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

Wong Flushed with Chips

Damien Wong has just found a double to roughly 85,000 after his {J-Spades}{9-Spades} flopped a flush on the {A-Spades}{6-Spades}{K-Spades} flop.

His opponent held {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} for top pair, and although catching some outs on the turn when it landed the {Q-Diamonds}, the river fell the {4-Diamonds} to ensure Wong the double.

Tags: Damien Wong

Smith-Hansen Still Alive

Soren Smith-Hansen
Soren Smith-Hansen

Although his brother may have busted late yesterday, Soren Smith-Hanse is still alive in today's Main Event after finding a double through Tom Grigg.

Smith-Hansen fired out 5,800 on the {2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop as Grigg made the call before the {J-Diamonds} landed on the turn and Smith-Hansen continued for 11,200. Grigg made it 55,000 to go and Smith-Hansen called off his 45,000-chip stack.

Smith-Hansen: {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Grigg: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The river landed the {4-Clubs} to see Grigg miss his combo-draw as Smith-Hansen doubles through to 100,000 and change.

Tags: Soren Smith-HansenTom Grigg

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Comedian King Doesn't Have Last Laugh

Mike King won't be playing cards anymore today!
Mike King won't be playing cards anymore today!

Kani Edwards opened to 7,500 from middle position only to have Mike King move all in from the small blind for 22,500. Edwards made the call for his tournament life to take us to a showdown.

Edwards: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
King: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts} to see King crippled to just 7,800 as Edwards doubles to 51,000 in chips.

King would then commit his last few thousand holding {Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, but run into Servio Briones' {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

The board landed {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} to see King forced to return to his day job of being a comedian as Briones soars to 225,000 in chips.

Tags: Mike KingKani EdwardsServio Briones

Lowrie Legged

The Zack Lowrie and Tom Grigg battle continued again as Grigg proved victorious to send Lowrie out the door.

Lowrie committed the last of his chips preflop holding {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}, but Grigg had him dominated holding {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}.

The final board of {10-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} would see Lowrie sent to the rail as Grigg soared to 330,000 in chips.

Tags: Zack LowrieTom Grigg

Edwards Four-Bets Within 100k

Luke Edwards all in
Luke Edwards all in

Luke Edwards opened from the hijack to 6,000 only to have Oliver Schaffman three-bet to 19,200 from the big blind.

Edwards mulled over his decision for a few moments before moving all in for an additional 46,100 to force an eventual fold from Schaffman as Edwards climbed to over 90,000 in chips.

Tags: Oliver SchaffmanLuke Edwards

Kashyup Bites The Dust

Nauv Kashyup busto
Nauv Kashyup busto

With a raise to 7,000 from the cutoff, Nauv Kashyap moved all in from the button only to Mike Tyler in the small blind and Akshay Nauhria in the big follow suit as they committed the last of their chips while the original raiser passed.

Kashyap: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Tyler: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Nauhria: {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to see Nauhria triple his short-stack as Kashyap bite the dust following Tyler capturing the main pot.

As Kashyap made his way to the rail, it again cemented the long-time theory of day one chip leaders never winning as the ANZPT Gold Coast Champion made a premature exit.

Tags: Akshay NauhriaNauv KashyapMike Tyler

Wittkopf Flush'd

Marc Wittkopf found himself all in preflop against chip leader Tom Grigg.

Wittkopf: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
Grigg: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{J-Spades} to see Grigg make a flush to send Wittkopf to the rail as he soared over the half a million mark; Grigg now sits with 525,000 in chips.

Tags: Marc WittkopfTom Grigg

Akshay Jack'd

Akshay Nauhria
Akshay Nauhria

Akshay Nauhria pushed all in under the gun for his last 33,500 and Brian Chesnutt made the call from the cutoff.

Nauhria: {A-Spades}{J-Spades}
Chesnutt: {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

With Nauhria at risk, the window card of the {9-Spades} would evoke a response of, "F**king hell!"

However, when the rest of the flop filled out {9-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, Nauhria switched his negative feelings into one of jubilation as he screamed, "Yes!"

The turn and river landed the {6-Hearts} and {2-Hearts} to see Nauhria double through 70,000 as Chesnutt was left crippled with just 2,000 in chips.

Tags: Akshay NauhriaBrian Chesnutt