2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker

HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day: 3
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

Schedule Update

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

If the money bubble breaks, play will end for the night, but if that doesn't happen, play will stop at the end of the current level. Due to hand-for-hand play slowing things down a little bit, the tournament officials have announced that 15 minutes will be tacked onto the end of the level in the case that the bubble hasn't broken yet.

Alner Doubles On Bubble

On the bubble with 23 players left, Tom Alner moved all in for 80,500 after Raiden Kan opened to 9,000. Kan was in middle position, and Alner was in the cutoff seat.

After a minute or two of tanking, Kan slammed the chips in to make the call and put Alner at risk. He held the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}, but that was dominated by Alner's {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

The flop, turn and river ran out {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, and Alner doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Raiden Kan hk
Raiden Kan
385,000 -70,000
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
170,000 80,000

Tags: Raiden KanTom Alner

Lui Gone In 24th; Bubble Time

Michael Kanaan had opened with a raise, Patrick Lui reraised, then Kanaan moved all in. Lui made the call and put himself at risk with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} as he was the shorter stack between the two players. Kanaan held the {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and was behind, but very live in the hand.

The flop was huge for Kanaan when the {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} fell to give him a full house. As if he couldn't improve anymore from there, Kanaan went on to make quads on the turn when the {10-Spades} landed and officially leave Lui drawing dead. The river completed the board with the {Q-Hearts}.

Lui was eliminated in 24th place, and the tournament is now on the official bubble with just 23 competitors remaining. The top 22 spots will be paid out, and the next player eliminated will unfortunately go home empty handed.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Lui
Patrick Lui
Busted

Tags: Michael KanaanPatrick Lui

Lim Takes One Off McCarty

From the hijack seat, James McCarty raised to 8,500, and Aaron Lim called on the button. Everyone else folded, and the flop came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. McCarty bet 17,500, and Lim made the call.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} to pair the board. McCarty checked with a little under 70,000 behind, and Lim bet 25,500. McCarty folded, and Lim won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
WSOP 1X Winner
274,000 64,000
James McCarty
James McCarty
68,000 -37,000

Tags: Aaron LimJames McCarty

Small Pot Between Ace-King and Queens

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

From the cutoff seat, Andrew Gaw raised to 10,000. Mike Watson called out of the small blind, and Tri Huynh called from the big blind.

On the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, all three players checked. The {K-Hearts} was then placed out on the turn, and all three checked again. After the {10-Diamonds} finished off the board on the river, Watson bet 16,000, Huynh folded, and Gaw called.

Watson showed the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}, but lost to Huynh's {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}.

Tags: Andrew GawMike WatsonTri Huynh

Gaw Busts Lee

On the turn, the board read {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} between Edmund Lee and Andrew Gaw. The two got all the money in with Gaw holding a foll house with {4-}{4-}. Lee held {K-}{K-} and was eliminated after the {10-Diamonds} landed on the river.

Now, just 24 players remain.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Gaw ph
Andrew Gaw
530,000 185,000
Edmund Lee
Edmund Lee
Busted

Tags: Andrew GawEdmund Lee

Kanaan Keeping Up the Aggression

Action folded to Michael Kanaan in the hijack seat, and he raised to 8,000. Patrick Lui reraised from the cutoff seat to 16,500, and then play folded back around to Kanaan. He reraised and made it 25,500 to go. Lui called.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, and Kanaan checked. Lui slid forward a bet of 20,000, but Kanaan upped things to 57,000 with a check-raise. Lui folded, and Kanaan won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
585,000 100,000
Patrick Lui
Patrick Lui
102,000 -23,000

Tags: Patrick LuiMichael Kanaan