Level: 16
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Macau
High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Macau
Buy-in
100,000 HKD
Entries
59
Level
19
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Break Time
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Level 15
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Players are leaving for a ten-minute break. See you back here in a few.
Still Tangling
Level 15
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The flop was 
and JJ Liu, in the small blind, bet 200,000 into a pot of about 300,000. Quan Zhou, on the button, made the call.
Liu bet 150,000 when the 
turn came. Zhou raised to 350,000 and Liu made the call. Both players checked the 
river. Liu showed 
and missed her draw. Zhou tabled 
and had a much calmer version of his celebratory chant.
The players are going on break and we will be back with chips counts in a few minutes.
The Bubble Bursts; The Players Are In The Money
Level 15
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Just one minute after the last post, Yuguang Li went in for his final 40,000 from the small blind and it was an automatic call for Quan Zhou in the big.
Zhou: 
Li: 
Li found a jack on the 
board but Zhou had an open-ended straight draw which came with the 
turn. The river 
didn't change anything as Li leaves the tournament without a paycheck. The remaining players are all guaranteed at least HK$333,950.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Bubble Equals Tight Play
Level 15
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
It has been 1:30 min since Kevin Clark was eliminated setting up the money bubble. For a tournament that lost 2/3 of the field on the first day and 14 players within the first hour and a half today, it certainly is a change of pace.
With four players with less than 1/2 an average chip stack, we keep waiting for someone to make a move. But the short stacks are not that anxious to get their money in the middle. It is understandable though with 8th place paying $0 and 7th place paying HK$333,950 (~$43,000).
Level: 15
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Zhou and Liu Again
Level 14
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
As the two biggest stacks on the table, you would think Quan Zhou and JJ Liu would stay out of each other's way but that is certainly not the case here.
Action folded to Zhou, on the button who raised to 55,000. Liu was in the small blind and made the call.
The 
flop was dealt and Liu led for 64,000. Zhou went through some chip antics trying to get a read off of Liu and ended up making the call.
The turn caused Liu to check and Zhou answered with a bet of 100,000. Liu insta-folded her hand, flashing her cards to Zhou. We didn't catch what they were but we did see Zhou show 
. Liu could only smirk at being bluffed off her hand.
Chip Counts
Level 14
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,790,000 | |
|
1,200,000 | |
|
1,050,000 | 400,000 |
|
710,000 | 85,000 |
|
375,000 | 125,000 |
|
320,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
220,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -80,000 |
Battle of The Big Stacks
Level 14
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
JJ Liu min-raised from under the gun to 48,000. It folded around to Quan Zhou in the big blind who called the bet. Both players checked the 
flop. Zhou also check the turn but Liu took advantage of her position to net 25,000.
Zhou wasn't ready to give up and raised to 95,000 and after some thought and a serious stare down, Liu made the call. Zhou checked the 
river and Liu bet150,000. Zhou tried to get a read from Liu by counting out raising chips but she wasn't giving anything away. Zhou ended up folded and this one goes to Liu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,790,000 | -310,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 100,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000