2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker

HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
3,547,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
17,305,200 HKD
Entries
184
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Nitsche Uses Aggression Against Ogura

From middle position, Dominik Nitsche raised to 525. Takashi Ogura reraised from the hijack seat to 1,425, and action folded back to Nitsche. He called to take the {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop.

On the flop, Nitsche checked, and Ogura bet 1,800. Nitsche check-raised to 5,200, and Ogura made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Spades}, and Nitsche fired 7,700. After a few moments, Ogura folded, and Nitsche won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominik Nitsche
40,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura
Takashi Ogura
28,300

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The Master is Here!

Johnny Chan, who's also know as The Master, is here. He just signed up and is the 184th player in the Main Event.

Chan made the final table in the Warm Up event last night and cashed US $37,372 for his seventh place finish. Over the course of his illustrious career Chan has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets and over $8.5 million in total earnings. Let's take another look at his legendary victory over Erik Seidel in the 1988 WSOP Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Johnny Chan
30,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Some More Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Victorino Torres mp
Victorino Torres
60,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
50,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
44,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jorn Walthaus nl
Jorn Walthaus
40,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Jimmy Pan
Jimmy Pan
40,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hinrichsen au
Andrew Hinrichsen
38,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
34,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Bjorn Li au
Bjorn Li
33,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson
Mike Watson
33,000
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
33,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
32,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Aaron Benton au
Aaron Benton
32,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Masa Kagawa
Masa Kagawa
30,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Michael Benvenuti us
Michael Benvenuti
29,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
28,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Liam O'Rourke au
Liam O'Rourke
27,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
26,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Gijs Verheijen
Gijs Verheijen
26,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
25,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
24,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Raymond Wu cn
Raymond Wu
23,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Max Lykov
Max Lykov
14,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
12,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Rubie Climbing After Two Pair

From early position, a player raised to 500, and then action folded to Brandon Rubie in the hijack seat. He reraised to 1,325, and play folded back to the original raiser. He called, and the flop came down {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{J-Spades}. The first player checked, Rubie bet 1,400, and his opponent called.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs}, and action checked to Rubie again. He fired 2,200, and his opponent made the call.

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and another bet came from Rubie after his opponent passed the action to him. Rubie fired 6,800, and his opponent called. Rubie showed the {A-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for two pair, aces and threes, and was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
46,000
16,000
16,000

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Chouity Firing Away Into Marvenek

Michael Marvenek check-called a bet on the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} flop from Nicolas Chouity before seeing the {4-Hearts} land on the turn. Marvenek checked again, and Chouity fired 1,425. Marvenek made the call.

The river completed the board when the {10-Clubs} landed, and Marvenek checked. Chouity fired 5,600, and Marvenek gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicolas Chouity
31,000
3,000
3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Marvenek
Michael Marvenek
24,000
-6,000
-6,000

Tags: Michael MarvenekNicolas Chouity

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
75,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
50,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
44,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
40,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
36,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
34,000
Profile photo of Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
33,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Danny Wong us
Danny Wong
32,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Vas Nunes gb
Paul Vas Nunes
29,000
-500
-500
Profile photo of Nicholas Chouity
Nicholas Chouity
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
26,000
6,000
6,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
22,000
8,600
8,600
Profile photo of Marc Convey gb
Marc Convey
13,500
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
11,000
-17,000
-17,000

Back to Basic

Brendon Rubie was knocked down to around 10,000 chips early on, but he managed to fight his way back up.

Rubie saw a {Q-}{J-}{8-} flop with two spades holding {9-Spades}{6-Spades}, and his check-raise was called. On the turn a {7-} showed up adding extra outs to Rubie's hand. He moved all in for right around 9,000 chips and his opponent called with {Q-}{10-}.

Rubie was in bad shape, but the river brought a {5-} giving him a straight. The young Aussie pro doubled up, and is back up to the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
30,000
15,000
15,000

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