APPT Macau Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

08-25-2009 19:03 UTC+8

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air. This is the last level of the night. 71 players remain.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

08-25-2009 18:56 UTC+8

Great Scott

[user75032]

Just before the break, Stewart Scott was all in again. The board showed {3-Hearts}

and Scott tabled {K-Clubs}

. Apparently he had caught his opponent bluffing, because Scott found himself in great shape against {K-Hearts}

. The turn and river bricked {9-Spades}

and

, giving Scott another double-up. He now has 48,000 in chips.

Tags: Stewart Scott

08-25-2009 18:55 UTC+8

Break

[user67765]

The players are now taking their final ten-minute break of the evening.

08-25-2009 18:54 UTC+8

Curly In Form

[user67765]

Emanuel "Curly" Seal raised from early position to 1,800 and the table folded around to the player in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came down {10-Spades}

and the play checked to Seal who fired 2,300. His opponent made the call and the turn landed the {K-Hearts}

.

Again the action checked to Seal who fired again for 4,500. His opponent released and Seal continues his good form from the APT event last week as he chips up to 30,000.

Tags: Emanuel Seal

08-25-2009 18:42 UTC+8

Commissioner Danny McDonagh has just informed the players that play will end at the completion of Level 7. Originally a maximum of eight levels were scheduled but apparently McDonagh is comfortable that an eighth level is not needed today. When it comes to tournament structure, he has rarely been wrong before.

08-25-2009 18:35 UTC+8

Steicke Loses Hand

[user67765]

David Steicke has lost a pot. Yes it's true. It was a limped pot that got Steicke into trouble as he check-raised the bet of Sandy Wang on a flop of {A-Clubs}

to make it an additional 5,000 to play.

Wang thought for a long time before calling and the {8-Clubs}

hit the turn. Steicke sat motionless for some time before sliding his entire stack into the middle. Wang snap-called and flipped {A-Spades}

for the rockets for a full house as Steicke sat in shock. He took a moment to stare at the board and eventually figured out that he was drawing dead and he mucked his cards.

The pot was pushed to Wang without a river being dealt as she doubled to 46,000 with Steicke down to 73,000.

Tags: David Steicke Sandy Wang

08-25-2009 18:29 UTC+8

Foo Flushes Ma

[user67765]

Ricky Foo and Will Ma went to war preflop, with Ma once again finding himself in a dominated position preflop with his {A-Hearts}

in trouble against the {A-Diamonds}

of Foo.

The board fell {8-Diamonds}

giving Foo a flush to eliminate Ma from the tournament.

Tags: Ricky Foo Will Ma

08-25-2009 18:23 UTC+8

Steicke Mowin' 'em Down

[user75032]

David Steicke is known for playing a wide range of hands, and playing them creatively. The thing that best allows a player to do that is a large chip stack. Steicke has that now after eliminating yet another player from the Table of Death.

Steicke acted first on a {3-Hearts}

flop. He bet 2,200. His opponent studied the board, studied Steicke and then raised to 6,500. Mr. Steicke was undeterred.

"I'm all in," he said, waving his hands over his chips twice. The effective raise back to Steicke's opponent was the remainder of that player's stack, about 15,000 total. He opted to call.

Steicke: {9-Hearts}

Opponent:

Steicke's opponent was dismayed to see that he was far, far behind. He bricked the turn and river, {7-Clubs}

and

, and reported to the rail. Steicke stacked up the pot, increasing his count to 90,000.

"David, take it easy mate," called Eric Assadourian from a neighboring table. "You're scaring everyone off!"

Tags: David Steicke