2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 4
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Rosen Rockets to Double-Up
Rosen:
Chen:
Rosen was the first player today to show pocket aces in the hole. It was a bad time for Chen to pick up jacks. Neither player improved on a flop of . The turn drew a murmur of excitement from the crowd. Any queen, any jack or any seven would send Rosen to the rail. He survived when the fell on the river.
Chua Continues to Climb
Huang checked to Chua who fired 100,000. Huang quickly folded and Chua showed as he scooped in the pot.
Big Pot to Huang
On a flop of , Rosen checked to Huang, the preflop raiser. Huang followed up his preflop bet with a bet of 60,000. Rosen paused about 30 seconds before reraising to 140,000. Almost before his chips hit the felt, Huang reraised to 330,000 and clamped his hand firmly over his mouth. Rosen, with one fist to his own mouth, looked back and forth from the board to Huang, studying both intently. After about a minute, he folded. Huang showed a jack as he collected the pot.
Blinds and Antes Worth Stealing
Sabat Chips Up
The flop was and Sabat fired out 15,000 but his bet was adjusted to the minimum 20,000. It was enough to take down the pot.
No Callers for Chen
Rosen Forces Big Fold From Chua
They saw a flop of and Rosen led out with a bet of 105,000. Huang made the call before Chua announced a raise to 300,000 in total. Rosen deliberated before declaring he was all in! Huang stepped aside quickly and Chua asked for a count. It was another 338,000 to Chua, and with so much in the pot he thought long and hard before making a big fold with !
Rosen took down the monster pot to jump to over 1.2 million chips!
Sabat Straightens Out at Chua's Expense
Chua:
Sabat:
Chua's two pair was in the lead, as Sabat committed himself to the hand with a naked straight draw. He missed the turn . With drama at its peak in the TV table area, the dealer burned and turned the to fill Sabat's straight. He went running over to some friends on the rail as the card came down, smashing a monitor on one of the television cameras in the process.