APT Macau Main Event Day 2 | 2008 Asian Poker Tour - Macau

08-30-2008 20:35 UTC+8

Karian Stands Up to Timoshenko

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Someone has finally stood up to Yevgeniy Timoshenko. He raised yet another pot, this time to 12,500. Rober Karian called from the button. On a flop of {10-Clubs}

, Timoshenko bet 17,500. Karian's response was simply to shove al in for 134,000. Apparently even Timoshenko has his limits; he folded.

Timoshenko slipped back to 305,000. Karian now has 180,000.

Tags: Rober Karian Yevgeniy Timoshenko

08-30-2008 20:26 UTC+8

Carter Gill Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,000)

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Action folded to Carter Gill in late position, who promptly moved all in for 55,000 chips. Joon Hee Yeah, in the small blind, decided to give Gill action and called with {A-Diamonds}

. He was ahead of Gill's {Q-Diamonds}

and promptly flopped two pair, {A-Spades}

, to put a stranglehold on the hand. Gill caught his own two pair when the turn came {Q-Clubs}

, but the river {j-Clubs}

sent him packing.

"Good game," said Gill. Yeah now has about 260,000 chips.

Tags: Carter Gill Joon Hee Yeah

08-30-2008 20:19 UTC+8

Timoshenko Pushes Pedley Out

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Yevgeniy Timoshenko is using his stack to intimidate his table. He raised to 11,000 preflop and found a caller in the big blind -- Michael Pedley. On a flop of {7-Spades}

, Pedley checked to Timoshenko, who bet 14,000. Pedley tried a check-raise to 28,000, only to see Timoshenko come back over the top of him to 64,000.

That was enough for Pedley. He folded to preserve his remaining 125,000 chips. Timoshenko is now up to about 340,000.

Tags: Michael Pedley Yevgeniy Timoshenko

08-30-2008 20:15 UTC+8

Kou Vang Eliminated in 15th Place ($15,000)

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What did the players eat for dinner? In the first 17 minutes since we've been back, three players have busted in rapid succession. The latest to do so was Kou Vang. Vang opened the pot from middle position with a raise to 15,000. Quang Nguyen, sitting in the small blind, reraised to 50,000. Action folded back to Vang, who shoved his whole stack in. Nguyen snap-called and tabled the preflop nuts, {A-Hearts}

. Vang had {10-Hearts}

and could not improve on a board of {7-Hearts}

.

Vang earns a tidy $15,000 for finishing in 15th place. Nguyen earns a stack of about 315,000 chips and the right to continue fighting to make the final table.

Tags: Kou Vang Quang Nguyen

08-30-2008 20:10 UTC+8

Kent Hunter Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,000)

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Kent Hunter moved his last chips into the middle with {7-Diamonds}

and Michael Pedley made the call with {A-Clubs}

.

The board landed {Q-Spades}

and Pedley sent his good friend Kent Hunter to the rail in 16th place for a tidy $15,000.

Tags: Kent Hunter

08-30-2008 20:06 UTC+8

William Te, Jr. Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,250)

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William Te opened from under the gun to 45,000 and Quang Nguyen made the call from the button.

Te: {A-Diamonds}

Nguyen:

The board fell {9-Hearts}

giving Nguyen a pair of queens on the river to send Te to the rail in 17th place for $11,250.

Tags: Quang Nguyen William Te

08-30-2008 19:55 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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The 17 remaining players are back and the cards are once again in the air!

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

08-30-2008 18:38 UTC+8

Dinner Time

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Players have been dismissed from the tournament area for a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 7:52pm local time with 17 players still in the hunt for tomorrow's final table.

08-30-2008 18:35 UTC+8