2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

$50,000 Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
997,100 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
47,000 HKD
Entries
81
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Billy "The Croc" Is Here

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Without crocodile shirt, sunglasses or the crocodile itself, Billy "The Croc" Argyros has taken a seat on the table of Sam Higgs just before the end of level 3. KC Wong had called a raise by Higgs and the player in the small blind was also interested to see more cards.

Wong led for 1,500 and was called only by the player in the blinds before the {8-Hearts} was checked through. On the {Q-Clubs} river, Wong called a bet worth 2,000 and tabled his {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts} as winning hand whereas the other player had also paired the queen on the river with {Q-Spades}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
KC Wong hk
KC Wong
75,000
-10,000
-10,000
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Billy ArgyrosKC WongSam Higgs

Yung Off to Great Start

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The biggest score of Percy Yung was a second place in the Red Dragon here in Macau back in January 2014 for HK$ 1,159,000 and the Chinese is the first player to more than double up her stack. In one of the last few hands before the break we saw Yung call a bet on the {5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop from the button and then lead the {6-Hearts} turn for 11,000 against two opponents.

There were about 15,000 in the pot and Yung didn't have to show any of her cards to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Percy Yung cn
Percy Yung
110,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Percy Yung

Wong Rivered

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The action started with the player under the gun raising to 1,100 in chips. He was called by Nick Wong in middle position as well as the player in the cut off and both the blinds.

The flop came down {3-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and the small blind checked. The player on the big blind then bet out 1,500 which only interested Wong as the remaining three players got out of the way.

With the {2-Spades} falling on the turn the player in the small blind checked. Wong threw out 4,000 but was met with an instant announcement of all in. The bet was just over 17,000 which Wong had covered. Wong made the call and the cards were tabled.

Wong: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Wong was in great shape with top pair against his opponent flush draw as well as gut-shot straight draw. Unfortunately for Wong the {a-Hearts} completed the board giving his opponent the higher pair and the winning hand. 

Following that hand Wong drops down to 14,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Wong hk
Nick Wong
14,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Nick Wong

Higgs Shaking Head

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

After two limps worth 400 each, Sam Higgs raised to 1,800 and was called by both limpers to see a flop of {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. The Australian checked out of the small blind and the initial limper from early position bet 3,500. That shut down all further action and a frustrated looking Higgs tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
35,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sam Higgs

Zhou And Yu Losing Some

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Xing Zhou had just dropped just over 10,000 chips to the player in seat three after being unable to beat {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} and shook his head when facing a raise to 1,500 and the call of Winfred Yu. Zhou also called out of the small blind and saw a flop of {5-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{A-Spades}. Yu called the continuation bet of the initial raiser for 3,000 whereas Zhou mucked his cards.

On the {6-Clubs} turn, the opponent of Yu bet 10,000 and was called before the {2-Hearts} river then saw a third barrel worth 25,000. That proved to be too much for Yu and he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Xing Zhou cn
Xing Zhou
70,000
-11,350
-11,350
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
35,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Winfred YuXing Zhou

Li Looking To Extend Lead

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Yuguang Li is currently leading the 2015 Asia Player of the Year Leaderboard because of his back to back titles during the Macau Poker Cup in March of this year.

He took down the Red Dragon event before late registering the High Roller event on the same day and taking that down the following day. The two titles earned Li just over $450,000 in prize money.

We caught Li in a hand that started with the action folding around to the player on the button. He raised it up to 625 only to watch Li bump it up to 1,800 in chips. The bet was called and both players watched the flop come down {8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

A check followed before the player on the button slid out 1,700 in chips. Li made the call before both players checked their option on the {k-Hearts} turn.

The {a-Spades} completed the board and Li reached for his chips and splashed out 4,700. The bet was enough to take down the pot as Li’s opponent threw his cards into the muck.

Li moves up to 54,000 following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Yuguang Li cn
Yuguang Li
54,000

Tags: Yuguang Li

Cardyn Gives Up the River

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Arriving at the table of Nicolas Cardyn and spotting about 22,000 chips in the middle, the Frenchman carefully studied the {J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} board before checking. His opponent checked behind and the Frenchman had to show {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} first for two over cards to the board and a flush draw that didn't come. Indeed it was no good, as his opponent held the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Cardyn dropped below starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
37,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Nicolas Cardyn

Anti-Climax for Mooney

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Main Event champion Scott Davies has taken his seat and Geoff Mooney was moved to the very same table a few minutes ago. It was the latter who was involved in a big pot and there were already 25,000 in the middle of the table until the {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} turn.

Mooney moved all in and was called by an opponent to table his {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. The table broke out in laughter when the other player revealed his {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and the {10-Hearts} river was already meaningless, a split pot was guaranteed.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Geoff Mooney au
Geoff Mooney
49,000
-6,000
-6,000

Tags: Geoff MooneyScott Davies

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Bad Start for Tan

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Darian Tan only has two yellow T-5,000 chips left and raised from the cutoff for 700. He received two calls and then got through with a continuation bet of 800 on the {6-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. The Malaysian has a lot of catch-up ahead though if he wants to make a deep run in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Darian Tan my
Darian Tan
15,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Darian Tan