Main Event Day 1a | 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

08-09-2018 22:18 UTC+8

Bae Eliminates an Opponent

Sandra Barbour

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Chul Ho Bae opened to 3,000 under the gun. The player from one seat over called, along with the player in middle position.

The flop came . Bae bet 6,500. The player from one seat over folded. The player in middle position raised to 17,500. Bae responded by moving all in for around 74,000. His opponent made the call putting his last chips at risk.

Chul Ho Bae:
Opponent:

The turn and river completed the board and Bae took down the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chul Ho Bae	155,000 155,000	155,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

08-09-2018 22:34 UTC+8

Pan Doubles Through Sushant; Sushant Eliminated Soon After

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Aditya Sushant raised to 2,600 from early position and action folded to Cheng Pan on the button. Pan shoved for 16,200 in total. The blinds got out of their way and Sushant looked at the ceiling. He confirmed the amount with the dealer and went through the options in his head.

"Gamble!" Sushant said while putting some chips over the line to make the call.

Cheng Pan:
Aditya Sushant:

The board ran out for Pan's pocket fours to hold and double up leaving Sushant with about 21,000.

Their table got broken up shortly after and Sushant managed to build his stack up to about 35,000 again. Then his table got broken up again and even though he managed to build all the way up to around 50,000, he then lost it all when he ran his into the of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Pan	35,800 35,800	35,800
Aditya Sushant	Busted

Tags: Aditya Sushant Cheng Pan

08-09-2018 22:43 UTC+8

Lew Loses With Kings

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew has been eliminated from the tournament and will be back tomorrow for Day 1b. He ran his into the of his opponent and got no help at all from the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Lew	Busted

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08-09-2018 22:47 UTC+8

Miyamoto Building

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Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The player in middle position limped. Hideo Miyamoto, from one seat over raised to 4,400. The button called along with the player in middle position.

A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn. The player in middle position and Miyamoto checked. The button bet 6,000. The player in middle position folded. Miyamoto check-raised to 16,000. The button called.

The river was the and Miyamoto threw in a bet of 30,000, that was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hideo Miyamoto	142,000

Tags: Hideo Miyamoto

08-09-2018 22:54 UTC+8

Yongwei Sends One Home with Big Slick

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brandyn trenholm

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Mo Yongwei called an all in preflop from a short stack that had around 20,000, the players turned over their hands.

Mo Yongwei:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Yongwei's flopped pair of kings held on for the pot, eliminating her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Yongwei	102,000

Tags: Mo Yongwei

08-09-2018 22:57 UTC+8

Updated Chip Counts

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brandyn trenholm

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Boon Seng Ang	331,000 331,000	331,000
Amanpreet Singh	156,000 51,500	51,500
Yunku Kang	148,000 111,800	111,800
Celina Lin	39,500 11,000	11,000
Alan Lau	37,000 45,000	45,000
Pete Chen	16,500 124,500	124,500

08-09-2018 23:09 UTC+8

Turn Bet Takes It

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Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The player in middle position opened to 3,800. The hijack called, along with Duc Giao Linh Nguyen, on the button, and the big blind.

Players saw a flop of that was checked around to the turn. The big blind, the player in middle position, and the hijack checked again. Nguyen fired 8,500, a bet that got all his opponents to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Giao Linh Nguyen	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Duc Giao Linh Nguyen

08-09-2018 23:10 UTC+8

Chen Doubles Up

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to the player on the button who quickly glanced at Pete Chen's stack who was sitting in the big blind. He then decided to limp in. The player in the small blind looked at his cards and then reluctantly folded. Chen stacked up his chips and then shoved for 13,200 in total. The button snap-called and flipped over his cards.

Pete Chen:
Button:

The board ran out to give Chen the higher flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	29,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Pete Chen

08-09-2018 23:15 UTC+8

Perez Takes Lau Out of the Running

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Alan Lau was all-in and at risk from the cutoff as he was called by Bell John Perez in late position who had him covered.

Alan Lau:
Bell John Perez:

The flop came to give Perez top pair and Lau a straight draw.

The turn brought them the , Lau still needed a jack to double up but a club would split the pot.

The river completed the board with the which wasn't any of the outs Lau needed to survive and he was sent to the rail to take another shot tomorrow on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bell John Perez	158,000 158,000	158,000
Alan Lau	Busted

Tags: Alan Lau Bell John Perez