Main Event
Day 1b Started
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland
Buy-in
2,250 NZD
Prize Pool
506,250 NZD
Entries
225
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 200,000
Ante
3,000
Welcome Back to Day 1b of the APPT8 Auckland Main Event
Welcome back to SKYCITY Auckland Casino for Day 1b of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s final stop here in Auckland, New Zealand.
Yesterday’s field saw 53 runners take their seats with Ben Rendall coming out on top with 179,600 leading the 19 eventual survivors.
Today we should be expecting an almost capacity field with the day designated to the online qualifiers for this main event.
Play is set to begin at 10:15 a.m today so be sure sure to keep your eyes on PokerNews all day as we bring you all the live action for the second flight of the APPT Auckland Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up And Deal
Play has commenced for today's Day 1b flight.
As on Day 1a, players start with 20,000 in chips and there will be eight 60-minute levels played.
This is the second of three Day 1 flights. Day 2 takes place this coming Saturday.
Who's Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Several familiar faces have already been spotted in the field early on Day 1b of the APPT Auckland Main Event including defending ANZPT Auckland champion David Lim as well as defending ANZ Player of the Year, Iori Yogo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Ballard Wins One Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We arrived at the table just as David Lim checked his option from the big blind on a 
flop. Stewart Ballard was on the button and bet out 225 before Lim came over the top with a bet of 600. Ballard called and both players watched the 
fall on the turn.
A round of checks followed prompting the dealer to produce the 
on the river. Lim threw out 800 in chips and watched as Ballard raised it up to 1,800. A moment passed before Lim tossed his cards into the muck as Ballard scooped in an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
17,000 | -3,000 |
Few More Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Just as expected, Day 1b of the APPT Auckland Main Event already features a much larger field than yesterday. There were 53 runners on Day 1a and there are already 85 at the felt during this first level and with registration open for three levels.
As the day kicks on we have noticed a few more familiar faces. Some of those include Macau regular Dan Sing, Justin Walch, Paul Elliot, Ken Demlakian, Wayde Rickhuss, Ryan Otto and 2014 APPT Seoul runner-up Wayde Rickhuss.
There are also quite a few names on the online qualifier list who we recognise, but haven't taken their seats yet. Plenty of unfamiliar locals are also littered throughout the field and we are sure they will be looking to stamp their authority on their home soil.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Just Not Your Day
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
In the space of a few hands the first player has been eliminated from the tournament.
The unknown players first hand came against Wayde Rickhuss were the two exchanged bets on the river with the board reading 
.
Rickhuss would be the beneficiary of the pot when his 
would out flop his opponent's 
.
The final hand saw Alex Lynskey open to 250 from under the gun and get called by Rickhuss to his immediate left. The unknown player previously mentioned raised it up from late position before Jamie Lunt made it 1,900 to go from the button. The action folded back around to the unknown player who moved all in for around 7,000 in chips and was snap called.
Lunt: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Lunt spike a king on the flop and take down the pot.
The unknown player was all smiles when he was eliminated, acknowledging that it just wasn’t his day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | 18,000 |
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Lynskey Winning Chips Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Australian online player Alex Lynskey has built a bit of a stack early in the day.
Plenty of his chips came in a recent pot that he took down on a 
board.
We picked up the action on the turn, with Jamie Lunt first to act. He checked and the next player put a single 5,000-denomination bet and said what sounds like “two thousand”. Before we could work out the amount, Lynskey had check-raised to 6,500. Lunt folded, while the other player called.
On the river, it was checked to Lynskey and he would go into the tank.
It was a scary board, with full houses, flushes, straights and straight flushes to worry about.
Eventually Lynskey checked behind and tabled 
– good enough to win the pot with a larger straight than the player who held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0