09-01-2008 14:01 UTC+8

Timex Off to a Quick Start

[user75032]

Michael "Timex" McDonald has drawn first blood here at APPT Macau. He limped into a three-haned pot from late position with the players in the blinds. On a flop of {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

, the big blind opened for 175. Only McDonald called. The big blind bet 400 on the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

turn, a bet that McDonald raised to 1,200. The big blind called, then check-called a bet of 2,000 on the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

river. McDonald turned over {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{7-Spades}

for fives full of deuces, the winning hand.

His stack is up to about 13,500.

Tags: Michael McDonald