Final Break
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The remaining 126 players are on their final 10-minute break of the evening.
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
Buy-in
23,000 HKD
Entries
493
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
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.
Agarwal Busts
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Just before the final break, PokerStars Team Pro Aditya Agarwal was spotted heading out of the tournament floor.
We went to Twitter to find out how he was eliminated.
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: 
Opponent: 
Liu looked like he was heading for the door until the dealer produced the 
board to see him spike an ace on the flop to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,100
10,450
|
10,450 |
Liu Crushed
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
The action started with Jiajun Liu raising from under the gun only to be faced with an all in for 23,200 from the player in middle position. When the decision folded back around to Liu, he snap called, and the cards were shown.
Liu: 
Opponent: 
Liu was dominated and wouldn't improve as the board ran out 
.
The reigning champion is down to 9,500 in chips following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500
-14,600
|
-14,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Kampanatsanyakorn Takes The Lead
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The action started when the player in middle position raised it up to 2,000. He was called by the player to his left before the decision fell on Chane Kampanatsanyakorn on the button. He bumped it up to 6,000 which was enough to see out the blinds as well as the original raiser. The other caller came along and the two players watched the flop come down 
.
The player in middle position checked before watching Kampanatsanyakorn throw out a continuation bet totalling 7,000. It was immediately called as the fell on the turn. Both players checked before the 
completed the board.
Another check saw Kampanatsanyakorn reach for his chips and splash out a bet of 17,000. His opponent snap called and watched in disbelief as Kampanatsanyakorn turned over the 
for the nut straight.
Kampanatsanyakorn races up to 143,600 which has him as the chip leader with just under a level to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,600
52,850
|
52,850 |
Liu Eliminated
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jiajun Liu wasn't able to make a comeback in his quest for back-to-back titles.
He moved all in for his last 4,700 holding 
and was up against his opponents 
.
The board ran out 
to see him hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
The Battle of the Big Stacks
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Two of the biggest stacks in the room went up against each resulting in a new chip leader emerging.
With the flop reading 
the player in the small blind led out for 1,700. XiaoHua Fu was in the big blind and bumped it up to 4,600 and was called by Chane Kampanatsanyakorn in the hijack. The original raiser moved out of the way leaving the two players to see the 
fall on the turn.
Fu reached for his chips and slid out 11,200 which was called shortly after before the 
completed the board. Fu once again looked down at his chips. He took out 15,200 and splashed it into the middle which sent Kampanatsanyakorn into the tank. A minute passed before Kampanatsanyakorn then reached for his chips and slid in a raise to 40,000.
The bet was called almost instantly and Kampanatsanyakorn was left to table his 
for a pair of nines. Fu then joyfully rolled over his for two pair and the winning hand.
Kampanatsanyakorn's lead was short lived as he drops down to 113,000 in chips. Fu rockets up to 162,000 in chips with just under 30 minutes of play remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
113,000
-30,600
|
-30,600 |