High Rollers Event Day 1 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

09-07-2008 18:59 UTC+8

Xuan Nguyen Extends Lead

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Xuan Nguyen has been relentlessly accumulating chips and we've been informed by Emad Tahtouh who is sitting at his table, that Nguyen has actually taken down the last eleven hands in a row through relentless raising and reraising.

Nguyen has chipped up to now sit with 69,000.

Tags: Xuan Nguyen

09-07-2008 18:57 UTC+8

We're Still Here

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We're not having any internet connection issues today -- there just hasn't been much action in the last twenty minutes. Stacks are still deep in relation to the blinds and players seem content to sit back and grind out small pots.

09-07-2008 18:40 UTC+8

Steicke Pounds Cornell

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David Steicke has amassed an impressive stack in the early going of this event. He opened a pot for 900 and was called by Barry Greenstein on the button before Tyler Cornell made it 3,300 to go. Steicke wasted no time in reraising to a total of 10,000. That raise folded Greenstein and Cornell.

"That was a bad raise," said Cornell in reference to his raise to 3,300. For his part, Steicke tabled {K-Spades}

as he increased his stack to 60,000.

Tags: Barry Greenstein David Steicke Tyler Cornell

09-07-2008 18:33 UTC+8

Schreiber Eliminates Langvan

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Julien Langvan moved all in preflop for around 4,000 and Dan Schreiber made the call.

Langvan: {A-Diamonds}

Schreiber: {A-Hearts}

The board arrived {A-Spades}

and the kicker of Schreiber plays to eliminate Langvan from the tournament.

Tags: Dan Schreiber Julien Langvan

09-07-2008 18:26 UTC+8

Good Timex for a Call

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Michael McDonald has won a nice pot in a three-way battle with Chong Wing Cheong and one other player. Cheong fired first on the {6-Clubs}

flop, making it 900 to go. McDonald called from the button and the third player check-called from the big blind.

When Cheong checked the {3-Clubs}

turn to McDonald after the big blind also checked, McDonald seized the initiative and bet 2,500. Only the big blind called. The river was the {K-Hearts}

and against McDonald bet when checked to, this time for 5,500. The big blind made the call and found that he had McDonald outkicked by one pip, {A-Spades}

for the big blind against McDonald's {A-Hearts}

.

That pot lowered McDonald's stack to 26,200.

Tags: Michael McDonald

09-07-2008 18:26 UTC+8

Lisawad Clips Chiu

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David Chiu opened from late position to 900 before Pakinai Lisawad popped it up to 2,600 from the cutoff. The blinds folded and Chiu made the call.

They took a flop of {A-Spades}

and both players checked. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

and Chiu led out with a 3,700 chip bet. Lisawad made the call. The river delivered the {Q-Diamonds}

and Chiu fired another bullet worth 7,000. Lisawad called once more and tabled {A-Diamonds}

for top two pair which got the chocolates as Chiu mucked his hand.

Chiu is down to only 6,800 with Lisawad up to 49,000.

Tags: David Chiu Pakinai Lisawad

09-07-2008 18:19 UTC+8

Tran Shows Mercier No Mercy

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It was "show up late, go home early" for Isabelle Mercier in today's event. She got all in against J.C. Tran on a flop of {4-Clubs}

. Mercier had a two-overcard diamond draw with {K-Diamonds}

, but Tran had an overpair with {K-Hearts}

, taking away Mercier's overcard outs. Mercier needed a diamond or running cards and got neither on a turn of {2-Spades}

and river of {A-Clubs}

. She's out, and Tran's stack increased to 54,000 as a result.

Tags: Isabelle Mercier JC Tran

09-07-2008 18:13 UTC+8

JC Tran Turns It Around

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It was a battle of ragged cards between J.C. Tran and his lone opponent. They got all their money in the middle on the turn, with the board showing {7-Diamonds}