Main Event
Day 1 Started
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
27,092,100 HKD
Entries
291
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
ACOP Main Event Begins!
Welcome to the live coverage of the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker! The PokerNews Live Reporting team is on hand from Macau to provide all of the latest updates from this exciting and prestigious event!
It was just one year ago when Korea's Sunny Jung rose to the top of this very event to take home a first-place prize of HK$4,352,000. On his path to glory, Jung bested a final table that included eventual PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Seoul champion Chane Kampanatsanyakorn (9th) and PokerStars Team Online pro Randy Lew (6th). Ultimately, Jung found himself heads up with Devan Tang for the title. Jung's ace-king outlasted Tang's ace-queen, and the Korean was awarded the first place prize and poker immortality. A full recap of last year's coverage of the event can be found here.
The excitement in the tournament area is mounting, following Steve O'Dwyer's impressive championship run in the 2014 ACOP “Macau Billionaire” Poker” HK$500,000 Super High Roller. The event, which drew a total of 102 entries, (52 unique players; 50 rebuys) allowed for a first-place prize of HK$14,050,000 ($1,811,638 in USD). O'Dwyer bested a final table that included the likes of Davidi Kitai, Daniel Colman, Joseph Cheong, Connor Drinan, and Praytush Buddiga. Ultimately, O'Dwyer found himself heads up with Ryan Fee for the title and over $1.8 million in prize money. O'Dwyer sealed the deal and laid claim to the title. We expect to see most, if not all of these players at the tables for the start of the Main Event this evening.
Players will start the Main Event with 30,000 in chips. The first four levels of play will be 60 minutes, with levels increasing to 90 minutes in length from that point onward. Play will last a full seven levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Play kicks off at 5 p.m. local time, so be sure the stay tuned for all of the latest from the tournament floor!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1 of the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker!
Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here are some of the familiar faces we've spotted at the start of Level 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Record ACOP
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With play just underway and 198 entrants already on the board and a queue still at the registration desk this event looks on course to hit around 250 which would be a record for the AOCP Main Event.
Another player spotted is Pratyush Buddiga who finished third in the High Roller yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Im Falls Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Vivian Im is among the first casualties of the day, falling early in the first level at the hands of Cheng Man Hang. On her final hand, Im was heads up with Hang on a 
board. After a series of bets and raises, Im moved all in for her tournament life. Hang thought for about 30 seconds before announcing a call.
Im: 
Hang: 
Hang was in the lead with middle set and held a dominating position over Im's bottom set. The board finished out with the 
and the 
, eliminating Im from play. Hang pulled in the pot and now holds right around double starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
More Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here are some more of the familiar faces spotted in the tournament field. Reigning champion Sunny Jung has taken his seat and last year's runner-up Devan Tang is present as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Haxton Hacked In Half
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The flop was 
and it was a confrontation of the blinds. Team PokerStars Pro Online Isaac Haxton was in the small blind and checked it over to his opponent Joeseph Chong in the big blind who bet 200. This was met by a check-raise to 675 from Haxton and his Chong threw in the call.
The turn card was the 
and Haxton continued the story with a bet of 1,300 which got another call. The river card 
saw Haxton make it 3,000 but he was met with a raise to 13,100 from Chong.
A flicker of surprise and frustration flashed across Haxton’s face as he shuffled some chips and studied the board. It wasn’t too long though before he shrugged and flicked out a chip to indicate a call. Chong turned over 
for a full house and Haxton’s cards went in the muck.
A first level setback for Haxton who had seen his stack cut in half by that hand and a healthy boost to Chong's hopes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
|
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15,000 | -15,000 |
Haxton Over Buddiga
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Picking up with the action on a flop of 
, Pratyush Buddiga checked over to Team PokerStars Pro Online member Isaac Haxton who fired out a bet of 500 into a pot of about 900. Joseph Cheong folded, putting action back on Buddiga. He flatted to see fourth street.
The dealer paired the board on fourth with the 
and Buddiga fired out a bet of 500. Haxton came over the top with a raise to 1,800 and Buddiga called. The 
finished off the board and action checked over to Haxton. He thought for about 45 seconds before knocking the table back. Buddiga rolled over for sixes and deuces, but was ultimately beat by Haxton's 
.
Haxton raked in the pot and now has about 13,500 to his name. Buddiga, on the other hand, has fallen to about 23,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 | -7,000 |
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13,500 | 3,500 |