Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
APPT Cebu Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
319
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Eric Assadourian Sold Down the River
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Preflop, Assadourian made an opening raise from under-the-gun with
and was three-bet out of the big blind by Dustin Bowman to 1,600. Assadourian made the call and they proceeded to the 
flop.On the flop Bowman led 2,400 and Assadourian popped him up to 7,100. Bowman called and a
hit the turn.This time Bowman checked, and Assadourian took the invite to move all in. After thinking it through, Bowman made the call and tabled
to trail Assadourian's two pair. That was until a repeat spiked the river to give Bowman the bigger two pair and send Assadourian out of the tournament.
Straightforward Poker So Far for Hall
, Hall raised to 3,600 after the player on his right opened for 1,200. Everyone else folded, including the original bettor, who showed pocket jacks. Hall obligingly opened the 
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Boat Busts Benton
Benton is the second high profile Australian to be eliminated early today.
Huntly Can't Connect
. "I didn't want to see the ace," Huntly lamented. He flashed 
and folded. His opponent showed 
.A few hands later Huntly raised things up from late position and was called by the small blind. Both players checked the
flop and the 
turn. Finally, the small blind fired 3,500 on the river."I can't beat the king of diamonds," Huntly remarked. "I was on the flush draw." He flashed two hearts and mucked. His opponent showed
for a busted draw of his own.
A New Record
Hachem Bluffed
Hachem led out for 3,500 on a flop of
. His opponent raised to 7,000, leaving himself about 10,500 behind. And that's where we picked up the hand, with Hachem deep in the tank."Kings or aces?" he mused aloud. "Or a set of eights..." There were a few moments of silence, then he asked "Do you want me to fold? If you want me to fold I'll fold." We didn't hear Hachem's opponent's response, but Hachem did ultimately fold. His opponent showed a total airball,
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Aussies Getting Hunted
Huntly lost the majority of his chips after his opponent rivered two pair holding
against Huntly's 
top pair, top kicker.That left him short stacked and he pushed all in over the top of three limpers holding
. One of the limpers made the near 5,000 chip call holding 
and Huntly wasn't able to outflip him.Tony Hachem and his compatriots better watch their back, because the Australian's are clearly marked men at the moment.
Willcocks Caught
Preflop a player in early position and Willcocks limped in, before the hijack made it 600 to go. Both limpers and the big blind called to go four ways to the
flop, which they all checked.The turn was the
saw it checked to Willcocks who bet 3,000. Only the big blind opted to take the river 
.The big blind checked the river, and Willcocks picked up a handful of chips, that looked to be about 10,000 before changing his mind and making a bet of about 4,000.
The big blind tanked for a good while and then made the call. This brought instant muck from Willcocks, who decided that he had to be beat.
Break Time