Main Event Day 1a | 2010 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

11-12-2010 16:43 UTC+8

Player	Chips	Progress
Shin Sugiura	67,000
Jarred Graham	60,000 17,000	17,000

Daniel Francis	48,500 19,500	19,500

Sunshine Samson	45,000 -3,500	-3,500
Andrew Hinrichsen	42,000 18,000	18,000

Jackie Glazier	39,000 -5,000	-5,000

Ryan Mckay	38,000 2,000	2,000

Gabriel Le Jossec	35,000 3,000	3,000
Tom Grigg	27,000 -3,000	-3,000

Paul Hockin	25,200 9,200	9,200
Hugh Cohen	23,000 2,000	2,000
Wally Sombrero	23,000 -6,000	-6,000
Victorino Torres	21,400 -1,600	-1,600
Jesse McKenzie	20,500 -2,300	-2,300

Daniel Laidlaw	18,500 -1,500	-1,500

James Honeybone	17,700 700	700
Connie Lai	15,500 1,500	1,500
Danny Silk	6,000 -17,000	-17,000

Play Resumes

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The cards are back in the air for the final two levels of play!

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

11-12-2010 16:33 UTC+8

Break Time

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The field is now on their last 10-minute break.

11-12-2010 16:25 UTC+8

Torres Drops

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Victorino Torres opened to 1,300 from the button with only the small blind making the call as the flop fell {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} .

Both players checked before Torres took a stab of 1,200 when the turn landed the {9-Clubs} . His opponent smooth-called before leading for 6,500 when the river landed the {10-Diamonds} .

Torres deliberated for a few moments before pushing his cards towards the muck as he slipped to 23,000. His opponent however, gladly flashed his {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} to provoke a smile from the APPT Macau Champion.

Tags: Victorino Torres

11-12-2010 16:21 UTC+8

Carle Slips

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On a board reading {6-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} with roughly 15,000 in the pot, Mitchell Carle fired out 15,000 at his opponent.

Deliberating for over four minutes - and with the clock called twice - Carle's opponent eventually made the call for his last 10,000.

"You win!" stated Carle tabling his {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} .

His opponent tabled his {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} for a stronger two-pair as the Australian slipped to 29,300 in chips.

Tags: Mitchell Carle

11-12-2010 16:10 UTC+8

English Exits

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On a flop of {K-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} , Sunshine Samson fired out a continuation bet of 1,200 only to have her lone opponent in the hand - Tim English - check-raise to 3,000.

Samson responded by sliding in a stack of purple 500-denomination chips into the pot to signify a raise of 8,700. English committed his last 9,200 and Samson called the additional 500 to put the Australian at risk.

English: {K-Clubs} {j-Hearts}
Samson: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}

The turn and river landed the {2-Spades} and {A-Clubs} to see English sent to the rail as Samson climbs to the chip lead with 48,500 in chips.

Tags: Tim English Sunshine Samson

11-12-2010 16:00 UTC+8

Current Chip Leaders

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As we sit just slightly short of the half-way mark of the day, here are some of the chip leaders.

Mitchell Carle - 47,000
Jackie Glazier - 44,000
Jarred Graham - 43,000
Roger Spets - 39,000
Ryan Mckay - 36,000
David Ewing - 35,000

11-12-2010 15:44 UTC+8

Ewing Finds Rivered Double

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With a raise to 700 from an opponent in the cutoff, David Ewing three-bet his button to 2,125.

Once the blinds passed, the original raiser made it 4,200 total only to have Ewing move all in for an additional 11,475. His opponent tank-called to put the Macau-based Australian at risk.

"I'm going home!" uttered Ewing.

Ewing: {J-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}

"Oh, I'm live!" added Ewing as the board ran out {6-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {J-Hearts} to see Ewing spike a pair on the river to double through to roughly 32,000 in chips.

Tags: David Ewing

11-12-2010 15:35 UTC+8

McKenzie Dented

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With an early position raise to 650, Jesse McKenzie made the call from middle position to see a {2-Spades} {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts} flop fall.

Following a check, McKenzie fired out 1,050 with his opponent check-calling before both players tapped the table once the dealer had placed the {10-Spades} on the turn.

With the river landing a second ten - the {10-Hearts} - McKenzie took another stab at the pot with a 2,500-chip bet. His opponent paused for a moment before check-calling.

"I got counterfeited!" stated McKenzie as he tabled his {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} .

However his counterfeit didn't change much as his opponent tabled his {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} while raking in the pot as McKenzie slipped to 24,700 in chips.

Tags: Jesse McKenzie