The 2012 PokerStars.netAPPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker Main Event has reached Day 4, the penultimate day of play. Today, the last 22 players will return with their eyes set on the final table. Everyone left is in the money and guaranteed at least HKD$173,000 with Michael Kanaan leading the way.
Kanaan's finishing stack from last night of 627,500 just barely surpasses that of Andrew Gaw with 626,500. Over 100,000 then separates those two from third-place player Mike Watson before Raiden Kan and Ying Kit Chan round out the top five stacks.
Other notables still left in the field are Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu, Alan Sass, Andrew Hinrichsen and Aaron Lim.
The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 3:10 p.m. local time here in Macau, so be sure to stay tuned for all of the action coming to you shortly right here on PokerNews.
Ying Kit Chan just raised to 10,000 preflop after which the last woman standing, Yuri Ishida, moved all in for 75,500. The action was folded to Gary Lam in the big blind, and after about two minutes he decided to make the call. The action was now back in Chan who quickly decided to four-bet to 151,000. Chan didn't seem too happy, but he ended up calling.
The flop brought out and Lam check-folded to Chan's shove.
Ying Kit Chan:
Yuri Ishida:
The board ran out , and Ishida was knocked out while Lam took a huge hit to his stack. Chan is now among the chip leaders.
Today wasn't Raiden Kan's day. He started the day as one of the big stacks, but he was just knocked out in 19th place bringing the field down to just two tables. Kan ended up all in for his final 78,000 chips and Xing Zhou made the call.
Xing Zhou:
Raiden Kan:
The window card was the and Kan jumped up. He was quickly knocked down again when the showed up. Now it was Zhou's turn to show some emotion as he almost sealed the deal when the completed the flop. The on the turn did it for Kan who left the tournament area when the completed the board. Just 18 players remain, and the table draw will follow shortly.
From under the gun plus one, Gary Lam raised all in for 59,500. Henry Wang made the call on the button and said, "If I double you up, it's my pleasure," as he put in the chips. Everyone else folded and the cards were on their backs.
Lam was all in and at risk with the . Wang held the .
On the flop, the rolled out and Wang's pair of jacks were in the lead. Lam did pick up an open-ended straight draw, so he was still very much in this.
The turn brought the , then the river completed the board with the . Both of those missed Lam and the original Day 1 chip leader was out the door in 15th place. Lam earned HKD$259,500 for his finish.
On the last hand before the break, action folded to Ping Lin in the small blind, and he raised all in for 27,500. Xing Zhou made the call from the big blind with the . Lin was all in with the .
The flop, turn and river ran out , and that ended Lin's tournament.
Ying Kit Chan opened with a raise to an unknown amount out of middle position, and Michael Kanaan reraised to 41,500 in the cutoff seat. Action then moved to Mike Watson in the small blind, and he reraised to 86,000. Play folded back to Kanaan, and he took his time before moving all in. Watson called, but his was no good against the for Kanaan.
The board ran out , and Kanaan's aces held up. He was all in for 470,500, which netted him a massive double and left Watson with just 79,000 in chips.
The final Team PokerStars Pro standing was just eliminated in 13th place. Raymond Wu grinded his short stack for quite some time before he decided to move all in. Xing Zhou raised to 16,500 from the cutoff after which Wu put his 117,500-chip stack into the middle. The other players folded and Zhou quickly called.
Raymond Wu:
Xing Zhou:
The board ran out and Wu was knocked out. Just 12 players remain.
Action folded to Mike Watson in the small blind, and he raised all in for his last 70,000 or so. Alan Sass looked down at the and quickly made the call. Watson was all in with the .
The flop gave Sass top set wtih the falling. Watson was now looking for a ten to complete a straight draw, but couldn't find it when the and fell on the turn and river.
Watson was eliminated in 12th place for HKD$303,000, and Sass climbed to over 400,000 in chips.
Action folded over to Tri Huynh in the small blind, and he put in a raise to 20,000. In the big blind was Xing Zhou, and he called to see the flop come down. Huynh bet 45,000, and Zhou raised all in. With about 130,000 behind, Huynh quickly called.
Huynh tabled the for an overpair of queens. Unfortunately, Zhou out-flopped him with the for two pair.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Huynh's queens went down in a blaze, and he was sent to the payout desk to collect his 11th-place money.
Andrew Gaw was one of the shorter stacks remaining, and he was all in with the versus the for Xing Zhou. Gaw was behind and dominated, but he still had five cards to come to try and stay alive.
The flop kept Zhou in front when the fell. There was only one club on the flop, and the on the turn got rid of any chances of a backdoor flush for Gaw.
Needing a jack on the river, the wouldn't do it and Gaw was out the door in 10th place. He earned HKD$346,000 for his effort, and now the day was done.
and Lam check-folded to Chan's shove.
, and Ishida was knocked out while Lam took a huge hit to his stack. Chan is now among the chip leaders.
and Kan jumped up. He was quickly knocked down again when the 
showed up. Now it was Zhou's turn to show some emotion as he almost sealed the deal when the 
completed the flop. The 
on the turn did it for Kan who left the tournament area when the 
completed the board. Just 18 players remain, and the table draw will follow shortly.
. Wang held the 
rolled out and Wang's pair of jacks were in the lead. Lam did pick up an open-ended straight draw, so he was still very much in this.
, then the river completed the board with the 
. Lin was all in with the 
flop come down. Huynh bet 45,000, and Zhou raised all in. With about 130,000 behind, Huynh quickly called.
for two pair.
on the turn got rid of any chances of a backdoor flush for Gaw.
