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

11-26-2007 16:39 UTC+8

Nakano Eliminates Rice

Yoshio Nakano has just eliminated Travis Rice from the high rollers event, winning a coinflip with A-K against Rice's pocket eights.

The board filled out K-9-9-6-6 and Nakano took down the pot with two pair, kings and nines. Rice was the 17th player eliminated today.

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

11-26-2007 16:30 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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The players have returned from break and the cards are in the air.

11-26-2007 16:19 UTC+8

15-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the players go on a 15-minute break. There are currently 48 players remaining across six tables.

11-26-2007 16:14 UTC+8

Ng Eliminates Emanuel Seal

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Emanuel Seal made it 800 to go from early position and Tony Ng re-raised to 2,400 from the button. Seal then moved all in over the top for a total of 17,000; Ng made the call.

Ng: A-A
Seal: 8-8

The board brings no help to either player and Ng's aces hold up to win the pot, upping his chip stack to 55,000.

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11-26-2007 16:06 UTC+8

Recent Eliminations

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The following players have all been eliminated from the high roller's event:

50: Alexander Kuzmin
51: Tim Overgaard
52: Chen Wing Hui

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11-26-2007 15:53 UTC+8

Mercier Eliminates Spets

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Team PokerStars Pro Isabelle 'No Mercy' Mercier has just eliminated Roger Spets from the tournament. All of the money went in on a board showing J-5-2-8. Spets tabled pocket sevens and was well behind Mercier's pocket kings.

The river blanked out and Spets was eliminated from the tournament in 53rd place.

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11-26-2007 15:38 UTC+8

No Two for Wu

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Lester Wu got all of his money in holding pocket twos and found himself drawing to two outs against Tony Ng's pocket eights. Unable to spike a third deuce, Wu was eliminated from the tournament in 54th place.

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11-26-2007 15:29 UTC+8

Assadourian Ousts Lunardini

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Eric Assadourian of Sydney, Australia has just eliminated Main Event finalist Guido Lunardini from the high roller's event. All of the money went in on the turn, on a 10-high board and Assadourian flipped over kings against Lunardini's jacks. A duck fell off on the river and Eric's kings held up to win the 26,000 pot, eliminating Guido from the tournament in 55th place.

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11-26-2007 15:27 UTC+8

Chad Brown Eliminated

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Tournament poker pro Chad Brown has just been eliminated from the high roller's event by Tony Ng. All of the money went in on a board reading {9-Hearts}

and at the showdown, Brown tabled {A-Diamonds}

for the nut flush draw; Ng turned over pocket fours for bottom set.

The {J-Diamonds}

popped off on the turn, completing Brown's flush, but another Jack came off the river giving Ng a full house.

Brown was the 9th player eliminated from the tournament thus far.

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