HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day 4 Started
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker
HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
17,305,200 HKD
Entries
184
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Day 4 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacques Zaicik | France | 159,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Watson | Canada | 515,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Gary Lam | Macau | 296,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Alan Sass | USA | 100,500 |
| 1 | 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 108,500 |
| 1 | 6 | Ying Kit Chan | Hong Kong | 385,500 |
| 1 | 7 | Yuri Ishida | Japan | 99,000 |
| 1 | 8 | James McCarty | Japan | 104,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Andrew Hinrichsen | Australia | 82,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Tom Alner | UK | 158,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Zhongwei Wang | China | 241,500 |
| 2 | 4 | Raiden Kan | Malaysia | 441,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Tri Huynh | Canada | 84,500 |
| 2 | 6 | Seungsoo Jeon | Korea | 265,500 |
| 2 | 7 | Xing Zhou | China | 299,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Paolo Compagno | Switzerland | 256,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Michael Kanaan | Australia | 627,500 |
| 3 | 3 | Aaron Lim | Australia | 237,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrew Gaw | Philippines | 626,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Raymond Wu | Chinese Taipei | 227,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Henry Hung Tu Wang | Chinese Taipei | 145,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Ping Lin | China | 62,000 |
Kanaan Leads Final 22 Into Day 4
The 2012 PokerStars.net APPT 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.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Tens vs Tens
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On the very first hand Henry Wang raised to 24,000 from early position, and the action was folded to Aaron Lim in the big blind. Lim enquired how much Wang had behind, and he said he started the day with 145,000.
Lim ended up moving all in, and Wang snap-called.
Henry Wang: 
Aaron Lim: 
The flop brought 
and Wang still had a chance to win with running diamonds. the turn was the 
, and Wang stood up rooting for another diamond. The river brought out the 
, and the pot was split up.
Ace-King for Zhou
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From middle position, Seungsoo Jeon opened with a raise to 11,000. Xing Zhou reraised from the next position in the hijack seat to 31,000, and action folded back to Jeon. He called to see the flop come down 
. After Jeon checked, Zhou bet 36,000. Jeon called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
, and both players checked again.
Zhou showed the 
, and Jeon mucked his hand.
Huynh Doubled, Kan Dented
On a 
flop it was Raiden Kan who took a shot at eliminating Tri Huynh in 22nd place. Kan however wasn't in good shape when the cards were turned over.
Raiden Kan: 
Tri Huynh: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Huynh doubled up. Just a few hands later Kan raised again after which Huynh shoved all in preflop. Kan decided to fold and he's been having a touch first level so far while Huynh is off to a great start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | -141,500 |
|
215,000 | 130,500 |
Wang and Lim Clash Again
Aaron Lim and Henry Wang just clashed again, and this time there was no split pot. Lim raised to 10,500 and Andrew Gaw decided to call. Wang moved all in from the big blind, and Lim decided to make the call.
Aaron Lim:
Henry Wang: 
The board ran out 
, and Wang doubled up to a very healthy 300,000-chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 155,000 |
|
90,000 | -147,000 |
James McCarty Eliminated in 22nd Place (HKD$173,000)
James McCarty was all in preflop with pocket sevens against 
for Alan Sass. A smashing flop came down for Sass when the dealer rolled out 
to give him a straight. The turn was a 
and the river an 
to send McCarty out the door.
McCarty became the first player eliminated on the day in 22nd place, and he earned HKD$173,000 for his finish. Sass moved to 225,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 124,500 |
|
Busted |
Exciting Double Up for Alner
From early position, Raiden Kan raised to 11,500. Seungsoo Jeon made the call from the cutoff seat, then Xing Zhou called on the button. After that, play moved over to Tom Alner in the big blind. He reraised all in for 140,000. Kan called, then the other two folded.
Kan tabled the 
emphatically to have Alner on the ropes with the .
On the flop, Alner hit an ace, but the 
also gave Kan a set of kings and really dampened Alner's chances.
The turn helped Alner big time when the gave him trips and allowed him still to have a chance.
The river delivered a massive amount of excitement from everyone looking on when the fell as Alner had spiked runner-runner full house to crack Kan's kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 147,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -140,000 |