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

11-14-2008 21:41 UTC+8

Drivsholm Exacts Revenge

It's been an interesting few hands for Jeppe Drivsholm. He first lost a chunk of his stack to an all-in short stack who overtook Drivsholm's top pair by making a runner-runner straight. A few hands later, the same two players were at it again. This time it was Drivsholm who overtook the short stack, rivering a higher pair against the short stack's flopped top pair and knocking him out in the process.

Drivsholm now has about 22,000 chips.

Tags: Jeppe Drivsholm

11-14-2008 21:47 UTC+8

Things Going Wong

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Derwin Wong has just taken a hit and not without some emotional damage also. Wong wasn't feeling great when he found his {10-Clubs}

up against a short-stacked Rob Parise holding {A-Diamonds}

, however things looked a lot brighter when the flop fell {4-Hearts}

giving him the two-outer for the lead.

As Parise had one foot out the door, Wong cringed as the {A-Spades}

landed on the turn for another two-outer! With only one out Wong couldn't find quads as the {7-Clubs}

fell to drop Wong back to 28,000. Parise doubles up to back over 20,000.

Tags: Derwin Wong Rob Parise

11-14-2008 21:56 UTC+8

Three-Way All In is Golden for Drivsholm

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It's rare to see three players all in on a single hand, but it's happened a few times during the course of this tournament, including a recent hand on Table 10. After an early position short stack open-raised all in for 10,800, APPT Macau fifth-place finisher Jeppe Drivsholm reraised all in for 24,900. Melvin Matibag peeked at his cards and asked the dealer for a count. Once he got it. Matibag himself reraised all in for a total of 59,000. That cleared everyone else out of the hand.

Early Position: {A-Clubs}

Drivsholm: {Q-Clubs}

Matibag:

Drivsholm was in great shape to almost triple up, with many of his opponents' outs already dead. He did just that after the board ran out {5-Diamonds}

. The early position player was knocked out, and Matibag was knocked back to about 35,000 chips. Meanwhile Drivsholm now sits near the top of the leaderboard, with roughly 65,000 chips.

Tags: Jeppe Drivsholm Melvin Matibag

11-14-2008 22:06 UTC+8

Tan Doubles Through Obst

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Ivan Tan has just doubled through James Obst, with all the chips in the middle preflop. Obst held {A-?}

but Tan held {K-Hearts}

for the lead.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}

to give Obst additional outs to the straight, but the {2-Hearts}

and

missed his hand and Tan doubles to 40,000, leaving Obst with only around 12,000.

Tags: Ivan Tan James Obst

11-14-2008 22:11 UTC+8

That Wasn't in the Book

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We've seen lots of unorthodox hands throughout this tournament, so it should come as no surprise that another one has gone down on Table 10. Celina Lin got the action started with a raise to 2,400 that Priscilla Meirelles called before a player in late position reraised to 6,000. That raise folded the small blind (who later said he fold pocket jacks) and an agonized Lin (who accidentally exposed her hand as she was mucking it, revealing pocket queens). Action passed back to Meirelles, who tanked for roughly two minutes before calling the raise. Speculation was rampant amongst the gallery as to what Meirelles could possibly be holding in order to make that call, knowing that Lin had folded queens and that the small blind had folded jacks.

The flop came down {K-Spades}

. Meirelles checked to her opponent, who nervously bet 8,000. Meirelles debated the action for over a minute before mucking her hand.

Tags: Celina Lin Priscillia Meirelles

11-14-2008 22:16 UTC+8

A Double-Up For Iraqi Nick

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With three players already in the pot, the action was with Nali Kaselias in the big blind who decided to squeeze for all of his chips. It was 6,800 more to William Te Jr., who then decided to move all in from under the gun. The other two players folded and the cards were tabled.

Te Jr.: {7-Spades}

Kaselias:

"A ten will do!" exclaimed Kaselias but when the flop came {4-Clubs}

he changed his wishes as he looked for another club to complete his flush. The turn delivered when the {K-Clubs}

peeled off to leave Te Jr drawing dead. The river was a meaningless {2-Diamonds}

and Kaselias more than doubles up to 16,000 with Te Jr falling to 36,000.

Tags: Nali Kaselias William Te Jr

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

11-14-2008 22:18 UTC+8

Final Level of the Day

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We've just commenced Level 9 which will be the final level of play for the day. We'll play 30 minutes of this level today, as this was the same amount that was played during Day 1a yesterday. All surviving players will then return tomorrow to be in the same room for the first time, where they will complete the rest of the level.

11-14-2008 22:30 UTC+8

Nelson Runs Into Jun's Aggression

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Korean Noh Tae Jun is making a late charge up the leaderboard with some aggressive all in plays.

On a recent flop of {J-Hearts}

he check-raised all in over the top of Lee Nelson's bet of 5,200.

"You like that move huh?" chirped Nelson as he went into the tank with a big decision late in the day. He eventually gave it up and Jun now sits with over 40,000 chips.

Tags: Lee Nelson Noh Tae Jun

11-14-2008 22:30 UTC+8

Five More Hands

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The clock has been paused with 46 minutes remaining in the level. Dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands, at which point play will conclude for the day.