APT Macau Main Event Day 1a | 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

08-20-2009 14:19 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air and the blinds are up.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

08-20-2009 14:25 UTC+8

Square Up!

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There were a few 10-handed tables in play to start the day. Now with the field trimmed to 126 players, all tables are nine-handed.

08-20-2009 14:36 UTC+8

Phan Sinks Again

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It's been down, then up, and now down again for Young Phan today. He was heads-up and out of position for a flop of {3-Spades}

. He and his opponent both checked to the {k-Clubs}

turn, where Phan checked a second time. He considered a bet of 1,000 from his opponent forhalf a minute before calling.

The river was the {4-Diamonds}

. Phan checked a third time and was faced with a bet of 2,000. He chose to call and was shown the second nuts, {k-Diamonds}

. We presume he did not have an ace-high flush as he quickly mucked his hand.

Phan is down to about 7,500.

Tags: Young Phan

08-20-2009 14:38 UTC+8

Shawn Buchanan was recently spotted chatting to some buddies on his way out the door after his recent elimination from the tournament.

We wandered over to his empty chair and his ex-tablemates informed us he pushed his flush draw into top pair and when the turn and river bricked out, he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Shawn Buchanan

08-20-2009 14:41 UTC+8

Seabeast Straightened

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Australia's number one online player, Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade had chipped up nicely in the early stages of this tournament but we just caught him in a hand where he was faced with a bet of 3,400 on the river on a board of {9-Spades}

.

Kinkade made a quick call, but cringed when his opponent tabled {8-Spades}

for the straight. Kinkade slips to 14,000.

Tags: Jay Kinkade SEABEAST

08-20-2009 14:45 UTC+8

Steicke Magic

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We approached the table with David Steicke calling a bet of 1,000 on a flop of {10-Diamonds}

, before the {Q-Clubs}

peeled on the turn.

A bet of 2,500 sent Steicke into the tank for a very long time before he splashed 7,500 into the middle, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. His opponent quickly moved all in and Steicke insta-called.

Steicke: {A-Clubs}

Opponent:

The river bricked the {2-Clubs}

and Steicke doubles up once again to now find himself with 28,000 chips.

Tags: David Steicke

08-20-2009 14:49 UTC+8

Advance, Australia Fair!

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We're not sure how it happened, but Jay "Seabeast" Kinkade is back up to almost 30,000. He and David Steicke (an Aussie of sorts himself) are battling it out for the early chip lead here on Day 1a. Steicke is just a smidgen off the lead with about 29,000.

Tags: David Steicke Jay Kinkade

08-20-2009 14:58 UTC+8

Dong Done

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While some of the Aussies are faring well, the tournament of online sensation Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis has been cut short after his recent elimination from the Main Event.

According to Daniel Neilson on a nearby table, Karamalikis three-bet all in preflop from the button with {A-?}

after the player in the small blind put up some resistance. The SB player deliberated before making the call with pocket nines and the race was on.

Karamalikis caught a jack on the turn to take the lead, but the river brought a straight for his opponent to send the "Dong" crashing out of the tournament, much to his disgust.

Tags: Jonathan Karamalikis xMONSTERxDONGx

08-20-2009 15:07 UTC+8

No Stopping Steicke

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It continues to be a good start for the High Roller champion, David Steicke. He opened for 575 from early position and was called by both blinds, Eddie Hearn and Jack Hinchey. On a queen-high, two-club flop, Hearn and Hinchey checked things over to Steicke. He took down the pot with a single bet of 1,025 chips.

Tags: David Steicke