Main Event
Day 1A Started
2013 APPT Macau
Main Event
Day: 1A
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 APPT Macau
Buy-in
25,000 HKD
Prize Pool
8,656,280 HKD
Entries
388
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to APPT Macau!
The 2013 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour has made its way to the beautiful City of Dreams here in Macau for the premier poker stop in Asia.
Last year saw the introduction of the APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP), so we’ll have to go back to 2011 for the last winner, were PokerStars Team Pro Randy Lew bested a field of 575 players to take home the APPT Macau Main Event title.
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in full swing over in Las Vegas, the numbers will not be that high for this event, but the caliber of those participating will not disappoint.
Several Australian players including Liam O’Rourke, Didier Guerin, Jason Lee, Michael Kanaan, Jeff Rossiter and Mishel Anunu will be in action over the next two days as well as Team Pros Bryan Huang, Celina Lin, Raymond Wu and Vivian Im, as they battle it out against local and international players to see who will be crowned the next champion.
Play will be kicking off in just under an hour at 3:00 p.m. local time and PokerNews will be on the floor providing all the action form the first of two Day 1 flights!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
And We're Off
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a quick introduction, Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has requested the commencement of play.
How the Day Will Run
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The players in today’s field will start with 20,000 in chips, and play seven 60-minute blinds levels for the day.
Early Birds
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Speidel Crushed, Eliminated
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We arrived at the table with 2,000 in the pot and the flop showing 
. Oliver Speidel was in middle position, and bet out 1,400. Wen-Ming Tu was in the hijack, and raised to 3,500. After thinking for a moment, Speidel moved all-in for his entire stack, and was called almost instantly.
Speidel: 
Tu: 
Speidel had run into Tu’s flopped set of eights, but was unable to improve as the board ran out the 
and 
.
He was left with only 300 in chips, and was seen exiting the tournament floor a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Cheung Eliminated
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Action started with George Ghica opening to 250 from middle position and finding a call from the player on the button. Sparrow Cheung was in the small blind, and bumped it up to 650 which both other players called. The flop came down 
and Cheung led out for 2,000. Ghica tanked for a minute before min-raising to 4,000, forcing a fold from the player on the button. With the decision back on Cheung, he also thought for a minute before raising to 8,000 in chips. Ghica casually placed out a raise to 12,000 leading Cheung to move all in for his remaining chips. Ghica snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Cheung: 
Ghica: 
Unfortunately for Cheung, his trip kings had run into the flopped full-house of Ghica. The board ran out the 
to see Cheung make his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
O’Rourke Chipping Up Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We arrived at the table to see the player under the gun open to 300 and finding a call from Liam O’Rourke in the hijack, as well as the player on the big blind. The flop fell 
and the action checked around to O’Rourke who placed out a bet of 450. Only his opponent sitting under the gun called, as the turn came the . Another check brought a bet of 1,200 from O’Rourke, which was enough to take down the pot.
O’Rourke is sitting on 41,000, nearing the end of the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
The Champs are Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Making our way around the room, we've spotted several recent champions take their seats late in this first level. 2013 APPT Cebu winner Jae Kyung Sim, 2013 ANZPT Sydney winner Dinesh Alt and 2013 APT Philippines winner Trung Tran are all situated in various corners of the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |