Leo Tolstoy opens his epic 19th-century novel Anna Karenina by noting that, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion." What was true of families in Tolstoy's day is true of poker players today: the happy ones (the winners) are generally alike, but the unhappy ones -- the short-stacks and the eliminated players -- each knows his own particular form of unhappiness. There was plenty of happiness and unhappiness to go around at Day 1B of the 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event today at SKYCITY Casino in Queenstown, New Zealand. A list of the
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ANZPT Queenstown: Zheng to the fore of Day 1B field
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ANZPT Queenstown: Day 1B, level 5 (blinds 150-300, ante 25)
5:47pm: Play concludes; Zheng leads Day 1B As we suspected, not much changed on the last three hands of the night. The players were content to bag up the chips and try again tomorrow. The Day 1B field looks to be led by Jackson Zheng, who finished with 74,075....more
ANZPT Queenstown: Day 1B, levels 3&4 (blinds 100-200)
4:33pm: Last break of the day The remaining 33 players are on a ten-minute break. 4:29pm: A break for Hachem An all-in brought us quickly over to Table 5, where Tony Hachem check-raised a bet of 1,500 all in to about 6,000 on a flop of 5♠6♠2♦. Once Hachem's...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Day 1B, levels 1&2 (blinds 50-100)
2:18pm: Break The players have been sent on their first break of the day. 2:15pm: The luck of John Guthrie Chris Levick opened for 450 pre-flop and was called by Sandy Retallick before John Guthrie bumped things up to 1,400. Levick and Retallick both called, then both check-folded to...more
ANZPT Queenstown: It's not time travel, it's Day 1B
Last night as I was wandering the streets of Queenstown, I passed a small drinking establishment called Tardis Bar and, being a huge fan of Doctor Who, had to enter. The place was no bigger than about six or seven police boxes and largely devoid of clientele. I wondered what...more
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