Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
27,600 HKD
Prize Pool
15,552,600 HKD
Entries
575
Level
35
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Nationality Data
Level 7
: 400/800, 75 ante
Of the 575 players that came out for this 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event, 54 different countries were represented. The country with the most players was Australia with 67. China was a close second at 66 before a decent drop off occurred with Japan coming in third place with 48 players. The host country of Macau only had four players. Thirteen different players proved to be the only representative from their home country and six of the seven continents were represented. Here's a look at the top 10.
| Place | Country | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 67 |
| 2 | China | 66 |
| 3 | Japan | 48 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 42 |
| 5 | United States | 29 |
| 6 | Russia | 28 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 27 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 27 |
| 9 | Korea | 22 |
| 10 | Germany | 19 |
Chan Changing Tables
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Johnny Chan has just joined the stacked table from the start of the day which still features the likes of Vivian Im, Nacho Barbera, Yasuhiro Waki, Kelly Flynn, Jeff Rossiter and Joe Ebanks.
Chan won't be able to complain about the move though, after he managed to double-up on one of the first hands after his arrival.
Chan got his stack all-in when he hit a full house with 
on a 
flop. He took down the big hand to move to a healthy 65,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
Jockeying for Position
Gianpaulo Bini and Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero seem to be the two front runners right now. Here's how their stacks look.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
119,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
||
Yu Chips Up
After a player raised to 2,000 from early position, Winfred Yu made the call from middle position. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 
. Action checked to Yu and he fired 5,000. Both of his opponents folded and Yu won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
25,800
|
25,800 |
Wang Working Away
Jacky Wang has been sitting behind a healthy stack for most of the day and continues to be in very good shape as we caught a recent hand where Wang picked up some chips.
Wang opened the hand with a small raise and received just one caller as the 
flop landed on the felt. Wang checked to his opponent who threw out 1,850. The action was back on Wang and he decided to go for the check raise, making it 5,075 to go.
After a few moments, Wang's opponent got rid of his hand and sent the pot to Wang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Chatty Sabaty
We came to the action on Eddy Sabat's table with a board showing 
and one opponent checking the play to Sabat, who fired out a small bet.
A call from Sabat's opponent would see the 
hit the turn and Sabat's opponent would again check. This time Sabat bet 2,000 and again his opponent made the call.
The 
on the river would prompt another check and Sabat would think for a few moments before again betting, this time 4,600. After a few moments Sabat's opponent moved all in for around 9,000. Sabat looked pained as he began to talk to his opponent while contemplating the call.
"I made a mistake here, i should have checked behind," said Sabat as he continued to contemplate the call.
"You're not bluffing right?", asked Sabat, "If i show you my hand, will you show me yours?"
"Ah, this is sick, i'm pretty much folding the nuts," said Sabat as he quickly flashed a 
and sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
Final Break
Level 6
: 300/600, 50 ante
The remaining players have been sent on the final break of Day 1b, here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event.
Torres Climbing
Last year's champion Victorino Torres is doing very well here on Day 1b of the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event in his title-defense run. He's more than tripled his starting stack and was recently seen picking up the following pot.
With the board reading 
, Torres checked and his opponent checked behind. The river was the and Torres checked again. His opponent bet 2,500. Torres made the call.
After his opponent showed the 
for just queen high, Torres tabled the 
for two pair, kings and sixes, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000
69,000
|
69,000 |