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

11-11-2009 14:18 UTC+8

Paulsen Holds Fast

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Kai Paulsen was undeterred by a four-straight board, and his reward was a nice pot. In three-way action, Paulsen bet 1,500 after one player checked a {5-Clubs}

flop. Only the player behind Paulsen called the bet.

Paulsen checked a scary card on the turn, {3-Clubs}

. His opponent stood up, eyed Paulsen's stack (about 15,000) and then bet 2,500. Paulsen didn't hesitate to call. Both players checked the {8-Clubs}

river, with Paulsen's {J-Diamonds}

taking down the pot.

Tags: Kai Paulsen

11-11-2009 14:25 UTC+8

Break Time

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Players are on their first ten-minute break.

11-11-2009 14:35 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. While we were on break, Lynn Gilmartin caught up with defending champion Van Marcus:

Tags: Van Marcus

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

11-11-2009 14:47 UTC+8

David Steicke was a late arrival to the tournament. He may have wished that he had stayed away and tried his luck tomorrow. He's back down to 11,000 after calling a bet of 3,000 on the river of a {9-Clubs}

board. Steicke's opponent turned over {7-Clubs}

, a hand that Steicke couldn't top.

Tags: David Steicke

11-11-2009 14:48 UTC+8

Bobo Busto

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Daoxing "Bobo" Chen became the latest victim of Meenelai Bold's early run here at APPT Cebu.

Bobo bit the bullet after thinking he had caught Bold making a move, only to find his top pair in against the nut straight on the flop.

Bobo failed to improve and makes his way to the exit, Bold has boldly moved into the chip lead with 55,000 in chips.

11-11-2009 14:53 UTC+8

Steicke Over and Out

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Another well-known pro is busto. David Steicke was in the small blind for his final hand. After one player limped, American Kenny Shih put in the first raise to 800. Steicke peeked down at {A-?}

and re-raised to 2,400, driving the limper out of the pot. Shih responded by moving all in. Steicke counted out his stack and then called 8,000. He saw some bad news -- Shih showed {K-Clubs}

, and there was no help for Steicke on a board of {9-Clubs}

. He has retired back from the tournament floor.

Tags: David Steicke

11-11-2009 15:02 UTC+8

Geronimo For Bensimon Bernard

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Bensimon Bernard is hitting the cash games after being eliminated from the main event.

Bernard found his {j-?}

all in against Lee Jin's {Q-?}

. Bernard "No improve" as he told us in his thick accent and that brought about the end of his day. Jin on the other hand rockets up to 45,000.

11-11-2009 15:11 UTC+8

Byun on Top

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Different players are taking turns at the top of the leaderboard here in the early-going. The latest to mount the summit is Danny Byun. He eliminated an opponent who shoved all in with pocket 8s and was in bad shape against Byun's pocket queens. Queens held on a board of {2-Spades}

.

"I can't believe you shoved with eights!" Byun remarked with a laugh as he stacked his chips.

"I dunno, I don't know how to play this game," his opponent mumbled before vacating the table.

Tags: Danny Byun

11-11-2009 15:29 UTC+8

Hail to the King

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ANZPT Adelaide champion Karl Krautschneider is off to a flying start here today. He was on the good end of a cooler, pocket kings into pocket aces. The board bricked out {9-Hearts}

.

"I'm almost glad he sat down," sat the player on Krautschneider's right. "Those would have been my kings and I would have been hitting the exit."

Krautschneider is up to 48,000.

Tags: Karl Krautschneider