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2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Total Entries
429
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 429
Filter
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
We caught the action on the turn on the board of
with Buchanan check-calling a bet of around 25,000 from his opponent on the button. The river bricked the 
and the monster pot was checked down. Buchanan opened 
which was good to take it down.
Action had folded around to Marcus in middle position, but before he could act, the player sitting to his immediately left moved all in for a total of 16,200. The floor was called and Marcus inquired about his options and perhaps more importantly, questioned what would happen to his opponent's premature all-in bet.
He was basically told that all of his options remained available, and that his opponent would be forced to match whatever bet he decided to make, which is exactly what happened (after heaps of commotion); Van decided to make it 8,100 to play and his opponent was forced to make the call, leaving herself exactly 8,100 behind.
Marcus' biggest gripe with the ruling was the fact that if he decided to make it 6,000 to play -- a min raise at the time -- his opponent would be forced to call, thus creating much better pot odds for other potential callers. He suggested that the rule perhaps punished him, moreso than the player who acted out of turn and he seemed to have the support of several others at the table.
In any case, as it turned out, Marcus' 8,100 bet successfully forced everyone else out of the pot, leaving him heads-up with his neighbor.
The flop then came
and Marcus immediately put his opponent all in. Not a fan of the flop, Van's opponent flashed a pocket pair of fours before tossing them back to the dealer."How could you lay that down?" asked a third party, seated to her left, pointing out the fact that she had just 8,100 behind.
Marcus then flashed
before raking in the hard-earned pot.
Wu:
Hansson:
In an amusing twist, a flop of
had each player calling for the other player's kicker. A king would make Broadway for Wu; a ten would make Broadway for Hansson. Hansson got his way when the turn fell 
, leaving Wu looking for a king to chop the pot. Instead the river fell 
and Wu was eliminated."Nothing I could do," said Wu to some supporters on the rail. Hansson is up to 265,000.
Kim was in command for the entire hand with his
in front of his opponent's pocket jacks. The flop was a scary one, but only if you're religious, as the board was spread 
. The players were very close in chips but after a count down, Kim had him covered and raked in the chips to join the chip count leaderboard top ten.
. Both players checked the 
turn and 
river. Kuo's 
took the pot after Hall could only muster 
.
Chong:
Grospellier:
The flop of
saw Chong remain in the lead with his pair and superior flush draw, while Grospellier still had outs to any King, Queen or Jack.When the turn repeated the seven that was on the board, Grospellier was only left with the four Queens in the deck.
Unfortunately for Team PokerStars, Grospellier would see another repeat on the river to see him exit to the rail as Chong's full house sees him climb to 93,000 in chips.
The flop was
and after a check from the big blind, Karamalikis made it 12,500 to play and the action was with Mike Collins. He quickly announced a raise to 30,000. The big blind folded and Karamalikis quickly moved all in for around 80,000 in total. Collins snap-called.Collins:
Karamalikis:
It was set versus open-ended straight draw as Karamalikis found his overcards were no good when the
turn and river fell. After a count of chips Collins had him covered to send the "Dong" crashing out of the tournament. Meanwhile Collins is up over 200,000 chips.
