The action started when Alicia Sale opened from under the gun and play was sent flying around the table to Edmund Chan in the small blind. Chan elected to move all-in for his remaining 10,200 and the action was back on Sale and she opted for the call.
When Chan tabled his Sale asked the dealer, "Do I have to show?"
Sale was informed that she did have to table her hand and her hit the felt. A few players on the rail then joked around saying, "What a slow roll!"
The board rolled out with no help for Chan as Alicia soars back up the chipleader board.
The players are falling fast here at the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Main Event, with the likes of Jacky Wang and Ben McLean both seen exiting the tournament area.
Now that we are down 39 players the tournament areas have been merged with the players from the main casino floor now taking seats in the Summit Room.
Ricky Kroesen is the latest casualty here in the Summit Room with him shoving for his remaining 23,000 chips from the big blind, into Semesa Brown on the button.
Brown:
Kroesen:
The board ran out with no help for Kroesen as the pot was sent Brown's way.
After just over two levels of play here is how the big stacks are looking around the room, with Alicia Sale sitting with close to what she started the day with and the dominating chiplead currently with the young Aussie, Tom 'tollgate' Grigg.
New Zealand is famous for many products of their country... World-class wine, the finest wool, the Haka and, of course, the accent. Guests at the PokerStars.net APPT Snowfest Welcome Party attempt their version of the Kiwi twang:
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Sale asked the dealer, "Do I have to show?"
hit the felt. A few players on the rail then joked around saying, "What a slow roll!"
with no help for Chan as Alicia soars back up the chipleader board.
with no help for Kroesen as the pot was sent Brown's way.
