Break it Down
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We've got two levels out of the way, and the players have been sent off for their first 10-minute break of the day. Back in a flash!
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
37,600 HKD
Prize Pool
12,730,608 HKD
Entries
342
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Here's Your Gallery
After some fiddly fiddling with our new photo gallery, it appears to be working. Without further ado, here's a little batch of photos from the first two levels.
Boat is Good for Koh
Mark Mierkalns opened the pot with a button raise, and both Marcel Luske and Robin Koh came along from the blinds.
The flop brought 
, and the blinds checked to the raisier. Mierkains continued out with 800 chips, Luske ducked out, and Koh made the smooth call.
Fourth street came the 
, and both players checked to the 
river. When Koh checked again, Mierkains made one more bet of 1,100. The call came instantly, and Mierkains flipped up his airball 
, and Koh's 
earned him the pot with the full house. He's climbed a bit, but Koh is still down around 11,000 after that pot.
Torres Doubles, Still Short
Victorino Torres was down to just 1,625 chips when he moved all in with 
. Ricky Cheong made the call with 
, and the board of 
gave Torres a much needed, albeit small double up.
Dao Xing Xed
A player moved all in on a board reading 
with about 9,000 already in the pot, putting Dao Xing Chen to the test for his last 8,500. Chen tanked for a while, standing up, sitting down again, and popping back up over and over. Finally, he picked up his stack and moved it across the line. But he instantly regretting the decision, seeing that his opponent's 
had his own drawing to two outs. The 
on the river made him two pair, but it wasn't enough to spare him from elimination.
Luske in Action
Marcel Luske just busted a shorter-stacked player to move his stack up to 25,000 chips, but on the next hand he failed at a bluff attempt with ten high to drop back down to 23,000 chips. Still, the Dutch PokerStars pro is above his starting stack and seated two to the left of Albert Kim.
The Mysterious Vlad
The mystery of Vladimir Geshkenbein has been solved. Well, sort of. He was registered for Day 1a, and his stack was blinded off for awhile. We still hadn't spotted him shortly after the first break. His seat was still empty, but when we checked this time, his stack was above starting chips, meaning he must have appeared briefly and won a pot or two without being noticed. He just took his seat again, and we actually saw him this time. So while we don't know where he's been hiding, we can confirm he is here and ready for business.
This also means that Mr. Geshkenbein will not be playing the APPT Macau High Roller, the event he won last year. It's running opposite Days 1a and 1b, allowing those who play the High Roller to play Day 1c of the Main Event.
Huang Hung Out to Dry
Bryan Huang was all in for around 3,000 when we walked up to the table, and he had a lowly 
flipped over in front of him. A player who had just been moved to the table was the would-be knocker-out with , and Huang would need some help to stay afloat.
Board: 
Flush draws are only good when they materialize, and Huang was unable to pair up or find a spade to double up. He's outta here.
Hot Seat
Dao Xing Chen had no sooner vacated his seat than its new occupant was all in as well. On a 
board, the player moved all in for his last 7,125. Joachim Chia, a player well-known in his native Singapore, spent several minutes contemplating a call before giving it up, leaving himself with 13,000.