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

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Gary Lam mo
Gary Lam
380,000 -10,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
333,000 3,000
Xing Zhou cn
Xing Zhou
310,000 8,000
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
275,000 26,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
274,000 14,000
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000 33,000
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
240,000 10,000
Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
240,000 30,000
Zhongwei Wang
Zhongwei Wang
200,000 68,000
Seungsoo Jeon
Seungsoo Jeon
185,000 13,000
Edmund Lee
Edmund Lee
150,000 110,000
Paolo Compagno
Paolo Compagno
145,000 1,000
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
110,000 45,000
Rahul Byrraju in
Rahul Byrraju
96,000 6,000
Victorino Torres mp
Victorino Torres
84,000 -27,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
50,000 -6,000
Andrew Hinrichsen au
Andrew Hinrichsen
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 -18,000

Im Out

Team PokerStars Pro Vivian Im has just been knocked out by Alan Sass. Sass raised to 4,000 preflop and Im moved all in for her final 26,000 chips. Sass quickly called, and the showdown went as following.

Alan Sass: {A-}{J-}
Vivian Im: {5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{K-Spades}{J-Spades} and Im was knocked out. Just two Team PokerStars Pro remain right now, Raymond Wu and Celina Lin.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Sass me
Alan Sass
360,000 38,000
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
Busted

Tags: Alan SassVivian Im

Byrraju Back in it

On a {2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop Rahul Byrraju ended up all in for his final 40,000 chips. His opponent showed {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, and Byrraju was well out in front with {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. The turn brought the {8-Clubs} and the river the {4-Clubs} giving Byrraju a double up.

On the very next hand it was Mike Watson who raised to 4,500 and Byrraju's opponent moved all in for less than that. Watson showed {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and busted his opponent who showed {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} when the board ran out {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
330,000 60,000
Rahul Byrraju in
Rahul Byrraju
90,000 49,000

Tags: Mike WatsonRahul Byrraju

Gaw Using Position and Aggression Against Lim

Action moved to Aaron Lim in the hijack seat, and he raised to 4,000. In the next spot in the cutoff seat was Andrew Gaw, and he put in a reraise to 10,000. After the players folded to put the action back on Lim, he called.

The dealer produced the {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades} on the flop, and Lim checked. Gaw bet 11,000, and Lim made the call. That brought out the {4-Spades} on the turn, and Lim checked again. Gaw fired 20,000, and Lim folded.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
WSOP 1X Winner
217,000 -18,000
Andrew Gaw ph
Andrew Gaw
132,000 45,000

Tags: Aaron LimAndrew Gaw

Big Double for Watson

A player in the cutoff raised to 4,500 after which the button and the small blind called. Mike Watson three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind after which the initial raiser folded. Rahul Byrraju called from the button and the small blind also decided to lay his hand down.

Watson bet 15,600 on the {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, and Byrraju made the call to see the {A-Diamonds} come on the turn. Watson fired again for 28,300, and Byrraju raised all in to put Watson at risk. Watson quickly double checked his hand to make sure he had what he thought he had, then called with the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Byrraju got caught with his hand in the cookie jar with the {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

The river completed the board with the {8-Clubs} and Byrraju sent over the chips to give Watson the double. Watson was all in on the turn for 103,400 and now has about 270,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
270,000 140,000
Rahul Byrraju in
Rahul Byrraju
41,000 -259,000

Tags: Mike WatsonRahul Byrraju

More For Alner

Tom Alner just grabbed some more chips when his riverbet was called by an inferieur hand. The board read {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Spades} and Alner fired out 25,900. After his opponent called he turned over {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Alner gb
Tom Alner
230,000 73,000

Tags: Tom Alner

Another Chance For Lee

Rahul Byrraju raised to 4,500 after which Mike Watson decided to call. Edmund Lee, who had lost quite some chips in the last level, decided to move all in for 40,500. The action was quickly folded to Watson who didn't look happy, but he decided to make the call.

Mike Watson: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Edmund Lee: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, and Lee survived the all in.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
130,000 -12,000
Edmund Lee
Edmund Lee
86,000 -59,000

Tags: Edmund LeeMike Watson

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300