It's a quiet Monday afternoon in the Grand Waldo Casino, with the spotlight firmly on the four tables in the heart of the tournament floor for the opening level of the PokerStars.net APPT High Roller. It's been a frenetic opening with the short stacks quickly getting their chips in looking for an early double up. A pair of Team PS Pros, Greenstein … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: David then daylight; Steicke leads into day two
September 7, 2008 By
"If I'm lucky that angel will fall on him": Barry Greenstein experienced the joy of David Saab's incessant chatter. There may not have been an abundance of big-name pros at the final table of the APPT Macau main event but that shouldn't be a problem when the final nine players are decided for the PokerStars.net APPT Macau High Roller tomorrow. A total … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: No lazy Sunday for High Roller players
September 7, 2008 By
The day-trippers are starting to make their way home after a big day on the tables here at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino, leaving the clatter of poker chips and the odd scream of ecstasy or agony from the craps' pit or nearby baccarat tables as the backdrop for the evening session of the APPT High Roller event at the Grand Waldo Casino. Danny Wong … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Team PokerStars Pros flex their muscle
September 7, 2008 By
The APPT Macau main event was a whitewash for the Team PokerStars Pros, but the empire has struck back in the early stages on the first day of the APPT High Roller event. The Joker outfit has been consigned to the back of ElkY's closet. Isabelle Mercier has just doubled through Chong Wing Cheong with a set of queens to take her stack above 30,000, … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Great Scott, Andrew’s in the lead
September 7, 2008 By
Andrew Scott is a good friend of David Steicke. Like David, Andrew has only recently started playing tournament poker and has been a great supporter of the APPT (in fact, he's been one of a handful of players to enter every APPT event played so far). A steelier Andrew Scott tops the chip count early on day one. Scott hasn't experienced the success … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Putting in the hard yards
September 7, 2008 By
The life of a tournament pro on the road isn't all wine and roses. Team PokerStars Pro Isabelle Mercier was the last player to arrive for today's APPT High Roller event, having already run deep (37th in a field of 734) in this morning's PokerStars WCOOP $215 2-7 Triple Draw event. Isabelle Mercier: is it 4.15am or 4.15pm? Hiding behind her sunglasses, … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Lin can only grin
September 7, 2008 By
Celina Lin bows out of the APPT High Roller event. PokerStars Sponsored Celina Lin has barely had time to catch her breath since arriving in Macau. Media calls, interviews, PR events - she's even managed to squeeze in some time to play some poker. However, her time at the table today was all too short as the Chinese-born Australian became the first … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Typhoon Eddie storms to victory
September 6, 2008 By
APPT Macau main event champion Eddie Sabat. Macau is considered the hottest gaming destination on the planet, and with good reason. Since the opening of the Sands in 2002, the big Vegas operators have been clawing over each other to grab a slice of this exclusive but lucrative pie. The pressure to keep up is immense. New Vegas-style hotels and casinos … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Main event final table live updates
September 6, 2008 By
5pm: Eddie Sabat picked up where he left off before the break with an aggressive move to take down a 200,000 pot from Tian Chen. There was more than 70,000 in the pot before the flop of 6h-2h-Js. Sabat bet 30,000, Chen raised to 60,000, Sabat reraised to 160,000 and while tempted, Chen mucked. The high-paced drama of the past six days has certainly … [Read more...]
APPT Macau: Race for Asia’s biggest poker prize down to nine
September 5, 2008 By
Watch APPT Macau 08: Day 3 Update on PokerStars.tv The final table for the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event has been decided, with a Macanese local set to take on players from around Asia, Europe and the US in the final chase for the HKD $3,540,040 (USD $453,851.28) first prize. The big story is Kuok Wai "Will" Cheong's qualification for the final … [Read more...]