APPT Macau Main Event Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

09-05-2008 12:55 UTC+8

Once More Unto the Breach

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Edward Sabat is hoping to ride his chip stack to the final table

Welcome back to the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in exotic Macau for Day 3 of the 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event. It was a vicious slog through seven levels of play yesterday, with poker players eliminated left and right at a staccato pace through the first four levels of play.

By the time Day 2 ended, the money bubble had burst and 39 of the 208 players who started the day remained standing. At their head with a very narrow chip lead is Edward Sabat, an American player from California who has two WSOP Circuit final tables to his credit along with two cashes at the 2008 WSOP. He is closely chased by Charles Chua, Keith Wintermans, Javed Abrahams and David Steicke, who yesterday made one of the most amazing calls anyone in media row could ever remember seeing.

Join PokerNews.com live from the tournament floor for updates on the journey to the final table, starting in about 35 minutes!

09-05-2008 13:00 UTC+8

Day 3 Draw

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Table 1
Seat 1: Kenny Hicks - 131,000
Seat 2: Ricky Lui - 49,000
Seat 3: Edward Sabat - 379,500
Seat 4: Jeppe Drivsholm - 115,500
Seat 5: Mikael Rosen - 174,000
Seat 6: So Myung Sim - 79,500
Seat 7: Joel Dodds - 58,000

Table 2
Seat 1: Mark Walsh - 129,000
Seat 2: Tyler Cornell - 49,500
Seat 3: Olle Lindberg - 40,000
Seat 4: Eugene Borukhov - 80,000
Seat 5: Kevin MacPhee - 206,500
Seat 6: Charles Chua - 369,500
Seat 7: Mudasser Khan - 107,000
Seat 8: Daisy Wain - 66,500

Table 3
Seat 1: Tom Carter - 36,500
Seat 2: John Juanda - 170,500
Seat 3: Andre Wagner - 183,500
Seat 4: Jung Hyun Choi - 275,000
Seat 5: Phil Lau - 41,000
Seat 6: Taneli Tiikkaja - 117,500
Seat 7: Kejing Tang - 42,500
Seat 8: Michael Doodson - 42,500

Table 4
Seat 1: Charles Lam - 80,500
Seat 2: Keith Wintermans - 358,000
Seat 3: Javed Abrahams - 351,000
Seat 4: Diwei Huang - 123,500
Seat 5: James Bunner - 114,500
Seat 6: Kuok Wai Will Cheong - 86,500
Seat 7: Tian Chen - 248,000
Seat 8: Simon Greene - 53,500

Table 5
Seat 1: George Vassilopoulos - 55,000
Seat 2: David Chiu - 193,500
Seat 3: Adrian Mills - 65,000
Seat 4: Carter Gill - 178,000
Seat 5: Quinn Do - 31,000
Seat 6: David Steicke - 316,000
Seat 7: Michael Lindstrom - 43,000
Seat 8: Ole Steinvik - 84,500

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

09-05-2008 13:41 UTC+8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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After a slight delay, we have commenced Day 3 play. Cards are in the air.

09-05-2008 13:48 UTC+8

Dodds Doubles

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Shoutbox railbirds will be pleased to learn that Joel "Strong Play" Dodds has found an early double-up. He took pocket jacks to war against an opponent's pocket eights, and it was all over when he spiked a third jack on the flop.

Dodds is now up to 111,000 chips.

Tags: Joes Dodds

09-05-2008 13:49 UTC+8

Lau Can't Get a Double, but Lam Can

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John Juanda, one of the biggest names left in the field, opened for 10,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Phil Lau in late position, who moved all in for 40,000.

"Come on, John," said Lau, seemingly trying to encourage Juanda to call. No luck for Lau this time; Juanda folded.

Charles Lam didn't have a similar problem. He reraised Diwei Huang after Huang had opened for 12,000. Huang shoved and Lam made the call. He was dominated, his {A-Hearts}

against Huang's {A-Clubs}

but rivered a gutshot straight to double up.

Tags: Charles Lam Diwei Huang John Juanda Phil Lau

09-05-2008 13:52 UTC+8

Choi Eliminates Carter

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Tom Carter entered Day 3 as one of our short stacks and couldn't find the early double-up that he needed. After Jung Hyun Choi opened with a raise to 10,000, Carter shoved for his last 30,000 and Choi made the call.

Choi: {10-Clubs}

Carter:

The board fell {2-Spades}

to give Choi a pair of jacks on the turn to take the pot and eliminate Carter.

Tags: Jung Hyun Choi Tom Carter

09-05-2008 13:54 UTC+8

Olle Lindberg Eliminated

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The short stacks are looking to shove early. Olle Lindberg came over the top of Mark Walsh's raise to 10,000 by shoving all in for 35,000. Walsh called with {Q-Hearts}

against Lindberg's {A-Spades}

. Lindberg paired aces on the {3-Spades}

flop but was drawing dead to a chop when the turn {4-Hearts}

filled Walsh's gutshot wheel draw. The river was the {10-Diamonds}

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Walsh is now up to about 170,000.

Tags: Mark Walsh Olle Lindberg

09-05-2008 13:56 UTC+8

Michael Lindstrom Eliminated

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Michael Lindstrom was all in for his tournament life with {A-Diamonds}

but Adrian Mills made the call with {A-Spades}

.

The board fell {8-Hearts}

giving Mills the pot and ending the run of Lindstrom.

Tags: Adrian Mills Michael Lindstrom

09-05-2008 13:59 UTC+8

Pushing Up Daisies

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Daisy Wain has fallen to the inexorable power of the Chuck Truck. Wain and Chua got it all in preflop in a classic race situation, with Wain tabling {9-Spades}