2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
5,885,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
24,206,000 HKD
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Haxton and Andrejevic Tangle, Andrejevic Doubles

Level 12 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

Andy Andrejevic just doubled through Isaac Haxton, after he shoved all in on the river.

Haxton opened for 3,800 preflop and got two callers, including Andrejevic from the small blind. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Andrejevic checked to Haxton. Haxton bet 5,000 and the next player folded. Andrejevic check-raised to 14,500 and Haxton called.

When the {8-Diamonds} hit the turn, Andrejevic bet 25,500. Haxton called again. The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Andrejevic shoved all in, betting his remaining 56,600. Haxton tanked for a minute or two. He pushed away from the table and looked and Andrejevic, possibly trying to pick up any additional read. Eventually Haxton settled on a call and Andrejevic won the hand with two pair, {q-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Andrejevic us
Andy Andrejevic
175,000
77,000
77,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
64,000
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Andy AndrejevicIsaac Haxton

Suzuki Races to a Double Up

Level 12 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

Takuya Suzuki was dangerously short and needed a double up otherwise this last level of the night would be his last of the tournament.

He three-bet all in for 21,700 with {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} and his raising opponent made the call with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. The board ran a blank {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Double up secured but he's still in the danger zone.

Player Chips Progress
Takuya Suzuki jp
Takuya Suzuki
45,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Takuya Suzuki

A Round of Counts

Level 12 : 900/1,800, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
193,000
163,000
163,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Mikhail Shalamov ru
Mikhail Shalamov
184,000
129,000
129,000
Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
180,000
45,000
45,000
WPT 1X Winner
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
170,000
23,000
23,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
133,000
42,000
42,000
Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
130,000
8,000
8,000
Patrick Mahoney us
Patrick Mahoney
118,000
3,000
3,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
104,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Andrejevic us
Andy Andrejevic
98,000
-14,500
-14,500
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
77,000
20,200
20,200
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
73,000
EPT 1X Winner
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
60,000
-6,000
-6,000
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
60,000
-32,000
-32,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
54,000
16,600
16,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
51,000
-6,000
-6,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
46,100
-6,200
-6,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Zhou
Stephen Zhou
45,000
-65,000
-65,000
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
37,400
-3,600
-3,600
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
32,500
-28,600
-28,600
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
28,000
-3,400
-3,400
Takuya Suzuki jp
Takuya Suzuki
24,000
-27,400
-27,400

Last Hand Before the Break Turns Into First Hand After the Break

Level 12 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

Michael Addamo played a hand that started before the last break of the day and his river bet sent his opponent into the tank. His opponent finally called after the final seconds of the 10-minute break ticked off.

The board read {3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Addamo's bet of 31,700 sat in front of him. The players around the table were anxious to see the result of the hand that took almost the entire break.

Addamo's opponent shuffled his chips back and forth and finally stopped to stare at Addamo. He seemed on the verge of calling, but then he began to shuffle his chips again. By this time, several of the players returning from the break were standing around the table. Eventually, the player put half his remaining stack into the pot for the call.

After a second or two Addamo asked the dealer, "call?" The dealer confirmed and Addamo turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Which was good to win the hand with two pair. His opponent mucked reluctantly, and it seemed as though the {a-Hearts} on the river had snatched the pot away from him.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
177,000
142,000
142,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Michael Addamo

Level: 12

Blinds: 900/1,800

Ante: 200

King Douglas the Second

Level 11 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

Pocket kings have dropped by to save David Douglas for the second time today, although - for a moment - it looked as if he was heading out the door.

After a raise and call in front of him, he moved all in for 16,500 with {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and was called by one opponent who opened {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

"Ace!" shouted one table mate who was ideally positioned to see that the window card was the {a-Spades}. Then the table erupted when the rest of the flop came {9-Hearts}{a-Clubs} to give Douglas' opponent trips aces. The Brit was joining in the revelry which was audible to the whole room and then to the whole casino when the turn came as the {k-Diamonds} to make Douglas a full house. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Douglas, along with the rest of the table, settled back into their seats.

Player Chips Progress
David Douglas gb
David Douglas
38,000
1,600
1,600

Tags: David Douglas

Seidel Pays off Lebedev

Level 11 : 700/1,400, 200 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel has dropped a little after playing off Sergey Lebedev in a button versus big blind confrontation.

The latter raised to 3,200 from the button and Seidel defended his big blind to see a {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop appear. Both players checked to the {5-Spades} turn where Seidel led for 4,000. Call. The board completed with the {2-Spades} and Seidel check-called 5,500 but mucked when his Russian opponent opened {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
153,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelSergey Lebedev

Asia Player of the Year Update

Level 11 : 700/1,400, 200 ante
Asia Player of the Year trophy
Asia Player of the Year trophy

Here is a breakdown of APOY Points to be awarded to the Top 10 finishers in the ACOP Main Event.

ACOP FinishPoints AwardedACOP FinishPoints Awarded
1338361128
228207987
322568846
416929705
5141010564

Yat Wai Cheng is currently leading in the Asia Championship of Poker Main Event. A win would take him from 19th in the Asia Player of the Year Rankings to the top spot, with only two events to go.

Sparrow Cheung, Yuguang Li, and Ka Cheong Wong are all also within striking distance. If any of these players wins the Main Event, they would have enough points to overtake the current leader, Alan King Lun Lau. Of course, with so many of them still alive, the positions could shift dramatically should they all make deep runs.

Player Chips Progress
Yat Wai Cheng hk
Yat Wai Cheng
322,000
20,000
20,000
Yuguang Li
Yuguang Li
284,000
132,000
132,000
Ka Cheong Wong
Ka Cheong Wong
96,200
14,200
14,200
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
45,000
1,400
1,400

Tags: Ka Cheong WongSparrow CheungYat Wai ChengYuguang Li