Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Auckland
Main Event
Day: 2
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
David Kiwi Lim Eliminated in 19th Place (NZ$5,550), Break Time
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
At the same time that Tae Hoon Han was being eliminated in 20th place, the New Zealand David Lim hit the rail in 19th place – this occurred on the hand right before the break.
There are now 18 players remaining and they will be back to it in 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Tae Hoon Han Eliminated in 20th Place (NZ$5,050)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Another bust out!
This time it was Tae Hoon Han who hit the rail.
He was all in holding 
from the small blind, while Matt Wall, from the big blind, was also all in holding 
. It was Jesse McKenzie, with 
, who had the two players at risk.
The board ran out 
with Wall staying alive, while Han hit the rail!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
David Lim Eliminated in 21st place (NZ$5,050)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Australian David Lim has been eliminated in 21st place.
His short stack was all in preflop. He held 
and was up against Michael Guzzardi’s 
. Guzzardi managed to find a king and with that, Lim was on the rail!
As previously mentioned, this result means Lim is the 2014 ANZ Player of the Year!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Matt Yates Eliminated in 23rd Place (NZ$4,550); Matt Barker Eliminated in 22nd Place (NZ$4,550)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Matt Yates moved all in for his last 41,000 from under the gun and was followed by Matt Barker who went all in for 74,500 from late position. The action came to Minh Nguyen who moved all in from the cut off forcing a fold from the players on the button and blinds.
Yates: 
Barker: 
Nguyen: 
The board ran out 
to give Nguyen the nut flush and the winning hand. With that double elimination Nguyen moves to over a million in chips as the field is left with 21 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,125,000 | 125,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
John Brugman Eliminated in 24th Place (NZ$4,550)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Thomas Ward opened to 10,000 before John Brugman committed his last 20,000. The table folded back to Ward who made the call.
Ward: 
Brugman: 
Brugman was leading until the dealer produced the 
flop. There would be no improvement for Brugman as he was sent to the rail as the first player eliminated in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Robert Spano Bubbles, David Lim Player of the Year
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After more than an hour of hand-for-hand play the bubble has burst!
It was just a short while after Stephen Thompson doubled up.
Robert Spano was the all in player, getting 21,000 chips in from under the gun. The caller was Minh Nguyen on the button. It was Spano with 
against Nguyen with .
The 
gave Spano the flush draw, but the 
turn gave Nguyen Broadway and with no diamond on the 
river, Spano was the official bubble boy. The 24 players have now locked up NZ$4,550.
This also means Australian David Lim is now guaranteed to be the ANZ Player of the Year! By finishing in the money here in Auckland, he surpasses Edison Nguyen at the top of the leader board – interesting considering Edison’s brother Minh was the player who burst the bubble to ensure this happened!
Speaking of Minh, the elimination of Spano saw him move his stack into the seven-figure territory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,000,000 | 110,000 |
|
Busted |
The Call Pays Off
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sam Williams raised to 10,000 from under the gun as the action folded to Stephen Thompson in the hijack. The short stack in the tournament with just 16,000 in his stack went into the tank for over 2 minutes before finally putting his chips into the middle. The decision fell back on Williams who made the call as both players tabled their cards.
Williams: 
Thompson:
Thompson was in front until the flop came down 
giving Williams the lead with two pair. The 
dropped on the turn giving Thompson no help.
“Ten ball,” said Blatt, as the dealer peeled the river.
The 
was exactly what came up giving Thompson a set as the crowd railing him erupted. A great double up for the shortest stack as he survived to fight another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500 | 6,500 |
Nguyen With The Call Of The Day
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The action folded around to Matt Carter on the button who raised it up to 10,000. Minh Nguyen then bumped it up to 31,500 from the small blind forcing Thomas Peet to fold his big blind. Carter made the call and both players then watched the flop come down 
.
Nguyen threw out a continuation bet of 28,500 which was called before both players checked the 
on the turn. The dropped on the river and Nguyen checked his option. Carter thought for a minute before sliding out a bet worth 45,000.
Nguyen went into the tank for several minutes before finally making the call. Carter then reluctantly tabled his 
for a missed straight draw and was stunned when Nguyen rolled over his 
for just jack-high. His kicker played and he was pushed the pot.
Nguyen was noticeably excited with his call, fist pumping to himself on a great call. He now has moved up to 890,000 as he continues to steam roll his table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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890,000 | 190,000 |
|
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120,000 | -50,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500