High Rollers Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

09-08-2008 17:06 UTC+8

Wong Eliminated

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After timing out against Michael McDonald, Danny Wong retained only 24,000 chips. He got them all in against Quinn Do with pocket jacks, but Do had pocket aces. The best hand held up, sending Wong to the rail. With that elimination, we are down to two eight-handed tables remaining.

Tags: Danny Wong Quinn Do

09-08-2008 17:02 UTC+8

Wong Times Out

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Danny Wong finds himself rocking the short stack after tangling with Michael "Timex" McDonald. Wong opened the pot for 3,000 preflop, folding everyone around to McDonald in the big blind. He popped it up to 9,600. Wong called to make it two to a flop of {8-Diamonds}

. When McDonald checked, Wong tried to take it down with a bet of 16,000. His plan backfired as McDonald check-raised all in for 99,000, an effective bet of 24,000 -- the rest of Wong's stack. He tanked for several minutes until McDonald finally asked for a clock. The clock ran down without any action from Wong, killing his hand.

Tags: Danny Wong Michael McDonald

09-08-2008 16:51 UTC+8

Andrew Pantling Eliminated

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It was a quick and spectacular collapse for Andrew Pantling. After losing several recent pots, he found himself with less than 20,000 remaining. He opened for 3,000 from middle position. Action folded to Charles Chua in the small blind, who made it 10,000 to go. Pantling dutifully shipped in the rest of his chips and Chua made an easy call.

Pantling: {9-Diamonds}

Chua:

It was a reversal of fortune for Pantling when the flop came down {A-Diamonds}

, but if he thought he would win the hand then he underestimated the powers of the Chuck Truck. Chua promptly spiked the {Q-Diamonds}

on the turn, and there was no miracle nine for Pantling when the river fell {6-Clubs}

.

"The Chuck Truck is rolling again!" said Chua, collecting his 103,000 chips as Pantling headed for the rail.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Charles Chua

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

09-08-2008 16:48 UTC+8

Kerzhapkin Finds a Double-Up

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Eric Assadourian opened with a raise from under the gun to 3,000 before the short-stacked Yury Kerzhapkin moved his last 15,000 chips in from the button. The blinds folded and Assadourian made the call.

Assadourian: {Q-Hearts}

Kerzhapkin: {A-Hearts}

The board fell {2-Hearts}

giving Kerzhapkin a pair of kings and the double-up to 33,000 in chips.

Assadourian sighed, "I just told you, I freakin' can't win when I have a good hand!". Despite the setback he's still in good shape with over 100,000 in chips.

Tags: Eric Assadourian Yury Kerzhapkin

09-08-2008 16:41 UTC+8

Do Rockets Past Nguyen

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Quinn Do raised it up to 3,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Xuan Nguyen in the small blind, who popped it up to 12,000. Do said, "You know I don't like to fold," and made the call.

The flop came down {3-Hearts}

and Nguyen moved all in for his last 30,000 with Do snap-calling.

Nguyen was pushing with nothing but imagination as he revealed {A-Spades}

to be in deep trouble against Do's {A-Clubs}

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The river was the {Q-Spades}

and river the {9-Diamonds}

to send Nguyen crashing out of the tournament as Do recovers some of the chips he lost recently to be back up to 120,000.

Tags: Quinn Do Xuan Nguyen

09-08-2008 16:38 UTC+8

Don't Discount The Chuck Truck

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Charles "The Chuck Truck" Chua, who finished in second place in the APPT Macau Main Event, has increased his stack in the High Rollers Event to 72,000. He called a preflop raise to 3,000 by Andrew Pantling. Both players checked the {2-Clubs}

flop. When the turn came {9-Clubs}

, Chua led out for 4,500. Pantling made the call.

Before the dealer could even burn and turn the river, Chua bet 10,000 dark. The river card was the {Q-Clubs}

, sending Pantling into the tank for several minutes. He finally made the call, but couldn't come up with anything that beat Chua's trip nines, {A-Spades}

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"I run good," said a pleased Chua as he collected the pot.

Eric Assadourian wasn't so sure. "You've got this suspicious look."

Chua grinned and replied, "Yeah I'm just a dodgy Asian."

Tags: Andrew Pantling Charles Chua Eric Assadourian

09-08-2008 16:29 UTC+8

Ma Doubles Through Do

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We caught the action on a flop of {10-Clubs}

where Quinn Do had checked from the big blind to Wei Will Ma in the cutoff. Ma fired out 4,000 before Do check-raised to 14,000. Ma then moved all in and Do called.

Do held {10-Spades}

for two pair as Ma revealed {J-Clubs}

for the flush draw. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

and river

completing the flush for Ma and giving him a huge double-up to around 140,000, as Do was left to shake his head as he fell to 75,000.

Tags: Quinn Do Wei Will Ma

09-08-2008 16:29 UTC+8

Pantling Can't Stand the Heat

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Andrew Pantling got the party started with a preflop raise to 3,000, but it was Nam Le who shut off the lights. He called the raise from the big blind, then check-raised Pantling's flop bet of 4,500 to 10,500. With the board showing {4-Hearts}

, Pantling called the see a ragged {9-Clubs}

on the turn. Le then shoved all in for 21,000, which was too much for Pantling to contemplate calling. He folded.

After the hand, Le had 48,000 chips and Pantling had 51,000.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Nam Le

09-08-2008 16:19 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. Thirty minutes remain in Level 8.