Main Event Day 2 | 2013 APPT Macau

06-14-2013 23:45 UTC+8

Day 3 Seating Draw

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Table 1

Seat 1: Kosei Ichinose (365,000)
Seat 2: Yan Cui (484,000)
Seat 3: Mathew Brian Pecker (38,000)
Seat 4: Jordan Westmorland (40,500)
Seat 5: Hao Tian (93,500)
Seat 7: Nick Cho Fai Wong (115,000)
Seat 8: John Gabriel Patgorski (128,000)

Table 2

Seat 2: Michael Mariakas (54,000)
Seat 3: Bobby Zhang (56,000)
Seat 4: Elias Abou Saleh (218,500)
Seat 5: Matt Carter (100,500)
Seat 6: Andrew Scott (193,000)
Seat 7: Kwok Man Lau (34,800)
Seat 8: Chunlei Zhou (106,000)

Table 3

Seat 2: Ern Boon Chiew (178,000)
Seat 3: Jennette "Jay" Tan (455,000)
Seat 4: Taku Miyanaga (44,000)
Seat 5: Alexandre Chieng (175,500)
Seat 6: Yvo Molin (92,000)
Seat 7: David Man (451,000)
Seat 8: Tobin David Ryall (28,000)

Table 4

Seat 1: Justin Chan (117,500)
Seat 2: Vladimir Troyanovskiy (262,500)
Seat 4: Justin Jerome Geronimo (90,500)
Seat 5: Sixiao "Juicy" Li (89,500)
Seat 6: Manuel Blaschke (211,500)
Seat 7: Shuyang Yu (240,000)
Seat 8: Kai Yat Fam (316,500)

Table 5

Seat 2: Geng Liu (179,000)
Seat 3: Vivian Im (133,000)
Seat 4: Rinat Gubaydullin (164,000)
Seat 5: Kenneth Yuen Kiong Leong (78,500)
Seat 6: Nan Hong (365,000)
Seat 7: Xiaoyu Lin (149,000)
Seat 8: Ka Cheong Wong (126,000)

Table 6

Seat 1: Rauf Bikbulatov (189,500)
Seat 2: Mei Ngok (29,500)
Seat 4: Frederik Farrington (72,500)
Seat 5: Majid Haghnegahdar (61,000)
Seat 6: Dinesh Alt (106,000)
Seat 7: Zhenzhuo Wang (81,000)
Seat 8: Khac Trung Tran (281,000)

Table 7

Seat 1: Yunsong Lai (192,000)
Seat 2: Darian Kok Fye Tan (108,500)
Seat 3: Hui Li (146,500)
Seat 4: Ling Kay Yip (118,000)
Seat 5: Anton Wijaya (170,500)
Seat 7: Ling Tong (137,50)
Seat 8: Marc Alexandre Emond (38,000)

06-14-2013 23:15 UTC+8

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yan Cui	484,000
Jay Tan	455,000	-20,000
David Man	451,000
Nan Hong	365,000
Kosei Ichinose	365,000	323,800
Kai Yat Fam	316,500	204,600
Trung Tran	281,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	262,500
Shuyang Yu	240,000
Elias Abou Saleh	218,500	184,800
Manuel Blaschke	211,500	171,300
Andrew Scott	193,000
Yunsong Lai	192,000	-3,000
Rauf Bikbulatov	189,500	-10,500
Geng Liu	179,000
Ern Boon Chiew	178,000	121,200
Alexandre Chieng	175,500
Anton Wijaya	170,500
Rinat Gubaydullin	164,000	87,600
Xiaoyu Lin	149,000	50,100
Hui Li	146,500	52,000
Ling Tong	137,500	95,900
Vivian Im	133,000	33,000
John Gabriel Patgorski	128,000
Ka Cheong Wong	126,000	76,200

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06-14-2013 23:00 UTC+8

Cui Leads after Day 2 at APPT Macau!

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Day 2 of the 2013 APPT Macau Main Event has come to a close with 49-players surviving till the end. That’s right, the remaining players will come back tomorrow on the money-bubble! In the last hand of the day, three tables had all-in players at risk, and when the hands were over, two were sent to the rail, and one survived.

It was a very entertaining day as 162 starters battled it out, before the number dwindled down to just 49. Yan Cui would clinch the chip lead nearing the end of the day, finishing on 484,000. He rocketed up the leader board when he clashed with Roger Spets, moving him to just under 400,000 before never looking back.

Hot on his heels are Jay Tan (484,000) and David Man (451,000). It looked like Man would take the honours of top-stack, after he and Ivan Zalac created a pot that reached almost 300,000 in chips. His aggression didn’t stop there, as he took out several more players towards the end of the day.

Tan is one of three females still left in the field, who will all make their presence felt come tomorrow. Tan went unnoticed as she finished amongst the leaders, and will be joined by PokerStars Team Pro Vivian Im (133,000) and local player Sixiao “Juicy” Li (89,500).

Other notable players to survive the day include Nick Wong, Trung Tran, Matt Carter, Nan Hong, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Jordan Westmorland, Michael Mariakis and Day 1b chip leader Tomaz Yip.

Some of those who weren’t so fortunate today include Lacey Jones, Liam O’Rourke, Kenny Wong, Didier Guerin, Ivan Zalac, Emanuael Seal, David Steicke, and PokerStars Team Pro Raymond Wu.

Be sure to tune in on Saturday at 3:00pm local time, as PokerNews brings you the bursting of the money-bubble, as we close in on the final table, here at the City of Dreams Macau!

06-14-2013 22:30 UTC+8

Just One More!

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

It doesn't look like the money-bubble will burst tonight, as everyone is playing conservatively in the final minutes of the day.

Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has just advised all the tables that they will play one more hand before bagging up for the night.

06-14-2013 22:15 UTC+8

Im Still Here

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With the flop reading , Vivian Im checked from the big blind, as her opponent on the button bet out 7,000. She made the call, and check-called a bet of 16,500, when the fell on the turn. The was the last card to fall, and Im checked the final street. Her opponent thought for a minute, before stacking up a tower of multi-valued chips, and dropping them into the pot. The dealer confirmed it was 44,500, and Im began counting her own stack. She cut out the call, and placed it to the side, before continuing to stare down the pot. She eventually made the call, but mucked and tapped the table, when her opponent showed his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Im	100,000

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06-14-2013 21:59 UTC+8

It Ends When it Ends

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Even though the tournament needs four more eliminations to make the money, Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has confirmed that even if we burst the bubble or not, the event will stop at the end of this level. That's only 40-minutes away!

06-14-2013 21:56 UTC+8

Scott Has Some Fun

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We arrived at the table to see the board showing . Andrew Scott had bet out 14,000 from the small blind, and faced a raise to 43,500. A few minutes had passed, before the raiser called time on Scott.

“You’re calling time?” asked a surprised Scott. “I’ll remember that,” he added.

Scott stepped up from his chair, and looked his opponent up and down, even leaning over the table to get a look at his opponent’s face, who's head was buried in his hands.

“Why’d you call time?” asked Scott. “Can’t hear me now? Anyone in there?”

With a few seconds left in his countdown, Scott made the call, as the dealer produced the . Scott checked one last time, then mucked his hand almost instantly, after his opponent slid in a river bet of 54,500 in chips.

“That was fun,” chuckled Scott, who received a blank-faced nod from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Scott	170,000	-60,000

06-14-2013 21:40 UTC+8

Ryall Doubles

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The action started with the player in middle position opening to 7,000. The player on the button then moved all in for just under 100,000 in chips, before Tobin Ryall committed his last 19,000 from the big blind. The original player tanked for a few minutes, before releasing his hand.

Ryall:
Opponent: