2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 4
Blain:
Singh:
The dreaded flip. Singh had the better hand to start with, but fell behind Blain after a flop of , with Blain making a pair of aces. After seing the flop, Singh stood up, grabbed his sunglasses, put his jacked on and shook his head. For television taping purposes he was forced to wait an agonizingly long time for the turn card, which was an unhelpful . Singh needed a river queen to stay alive but didn't get it. The river fell a repeater to bounce Singh from the tournament in 7th place.
Botabayev is now up over 2.1 million in chips!
The flop fell and Botabayev bet out 225,000 to take it down.
We timed Chen at two-and-a-half minutes in the tank before he folded what he later said was ace-ten. When all other players folded, Su showed , much to Chen's delight.
We saw a rare flop of and Blain checked to Su who fired a continuation bet of 76,000. Blain made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the free card on the river. Again both players checked.
Blain flipped for a pair of fives which was good as Su mucked his cards.
The flop landed and all players checked around to see the hit the turn. Chen led out with a bet of 110,000 and Singh made the call as Kim got out of the way.
The river brought the and Chen quickly checked to Singh who checked behind. Chen flipped and waved his hands to tell the dealer to push the pot to him as Singh mucked his cards.
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Blain:
Demes:
Demes was looking for an ace or lots of red cards. Instead he got all black cards, . That gave him a few extra outs, but it wasn't to be. Demes didn't hit the turn, which came , or the river, which fell . He was eliminated in 8th place, walking away with $41,621.