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With big names come big bust-outs, and the list of casualties is starting to mount up on day 1C of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event.
Team PokerStars Pro Hevad Khan has just wandered by with details of his bust-out after a testing afternoon on what he described as the âtoughest table in the roomâ.
In consecutive hands, the river card proved a heart-breaker. Firstly Raymond Wu rivered a set of threes on a board of Kc-Js-Ac-6c-3s, then Khan pushed in his last 3000 in chips with pocket nines only to run into David Chiuâs pocket aces. Khan spiked a nine on the turn but the Ac quickly followed to end the Team PokerStars Proâs day.
In the last few minutes, PokerStars Sponsored player John âRazorâ Phan was also spotted making his way over the boundary rope after committing the last of his few remaining chips.
With a board reading Jh-4c-3d-5h, Phan bet 1000, his opponent pushed all-in and Phan bet his remaining 2200 with Ad 5h but found himself in massive trouble against pocket jacks. The deuce he needed failed to materialise (the river was the 5c) ending Phanâs hope of adding to his remarkable tournament record for 2008. At least until next weekâs APPT High Roller event!
PokerStars Sponsored player Tony Hachem is also free to dine at his leisure this evening after his last 1800 went into the pot on a board of 9h 2d 6c, with the caller showing pocket jacks. Hachem revealed 6d 4d for middle pair, but help didnât arrive (turn 3h, river Ks) and Tonyâs run of recent good form had come to an end.
J.C. Tranâs tournament is also over after he pushed all-in with pocket kings on a board of 7c-Qd-4s-6d, but 2008 WPT Championship winner David Chiu almost beat him into the pot with pocket queens. There was no help on the river for J.C. Tran.
In contrast, the remaining Team PokerStars Pros are cruising along nicely, with Joe Hachem (24,000) and Lee âFinal Tableâ Nelson (22,000) among the chip leaders while Isabelle âNo Mercyâ Mercier has been steadily picking her way through levels three and four to be around the chip average (13,000).
The current chip leader is Carter Gill, who finished 28th in last yearâs APPT Grand Final in Sydney but was poised to go much deeper as one of the chip leaders late on the penultimate day. He was 14th in last weekâs APT main event and thanks to a double-up through David Chiu, heâs currently leading todayâs field with 40,000.
The prize pool has been finalised for the APPT Macau main event, with the winner assured HKD $3,540,040 (or approximately USD $453,850).
1 HKD $3,540,040 (USD $453,851.28)
2 HKD $2,275,740 (USD $291,761.54)
3 HKD $1,201,080 (USD $153,984.62)
4 HKD $847,080 (USD $108,600.00)
5 HKD $632,150 (USD $81,044.87)
6 HKD $442,500 (USD $56,730.77)
7 HKD $328,720 (USD $42,143.59)
8 HKD $240,220 (USD $30,797.44)
9 HKD $177,000 (USD $22,692.31)
10-12 HKD $126,430 (USD $16,208.97)
13-16 HKD $101,145 (USD $12,967.31)
17-24 HKD $75,860 (USD $9725.64)
25-32 HKD $63,215 (USD $8104.49)
33-40 HKD $50,570 (USD $6483.33)
41-48 HKD $44,250 (USD $5673.08)
49-56 HKD $37,930 (USD $4862.82)