Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Entries
429
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Break Time
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Marvanek Doubles
With Marvanek looking down at
and a raise to 3,500, he moved all in for his last 8,375 and was called by his opponent holding 
.The board ran out
to see Marvanek double through to over 17,000 in chips.
The Shape of Raymond Rahme
, Raymond Rahme bet 3,000. His opponent called, prompting Rahme to table 
for two pair, kings and eights. It was no good; his opponent showed down 
for two pair, kings and tens. What made the hand noteworthy was the banter afterwards. Chris Moneymaker was very surprised that Rahme's opponent merely called that small river bet. "If I have king-ten there you're in bad shape," Moneymaker remarked. But Moneymaker didn't have king-ten. As a result Rahme still has 25,000 chips.
Chen Sent Packing
board holding top pair.Chris Moneymaker made the call holding
for a straight draw, and once the turn and river were burned and turned, Moneymaker would fill his straight and send Chen to the rail.
"Ay yah yah.... Come on, Chris!"
With the board showing
and about 3,500 already in the pot, action was checked to Moneymaker who fired a 1,500 bet from the button. His lone opponent then check-raised to 3,000 and Chris made a quick call.Both players checked the
turn, sending the action straight to the river, which brought the 
.Moneymaker's opponent quickly dropped a single 5,000 chip into the middle, prompting Chris to remove his sunglasses and start talking.
"I want to make a sick call so bad," he said. "Will you show me if I fold?"
"Don't understand," his opponent replied.
Chris attempted to explain what he meant using a combination of hand movements and alternate language, but his opponent wanted no part of it.
"Just play," he quipped.
Eventually Chris gave up and tossed his hand into the muck, only to watch his opponent turn over
for complete air."God bless..." Chris muttered after the hand. "Aye yah yah... Come on, Chris! Good hand, sir."
Despite the loss, Chris was left with a very manageable 38,700 in chips.
Julian Powell Eliminated
Santo Doubles
flop.His lone opponent in the big blind; Luke Santo, pushed it up to 3,125, only to have Karamalikis re-raise to 8,125. Santo committed his last few thousand and the cards were tabled.
Karamalikis:
Santo:
The turn and river landed the
and 
to see Santo double through to over his starting stack as Karamalikis slips to 7,675.
Moneymaker Doubles Up (Almost)
, moneymaker's opponent somehow got to the point where he put 12,000 chips in the middle. We're not sure if it was one bet or a series of bets and raises. We do know that when Moneymaker moved all in for about 5,000 more, his opponent snap-folded!Moneymaker showed his obvious hand -- trip jacks with
-- as his opponent sighed loudly and made an unintelligible comment about pocket aces. The result of the hand increased Moneymaker's count to 44,000.
Scoreboard Update
Chris Moneymaker - 20,800
Raymond Rahme - 28,300
Julian Powell - 12,800
Young Phan - 38,000
Dennis Huntly - 34,500
James Potter - 13,375
Rami Boukai - 28,600