2012 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
5,927,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
92,000 PHP
Entries
246
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Day 1a of APPT Cebu in the Bag with Goh Leading

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Day 1a chipleader, Han Ruo Goh
Day 1a chipleader, Han Ruo Goh

What started as 51 players has been almost chopped in half here at the 2012 APPT Cebu Main Event as only 27 players managed to survive through to Day 2.

When the day began, play was slated to last seven 60-minute levels. That all changed late into the sixth level when the players were suddenly told that it would all be over in just 15 minutes. The players didn’t mind though as they could now enjoy the rest of the night lazing by the pool drinking cocktails.

Plenty of familiar faces piled into the Waterfront Hotel and Casino at midday and by the end of the day most of them had survived. The likes of Michael Marvanek, Jesse McKenzie, Octavian Voegele, Michael Kanaan, Daniel Laidlaw, Stewart Ballard and Mishel Anunu will all be hitting the tables on Day 2.

Also managing to make it through the day and one player who will be looking to post a big result here in Asia was Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu.

Some of the players who started the day but won’t be returning on Day 2 include Victor Chong, Haifeng Xue, Claudia Yum, Paul Hockin and 2011 ANZPT Perth Champion Grant Levy.

By the time all the chips had been bagged up, it was Han Ruo Goh at the top of the counts with a handy stack of 84,300. Not far behind and in great shape was Jacky Wang on 77,900.

That’s all from us here on Day 1a of APPT Cebu. Be sure to join us tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. local time as we continue to bring all the action, live from the Philippines.

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Han Ruo Goh
Han Ruo Goh
84,300
6,300
6,300
Profile photo of Jacky Wang us
Jacky Wang
77,900
11,900
11,900
Profile photo of Hung Hui Lai
Hung Hui Lai
74,800
Profile photo of Kimmo Puusa
Kimmo Puusa
72,000
Profile photo of Mishel Anunu au
Mishel Anunu
64,300
1,700
1,700
Profile photo of Sam Lor
Sam Lor
64,200
Profile photo of Octavian Voegele
Octavian Voegele
56,300
10,300
10,300
Profile photo of Daniel Palau es
Daniel Palau
50,100
17,900
17,900
Profile photo of Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
47,500
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Carter Gill
Carter Gill
41,600
9,600
9,600
Profile photo of Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
37,700
17,300
17,300
Profile photo of Careme Joseph Sita
Careme Joseph Sita
33,600
Profile photo of Stewart Ballard
Stewart Ballard
32,400
4,600
4,600
Profile photo of Andrej Nagy sk
Andrej Nagy
31,700
Profile photo of Hyung Kook Shin
Hyung Kook Shin
29,800
Profile photo of Song Wang
Song Wang
26,500
Profile photo of Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
24,100
3,100
3,100
Profile photo of Michael Marvanek
Michael Marvanek
22,400
25,600
25,600
Profile photo of Ping Yuan Wang
Ping Yuan Wang
21,700
Profile photo of Ljubisa Nedimovic si
Ljubisa Nedimovic
20,500
Profile photo of Jung Wei Huang
Jung Wei Huang
20,400
Profile photo of Antonio Metaxiotis
Antonio Metaxiotis
20,200
Profile photo of Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie
19,400
7,900
7,900
Profile photo of James Bills
James Bills
18,000
Profile photo of Steven Smith
Steven Smith
17,900

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Stop That Clock

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The clock has been stopped and it has been announced that just two more hands will be dealt. At this point it is looking like Han Ruo Goh will be the chip leader, while Jacky Wang is not far behind. Stay tuned for end-of-day chip counts and a wrap of all the action.

Change of Plan

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

It has just been announced by APPT President Danny McDonaugh that the play will now stop at the end of this current level in around 10-minutes time.

That means that the Day 1 flights will now all be just 6 levels long and will give players plenty of time to explore the many wonders Cebu has to offer.

Anunu Crushing Late

Mishel Anunu has been crushing in the later half of the night and we managed to catch a recent hand that added to his stack.

By the time we got to the table there was a board showing {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Anunu was leading into one opponent with a 6,000-chip bet. The player opted to call and then mucked his hand when Anunu turned over {3-}{3-} for a turned set.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mishel Anunu au
Mishel Anunu
66,000
28,000
28,000

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Wang Chopping Laidlaw

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Daniel Laidlaw was just looking he would be heading home when he got his short stack all in preflop holding {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} against the {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} of Jacky Wang. It was a shove in the cutoff and a call from the small blind from Wang that would see the two watch some cards be dealt on the felt.

The {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop gave Laidlaw some more outs and when the {10-Spades} hit the turn, Laidlaw would have the straight he needed to survive. Somewhat unfortunately for Laidlaw though, the {9-Hearts} on the river would see the pot chopped.

Tags: Daniel LaidlawJacky Wang

Late Updated Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Palau es
Daniel Palau
68,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Jacky Wang us
Jacky Wang
66,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Mikko Turtiainen fi
Mikko Turtiainen
55,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Michael Marvanek
Michael Marvanek
48,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Octavian Voegele
Octavian Voegele
46,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Mishel Anunu au
Mishel Anunu
38,000
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Stewart Ballard
Stewart Ballard
37,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
35,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
32,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Carter Gill
Carter Gill
32,000
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
21,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie
11,500
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
9,100
5,400
5,400
Profile photo of Daniel Francis
Daniel Francis
4,600
425
425

Ruo Running Good

"Man, you run so good," were the words that came out of one player's mouth as he witnessed Han Ruo Goh deal the fatal blow to another player.

We came to the table with a flop showing {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Goh's one opponent getting all their chips in the middle. Goh had enough chips by a mile and would end up taking down the pot holding {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} when the turn hit with a {5-Clubs} and the river with an {8-Clubs}.

With that hand, Goh is now the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Han Ruo Goh
Han Ruo Goh
78,000

Tags: Han Ruo Goh