2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker

HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
3,547,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
17,305,200 HKD
Entries
184
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Conkright Gets Lucky on ElkY

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier started the day with very little chips, and John Conkright just made an end to the Team PokerStars Pro's tournament.

After a preflop raising war Grospellier ended up all in for right around 10,000 chips, and the cards were turned on their backs.

Bertrand Grospellier: {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
John Conkright: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}, and the man known as ElkY quickly grabbed his backpack as he rushed his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
John Conkright
John Conkright
38,000
8,400
8,400
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJohn Conkright

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Michael Watson
Michael Watson
59,000
18,800
18,800
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
57,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
54,000
6,000
6,000
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
42,000
-1,350
-1,350
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
33,500
33,500
33,500
David Steicke au
David Steicke
30,000
-7,175
-7,175
Andrey Gulyy ru
Andrey Gulyy
28,000
13,925
13,925
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
28,000
-3,450
-3,450
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
26,000
-1,525
-1,525
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
23,000
-6,325
-6,325
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
22,000
7,700
7,700

Steicke Doesn't Hold Back

David Steicke just raised to 1,150 after which Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen three-bet to 3,000. The action was folded to the player in the small blind, and he four-bet to 6,500.

The pressure was now on Steicke who didn't need long before deciding to move all in. His shove was for right around 22,000 chips, and Guillen took well over a minute before he let go off his hand. The player in the small blind quickly mucked his cards and Steicke picked up a decent pot preflop.

Player Chips Progress
David Steicke au
David Steicke
33,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: David Steicke

Zhu Knocks Sheikh Out

Darren Elias just raised preflop and he got called in two spots. [Removed:163] and Shengqing Zhu joined him to the flop that brought out {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

Elias put out a continuationbet of 1,700 and Sheikh decided to move all in for 22,000 chips. Zhu made the call and Elias folded his cards.

Shengqing Zhu: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
[Removed:163]: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Spades}, {5-Spades} and Sheikh was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Shengqing Zhu
Shengqing Zhu
85,000
28,875
28,875
[Removed:163]
[Removed:163]
Busted

Tags: Shengqing Zhu

More Chips for Lam

Action moved to Craig Cockburn in the hijack seat, and he raised to 1,000. Start-of-the-day chip leader Yue Hin Lam called from the cutoff seat, and Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov called on the button.

The flop came down {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}, and Cockburn fired 1,650. Lam raised to 3,700, then Katchalov reraised to 8,500. After Cockburn folded, Lam made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts}, and both players checked to see the {9-Spades} fall on the river. Lam bet 11,000, and Katchalov folded.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Lam mo
Gary Lam
165,000
42,475
42,475
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
57,000
7,975
7,975
Craig Cockburn
Craig Cockburn
37,000
-4,800
-4,800

Tags: Craig CockburnEugene KatchalovYue Hin Lam

Westmorland Finally Arrives... Covered in Dirt

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Jordan Westmorland with mud and dirt, well, all over
Jordan Westmorland with mud and dirt, well, all over

Last night was the player party, and plenty of players have been struggling to get here on time for Day 2. Earlier, we talked about the first level being deemed the "recovery level," but plenty are still recovering.

One player, Jordan Westmorland, just now showed up for Day 2, nearly two hours after the day started. His clothes are covered from head to toe in mud and dirt, and it looks like he rolled around on the ground in the construction area across the street from the venue. He has no recollection of what happened to him last night, and everyone seems to be getting a pretty good laugh about it all. Even Westmorland is smiling.

Needless to say, the parties in Macau don't stop.

Tags: Jordan Westmorland