APPT Cebu Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

11-15-2009 14:47 UTC+8

Pagsuyuin Gets Things Straight

[user92162]

Mark Pagsuyuin opened to 35,000 and Sim Somyung called with position, to go heads up to the {10-Diamonds}

flop.

Both checked the flop and the {8-Clubs}

on the turn to proceed to the river.

The {7-Diamonds}

hit the river and Pagsuyuin bet 25,000. Somyung called and Pagsuyuin tabled {A-Hearts}

for a straight, good to take the hand.

11-15-2009 14:44 UTC+8

Alexandr Tikholiz Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,500)

[user75032]

We've found our first elimination of the final table. Short-stacked Alexandr Tikholiz open-shoved from the button. After Phillip Willcocks passed in the small blind, Dong-bin Han called from the big blind.

Tikholiz: {A-Spades}

Han:

Han was pumped to see that he was in the lead. A flop of {7-Diamonds}

gave a minor sweat, however, as it raised the specter of a chopped pot with a board pair. The {5-Spades}

gave Tikholiz a few more chop outs. The board did pair on the river, but it was the {A-Clubs}

. Each player made trip aces, but Han's kicker played.

Tikholiz leaves with $10,500 in prize money.

Tags: Alex Tikholiz Dong-bin Han

11-15-2009 14:35 UTC+8

Softly Softly

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David Hilton limped up from the small blind and Terry Fan checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {3-Spades}

. Hilton checked, and Fan bet the minimum - 16,000. Hitlon called.

The {10-Clubs}

hit the turn and both players checked. The river was the {k-Hearts}

. Hilton led out 50,000 and Fan folded.

Tags: David Hilton Terry Fan

11-15-2009 14:31 UTC+8

Measured Aggression

[user75032]

This final table is starting to shape up like the Pacquiao-Cotto fight: heavy action in the early-going, and then a more measured pace after that. We had some fireworks on the first few hands but since then it's been largely a raise-it-and-take-it affair.

11-15-2009 14:23 UTC+8

Pronk's Preflop Power

[user92162]

Nick Pronk made a preflop raise from under the gun to 50,000. Terry Fan three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Pronk, who responded by four-betting all in.

The dealer counted off his stack and told Fan that he would need to call an additional 443,000. Fan squeezed his cards once again, before going back into the tank. Eventually he flicked them into the muck.

Tags: Nick Pronk Terry Fan

11-15-2009 14:19 UTC+8

Fan on the Scoreboard

[user75032]

Sim Somyung continues to fire shells with the chip lead in the early-going at this final table. He opened a pot to 40,000 and was called by the player on the button, Terry Fan. Somyung checked the {10-Hearts}

over to Fan and folded to a single bet of 72,000.

Tags: Sim Somyung Terry Fan

11-15-2009 14:16 UTC+8

First Blood to Hilton

[user75032]

David Hilton was in the small blind and called a preflop raise to 50,000 from chip leader Sim Somyung. Hilton check-called 70,000 on a flop of {5-Hearts}