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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,250 NZD
Prize Pool
506,250 NZD
Total Entries
225
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 200,000
Ante
3,000
Players Left 1 / 225
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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the day.
Check back here soon for the final two levels.
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The action started with the player under the gun plus one opening to 1,200. Sam Ruha made the call from his immediate left before Jesse McKenzie bumped it up to 2,800 from the hijack. Jason Giuliano was on the button and moved all in for his remaining 1,900 in chips. Nerrisha Grant called from the big blind and the original raiser completed the call as well.
The flop came down 
and all four active players checked their option. The 
saw the action check around to McKenzie who bet out 3,000. Grant and the player under the gun plus one called as Ruha mucked his hand.
The 
completed the board and Grant instantly moved all in for around 11,000 in chips. The was enough to force everyone out of the pot before she confidently tabled her 
for a full house.
Giuliano mucked his hand as he made his way for the rail. Grant now has 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | |
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35,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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25,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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Busted |
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
"Sh**t happens," Bruno Portaro said as he exited the tournament.
He was all in with 
on the turn of a 
board and was up against 
.
He was behind and then an fell on the river and he was up against Broadway.
All over for Portaro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Robert Spano is the first person to reach six-figures on Day 1c of APPT Auckland!
The most recent hand to go to Spano saw him and one opponent go to the river of a 
board. Spano had led for 5,600 on the turn and then both players checked the river. At showdown, Spano had 
, out-kicking his opponent’s 
.
Spano is up to around 130,000 – 50,000 more than his nearest competitor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Everytime we pass Table 8 we seem to always catch a hand between Bruno Portaro and Ia Rimamaaki.
In the most recent one, the player under the gun opened to 1,400. Portaro then raised it up to 3,200 from middle position and was called by Rimamaaki on the small blind. The original raiser got out of the way leaving the two others to see the flop come down 
.
Portaro threw out a continuation bet and was almost beaten to the pot by Rimamaaki who moved all in for his last 11,400 in chips. Portaro didn’t seem impressed but made the call.
Portaro: 
Rimamaaki:
Rimamaaki had the better kicker and would hold to win the pot when the 
and 
completed the board.
Portaro drops down to 7,000 in chips. Rimamaaki rises back up to 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
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7,000
26,350
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26,350 |
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Edison Nguyen held 
and had a short-stacked Sal Fazzino all in with .
It was looking like Nguyen, the current ANZ Player of the Year leader, was going to eliminate one of his main threats in Fazzino.
Then the dealer spread out a 
and the pot was chopped up!
Fazzino lives another day, the POY race continues.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
With the flop reading 
and around 8,000 in the pot, Joachim Chia checked his option from the cut off. Luke Brabin was the other player in the hand and he bet out 1,600. He was called as both players watched the fall on the turn.
Both players checked as the 
dropped on the river. Chia thought for a moment before betting out 5,000 in chips. Brabin didn’t take long to calculate what was going on and made the call.
“You win,” said Chia as he motioned to muck his hand.
Brabin then casually turned over his prompting Chia to toss his cards into the muck.
Brabin moves up to 40,000 in chips as Chia drops down to 65,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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40,000
11,500
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11,500 |
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