2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$123,058
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
218
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Flop-phobia for Brotha D

No flops here for Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii
No flops here for Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii

Danny Silk opened to 30,000 from the cutoff before Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii three-bet to 100,000 from the button.

Silk paused for a few moments before folding as Leaoasavaii showed his {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} to climb to 750,000 in chips.

"I don't like to see flops . . . I hate flops!" added Leaoasavaii as he stacked his chips up.

Tags: Danny LeaoasavaiiDanny Silk

Just Quads for Toleafoa

Tamas Lendvai opened the button to 27,000 and Ropati Toleafoa made the call from the big blind.

The {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board was checked down to the river where Toleafoa led out for 80,000.

Lendvai kicked his cards to the muck and Toleafoa tabled his {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} for quads - much to the delight of his many supporters on the rail - as he climbed to 270,000 in chips.

Tags: Tamas LendvaiRopati Toleafoa

Jacks for Lendvai

Tamas Lendvai all in . . . and doubles!
Tamas Lendvai all in . . . and doubles!

Danny Silk opened to 30,000 from early position, only to have Tamas Lendvai move all in for 268,000 with Silk calling.

Silk: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Lendvai: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

With the first classic race situation of the final table, the {8-Spades}{Q-Spades}{5-Spades} flop changed little as it kept Lendvai in the lead.

The turn of the {8-Hearts} and river of the {3-Diamonds} would ensure the double for the Hungarian as he climbed to 560,000 while Silk slipped to 221,000 in chips.

Tags: Danny SilkTamas Lendvai

Mitrovic Chipping Up

Srdjan Mitrovic made it 30,000 from the button and Santi Soriano Ramos smooth-called from the big blind to see a {10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop fall.

Soriano Ramos check-called a bet of 35,000 before check-calling 65,000 when the {A-Spades} landed on the turn.

The river of the {5-Hearts} saw Mitrovic's 100,000-chip bet go uncalled by Soriano Ramos as he slipped to 430,000 while Grigg climbed to 650,000 in chips.

Tags: Srdjan MitrovicSanti Soriano Ramos

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Noah Vogelman Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,382)

Noah Vogelman eliminated in 8th place
Noah Vogelman eliminated in 8th place

As the action folded to Noah Vogelman in the small blind, he made it 30,000 to go with Tom 'tollgate' Grigg making the call from the big.

The flop landed {A-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and once Vogelman checked, Grigg fired out 50,000 only to have Vogelman respond with a check-raise to 150,000.

Grigg deliberated for a few minutes before making the call as the {7-Spades} rolled off on the turn and Vogelman greeted it with an all in for 331,000 to put Grigg back in the tank once again.

Several more minutes went by before Grigg announced a call to put his fellow PokerStars.net Online Qualifier at risk.

Vogelman: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Grigg: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

With Grigg leading, Vogelman would need to spike a five to win or a seven or three to chop, but as the dealer burned and turned the {9-Diamonds}, Vogelman was forced to exit to the rail in 8th place for a $15,382 payday as Grigg soared to 1,100,000 in chips!

"When you come to Melbourne, you gotta pay the toll mate!" stated Michael Spilkin from the rail as Vogelman went around the table shaking hands with his ex-tablemates.

Tags: Noah VogelmanTom Grigg

Santi Forces Tens to Fold

Santi Soriano Ramos all in and waiting for Tamas Lendvai's decision
Santi Soriano Ramos all in and waiting for Tamas Lendvai's decision

Tom Grigg opened to 25,000 from early position and Ropati Toleafoa made the call next to act before Tamas Lendvai three-bet to 95,000 from the small blind.

After pausing for a few moments, Santi Soriano Ramos moved all in from the big blind for over 400,000 to force folds from Grigg and Toleafoa.

As a visibly distraught Lendvai sat there shaking his head, he took his sunglasses off before speaking to Soriano Ramos in broken English stating he had the hand that was on his shirt.

That hand - as Lendvai pointed to it - was the {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} as Soriano Ramos continued to sit there like a rock.

A few more minutes went by before Lendvai mucked his {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to slip to 260,000 as Soriano Ramos climbed to 560,000 in chips.

Tags: Ropati ToleafoaSanti Soriano RamosTamas LendvaiTom Grigg

Silk Soaring

Danny Silk on the climb
Danny Silk on the climb

Srdjan Mitrovic opened to 27,00 from under the gun, only to have Danny Silk three-bet to 77,000 from the small blind.

Mitrovic instantly made the call to see a {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop fall and Silk check to Mitrovic.

Mitrovic opted to fire out 40,000 and Silk instantly responded with a 335,000-chip all in to force a fold from Mitrovic as he slipped to 535,000 and Silk climbed to 530,000 and change.

Tags: Danny SilkSrdjan Mitrovic