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Neil Arce - 1,755,000
Johnny Chan - 705,000
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau High Rollers Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
$11,000
Prize Pool
$701,818
Entries
64
Level
17
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Neil Arce - 1,755,000
Johnny Chan - 705,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
"We just took a break!" was the floorperson's response.
"But I really have to pee! Just two minutes." he begged.
And thus, we're on a quick five-minute break. Back momentarily.
Neil Arce followed suit, pushing all in himself to prompt folds from both Johnny Chan and Vladimir Geshkenbein in the blinds.
Huynh:
Arce:
The flop fell down
to give both players a gutshot straight-draw.As Huynh's supporters called for a Queen, they would see the
land on the turn to give both players chop outs.Unfortunately for Huynh, the
would land on the river to see Arce make a Broadway straight to send Huynh to the rail in 4th place.As Huynh collected $63,164 for his efforts, Arce raked in the pot to climb to 1,740,000 in chips.
against Neil Arce's 
, Danny Huynh would need a little help from the board to avoid elimination and he got just that.The
flop was huge for Huynh, as it improved the likelihood of a chopped pot. The 
fell on the turn, giving Arce additional outs to win the pot, but the 
fell on the river ensuring a chop.
Huynh asked for a count, and after finding out Chan had 209,000 behind, he just called.
The flop landed
and Chan checked and was immediately followed by Huynh pushing all in. Chan quickly obliged and the cards were tabled.Huynh:
Chan:
With Huynh drawing virtually dead, the
on the turn would lock the pot for Chan, and once the meaningless fell on the river, Chan was pushed the pot to climb to 742,000 in chips.
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Vladimir Geshkenbein then announced all in and slid a stack of red 25,000-denomination chips into the pot.
Danny Huynh passed from the big blind as did Chan.
"No, no, no, I had my favourite hand" spoke Geshkenbein in broken English as he tossed over his
.Huynh threw his head back and Geshkenbein raked in the pot to push back to 3,890,000 in chips.
Vladimir Geshkenbein was next to speak, and followed with a raise to 200,000. Everyone else passed and Levy slid his remaining 500,000 or so into the middle with Geshkenbein instantly calling.
Levy:
Geshkenbein:
The flop of
kept Levy in the lead and Geshkenbein drawing to any Ace or running cards for a straight or flush."The four of spades is perfect" stated Levy, only to see a different spade land - the
.Levy would now need to fade any Ace or spade to stay alive, but unfortunately for him the
would land on the river to see him exit in fifth place.For Levy, he wouldn't be going home empty handed as he collects $49,127 for his deep run in this tournament as Geshkenbein soars to 3,510,000 in chips.