Tahtouh Chips Down
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and decided to gamble for his stack of 20,000. Tahtouh showed 
and didn't improve on a board of 
. He slips to about 80,000.
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 2
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
and decided to gamble for his stack of 20,000. Tahtouh showed and didn't improve on a board of . He slips to about 80,000.
Chiu Doubles With Top Two
David Chiu fired out 9,500 from the button before the player in early position check-raised all in for 20,000 more. Chiu made the call with 
for top two pair to have his opponent drawing dead with 
.The river was a meaningless
giving Chiu the pot to jump to over 60,000.
Play Resumes
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Break Time
Somebody Nail These Players to Their Seats!
Troy Perry is the latest casualty. He opened for 3,700 from middle position. Edward Sabat made it 12,000 to go from the button, bringing a call from Perry, who then shoved all in on the flop of
. Sabat snap-called with ; he had to dodge Perry's up and down straight draw with 
. The turn and river bricked out 
to send Perry to the rail."The rich get richer!" said Carter Gill as Sabat stacked up another pot. Sabat has about 170,000.
Chip Leaders Stick Together
In a recent pot we were hoping for some big fireworks, but both players checked down a board of
. Choi's 
out-kicked the 
of Wagner to collect the small pot.Both seemed relieved that their table just broke, and just as the floor staff joked about calling in a taxi to move all of their chips to the new table, they discovered they could split the fare as they were once again sent to the same table!
David Lee Goes Out with Aces
was absolutely crushed by Lee's . Of course, the story doesn't end well for Lee. The flop came to bring a gutshot straight draw for Cornell. Cornell missed the turn 
but hit the river 
to send Lee to the rail with a bad beat story of his own.Cornell now has a shade over 100,000 chips.
Djingga Ships With Air and Gets Caught
. Djingga shipped it all in, about 75,000 worth of chips. Taneli Tiikkaja, his lone opponent, shrugged and called.Djingga:
Tiikkaja:
Djingga had shipped with nothing but a gutshot draw and an overcard and got caught. He couldn't catch his miracle -- the river was the
. After Djingga had left the table, some other players laughed and shook their heads, commenting on the benefits and detriments of shipping it all in on the turn with only a gutshot draw.
Tiikkaja didn't stay for the conversation. He headed to the rail for a smoke and some food with a friend, leaving a floor person to stack his 210,000 chips.
Big Blind is Insect on the Windshield of the Chuck Truck
The flop came
. The big blind checked to Chua, who bet 20,000, then called. Both players checked the 
turn. On the river, the big blind led out for 24,000. Chua deliberated briefly before shiping it all in. The big blind snap-called.A roar went up from players around the table as the hands were opened. The big blind table
for a full house. Only one hand could beat him, and Chua had it -- 
for quads. With that massive pot, Chua has jumped to 266,000.