APPT Macau Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

09-01-2008 18:09 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

09-01-2008 18:25 UTC+8

Eric Assadourian has been eliminated from today's tournament. Sitting in the small blind, he called a raise to 900 from the player on the button, Kofi Farkye. One other player called as well for a three-handed flop of {8-Clubs}

. Assadourian led out for 1,000, folding one player but soliciting a raise from Farkye to 3,500. Assadourian quickly shoved all in. Farkye called with {8-Diamonds}

, a hand well behind Assadourian's pocket kings. The turn {A-Diamonds}

was no help to Farkye, but he spiked a {6-?}

on the river to make a straight and send Assadourian to the rail.

Farkye now has 57,000.

Tags: Eric Assadourian Kofi Farkye

09-01-2008 18:27 UTC+8

Dunst Dusted

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Tony Dunst has been eliminated after getting involved in a big pot with John Juanda. After a three-bet preflop, the board landed {9-?}

where Dunst committed his stack with {A-?}

but Juanda had him covered with pocket jacks.

The turn and river bricked out sending Dunst to the rail and jumping Juanda up to 29,000 chips.

Tags: John Juanda Tony Dunst

09-01-2008 18:30 UTC+8

Adieu, Liz Lieu

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While we were watching the bust-outs of Eric Assadourian and Tony Dunst, we noticed Liz Lieu stand up from her table and exit the tournament area. There were no chips at her seat when we walked by; her tournament is over.

09-01-2008 18:35 UTC+8

Chudasama Celebrates

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Neelesh Chudasama has found a double up after moving all in from the button with {A-Hearts}

and running into the {K-Diamonds}

of the player in the small blind.

The board landed {9-Diamonds}

and Chudasama celebrates with a double-fisted-pelvic-thrusting "YEAH!!" as he spikes an ace to double up to 16,000.

Tags: Neelesh Chudasama

09-01-2008 18:46 UTC+8

Lin Takes a Long Walk

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Celina Lin is the latest player eliminated. She made it 1,300 to go preflop and found one caller, Daisy Wain, who had limped into the pot. On a flop of {5-Hearts}

, Wain checked to Lin, who bet 2,000. She was immediately check-raised by Wain to 4,000, a raise that Lin called.

When the turn came {4-Clubs}

, Wain bet 6,000. Lin, with 14,00 left in her stack, moved all in. Wain snap-called with {5-Clubs}

for a set of fives. Lin turned over {Q-Diamonds}

for an overpair. She did not catch a miracle queen on the river. Since her opponent had her covered, Lin was bounced from the tournament.

Wain has 49,000.

Tags: Celina Lin

09-01-2008 18:57 UTC+8

Wooka Kim Finds a Double-Up

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Wooka Kim has bucked the recent trend of elimination of Asian female players. She raised to 900 preflop and was called in three spots. When the flop came {6-Hearts}

, Kim wasted no time in shoving all in for about 4,000. She found one caller. Both players had a pair of kings, but Kim's {K-Hearts}

outranked her opponent's {K-Diamonds}

. The turn and river were both blanks, the {8-Spades}

and the

.

Kim now has 12,000 chips.

Tags: Wooka Kim

09-01-2008 19:03 UTC+8

A Timely Double Up

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On a board of {7-Diamonds}

Steven Djingga fired out a bet of 1,500 with Mike "Timex" McDonald the lone caller in the big blind as Mike Comer and Guray Turkay stepped aside.

The river landed the {7-Hearts}

and McDonald checked to Djingga who fired out a healthy bet of 5,000. McDonald then announced he was all in. Djingga sighed in disgust and after the chips were counted down, he decided to make the call for an additional 6,475.

Djingga tabled {A-Clubs}

for top pair, top kicker, but McDonald revealed {Q-Spades}

for a flush draw that rivered trips to collect the pot and double up to over 26,000 chips.

Tags: Mike McDonald Steven Djingga Timex

09-01-2008 19:07 UTC+8

Honeybone Not So Sweet

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James Honeybone has lost a battle of the blinds and the war of this tournament. He raised to 950 from the small blind before the big blind shoved all in for about 10,000. Honeybone quickly called all in for less and found himself in a race, his {A-?}