High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker
High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
240,000 HKD
Prize Pool
10,216,800 HKD
Entries
34
Level
7
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
1,000
Senh Ung Wins the 2013 ACOP HKD$250,000 High Roller for HKD$4,086,700
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
On Sunday both the 2013 PokerStars.net Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Macau Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 Main Event and HKD$250,000 High Roller came to a close at the PokerStars LIVE at the City of Dreams. Sunny Jung emerged victorious in the Main Event – which you can read about by clicking here – while Senh Ung topped a field of 43 entries to win the High Roller title for HKD$4,086,700 (~$572,000 USD).
Day 2 began with 15 players looking to make the top five and claim their share of the HKD$10,216,800 prize pool. Action resumed in Level 8 with the blinds at 8,000/16,000/2,000, and it didn't take long for the first two eliminations as Mikael Thuritz and Chunlei Zhou fell in back-to-back hands to Aidan Tam. Yan Tsang joined them on the rail a short time later, as did legendary Macau high-stakes player Winfred Yu.
Any hope of a member of Team PokerStars capturing the came to an end in Level 10 (15,000/30,000/5,000) when Eugene Katchalov was eliminated from the tournament. It happened when Katchalov and Jonathan Karamalikis raised back and forth preflop until the former was all in for roughly 580,000.
Katchalov: 
Karamalikis: 
It was a bad spot for the Team Pro, and his best chance to survive was to catch an ace. The 
flop was no help, and neither was the 
turn. Katchalov was up out of his seat, and just as soon as the useless 
fell on the river, he made a beeline for the exit.
From there, Paul Newey, Kyle Cheong, and Brandon Meyers all hit the rail. Meyers began the day with the chip lead, but lady luck was not on his side on Day 2. His pocket aces were cracked by Tam's queens in an all-in preflop confrontation, and despite making the final table, he fell short of the money in eighth place.
After James McCarty fell in seventh place, Vladimir Troyanovskiy was eliminated as the bubble boy, which of course put the final five players in the money.
Last year Karamalikis won the same tournament for HK$3,707,000 ($478,292 USD) while fellow Aussie Jeff Rossiter finished runner-up for HK$2,224,000 ($286,949 USD), and amazingly both made the money in 2013. Unfortunately they wouldn't repeat their performances as they were eliminated in fifth and fourth place respectively. Ung would then go on to knock out both Tam before taking a big chip lead into heads-up play against Predrag Lekovic.
The final hand would come in Level 14 (50,000/100,000/10,000) when Ung moved all in from the button and Lekovic instantly called off for his last 1,140,000.
Ung: 
Lekovic: 
Lekovic was the favorite to win, and the 
board kept him in the lead. That is when the devastating 
on the turn thrust Ung into the lead and left Lekovic drawing to just an ace to stay alive. Unfortunately for Lekovic, the dealer would deliver the 
on the river to eliminate him in second place for HK$2,452,000 payday.
Meanwhile, Ung was crowned ACOP High Roller Champion and took down the first major title of his career.
2013 ACOP High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Prize (HKD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Senh Ung | $4,086,700 |
| 2nd | Predrag Lekovic | $2,452,000 |
| 3rd | Aidan Tam | $1,634,700 |
| 4th | Jeff Rossiter | $1,226,000 |
| 5th | Jonathan Karamalikis | $817,400 |
Predrag Lekovic Eliminated in 2nd Place (HK$2,452,000); Senh Ung Wins!
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Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
From the button Senh Ung moved all in and Predrag Lekovic instantly called for his last 1,140,000.
Ung:
Lekovic:
With Lekovic the favorite but at risk, the board kept him in the lead until the devastating on the turn thrust Ung into favoritism and left Lekovic drawing to just an ace to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Lekovic, the dealer would deliver the on the river ending his tournament in 2nd place for a HK$2,452,000 payday as Ung was crowned ACOP High Roller Champion!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,750,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Lekovic Slipping
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Predrag Lekovic opened the button to 250,000 and Senh Ung called from the big blind to see a 
flop fall.
Ung check-called 250,000 as the landed on the turn as both players tapped the table.
The river of the saw Ung lead out for 400,000 with Lekovic quickly folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,650,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | -600,000 |
One for Ung
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Predrag Lekovic opened for 225,000 and received a call from Senh Ung. When the flop came down 
, Ung check-called a bet of 250,000. Ung check-called another bet on the 
turn, this time 500,000, and then both players checked the 
river.
Lekovic showed the 
for two pair, but Ung had rivered trips with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
|
1,750,000 | -1,250,000 |
Another Double for Lekovic
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Predrag Lekovic moved all in from the button for 1.495 million and Senh Ung made the call.
Ung: 
Lekovic:
Lekovic was well out in front and stayed there after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,750,000 | -1,090,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | 1,090,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Lekovic Doubles on the Second Hand of Heads-Up Play
Level 13
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
On the second hands of heads-up play, Senh Ung moved all in on the button and Predrag Lekovic called off.
Ung: 
Lekovic: 
The flop paired Ung's five and it looked like it was going to be a quick match. That's when the dealer burned and turned the to give Lekovic back the lead. The blanked on the river and Lekovic doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,840,000 | -560,000 |
|
|
1,910,000 | 560,000 |
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Level 13
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
The final two players are now on a short break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,400,000 | 2,500,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | -150,000 |
Aidan Tam Eliminated in 3rd Place (HKD$1,634,700)
Level 13
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Aidan Tam opened for 160,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 340,000 from Senh Ung in the small blind. Tam made the call and then watched Ung bet 435,000 on the flop. Tam proceeded to move all in for 2.26 million and Ung made the call.
Ung:
Tam:
Tam had flopped middle pair, but he was crushed by the pocket queens of Ung. Neither the turn nor river helped Tam, and he had to settle for third place and a HKD$1,634,700 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |