2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

High Rollers Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣2♣
Prize
$474,358
Event Info
Buy-in
$19,250
Prize Pool
$1,282,051
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

5 x 2 = 10?

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[user67765]
Usually at around this stage of a deep-stacked tournament the discussion emerges over whether we should play one table of ten or two tables of five -- once we lose one more player of course!

This tournament is an eight-handed tournament, and therefore it is scheduled to be run as two tables of five players. A short-handed table usually encourages more action, but in this situation since we will be on the money bubble at that point, we will have to enter hand-for-hand play which slows everything down (if it's possible to get any slower!).

Johnny Chan has pitched the idea of changing the format to one ten-handed table to avoid having to require any hand-for-hand play. His table agreed and when they pitched it to tournament director Danny McDonagh, the answer was that it was fine as long as everyone involved agreed to it.

The other table is now having a discussion about the situation. David Steicke seemed open to the idea but said "Sure, but let's wait...we might lose two players in one hand!" -- Steicke might be the only one capable of making that happen!