2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
APPT Auckland Main Event
Day: 1a
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Cards Back in the Air
Break Time
Saab Gets a Flat Tire
The turn comes the , and Clark relinquishes control, checking over to Saab. Not one to take a check passively, Saab tosses a single orange T5,000 chips into the pot. Without hesitation, Clark moves all in. Saab asks for a count, and he learns that it is 8,325 more to call. He tanks for a few minutes before giving up his hand, sending a nice chunk of his stack over to his opponent.
After losing that pot, Saab has slipped back to 21,000 in chips.
No River?
The turn brought the and Hachem quickly tossed out enough chips to put his opponent all in - 4,350 to be exact. His opponent quickly called.
"If you got the ace you win," said Hachem. His opponent said he had the ace and then Hachem quickly mucked his hand. The dealer announced that the other player had to show his hand and he turned up . Hachem looked disgusted, but said "nice hand" as his opponent raked in the pot. No river card was shown.
"I'll Take One"
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The Saab Runs Well
Sabat Pays Up
Sabat checked again and his opponent fired 1,325 into the pot. Sabat called again.
The river was the and Sabat checked. His opponent bet 1,300 and Sabat went into the tank before making the call. His opponent turned up and announced that he had a straight. Sabat mumbled, "You could have gotten a lot more out of me," as he mucked his hand.
Sabat is down to 11,000 chips after the hand.