APPT Macau Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$1,620,897
Entries
538
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Day 1a Concludes
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Many big name players were eliminated during the day's play with Jonny Vincent, Barry Greenstein, Grant Levy, Tony Dunst, Eric Assadourian, Celina Lin and Liz Lieu all biting the dust.
Those who survived include John Juanda, Wooka Kim, Mike "Timex" McDonald, Guray Turkay and Harry Demetriou. They will be led overnight by Andre Wagner, who appeared to slip into the chip lead on the final hand of play. We'll have the updated chip counts for you as soon as they come in.
Tomorrow, a fresh batch of warriors will enter the fray of the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino for Day 1b. We are expecting a larger turnout with the action kicking off at 1:30 p.m. local time. We hope you will join us once again for all the live action!
Wagner Claims Chip Lead On Final Hand!
In a preflop confrontation, Wagner held
against Rivera's 
but when the board fell 
, Wagner made a full house to leave Rivera without any chips to bag up.Wagner will stand atop the chip count leaderboard with around 105,000.
Too Much Time?
against Veerachai Vongxaiburana's pocket sevens. Vongxaiburana promptly flopped a set. McDonald was not able to overtake him by the river, crippling his chip stack to just 3,500. Vongxaiburana now has about 40,000.
Wain Ends with a Set
, Wain came out firing for 6,500. Siu wanted no part of the hand any longer and quickly folded. Wain showed 
for a set of eights as she collected the pot.
Time To Double
After McDonald's opening raise was re-raised, he decided to push his last chips into the middle with
and found himself up against an opponent's 
.The board fell
, giving McDonald a pair of aces and the double up to 27,000, ensuring that he will see Day 2 action.
5... 4... 3...
Double-Double (Extra Onions, Hold the Sauce)
against an opponent's and flopped a queen. That hand increased his stack to 13,500. A bit later, Demetriou called a raise to 2,000 holding against a single opponent. The action checked all the way to the river, with the board showing 
. Demetriou's opponent then moved all in. With the nuts, it was an easy call for Demetriou.He now has 27,000.
The Big Names of Poker Collide!
. Vongxaiburana fired out 10,000 and Xinzheng tanked before making the call.Vongxaiburana instanly mucked, knowing he was beat as Xinzheng showed
for the flush.Vongxaiburana slips to 17,000 with Xinzheng now up to 54,000.
Daisy Blooms
board, having both covered. Her two pair made with was the best hand and stayed that way after the river came 
. That pot propelled her chip stack to 63,000.Shortly thereafter, a short stack at her table raised all in to 7,000. She called with
and was in a dominating position to eliminate her opponent, who showed 
. Things looked relatively safe for Wain when the flop fell , but Wain's opponent made a running straight with the 
turn and the river. It wasn't the biggest hit -- she still retains 56,000 chips.