2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

$3,250 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$209,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
263
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Butcher Straightens Out Shinzaki

Shinzaki had his stack karate chopped
Shinzaki had his stack karate chopped
Ben Butcher has got lucky to stay alive on the river against Michael Shinzaki.

Preflop, Shinzaki limped in from the small blind and Butcher checked his option in the big. They both checked the {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop and moved to the {j-Hearts} turn.

On the turn Shinzaki checked and Butcher led 25,000. Shinzaki then popped it up to 51,000 and Butcher almost instantly moved all in. Shinzaki must have had a read because he didn't hesitate making the call.

Butcher: {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Shinzaki: {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Things were looking grim for Butcher with his only outs an open ended straight draw. He hit it on the river {Q-Clubs}.

Butcher moves up to 460,000. Shinzaki drops to 600,000.

Tags: Ben ButcherMichael Shinzaki