Welcome To The Snowfest Final Table
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After 5 days of exciting poker action, the moment he have all been waiting for is finally here, as the final table of the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Main Event is set to begin!
Leading the pack and accounting for almost half of all the chips in play between them, is Germany's Marcel Schreiner and New Zealand local, Matt Yates and they will both be looking to use their big stacks to make a run at the NZD$94,300 first place prize.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BBs | Chip % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Cohen | Australia | 146,500 | 29.3 | 6.2% |
| 2 | Marcel Schreiner | Germany | 591,500 | 118.3 | 25% |
| 3 | Daniel Laidlaw | Australia | 193,000 | 38.6 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Jonathan Karamalikis | Australia | 174,000 | 34.8 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Carl Knox | New Zealand | 180,500 | 36.1 | 7.6% |
| 6 | Tom Grigg | Australia | 296,000 | 59.2 | 12.5% |
| 7 | Matt Yates | New Zealand | 523,500 | 104.7 | 22.1% |
| 8 | John Waterman | New Zealand | 153,500 | 30.6 | 6.5% |
| 9 | Xiao Dong Xia | China | 107,500 | 21.5 | 4.5% |
While Yates and Schreiner may have all the chips they will have to get through the likes of some of the best young players from the region, with Tom Grigg, Jonathan Karamalikis and Hugh Cohen all starting the final table with plenty of chips to play with.
Play is slated to begin in just over an hours time here ion the main gaming room floor at SKYCITY Casino in beautiful Queenstown, New Zealand. Join PokerNews for all the action as we play down until there is only one remaining player that we can crown Queenstown Snowfest Pokerfest champion!