APPT Manila Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Nov 13, 2008

Sombero Still Fighting

Wally Sombero has been all in a few times in the past twenty minutes, but so far nobody has had the courage, or the hand, to call him. In a recent hand, action checked to him on a flop of {A-Clubs}

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"How many players in the hand?" Sombero asked the dealer. She replied that there were a total of four. Armed with this information, Sombero bet 3,000. He was called only by one player with position on him. The turn was the {6-Hearts}

, bringing a splash bet of 4,500 from Sombero. That was enough to fold his opponent and win the pot.

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Nov 13, 2008

Larry Pashak Knuckles Under

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With thirteen minutes to go in the last level, Larry Pashak wasn't confident he would make the dinner break. He did, but he won't be seeing the light of Level 9. He got all in with pocket sevens against ace-queen, and lost the hand when a queen spiked on the turn. He is out.

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Nov 13, 2008

Change of Plans

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Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has just announced that since the tournament is moving so quickly, we will only be playing eight and a half levels this evening instead of the originally scheduled nine levels.

Moments after that was announced, half of the lights in the ballroom were switched off, creating a rather romantic dimmed lighting throughout the playing area.

"Don't worry, we're not finished up yet!" announced McDonagh as play continued.

Nov 13, 2008

Ang Eliminates Another

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A short-stacked player moved all in from the button for roughly 3,000 and Wally Sombero made the call in the small blind. The action was then with Josh Pang Ang in the big blind and he announced he was all in, much to the disgust of Sombero who has been squeezed on several occasions today.

"Oh my god, I have to lay this hand down again?" sighed Sombero, hinting that he might have once again had ace-king, but after some joking around with Ang he eventually laid it down.

Ang tabled {10-Spades}

against his opponent's {K-Hearts}

and collected the pot when the board ran out {4-Diamonds}

. Ang is now up over 75,000 in chips.

Tags: Josh Pang Ang Wally Sombero

Nov 13, 2008

Shrinkage

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The blinds are somewhat prohibitive now, having risen to 500 and 1,000 with a 100 ante for this level. Not surprisingly, in the first fifteen minutes of the level, the tournament staff have been able to break another table due to eliminations. We're down to six nine-handed tables now.

Nov 13, 2008

Time For Dessert?

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It seems many players are still enjoying their dessert with many empty seats in the room as the cards are in the air. Several tables are playing six-handed as Kai Paulsen and Michael Chrisanthopoulos were spotted dashing to their seats in time to receive cards.

Nov 13, 2008

Play Resumes

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Players have returned from the dinner break and cards are in the air. We will play two more levels before calling it a night.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Nov 13, 2008

Yoon Gets Extended Dinner Break

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On the last hand before the break, Daren Yoon called a preflop raise before shoving his last 1,875 into the middle from the small blind on a flop of {6-Diamonds}