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

Brotha D Ships a Double

Tom Grigg opened to 100,000 from the button and Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii as he checked the {5-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop.

Grigg fired out a continuation bet of 100,000 only to have Leaoasavaii check-raise all in for 540,000. Grigg instantly made the call to put Leaoasavaii at risk.

Leaoasavaii: {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Grigg: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}

"What a cooler! How does he just get there!" exclaimed Grigg at the prospect of doubling up Leaoasavaii after being outdrawn on the flop.

The {3-Spades} on the turn saw Grigg pick up an additional four outs for a wheel, but when the river landed the {K-Diamonds}, Leaoasavaii was pushed the pot to double to 1,280,000 as Grigg slipped to 2,600,000 in chips.

Tags: Tom GriggDanny Leaoasavaii

Broadway for Grigg

Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii made it a heads-up standard 100,000 with Tom Grigg making the call before the {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{J-Diamonds} board was checked down.

With Grigg checking for the third time, Leaoasavaii fired out 100,000 only to have Grigg play the check-raise card making it 300,000 to go.

Leaoasavaii made the call, but was forced to muck at the sight of Grigg's {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for a Broadway straight as he slipped to below 1,000,000 in chips

Tags: Danny LeaoasavaiiTom Grigg

Jacks for Brotha D

Danny Leaoasavaii squeezing out Jacks!
Danny Leaoasavaii squeezing out Jacks!

Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii entered the pot from the button with a min-raise to 100,000 and Tom Grigg made the call before check-calling 100,000 on the {K-Spades}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop.

The {6-Spades} and {2-Spades} on the turn and river would be checked through with Leaoasavaii tabling his {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} to prompt a muck from Grigg.

Tags: Danny LeaoasavaiiTom Grigg

Grigg Bests Leaoasavaii with Middle Pair

Tom Grigg opened to 100,000 from the button and Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii made the call before both players checked the {2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop.

The turn landed the {A-Diamonds} and following a check from Leaoasavaii, Grigg fired out 100,000. Leaoasavaii responded with a check-raise to 300,000 and Grigg made the call before both players tapped the table when the {9-Spades} landed on the river.

Leaoasavaii tabled his {Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for bottom pair and a busted flush draw, but it would be Grigg's {7-Spades}{4-Clubs} for a better pair that would see him collect the pot and move to 2,790,000 as Leaoasavaii slipped to 1,090,000 in chips.

Tags: Tom GriggDanny Leaoasavaii

Chop It Up Again

Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii limped in from the button only to have Tom Grigg make it 200,000 to go from the big blind.

Leaoasavaii then announced a sneaky limp-raise amounting to 500,000 only to have Grigg move all in. Leaoasavaii made the call for his near 1,500,000-chip stack to be at risk.

Leaoasavaii: {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Grigg: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

With a likely chop on the cards, the board would roll out {4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Spades}{8-Hearts} to confirm the chop and see the heads-up battle continue.

Tags: Danny LeaoasavaiiTom Grigg

From 2x to 4x

If you have been following the coverage - and hopefully you have - you will have noticed that the standard play preflop is a raise to 100,000.

However, Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii decided to buck the trend of opening for a min-raise recently by opening to 200,000 - a 4x preflop raise.

We're not sure if this will be a permanent switch, but with this epic heads-up match see-sawing back and forth, we expect some additional action soon!

Tags: Danny Leaoasavaii

Full House for Grigg

Both players put in 100,000 to see a {8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop fall and two checks following.

Grigg fired out 100,000 when the {J-Hearts} landed on the turn with Leaoasavaii making the call as the {8-Clubs} spiked on the river.

Grigg announced a bet of 300,000 and Leaoasavaii made the call only to be shown Grigg's {J-Spades}{4-Spades} for a full house.

Tags: Tom GriggDanny Leaoasavaii

Brotha D Clawing Back

Tom Grigg raised the usual 100,000 and was called by Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii to see the flop of {K-Spades}{6-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

Leaoasavaii checked and Grigg bet another 100,000. Leaoasavaii announced a raise and put in 250,000. Grigg mucked instantly to see Brotha D move back up to 1,490,000.

"Nice bet," said Grigg, as 'Brotha D' stacked up his chips.

Tags: Tom GriggDanny Leaoasavaii