By James Potter and Eliot James We have come to the end of Day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland SkyCity Festival of Poker Main Event. It has been a long day with 9 levels being played. The poker, however, has certainly been first rate. The SkyCity Poker Room has never seen action like this before and the locals are packed to the rafters to watch the biggest poker event in the countries history. It was an early day for PokerStars sponsored player Celina Lin who was one of the many very early casualties. Team PokerStars pro Joe Hachem fought
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APPT Auckland: 3 quick eliminations
By James Potter and Eliot James In a rush of activity we have just lost 3 players in record time and we are now down to our final two tables. Trevor Saunders from Sydney Australia has just been eliminated in 16th position and has walked away with over $7,000. Trevor...more
APPT Auckland: W K Yuen on the move as we get down to 19 players.
By James Potter and Eliot James W Yuan has just put Mat Wall out of the tournament. Wall pushed all in with 9-9 and was quickly called by Yuan who turned over A-K. An ace on the river had Yuan jumping for joy and Wall was eliminated in 20th place....more
APPT Auckland: Into the money, and no sign of slowing down
By James Potter and Eliot James Eliminations are coming thick and fast here at the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland SkyCity Casino Festival of Poker. Having just broken the bubble before the dinner break players have now returned to the tables to battle down to at least our final two tables tonight....more
APPT Auckland: Some more interviews
By James Potter and Eliot James While the players enjoy their dinner break you might like to catch up with a few interviews. We have Teresa Nousiainen one of Finland's finest poker exports. Followed by Mark Oosterveld from Canada who qualified for the tournament on PokerStars for $6 and last...more
APPT Auckland: We have reached the money!
By James Potter and Eliot James In the space of two minutes we lost two players in what might have otherwise been a long and painful bubble battle. It was a sad time for the room as Kiwi G made his departure to the rails, lamenting what might have been....more
APPT Auckland: Endangered species
By James Potter and Eliot James We have just gone to only 40 players. The room is starting to be filled with "ooohhh"s and "ahhhh"s as we really get down to the business end. Eight is a lucky number in Chinese culture but we are about to find eight very...more
APPT Auckland: And then there were 50!
By James Potter and Eliot James The game of poker can certainly be a cruel one. In fact for 305 of the 306 players in this tournament there will be a bad beat story to tell. Today was always going to be a challenge for the short stacks to build...more
APPT Auckland: SkyCity gives the APPT the thumbs up
By James Potter and Eliot James Ejaaz Dean, Executive Manager of Table Games here at SkyCity Casino here in Auckland, has taken the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland SkyCity Festival of Poker under his wing and should be credited with a large percentage of its success. He took a little time out...more
APPT Auckland: Players begin to join the 100k club
By James Potter and Eliot James People would be forgiven for thinking that there were only two players at Table 9 here in the SkyCity Casino poker room. Player Nathanael Seet from Singapore, our Day 1A chipleader, has been butting heads with PokerStars Sponsored player Grant Levy through the course...more
APPT Auckland: No monkey business as things get serious
By James Potter and Eliot James Friend and confidant of the biggest names in poker, Australia’s very own international playboy Tony Hachem, has made it into the poker room on time. From all accounts he fell asleep during a morning massage but has had a shave and a shower and...more
APPT Auckland: Day 2 gets underway
By James Potter and Eliot James Welcome to Day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland SkyCity Festival of Poker Main Event. With Day 1A and Day 1B over, 106 players remain and today the gloves will come off. This is where the real poker starts as the blinds start to...more
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