Dinesh Alt started things off with an open to 50,000, as Kenneth Leong made the call from the big blind. The flop came down with both players checking before the fell on the turn. Another check from Leong was met with a bet of 65,000, which was eventually called, as the completed the board. Both players were happy to check, before Alt tabled his for queen-high. Leong showed his for top-pair, which was good to take down the pot.
The very first hand of the final table saw Nan Hong open to 40,000 from under the gun, and was called by Alexadnre Chieng on the big blind. The flop came down and Chieng checked. Hong quickly threw out a continuation bet of 50,000 which was enough to take down the pot.
Dinesh Alt started playing online at PokerStars four years ago and until this year had not played many live tournaments. He has certainly made an impression. He travelled to Sydney after qualifying online and promptly became ANZPT Sydney Season 5 Champion winning AUD $226,32. Not content with this he headed to EPT Berlin where he final tabled a side event. He then came to Macau and cashed in the record breaking MPC Red Dragon back in April. Dinesh is back in Macau and is looking to add to already impressive year of poker. He tangled with the chip leader when down to two tables and was able to win a huge pot when his straight bet a two pair. He will come back tomorrow second in chips and is sure to make a big impact on the final table.
Like many young Australian grinders, Khac Trung Tran got into poker by watching the Aussie Millions event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, before discovering the online game and eventually turning pro. He took up poker five years ago and has now become a regular on the Asia/Pacific circuit, notching his most memorable result at the APT event in Manila this year. He beat a 205-player field to the $124,000 first prize, but has a number of five-figure scores. He says he won all his flips en route to the final table here, and will hope to win some more in order to overcome a relatively short stack at the final.
*Courtesy of PokerStars blog*
Nah Hong is relatively new to the poker scene, only playing the game for the last two years. Normally a banker, Hong would gather with friends to play in his spare time, learning from them all he has to know. This final table is the furthest Hong has reached in a live tournament, resorting to playing most of his poker online. Asked what he enjoyed most about this event in particular, he said that he enjoys every moment of progressing though the tournament.
‘Kenny’ Leong is probably best known as the Macau Poker Cup’s first ever Red Dragon main event champion. That was way back in 2008 when poker was in its infancy stage in Asia. That Red Dragon only had 33 players and netted him HK $126,700. Just by making the final table at this APPT Macau Main Event, the self-employed 38-year old is already assured of winning no less than HK $173k and only needs to finish in 7th place or better for a new career high in tournament winnings. Leong does have several titles to his name and enters the Final Table with the with the only 2m stack.
Alexandre Chieng has been a regular on the Asian poker circuit since 2011 and is no stranger to the last stage of competition where he’s now made 13 final tables in Official Asia Player of the Year events. Despite his consistency in getting there, the 33-year old cosmetics company CEO has yet to win a title. In fact, Chieng has yet to test his Heads Up skills as he’s never finished better than third place. An 8th place finish in the APPT Macau Main Event would represent Chieng’s biggest monetary score but he’s clearly hoping to end his trophy drought as he’ll unbag the third largest chip stack on the Final Table.
with both players checking before the 
fell on the turn. Another check from Leong was met with a bet of 65,000, which was eventually called, as the 
completed the board. Both players were happy to check, before Alt tabled his 
for queen-high. Leong showed his 
for top-pair, which was good to take down the pot.
and Chieng checked. Hong quickly threw out a continuation bet of 50,000 which was enough to take down the pot.
