APPT Manila Main Event Day 3 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

11-17-2008 02:01 UTC+8

Noh Playing Small Ball

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Tae Jun Noh rasied the minimum to 80,000 from the button and Van Marcus made the call.

The board of {K-Hearts}

was checked to the river where Noh bet out the minimum 40,000. Marcus gave it up and Noh collecs a small pot.

11-17-2008 01:59 UTC+8

Noh Closes the Gap

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It took only three heads-up hands for a sizable pot to develop. It was a limped pot, with Van Marcus limping the button and Tae Jun Noh checking the big blind. On a flop of {5-Clubs}

, Noh acted first and led out for 50,000. Marcus made the call. When the turn fell {2-Spades}

, Noh fired the second barrel for 100,000. That was enough to chase away Marcus.

11-17-2008 01:54 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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All of the television bits are done. We're back in action. Van Marcus has the chip lead; Tae Jun Noh starts with the button.

11-17-2008 01:35 UTC+8

After a marathon three-way contest, we finally reached heads up with the updated chip counts as follows:

Van Marcus: 1,674,000
Tae Jun Noh: 1,100,000

There will be a short delay while the TV crew prepare the set and film the final cutaways for the heads up contest.

11-17-2008 01:30 UTC+8

Hyoung Jin Nam Eliminated in 3rd Place ($54,285)

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Hyoung Jin Nam moved all in from the small blind for roughly 200,0000 and Tae Jun Noh made a quick call in the big blind.

Noh: {A-Clubs}

Nam:

Needing a four or five to survive the board fell {8-Diamonds}

to give Noh the pot and end the run of Nam after a fine tournament in 3rd place for a collect of $54,285.

Tags: Hyoung Jin Nam Tae Jun Noh

11-17-2008 01:26 UTC+8

Still No Elimination

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Hyoung Jin Nam was short and got all in with {K-Diamonds}

. He was up against Van Marcus, who tabled... {K-Hearts}

. The flop came two hearts and a diamond, setting the gallery up for a potential sweat if the turn was red. It wasn't; it was a black jack. Chop it up, and keep waiting...

11-17-2008 01:19 UTC+8

Still Going...

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Someone get the Elias Sports Bureau on the phone -- it's been four hours since our last elimination. Surely that must be some sort of record, for which was have Van Marcus and his nine lives to thank.

11-17-2008 01:17 UTC+8

Nam In Trouble

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Hyoung Jin Nam raised to 85,000 from the button before Tae Jun Noh moved all in from the small blind, covering Nam. Van Marcus folded but Nam quickly released his hand. He's now under real pressure as the short stack on the table to overcome the huge blinds.

11-17-2008 01:14 UTC+8

Marcus Finding His Form?

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Limped pots often provide for quite a bit of entertainment and are usually the most dangerous pots for the players involved. What started as a three-way limped pot among Tae Jun Noh, Van Marcus and Hyoung Jin Nam turned quite interesting by the river. All three players checked the {4-Hearts}

flop. On the turn {4-Clubs}

, Noh bet 40,000. He may have been surprised to be called by both of his opponents.

Noh tried the same bet of 40,000 on the river {3-Clubs}

. Marcus raised that bet to 110,000. He elicited a pause for thoughtful reflection by Nam before Nam folded and sent the action back to Noh. Noh tanked for a minute, then showed an ace and folded.

Tags: Hyoung Jin Nam Tae Jun Noh Van Marcus

11-17-2008 01:09 UTC+8