APPT Seoul Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul

09-28-2008 17:22 UTC+9

Sam Farqiryar Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,013)

It took a few more hands before Sam Farqiryar committed the rest of his chips. With 5,000 already in the big blind and facing a raise from Dan Schreiber to 16,000, Farqiryar tanked before putting his remaining 20,000 chips in the middle. Schreiber naturally called.

Schreiber: {A-Spades}

Farqiryar: {4-Hearts}

Farqiryar had two live cards, and managed to pair one on a flop of {5-Diamonds}

. Running cards were his doom, however -- the turn {8-Spades}

and river

made a nine-high straight for Schreiber. Farqiryar shrugged and accepted his fate. He gambled in a big pot with Dan Schreiber and would have been the chip leader if his draw had come in. Instead, he's out in ninth place. His reward is $8,013.

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09-28-2008 16:56 UTC+9

Schreiber Doubles Through Faqiryar

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Sam Faqiryar opened with a preflop raise to 16,000 from early position before Dan Schreiber popped it up another 23,000 from the cutoff. Faqiryar made the call.

They took a flop of {2-Spades}

and Faqiryar made an intriguingly small bet of 5,000. Schreiber then raised it up another 48,000. Faqiryar cut down his chips before declaring he was all in. Schreiber made the call.

Faqiryar: {A-Hearts}

Schreiber: {J-Clubs}

Schreiber held the lead with his overpair but would have to dodge an ace or a heart to survive.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and river the {K-Diamonds}

giving Schreiber a massive pot and the chip lead with over 400,000. Faqiryar is crippled and left with only 25,000 chips.

Tags: Dan Schreiber Sam Faqiryar

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

09-28-2008 16:42 UTC+9

Faqiryar Playing Tricks?

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Sam Faqiryar opened with a raise to 11,500 from under-the-gun and Hidenari Shiono called. David Horvath also came along for the ride in the small blind.

They saw a baby flop of {2-Spades}

. Horvath checked and Faqiryar followed up with a continuation bet of 16,000. Shiono quickly raised an additional 32,000, making it 48,000 to go. Horvath tanked for a long time before folding and the action was back with Faqiryar.

Faqiryar's appearance has been compared to a young Antonio Esfandiari, and although his play has often been magical in this tournament, he certainly played some tricks in this hand as he mulled over his decision. At first he cut down enough chips for a call, then added another 55,000 behind in preparation for a raise, all without committing anything over the line. He tanked for a long time, as several players stood and walked around the table to stretch.

Faqiryar eventually decided to make a painful fold and Shiono collected the pot.

09-28-2008 16:40 UTC+9

The Devil At Work?

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Fam Yat opened with a preflop raise to 9,000 from the small blind and David Horvath called in the big blind.

The flop sent a shiver down everyone's spine when it landed {6-Hearts}

!

Yat decided he wanted nothing to do with that board as he check-folded to Horvath's 10,000 bet.

09-28-2008 16:29 UTC+9

All's Quiet on the Eastern Front

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Paramedic to the final table area please. We need to check if some of these players have pulses. The dearth of action has continued all the way through the level, with not one player having yet been eliminated. "Raise it and take it" is the name of the game, with a few variations. The most recent was a raise by Brian Kang from late position to 12,000, a reraise by Daniel Schreiber out of the small blind to 36,000, and another raise back from Kang up to 84,000. That third raise did the job as Schreiber mucked.

09-28-2008 16:23 UTC+9

On Reflection...

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We've just noticed an interesting situation here in the final table area with our small but enthusiastic audience. Normally at APPT final tables which are filmed for TV, the studio audience would be able to watch on the big screen plasmas positioned above the table, providing a bird's eye view of all the action.

Unfortunately here in Seoul there is limited space for the crowd, and no plasmas to view the action, but the fans have discovered a workaround solution. They are currently using the reflections off the black panel ceiling to give them the bird's eye view the final table action! Clever!

09-28-2008 16:16 UTC+9

Horvath Mixing It Up

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David Horvath is trying to mix up his play but so far he's experienced mixed results. In a recent hand he raised it up to 20,000 preflop - a rather large bet of five times the big blind. It didn't work as Sam Faqiryar moved all in over the top and Horvath quickly let it go.

A moment or two later Horvath tried a min-raise to 8,000 from under-the-gun. This time the table sensed strength and folded around giving Horvath the blinds and antes.

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09-28-2008 16:04 UTC+9

No Action Yet

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Action has been scarce so far at the final table. It's been tough to get past the flop. We did take a flop between David Horvath, who raised preflop to 12,000, and Sam Faqiryar, who called out of the big blind. The flop was {J-Clubs}

, bringing a check from Faqiryar and a bet of 18,000 from Horvath. Faqiryar made a dismissive wave of his hands and said "I'm all in". He had Horvath covered. Horvath went into the tank for two minutes, smirking and trying to get a read off of Faqiryar. Faqiryar hid his face in his sweater. Unable to decide what to do, Horvath eventually laid it down, showing the {Q-Clubs}

as he did.

09-28-2008 15:59 UTC+9

Yat Makes Stand Against Chip Leader

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Brian Kang opened with a raise to 12,000 from middle position. The action then folded around to Fam Yat in the small blind who moved all in. It was an additional 48,000 to chip-leader Kang but he decided to wait for a better spot and folded his hand.

Yat is now up to about 80,000 chips.

Tags: Fam Yat