APPT Cebu Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

11-11-2009 13:35 UTC+8

Seat Open!

[user75032]

It took an hour, but we found our first elimination. On a board of {k-Hearts}

, one player's all in was called by Byambaa Inkhbaatar. Inkhbaatar's set of fours, {4-Spades}

was far ahead of his opponent's top pair, {K-Spades}

. The board bricked out {6-Clubs}

and

, sending our first unhappy player back to his room very, very early.

Inkhbaatar is up to 35,000.

Tags: Byambaa Inkhbaatar

11-11-2009 13:39 UTC+8

Late Arrival

[user75032]

David Steicke came rushing into the room about ten minutes ago and took a seat at Table 4.

11-11-2009 13:43 UTC+8

A Numbers Game

[user75032]

TD Danny McDonagh just announced that the official tally of players today is 105, with one no-show. The no-show's chips will be picked up but his money stays in the prize pool.

11-11-2009 13:51 UTC+8

At this point eliminations are surprising but not unexpected. We had another on Table 5 but by the time we got to the table it was unclear what happened. From the table talk it seemed there was an all-in raise on the river that Terry Fan called with a straight. His straight was good enough to take down the pot and elimiant his opponent, rocking Fan up to a tournament-leading 48,000 in chips.

Tags: Terry Fan

11-11-2009 13:54 UTC+8

Bong Takes A Hit

[user92162]

Bensimon Bernard has reversed Bong Tan's fast start to the day.

Preflop, four players limped in and took a {6-Spades}

flop. After the first player to act checked, Tan made a bet of 3,000 chips.

The next player folded and Bernard raised to 11,000 all in. It folded to Tan who made the call and they tabled their cards.

Bernard: {j-Diamonds}

Tan:

The turn

and river

were no help to Tan and he drops to around 14,000. Bernard is up to about 23,000.

11-11-2009 14:00 UTC+8

Chips Flying

[user75032]

Now that we're 90 minutes into the day, chips are really starting to fly. Table 4 -- Mike Kim and David Steicke's table -- has become a hotbed of action. There was another player all in on that table, after a river bet of 6,000 on a board of {2-Clubs}

was check-raised to 11,200. The original bettor was the same player involved in the earlier Mike Kim hand in which Kim had shoved the turn. He folded in that hand, but this time he called and was shown the nut flush, {A-Clubs}

, which was good.

11-11-2009 14:00 UTC+8

Bold Move With Queens

[user92162]

Mongolian Meenelai Bold has doubled up through a beleaguered Ye Joon La.

Joon La had made a strong start to the day accumulating chips left and right, and was looking likely to have a whole lot more after the all the money went in with his {A-Spades}

against Bold's {Q-Spades}

.

The flop of {3-Clubs}

wasn't able to improve Bold, so he decided to call for the Queen by hitting the table and muttering.

It paid off the {Q-Clubs}

spiked the turn putting him out in front, but he would have to avoid a fifth club for a split. The {7-Hearts}

took care of that, shipping the suckout to Bold.

Bold now has about 35,000 in chips. Joon La falls to around 8,000.

Tags: Meenelai Bold Ye Joon La

11-11-2009 14:06 UTC+8

Bong Getting High Again

[user92162]

It seems everytime we turn around Bong Tan has his stack in the middle. Most recently he got it in with {Q-Diamonds}

against an opponent with {j-Diamonds}

on a

flop.

The board ran out {2-Spades}

and

moving Tan back over 22,000 in chips.

11-11-2009 14:10 UTC+8

Wally Sombero's Last Sundown

[user92162]

Wally Sombero has become one of the first big name's to be eliminated from the field.

Sombero raised preflop with {k-?}

and took an opponent with {4-?}

to the flop.

Unfortunately for Sombero the flop brought a {4-?}

and worse still, all the chips went in.

Sombero wasn't able to catch a re-draw and has been eliminated from the tournament. Sombero's appearance at the tournament was an achievement in itself. Just a few months ago the former high ranking police officer was shot eight times during an assassination attempt.

Many here in the room are extremely happy to see Sombero in good spirits and healty, back at the tables enjoying the game he loves.

Tags: Wally Sombero