The big stacked Marcel Schreiner kicked off the play with a raise to 11,000 from middle position. Daniel Laidlaw made the call from late position, as did Tom Grigg on the button and John Waterman in the big blind.
The flop would see Waterman lead for 11,000 whereby Schreiner raised it up to 27,500. Grigg then tank-called and Waterman decided to get out of the way.
The on the turn would see Schreiner continue the aggression, throwing out 56,500. A call from Grigg and the would land on the river. Schreiner was again relentless in his aggression as he made it 130,000. Grigg then pondered the call before sending his cards into the muck, as Schreiner stacks gets all the more dangerous and Grigg falls down the chip leader board.
Jonathan Karamalikis started the action with a raise to 10,000 from the cutoff seat, with Matt Yates making the call from the big blind. The two players would go to a flop.
Flop:
Karamalikis would c-bet to 14,500 at which point Yates popped it to 33,000. Karamalikis then thought for a few moments, looking between his stack and Yates a few times before letting his hand go and sending the pot to Yates.
Xiao Dong Xia started the action with a raise to 10,500 from middle position. Marcel Schreiner was in the hijack seat when he three-bet to 21,000. Play was sent back around to Dong Xia and he made the call.
Ther on the flop would see Xia open-shove his remaining 84,500 into the pot. Schreiner let go of his hand and Xia took down the pot.
The action started with Tom Grigg opening to 10,000 from under the gun. Marcel Schreiner and Carl Knox would opt to call as the three players went to a flop.
Flop:
The action would be on Grigg and he would throw out 16,500. Schreiner got out of the way and Knox came along for the ride as the hit the turn. The players would check and then check again as the fell on the river.
Before Knox had showed his , Grigg had sent his cards flying into the muck and sent the pot to Knox.
The first two hands of the final table has gone to PokerStars Qualifier Daniel Laidlaw.
The action on the first hand started when play was folded to Hugh Cohen on the button. Cohen opened to 10,000 and Daniel Laidlaw made the call from the big blind, as a flop was dealt. Both players opted to check as the was dealt on the turn. Laidlaw would lead for 16,000 on this card and Cohen would make the call and watch as the fell on the river. Laidlaw continued the betting, this time firing out 34,000. When Cohen mucked his cards the first pot of the day went to Laidlaw.
The very next hand saw play fold to Marcel Schreiner on the button, where he made it 10,500 to go. Laidlaw was in the small blind and he three-bet to 30,000. It would be too strong for all the players as the first two pots of th day went to Laidlaw.
With all the photos out of the way and the player introductions in the bag, the cards are in the air and we are off!
Blinds will be commencing at 2,500/5,000 with a 500-chip ante.
Play at the 2011 APPT Queenstown Main Event has been moved onto the main gaming room floor here at SKYCITY Casino, allowing eager railbirds in the casino to check out all the action of the final table. Here's a visual of our nine guys here (as well as some highlights from the week) with Lynn Gilmartin:
Hugh Cohen is a 24-year old from Melbourne who is looking to break through for his first major live tournament triumph to follow in the footsteps of his brother Julian who won the ANZPT Queenstown title last year. Of course, Hugh is no stranger to poker success, having built a feared reputation online under the moniker "Jackovich" including a win in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $47,200 and 2nd place in a PokerStars SCOOP event for $97,955. With a WPT final table and two other deep ANZPT results to his credit, Cohen is a genuine threat despite entering this final table as the second shortest chip stack.
Marcel Schreiner may claim that his first big win online may have been when he had "no real clue about the game" but the 22-year old student from Berlin, Germany has made poker his career - and it's been paying off, having picked up five-figure sums in the last two PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Events. When he's not crushing souls on the felt, Schreiner is usually found grinding online in high-stakes cash games and multi-table tournaments. Schreiner comes back tomorrow in prime position to take down his first major live tournament victory, taking in 591,500 in chips.
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flop would see Waterman lead for 11,000 whereby Schreiner raised it up to 27,500. Grigg then tank-called and Waterman decided to get out of the way.
on the turn would see Schreiner continue the aggression, throwing out 56,500. A call from Grigg and the 
would land on the river. Schreiner was again relentless in his aggression as he made it 130,000. Grigg then pondered the call before sending his cards into the muck, as Schreiner stacks gets all the more dangerous and Grigg falls down the chip leader board.
on the flop would see Xia open-shove his remaining 84,500 into the pot. Schreiner let go of his hand and Xia took down the pot.
hit the turn. The players would check and then check again as the 
fell on the river.
was dealt on the turn. Laidlaw would lead for 16,000 on this card and Cohen would make the call and watch as the 
fell on the river. Laidlaw continued the betting, this time firing out 34,000. When Cohen mucked his cards the first pot of the day went to Laidlaw.
