2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$453,851
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$1,620,897
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Xu Saves Chips

With 10,000 chips already in the pot and the board showing {4-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {7-Spades}, the small blind moved in for his last 4,000. Guo Liang Xu, who has been near the top of the leader board since we started play, went into the tank for at least three minutes. He finally mucked king-queen face up. He was rewarded for his decision when the small blind flash ace-queen as he collected the pot.

Tags: Guo Liang Xu

Lin Accumulating

With a limper in front, a player in late position made it 825 to go with two players, including Celina Lin making the call.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs} and the action checked to Lin on the button who fired 2,200 and received one caller.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and it was checked to Lin again who this time fired a healthy 5,000 into the middle. Her opponent thought for a moment before folding, giving Lin the pot as she climbs to 20,200 chips.

Tags: Celina Lin

Timex Doubles

We missed the action, but caught the result. On a board of {7-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}, Michael "Timex" McDonald was put to the test when his opponent raised enough to put him all in. McDonald tanked for two minutes but ultimately made the correct decision when he called with {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs}. His opponent could only muster up ace-high with {A-Hearts} {8-Spades}.

McDonald now has about 16,000.

Tags: Michael McDonald

Turkay Takes Down Another

Guray Turkay has been busy at his table. He raised another pot preflop, this time to 650, and was reraised by the big blind to 1,800. Turkay made the call to see a flop of {A-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. He called his opponent's bet of 2,000 on the flop. When the turn fell {9-Hearts}, Turkay's opponent checked it over to him. He promptly bet 4,000, causing his opponent to go into the tank for two minutes before finally, reluctantly, folding.

Turkay now sits on a stack of about 28,500.

Tags: Guray Turkay

Lin Wouldn't Lie

Celina Lin
Celina Lin
On a board of {2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and with 1,600 already in the pot, Celina Lin fired out 750 into the middle and her opponent let it go.

"Were you going to call with ace-high?" quizzed Lin.

Her opponent quietly nodded in acknowledgment.

"It would've been a chopped pot then...would I be the type to lie?" giggled Lin.

"Never!" replied her opponent with a sly grin.

Lin is now up to 15,300 in chips.

Tags: Celina Lin

Timex Can't Beat Rivered Top Pair

Three players were in a recent pot at Michael "Timex" McDonald's table. With the board showing {6-Hearts} {3-Spades} {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs}, the big blind checked. A player in middle position made it 1,200 to go, a bet which McDonald called. The big blind then check-raised up to 4,500, folding the middle position player. McDonald again called.

Both players checked when the river fell {A-Hearts}. The big blind showed {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs} for top pair, enough to take down the pot. McDonald slipped back to 10,000 after the hand was over.

Tags: Michael McDonald

Backwards Progress for Juanda

John Juanda
John Juanda
John Juanda has been quietly chipping up through the first three levels of play but recently lost some ground. He bet 1,200 on a flop of {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and was called by the button. Both players checked the turn when it came {Q-Clubs}. The river was another Broadway card -- the {A-Spades}. Juanda bet 2,400, but had to let his hand go when the button raised to 6,000.

Despite this loss, Juanda still has 17,500.

Tags: John Juanda

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Aces, Aces Everywhere

Andrew Meldrum is out. Short of chips, he pushed all in preflop with pocket nines and ran into another player's pocket aces. That player promptly flopped a full house, {A-?} {5-?} {5-?}. There was no miracle of running fives or running nines for Meldrum.

Sam Faqiryar also took a small hit to his stack. He got all in preflop with pocket jacks against a short stack who turned over pocket aces. Aces held up to lower Faqiryar's stack to about 28,000.

Tags: Andrew MeldrumSam Faqiryar

Josh Pang Ang Eliminated

Josh Pang Ang can now get some sleep
Josh Pang Ang can now get some sleep
Chun Jung Hee opened with a raise to 550 and Josh Pang Ang made the call. The flop came down {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Hee led out for 1,000. Ang bumped it up to 1,500 and Hee called.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and Hee checked to Ang who moved all in for his last 4,100. Hee tanked for a long time before he again made the call and tabled {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} to hold the lead over Ang's {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

The river was the {Q-Spades} to send Ang to the rail as Hee recovers some chips to be back to 19,600.

Tags: Chun Jung HeeJosh Pang Ang

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