PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
6,300,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
27,092,100 HKD
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Chan Takes It Down

Level 4 : 150/350, 25 ante

We found Terrence Chan and an Terry Gonzaga looking down at a completed board of {5-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. With well over 30,000 already in the middle, action fell on Chan for his river action. He cut out a bet of 12,800, sending Gonzaga into the tank.

After about a minute, Gonzaga opted to kick his cards into the muck. Chan took down the pot and brought his stack to about 66,000.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
66,000 40,000

Tags: Terrence Chan

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/350

Ante: 25

Dark Check Duhamel

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

PokerStars Team Pro Jonathan Duhamel has lost a few chips since we last gave his stack a count but he has just managed to grab a few back.

Duhamel opened for 600 from under the gun and picked up one caller in late position. The flop was {7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Duhamel check-called a bet of 700 before checking in the dark to see the {k-Clubs} fall in the turn. His opponent checked too and they saw a river {6-Spades}. A bet of 19,000 from Duhamel saw no resistance and he added the pot to his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
19,000 -7,000

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel

Kitai Accumulates

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Davidi Kitai seems intent on moving some chips around. Kitai had just three-bet an opener and got a fold when he played this hand against Shashank Rathi.

Rathi opened for 525 and Kitai three-bet him to 1,750. The blinds folded and Rathi decided to put out a call. It was heads up to a flop of {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Rathi check-called a 1,750 bet from Kitai after some thought to see the turn bring the {a-Hearts}. Rathi checked again and called a 5,500 bet from Kitai.

The river saw the {6-Diamonds} complete the board and Rathi changed tack opting to lead out for 5,500. Kitai’s sunglasses were off as he studied the board and his man before putting out the call. Kitai turned over {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} as Rathi’s cards slid towards the muck.

Kitai went on to open the next hand but folded to a raise and a call.

Player Chips Progress
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
46,000 13,500
Shashank Rathi
Shashank Rathi
11,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai

One For O'Dwyer

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We recently found Steve O'Dwyer, who just yesterday won the 2014 ACOP MBP Super High Roller for $1,811,638, pulling in a pot at his table.

Four players including O'Dwyer looked down at a board of {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The small blind and a second player checked, prompting O'Dwyer to fire 1,500. The player on the button folded and the two players to check called. The river was the {Q-Spades} and all three players checked. The small blind showed {A-Spades}{k-Hearts} for ace-high, prompting a muck from the second player. O'Dwyer had that beat, however, showing down {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for eights and sevens. He was awarded the pot and is now climbing back toward starting stack with about 28,000 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
28,000 7,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer

McDonald Ships

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action folded around to the player on the button who raised the action to 650. Mike "Timex" McDonald was in the small blind and he cut out a three-bet to 2,800. It was then on Philipp Gruissem in the big blind and he announced a four-bet to what looked to be 5,500. The original raiser and McDonald came back over the top with a five-bet ship.

Gruissem quickly ditched his cards and McDonald was awarded the pot before the flop. With this victory, McDonald's stack has increased to about 42,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
42,000 12,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000

Tags: Philipp GruissemMike McDonald

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
65,000 35,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
43,000 13,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
41,000
Sam Panzica us
Sam Panzica
35,000 5,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
32,500 32,500
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
31,500 -4,500
Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
31,000 1,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
28,500 -1,500
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
28,000 -2,000
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
WSOP 1X Winner
27,500 -2,500
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
26,000 26,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
26,000 -4,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
25,500 -4,500
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
24,000 7,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
21,000 -9,000
Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
21,000 21,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
20,500 -2,500
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
18,000 -12,000
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
15,500 -2,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
14,500 1,000

Ante Up, Here Comes the Croc

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Just level three and the antes have kicked in. No doubt the aggression levels will ramp up a notch as each pot is inflated.

Paul Newey was involved in a hand just now from the button in a three way pot as the flop showed {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Newey check-called a bet of 1,500 with the aggressive Russian player Anatoly Filatov folding the big blind. The turn card {3-Diamonds} saw Newey bet 4,300 when it was then checked to him and he took the chips in the middle.

Newey is just above starting stack but Filatov has dropped a little. On another table we spotted Byron Kaverman who has got off to a good start.

Billy “The Croc” Argyros has just bought in too, no doubt hoping to improve on his position last year where he made the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
41,000 11,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
31,000 1,000
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
30,000
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
24,000

Tags: Billy ArgyrosByron KavermanPaul NeweyAnatoly Filatov