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

11-11-2009 17:45 UTC+8

How to Tilt a Mongolian

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If it seems like we're writing a fair bit about the eight Mongolians in the field, well, we are. They're providing an endless source of amusement and entertainment for everyone in the room, including the media. Meenelai Bold has already displayed a penchant for slamming the table with his hand -- in between streets, especially. He slammed it just before the dealer burned and turned a board of {Q-Spades}

, then bet 6,000. His opponent called. When the river fell {A-Clubs}

, Bold checked. His opponent fired out 7,000, drawing a disappointed humming sound from Bold. He elected to fold, showing the {J-Hearts}

, then was incensed as his opponent turned over {10-Hearts}

.

Tags: Meenelai Bold

11-11-2009 17:41 UTC+8

Charitable Bad Beats

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Bryan Huang shares his bad beat for charity

Do you need someone to tell your bad beat story to? Now you can for a good cause. You can vent your spleen, along with a small donation, to two lovely local ladies who are ready to listen in the Bad Beat Corner. Why? It's all to assist those in need after the recent typhoon that hit the Philippines.

Tags: Bryan Huang

11-11-2009 17:36 UTC+8

Shinzaki Grinding It

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Michael Shinzaki, who made the final table at APPT Auckland, looks in the zone once again.

Recently he took down a good pot without showing his cards.

Preflop, Shinzaki opened to 1,000 and his opponent popped it up to 2,800. Shinzaki made the call and the players took a {k-Diamonds}

flop. Shinzaki check-called a 4,100 chip bet from his opponent on the flop and they both checked the {3-Diamonds}

turn.

On the {9-Clubs}

river Shinzaki moved all in and his opponent tanked for a good while before folding. Shinzaki flashed a cheeky smile as he mucked his winner.

He's up to 45,000.

11-11-2009 17:32 UTC+8

Mongol Hordes

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"The Mongolians are coming! The Mongolians are coming!" ...someone might be tempted to shout based on the results of day 1a so far. We had another Mongolian double-up. Meeneli Bold got all the chips in the middle when the board paired the turn, {A-Diamonds}

. He had flopped a small flush, {9-Diamonds}

, and that hand held up against his opponent's three aces when the board blanked, {Q-Clubs}

.

11-11-2009 17:27 UTC+8

Jin Jousts Another

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Lee Jin has ended yet another players day. Preflop, three players limped in, before a player in late position made it 5,000 to go, leaving just 4,700 behind. Jin three-bet to 10,000 from the blinds, and the other players folded, leaving the original raiser isolated and committed to the pot.

He sheepishly put in his last chips and turned over {q-Hearts}

, and looked shocked when he saw that Jin isolated him with just {A-Clubs}

.

Jin then flopped the nut flush with a {3-Clubs}

flop and left his opponent virtually heading for the rail already. The {7-Diamonds}

turn put the hand beyond doubt, with the river {10-Hearts}

completing things.

Jin moves up to 70,000.

Tags: Lee Jin

11-11-2009 17:27 UTC+8

Party Time

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To welcome the players from all corners of the world to Cebu for the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT, PokerStars threw an impressive party at the Shangri-La Mactan Resort...

11-11-2009 17:25 UTC+8

Meenelai Bold Doubles Through Karl Krautschneider

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Meenelai Bold has doubled up through Karl Krautschneider. All the money went in preflop with Bold's {A-Diamonds}

needing to outflip the Australian's {9-Clubs}

.

The flop came {3-Spades}

leaving Bold in a tough spot, but the turn {6-Diamonds}

and river

bailed him out.

Bold doubles through to about 30,000 chips. Krautschneider drops to 55,000.

Tags: Karl Krautschneider Meenelai Bold

11-11-2009 17:17 UTC+8

Another Mongolian Double-Up

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The Mongolians are definitely leaving their mark on Day 1a of this tournament. Byambaa Inkhbaatar bet 4,000 on a flop of {J-Diamonds}

, then said "alright" and shipped in his last 15,000 after his opponent moved all in. It was a good cold on Inkhbaatar's part; his {K-Spades}

, top pair with the second-nut flush draw, was in great shape against his opponent's middle pair, {A-Hearts}

. The board bricked out {4-Hearts}

and

to double up Inkhbaatar to more than 40,000 in chips.

Tags: Byambaa Inkhbaatar

11-11-2009 17:05 UTC+8

Changing Fortunes

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Dean Coates started the day trending upwards while Andrew Scott, seated to Coates' left, was trending downwards. Both men have seen a reversal of fortunes in the last hour or so. Coates is now trending down while Scott's stack is getting a bit healthier.

Scott opened a recent pot to 1,000 from under the gun and was called only by Coates from the big blind. Coates check-called another bet of 700 on a {J-Diamonds}

flop, then check-folded to a 2,300-chip bet when the turn popped off {K-Hearts}

.

Tags: Andrew Scott Dean Coates

11-11-2009 16:57 UTC+8

Fan Getting the Most While He Can

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Terry Fan is in complete control of Table 5. He is opening lots of pots preflop and using position and his large chip stack to apply maximum pressure to his opponent after the flop. Unfortuntaely for Fan his table is the next table to be broken.

Fan's table remains intact for the moment, however. He opened a recent pot to 1,000 and was called by the big blind. That player led into Fan for 1,200 on a dry flop, {3-Spades}

. Fan called. His opponent bet another 1,200 on the {4-Clubs}

turn, then quickly folded to a raise to 3,000 from Fan.

Tags: Terry Fan