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

08-25-2009 17:18 UTC+8

Scott's Lucky Day

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A collective gasp brought us to Stewart Scott's table, where the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event champion was counting down his stack so that the dealer could double it. Scott's {A-Spades}

made an ace-high straight on a board that came {J-Hearts}

. We're not sure when the money went in, but we do know that Scott's opponent had {K-?}

and flopped two pair.

"It's my lucky day," said Scott as he stacked up 26,000 chips.

Tags: Stewart Scott

08-25-2009 17:15 UTC+8

Assadourian Holds All The Aces

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Wally Sombero limped into the pot before Eric Assadourian made it 1,500 to go as next to speak. The table folded back to Sombero who made the call.

We were looking for a big clash between two of Asian poker's biggest personalities on the {J-Hearts}

flop but it wasn't to be as Sombero checked, Assadourian fired 2,400 and Sombero folded, flashing {A-Diamonds}

as he desperately tried to rub the hearts from his ten onto his ace.

Assadourian also flashed his cards, and didn't have a heart but he had two aces with the {A-Clubs}

! Sombero is back to 38,000 with Assadourian up to 33,000.

Tags: Eric Assadourian Wally Sombero

08-25-2009 17:03 UTC+8

Ace For Akerblom To Stay Alive

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With a raise to 1,500 in front of him, Rasmus Akerblom moved all in for his last 7,150. A player in late position tanked before making the call as the original raisor flashed {9-Diamonds}

and folded.

Akerblom: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

Akerblom was in some trouble but the board was kind to him as it fell {A-Diamonds}

to spike a pair of aces for Akerblom and he doubles up to 16,300.

Tags: Rasmus Akerblom

08-25-2009 17:02 UTC+8

Adeniya Busto

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There's something to be said for making a hasty exit at times. Martins Adeniya's exit perhaps need to be quite as hasty as he made it, but in the end it was required. Adeniya opened all in for 4,850 from early position. Action passed to the button, who re-raised all in. That spelled trouble for Adeniya.

Adeniya: {5-Hearts}

Button:

When Adeniya saw the button's pocket kings, he immediately got up and started walking away from the table. He wasn't fast enough to avoid seeing the {J-Spades}

flop, but he wasn't anywhere near the table for the {4-Spades}

turn or the {4-Hearts}

river.

Tags: Martins Adeniya

08-25-2009 16:58 UTC+8

Wally Applying Pressure

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Wally Sombero is continuing to apply the pressure on the short stacks in the field. After recently chipping up over 40,000, Sombero has taken down another nice pot without seeing a flop.

It was raise, re-raise before it got to Sombero who decided to increase the bet by another 10,000 from the cutoff position. The table folded around and Sombero collected another nice pot.

Tags: Wally Sombero

08-25-2009 16:53 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

08-25-2009 16:44 UTC+8

10-minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 87 players take a 10-minute break.

The average chip stack at the break is 27,356.

08-25-2009 16:40 UTC+8

A Scalp for Ma

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We're starting to see more movement in bust-outs now that the players have been at it for four hours. Will Ma just sent a player to the rail. He raised to 800 from middle position and was called by one player before the big blind shipped for an additional 2,275.

Ma eyed the raise carefully, then announced a re-raise of his own. He made it just more than a minimum raise, 2,375. It was enough to fold the third player in the hand and get Ma heads-up with the big blind.

Ma: {K-Diamonds}

Big Blind: {A-Diamonds}

The big blind flopped a straight draw to go along with his ace, {9-Clubs}

. The turn {10-Hearts}

gave him a few more outs, but he could only muster a pair of eights on the {8-Clubs}

river.

Tags: Will Ma

08-25-2009 16:31 UTC+8

Tahtouh Removal

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Aussie pro Emad Tahtouh was recently eliminated from the tournament -- the result of a three-way confrontation involving J.P. Kelly and Wally Sombero.

Tahtouh moved all in before the flop from the hijack position holding {Q-?}

and was called by both Kelly (button) and Sombero (small blind).

The flop came {K-?}

and Sombero led out with a bet on the side that was raised by Kelly. Sombero then moved all in forcing Kelly out of the pot.

The cards were then tabled and Emad found his straight draw up against Sombero's top two pair.

The turn and river bricked out, sending Tahtouh home midway through the first day of action here in Macau.

Sombero, meanwhile, stacked up a healthy 45,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh JP Kelly Wally Sombero