2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$453,851
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$1,620,897
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

No Fear with an Overpair

Sam Faqiryar
Sam Faqiryar
At a press conference this morning, Joe Hachem remarked that, as a general rule, when Asian poker players sense weakness from an opponent, they have no fear about putting that opponent to the test. On a flop of {8-Spades} {3-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}, Sam Faqiryar recently put Yadong Liu to the test by check-raising Liu's 4,000-chip flop bet to 14,000, enough to put Liu all in. It was the wrong time to do so; Liu snap-called and tabled {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}, a hand that was a commanding favorite over Faqiryar's {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}. The board ran out {Q-Hearts} {3-Spades} to allow Liu to double up to 37,000 at Faqiryar's expense.

Tags: Sam FaqiryarYadong Liu