PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Lucky Double For Peet

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Thomas Peet has spiked a lucky double against Joachim Chia.

Peet was all in holding {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} on a {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop and was up against Chia's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

It was looking like it was all over and that didn't change on the {q-Spades} turn.

Then a {9-Clubs} was flipped over on the river and it was a double for Peet.

"Thought you had tens or eights," Peet said as he stacked his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Peet
Thomas Peet
70,000
21,800
21,800
Joachim Chia
Joachim Chia
60,000
-37,700
-37,700

Tags: Thomas PeetJoachim Chia

Nesbitt Hits The Rail

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Jason Cook opened the pot with a raise from the under the gun position. Simon Nesbitt then moved all in from late position as the play folded back around to Cook. He called and the cards were revealed.

Nesbitt: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Cook: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} resulting in Cook taking down the pot with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Nesbitt
Simon Nesbitt
Busted

Tags: Jason CookSimon Nesbitt

Smith Can’t Double

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Nerrisha Grant was first to act and moved all in for 18,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Steve Smith in late position who committed his remaining 5,100 in chips as the rest of the table got out of the way.

Grant: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Smith: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Smith had run into an over pair and was unable to improve on the {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} board as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Smith
Steve Smith
Busted

Tags: Nerrisha GrantSteve Smith

More Done

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

More and more players have been hitting the rail during the first level of Day 1.

Here are some of those no longer in their seats.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Suffield
Aaron Suffield
Busted
Sadech Haydari
Sadech Haydari
Busted
Kenneth Khco
Kenneth Khco
Busted
Jason McMahon
Jason McMahon
Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 200

McKenzie Keeps Crushing

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Jesse McKenzie has been crushing early on Day 2.

He recently moved his stack towards 200,000 after sending Barry O'Callaghan to the rail.

O'Callaghan's chips went in preflop. He held {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} and was up against McKenzie's {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

The dealer flipped over a {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and O'Callaghan got out of his seat.

Then a {10-Hearts} hit the turn and O'Callaghan started leaving, hesitating slightly to watch a {7-Clubs} complete the board on the river.

Interestingly, McKenzie sat as low as 5,000 late on Day 1c, then picked up pocket aces in back-to-back hands and is now the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie
190,000
45,000
45,000
Barry O'Callaghan
Barry O'Callaghan
Busted

Tags: Barry O'CallaghanJesse McKenzie

Elliott Gets Rivered

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Derek Schwartz opened to 3,500 from late position before Paul Elliott moved all in for 20,500 from the cut off. The button and blinds folded and Schwartz called.

Schwartz: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Elliott: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts} to see Schwartz improve to a straight when he spiked the queen on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Elliott au
Paul Elliott
Busted

Tags: Paul ElliottDerek Schwartz

Chip Leader Loses Big to Ward

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

Thomas Ward has just taken a massive pot off the chip leader Mehrdad Razmi.

It wasn't a good start to the day for Razmi anyway and it only got worse after battling with Ward.

We didn't catch all the action, but we know Ward held {j-Spades}{8-Spades} on a {10-Spades}-X-{9-Spades}-X-{k-Spades} board for the flush and enough to see Razmi's cards in the muck. With that, Ward had swapped places with Razmi as the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
205,000
125,200
125,200
Mehrdad Razmi
Mehrdad Razmi
85,000
-101,500
-101,500

Tags: Mehrdad RazmiThomas Ward

Knox Runs Into Aces

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

The action folded around to Carl Knox in the cut off who moved all in for his last 16,500 in chips. Cory Fransham called from the button and blinds folded.

Unfortunately for Knox he had run his {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds} into Fransham’s {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and was unable to improve as the board ran out king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Carl Knox
Carl Knox
Busted

Tags: Carl KnoxCory Fransham

Romslo With The Call

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

The action started with Simen Romslo raising to 2,900 from the hijack. Tae Hoon Han then bumped it up to 6,400 forcing a fold from the players in the blinds. Romslo made the call and both players watched the flop come down {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Romslo check called a continuation bet of 6,000 from Han before both players opted to check the {3-Spades} turn.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river and Romslo checked for the third time. Han thought about his decision for a moment before sliding in a large stack of 5,000-chips forcing Romslo all in. Romslo had 25,700 behind and went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He finally made the call as both players tabled their cards.

“You win,” said Hoon, flashing his {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for jack-high. Romslo then rolled over his {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for ace-high and did indeed take down the pot.

“If you’re going to report on that hand, you have to say I’m from Norway,” said Romslo to the nearby field reporter following the completion of the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Simen Romslo
Simen Romslo
80,100
35,500
35,500
Tae Hoon Han nz
Tae Hoon Han
70,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Tae Hoon HanSimen Romslo