Sometimes they just happen, these massive coolers. The day has just begun, and already there was a classic aces versus kings clash over on Table 41.
The action started with Alan McMaster who raised under the gun to 1,600. A second player three-bet to 3,700 before the action got to Chihhsiang Chuang in the cutoff. Chuang had 23,900 chips in front of him, and he opted to move all in.
When the action was folded back to McMaster, he put in the call. The third player folded, and it was showdown time!
Alan McMaster
Chihhsiang Chuang
The board ran out , and Chuang doubled up. McMaster was left behind with 37,000 chips, while Chuang is now up to 63,000.
Didier Guerin started the day as one of the shortest stacks in the room, but that has all changed now. Guerin doubled up very early in the day, and has recently doubled again. The hand in question saw Guerin opened the pot to 1,600 and only the player in the small blind made the call.
The flop fell down - rainbow. The small-blind player opted to check-raise all in here after Guerin bet 1,400. Guerin called for around 11,000 and the two players turned their hands over.
Guerin:
Opponent:
The on the turn and the on the river ere safe for Guerin and he doubled yet again.
Pat Dillon hit the felt running on Day 2 as he managed to get his stack all the way up to 40,000 after starting with only 14,475.
In one of the first hands Dillion doubled up when he got his chips into the pot with pocket aces. His opponent showed , but didn't improve. Just now, Dillion added more chips to his stack when he knocked out Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu.
Dillon raised under the gun +2, and Wu moved all in from the big blind for his final 10,000 chips. The Irishman called with two kings and was up against . The board gave Wu a flush draw on the turn, but the river was a mere blank. Wu was send packing, and Celina Lin is the only Team PokerStars Pro remaining.
Danny Chevalier started the day with around the starting stack from Day 1, but has since seen that amount skyrocket. We recently watched Chevalier lead out for a bet of 8,000 on the river of board against Adam Cusenza. After thinking for a long time, Cusenza called and Chevalier turned over to pick up the sizable pot.
Wayne Bentley just came over to the PokerNews desk, and not without a reason. The British PokerStars Qualifier managed to hit quad sevens and his stack is now worth around 115,000. Bentley started the day with only 35,075, and his day has been perfect so far.
Ted Nguyen started the day as the chip leader and can still claim that title, managing to recently eliminate Andrew Scott. The hand in question saw the two players get all the chips in preflop, with Scott holding against the of Nguyen. A board full of bricks and it was all over for Scott, while Nguyen soars up above 150,000.
Michael Kanaan has been on cruise control here on Day 2 of the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event. He recently eliminated a player to move above a six-figure stack.
The hand began when David Gorr opened the pot to 2,200. Kanaan called on Gorr's direct left and the player on the button shoved for 13,600. Gorr got out of the way and Kanaan called, flipping over .
"Race off," said the at-risk player as he tabled .
The board was no good for the player, with Kanaan picking up all the chips and another player hitting the rail.
Over on Table 28, there was a flop on the felt and Kahle Burns was busy leading out for 3,100 into his one opponent, Peter Aristidou. After just a few seconds, Aristidou had raised it up to 8,100. Burns thought for a long while, eventually folding his hand.
"I told you!" started Aristidou. "I only play aces."
Aristidou teased Burns by showing an and Burns said, "What's that?" Aristidou obliged by showing another ace, the .
, and Chuang doubled up. McMaster was left behind with 37,000 chips, while Chuang is now up to 63,000.![[user162117]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
- rainbow. The small-blind player opted to check-raise all in here after Guerin bet 1,400. Guerin called for around 11,000 and the two players turned their hands over.
on the turn and the 
on the river ere safe for Guerin and he doubled yet again.
, but didn't improve. Just now, Dillion added more chips to his stack when he knocked out 
. The board gave Wu a flush draw on the turn, but the river was a mere blank. Wu was send packing, and Celina Lin is the only Team PokerStars Pro remaining.
board against Adam Cusenza. After thinking for a long time, Cusenza called and Chevalier turned over 
to pick up the sizable pot.
against Adrian Chua who held 
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, and Chua was eliminated.
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board was no good for the player, with Kanaan picking up all the chips and another player hitting the rail.
flop on the felt and Kahle Burns was busy leading out for 3,100 into his one opponent, Peter Aristidou. After just a few seconds, Aristidou had raised it up to 8,100. Burns thought for a long while, eventually folding his hand.