2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$1,620,897
Entries
538
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 538
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Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
The flop appeared innocuous enough. It came down
. Chua checked to Huang, who made a half-pot bet of 120,000. When action moved back to Chua, he made it 400,000 to go. From there, the end result was inevitable. Huang moved all in and Chua quickly called.Huang:
Chua:
Huang was temporarily in the lead, but everyone in the room could see that a chopped pot was a strong possibility. Even Chua seemed to be rooting for a chop. "I don't want the eight," he said. "That would be mean. I'm happy to split."
Split is exactly what happened when the turn and river came running tens, the
and the 
.
They see a flop of
and Huang bet out 120,000. Chua made the call.The
landed on the turn. Huang slowed down and checked to Chua who fired out 180,000. Huang made the call.The river was the
, Huang checked and Chua checked behind. Huang showed 
for just ace-high which was bettered by the 
of Chua for a pair of eights.
, Sabat led into Huang for 150,000. That bet produced a fold from Huang.
, the turn 
and the river 
. At showdown, Sabat mucked his hand first. Chua and Huang then both opened hands that were under the board, meaning each player played the board as his hand. That brought an exclamation of regret from Sabat. He too had mucked a hand that was playing the board -- a hand that would have been entitled to one-third of the pot.
The flop came down
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Huang bet out 60,000. Chua made the call.The
arrived on the river and Huang checked to Chua who bet out 125,000. Huang considered his options before making the call.Chua showed
for a flush and Huang mucked his cards.
, Chua checked and called when Sabat bet 105,000. Both players checked the turn and the 
river. Chua showed an ace, , but Sabat showed a better ace with . He claimed the pot.
