APPT Macau - $15k High Rollers Event Day 1 | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

11-26-2007 23:06 UTC+8

Mike McDonald eliminated in 15th position

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On a flop ot {K-Hearts}

, Eric Assadourin checks to Mike McDonald in the cutoff. McDonald makes it 3,000 and Assadourian raises to 11,000. McDonald moves all-in for and Assadourian makes the call.

McDonald: {Q-Spades}

Assadourian: {A-Hearts}

The turn is the {3-Diamonds}

and the river is the {10-Hearts}

, giving Assadourian a flush and busting McDonald from the tournament. Assadourian now up to 80,000.

Tags: Mike McDonald

11-26-2007 23:03 UTC+8

Over and Out

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Alan Sass raises to 3000 UTG and Dan Schreiber raises to 9000 from the cutoff. Pool Overgaard moves all-in for 15,000 from the button and Sass moves all-in for 16,000. Schreiber makes the call and has both players covered.

Schreiber: {8-Spades}

Sass:

Overgaard: {A-Diamonds}

The board reads {Q-Hearts}

, giving Sass a flush and eliminating Overgaard.

11-26-2007 22:58 UTC+8

Van Marcus Eliminated

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Van Marcus raises to 4000 UTG and Emad Tahtouh makes it 10,000. Van calls all-in for 8,300 and opens {K-Hearts}

. Tahtouh shows {8-Spades}

. Van doesn't get the help he needs and is railward bound.

11-26-2007 22:55 UTC+8

"No Mercy" out!

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In a battle of the blinds, Aliansandr Dianisan raises to 12,500 from the small blind and Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier moves all-in from the big blind for 45,800. Dianisan insta-calls and opens pocket Jacks. Mercier has pocket Three's.

The board reads {K-Diamonds}

and No Mercy is no more.

11-26-2007 22:50 UTC+8

A Flurry of Eliminations

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Since moving to a 6 handed format, the eliminations have been fast and furious. Yasuhiro Waki was recently eliminated by Liz Lieu when his {K-Clubs}

was no match for her pocket 8's.

11-26-2007 22:48 UTC+8

Team PokerStars Member Lee Nelson Eliminated

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Tony Ng limps in from middle position and Lee Nelson moves all-in from the cutoff for 6,200. Ng makes the call and opens {A-Diamonds}

. Nelson shows {Q-Clubs}

.

The flop comes {K-Clubs}

giving Lee Nelson a flush draw, but the turn and river blank out and he is out of the tournament.

11-26-2007 22:45 UTC+8

Kuznecov gone

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Emad Tahtouh limps in UTG and Alexander Kuznecov moves all in for 4700 from the bog blind. emad makes the call and opens {J-Diamonds}

. Kuznecov shows {A-Diamonds}

.

The flop comes {J-Spades}

giving Emad top pair. The turn card is the {10-Diamonds}

giving Emad two pair but Kuznecov a straight draw. The {A-Diamonds}

hits the river and Kuznecov is headed for the rail.

11-26-2007 22:40 UTC+8

Mathias Kuerschner eliminated

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Mathias Kuerschner rre-aises to 10,000 from the button after a raise to 4000 from the cutoff. Dan Schreiber 3 bets to 40,000 from the small blind, the cutoff folds and Kuerschner cals of the last of his chips and is all-in.

Kuerschner has: {J-Spades}