PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Macau

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
2,776,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
25,000 HKD
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000

Cao Takes Out Wang

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The hand started with Rui Cao opening to 2,500 from under the gun. He found three callers, before Zhong Wang moved all in for his last 14,400 from the cut off. Cao thought for a minute before finally making the call, as the other three got out of the way.

Cao: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Wang: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Wang was in front with his pair, but would eventually lose the hand as the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
88,000 36,100
Zhong Wang cn
Zhong Wang
Busted

Tags: Rui CaoZhong Wang

Liu's Comeback

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

As we walked by J.J. Liu's table we noticed a very healthy stack in front of her and she was involved in a pot with Gang Deng. There was 4,000 in front of Liu and 10,000 in front of Deng and a flop of {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs} on the board. Liu then made it 20,000 and Deng was forced to move all his chips in the middle.

Liu table {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Deng showed {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} shaking his head in disappointment. The board ran out {J-Clubs} and {4-Hearts} and Deng was eliminated from the tournament.

It was mentioned in the initial post not to count Liu out and it looks like players should be heeding that advice.

Player Chips Progress
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
WPT 1X Winner
99,000 88,800
Gang Deng
Gang Deng
Busted

Tags: J.J. LiuGang Deng

Ishibashi Takes Out Li

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The action folded around to Bin Li in the cut off who moved all in for his last 21,500 in chips.

Tsuyoshi Ishibashi was on the small blind, and decided to moved all in for his last 40,000. The big blind got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Li: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Ishibashi: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to see Ishibashi's pair hold, awarding him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tsuyoshi Ishibashi
Tsuyoshi Ishibashi
63,500 45,300
Bin Li
Bin Li
Busted

Tags: Bin LiTsuyoshi Ishibashi

We Lost Our Last "Star"

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu
Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu

We didn't witness the hand but were told that Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu three-bet all in for under 10,000 with {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and found himself up against a pair of fours. He didn't find any help from the board and as a result the last player from Team PokerStars has hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
Busted

Tags: Raymond Wu

Big Stacks Tangle

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Three of the top five chip leaders are sitting on table 29. Not only are they sitting at the same table but they are in seats 7, 8 and 9. We came up to the table as two of them, Jiajun Liu and our current chip leader Bo "Box" Xie were involved in a hand.

The {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop had been dealt and Liu, the big blind, checked to Xie who was under the gun. Xie opened for 2,200 and Liu answered with a raise to 4,700. Xie thought for a moment before making it 7,200 to go. Liu made the call and the {2-Spades} turn was dealt. Both player checked to the river which came the {k-Hearts}.

Liu bet 10,500 and Xie took his time making his decision. He eventually made the call. Liu tabled {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Xie slid his cards to the muck and tapped the table signifying good hand.

Tags: Bo "Box" XieJiaJun Liu

Another Star Burns Out

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Celina Lin during Day 1b action.
Celina Lin during Day 1b action.

We have just been advised that PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin has been eliminated from the tournament.

On a board of {q-}{8-}{3-}{q-} both Lin and her opponent went all in.

Lin's {10-}{10-} had run into {k-}{q-} and she was unable to improve on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
Busted

Tags: Celina Lin