Second Break of the Day
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players are now on their second ten-minute break of the day. When they return, they'll play one more level before bagging and tagging for the night.
2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker
ACOP Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
19,800,000 HKD
Entries
203
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Tsuchikawa Toppled
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Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Speaking to tablemate Didier Guerin, he informed us of Tetsuya Tsuchikawa's elimination.
Tsuchikawa was in a pot against Ryan Pignatelli on a board of 
. Pignatelli called a bet from Tsuchikawa before leading when the turn landed the 
. Tsuchikawa called, and when the river landed the 
he called all in only to be shown the 
of Pignatelli for a backdoor straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
Busted |
Enter Johnny Chan
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
There are few names bigger in poker than that of Johnny Chan. Here's a little about the legend thanks to PokerNews' Player Profiles:
Born in China, Chan came to the United States in 1968 with his family to Arizona. After a few years spent there, Chan and his family relocated to Texas where his family owned a restaurant in Houston. Planning to keep with tradition and take over the family business, Johnny took classes at the University of Houston. But at the ripe old age of 21, decided to take a different road and become a professional poker player. It was then that he decided to move to Las Vegas.
With a bankroll trend line that represented something like a sinusoidal curve, Johnny was often forced to pick up temporary jobs in order to keep his head above water. Young and determined though, he stuck at it and eventually began to pull in consistent winnings around 1982.
It was then that Chan would enter The America’s Cup of Poker and gain his nickname “The Orient Express”. Chan got this nickname from Bob Stupak after watching Johnny eliminate 13 out of the 16 opponents in just over a half an hour of time, eventually going on to win the tournament. From there, a star was born.
Johnny won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 1985 in the $1,000 Limit Hold’em event. A couple years later in 1987, Chan would win the $10,000 Main Event and then follow it up with a repeat performance in 1988. What some people sometimes forget or don’t know about is that in 1989, Chan almost pulled off the three-peat after he battled all the way down to the final two players of the WSOP Main Event. Phil Hellmuth got the best of him that day, but that would be far from the end of Chan’s bracelet glory.
He added seven more bracelets to those first three, for a total of 10. Only Phil Hellmuth has more bracelets and one other player, Doyle Brunson, holds 10. Chan was the first to reach double digits though when he defeated Phil Laak in 2008 for his tenth bracelet.
Outside of the World Series, Chan does very well in other televised events. He has four victories in NBC’s Poker After Dark and also done very well in the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. In that series, Chan placed second in February of 2005 and later won the second installment of the event in the summer of that same year.
Chan has also won events at the L.A. Poker Classic, participated on High Stakes Poker, and was elected into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002. Oh, and he just sat down in our tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Set for Huang
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Catching the action on the board of 
we found Bryan Huang betting out 4,000 into a pot of roughly 7,000.
His opponent was in the tank for many minutes before time was eventually called on him by Huang. A further minute went by and Huang's opponent made the call only to muck at the sight of Huang's 
as he moved to 16,000 in chips.
Martirosyan on a Roll
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Vivian Im opened for 600 only to have David Martirosyan three-bet to 1,600. The big blind opted to come along, Im called the additional 1,000, and three players saw a flop of 
. Two checks put action on Martirosyan, and he promptly bet 2,825. The big blind quickly folded and Im did the same.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on the chip stacks of Im and Martirosyan. As you can see, the Russian is off to a great start here on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
35,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Tens for Bjorn
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
On a board of 
we found Bjorn Li betting out 1,500 into Naoya Kihara. Kihara made the call as the 
landed on the river and Li pushed out 4,000.
Kihara went into the tank for close to two minutes before eventually making the call only to muck at the sight of Li's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
31,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Tam Clips Ewing
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Catching the action on the flop of 
with around 1,000 in the middle, David Ewing led out from the big blind for 625 and Tam made the call.
The turn of the 
was checked through to see the 
land on the river with Tam betting out 1,425. Ewing check-folded and slipped to 42,000 as Tam was pushed the pot to move to 47,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
42,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Pocket Rockets Propel Guerin to a Double
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
A short-stacked Didier Guerin got his last 4,225 all in preflop holding the 
and was in great shape to double against the 
of Ryan Pignatelli, who was sitting on a decent stack. Guerin was looking to dodge a lady, and that's exactly what he did after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
9,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
Kihara Six-Bet Shoves
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Naoya Kihara opened to 600 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 1,750 from two seats over.
Once the action returned to Kihara, he four-bet to 4,200 only to have his opponent five-bet to 6,500 (which was under the required raise amount).
Kihara looked at his opponent's stack and then announced he was all in for roughly 35,000. Kihara's opponent re-checked his hole cards then open-mucked his to award the pot to Kihara.
Get to Know Paul Newey
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
On our latest pass through the room, we spotted Paul Newey in the field. If that name doesn't sound familiar, it should. Over the past couple of year, Newey has traveled the circuit playing in some of the most prestigious and highest buy-in tournaments in the world.
Newey, who hails from Tamworth, United Kingdom, is the Chairman of New Wave Ventures and looking to make a name for himself in the poker world. Last summer Newey was one of the many businessmen to play the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop, though he ultimately failed to cash.
Back in January, Newey notched his first tournament cash at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It came in Event #37 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Bounty when he finished seventh for $4,400.
Newey continues to grind, and most players would agree that it's only a matter of time before he captures his first title. Could it be in the 2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker Main Event? Only time will tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |