PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
111,600 NZD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,250 NZD
Prize Pool
506,250 NZD
Entries
225
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 200,000
Ante
3,000

Lynskey Over 100K

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

We arrived at the table with the flop spread out {6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Jackson Zheng checked from the big blind before Justin Walch bet out 1,800. The player to his immediate left then bumped it up to 4,500. Alex Lynskey was also in the hand, and he opted to raise it up once more to 9,500 from late position.

Zheng mucked as soon he saw the betting get out of control. Walch was next to act, and after contemplating for a minute moved all in for just over 30,000 in chips. A quick fold from the next player along before Lynskey made the call with more chips behind.

Walch: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Lynskey: {10-Spades}{7-Spades}

Walch was in front with his pair of kings, but the lead would not last long as the dealer produced the {9-Spades} on the turn giving Lynskey his flush. The {6-Clubs} missed Walch on the river and he was sent to the rail.

Lynskey now sits behind a stack amassing 110,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
110,000
45,000
45,000
Justin Walch
Justin Walch
Busted

Tags: Alex LynskeyJackson ZhengJustin Walch

Guzzardi Flushes The Double

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Michael Guzzardi has just doubled up and is now above the starting stack. We arrived at the aftermath of Guzzardi’s double hand. He was all in for 11,900 and his opponent’s cards were already in the muck. What we do know is that Guzzardi had {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and the board read {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, so clearly a flush was strong to scoop up the pot!

Player Chips Progress
Michael Guzzardi us
Michael Guzzardi
23,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Michael Guzzardi

Fitzpatrick’s House

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

With the pot over 20,000 in chips and the board reading {j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs} the player in the small blind threw a bet of 2,000. Geoff Fitzpatrick was the other player in the hand, and he opted to raise it up to 12,000. His opponent went into the tank for a minute before finally making the call.

Fitzpatrick then tabled his {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a full house which was good enough to take down the pot. He now has 82,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Geoff Fitzpatrick
Geoff Fitzpatrick
82,000
48,000
48,000

Tags: Geoff Fitzpatrick

Luis Moving Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Luis Arrilucea has built quite a healthy stack of late. He recently eliminated a player who moved all in for 12,900 on a {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop. Arriclucea called it off with {7-Hearts}{5-Spades} for the open-ended straight draw, which was up against the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} of the all-in player.

The set of jacks stayed ahead on the {k-Clubs} turn, but the {3-Diamonds} river gave Arrilucea the straight and so he won the pot and sent a player home.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Arrilucea au
Luis Arrilucea
71,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Luis Arrilucea

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Final Two Levels

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players are back from their break and the cards are in the air for the final two levels of the night.

There are currently 49 of the 93 total runners alive. Let's see how many make it through the night.

Razmi Moves Into Lead

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

We have a new chip leader! His name is Mehrdad Razmi.

He recently won a massive pot against one opponent on a {7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts} board.

We arrived on the river, with Razmi leading for 11,300 when it was checked to him.

Then his opponent moved all in for 70,000.

Razmi had around 60,000 total.

Eventually Razmi called and his opponent immediately mucked.

Razmi showed his {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the flush as he scooped up the very nice pot and left one player crippled.

Player Chips Progress
Mehrdad Razmi
Mehrdad Razmi
130,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Mehrdad Razmi

Tawhada Triples

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The action folded to John “JT” Tawhada in middle position who moved all in for his last 10,800 in chips. Mehrdad Razmi made the call from late position before the player in the cut off moved all in for an additional 700 in chips. The player on the button as well as the ones in the blinds got out of the way. Razmi made the call and the three players tabled their cards.

Tawhada: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Razmi: {A-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Cut off: {A-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} to see Tawhada make his broadway straight on the river to take down a much needed pot. The player in the cut off won the side pot and is still alive with 1,400 in chips. Razmi’s monster stack hardly took a hit dropping down to 120,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mehrdad Razmi
Mehrdad Razmi
120,000
-10,000
-10,000
John "JT" Tawhada
John "JT" Tawhada
34,600

Tags: Mehrdad RazmiJohn "JT" Tawhada

Zheng's Roller Coaster on the Incline

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jackson Zheng fell quite short early in the day, with his stack being as low as around 5,000.

Then he moved back over 30,000 before recently doubling up to around 70,000.

We watched Zheng get around 30,000 chips in the middle and put himself at risk on a {j-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop. He held {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and was up against {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Zheng needed so dodge some clubs and that’s what he did on the {4-Hearts} turn and the {9-Diamonds} river.

Zheng’s stack is looking healthy as we head towards the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Jackson Zheng
Jackson Zheng
70,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Jackson Zheng