2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10k
Prize
$541,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Total Entries
429
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 429
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This Isn't Baccarat

A little commotion at a table in the center of the room -- a floor supervisor was summoned to switch out a deck for multiple bent cards. It seems that one or more of the players at the table were (inadvertently?) bending the cards quite badly when peeking to check their hands.

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.

Hall Rivers Set

We stopped by J.C. Tran's table to ask him what a guy who gets severely short-stacked in the early-going of a major tournament listens to on his iPod while he's grinding his stack back up. While we were there, a player led out for 1,250 on a flop of {10-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and was raised by Tom Hall to 3,650. The small blind called.

Both players checked the {Q-Diamonds} turn and the {J-Clubs} river, with Hall showing down {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} for a rivered set of jack that beat his opponent's turned pair of queens, {A-?} {Q-?}.

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.

Tags: Tom hall

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Everybody Wing Cheong Tonight?

Chong Wing Cheong is known for his bold, aggressive style at the table. He mixed it up with Peter Nguyen in a recent hand and Nguyen came away worse for the wear.

All of the chips were in the middle on a flop of {9-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts}. Nguyen had flopped a huge hand with {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} -- top pair top kicker and the nut flush draw. Cheong was in there with {6-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}, bottom two pair. The board blanked out from there {3-Spades} and {J-Spades}, forcing Nguyen to double up Cheong to the tune of 17,375 chips.

Tags: Chong Wing CheongPeter Nguyen

Hachem Snap-Folds to Pressure

Joe Hachem has been silent so far today. His stack has been cut in half in the first two-and-a-half hours. He was in position in a battle of the blinds for a flop that came {J-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}. His opponent bet 1,100, drawing a raise to 3,500 from Hachem. But it wasn't enough pressure to do the job for Hachem. He snap-folded to an all-in re-raise, dropping his count to about 10,000.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Ang Doubles Opponent

It was a quick series of raises that saw Josh Pang Ang's opponent all in before the flop for 4,075. Ang called with {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} and was in rough shape against his opponent's {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}. No help arrived on board, forcing Ang to double up his opponent. He drops to about 17,000 in chips.

Tags: Josh Pang Ang

Short Day Getting Shorter for Gill

"You don't ever believe me, do ya?" Carter Gill asked the one opponent who called his 500-chip bet on a flop of {6-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}. "That's ok. I wouldn't believe me either."

Both players checked the {10-Spades} turn. On the river {9-Hearts} Gill's opponent led into him for 1,050. Gill called, then mucked when he was shown {A-Spades} {9-Clubs} for two pair, aces and nines.

Gill is down to 4,400 in chips.

Tags: Carter Gill

Tony Hachem KO's Opponent

JB running hot!
JB running hot!
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}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs} 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}{J-Hearts} to best his opponent's {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts} as he climbs to 35,000 and change.

Tags: Tony Hachem

J.J. Liu Eliminated

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} {10-Spades} {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts} 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} {7-Diamonds}, 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