2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

$100,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau

Final Results
Winner
Prize
2,492,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Tian Doubles Through He

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Chang He opened to 165,000 and Hao Tian moved all in for 405,000 from the button. He asked the dealer for an exact count before tossing in a yellow T-5,000 chip for the call.

He: {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Tian: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The player at risk was loudly demanding for an ace and got what he asked for on the {Q-Spades}{A-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop. He did pick up a gutshot straight draw and some more outs on the {K-Hearts} turn. The {9-Clubs} river was no risk for Tian and he doubled up and celebrated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chang He cn
Chang He
1,300,000
-120,000
-120,000
Profile photo of Hao Tian cn
Hao Tian
900,000
225,000
225,000

Tags: Chang HeHao Tian

Lau Shows an Ace

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

A few all in moved went through uncalled and then a flop emerged out of the blue. Marcus Lau had raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and was called by Shashank Rathi on the button as well as Liang Yu in the big blind. The {5-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop was checked to the initial raiser and Lau moved all in for 365,000 to enforce two folds.

Lau turned over the {A-Spades} for top pair and mucked his second card before stacking the profit.

Player Chips Progress
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Marcus Lau
800,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Liang YuMarcus LauShashank Rathi

Let's Get it in There

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Jack Hu had moved at least twice all his chips into the middle and with all the blinds and antes, the stack has grown to what looks like 1.5 million. His last shove was from under the gun for 1.455 million and everyone folded to the aggression.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Hu
1,500,000
480,000
480,000

Tags: Jack Hu

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Break With 10 Left

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The players have been sent into a 10-minute break and will play the final table bubble when they return. Below are their chip counts:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shashank Rathi hk
Shashank Rathi
1,995,000
795,000
795,000
Profile photo of Shunu Zang cn
Shunu Zang
1,470,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Chang He cn
Chang He
1,420,000
-180,000
-180,000
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
1,250,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Jack Hu tw
Jack Hu
1,020,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Marcus Lau my
Marcus Lau
830,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Yuan Zhou ca
Yuan Zhou
740,000
520,000
520,000
Profile photo of Hao Tian cn
Hao Tian
675,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
525,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Asa Smith gb
Asa Smith
330,000
-135,000
-135,000

Zhou Zhou Eliminated in 11th Place (HK$293,000)

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Zhou Zhou - 11th place
Zhou Zhou - 11th place

Shashank Rathi opened the action with a raise to what looked like 90,000 and Zhou Zhou defended his big blind to see a heads-up flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Zhou check-called a bet of 100,000 and checked again the {7-Spades} on the turn. Rathi moved all in and Zhou tank-called for his last 500,000 with the {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for a straight.

Rathi however had that beat with {J-Spades}{8-Hearts} and the {3-Spades} on the river sent Zhou to the rail in 11th place just shy of the next break.

Player Chips Progress
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Zhou Zhou
Busted

Tags: Shashank RathiZhou Zhou

Haraikawa Bubbles the High Roller

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hajime Haraikawa
Hajime Haraikawa

Hajime Haraikawa moved all in from the small blind and Liang Yu checked his cards before asking for a count. He then made the call with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and the Japanese was at risk for 430,000 with {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} while being covered for only two big blinds.

The board ran out {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and all the prayers of the Japanese for an ace went unheard as he bubbled the High Roller in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
975,000
495,000
495,000
Profile photo of Hajime Haraikawa jp
Hajime Haraikawa
Busted

Tags: Hajime HaraikawaLiang Yu

Double Up for Lau

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Asa Smith had Marcus Lau all in after a battle button versus small blind and the Brit needed some help if he wanted to let the bubble burst. Smith flipped over {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} but Lau had the better kicker in {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. The board ran out {2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades} and the Malaysian doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcus Lau my
Marcus Lau
700,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Asa Smith gb
Asa Smith
465,000
-430,000
-430,000

Tags: Asa SmithMarcus Lau

Scary Moments for Zhou

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Zhou Zhou announced all in from the button and table neighbor Asa Smith asked the dealer for a count. It was 590,000 in total to call and the Brit had that covered, but it was for two third of his own stack. After a long consideration, Smith mucked and Zhou breathed again with a smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Asa Smith gb
Asa Smith
895,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
675,000
-115,000
-115,000

Tags: Asa SmithZhou Zhou

Kelly Busts; Hand-For-Hand Mode

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
JP Kelly
JP Kelly

JP Kelly open-shoved for 315,000 from early position and Randy Lew tank-called out of the big blind for his last 265,000 with the {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Kelly held {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} and failed to improve on a board of {3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} to fall back to 50,000 as a result. Two hands later he was forced all in out of the big blind and faced two opponents, who checked down the {10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs} board.

Hao Tian showed the {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for quad fives out of the small blind and scooped the pot.

At the same time, Liang Yu was all in for 205,000 and Marcus Lau reshoved for more than 600,000 to isolate successfully.

Yu: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Lau: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Yu doubled on the stone-cold bubble. Hand for hand mode has been activated but first the two tables had to be balanced.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Lew
580,000
-160,000
-160,000
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
480,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Marcus Lau my
Marcus Lau
425,000
-225,000
-225,000
Profile photo of JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Hao TianJP KellyLiang YuMarcus Lau