Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Day 1b Coming Up
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event. Yesterday's Day 1a field saw 269 players come out to action. At the end of the day, 155 of them advanced to Day 2. It was Shih Chieh Su leading the way at the end of the day with 171,800 in chips.
Yesterday's big story was Phil Ivey making his return to the felt after a long, several-month hiatus from live tournament poker. He went on to finish with 51,200 in chips and looks to have that fire back in his eyes.
Although there will be no Ivey today, we've still got plenty of big-name pros signed up to play. Two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion and ten-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Johnny Chan is here along Team PokerStars' Bryan Huang, Celina Lin, Randy Lew, Nacho Barbero and Vivian Im. The defending champion, Victorino Torres, is also slated to play along with 2008 champion Eddy Sabat.
Sabat won the largest-ever APPT Macau Main Event with 538 runners in the field. This year is set to eclipse that number to make for a record-setting field.
Play is slated to kick off noon local time here at PokerStars Macau. Be sure to stay tuned for all the live coverage straight from the floor, it's going to be another great day on the felt.
Exploring the City
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If you're not lucky enough to be here yourself, then here's a quick tour around town to enjoy before the action commences here in the Grand Lisboa Hotel & Casino.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 1b of the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event.
Who's On the Felt?
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
T25,000 Chip for Alternates
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Due to the size of the field here on Day 1b, there is a decent list of alternates waiting to get in the event. The tournament staff just made the announcement that many of these alternates will be entering the tournament with a different chip in their stack than those already in play -- the red T25,000 chip.
Stacked
This is one table to fear as Team PokerStars Pro's Vivian Im and Nacho Barbero are seated with the likes of 2011 Aussie Millions 3rd-place finisher Jeff Rossiter, 2010 Macau Poker Cup 2nd-place finisher Kelly Flynn, recent WSOP bracelet winner Joe Ebanks and prominent Japanese player, Yasuhiro Waki.
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More Names in the Field
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30,000 | |
Willcocks Takes Early Pot
Ben Gilholme opened the action to 300 from under the gun and all the players at his table got out of the way before Phil Willcocks made the call in late position.
Flop: 
Gilholme again led, this time for 400 and Willcocks again made the call as the 
was dealt on the turn. Both players opted to check as the 
completed the board.
Gilholme thought for a few moments before deciding to softly tap the felt, at which point Willcocks quickly checked behind. Gilhome tabled his 
and they would hit the muck when Willcocks turned over his 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000
2,000
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2,000 |