The final day one flight at the 2011 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event came to a close today, with another small field adding 23 more players to tomorrows Day 2 action.
There were a total of 43 entries on Day 1c, and while only 36 of those actually took to their seats there were no complaints, with the seven no-shows leaving thousands of dollars of dead-money in the prizepool.
After six levels of play it is 23 players from today who will join the 20 and 28 players from Day 1a and 1b respectively to form the 71-player Day 2 field. Some players from Day 1c who won’t be making an appearance on Day 2 include Julian Cohen, Andrew Scott and Joel Dodds.
Leo Boxell was looking good to continue his solid run in the APPT, after taking down the 2011 Melbourne Main Event just a few weeks ago, but his Day 2 hopes at Queenstown were cut short late into the day by eventual chipleader, Alicia Sale. Sale managed to work her way up throughout the day after falling to 4,000 in chips early in proceedings. Her rise to the top culminated in the double-elimination of Boxell and Joshua Jurcic.
Not only did Sale manage to top the counts after Day 1c, but will return for Day 2 on Friday as the overall chipleader. Sale adds to the Kiwi domination of the Queenstown APPT, with the top 5 chip stacks hailing from New Zealand.
The closest international player to Sale going into Day 2 is Germany’s Marcel Schreiner, while Australia’s Daniel Laidlaw and Austrian Octavian Voegele also sit close by the New Zealanders.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Alicia Sale
New Zealand
91,750
2
Cole Swannack
New Zealand
86,050
3
Koray Turker
New Zealand
85,075
4
Jackson Zheng
New Zealand
80,125
5
Ben Paurini
New Zealand
77,225
6
Marcel Schreiner
Germany
72,600
7
Matt Yates
New Zealand
62,100
8
Daniel Laidlaw
Australia
60,075
9
Octavian Voegele
Austria
59,975
10
Charles Caris
Australia
57,700
The returning players will hit the felt at 1230 NZST tomorrow, all vying for the NZD$94,300 first place prize. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team as we bring all the action from Day 2 of the 2011 APPT Queenstown Snowfest
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