2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

APT Macau Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$391,556
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,400
Entries
326
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Wong Doubles For Dinner

Steve Wong
Steve Wong
Just before the break Steve Wong has found a nice double up after getting his chips into the middle on a flop of {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Wong had {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} against his opponent's {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} and they held up on the {K-Clubs} turn and {Q-Clubs} river.

Wong will enjoy his dinner with around 26,000 chips.

Tags: Steve Wong

Tran Stays Alive

JC Tran
JC Tran
With a raise to 1,050 from the player in the cutoff, JC Tran moved all in for his last 2,000 from the button. The blinds folded and and the cutoff made a pot-committed call.

Tran: {A-Spades}{6-Spades}
Opponent: {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The board was all Tran when it ran out {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades} to give Tran the nuts and the double up to over 4,000.

Tags: JC Tran

The Molasses Trap

We're at an odd point in the day for a slowdown, but that's exactly what we've hit. It's hard to imagine this type of play with 11 tables still in action but overall play today has been much slower than play yesterday. Yesterday players seemed primed to gamble; today caution is the predominant theme. Very few re-raises are being called.

Top Five Chip Counts

With 108 players remaining in flight 1b, here are your current top five:

Rami Boukai - 49,000
Don Carmona - 46,000
Inwook Choi - 46,000
Stewart Scott - 37,000
Rom Lee - 36,000

Liz Lieu Eliminated

Liz Lieu
Liz Lieu
The room just lost a little sparkle with the elimination of Liz Lieu.

She pushed her short stack into the middle with pocket fives but Rom Lee made the call with {A-?}{J-?} out of the blinds.

An ace on the flop was enough to send the poker diva to the rail, much to the disappointment of the media row.

Tags: Liz Lieu

Table 11 Getting Heavy

A few all-in clashes and some table breaks have concentrated a fair number of chips on Table 11. Vivek Rajkumar and Dominico Choi Sun Young have been sitting there all day, not able to get much going. They now have to contend with three tournament-leading stacks: Don Carmona (46,000), Inwook Choi (46,000), and Rami Boukai (49,000), who was responsible for the recent elimination of Christopher Stahle.

Giang Gone

Chau Giang has been sent to the rail after he three-bet shoved preflop for his last chips with {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} but his opponent made the call with a dominant {A-?}{J-?}.

The board bricked out and Giang made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.

Tags: Chau Giang

Death Wish?

No lemons for Giang
No lemons for Giang
"I don't know why he didn't just put me all in," said a puzzled Chau Giang as the dealer at his table produced a three-diamond flop of {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}. Giang was referring to the fact that he had opened for 2,000 and was flat-called by the button despite the fact that Giang only had about 1,500 behind.

"I didn't know what these guys were going to do," said the button with a laugh and a finger at the blinds. "I guess I know what you're going to do." And sure enough Giang moved all in. His opponent called and the cards were on their backs.

Giang: {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Button: {A-Hearts} {10-Clubs}

Giang asked for a pair on the turn but didn't get it with the {5-Spades}. "Oh, I lose," said Giang, tongue-in-cheek. He didn't lose; the blank {3-Clubs} on the river actually gave him the pot and pushed him up to about 7,500.

Tags: Chau Giang

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50