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Here are an assortment of photos from the first level of play.
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
Buy-in
94,000 PHP
Entries
236
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Grigg Chipped Down
Facing a raise to 300 and a call, Tom Grigg bumped it up from the cutoff to 1,050 as both opponents made the call.
The flop of 
was checked through to see the 
land on the turn and a bet of 1,325 from the player caught in the middle successfully take the pot down.
Although only a small pot, Grigg hasn't had the greatest start of the tournament as he has slipped to 11,300 in chips in the early going.
Lai, Mckay Chop
Connie Lai opened to 300 from late position with only Ryan Mckay making the call from the cutoff.
Lai fired out 275 on the 
flop with Mckay making the call as the 
landed on the turn. Lai continued for 500 with Mckay once again smooth-calling as the 
landed on the river.
This time checking, Lai was faced with a 1,500-chip bet which she called while tabling her 
.
Mckay tabled his 
and the pot was chopped up as Mckay sits with 18,100 and Lai 14,700.
The Sun Sets on Flynn's Day
Speaking to tablemate Tim English, we were detailed the elimination of Kelly Flynn.
On a board reading 
and roughly only 2,000 in the pot, Sunshine Samson fired out 600 only to have Flynn follow with a raise to 1,300.
Samson responded with a three-bet to 4,100 only to be met with another raise from Flynn; this time to 8,500. Samson moved all in and Flynn made the call for his tournament life tabling 
for a flopped straight.
However it would be Samson's 
for a turned full house that would darken Flynn's day as he made his way to the rail while Samson rocketed to 41,000 in chips.
Hinrichsen Flushes Arce
Andrew Hinrichsen opened to 300 under the gun and was met with three callers; all of which were the last three to act.
Both blinds checked the 
flop to see Hinrichsen fire out 750 with only Neil Arce making the call from the small blind.
As the turn landed the , Arce check-called a bet of 1,400 before the 
fell on the river.
Arce checked, and after a few moments, Hinrichsen dropped in a stack of chips amounting to a bet of 3,400.
Taking his time to deliberate, Arce baulked not once, but twice, before eventually casually tossing the allotted chips into the pot to signify a call.
Hinrichsen flipped over his 
for a rivered flush as Arce shook his head left to right before flicking his cards to the muck as he slipped to 14,600. For Hinrichsen's nut-flush, he is now up to 28,500 in chips.
Waving the Aussie Flag!
Although still a journey from Australia, plenty of them have arrived in force to contest the APPT Cebu Main Event.
Good friends Tom Grigg and Hugh Cohen are seated next to each other while Andrew Hinrichsen, Tim English, Danny Silk and Jarred Graham are spotted around the room.
Who's Here?
With the first day of any main event being the smallest, some interesting tables have already been formed.
Connie Lai, Ryan Mckay and Jesse McKenzie are seated together on table 2 while table 8 sees Jackie Glazier, Wally Sombrero and James Honeybone are battling it out.
APPT Macau Champion Victorino Torres is in the field while previous Cebu final tablist Roger Spets and Macau regulars Kelly Flynn and David Ewing are in the field.
Have You Got The Chits?
With the midday sun upon us and beating down at around 30-degrees Celsius or 86-degrees Fahrenheit, it is no surprise that even a tireless PokerNews blogger may be in need of some water!
Approaching the bar located in the poker room, you are greeted by the following sign:
Only money chits are accepted.
You may exchange cash with equivalent money chits at the Ocean Pavilion.
Assuming it was a typo and that our unacceptable-cash had to be transferred into poker chips, we ventured to the buy-in desk to buy the relevant amount of poker chips for a couple of bottles of water.
On return to the bar, we placed our order and handed over the chips only to have the bartender point to the sign saying, "You must buy chits to buy drinks!"
Tossing him a confused look, he explained that chits were an additional form of money that would be used to purchase drinks and food in the poker room, and that you could purchase them from the buy-in desks in the Ocean Pavilion.
Another trip to the Ocean Pavilion with a few flimsy pieces of paper in hand saw us guzzle down our waters . . . we just hope that the poker players in attendance don't mind the extra effort it will take to refresh their thirsts!
Plans for the Day!
Today's field will see each player begin with a 20,000-chip starting bank.
We will play six hour-long levels with a 10-minute break after every second level.
Play Underway!
APPT President Jeffrey Haas introduced the tournament to the players, before handing the microphone over to Neil Arce who uttered those immortal words of shuffle up and deal!
The cards are now in the air!