2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker

ACOP Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
4,352,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
19,800,000 HKD
Entries
203
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

ACOP Main Event

Day 4 Started

Jonathan Depa Leads Day 4; Final Table In Sight

Jonathan Depa
Jonathan Depa

Welcome back to PokerStars Live at the City of Dreams for Day 4 of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 Main Event.

Yesterday saw 72 players return to the felt and with six levels of play on the cards, many were expecting that we would reach the money by the end of play. However no-one expected the speed of play to be so fast as players were sent to the rail at a high and constant speed.

Unfortunately there would be a stop sign near the end of the road as play screeched to a grinding halt once play was down to the final 27 as it would take several hours before we limped into the money with David Martirosyan losing a flip to guarantee the final 25 a HK$198,000 payday.

Leading the players into the penultimate day of play is American Jonathan Depa who slowly accumulated throughout the day to end with 662,000. PokerStars Team Online members Randy Lew and Naoya Kihara, along with Asia Player of the Year contenders Terry Fan and Yoshitaka Okawa are also in the hunt as well as the two remaining females Cheryl Peng and Yujung Choi.

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlayerChip Count
Jonathan Depa662,000
Peter Ping San Chan615,000
Chenxiang Miao471,500
Randy Lew420,500
Ro Woong Park353,500
Yat Wai Cheng351,000
Aidan Tam289,000
Ling Tong272,000
Devan Tang259,500
Andrew Lam256,000

Play is set to commence at 3:00 p.m. local time with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates as we play down to the final table by day’s end.

Tags: Jonathan Depa

Day 4 Seating Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
11Sunny Hyung Sun JungKorea124500
12Satrya TejaIndonesia172500
13Randy LewUSA420500
14Tore LukashaugenNorway162500
15Jim Sue PanNetherlands129000
16Jonathan DepaUSA662000
17Aidan TamCanada289000
     
21Terry FanChinese Taipei135500
22Edward Chun Ho YamHong Kong103500
23Cheryl PengCanada142500
24Yoshitaka OkawaJapan159500
25Chane KampanatsanyakornThailand129500
26Ro Woong ParkKorea353500
     
31Ling TongChina272000
32Chenxiang MiaoChina471500
33Devan TangHong Kong259500
34Andrew Kinwai LamUK246000
35Yifan ZhengChina230000
36Peter Ping San ChanHong Kong615000
     
41Naoya KiharaJapan115500
42Jan BendikSlovenia236500
43Yat Wai ChengHong Kong351000
44Stephane BlouinCanada79500
45Kevin SchulzUSA137500
46Yujung ChoiKorea96000

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Fan Calls with Ace-High

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Chane Kampanatsanyakorn opened with a raise to 6,500 and Terry Fan made the call from the button to see a {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop fall.

Kampanatsanyakorn continued for 11,000 only to have Fan raise to 23,000. Kampanatsanyakorn called before both players checked the {8-Hearts} on the turn as the {9-Hearts} landed on the river and Kampanatsanyakorn bet out 20,000.

Fan quickly called and tabled his {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} to best Kampanatsanyakorn's {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a busted straight draw.

Player Chips Progress
Terry Fan tw
Terry Fan
190,000 54,500
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn th
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn
80,000 -49,500

Tags: Terry FanChane Kampanatsanyakorn

Edward Yam Eliminated in 25th Place (HK$198,000)

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Edward Yum - 25th place
Edward Yum - 25th place

Edward Yam opened with a raise only to have Yoshitaka Okawa three-bet the big blind to 18,000. Yam made the call as the dealer spread a {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop and Okawa continued for 22,000. Yam moved all in for roughly 78,000 and Okawa made the call.

Yam: {K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Okawa: {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}

With Yam in the lead, the {J-Clubs} on the turn would now see him needing to spike a king or seven to stay alive. Unfortunately for the Hong Kong player, the river landed the {3-Hearts} and Yam was sent to the rail in 25th place for a HK$198,000 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Yoshitaka Okawa
Yoshitaka Okawa
265,000 105,500
Edward Chun Ho Yam
Edward Chun Ho Yam
Busted

Tags: Edward Chun Ho YamYoshitaka Okawa

Stephane Blouin Eliminated in 24th Place (HK$198,000)

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Stephane Blouin - 24th place
Stephane Blouin - 24th place

"All in and a call," we heard a dealer yell. By the time we made our way over, the cards were already tabled between Stephane Blouin and Devan Tang on a board reading {10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}.

Tang: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Blouin: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

We're not sure when the money went it, but we do know that Blouin's day came to an early finish when the {4-Spades} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Devan Tang hk
Devan Tang
380,000 120,500
Stephane Blouin ca
Stephane Blouin
Busted

Tags: Devan TangStephane Blouin

Full House for Peng

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Yoshitaka Okawa opened with a raise under the gun and Cheryl Peng called to see a {J-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} flop fall. Peng check-called 9,500 as the {Q-Hearts} landed on the turn and Okawa bet out 12,500.

Peng again check-called before the river of the {3-Diamonds} saw her lead for 56,500. After some hesitation, Okawa made the call tabling his {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, but unfortunately for him, Peng would reveal her {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Cheryl Peng
Cheryl Peng
220,000 -5,500
Yoshitaka Okawa
Yoshitaka Okawa
175,000 -90,000

Tags: Cheryl PengYoshitaka Okawa

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Queens vs. Jacks

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After Terry Fan had opened for 8,000, Yoshitaka Okawa three-bet to 26,000 from the button. The small blind folded, and then Ro Woong Park opted for a four-bet to 69,000 from the big. Fan got out of the way, Okawa moved all in for 143,000, and Park made the call.

Park: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Okawa: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

It was a bit of a cooler for Park as he'd run his big pocket pair into an even bigger one. The best hand held as the board ran out {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and Okawa shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Yoshitaka Okawa
Yoshitaka Okawa
300,000 125,000
Ro Woong Park
Ro Woong Park
250,000 -103,500

Tags: Yoshitaka OkawaRo Woong Park