Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
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
Kim Takes One Off [Removed:293]
On a flop of 
, Ben [Removed:293] checked from the small blind before Albert Kim fired 450 from the big blind. The player under the gun, who had limped preflop, folded and then [Removed:293] made the call.
The turn brought the 
and [Removed:293] checked to Kim once more. Kim stayed aggressive and fired a bet of 1,050. [Removed:293] made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and [Removed:293] checked. Kim fired a third bullet worth 1,550 and after a moment, [Removed:293] made the call. Kim then showed the 
and [Removed:293] mucked his hand. That pot put Kim up to 28,500 and [Removed:293] down to 12,600.
Kim is most famous for his deep run in the 2008 WSOP Main Event, where he finished 19th for $257,334. Kim was very enthusiastic with his play at the table in that event and it garnered him a good amount of TV time. So far today, he's been stoic behind his chip stack.
Paulsen Back to Fifteen
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Our last check on Kai Paulsen saw him down around 4,000 chips, but it seems things are turning around for him.
"Beyne! Beyne!" yelled Paulsen, running over to his sponsored teammate, Vladimir Geshkenbein. "Back to fifteen!" Paulsen rattled off the details of his little chip rush, and a walk past his stack sees him indeed sitting right at 15,000.
"Beyne" nodded with a smile, though he's sort of busy working on his own stack at the moment. Geshkenbein has chipped his way up to about 36,000 here as we approach the midpoint of Day 1a.
Small Loss for Kim
Albert Kim raised from the hijack seat to 750 and both blinds called. The flop produced the 
and action checked around. The turn was the 
and action checked around again.
The river was the 
, pairing the board. The small blind fired out 1,500 and the big blind folded. Kim made the call, but mucked when his opponent tabled the 
for tens and fives with an ace kicker.
Everyone's Lucky Day
Registration for Day 1a was closed following Level 2, and we have a number for you.
This opening flight of the 2010 APPT Macau has drawn a turnout of 88 runners, and that has to be good news for the players who showed up today. Eight is the Chinese number of luck and prosperity, and that bodes well for those looking to parlay their early start into a deep run this week.
The big board shows that ten of them have had their luck run out already though; 78 players remain at the moment.
Wu Wins One
Carl Andersson bet 1,450 on a board reading 
, and he didn't look thrilled when Raymond Wu called. The river brought the blank-looking 
, and Andersson checked to Wu. After a moment, Wu bet, 3,200, enough to earn a fold from Andersson. After the hand, Wu was up to 38,000.
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The Yeong Time to Bluff
Chin Wei Yeong raised to 800 on the button, and Vladimir Geshkenbein defended his big blind and checked in the dark. The flop came 
, and Yeong bet 1,200. Geshkenbein called without a second thought. The on the turn completed the flush, and Geshkenbein check-called a bet of 2,700. The river was the 
, and Vladimir checked a third street. Yeong slowly bet 5,500. Geshkenbein gave a devious grin and tossed out a call. Yeong could only show 
for total air, and Geshkenbein took the pot with 
for second pair. He's up to 37,000 while Yeong fell to 8,000.
Putt Lets it Go
On the board of 
, Graeme "Kiwi G" Putt fired a bet of 1,200. His lone opponent made the call and the two saw the river complete the board with the 
. Putt checked and then his opponent fired 3,000. Putt let his hand go and slipped back to 22,500 chips.
Ngu Building Nicely
With about 12,000 chips in the middle, the flop red 
between Carlos Chang, Jessica Ngu and Daren Yoon. Chang checked before Ngu fired a bet of 7,000. Yoon asked her how much she had left and was able to get a visual of her chip stack. He then tanked for a couple minutes, but eventually let his hand go. Chang folded as well.
Ngu has built her stack up to just shy of 40,000 chips while Chang is on 9,500 and Yoon on 23,000.