2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

$100,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

Final Results
Winner
Prize
2,492,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Rathi Gets Involved

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Just the hand before, Shashank Rathi called a bet of 50,000 by the player in the big blind on a {K-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades} turn. The {8-Hearts} river was checked and Rathi quickly checked behind to flip over {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}. This ended up being the winner because his opponent held pocket fives.

Straight after, Rathi opened to 13,000 and called a three-bet to 41,000 only to check-fold a {10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} flop to a continuation bet.

Player Chips Progress
Shashank Rathi hk
Shashank Rathi
595,000 595,000

Tags: Shashank Rathi

Trapped in a Deja Vu

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Asa Smith opened to 13,000 and was called by the player from one seat over before a short stack pushed all in for 65,000. Smith reshoved with {A-}{K-} and got the cold-caller out of the way to face the {A-}{J-} of the short stack. Again. Exactly like in the last level.

And again, the {9-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop immediately gave the Brit top pair. There was no queen or other miracle anymore and the chips went to Smith.

Player Chips Progress
Asa Smith gb
Asa Smith
485,000 45,000

Tags: Asa Smith

Lo Almost Finds a Fold

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Sing Fung "Rono" Lo was among the three callers after a raise by Jack Hu and the {J-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop was checked around. On the {5-Diamonds} turn, Lo bet out of the small blind and was called by the player on the button only to see the {J-Diamonds} on the river. The next bet by Lo was answered by the shove of his opponent for what looked like 100,000 and Lo was tanking.

He held up the cards, almost visible for the players in seat 1 and 3, tanking for a good two minutes. A frustrated call followed with the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and sure enough the player on the button showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the nut flush. Lo nodded and fell back to just under half a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Shing Fung Lo mo
Shing Fung Lo
470,000 70,000

Tags: Jack HuRono LoShing Fung Lo

[VIDEO] Life After the Big Score: Scott Davies

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

In October 2014, Scott Davies won the WSOP APAC Main Event for 850,136 Australian dollars (almost $737,907), and his life changed drastically. He was already a rounder, but now he could play just about anything he wanted, anywhere he wanted. We talk at length with Davies about the period after hitting the big score, the tournament that changed it all.

Tags: Scott Davies

Level: 10

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Feng Gets Stacked

Level 9 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The very same player that just busted Seng Yee Leow sent over his entire stack to Xuefeng Feng. He flopped two pair on a flop of {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and kept betting the {2-Clubs} turn as well before the {A-Hearts} appeared on the river. Feng responded to the third barrel by going all in with {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} with the second nut flush and the opponent called with {6-Spades}{8-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Xuefeng Feng
Xuefeng Feng
250,000 250,000

Tags: Seng Yee LeowXuefeng Feng

Zhu Gets Another Pot

Level 9 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After a limp, Yaxi Zhu raised to 11,000 and the limper called to see a flop of {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. The opponent of the Chinese led for 24,000 and was called before checking the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Zhu took the opportunity to bet 30,000 and that got through uncalled to send the chips over to the Chinese.

Player Chips Progress
Yaxi Zhu cn
Yaxi Zhu
335,000 145,000

Tags: Yaxi Zhu