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

11-14-2008 16:28 UTC+8

Nelson Stumbles

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Lee Nelson has just taken a hit after paying off an opponent for 2,200 on the river on a board of {A-Clubs}

. He soon discovered that his opponent wasn't going anywhere as he tabled {A-Spades}

for a flopped top two pair that developed into the nut flush.

"Nice hand" was all Nelson could muster as he tossed his cards into the muck to slip back to 6,500 chips.

Tags: Lee Nelson

11-14-2008 16:34 UTC+8

Alspach Can't Win Every Hand

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan Alspach's chip stack continues to grow, but even he has to wave the white flag of surrender sometimes. In a four-way limped pot, he bet 750 when the flop came {3-Hearts}

. Only the player in the small blind called. That player then led out for 1,500 on the {8-Diamonds}

turn, a bet Alspach quickly called. The river fell {9-Spades}

and again the small blind bet 1,500.

"Alright, alright, alright," said Alspach as he mucked his hand. "Top-top no good."

Tags: Dan Alspach

11-14-2008 16:47 UTC+8

A Timely Double

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Casey Kastle was short on chips. He picked up {A-Clubs}

at the right time; when one of his opponents had {K-Clubs}

. The chips went in preflop and were pushed to Casey when the board ran out jack-high. Kastle now has about 6,000.

Tags: Casey Kastle

11-14-2008 16:54 UTC+8

The Razor Busts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

We caught the action on the turn on a board reading {Q-Diamonds}

with Danish player Henrik Hvidberg betting enough from the small blind to put John Phan to a decision for his tournament life in the big blind.

Phan was short-stacked with only around 3,000 behind and with the pot already inflated, he decided to make the call.

Hvidberg was the first to reveal {K-Spades}

for an overpair however Phan had outs with {7-Hearts}

for a pair and flush draw.

Needing to hit on the river to survive, Phan watched as the {3-Clubs}

bricked to send the pot to Hvidberg and end the tournament for one of the feature players in John Phan.

Tags: Henrik Hvidberg John Phan

11-14-2008 16:57 UTC+8

Break

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

The players are now taking a ten-minute break.

11-14-2008 17:00 UTC+8

Ellis Runs Good

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

On the last hand before the break, Tasha Ellis, Dennis Huntly and a third player were all involved in a preflop raising war. Ellis started the action with a raise to 625 that Huntly called. The player in the big blind then reraised to 2,025. Ellis debated her options before putting in a third raise to 5,000 straight. That raise agonized Huntly, but he eventually folded what he later said was ace-queen. The big blind had only 2,000 more behind his initial raise and shipped those chips in. His {K-Spades}

were no match for Ellis' {A-Clubs}

when the board came {9-Diamonds}

. Ellis added another 5,000 chips to her tournament-leading chip stack.

Tags: Dennis Huntly Tasha Ellis

11-14-2008 17:06 UTC+8

Play Resumes

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Cards are back in the air.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

11-14-2008 17:17 UTC+8

Ellis Still Building

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Natasha Ellis continues to accumulate chips at a rapid pace. She is sitting behind almost 60,000 chips after taking down another pot with aggressive betting after the flop. Her lone opponent bet 900 on a flop of {Q-Spades}

. Ellis raised that bet to 3,100 and was called. She took the pot down on the {J-Hearts}

turn with a bet of 4,000.

Tags: Tasha Ellis

11-14-2008 17:28 UTC+8

The Champ Finds Queens

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Brett Parise - defending APPT Manila Champion

Brett Parise has just eliminated a player after opening the action with a raise from the button, the player in the small blind moved all in for his last 5,000 chips with {A-Hearts}

but Parise made the call with {Q-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {8-Clubs}

and the queens hold for Parise to send his opponent to the rail and jump himself up to 27,000 chips.

Tags: Brett Parise