2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
2,525,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
23,000 HKD
Total Entries
493
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 493
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Liu Doubles Once More

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jiajun Liu waited until his opponents in the hijack and small blind committed the call before opting to move all in for his remaining 11,400 in chips from the big blind. The played in the hijack obliged by making the call as the small blind got out of the way.

Liu: {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Liu looked like he was heading for the door until the dealer produced the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds} board to see him spike an ace on the flop to survive.

Player Chips Progress
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Jiajun Liu
24,100
10,450
10,450

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The Final Hurdle

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The player have returned from their breaks. A short pause whilest the 25-denomination chips are taken out before players will continue play for two more one hour levels till the end of play.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Kampanatsanyakorn Aiming For Top Spot

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The hand started with the player under the gun plus one raising to 1,500 and getting called by Chane Kampanatsanyakorn on the button.

After the flop came down {j-Hearts}{q-Spades}{8-Diamonds} Kampanatsanyakorn called a continuation bet totalling 2,100 before opting to bet out 4,000 after his opponentt checked on the {5-Clubs} turn. He was snap-called before the {a-Clubs} completed the board.

Both players quickly checked. Kampanatsanyakorn watched his opponent table {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a pair before he rolled over his {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair and the winning hand.

Kampanatsanyakorn moves up to just over 90,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Chane Kampanatsanyakorn
90,750
20,750
20,750

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Reigning Champ Hanging On

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Jiajun Liu
Jiajun Liu

The reigning APPT Macau main event champion, Jiajun Liu, is nursing a short-stack towards the end of Day 1a.

Last year’s winner kicked things off by raising to 1,300 from the cut off and getting called by the player in the big blind.

The flop came down {10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and the big blind checked. Liu quickly bet out another 1,300 and was rewarded with the pot when his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Jiajun Liu
13,650
11,350
11,350

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[Removed:550] Survives

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

We arrived at the table to see 1,450 in front of the player in the small blind followed by and all in for 8,175 from PokerStars Team Pro [Removed:532] from the big blind. The bet was called and both players tabled their cards.

[Removed:550]: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Opponent: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}

[Removed:550] was in trouble but found help on the flop as the board ran out {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to see him flop a queen to take down the much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:532]
19,000
1,500
1,500
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Yu Eliminates Seal

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

On a flop reading {j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and with 4,000 in the pot, Emanuel Seal checked his option from the small blind. His opponent was Chang Ling Yu on the button who bet out 1,500. The bet was called and both players watched as the {6-Spades} fell on the turn.

Neither wanted to commit more chips and were happy to see the {5-Spades} fall on the river for free. Seal then moved all in for his remaining 6,650 and was called almost instantly.

Seal tabled his {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for trip kings but was sent on his way when Yu turned over {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for the flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Chang Ling Yu
35,650
4,850
4,850
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Emanuel Seal
Busted

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Smith Takes It Down

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The player in middle position made the call as did the player in the small blind. Asa Smith was in the big blind and opted to check before the three players watched the flop come down {5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

All three checked their options as the dealer flipped over the {9-Hearts} on the turn. The small blind checked prompting Smith to bet out 1,600. He was called by the player in middle position before the {2-Diamonds} completed the board.

Smith reached for his chips and threw out another 3,800 which was followed by an immediate fold by his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Asa Smith
35,000
13,000
13,000

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