Tag: Matt Wakeman

• Wakeman Finds What He's Looking For 09-07-2013

  Matt Wakeman was left crippled just a short while ago, but has now managed to triple up. Wakeman moved all in from middle position for just a little more than two big blinds.

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  Wakeman Left for Dead 09-07-2013

  Matt “mjw006” Wakeman was in the hijack when he opened it up to 5,000. The player in the big blind was the lone caller. The dealer flipped over a flop and both players checked.

• Bredin Booms 08-02-2013

  Jonathan Bredin is now one of the chip leaders here on Day 2 of the APPT Queenstown Main Event after dispatching of Australia’s number one online-ranked player in Matthew Wakeman.

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  Wakeman and Mac's Cooler Clash 07-30-2013

  There was already a flop on the felt when we arrived to find Matt "mjw006" Wakeman and Jesse "On The Mac" McKenzie rumbling in what would become the biggest hand of the day. McKenzie checked here and Wakeman bet 1,500.

• The Players at the Tables 07-30-2013

  As previously mentioned, there are only five poker tables here at the SKYCITY Casino for ANZPT Queenstown action. There are only a few gaps on those tables, so we are looking at a field of somewhere over 40 players.

• Cohen Tripples, Wakeman Out 10-28-2012

  A big three-way all in just took place on Table 31, and Hugh Cohen was the big winner. He was all in for 73,500 and covered by both Matthew Wakeman and Dean Francis.

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  Matt Wakeman Eliminated in 6th Place (NZD$23,100) 07-29-2012

  Returning from the break and it was Matt Wakeman who was the short stack. He has now been eliminated at the hands of Jordan Westmorland. Wakeman's last hand of the tournament started when the action was folded to him in the cutoff.

• Demlakian Raises Some Eyebrows 07-29-2012

  Matthew Wakeman opened to 16,000 from middle position and Ken Demlakian reached for the same amount of chips on the button and hovered it over the table, before he realised that there was already a raise in front of him.

• Wakeman's Threes Beat Allan's Jacks 07-28-2012

  Matt Wakeman was looking like being the latest player to hit the rail, getting his stack all in preflop holding against Allan's . However, the board had other ideas, with the three on the river giving Wakeman the goods to double up.

• Allan Wins Some 07-28-2012

  David Allan started the day as the chip leader, and while that may not still be the case, he is still among the top few counts. We recently watched him take down a small pot against Matt Wakeman.

• Big Chop for Wakeman and Zhao 07-28-2012

  When we arrived at Matt Wakeman's table, he was involved in a hand with David Zhao on the turn of a board. There was more than 30,000 in the pot at this point and Wakeman bet 12,100.

• McCarthy Misstep 07-28-2012

  Matt Wakeman raised under the gun to 5,000 and action folded to Ray McCarthy in the big blind who moved all in for around 35,000. It wasn’t enough to deter Wakeman, who instantly called with for yet another big pair.

• Couple of Doubles for the Last Lady 07-28-2012

  Tatjana Zizic was down to 7,000 after she ran into Matt Wakeman's aces, but has since doubled twice to sit with a healthier 30,000 in chips. She first managed to double up holding in the big blind, coming up against an opponent's .

• Waking Up with Aces 07-28-2012

  "I said at the start of the day i was going to need to cooler people," Matt Wakeman said after he managed to get his fairly short stack in holding against the of Tatjana Zizic.

• Kanaan Folds Aces 07-27-2012

  Michael Kanaan has just made a remarkable fold, and we have no idea if it was correct. At the moment, the only person who knows is Matt Wakeman, with the two playing out a fascinating recent pot.

• Huge Double For Wakeman 07-27-2012

  Folded to James Honeybone in the cutoff, he raised it up to 2,300. Matt Wakeman called out of the small blind, along with Craig Blight in the big blind and the dealer readied three cards for the felt.

• Wakeman Making Waves 07-27-2012

  Matt Wakeman is starting to make some progress here on Day 2b of the Queenstown Snowfest Main Event after eliminating a short-stacked opponent.

• Croc Snapping Up Some Chips 07-25-2012

  Michael Fadersen opened the action with a min-raise from under the gun and Billy Argyros flat-called on his left. The action was then on Matt Wakeman directly on Argyros's left and he three-bet to 2,375.

• One with Wakeman and Feldman 07-25-2012

  We recently watched Matt Wakeman and Joel Feldman lose a small pot each on their respective tables. This is how the action that we saw went down.

• Wakeman Doubles a Shorty 07-25-2012

  After a raise under the gun, action folded to Matt Wakeman in the big blind who raised enough to put his short-stacked opponent all in for his last 3,050 chips. His opponent made the call with as Wakeman showed .