My cab driver from the airport into the center of Queenstown last Tuesday was a woman named Jackie. Jackie looked to be in her early 40s, had a smile from the moment I walked up to her cab until the moment I got out of it, and was a font of information about Queenstown and its populace. One of the facts that she imparted to me was that the waters of Lake Wakatipu remain at roughly 8C year-round. "There's always someone crazy enough to jump in though," Jackie acknowledged. I replied that what seems crazy to some might not seem
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ANZPT Queenstown: Day 3, levels 12&13 (blinds 1200-2400, ante 300)
6:52pm: Steve Smith bubbles; Day 3 concludes It took more than hour, but we finally have our bubble boy of the 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. In a blind-versus-blind battle, Steve Smith moved all in for an additional 38,600 from the big blind after Bryan Huang was in from the...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Day 3, level 11&12 (blinds 800-1600, ante 200)
4:01pm: Break 25 players remain. They're now on a short break. 3:56pm: Macbeth happy for the action Action folded all the way to the small blind at Tim Macbeth's table. That player moved all in for about 25,000. Tim Macbeth snap-called with J♣J♥. The small blind showed A♣3♣ and although...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Day 3, levels 9&10 (blinds 500-1000, ante 100)
1:51pm: Break time The players have reached the first break of the day. 1:40pm: Frenette shaking his head Serge Mazza check-called a bet of 11,000 from Yannick Frenette on a 5♣7♥3♣. He snap-called another 11,000 after checking the T♥ turn. When the river fell a scary A♠, both players checked....more
ANZPT Queenstown: The real work begins on Day 3
After several light, easy days in Queenstown for the 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event, the real grind will begin today on Day 3. All 50 survivors (35 from Queenstown and 15 from Auckland) of the 119 starters will finally be in the same room together for the first time. They'll...more
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