2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
8,725,000 HKD
Event Info
Prize Pool
24,235,200 HKD
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Andrejevic Cruising

Level 18 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

The flop was {q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Bryn Kenney checked to Andy Andrejevic who bet 400,000. Kenney called.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Kenney checked again. Andrejevic made it 875,000 to go, Kenney called.

The river was the {a-Spades} and Kenney checked for a third time. Andrejevic bet for a third time, making it 1.55-million. Kenney called and Andrejevic showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for two pair and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Andrejevic
16,000,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Bryn Kenney
6,500,000
-1,950,000
-1,950,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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John Juanda
2,700,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andy AndrejevicBryn Kenney

Level: 18

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 30,000

JJ Ducking and Diving

Level 17 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

John Juanda is getting involved in pots, trying to rise himself out of last place.

He raised from the small blind to 45,000 but folded when Bryn Kenney three-bet to 910,000 from the big blind.

Two hands later, he checked his option in the big blind after Kenney had called from the button. The flop fell {7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Juanda check-called 160,000. Both players checked the {8-Clubs} turn and {8-Spades} river. Juanda opened {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Kenney mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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John Juanda
2,700,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyJohn Juanda

Kenney Whittling Down Juanda

Level 17 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

It was Bryn Kenney's button again, and as usual he was raising, making it 350,000 to go. John Juanda has been struggling to defend his big blind from Kenny, but he called, deciding to give it another go.

The flop came all tens {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Juanda checked. Kenney bet 235,000 and Juanda called. Both players checked the {3-Spades} on the turn and Juanda checked again when the {6-Clubs} came on the river. Kenney bet 670,000 and Juanda took only about 15 seconds to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
8,450,000
550,000
550,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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John Juanda
2,450,000
-550,000
-550,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: John JuandaBryn Kenney

Juanda Under 20 Bigs

Level 17 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

John Juanda lost two pots in quick succession and is in the danger zone now.

He completed from the small blind and Bryn Kenney checked his option. The flop fanned {q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Juanda led for 200,000. Kenney called to the {q-Clubs} turn where both players checked. The board completed with the {k-Spades} and Kenney called a 540,000 bet. Juanda could only muster {9-}{6-}, losing out to Kenney's {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

Andy Andrejevic completed from the small blind and called after Juanda raised to 480,000. The flop came {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Andrejevic check-called 475,000. The {7-Hearts} turn was checked to the {2-Spades} river where Andrejevic set Juanda all in for his last 2.8 million. Fold.

Juanda got some back after this by moving all in and taking the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Andrejevic
14,600,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
7,900,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
3,000,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andy AndrejevicBryn KenneyJohn Juanda

Short Stacks Battle over Buttons and Blinds

Level 17 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

The three-handed action at the start of level 17 hasn't been that exciting. Each player seems to be testing out how strongly to attack the big blinds or how light to defend.

Bryn Kenney is on the button when John Juanda is the big blind and the last two preflop battles have gone to Kenney.

The first time Kenney opened for 350,000 and Juanda called. The flop came {5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Diamonds} and Juanda checked to Kenney.

Kenney bet 540,000 and Juanda called. The river paired the board with the {q-Hearts} and Juanda checked again. The paired board didn't seem to change anything for Kenney, as he bet 1.165-million. Juanda folded.

The next time Kenney was on the button, he raised with his standard opening raise of 350,000 and Juanda decided not to defend his big blind, folding and giving Kenney the uncontested pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
7,300,000
915,000
915,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
5,200,000
-1,030,000
-1,030,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: John JuandaBryn Kenney

Level: 17

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 4th Place (HK$2,666,000)

Level 16 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Steve O'Dywer - 4th Place
Steve O'Dywer - 4th Place

There will be no first-time double "Spadie" champion after reigning champion Steve O'Dwyer was eliminated.

Andy Andrejevic raised to 285,000 from the button and called after O'Dwyer shoved for 1,975,000 from the small blind.

Andrejevic: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
O'Dwyer: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} to make Andrejevic a straight and O'Dwyer two pair. The latter needed to fill up but the {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} turn and river failed to come to his rescue.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Andrejevic
11,500,000
350,000
350,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andy AndrejevicSteve O'Dwyer

Don't Juanda

Level 16 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

John Juanda and Bryn Kenney just played an almost three-million chip pot. Juanda bet 1.6-million on the river and the action was on Kenney.

Juanda had opened on the button for 260,000 and Kenney three-bet to 635000. Juanda called and the two players saw the flop of {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Kenney checked and Juanda bet 620,000. Kenney called and the dealer set the {4-Clubs} on the turn. Both players checked. The river was the {2-Hearts} and Kenney checked once more. Juanda counted out a bet of 1.6-million and slid it over the line.

Kenney quickly counted out calling chips, but didn't put them in just yet. After another moment he announced call as he put them into the pot. Juanda showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for jacks up. Kenney mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryn Kenney
6,700,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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John Juanda
6,060,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: John JuandaBryn Kenney