2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1a
Demetriou Plays Hardball
The flop was , bringing a continuation bet of 300 from Demetriou's opponent. "That's not very nice," remarked Demetriou before shipping in 300 chips of his own. The small blind checked the turn to Demetriou, who fired out a bet of 800 chips.
That was enough to win the pot and bring Demetriou's stack back up to 8,900 after an early hit.
Levy Fires Twice But Takes Hit
The flop landed and Levy led out for 650. His opponent made the call.
The turn brought the and Levy fired another bullet worth 1,625. His opponent reraised to 4,600 and Levy insta-folded saying "nice hand".
Levy is down to 7,400 in chips.
Overheard at the Tables
"Film this guy here!" said Assadourian, pointing to the player in Seat 1. "He's winning every second pot."
Seat 1 responded, "The final table would be better though."
Assadourian agreed. "Yeah, of course, but this can't hurt."
Except for that exchange, the players have been unusually quiet. Perhaps the rule that only English can be spoken at the table while a hand is in play is curtailing some of the table chatter -- many of the players in the field clearly do not speak English. The fact that the ceiling is forty feet overhead certainly doesn't help, as all of the conversation gets lost in the void of space about the tournament floor.
Interesting Tables
- Liz Lieu, Wooka Kim & Mike "Timex" McDonald
- James Honeybone & Jonny Vincent
- John Juanda & Josh Pang Ang
- Tony Dunst & Barry Greenstein
Dunst Chips Up
Hee Finds Early Double
Hee is up over 20,000.
Rough Start For Yoyo
The turn brought the and the small blind fired 2,000. Again Vincent called. The river landed the and the small blind moved all in for his last 2,500. Vincent called but mucked when he couldn't beat his opponent's .
Vincent is down to 5,100.
Timex Off to a Quick Start
His stack is up to about 13,500.
Today's Format
We've been informed that we will be playing only seven levels today, although they may play into the eighth level until staff are satisfied with the number left at the end of the day's play.
We've also been told that there won't be a dinner break, and that dinner will be taken at the end of the day.
As always, this information is subject to change!