2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
3,772,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
27,600 HKD
Prize Pool
15,552,600 HKD
Entries
575
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Turn Hurts English

We came to the action on Tim English's table with a flop showing {6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Spades} and English in a hand going up against one opponent.

When English was faced with a bet of 600, he decided to raise it up to 2,000. His opponent called and the {5-Spades} hit the tun.

English's opponent again led for 1,600 and this tim English opted to just make the call.

When the {8-Clubs} landed on the river, English was again led into, this time with a bet of 3,200. English thought for some time before making the call. When his opponents {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} landed on the felt, English let his hand go and tapped the table as his opponent raked in his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tim English au
Tim English
40,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Tim English

Hinrichsen Hurting

Andrew Hinrichsen has just seen his elimination from the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event . We weren't there to catch the action, but some players at the table were happy to let us know how it played out.

Apparently, Hinrichsen opened from under the gun holding {j-}{10-} and recieved the call from one late position opponent and one opponent in the small blind.

The flop landed {10-}{7-}{9-} and this is when all the action played out. According to the table, Hinrichsen over-shoved for 25,000 after the small blind player was all in for 9,000. The late position player made the call and the three players turned their hands over.

Hinrichsen: {j-}{10-}
Late Position: {q-}{q-}
Small Blind: {k-}{j-}

The {a-} on the turn changed nothing, while the {k-} would help the small blind survive as he took down the main pot. When Hinrichsen got no help, the side pot would be sent to his late position opponent and he would make his way out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hinrichsen au
Andrew Hinrichsen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew Hinrichsen

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Kanaan Can Do

Michael Kanaan was the winner of this year's PokerStars ANZPT event and he has just managed to double here in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event.

Kanaan was all in preflop for around 24,000 holding {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and was going up against the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} of an opponent who had him covered.

The board ran out {7-Spades}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}, with the ace on the flop all but sealing the victory as Kanaan moves to around 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
50,000

Updated Chip Counts

There has not been many eliminations up to this point as 240 players still remain in the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
David Steicke au
David Steicke
76,000
11,000
11,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
70,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Jackson Zheng
Jackson Zheng
62,000
32,000
32,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
56,000
10,000
10,000
Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
49,000
12,000
12,000
PokerStars
Raemin Alexander
Raemin Alexander
39,000
9,000
9,000
Mark Vos au
Mark Vos
39,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
36,000
6,000
6,000
Julian Powell au
Julian Powell
33,000
3,000
3,000
Joanne "JJ" Liu
Joanne "JJ" Liu
31,000
1,000
1,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
24,000
-3,000
-3,000
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
11,600
-6,400
-6,400
Emanuel Seal au
Emanuel Seal
Busted

Levy Sends One Home

Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 1,025. The small blind put in a three-bet to 2,800 and then action fell on Grant Levy in the big blind. He made it 7,425 to go with a four-bet. The button took some time and then moved all in for approximately 26,000. The small blind folded and Levy quickly made the call with the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}. His opponent held the {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Spades} and Levy added to his lead with a set of kings. The turn {3-Clubs} left the button drawing dead before the {9-Hearts} fell on the river to complete the board.

From the looks of it, Levy is the current chip leader with just under 100,000 in his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
95,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Grant Levy

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

A Dream

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

From early position, Phil Ivey raised to 1,000. One player called from middle position and the player in the big blind also called. The flop produced the {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and the big blind checked. Ivey bet 1,800. He got a call from the middle-position player, but a fold from the big blind.

The turn went check, check after the {3-Clubs} landed. The river was the {Q-Diamonds}. Ivey tossed out a bet of 4,000 and his opponent made the call. Ivey tossed his hand forward, face down, to signify he was bluffing and got caught. His opponent tabled the {K-Spades}{J-Spades} for top pair and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
66,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Phil Ivey