Back in 2008, Eddy Sabat won the APPT Macau Main Event for over $450,000. He made his second APPT Main Event final table last month in Sydney, coming in sixth place in the Grand Final for nearly $80,000. So far today, Sabat's chipped up to about double what he started with.
Sabat raised to 3,600 from middle position and the cutoff seat made the call to see the flop come down . Sabat fired 2,400 and got called.
The turn brought the to pair the board and Sabat checked. The cutoff fired 5,000 and Sabat called. The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Sabat tabled and his opponent mucked, allowing him to move his stack to 58,000 chips.
Jean-Robert Bellande, Eric Buchman and William Reynolds were all in action on the board of when we walked up to the table. Bellande was up first and checked. Buchman fired 6,600 and Reynolds ducked out of the way. Bellande made the call.
The river completed the board with the and Bellande checked. Buchman slid out 14,000 and after a minute in the tank, Bellande mucked his hand.
Bellande slipped back to 64,000, but is still up on the day, while Buchman moved to 223,000 and is one of the largest stacks in the tournament.
With about 27,000 in the pot and a board reading , the small blind checked to Justin "Boosted J" Smith, who promptly bet 14,500. The small blind weighed his options for a minute and then put in a raise to 47,000. Smith only had 39,200 behind so it was a big decision, one which he thought about for a solid two minutes. In the end he decided to fold and will certainly be fighting an uphill battle from here on out.
After a player shoved for 12,600 from under the gun, PokerNews pro blogger Evan Parkes called from the big blind with the after thinking it over for a minute. The under-the-gun player held the .
The board ran out and Parkes was able to hold up and send the player to the rail.
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Ilan Rouah had an excellent Day 1b and that has carried over into Day 2. We heard him let out a pretty audible "Yeah!" as he eliminated a player. We rushed over and saw the final board of , with Rouah's bested his opponent's holdings.
From middle position, Kyle Brossia raised to 3,600. Action then folded around to Phil Ivey in the small blind and he moved all in for 21,200. Brossia made the call.
Brossia:
Ivey:
Ivey was looking good on the first four cards that came out, , but the on the river ended his day.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 3,800 under the gun and received a call from Faraz Jaka in middle position. Sands then continuation bet 4,400 on the flop, which Jaka again called.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Sands bet 10,800. After a Jaka call, the was put out on the river. Sands proceeded to move all in for 70,500 aand Jaka hit the tank for two minutes before releasing his hand.
Jonathan Jaffe won a monster pot at the end of Level 11 to vault to the chip lead.
As told to us by Jaffe, Carol Ventura raised to 3,800 from the cutoff and Jaffe popped it to 11,600 from the small blind. Ventura called and the flop came down . Jaffe bet 11,000 and was called, leading to the turn card. Jaffe settled on 17,000, but was faced with a raise to 37,000 by Ventura. After a few moments Jaffe called and when the hit the river, he checked. Ventura sat motionless for about two minutes before she announced all in.
Jaffe snap-called with the nuts, . Since Ventura had the last aggressive act, she was forced to show her . The dealer broke down the chips and Jaffe's all-in call was for 144,400.
The end result?
Jaffe: Up to about 411,000
Ventura: Down to about 4,000
. Sabat fired 2,400 and got called.
to pair the board and Sabat checked. The cutoff fired 5,000 and Sabat called. The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked.
and his opponent mucked, allowing him to move his stack to 58,000 chips.
when we walked up to the table. Bellande was up first and checked. Buchman fired 6,600 and Reynolds ducked out of the way. Bellande made the call.
and Bellande checked. Buchman slid out 14,000 and after a minute in the tank, Bellande mucked his hand.
, the small blind checked to Justin "Boosted J" Smith, who promptly bet 14,500. The small blind weighed his options for a minute and then put in a raise to 47,000. Smith only had 39,200 behind so it was a big decision, one which he thought about for a solid two minutes. In the end he decided to fold and will certainly be fighting an uphill battle from here on out.
after thinking it over for a minute. The under-the-gun player held the 
.
and Parkes was able to hold up and send the player to the rail.
, with Rouah's 
on the river ended his day.
flop, which Jaka again called.
, Sands bet 10,800. After a Jaka call, the 
was put out on the river. Sands proceeded to move all in for 70,500 aand Jaka hit the tank for two minutes before releasing his hand.
. Jaffe bet 11,000 and was called, leading to the 
turn card. Jaffe settled on 17,000, but was faced with a raise to 37,000 by Ventura. After a few moments Jaffe called and when the 
. Since Ventura had the last aggressive act, she was forced to show her