Meirelles Hanging On
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, only to run into an opponent's 
.However she spiked an ace on a board of
to double up to about 20,000 chips.
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
APPT Manila Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Buy-in
$2,080
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
, only to run into an opponent's .However she spiked an ace on a board of
to double up to about 20,000 chips.
Obst Back on Track
"I should've known you were going to do that!" exclaimed Marcus before folding pocket sixes face-up.
Obst showed
to be in good shape against Carron's 
. The board fell 
and although Carron paired up on the flop, Obst caught a queen on the river to take down a nice pot. Obst is now back on track and sits with close to 80,000 chips.
Morris Eliminated
, but Morris had a decent chance with 
. The first card in the window was the 
, but the dealer spread the rest of the flop to reveal the and the 
as well. Morris never improved on the turn or river 
and has been eliminated.
Lin Doubles
Lin:
Torres:
"What?" asked a surprised Lin. "You call me with a queen-three? I call that impressive."
The flop
gave Lin a good sweat, but she survived when the turn and river came 
and 
. She has doubled up to about 50,000.
William Te Jr. Doubles Up
Kim:
Te Jr.:
The board fell
giving Te Jr. a huge double-up and a 100,000-chip pot, as Kim slipped back to 25,000.
Donny Morris Crippled
on a board of 
. Nam asked for a count of how much he had to call (his whole stack) before calling and tabling , prompting several players at the table to describe his actions as "a dirty slowroll." Morris did not fill up on the river.That loss left Morris with just 400 chips. He was all in three hands in a row, winning all of them to chip up to 12,600. With blinds at 1,000 and 2,000 and a 300-chip ante, Morris is still very short, but he can afford to be more selective than just pushing any two cards now.
Nam has about 143,000 chips.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Another Miracle
This time it was at the expense of young gun James Obst. In a battle of the blinds, Matibag fired out 14,000 on a flop of
before Obst shoved all in over the top sending Matibag into the tank with a decision for his tournament life.After several minutes of thought, Matibag announced a call. Obst tabled
for a big overpair as Matibag sighed and revealed a meager .The turn was the
and as the crowd gathered around everyone was in shock when the 
peeled off on the river as the cheers of "MIRACLE!" went up from Matibag and his supporters. As Matibag continued to shout "Miracle!" Obst counted out the additional 38,000 chips to send the 100,000 chip pot to Matibag. Obst maintained a wry smile on his face but had to be burning up inside as his first-ever live cash result is now in danger as he falls to 28,000 chips.
PokerNews Interview: Lee "Final Table" Nelson
Before the start of play PokerNews presenter Melissa Castello caught up with Team PokerStars Pro Lee Nelson to chat about his strategy for the day ahead. The plan is working so far for Nelson as he has progressed his stack up to about 70,000 and is eyeing off another cash result.
Chrisanthopoulos Crushed by Drivsholm's Set
. Chrisanthopoulos held 
but ran into the set of Jeppe Drivsholm who held 
.The turn and river fell
, 
to give Drivsholm a full house and end the day of Chrisanthopoulos.Drivsholm, who final-tabled the APPT Macau event this year, battled with a short stack for most of Day 1 but is now in good shape for a cash result with over 80,000 chips.