Sparks are flying between mates Andrew Obst and PokerStars Sponsored Player Van Marcus. Minutes ago, Obst pushed all-in preflop, and Van insisted that he count it precisely, even instructing the dealer to not help count his chips. The following hand, Van tried to call the clock on Obst as soon as Obst looked at his hand. But it's all in good fun, as … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Timely double-ups as bubble looms
November 15, 2008 By
Just 10 players short of the bubble, the heat is about to be turned up on the short stacks in the day 2 field at the PokerStars.net APPT Manila main event. With blinds at 1000/2000 and a 300 ante, the 14 players with fewer than 20,000 in their stack are desperately looking for a big hand to make a move. PokerStars Sponsored player Celina Lin, one of … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Four aces better than three for Obst
November 15, 2008 By
Then there were two: only Brett Parise and Van Marcus remain in contention to make it back-to-back APPT Manila final tables after Ira Blumenthal was eliminated early on day 2 here at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino. After Van Marcus KOed Daniel Nordstrom quads about an hour ago, this time James Andy McLEOD Obst used his Ad-10d to make quads on a board of … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Nelson wounded in battle of Parise
November 15, 2008 By
With blinds at 600/1200, and one limper, Team PokerStars Pro Lee Nelson raised in late position. Defending champion Brett Parise pushed all-in from the small blind for an additional 10,900 chips, and after the other player folded, Nelson was faced with a tough decision. He calculated his pot odds in great detail, as the observers could virtually see … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Marcus lands the miracle
November 15, 2008 By
The random table draw that somehow seated PokerStars Sponsored player Van Marcus next to David Saab promised fireworks, and it didn't take long for someone at table 11 to light the wick early on day 2 in the PokerStars.net APPT Manila main event. But before the two Aussie livewires butted heads, Marcus featured in one of the most remarkable hands in … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Van crashes into Saab, only slight damage
November 15, 2008 By
In the midst of the second level with blinds at 600/1200, PokerStars Sponsored Player Van Marcus has collided with fellow Aussie and old sparring partner David Saab. In a raised pot preflop, the flop was 2h-7s-9h. Another bet and a call, and the pot was now around 45,000 chips. Van Marcus is an imposing figure at the poker table. The turn 6c inspired … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: ‘All-in’ sounds the same in any language
November 15, 2008 By
Most PokerStars.net APPT events are played over three days, and we've noticed a strange phenomenon as players make the transition from days one to two. Short stacks will hang on for grim death late on day 1, just for that moment in the spotlight to say "I made it". They then return for day 2, and it's carnage from the get-go. The all-in button is flying … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: It’s Ellis, then the fellas
November 14, 2008 By
The race for the money gets serious tomorrow when we return to the ballroom at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in the Filipino capital for the penultimate day's play in the PokerStars.net APPT Manila main event. Just 77 of the 285 players who took their seats on the two flights of day one will return for day two - their first aim will be to reach the payout … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Danish flag flies high and proud
November 14, 2008 By
Poker players tend to come in two categories - the ones who could talk underwater and have little hesitation regaling banal details of hand after hand after hand. And then there's Jeppe Drivsholm. Like new WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate, Drivsholm hails from Denmark. We first met Jeppe in Macau, where he made the final table of the APPT Macau … [Read more...]
APPT Manila: Sound the siren, this Van’s coming through
November 14, 2008 By
Van Marcus is one of those players who sneaks under radar. It seems he's been on the scene for ages, but he's still in his mid-20s. This established Melbourne pro and PokerStars Sponsored player made two final tables at the '07 Aussie Millions (fourth in the $1500 No Limit Hold'em Feature and $3000 Pot Limit Omaha events). PokerStars Sponsored player … [Read more...]