Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
APPT Cebu Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
319
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 319
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The flop came down
and Coates checked. The button player bet 1,600, then folded to a check-raise from Coates.
. His opponent tanked."Do you have kings?" he asked Kim.
"What do you have?" Kim replied. "Do you have queens?" There were some murmured chuckles from the table.
"My money's in already," Kim continued. "I can't raise any more. What do you have?" There was silence for another thirty seconds.
"I really want you to call," Kim told his opponent. That seemed to settle the matter. Kim's opponent folded, prompting Kim to show the
as he collected the pot.
On a flop of
Tan's opponent fired out 1,400 and Tan made the call. The turn was the 
and the opponent put the brakes on, checking to Tan. Tan responded by betting out 3,500 and the opponent called. The river was the
and the opponent check-folded to a 5,000 chip bet from Tan.A few hands later three players called a 300 chip from an early position player. Tan, in the small blind, proceeded to pump it to 2,500.
Two middle position players made the call, taking a
flop. Tan fired out 10,000 at the non-descript board and it would prove enough to take it down, with both players tank-folding.He's already up to almost 30,000 chips.
The action so far has been light. With 200 big blinds in the starting stack, that's no surprise. Players are feeling each other out right now, with the largest pots consisting of a few thousand chips.
The most unusual feature of the tent is the light fixtures. There are four of them, each one consisting of several gracefully curving steel supports. Attached to the supports are 17 large paper lamp "balls" -- each one about the size of two soccer balls.
We won't even start on the outrageously delicious food that was served at the welcome party last night and at breakfast this morning. It's clear that the APPT has pulled out all the stops to make this inaugural event in Cebu a smashing success.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The standard welcoming stuff is just starting, with Danny McDonagh exclaiming that he is surprised with the larger than expected numbers gathering to enter the Day 1a flight.
We're expecting 12 full tables today, and a mammoth amount of players tomorrow.
While you wait for the action, take a look at today's Daily Update:
