2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

$50,000 Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
997,100 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
47,000 HKD
Entries
81
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Cruel Exit for Lukashaugen

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Tore Lukashaugen has had a roller coaster kind of day after bluffing away most chips early on, getting back up to 120,000 and then losing all but 300 chips. Those were forced all in as part of the 400-ante and Bryan Huang raised from early position. Not before David Steicke had joked "There is a player all in, I can't take the pressure. fold." in the seat just before him.

Everyone else also folded and Huang tabled his {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} whereas Lukashaugen held the {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The board ran out {3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and the bad run of the Norwegian continued. In a football match, he was hurt and actually came to the tournament in crutches!

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
115,000
34,350
34,350
Tore Lukashaugen no
Tore Lukashaugen
Busted

Tags: Tore LukashaugenDavid SteickeBryan Huang

Small Pot for Liang

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Dejan Boskovic flat-called a raise to 4,500 by Eddy Liang and folded the {7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop to a continuation bet. The Australian is around 170,000 in chips and among the contenders for a potential chip lead at the end of level 12. Another player right around the same amount in chips is Sam Chuan Aik Lee and the latter is no unknown in PokerNews coverages.

Lee finished runner-up to Junzhong Loo in a A$2,000 event at the 2014 WSOP APAC for a career-best payday of A$66,444 back in last October.

Player Chips Progress
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
170,000
170,000
170,000
Sam Chuan Aik Nee my
Sam Chuan Aik Nee
165,000
165,000
165,000
Eddy Liang tw
Eddy Liang
65,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Eddy LiangJunzhong LooSam Chuan Aik Nee

Easy Come; Easy Go

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Dejan Boskovic opened to 6,000 and called the three-bet shove of an opponent out of the small blind for 36,200. As soon as the other player tabled {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}, Boskovic knew he would be in big trouble and just nodded while flipping over the {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}.

The board ran out {3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and the short stack doubled. Those chips didn't belong to him for long though, as one hand later Alberto Gomez thee-bet shoved out of the big blind with {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} and the very same player tank-called with {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to lost almost all profit again after a board of {J-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

One table over, Percy Yung three-bet shoved for 34,200 with {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Jack Hu eventually made the call with {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Again the board ran out in favor of the player at risk: {3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Hu tw
Jack Hu
180,000
-20,000
-20,000
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
155,000
-15,000
-15,000
Alberto Gomez es
Alberto Gomez
120,000
120,000
120,000
Percy Yung cn
Percy Yung
70,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Alberto GomezDejan BoskovicJack HuPercy Yung

Dai Stays In For Now

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

In a battle button versus big blind, Yuanji Dai got the remainder of his short stack in with {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} and was quite unfortunate to see the player in the big blind wake up with {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. However, the dealer came to the rescue and delivered two aces, two queens and a ten on the board to provide a split pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuanji Dai cn
Yuanji Dai
35,000
-27,000
-27,000

Tags: Yuanji Dai

Expensive Hand for Wong

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Allen Wang was the initial raiser and picked up two callers out of the blinds including KC Wong in the big blind. On the {8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} flop, Wang continued for 12,000 and only Wong called to see both players checking the {6-Hearts} on the turn.

On the {3-Clubs} river, Wong led for 32,000 and was called rather quickly to confidently table his {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. That ended up second best to the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Wang though and the Chinese should be among the current chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Wang cn
Allen Wang
250,000
KC Wong hk
KC Wong
95,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Allen WangKC Wong

Huang On The Decline

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang has doubled his opponent seated to his left twice in an orbit to see him drop down to 67,000 in chips.

In the most recent hand Huang raised to 7,500 from the cut off and was met with an all in totalling 36,700 from the player on the button. Huang made the call and both players tabled their cards.

Huang: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} to see Huang miss a chance to steal the pot after flopping a flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
67,000
-48,000
-48,000

Tags: Bryan Huang

Boskovic Can't Beat Liang

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Joining the action on a flop of {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}, Eddy Liang check-called a bet of 5,600 by Dejan Boskovic who sat on the button. On the {10-Spades} turn the very same thing happened again with a check, a bet worth 14,500 and a call. The {5-Spades} river slowed down the action and both players checked. Liang tabled his {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and that was good enough.

Boskovic double-checked his cards, shrugged and simply said "you win."

Player Chips Progress
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
105,000
-50,000
-50,000
Eddy Liang tw
Eddy Liang
95,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Dejan BoskovicEddy Liang

Li Doubles Through Huang

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The action folded around to Yuguang Li in the cut off who moved all in for his remaining 19,700 in chips. The decision fell on Bryan Huang on the big blind who deliberated over his call for a moment before making the call.

Huang: {6-Spades}{7-Spades}
Li: {A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} to see Li hold with his ace kicker as he moves up to 44,100 in chips.

Huang’s day is getting worse as he drops down to 38,300 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Yuguang Li cn
Yuguang Li
44,100
19,100
19,100
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
38,300
-28,700
-28,700

Tags: Bryan HuangYuguang Li

Raut Not Yet in Doubt

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Rajeev Raut opened the action with a raise from the cutoff and Baruch Szerer flat-called from one seat over to set up a heads-up flop of {A-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Raut got the short stack all in and at risk for what looked like 40,600 and Szerer called off with the {A-Clubs}{8-Spades} for top pair. Raut had middle pair and a flush draw in {6-Spades}{9-Spades} but didn't get there with the {2-Hearts} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river as last two community cards.

Player Chips Progress
Rajeev Raut in
Rajeev Raut
155,000
-70,000
-70,000
Baruch Szerer hk
Baruch Szerer
90,000

Tags: Rajeev RautBaruch Szerer