2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10k
Prize
$541,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Entries
429
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Yuen Busto!

Sida Yuen - eliminated
Sida Yuen - eliminated
From the penthouse to the outhouse goes Sida Yuen. Yuen, in the top five in chip counts as recently as fifteen minutes ago, has been eliminated from the tournament. He tangled with Dermot Blain, creating a preflop pot of about 40,000 chips.

On a flop of {5-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}, Blain was forced to act first. He led into Yuen for 45,000 chips. Yuen's response was to move all in for 98,800. Yuen had that amount covered and after double-checking how much it was back to him, he called.

Blain: {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts}
Yuen: {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts}

Upon seeing Yuen's hand, Blain was very pained. He had to dodge a double-digit draw two separate times. The first time was the turn, which fell the {Q-Clubs}, no help to Yuen. The second time was the river -- a beautiful {9-Spades} that gave Blain the full house and the pot.

Dragging that pot increased Blain's count to 260,000 chips and put him in the top five, an honor formerly held by the now-busto Yuen.

Tags: Dermot BlainSida Yuen