2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker

High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
4,086,700 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
240,000 HKD
Prize Pool
10,216,800 HKD
Entries
34
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
1,000

New Life for Newey

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Newey just doubled through Jeff Rossiter. The man from the UK got his short stack all in preflop holding {9-}{9-} and was up against the {a-}{j-} of the Australian. It was a flip, but not after the flop delivered Newey a third nine. Safe cards on the turn and river ensured him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
1,200,000
-290,000
-290,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
600,000
360,000
360,000

Tags: Jeff RossiterPaul Newey

Yu Quack Attacked

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened for 43,000 from the hijack, and after three folds, Winfred Yu shoved all in from the big blind for 284,000. The Russian thought long and hard before he eventually made the call.

Troyanovskiy: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Yu: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Troyanovskiy was a slight favorite and would win 52.00% of the time. That gave Yu, who had two overs, a 47.40% of surviving the hand. The {5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop bumped Troyanovskiy up to 62.22%, but Yu would win 36.86% of the time with his overs and counterfeit options. The {6-Diamonds} turn gave Yu more counterfeit outs, but even so his chances of survival dropped to 22.73%.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the {K-Hearts}. Yu lost the flip, rapped the table, and then took his leave from the tournament in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
1,200,000
280,000
280,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
Busted

Tags: Winfred YuVladimir Troyanovskiy

Meyers Takes a Huge Hit

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Brandon Meyers
Brandon Meyers

A preflop raising war saw Aidan Tam get his stack of 730,000 all in preflop holding the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Much to his dismay, he discovered he was crushed by the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} of Brandon Meyers. The start-of-the-day chip leader was primed to vault over 2 million, but sometimes fate can be cruel. This was one of those times.

The {6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop gave Tam the lead with a set, and Meyers could do nothing but shake his head. Neither the {7-Hearts} turn nor {3-Diamonds} river helped him regain the lead, and he watched more than half his stack sent over to his Australian foe.

Tags: Brandon MeyersAidan Tam

Another Double for Newey

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Not long ago, Paul Newey doubled through Jeff Rossiter. Well, he just did it again.

We picked up the action with around 125,000 in the pot and a flop of {3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. It appeared Rossiter had checked and Newey moved all in for 350,000. Rossiter made the call with the {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} and didn't seem thrilled to discover that he was behind Newey's {a-Spades}{8-Spades}.

The {a-Hearts} turn gave Newey trips and officially left Rossiter drawing dead. The meaningless {7-Spades} was run out on the river for good measure and then Newey was shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
840,000
240,000
240,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
710,000
-490,000
-490,000

Big Slick Does the Trick for McCarty

Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened for 43,000 from the button only to have a short-stacked James McCarty, who you may recognize as a former Red Dragon winner, move all in from the small blind for 210,000. Troyanovskiy made the call, but likely regretted it upon seeing the cards.

Troyanovskiy: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
McCarty: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The board ran out a clean {8-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} and McCarty received a welcomed double.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
1,265,000
-225,000
-225,000
James McCarty
James McCarty
435,000
225,000
225,000

Tags: Vladimir TroyanovskiyJames McCarty

Level: 10

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000