APPT Macau - $2500 Main Event Day 1 | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

11-23-2007 17:55 UTC+8

Rousso's Roller Coaster Day Continues

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Vanessa Rousso is back down to 7,000 in chips after climbing all the way up to 15,000 at one point in the tournament. Having made it 700 to go from middle position, Rousso got one caller - Stanislav Wolf, in the small blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}

and Wolf checked to Rousso who led out with a 1,500 bet; Wolf called. The {3-Diamonds}

turned out to be the action card, as Wolf checked to Rousso who bet 6,000 - enough to put Wolf all in. Having flopped the stone cold nuts, Wolf snap-called and turned over his {7-Hearts}

; Rousso tabled {A-Hearts}

and was drawing dead.

The hand left Rousso with 7,000 in chips, though with the kind of day she's having, don't be surprised if our next report finds her back at five figures.

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11-23-2007 17:43 UTC+8

Chad Brown Eliminated

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A short-stacked Chad Brown moved all in from under the gun for his last 3,200 in chips. He was called by Alan Cheng in the cutoff position who tabled {A-Diamonds}

; Brown turned over {K-Clubs}

.

The

flop gave Brown the lead with a pair of kings, but the {A-Clubs}

fell on the turn, tilting the scales in Cheng's favor. The river was an inconsequential {7-Diamonds}

, sealing Brown's fate as a casualty of Day 1 play.

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11-23-2007 17:38 UTC+8

Assadourian Out

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Eric Assadourian's pocket fives couldn't hold off his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

in a classic coinflip situation, as the board filled out {2-Diamonds}

giving his opponent a pair of queens, which were good enough to send Assadourian to the rail.

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11-23-2007 17:32 UTC+8

Kelly Flynn-ished

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American Kelly Flynn has just been eliminated from the main event. Flynn ran his pocket tens into the pocket aces of Nicholas Wong, in what was a 30,000+ pot. Unable to spike a ten, Flynn's run at a second APPT cash in three months came up short.

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11-23-2007 17:27 UTC+8

Tuan Lam Eliminated

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2007 WSOP Main Event runner-up Tuan Lam was just been eliminated from the tournament by Ivan Tan, after running his pocket sixes into Tan's pocket kings.

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11-23-2007 17:12 UTC+8

Sunglasses and Baseball Hats

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Poker wouldn't be poker without guys who wear sunglasses and baseball hats to hide their faces. Still, here in Macau, the players are only allowed to wear them while inside the roped off tournament area. If a player steps outside of the ropes for any reason, he or she must take off their sunglasses and turn their hats around backwards so that their faces can be identified by the eye in the sky.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

11-23-2007 16:57 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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

11-23-2007 16:47 UTC+8

15-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the players go on a fifteen-minute break.

11-23-2007 16:47 UTC+8

Tuan Lam Triples Up!

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Down to his last 2,100 in chips, Tuan Lam got it all in holding {A-Clubs}

against Michel St. Pierre who tabled {K-Diamonds}

. A third player in the hand had called Lam's all in, but St. Pierre moved all in over the top of Lam's bet, which made the third opponent fold.

Lam flopped gold as the first three cards off the deck came {K-Diamonds}

giving him top two pair. The turn and river came {3-Clubs}

,

and Lam's two pair would hold, tripling him up to just over 6,000 in chips.

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