2008 Asian Poker Tour - Macau
APT Macau Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 Asian Poker Tour - Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
257
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 257
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Te:
Nguyen:
The board fell
giving Nguyen a pair of queens on the river to send Te to the rail in 17th place for $11,250.
and Michael Pedley made the call with 
.The board landed
and Pedley sent his good friend Kent Hunter to the rail in 16th place for a tidy $15,000.
. Vang had 
and could not improve on a board of 
.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.
, 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.
. He was ahead of Gill's 
and promptly flopped two pair, 
, to put a stranglehold on the hand. Gill caught his own two pair when the turn came , but the river sent him packing."Good game," said Gill. Yeah now has about 260,000 chips.
, 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.
Fireworks ensued on a flop of
. Pedley led into Diaz for 17,000. Diaz promptly raised to 52,000, but Pedley was undeterred and shoved all in for about 130,000. Diaz tanked but ultimately made the call. Each player opened his hand.Pedley:
Diaz:
Pedley had an eight-out draw to the nuts to hit, or else be bounced from the tournament. He missed the turn
, but hit the river 
, eliciting a gasp from the crowd gathered around the table.Diaz still has plenty of chips, with about 358,000. Pedley now is near the top of the board with 309,000.
. That hand elicited a nervous little sigh for Schmejkal as he opened ."Good luck," Schmejkal said.
Each player flopped a pair --
. Neither improved on the 
turn, but Yeah spiked the on the river for trips. Schmejkal just nodded as if he suspected all along that's how the hand would play out, said "Good game," and headed for payouts.
