Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Day 2 In the Bag; Schreiner Leads Queenstown
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Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
After another tough six levels of play, Day 2 of the 2011 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Queenstown Main Event came to a close on Friday.
The day started with 71 players taking to the felt and by the start of the third level, over 20 of those had made their way to the rail. When all was said and done there were exactly 50 players who headed toward the exit on Friday, with the likes of Ricky Kroesen, Ben McLean, Jesse McKenzie and PokerStars Team Online Pro Dale Philip just some of those who no longer have a chance at APPT glory.
The player primed with the best chance at making a run at the NZD$94,300 first place prize is Germany’s Marcel Schreiner. Schriener started the day as one of the chipleaders and while he had a rollercoaster start to the day, by the time his chips were going in the bag, his stack was towering over the competition, with 453,800 in chips.
While there will only be 21 players returning on Saturday there are still plenty of familiar names in the field with Tom Grigg (220,500) the closest opponent to Schreiner, while Andrew Hinrichsen (90,000), Jackson Zheng (121,200) and Hugh Cohen (143,900) all return for Day 3 action with plenty of chips.
Also remaining in the field and returning for Day 3 is 2010 APPT Sydney Main Event Champion, Jonathan Karamalikis. Returing with an impressive 192,800 in chips, “xMONSTERxDONGx” is set to give himself a fighting chance at becoming a two-time APPT champion.
With the small amount of players returning for Day 3 and play not scheduled to finish until Day 4 on Sunday, the tournament will have late afternoon start on Saturday. The action will be kicking off at 4.00 p.m local time and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will again be on the floor with all the action as the 2011 APPT Queenstown Main Event plays down to a final table.
Offiicial End-Of-Day 2 Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
453,800 | 168,800 |
|
220,500 | -29,500 |
|
192,800 | 87,800 |
|
180,100 | 20,100 |
|
148,100 | 28,100 |
|
143,900 | 36,900 |
|
138,100 | 42,100 |
|
121,200 | 6,200 |
|
120,100 | -9,900 |
|
100,200 | 44,200 |
|
90,000 | -5,000 |
|
85,900 | -6,100 |
|
|
76,500 | 52,500 |
|
53,800 | 12,800 |
|
48,800 | 23,800 |
|
42,800 | -11,200 |
|
|
37,400 | 14,400 |
|
|
31,600 | -5,400 |
|
29,200 | 700 |
|
23,800 | -3,200 |
|
|
16,400 | -2,200 |
Schreiner Wins Huge Pot Late
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
There were just fireworks over on the chipleaders table on the third last hand of the day.
The action started when Tom Grigg opened to 4,500 from under the gun. Jackson Zheng made the call from the cutoff and then the action was Marcel Schreiner on the button and he popped it to 10,800. With play back on Grigg he made it another 24,700 and Zheng got out of the way and Schreiner called as the top big stacks in the field would go to a flop.
Flop: 
Grigg led for 25,000 and a call from Schreiner would see the 
land on the turn. The 
on the river would see Grigg amp up the aggression again, throwing out 35,500. Schreiner then went into the tank for several minutes as the other two tables left in the Summit Room had already finished for the day.
Schreiner looked like he was in agony as he tried to make a decision and when he eventually decided to call, Grigg would turn over 
.
Schriener would no longer look in agony as he tabled his 
and raked in the massive pot on one of the last hands of the night.
Clock Paused
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the call for three more hands has been made. Stay tuned to see who makes it though to Day 3 and with how many chips!
Late Stumble For Occy
Artur Prokhorov has been nursing a short-stack for the majority of the last level, so when he woke up with 
in the hjack seat he would decide now was the time to shove his stack in. Octavian Voegele then shipped his stack from the cutoff and all the other players got out of the way.
Prokhorov was looking safe to double-up against the 
of Voegele and when the board ran out 
it was the much needed double for Prokhorov while Voegele now sits with only a touch over 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
27,000 | -33,000 |
Hinrichsen Flushed
We caught the action with Carl Knox all-in on a flop showing 
and up against one player in, Andrew Hinrichsen.
Knox held 
for a big open ended straight-flush draw, while Hinrichsen held 
.
The on the turn would give Knox the flush, while leaving Hinrichsen with the chance to hit a full-house. The river was a safe one for Knox with giving Hinrichsen the meaningless two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -39,000 |
Paurini Chipping Up Late
We caught the action with a flop showing 
and Ben Paurini up in a hand against Artur Prokhorov and one other opponent.
Prokhorov was first to act and checked to Paurini who threw out a 5,000 chip bet. The other player invovled in the hand got out of the way and Prokhorov made the call.
Turn:
Prokhorov again checked and this time Paurini fired out 8,500. A call from Prokhorov would see the hand continue.
River:
This time Prokhorov would lead, throwing out 15,500, at which point Paurini insta-raised to 50,000. Prokhorov snap-folded and sent the pot to New Zealnad local, Paurini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
17,000 | -121,000 |
Where The Ladies At
When Rachel Bellard shoved all-in from the cutoff seat and Marcel Schreiner called, this tournament was in risk of losing it's last lady standing.
Schreiner held and would be out in front of the 
of Bellard. The cards that hit the felt wouldn't change much of anything, with 
running out on the board and sending home another lady in only the last few hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Dong Sends Her Sailing
Alicia Sale started Day 2 as the tournament chipleader, but won't be managing to go into Day 3 with that moniker.
Sale's demise started when Jonathan Karamalikis opened the pot and Sale shoved her small, 10,000 chip-stack over the top. Karamalikis made the call and the two would turn their hands over.
Karamalikis: 
Alicia Sale:
The board ran out 
and dong would take down the pot while Sale was sent to the rail, her hopes of taking down a APPT title dashed by Karamalikis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
Busted |