APPT Cebu Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

11-15-2009 12:30 UTC+8

Seat 9: Kevin Clark (191,000 in chips)

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A 36-year-old property investor and one of two Kiwis on the final table, Kevin Clark took up poker five years ago and has been a regular at the SKYCITY Auckland Casino since it opened its poker room. Clark won the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT High Roller Event and cashed 28th in the APPT Auckland Main Event 12 months earlier. Clark has nothing but praise for the inaugural APPT Cebu event and Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa: "The resort is amazing and the venue is second to none."

Profile provided courtesy of PokerStarsBlog.com.

Tags: Kevin Clark

11-15-2009 13:21 UTC+8

It's Getting Hot in Here...

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The Poker Marquee has turned into a Pacquiao vs Cotto Arena!

The excitement in the air is intense in the Poker Marquee... Poker Players, Dealers, resort staff, everyone is gathered around a big screen screaming for Filipino Manny Pacquiao in the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight.

11-15-2009 13:37 UTC+8

A New World Champion

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The locals have been appeased with their man Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao dominating the entire fight, and capturing a 12th round stoppage to win the title.

The belt is just being awarded at the moment, and we should be underway in ten minutes.

11-15-2009 13:46 UTC+8

More Delays

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We're now awaiting a feature photo of the final table members to be taken on the beach. You'll know as soon as we're ready to go.

While they were out there, Lynn caught up with them on the beach:

11-15-2009 14:07 UTC+8

Unbagging the Chips

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The players are unbagging and stacking their chips, we're not far from a start.

No really, we are not far from a start this time.

11-15-2009 14:12 UTC+8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user75032]

Cards are in the air. The clock has been rewound to Level 20, 8,000 / 16,000.

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

11-15-2009 14:16 UTC+8

First Blood to Hilton

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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}

, then another 185,000 on the {J-Hearts}

turn. Somyung finally shut down on the {Q-Clubs}

river, with both players checking th action. Hilton showed {A-Hearts}

for a pair of aces and took down the pot.

Tags: David Hilton Sim Somyung

11-15-2009 14:19 UTC+8

Fan on the Scoreboard

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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 14:23 UTC+8

Pronk's Preflop Power

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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