2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
3,246,200 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
37,600 HKD
Prize Pool
12,730,608 HKD
Entries
342
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Cheong Levels with Torres

Chong Cheong raised to 100,000 with a tall stack of yellow chips from the button. Victorino Torres called from the big blind and the flop came {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Torres fired 150,000 and Cheong called.

After the {9-Spades} hit the felt on the turn, Torres checked. Cheong slid out 200,000 and Torres folded. Cheong was able to pull back to even with Torres on this hand and the two are leading the way with about 2.25 million each.

Tags: Chong CheongVictorino Torres

Full House for Torres

Victorino Torres
Victorino Torres

From the button, Victorino Torres raised to 110,000. Chong Cheong wanted to do battle with him again and called out of the big blind. The flop came down with the {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, drawing a lot of attention from the onlooking crowd. Cheong checked and Torres fired 200,000. Cheong made the call.

The turn card was the {10-Diamonds} and Cheong checked again. Torres fired another bet worth 350,000 this time. Cheong quickly called once more.

The river card was the {7-Clubs} and Cheong checked again. Torres thought for a moment and then started laughing. He then checked behind. Cheong tabled the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, but lost to Torres' {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}. COming from behind agfter being dominated netted Torres another hefty pot from Cheong and he was able to put a gap between the two of a few hundred-thousand chips.

Tags: Victorino TorresChong Cheong

Jeppe Drivsholm Eliminated in 4th Place (891,000 HKD)

Jeppe Drivsholm - 4th Place
Jeppe Drivsholm - 4th Place

Victorino Torres had the button and raised to 110,000. Jeppe Drivsholm moved all in from the small blind for 709,000. Torres took a minute and then made the call. He held the {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and was up against the {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts} of the shorter-stacked Drivsholm.

The flop came down {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and all Drivsholm could do was shake his head as there wasn't much there for him. The turn card pushed him one step closer to the door when the {J-Spades} rolled off. The river completed the board with the {8-Spades} and that was all she wrote for Drivsholm. He was eliminated in 4th place, leaving only three players left to play for the title. Torres now has a big lead on the other two and we'll have the stack count coming shortly.

Tags: Jeppe DrivsholmVictorino Torres

Family Flop; Chong's Raise Takes It

Three handed
Three handed

On the second hand of three-handed play, Cole Swannack raised to 90,000 from the button, and both Victorino Torres and Chong Cheong called from the blinds.

The family flop came out {8-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {9-Spades}, and Torres led out with 125,000 chips from the small blind. Cheong quickly raised to 300,000, and neither of his opponents wanted to play ball, sending the pot to the Hong Kong native.

Tags: Chong CheongCole SwannackVictorino Torres

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Top Pair Good for Torres

More chips move Torres' way
More chips move Torres' way

Chong Cheong limped the button during three-handed play and then Cole Swannack completed from the small blind. Victorino Torres let them see a flop for the minimum, checking his option from the big blind.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and action checked around. The turn card put the {6-Hearts} on board and Swannack checked. Torres fired 150,000 and Cheong called before Swannack mucked. The final card on the board was the {4-Diamonds} and Torres fired another 150,000. Cheong called.

Torres tabled the {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for top pair and Cheong mucked his hand. Torres moved up to 3.9 million to increase his lead.

Tags: Chong CheongCole SwannackVictorino Torres

Cheong Loses More to Torres

On the flop of {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, Victorino Torres check-called a bet of 125,000 from Chong Cheong. The turn card brought the {3-Clubs} and Torres checked again. Cheong fired 350,000 this time and Torres made the call. The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} and both players quickly checked.

Torres tabled the {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and won the pot with his pair of threes. Cheong mucked his hand, losing some more chips to Cheong.

Tags: Chong CheongVictorino Torres