Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
$50,000 Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
Buy-in
47,000 HKD
Entries
81
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Ward Takes On Lim
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Aaron Lim has been spotted in the field today. The 2013 APPT Seoul Main Event champion and WSOP APAC bracelet winner just went heads up against New Zealand’s Thomas Ward.
With 7,000 in the pot and the flop showing 
Ward checked his option from the big blind. Lim was seat to his left and led out for 3,100 which was enough to force a fold from the player on the button. Ward made the call and the two watched the 
fall on the turn.
Both players opted to check before the 
completed the board. Ward then reached for his chips and bet out 6,600. Lim thought for a minute before raising it up to 19,100 in chips. Ward spent a minute deciding what to do before finally making the call.
Lim then rolled over his 
for ace-high but was beaten when Ward tabled his 
for a pair and the winning hand.
Lim drops down to 25,400 as Ward climbs to 95,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
25,400 | |
|
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Lim Out on a Whim
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
It was a very short day for Aaron Lim, who arrived not long ago by plane and went straight from the airport to the casino. After a quick break, he entered the tournament and already saw his stack halved before then making a squeeze with pocket queens.
Zheng Guo four-bet jammed on him with pocket tens and Lim was unable to double his 26,000 chips at risk because his opponent improved. And that was it after what may have been half an hour of poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
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"Keep It Black"
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Scott Davies opened to 2,000 from under the gun and received two callers including Sam Higgs before the player in the big blind squeezed to 10,000. The WSOP APAC champion checked his cards again and then decided to move all in, which got both cold-callers out of the way.
The player in the big blind had Davies covered and eventually made the call for another 41,700 on top, flipping over 
. "Keep it black," the American told to the dealer as he held the 
. On the 
flop he was already cheering whereas Higgs laughed - the Australian revealed in table chat to have folded pocket nines. Sure enough the 
turn and the 
river completed the board to give Davies a flush and big double up.
"I run so good," he said with a huge grin on the face before heading into the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
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Break Time
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
The remaining players are on their next 10-minute break of the evening.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Tollefsen Tumbling
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Since his double up, Henrik Tollefssen appeared to have lost the vast majority of his stack again whereas Dai Yuanji is the clear chip leader on the table. Tollefsen just three-bet shoved for around 15,000 in chips and enforced a fold, but he will need at least one or two more double ups to feel somewhat comfortable again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
19,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Wong Versus Argyros
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We arrived at the table to witness the player in middle position raise to 2,200. The action folded around to KC Wong and Billy “the Croc” Argyros in the blinds who called respectively.
The flop came down 
and all three players checked. The fell on the turn and Wong led out for 3,700. Argyros snap called forcing the original raiser out of the hand.
Both players then watched the complete the board. Wong reached for his chips and threw out 8,600. Argyros smiled before mucking his hand.
Wong moves up to 78,000 in chips. Argyros drops down to 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
35,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Smiles All Around
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Scott Davies raised from late position and found one caller in Sam Higgs out of the big blind. The battle of 2014 WSOP APAC champions saw checks on the 
flop and the 
turn before Higgs then led for 3,000 on the 
river. "Okay, I let you have that one," Davies said.
"It was a pretty big flop for me actually," Higgs replied back and grinned while showing his 
for two pair. "I was pretty strong there with my ace high. I need to start raising when you are in the blinds" Davies laughed. "Just raise more", an equally laughing Higgs replied and the two of them clearly have fun at their table along with Winfred Yu, Yaxi Zhu and Celina Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
|
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Aoukar Folds the Turn
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Zheng Guo and Pierre Aoukar created a pot of more than 45,000 chips until the 
turn with Guo immediately going all in after the dealer had burned and turned the penultimate community card. It was another 31,400 to go and Aoukar gave it some thought before releasing his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |