Matt Yates Eliminated in 2nd Place (NZD$60,000)

It was only a few hands after the break that Matt Yates would utter the words, "all in," and when Marcel Schreiner snap-called it would be a tournament life on the line.

Yates was on the button when he moved all-in and as Schreiner called, the rail gathered around to see the players hands.

Schreiner: {a-Spades} {q-Spades}
Yates: {a-Hearts} {9-Spades}

Yates would need some help that would never come, with the devastating {a-Diamonds} {q-Hearts} {a-Clubs} flop giving Schreiner the full house and leaving Yates' drawing to a chop that would never come.

The 34 year old New Zealand local put in an amazing effort to get this far in the tournament and after almost 12 hours of solid play at the final table of the APPT Queenstown Main Event he will walk out of the SKYCITY Casino with his head held high and a cool NZD$60,000 for his effort.

With a runner-up finisher in the books, we have our champion!