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 with Big Bets

Chong Cheong
Chong Cheong

From the cutoff seat, Victorino Torres raised to 70,000 and Chong Cheong called from the small blind. The flop came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Cheong led out with a big bet of 250,000. Torres smiled and folded and Cheong showed the {A-Hearts}. He's now over two million chips with about 2.15 million total.

Tags: Chong CheongVictorino Torres

Cheong Wins Another One

Chong Cheong raised to 55,000 preflop, and both Brian Green and Kenny Nielsen came along in the blinds. All three players checked the {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop. The {8-Clubs} on the turn could have made things interesting, but it didn't. Green checked, Nielsen checked, Cheong bet, and everyone else folded. Notch another one for Cheong.

Tags: Chong CheongBrian GreenKenny Nielsen

Man Down!

Out of nowhere, a media member sitting in the top row of the stands around the final table fell backwards in his chair and smashed to the ground. His legs went flying up and his notepad a few seats over. He was immediately helped up and looks to be fine, but might have a couple bruises tomorrow morning.

Flush Good Enough

Victorino Torres
Victorino Torres

Victorino Torres open-raised from the small blind, and Jeppe Drivsholm, who never folds, obviously called. And he called again when Torres bet 100,000 on the {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop. Torres checked the {a-Hearts} on the turn, as did Drivsholm. The {q-Diamonds} on the river put two pair on the board but didn't merit a bet from either player. Torres showed {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a rather raggy flush, but Drivsholm had neither a queen nor a four for a boat and mucked his cards.

Tags: Jeppe DrivsholmVictorino Torres

Drivsholms Shoves On Torres

Victorino Torres raised from middle position to 70,000 and Jeppe Drivsholm called. These two have been playing a number of pots together at the final table and creating some nice action.

The flop came down {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Torres checked. Drivsholm fired a bet of 100,000 and then Torres check-raised to 250,000. Drivsholm moved all in and after a few seconds, Torres mucked his hand allowing Drivsholm to take a big pot.

Drivsholm moved back to 1.4 million while Torres dropped to 500,000.

Tags: Jeppe DrivsholmVictorino Torres

To Love and to Honor, for Bad Beats or Bust Outs

The final table of the 20,000 HKD triple-chance no limit side event is taking place in the poker room at the same time the Main Event final table is playing out on the Grand Lisboa stage. A husband and wife both made the side event final table. Apparently, the wife just made quad tens in a large pot against her husband, and rather than risk eliminating him, she checked the final action in the hand with the nuts. Soft playing is, of course, not allowed in a tournament. She received a three-orbit penalty, one of the most severe you'll ever see in a tournament besides outright ejection. Who knows, though? She may have been saving herself from a far worse headache at home.

Cheong Shows the Fold

Chong Cheong raised to 70,000 from middle position before Brian Green reraised to 190,000 from the button. Cheong then went into the tank, leaning back in his chair to contemplate the decision. Green had roughly 320,000 left in his stack after the reraise, making for a good portion of his chips in the middle and lowering the amount of fold equity Cheong had if he were to shove.

Eventually, the clock was called on Cheong. He waited for about half the countdown to tick away and then open-folded the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Green was pushed the pot and moved up over 600,000 chips.

Tags: Brian GreenChong Cheong