APPT Cebu Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

APPT Cebu Main Event

Day 2 Completed

11-13-2009 20:09 UTC+8

Day 2 Ends with Forty Happy Players

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Phillip Willcocks. Photo courtesy of PokerStarsBlog.com

The elimination of Till Umbach in 41st place ends play on Day 2 of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu Main Event. We started they 153-strong, all 153 hopeful that they'd make it to their second bag-and-tag in as many days. Of course, some started off in better chip position than others.

The action was furious at the beginning of the day, with the pace of eliminations almost reaching one a minute. Tony Dunst was out first, in the first five minutes of play. He was soon followed by Ivan Tan, Andrew Scott, defending champion Van Marcus and every surviving PokerStars Team Asia Pro: none of Celina Lin, Jonathan Lin, Raymond Wu or Bryan Huang made the money. Huang at least goes off to dinner with the knowledge (and, presumably, satisfaction) that his father Jack Ng is still alive heading into Day 3.

If all of those players were eliminated, who's at the top of the leaderboard? In the pole position is Dong-bin Han, with roughly 478,000 chips. He's followed by New Zealander Phillip Willcocks with 435,000. After that, there's a significant fall-off to the rest of the pack. The biggest name left lurking in that pack is Nam Le. Don't ever rule him out.

Tomorrow the remaining forty players will re-convene to play down to a final table of nine. Action kicks off at 12:15pm local time. We'll have update chip counts and the Day 3 table draw posted as soon as we receive that information from the tournament organizers.

Until then, you can find us at the bar.

11-13-2009 19:55 UTC+8

Till Umbach Eliminated on the Bubble

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The clock wound down on Level 14, so we went into "overtime" while hand-for-hand play until we found our bubble boy. His name is Till Umbach. Umbach open-shoved his last 28,300 in front of Mike Kim, who re-raised all in himself for about 60,000. Umbach and Kim then had an agonizingly long wait as play concluded on each other table before they could reveal their cards.

When we came to the reveal, Umbach's {A-Spades}

was behind Kim's {A-Hearts}

. There was no help to be found for Umbach on a board of {A-Clubs}

. With that board, Kim's ace-king held and Umbach was sent off in 41st place. All forty remaining players are in the money and we're done for the day.

Tags: Mike Kim Till Umbach

11-13-2009 19:36 UTC+8

Hand-for-Hand Play

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With the elimination of Bold Uundai, we're down to 41 players remaining in the main event. There are 17 minutes left on the clock for this level. Presumably we will find one more elimination before the end of the level, although with the remaining six tables on hand-for-hand play, it could take a while.

11-13-2009 19:34 UTC+8

The Last of the Mongolians

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The last of Team Mongolia has departed the tournament, just short of the money. Bold Uundai open-shoved his last 9,500 and was called in one spot before Rody Kaka moved all in from the big blind for 90,000.

"Come on Elton!" said Kaka in disgust. "F***! It had to be you man?" Kaka seemed pained to lay down his hand, but he eventually did, showing a pair of eights.

"I'm doing you a real favor," Tsang replied. He opened {A-?}

against Uundai's {2-?}

. Uundai was overjoyed to see a deuce in the window of the flop, but there was also a matching ace, {2-Hearts}

. The turn {8-Clubs}

would have made a crippling set for Kaka. The river bricked {3-Spades}

and our last Mongolian headed for the exit.

Tsang is up to about 115,000.

Tags: Bold Uundai Elton Tsang Rody Kaka

11-13-2009 19:20 UTC+8

It's Almost Dinner Time...

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The luxurious pampering just keeps coming here at the Shangri-La Mactan Resort. Every night the players are treated to a gourmet buffet dinner after a long day at the felt...

11-13-2009 19:10 UTC+8

Two for the Price of One

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On one of the first hands to be played after the break, Beng Hong "Joe" Ker vaulted himself near the top of the leaderboard. There was an open-raise to 10,000 before a short-stacked player moved all in for 24,400. Action packed to Yong Suk Chang on the button, who moved in for 107,000. Big blind Ker asked for a count, and as soon as he got it announced a call. That moved the action back to the initial raiser, who would have to call all in for less if he wanted in to a massive four-way pot. He opted to fold {A-Clubs}

, taking us to a three-way showdown instead.

Short stack: {6-Spades}

Chang:

Ker:

Ker was in great shape to eliminate two players on the same hand. That's exactly what he did when the board rolled out {8-Clubs}

. Ker now has about 320,000.

Tags: Beng Hong Ker Yong Suk Chang

11-13-2009 18:54 UTC+8

Delisle Looking For Divine Intervention

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Shortly before the break Jerry Delisle and Pontus Kers played a big pot.

On a flop of {3-Clubs}

Delisle made a bet only to be raised by Kers to 35,000. Delisle made the call.

The turn was the {8-Spades}

and Delisle checked to Kers who moved all in for 43,800. Delisle went stood up and took off his PokerStars had.

"Holy mother of god," said Delisle. "I'm open ended and have a straight flush draw".

"What do I here?" he asked himself.

Eventually Delisle saw the light and put the call amount in, tabling his {5-Spades}

. Kers tabled {3-Hearts}

for bottom set.

The river would be key for both players, and the {7-Clubs}

hit to double Kers up and drop Delisle down to about 180,000. Kers has about 170,000.

Tags: Jerry Delisle Pontus Kers

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

11-13-2009 18:52 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. We're not sure if TD Danny McDonagh has decided to play just through the next six eliminations (the bursting of the money bubble) or the full level. Either way we will definitely reach the money this level.