2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
3,246,200 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
37,600 HKD
Prize Pool
12,730,608 HKD
Entries
342
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Jensen Fighting Away

On the board of {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Clubs}, Patrick Jensen fired 22,500. Elton Tsang min-raised in position to 45,000. After a couple minutes in the tank, Jensen mucked his hand, dropped down to under 100,000 chips.

On the next hand Jensen played a pot with Binh Nguyen. Jensen check-called a 16,500-chip count on the flop of {K-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}. After the turn put the {8-Diamonds} on board, Jensen checked and Nguyen checked behind.

The river completed the board with the {Q-Diamonds} and Jensen led with a bet of 26,000. Nguyen mucked his hand and Jensen got a nice pot to add back into his stack and make up for what he just lost to Tsang.

Tags: Patrick JensenElton TsangBinh Nguyen

Teran Doubles Through Gonzales

Rundulf Gonzales called Oscar Teran's all-in shove with pocket sixes. Teran held the {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for two suited overcards. The flop contained a jack as it fell {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. The turn was another jack and improved Teran's hand, but still left Gonzales needing a six. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and left Gonzales with just 9,000 chips. Teran doubled to about 90,000.

Tags: Oscar TeranRundulf Gonzales

Rose Loses Her Petals

Barbara Rose
Barbara Rose

Barbara Rose moved all in from middle position for 25,400. Mikhail Mazunin called her in the cutoff seat and then Alexandre Chieng called from the big blind. The flop came down {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Chieng checked to Mazunin. He fired a bet of 36,000 and that knocked Chieng out of the hand, leaving Mazunin heads up with Rose.

Rose turned up a set of tens with the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Mazunin held the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Rose was behind preflop but ahead after the flop. On the turn, she fell behind again after the {A-Clubs} fell. The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} and that was it for Rose. She finished in 34th place. With her exit leaves just one woman left in the field in Jessica Ngu.

Tags: Alexandre ChiengBarbara RoseMikhail Mazunin

Call It Off with J-9

Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang

Elton Tsang and John Chong got themselves into a raising war preflop. Eventually, Tsang raised all in and Chong went into the tank. He wound up making the call and did so with a very surprising hand, {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Tsang held the {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

Chong got there in the flop and then added two pair on the turn as the board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Tsang was eliminated on the hand and while he was leaving the tournament area, tablemate Jonas Kronwitter yelled out, "That's how you play poker boys! Call it off with jack-nine!" Tsang finished in 33rd place.

Tags: Elton TsangJohn ChongJonas Kronwitter

Cherep Keeps Chirping

Timothy Cherep had fallen back down considerably since his last double up when he got it all in with pocket sevens against Alexandre Chieng's ace-six offsuit. Cherep's hand held up, and he doubled to around 125,000 while Chieng fell to 70,000. Cherep went right back to muttering "all the chips...I'm going to get all the chips...all the chips."

Tags: Timothy CherepAlexandre Chieng

Catch Your Breath

After a whirlwind level since the money, it's time for a 10-minute break. Phew. We lost eight players in the last hour, 20 percent of the field.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Mazunin Keeps Climbing

Timothy Cherep checked the board of {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} to Mikhail Mazunin. He fired 26,000. Next up was Team PokerStars Netherlands pro Marcel Luske and he folded. Cherep made the call.

The river completed the board with the {4-Diamonds} and Cherep checked. Mazunin fired 40,500 and instantly, Cherep called. He waitied for Mazunin to turn his hand over, but mucked when he watched Mazunin tabled pocket jacks. Cherep slipped back to 75,000 while Mazunin moved up some more on the leaderboard and now has 575,000 chips.

Tags: Mikhail MazuninTimothy Cherep

Gonzales Busted

Rundulf Gonzales
Rundulf Gonzales

On the flop of {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, Victorino Torres fired an unknown bet before Rundulf Gonzales moved all in for 49,000 more. Torres tanked for a couple minutes and then made the call. He held the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} and Gonzales a flush draw with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. His king would also be good if it fell on one of the two remaining streets.

The turn ended things though when the {J-Hearts} rolled off and gave Torress a full house, leaving Gonzales packing up his things for an exit to the rail. The river completed the semantics of things with the {3-Hearts}. Torres now has 180,000 chips.

Tags: Rundulf GonzalesVictorino Torres