2008 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul
APPT Seoul Main Event
Day: 1
Another Final Table for Huang?
Pashak Claims Two
The board read when Pashak and his two opponents all committed their chips into the middle.
Pashak proudly flipped for a set of nines, to be well in front of the for a smaller set and for top pair for his opponents.
The river landed the and Pashak sends two to an early exit as he rakes in around 28,000 chips.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The Heart of a Lion
Later on, Saab was at it again against a different opponent. With position, he called a raise to 150 preflop. The flop came down and Saab quickly called when his opponent bet 250. The turn was the and again Saab quickly called a bet of 375. His opponent finally slowed down on the river , checking to Saab. Saab carefully picked up his chips, then threw two blue chips (2,000) into the middle.
His opponent sighed, removed his sunglasses and took off his headphones. He looked back and forth from the board to Saab, then slammed a stack of chips into the table in disgust. After about a minute, he open-mucked pocket jacks (top set). After the pot was pushed to Saab, he gleefully turned over ace-king. It was another bluff!
"You have to have the heart of a lion," Saab informed his opponent. He now sits behind 7,500 in chips.
Sabat Slowrolls Set?
Sabat went into the tank saying "Have you got a straight?". His opponent was motionless or perhaps wasn't proficient in English, but Sabat plonked his chips into the middle to make the call anyway.
The player in seat one flipped but Sabat had the goods with for a set of eights. The turn was the and river the and Sabat eliminates his opponent to jump up to 28,000 chips.
"Was that a slowroll?" Sabat queried the table as he raked in the chips.
"Not really," replied Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, "but if it was against me then it was definitely a slowroll!"
Unofficial Numbers
Saab Doubles Through Liu
"I'm on a straight draw," Saab informed her as he turned over . Liu nodded and showed him . The turn promptly filled Saab's draw, coming . Liu could not return the favor on the river, missing it with the .
As a result of the hand, Saab moved up to about 17,000 in chips and Liu dropped to 3,800.
Whoops
The Luck of the Draw
"I have a feeling all of my chips are going over here," said Chua, pointing at Sabat's stack. Then he jokingly added, "But it's OK. We swapped forty percent!"