Welcome Back for Day 1b!
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Another day in Auckland sees us return to the SKYCITY Auckland Casino for Day 1b of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event!
Yesterday saw eighty-nine hopefuls take to the felt, and with 114 players registered before today began, who knows exactly how high that number might climb as PokerStars and SKCITY Auckland look to eclipse the 263 and 306-player fields set in 2009 and 2008 respectively.
Team PokerStars Pros Tony Hachem and Lee Nelson, along with WSOP Bracelet winner and reigning champion Simon Watt will be in the field today along with Australian players Michael Spilkin, Josh Barrett, David Borg, Leo Boxell, Julius Colman, Jay Kinkade while New Zealanders Richard Lancaster, Mike King, Koray Turker and many more will be looking to put up a strong fight on home soil.
Play is set to begin at 12:15 p.m. NZST with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live coverage throughout the day as we look to find who the next APPT Auckland Champion is!