2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1c
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated
The board of was checked to see Timoshenko roll over the , only to muck at the sight of his opponent's .
Everybody Wing Cheong Tonight?
All of the chips were in the middle on a flop of . Nguyen had flopped a huge hand with -- top pair top kicker and the nut flush draw. Cheong was in there with , bottom two pair. The board blanked out from there and , forcing Nguyen to double up Cheong to the tune of 17,375 chips.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Hall Rivers Set
Both players checked the turn and the river, with Hall showing down for a rivered set of jack that beat his opponent's turned pair of queens, .
For what it's worth, Tran is listening to some R&B. Currently in the rotation are Craig David and Ginuwine. He said he has Eminem but it's more for when he's rocking the big stack.
"You won't catch me listenin' to Hannah Montana, that's for sure," said Tran.
This Isn't Baccarat
One Asian player at the table became quite animated, jabbering away in a tongue we couldn't place and pointing several times at the ceiling. We're not really sure what he was on about, but the deck was swapped out and play continued.
Kim Caught Bluffing
The turn was the . Kim's opponent led out for 1,200 but Kim wasn't done with the hand. She wanted to see one more card and called to the river, which fell . When the action checked to her, Kim made a stab of 2,800 chips. Her opponent could be seen going over the action in his head before tossing a call into the pot.
Kim didn't immediately turn over her hand, a sure sign that a player knows he or she is beat. She knocked the table "good hand," then turned up for two pair, treys and deuces. Her opponent showed for aces and deuces to take the pot.
Kim is down to 12,500.
Josh Pang Ang Doubles
They were the screams coming from Joshua Ang with his all in against an opponent's .
All of the money went in on the flop of , and Ang's wish would be granted when the turn and river landed the and to see the Singaporean double through to just on 40,000 in chips.
Fitzgerald Assassinated
Fitzgerald found one caller before an opponent in the blinds bumped it to 14,000. Fitzgerald tossed in his last chip as the other active player passed.
Fitzgerald:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Fitzgerald hit the rail, but not before enjoying a shot of Tequila with friend Carter Gill!
Tran Keeps Accumulating
Tran fired out 1,600 on the flop with Kaselias making the call before both players checked the on the turn.
When the river landed the , Tran lead out for 8,000 and Kaselias quickly folded to see Tran rake in the pot and move to 74,000 and change.