Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau
APPT Macau - $15k High Rollers Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$14,400
Entries
64
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 64
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Emad Tahtouh: 235,000
Tony Ng: 82,000
Aliansandr Dzianisan: 87,000
Eric Assadourian: 113,000
Liz Lieu: 64,000
Bo Sehlstedt: 55,000
John Juanda: 73,000
Gary Benson: 18,000
Scott Numoto: 90,000
David Paul Steicke: 135,000
against Steicke's pocket threes.The board filled out
and Benson took down the pot and 15,000 new chips.
Juanda:
Benson:
As the dealer spread the
flop, all Gary Benson could manage to say was, "Jesus Christ . . ." The turn gave Benson additional outs to a straight, but the 
on the river locked it up for Juanda. Though visibly and understandably disappointed, Benson absorbed the loss with class, shaking Juanda's hand and wishing the table luck before exiting the tournament area. With just nine players left, the tournament is now being played hand-for-hand on two short-handed tables.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Aliansandr Dzianisan made it 8,000 to go from under-the-gun and Liz Lieu re-popped it to 25,000 from the button. The action folded back around to Dzianisan, who re-raised all in, having Lieu covered. Lieu stood up out of her chair and briefly considered her decision before eventually slamming her stack into the middle. A couple members of the audience spouted out, "Yeah!" thinking this might be the final hand of the night.
However, when the players turned over their cards, the anticipation died on the spot as both Lieu and Dzianisan revealed variations of Big Slick:
Lieu:
Dzianisan:
The flop brought some hope for those secretly plotting Lieu's demise, as it gave Dzianisan two diamonds and a chance for a runner-runner flush. The turn cooperated as well, bringing a third diamond for Dzianisan. Seemingly everyone in the room but Liz Lieu and her devoted fans let out a disappointed sigh as the river blanked off an inconsequential
.. . . and the band played on.
Dzianisan made it 8,500 to go from the cutoff and Emad kicked it up to 25,000 from the big blind; Dzianisan just called. The flop came
and Emad led out with a 25,000 bet. Dzianisan then shoved all in over the top of Emad's bet, raising a total of 71,000; Emad made the call.Tahtouh:
Dzianisan:
The hand was cemented on the turn after the
rolled off the deck, giving Tahtouh an unbeatable, pot-clinching set.Dzianisan's elimination set the stage for tomorrow's eight-handed final table, at which Emad Tahtouh will begin with a commanding chip lead over the field.
