all in for roughly 30,000 more to prompt a fold from his opponent as he flashed the {A-Hearts}.

As he raked in the pot to move to 90,000, Grigg flashed his {A-Diamonds}.

Tags: Tom Grigg

Balaz Busts

On a board of {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{J-Hearts} Martin Balaz found himself all in against Julius Colman.

Balaz: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Colman: {J-Clubs}{7-Spades}

With Balaz in trouble with his overpair, the {7-Diamonds} on the river would just be salt in the wounds as he the PokerStars Online Qualifier was forced to hit the rail as Colman climbed to 115,000 in chips.

Tags: Martin BalazJulius Colman

Grigg's Five-Bet is Enough!

Nauv Kashyap led out for 3,100 from under the gun before he was met with a raise from Tom Grigg in middle position.

With the action folding around to Kashyap, he decided to four-bet an additional 8,500 but was again met with a raise, this time an all-in from Grigg, who pushed in his remaining 30,000.

After sitting there for a moment, Kashyap released his hand as Grigg move to 61,000.

Tags: Nauv KashyapTom Grigg