2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

$3,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$209,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
263
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Hong Kai Shi Bubbles; We're In The Money!

Brown Bursts The Bubble
Brown Bursts The Bubble
Hong Kai Shi has been eliminated as the tournament's bubble boy.

It was Jason Brown who started the action with a raise to 25,000 from early position. Play folded around to Shi in the small blind who decided it was time to get his last 19,600 into the middle. The action on the other tables concluded and the cards were flipped.

Brown: {K-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Shi: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

Brown was playing his role as the big stack while Shi was thrilled to see he had put his last chips into the middle in such a dominant position.

The flop was an innocent looking {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts} as the room was calling for a four to burst the elusive bubble. The {3-Hearts} turn brought the "oohs" from the rail as suddenly Brown picked up a few more outs with a straight draw.

Suddenly Shi wasn't worried about the four, as he continually shouted, "No six, no six, no six!"

You couldn't have written the script with any more drama as a hush came over the poker room, before the dealer slowly revealed the {6-Hearts} on the river! The roar would've caused the Sky Tower to shake as suddenly the bubble was burst and the players were in the money!

Tags: Hong Kai ShiJason Brown