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

08-27-2009 14:09 UTC+8

Bad River for Chan

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We found Terrence Chan playing against only the small blind on a flop of {2-Hearts}

. That player bet 1,100 into the pot and Chan called. It was second verse, same as the first on the {6-Clubs}

turn, with the small blind making the price of poker 1,800.

The river fell {K-Spades}

and brought one more bet from the small blind -- 3,800. Chan didn't seem thrilled to call, but call he did. His opponent showed top two pair, {k-Diamonds}

. Chan could only grin and sigh, squeezing his cards one last time before pitching them in.

Chan's stack now hovers around 9,000 chips.

Tags: Terrence Chan

08-27-2009 14:19 UTC+8

Chino Straightened Out

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Catching the action with the board reading {4-Hearts}

, David 'Chino' Rheem had all his chips in the middle as the action was on Theo Tran.

"I know I have the best hand right now . . . but it will suck if you outdraw me" stated Rheem in the directed on a visibly distressed Tran.

With Tran needing to call an additional 3,925 into a pot of roughly 9,000, he would toss a single 5,000-denomination chip into the pot and the cards were tabled.

Rheem: {4-Diamonds}

Tran:

The turn would change nothing when it dropped the {5-Diamonds}

, but when the dealer burned and turned the {7-Diamonds}

on the river, Rheem would exit the tournament as Tran climbed to over 25,000 in chips.

Tags: David 'Chino' Rheem Theo Tran

08-27-2009 14:22 UTC+8

Break Time

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Players are on their first of three breaks.

08-27-2009 14:26 UTC+8

PokerStars Team Asia Pro-files: Bryan Huang

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With over a quarter million dollars in career earnings to his name, Bryan Huang is one of PokerStars Team Asia's most decorated pros. The 24-year-old started playing poker at the age of 20 and quickly realized there was a living to be made at the game.

Huang sharpened his poker skills while studying Accounting and earned a degree by the time he turned 23. Upon graduating, Huang passed up on traditional job opportunities, instead opting to focus solely on poker.

Over the course of three years, Huang has posted cashes in over six different countries -- his biggest last year in Macau, where he took third in this same event for a USD $153,841 payday. 2008 proved to be a special year for Huang, as he was named "Rookie of the Year" by Bluff Australiasia Magazine and was also featured on the cover of Poker Asia Times.

Currently ranked second on Singapore's all-time money list, Huang is looking to further solidify his place in the global poker world with another deep run this week in Macau.

Catch Bryan Huang in action on PokerStars, playing under the screenname: "brasstal"

Tags: Bryan Huang

08-27-2009 14:32 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Players are back in their seats and cards are back in the air.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

08-27-2009 14:44 UTC+8

J.J. Liu Eliminated

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We're ten minutes into Level 3 and just witnessed the eradication of J.J. Liu from the tournament. She was heads-up on the river with one opponent. There were 11,000 chips in the pot and {A-Clubs}

on the board. Liu's opponent acted first and moved all in, effectively putting Liu all in for about 6,800 if she called.

Liu studied her opponent and started to shake her head. "Oh," she said with a sigh. She peeked back at her cards and shook her head a second time. "Did you flop a set?" she asked. There was no response.

"Ok, if you got me you got me," Liu declared. She threw the rest of her chips into the pot. Her opponent did indeed flop a set with {7-Clubs}

, improving to sevens fulls of jacks on the river. Liu flashed the {J-Spades}

but had no full house of her own. She's out.

Tags: JJ Liu

08-27-2009 14:50 UTC+8

Tony Hachem KO's Opponent

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With the action folding round to Tony Hachem in the hijack, he opened with a raise to 600 and was called by the big blind.

The flop of {10-Hearts}

brought about a check-call from his opponent after Hachem fired 1,200 at the pot.

When the turn landed the {6-Diamonds}

Hachem's bet of 3,000 was again check-called to see the {9-Clubs}

fall on the river.

This time however, Hachem's opponent took the aggressive approach moving all in for his last 11,500.

Hachem sat in the tank umming and ahhing over a decision before eventually making the call tabling {Q-Hearts}