2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

APPT Cebu Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$148,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
319
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Lars Pettersson Hits the Rail

Preflop Konstantin Tolokno opened to 12,500 with Dong-bin Han flat-calling with position from the button. Lars Pettersson then shipped his 95,000 chip stack into the middle and Tolokno got out of the way.

After going into to the tank and asking for a count, Han made the call and rolled over {6-Spades}{7-Spades}. Pettersson was looking good with {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

The {2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}[4s} flop and {10-Hearts} turn were all clear, but Han got exactly what he was looking for on the {7-Hearts} river.

"Yes! Seven!" said Han, as most of his table groaned in disgust. Pettersson exits in 32nd place.

Tags: Dong-bin HanLars Pettersson

Hilton's Bluff Succeeds

It was a blind-on-blind battle between small blind David Hilton and big blind Terry Fan. Hilton led out for 19,000 on a board of {2-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {j-Diamonds}, with Fan calling. Both players checked the {A-Hearts} turn. On the river {7-Spades}, Hilton fired another shell for 20,500. When Fan folded, Hilton showed an airball, {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts}.

Tags: David HiltonTerry Fan

Christian Demers Busto

Christian Deemers has been eliminated in a preflop confrontation with Lars Pettersson.

Demers was always going to be up against it, holding {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} against Pettersson's {A-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

The {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop gave Demers some hope, but the {5-Hearts} turn and {6-Hearts} river both blanked, sending him out.

Tags: Christian Demers

Danny Stiegler Departs

It's "game over" for Danny Stiegler. He opened from early position fro 15,000, then called all in after Alexandr Tikholiz re-raised him all in. They were racing, with Tikholiz tabling the two overcards, {A-?} {K-?}, and Stiegler showing the pocket pair {8-?} {8-?}. Tikholiz flopped two pair and never looked back.

Tech Smiles Last

We caught up with Joe Ker and Jojo Teach on a flop of {5-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}. Tech checked and then called a bet of 17,000 from Ker. Both players checked the {2-Clubs} turn and the {J-Spades} river. Tech opened first, showing {6-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}.

"It's good!" said Ker with a wry smile.

Tags: Joe KerJojo Tech

Mike Kim Crippled, Eliminated

Mike Kim Eliminated
Mike Kim Eliminated
Mike Kim played most of this tournament short-stacked, grinding, grinding and grinding some more. Finally he gets dealt pocket aces -- and of course they get cracked. Wei Sha's pocket eights overtook Kim's aces on the turn, {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} {J-Clubs}, giving Sha his second double-up in short order. That beatdown left Kim with 4,500 chips, not even one big blind. He was all in on the next hand with {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} and lost to Joe Ker's {A-Clubs} {J-Spades}.

Kim exits in 37th place.

Tags: Joe KerMike Kim

Wei Sha Doubles

Wei Sha has doubled up through Kazuhiro Sato.

All the money went in preflop with Sha holding {A-Clubs}{k-Hearts} against Sato's {Q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

The {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop gave Sha the bigger flush draw and he completed it with the turn {8-Hearts}. The {j-Spades} completed the board on the river.

Sha moves up to 90,000. Sato has about 55,000.

Tags: Kazuhiro SatoWei Sha

Ira Blumenthal Eliminated

Well, it looks like Ira Blumenthal might get to make his son's soccer game after all. Blumenthal snap-called all in for 80,000 from the big blind after Joe Ker (seriously) opened for 13,000 and James Kim moved all in for about 130,000. Ker agonized over the decision before finally open-folding pocket tens. It was a good fold against Blumenthal's {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} and Kim's {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}. Kim flopped an ace, {9-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {6-Clubs}, to send Blumenthal to the rail in 38th place.

"You saved me some chips!" Ker told Blumenthal.

Tags: Ira BlumenthalJames KimJoe Ker