Dinner Break
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Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The four players remaining in the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Main Event have just been sent on a half an hour dinner break.
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest
Buy-in
2,700 NZD
Entries
127
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Dinner Break Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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840,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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703,000
-182,000
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-182,000 |
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698,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
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126,000
-30,000
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-30,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Back From Dinner
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The players are back from their dinner break and ready for action!
Blinds are at 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 chip ante.
Carl Knox Eliminated in 4th Place (NZD$29,145)
Carl Knox came back from the dinner break, presumably, with a full stomach and a fresh mind ready to make a run at a victory here at the 2011 APPT Queenstown Main Event. When he woke up with 
on the button on the first hand back, he saw this as his opportunity for a quick double-up and shoved his stack all-in from the button.
Before the rail even realized that play was back under way at all, John Waterman had called the all-in and the two would turn their hands over with a tournament life on the line.
Waterman tabled 
and Knox would have to doge some bullets and it wasn't until the river on a board showing 
that Knox would see his tournament life end in 4th place for a NZD$29,145 score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
152,000
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152,000 |
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Busted | |
Slow Down At Three
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The first two hands of three-handed play began saw Marcel Schreiner take down a few pots, first picking up the blinds and antes and then taking down a pot against John Waterman on a flop showing 
, after Schreiner raised preflop and c-bet on the flop.
The next few hands after that would see more blinds and antes swapped with Matt Yates and Waterman even getting walks in their blinds.
Yates Takes
The action started with a raise to 43,000 from the button. Marcel Schreiner called from the big blind and the two players would go to a flop.
The 
landed on the flop and Schreiner check-called a 54,000 chip bet from Yates. The 
on the turn would see a check from both players as the 
landed on the river.
Schreiner again checked and this time Yates made it 77,000. Schreiner tanked before eventually deciding to fold and sent the pot to Yates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
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850,000 |
Yates Cracks A Million
It has been a while since Matt Yates has had a million in chips, but he finally managed to crack the number again after this hand played out.
Yates raised to 46,000 from the button and John Waterman made the call from the small blind. The 
flop would see Waterman check and Yates fire out 76,000. Waterman then tanked before popping it to 152,000. Yates made the call and the two players would slow the action down as they checked on the 
turn and the 
river.
Yates: 
Waterman
The pair of sixes for Yates would be too strong for the fives of Waterman, as the pot pushed towards Yates and his stack increased to over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
550,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
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Final Three Photos
John Waterman Eliminated in 3rd Place (NZD$35,150)
You couldn't complain about turning a PokerStars freeroll into NZD$35,150 and that's exactly what John Waterman has just done.
The end of Waterman's tournament life started when Marcel Schreiner opened the pot to 40,000 from the button. Waterman was in the big blind and he raised it up to 140,000. Schreiner then moved all-in, having Waterman well-covered. Waterman made the call and the two would turn their hands over.
Waterman: 
Schreiner: 
Waterman would need some help that would never come as the 
board ran out and he was sent to the exit in 3rd place with a staggering NZD$35,150. And all from a free tournament on PokerStars!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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