Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
27,600 HKD
Prize Pool
15,552,600 HKD
Entries
575
Level
35
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
One Up, One Down
Browsing the room, we find that Joseph Cheong, who is making his first trip to Macau, is up to about 35,000. On the other hand, Eddy Sabat, the 2008 champion of this event, is down roughly half of his starting stack to 16,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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16,700
-13,300
|
-13,300 |
Another Team Pro
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One more PokerStars Team Pro has taken their seat at the felt, with Maxim Lykov the latest entrant in the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
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Jenkins' Bottom House Wins
With the final board reading 
, a player check-raised Benjamin Jenkins' bet of 1,025 to 3,000. Jenkins made the call with the bottom end of the full house holding the 
. His opponent tabled the 
for just king high and lost the pot.
"Good thing no diamonds," mentioned the player to Jenkins after the hand. Jenkins is now up to 36,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Chan Letting Them Go
The play started with Johnny Chan limping from under the gun, whereby the action was sent around to Team PokerStars Pro, Celina Lin. A call from Lin would prompt the blinds to come along for the ride as a 
flop was dealt.
The small blind player led for 400 on the flop and the big blind player got out of the way before Johnny Chan made the call. Lin sent her cards into the muck and the two remaining players would watch the land on the turn.
Chan's opponent continued his aggression, sending 1,200 onto the felt. Chan again opted to call as the 
hit the river. Another bet of 3,050 was made and this time Chan went deep into the tank. After almost 2 minutes of staring his opponent down, Chan slid his cards into the muck and sent the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Barbero and Chan Add Some
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
At one of the tables in the tournament area, Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero was in action on a board of 
. There was 7,800 in the middle and Barbero fired 5,000. He had to endure a long tank from his opponent, but the player eventually folded and Barbero won the pot.
On another table, 10-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner and two-time WSOP Main Event champion Johnny Chan was involved in a five-way flop on the board of 
. The first four players checked to Chan with 2,600 in the middle. He bet 1,000. One by one, each player folded and Chan won the pot.
Over 300
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The field size here on Day 1b at the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event has surpassed the 300-player mark. There are now over 570 players total in the Main Event field, making it the largest APPT Macau Main Event in history! The tournament staff also announced that there are a few no-shows to the event, but their buy-in money will stay in the prize pool.
Rossiter Rising
There were 5 players involved in a raised pot over on the "stacked" table, with Jeff Rossiter and Team PokerStars' Pro's Vivian Im and Nacho Barbero in the hand with two other opponents.
The flop was showing 
and the action was checked by all five players as the 
hit the turn. This time when the play came around to Rossiter, he decided to bet, throwing out 1,600. Im and Barbero got out of the way as only one player made the call.
A 
on the river prompted Rossiter's opponent to again check and Rossiter would bet, making it 3,500. The player thought for some time before sending his cards into the muck as Rossiter took down the nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Cheong Eliminated from APPT Macau Main Event
Joseph Cheong called a bet of 500 on the 
flop. The turn brought the and the first player checked to Cheong. He bet 1,025 and his opponent made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and Cheong's opponent checked. Cheong fired all in for what looked to be around 6,000 or 7,000 and his opponent quickly called.
Cheong tabled the 
and his opponent the 
. Cheong's hand was second best and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Break Time #1
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.