Main Event | 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

11-27-2011 14:03 UTC+8

Tan Taking Chips

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The action was folded to Zheng Tai Tan on the dealer button and he raised it up to 105,000. The small blind got out of the way and the action was on David Steicke in the big blind. After thinking for some time and looking towards his opponent's stack, Steicke announced he was all in. Tai Tan snap called.

Steicke: {k-Clubs} {7-Clubs}
Tai Tan: {q-Clubs} {10-Hearts}

Steicke was in front for now but when the board ran out {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {10-Spades} {5-Clubs} {6-Spades} , it was a big dent to Steicke's stack and a nice chip up for Tai Tan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zheng Tai Tan	1,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
David Steicke	990,000 -1,010,000	-1,010,000

Tags: David Steicke Zheng Tai Tan

11-27-2011 14:05 UTC+8

Day 4 Photos

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11-27-2011 14:15 UTC+8

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Yat Fam	2,800,000 442,000	442,000
Zuo Wang	2,400,000 45,000	45,000
Fabian Spielmann	2,400,000 200,000	200,000
Jimmy Pan	1,900,000 314,000	314,000
Sangeeth Mohan	1,875,000 -548,000	-548,000
Zheng Tai Tan	1,700,000
Jeff Rossiter	1,300,000 -150,000	-150,000
Daniel Nordstrom	1,200,000 250,000	250,000
Randy Lew	890,000 45,000	45,000

David Steicke	800,000 -190,000	-190,000

11-27-2011 14:25 UTC+8

Break Time #1

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

The 10 remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

11-27-2011 14:55 UTC+8

Sangeeth Mohan Eliminated in 10th Place (HKD 155,500)

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The action was folded to Sangeeth Mohan on the button and he opened it to 110,000. Kai Yat Fam was in the small blind and he three-bet 170,000 more. Mohan then four-bet another 330,000 and a huge pot was building.

Flop: {q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}

Yat Fam checked and this is when Mohan shoved his stack all in. Yat Fam quickly made the call and turned over his {j-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} for a massive royal flush draw, while Mohan held {q-Hearts} {q-Clubs} for a set of queens.

The turn housed the {2-Diamonds} and when the river didn't pair up the board, it was all over for Mohan as he exits the building in 10th place. Yat Fam now has a staggering chip stack of more than 4 million and with that, we have our final table here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event!

Player	Chips	Progress
Sangeeth Mohan	Busted

11-27-2011 14:59 UTC+8

The Final Table

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

This is how the final table is looks here in Macau. The remaining players have been sent on a short break. Play will resume in 20 minutes time.

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Randy Lew	750,000
2	Jeff Rossiter	1,725,000
3	Fabian Spiedelmann	2,295,000
4	Zuo Wang	2,180,000
5	David Steicke	965,000
6	Kai Yat Fam	4,515,000
7	Daniel Nordstrom	800,000
8	Jimmy Pan	2,010,000
9	Zheng Tai Tan	1,685,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

11-27-2011 15:32 UTC+8

Back to Play, Back a Level

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Level 28 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

The final table players are in their seats and ready to go. The next player eliminated is guaranteed HKD 263,300.

The blind levels have been wound back to 20,000/40,000 as per the APPT's 40-big-blind guarantee.

11-27-2011 15:42 UTC+8

Spiedelmann Speedily Gains Lead

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A massive hand has just played at the final table and it only took a short while for it to happen. Just as quickly as Kai Yat Fam gathered his monster chip-stack, he has let a large portion of those chips go, as Fabian Spiedelmann becomes the dominant chipleader.

Spiedelmann opened the pot from the hijack and Zou Wang called before Fam raised it another 250,000 in the small blind. At this point Spiedelmann re-raised another 320,000 and Wang got out of the way. This is when Fam moved all in. Spiedelmann didn't need much time to think as he snapped the bet off and tabled {k-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} .

Fam would need some help if he was going to take it down holding {a-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} and when the board birkced out it was help which would never come as Fam took the huge dent to his stack. We have new chipleader!

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Spielmann	5,000,000 2,705,000	2,705,000
Kai Yat Fam	2,200,000 -2,350,000	-2,350,000