2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

APPT Macau - $2500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$222,640
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Lisandro Doubles Up

A short-stacked Jeff Lisandro moved all in pre-flop for his last 2,925 holding {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. He was called by an opponent who revealed {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}.

Things were looking pretty grim for Lisandro by the turn, as the board filled out {J-Spades}{7-Clubs}{K-Spades}{3-Clubs}, but the {6-Spades} fell on the river giving the Italian-Australian two pair and new life heading into the second break of the day.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

Mel Judah Eliminated

Mel Judah moved all in on a queen-high flop with an open-ended straight draw and was called by an opponent who produced A-Q, good for top pair, top kicker. The turn and river brought no help for Judah, who was eliminated from the tournament forty minutes into level four.

Tags: Mel Judah

Jonny Vincent Doubles Up

Short-stacked, Jonny Vincent moved the last of his chips into the middle holding pocket eights and found himself in a classic coinflip situation against an opponent holding {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

The board filled out {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Vincent's eights held up, effectively doubling him up to 6,500 in chips.

Tags: Jonny Vincent

Kagawi Scoops 40k Pot

With the board showing {8-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}, Masaaki Kagawa put his opponent all in holding {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. His opponent made the call and tabled {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, well behind Kagawa's two pair. The river blanked ({2-Spades}) and Kagawa would go on to add the monster pot to his stack.

Tags: Masaaki Kagawa

Kim Snags Chip Lead

A cautious Ho Sung Kim took quite some time to call an opponent's all-in bet on a board of {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, holding pocket queens. In the end, he would be glad he did as his opponent turned over {A-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for a stone cold bluff. The turn and river blanked out and Kim scooped up the 53,000 pot along with the tournament chip lead.

Tags: Ho Sung Kim

Ugly River for Tony Hachem

We caught up to this hand on the flop, with the board showing {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Bradley Fu led out with a 1,500 bet and Tony Hachem made the call. The {Q-Diamonds} fell on the turn and this time it was Hachem who led the betting, firing a 2,000 bullet. Fu responded with a raise, making it 4,000 to go and Tony called.

The river brought the {10-Clubs} and both players knuckled the table. At the showdown, Fu revealed {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for a rivered pair of tens; Hachem showed pocket eights before mucking his cards.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

352?

It hasn't been made official just yet, but the word on the street is, 352 players in all came out for the first annual APPT Macau $2,500 buy-in main event.

We'll have the prizepool and payout information posted for you shortly.