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

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.

Tags: Eric Assadourian

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.

Tags: Chad Brown

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.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

11-23-2007 18:00 UTC+8

Hachem Takes a Hit

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Joe Hachem has just been involved in a huge multi-way pot which saw him lose close to half his chips. The UTG player raised to 1100 and was called by a player in late position. Joe made the call from the big blind with {3-Hearts}

and the flop came {K-Hearts}

.

Hachem checked, the UTG player bets 3000, the late-position player raises to 6000 and Joe re-raises to 10,000. The UTG player folds and the late-position player moves in for 10,100. Joe calls the extra 100 chip and the late-position player opens {A-Hearts}

. The turn and river don't improve him and Hachem is down to 16,500 in chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

11-23-2007 18:12 UTC+8

Lisandro Makes a Wheel; Doubles Up

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Sitting with about half of his starting stack, Jeff Lisandro open-shoved with the {A-Diamonds}

and was called by an opponent who tabled pocket jacks.

The board filled out {5-Diamonds}

giving Lisandro a straight, effectively doubling him up to 11,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

11-23-2007 18:18 UTC+8

David Saab Eliminated

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Facing a 1,000 pre-flop raise from a player in early position, David Saab made a play at the pot, moving all in over the top of the raise for a total of 6,200 holding 9-2 offsuit. Unfortunately for Saab, his opponent looked him up, tabling A-Q, which held up to win the pot, eliminating Saab from the main event.

Tags: David Saab

11-23-2007 18:29 UTC+8

Juanda Crippled

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Full Tilt pro John Juanda called an early-position raise with {10-Clubs}

and a multi-way pot ensued. The flop came {8-Clubs}

and Juanda led out for 3000. The cutoff raised to 6000 and Juanda moved all in for 12,000. The cutoff called and opened {A-Diamonds}

. The

hit the turn and Juanda is down to 4000 in chips.

Tags: John Juanda

11-23-2007 18:32 UTC+8

De Guzman Wins a Monster

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Renato De Guzman just took down a huge pot with pocket aces, going runner-runner for an ace-high flush. A player in mid-position opened the pot for a 1,100 raise and De Guzman bumped it to 3,900. The big blind cold-called the raise and the original better got out of the way.

The flop came {J-Spades}

and Renato led the betting, making it 5,000 to go; his opponent called. The turn brought the {10-Hearts}

and Renato opted to move all in for approximately 20,000. His opponent called with what chips he had left, amounting to about 17,000, and turned over {K-Hearts}

for the second nuts; Renato then revealed his pocket aces - one of them being a heart.

Needing a heart to stay alive, help came in the form of the {J-Hearts}

, giving Renato an ace-high flush and the 50,000+ pot. After the hand, De Guzman stacked up just over 67,000 in chips.

Tags: Renato De Guzman

11-23-2007 18:40 UTC+8

"I did it all for PokerStars!"

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. . . so said James Potter, a PokerStars sponsored player, after eliminating Full Tilt pro John Juanda from the main event. Juanda had moved all in from early position holding {Q-Clubs}

and was called by Potter who tabled pocket kings.

The board filled out 3-7-10-6-10 and Potter's kings held up to take down the pot, eliminating Juanda from the tournament.

Tags: John Juanda