Nelson is up to 21,000.
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1c
Nelson is up to 21,000.
The flop came down , which sparked an all-in confrontation. Chiu held for an overpair with an inside straight draw, but would need to improve against Gill's for top two pair.
As players from nearby tables gathered to watch, the turn fell the and river the to give Gill a double-up to 38,000 chips with Chiu now back amongst the pack with only 7,000.
"I'm drawing to two cards," he said as he turned over his . He was right. His opponent had . The dealer burned and turned a powerful flop, to make a set of kings for Schwartz but also to bring a royal flush draw for his opponent. Schwartz survived when the turn was the and the river filled him up. He now has about 7,300.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Needing a king on the river to survive, Tran watched as the fell to send him to the rail as Chiu now sits behind a healthy 26,000 in chips.
The flop came down all black and all spades -- . Yeah checked to his opponent, who bet 500 before Yeah check-raised to 1,400. His opponent called.
The turn was the . Yeah bet 1,800 and again his opponent called. On the river , Yeah made it 4,000 to go. His opponent called and tabled for the flopped second nuts. Yeah showed down a busted nut-flush draw with . That 7,000-chip loss dropped his stack back to 13,000.
Shortly thereafter, he eliminated a short stack on a flop of . Everett had pocket queens and was up against . He survived his opponent's draw with a turn card of and a river of .
Everett now has about 24,500.