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Joel Dodds nickname is "Strong Play". However, the Sydneysider adopted a far more conservative approach than his nickname would indicate to claw his way to 14th place in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event. How's this for a world-class piece of trivia - Dodds finished 14th in this very event last year! Strong Play to No Play: Kuok Wai Will Cheong … [Read more...]

Media row has moved inside the ropes at the Grand Waldo for day 3 of the APPT Macau main event . After three days of seemingly non-stop eliminations, play has slowed for the first time as we reach the business end of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event. At the end of level 16, two players were eliminated on the same hand, which allowed Ed Sabat … [Read more...]

With the TV cameras rolling, the big personalities are coming to the fore in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event. Friends are in short supply for Carter Gill. Carter Gill has adopted a monkey as a ventriloquist dummy, and is taking advice from the soft toy. But after showing aces to take down a big pot just before the last break, APPT tournament … [Read more...]

The redraw for the top 23 players in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event after the elimination of 15 players in less than 90 minutes of play early on day 3. The short stacks were on the move early, but now some of the more fancied chances are starting to feel the pressure. David Steicke sends John Juanda on his way. After reaching the final … [Read more...]

Plenty of chips, generous structure, no pressure ... but players still can't wait to get their chips into the pot as the eliminations continue early on day 3 of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event. PokerStars qualifier Tom Carter from the US chased an early double-up to energise his short stack and got it in ahead with K-Q against Jung Hyun Choi's … [Read more...]

Watch APPT Macau 08: Day 3 Intro on PokerStars.tv The cards are in the air on day 3. Players have taken their seats in the tournament area at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino for day 3 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour main event. The 39 remaining players are seated in one corner of the tournament area, allowing family, friends and … [Read more...]

Watch APPT Macau 2008: Day 2 Update on PokerStars.tv After four days of competition, the 538 entrants in the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau main event have been reduced to just 39. In a dramatic day on the tournament floor at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino, the field was slashed from 208 to less than 40 after just seven one-hour levels, … [Read more...]

If Asia needed to be sold on the thrills and excitement of tournament poker, then a remarkable bubble period in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event has delivered a script that would be laughed out of a Hollywood studio. To speed up the slow play, APPT tournament director Danny McDonagh decided to start hand-for-hand play with still two players … [Read more...]

We're just eight players short of the money midway through level 12 on day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event and, finally, the frenetic pace of eliminations has slowed to a crawl. There's an intriguing blend of pros, direct buy-in players and online qualifiers remaining in the field. Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand ElkY Grospellier and Lee … [Read more...]

We expected fireworks between David Steicke and Kofi Farkye at table 18, and eventually the wick was ignited during level 10 on day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event. David Steicke seated next to ElkY earlier on day 2. The young American had already doubled up Steicke (Farkye's K-Q failed to connect with a 10-high board, which paired … [Read more...]