Both Ben Lamb in the cutoff and a player from middle position committed 1,200 preflop to see a flop fall.
Lamb continued for 1,000 with his opponent check-calling as the landed on the turn. Both players checked and the river fell the with Lamb betting out 3,700 once his opponent checked.
Taking close to a minute, Lamb's opponent would make the call tabling his to best Lamb's as the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year slipped back to his starting stack.
With 1,600 in the pot and a board reading , the big blind checked and Seng Unh bet 900 from middle position. Ami Barer then raised to 2,400 from the button, the big blind folded, and Unh made the call.
The turn saw Unh check-call a bet of 3,400, and then the completed the board on the river. Unh checked for a second time, and Barer put out a big bet of 11,400. Unh thought for a few moments before calling with the , but it was no good as Barer rolled over the for a straight.
The ACOP has been playing out for the better part of the week, and we thought it'd be worthwhile to bring you the results from some of the preliminary events. Enjoy!
The UK's Tom Alner has just taken a seat here on Day 1a.
Not only did Alner recently take 7th in the ACOP Warm-Up, but he also won the Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon in August as well as final tabling this very event last year.
Alner is in a rich grain of form over the last 12 months and will be looking to continue that form that has seen him become a household name in Macau tournaments.
With 9,000 or so in the pot and a board reading , Ryan Hong checked from the cutoff and Ben Lamb, the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, put out a bet of 3,400 from the button. Hong made the call and then checked the river.
Lamb kept the pressure on with a bet of 8,500, which sent Hong deep into the tank. After several minutes had ticked by, Hong put his hand on his cards and slowly slid them to the dealer.
Ken Wong opened to 500 under the gun and two players made the call to see a flop fall.
Wong continued for 700 and only the big blind made the call as the landed on the turn and Wong fired for 1,700.
The big blind called for a third time, and as the dealer delivered the on the river both players checked with the big blind revealing his for the nut flush.