8:15pm: Congratulations to APPT Macau champion Jian Guo Sun!
It's far and wide here as Jian Guo Sun emerges victorious in another edition of the distinguished APPT Macau Main Event.
He overcame Bernard Vu heads up and a field of 533 to say HK$2,149,660, an ACOP Main Event seat worth HK$100,000 and the coveted APPT trophy.
Read a whole event wrap up now.
Congratulations to Sun! -- BK
8:10pm: Sun shines as Vu is eliminated in second placeLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Bernard Vu is officially our last elimination on this APPT Main Event. He leaves us one shy of hoisted the championship trophy.
The heads up players didn't hesitate to get the entire chips in straight out of the gate. On a flop of J♦5♥9♦ Jian Guo Sun checked to Vu who barrelled for 500,000. Sun came back excessive with an all-in jam and enough to hide Vu, who called off for his tournament life with second pair.
Sun: J♣8♦Vu: A♥9♥
Vu was chasing an ace or nine to take the lead however the 3♣ turn and 8♠ river meant he'd leave us in second place and collect HK$2,065,000 after a heads up deal. -- BK
Runner up - Bernard Vu
8:05pm: Sun wins first big oneLevel 29 - Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (ante: 10,000)
Players just saw the primary river card of heads up play--and it was by far the most important pot too. Jian Guo Sun won it and has now taken the chip lead.
Sun opened his button, making it 225,000 to play. Vu called for a flop of 7♠K♥7♦ and Vu led for 175,000. Sun called. They both checked the A♣ turn but then it got frantic at the J♠ river.
Vu bet 300,000 and Sun responded with a raise to twelve. million. Vu called, but quickly saw some bad news. Sun showed A♥7♣ and Vu mucked. -- HS
| 29 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 10,000 |
8:00pm: Popping out swingingLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
It's only been a pair hands of heads up and we've already seen some crazy action.
In one hand Bernard Vu opened to 200,000 at the button before Jian Guo Sun slid a hefty 1,080,000 million into the pot. Vu folded but would get revenge shortly after.
That hand saw Sun raise to 285,000 and Vu get back excessive with an all-in move to take the pot down. -- BK
7:50pm: Deal timeLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
With stacks all but equal, the 2 remaining players have done an ICM chop. They're leaving HK$140,000, plus the HK$100,000 ACOP main event seat and the trophy still to play for, but have locked up the following:
Bernard Vu: HK$2,065,000Jian Guo Sun: HK$2,009,660
Bernard Vu and Jian Guo Sun prepare for battle
7:25pm: Ward eliminated; heads up setLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Alex Ward started at the final table this afternoon with almost half the chips in play but unfortunately for the Englishman he couldn't end up champion after finishing in third place.
His last hand began with Bernard Vu raising to 250,000 at the button and Ward defending his big unaware of see the 2♠K♦T♥ flop. Ward checked first to behave and Vu continued for 325,000. Ward announced he was all in and Vu started to count his opponent's stack.
It was resolute that Ward had roughly 1.3 million and Vu decided to name to position his tablemate in peril. Ward tabled Q♠J♣ and wasn't looking good against Vu's A♣J♦. Had to find an ace or nine to make a straight and stay alive, Ward couldn't do it because the 6♦ turn and 4♥ arrived to seal his fate.
Vu screamed with excitement and high-fived his railbirds before shaking Ward's hand.
And with that, heads up play is set.
Bernard Vu - 5,635,000Jian Guo Sun - 5,025,000
Both players are close in chips and this championship continues to be anyone's for the taking. Our two remaining players have stepped clear of the table momentarily before returning to battle it out for the APPT Macau poker crown. -- BK
7:20pm: Action everywhereLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Although this APPT10 Macau festival is now drawing to an in depth we still have four tournaments under way. Along with the principle event, the high roller is all the way down to its last nine players, the 6-Max is heads up and there are 50 players left within the $2,500 deep-stack event, from a starting field of 170.
This festival, featuring 14 official Asia Player of the Year events, is now confirmed because the largest ever APPT Macau for both total players (2,962) and prize money (HK$34,808,863 or US$4,491,466) -- HS
7:10pm: Deja VuLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Alex Ward remains to be struggling to come back into the precise gear. It's two steps forward followed by two steps back.
Shortly after you have his stack back to around 1.9 million with a few pre-flop raises that got through, he gave a few hundred back to Bernard Vu. Vu raised the button and Ward called within the big blind.
They checked the flop of J♦5♣7♥ after which after Ward checked the 5♦ turn, Vu bet 325,000 and took it down. Vu have been just about flawless today and is showing the make the most of some really shrewd play. -- HS
6:55pm: Vu takes it out on WardLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
With Jian Guo Sun now sitting with 5.5 million, and coasting, hostilities has resumed between Bernard Vu and Alex Ward, and the previous is adding to Ward's recent miseries.
The two of them got to a flop of 2♠5♦3♥, with Ward within the small blind and Vu within the big, and Ward bet 80,000. Vu called. The turn brought the Q♣ and Ward bet 210,000 now. Vu called again.
The A♥ fell at the river and Ward now checked. But Vu didn't. He bet 600,000, which gave Ward reason behind caution. He tanked some time after which folded, leaving himself right down to 1.75 million. Vu has about 3.5 million. -- HS
6:45pm: Sun keeps the pressure onLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Jian Guo Sun recently took the chip lead and his stack is solely growing bigger.
On a flop of 5♠K♠3♥ Sun checked from the small blind before Bernard Vu bet 250,000 at the button. Sun called and the turn landed 2♥. Both players checked their option and the 2♣ river completed the board.
Sun then decided to modify the flow of play, leading into Vu for 400,000. The most productive was enough to take down the pot and Sun added another bundle of chips to his pile. -- BK
6:30pm: Sun blinds Ward, takes chip leadLevel 28 - Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (ante: 10,000)
Comfortably the strangest--and biggest--hand of the overall table has led to a massive shift in fortunes here in Macau. Jian Guo Sun has scored an entire double through Alex Ward, taking the British player out of the chip lead for the primary time since yesterday.
This was a little bit unconventional. Sun limped from the small blind and Ward took his strategy to raise from the large. He made it 160,000 more. Sun called.
That took them to a flop of 7♦K♣6♥ and Sun check-called Ward's bet of 160,000. They then went to the 7♠ turn and Sun checked again. Ward bet 350,000 this time and Sun snap-called.
The river was the 4♣ and Sun asked for the all-in triangle. That was a shove of precisely 1.56 million and Sun accompanied it with an enormous whoop of enjoyment. He shoved his hands within the air and yelped in excitement.
Ward, faced with what can only be described as unconventional action, chuckled after which asked for a count. Then he went during the tricky technique of looking to establish what Sun could have.
In the end, he figured that he could beat it, whatever it was, and he called.
In true baccarat tradition, Sun peeked privately at his cards, then flipped just one of them over. It was the 3♥. He then peeled the opposite one slowly and revealed the 7♥ for turned trips.
Ward has played enough in Asia to not be too offended by the slow-roll. But he shook his head ruefully and cut out the chips needed from his stack.
Ward now has 3 million. Sun has 4.6 million. Vu, who was a spectator to this, has concerning the same as Ward. -- HS
| 28 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 10,000 |
6:10pm: Take a break!
It's time again for a 10-minute break.
We still have three players searching for the APPT Macau Main Event trophy.
Here's how the chip stacks look right now.
Alex Ward - 5,050,000Bernard Vu - 3,065,000Jian Guo Sun - 2,445,000
6pm: Varying the patternLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
A slight change of tack here from Alex Ward, who completed from the small blind and prompted a raise to 185,000 from Bernard Vu within the big. Ward then responded with a three-bet to 550,000, which now persuaded Vu to get out of ways. -- HS
5:55pm: Cold four-bet from SunLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
Jian Guo Sun was fairly inactive lately but he just utilized some well-timed aggression against Bernard Vu.
It was Alex Ward who opened the action by raising to 130,000 at the button, before Vu bumped it as much as 400,000. It was then on Sun who counted out his own stack and decided to bet greater than half it with a cold-four bet to 1,050,000.
Ward snap-folded and after about 30 seconds Vu also relinquished his hand. -- BK
5:30pm: Ward nibbles back against VuLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
Momentum had began to swing slightly towards Bernard Vu, but Alex Ward just won back-to-back pots to halt the beginning of a slide.
On the primary of the hands, Vu opened his button to 175,000 and Ward called from the massive blind. They took a flop of J♠Q♠3♥ and Ward checked. Vu bet 250,000 and Ward called, bringing the 6♦ at the turn. Check, check. In addition they both checked the 3♦ at the river and Ward turned over his 5♠6♠. His flopped flush-draw had become third pair, and it was good. Vu mucked.
Alex Ward: Arresting the slide
There were similarities with the following hand too, although Ward got this one started with a raise to 160,000 from the small blind. (IT IS GOING TO be noted that Jian Guo Sun had minimal interest in either of those pots, although he's indeed still on the table.)
Vu called and so they saw a flop of A♣9♠2♠, which Ward checked. Vu bet 225,000 and Ward called. They both checked the 3♠ turn and, as with the last hand, in addition they checked the river, which was the 8♥ on this instance. Ward now tabled 5♠5♥ and this time fourth pair was good. -- HS
5:30pm: Vu closing the gapLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
Alex Ward has had a commanding chip lead all throughout this final table, and while he's still in front, momentum is beginning to shift in Bernard Vu's favour.
The biggest pot of late saw Vu open to 175,000 at the button and Ward defend from the massive blind. The flop fell 3♦9♣2♣ and Ward check-called Vu's continuation bet of 200,000.
The turn landed the 3♣ and after another check from Ward, Vu fired for 450,000. Ward decided to offer it up and Vu flashed the A♣.
Vu has now climbed to around 4.2 million in chips, not removed from Ward's 4.4 million. -- BK
5:20pm: Sun blockLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
After a now-customary period of pre-flop raising from Alex Ward, met by little resistance, Jian Guo Sun just stopped him in his tracks. Ward opened to 130,000 from the button and Sun called within the big blind. Both players checked the flop of 3♠3♣6♣.
Sun bet 200,000 on the 5♠ turn, which Ward called, they usually then saw the Q♦ at the river. Sun now pushed forward a tower of red chips, plus a few, for a gamble of about 600,000. Ward folded. -- HS
5:15pm: Big anteLevel 27 - Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (ante: 10,000)
The average stack is 60 big blinds heading into Level 27, so that is removed from over. That said, the ante is now 10,000 and that would hasten things slightly. -- HS
| 27 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 10,000 |
5:05pm: And that is the end of the level
Level ends, and rancid they opt for their two minutes. The chip stacks at this stage:
Alex Ward: 5,040,000Bernard Vu: 3,500,000Jian Guo Sun: 1,835,000
5pm: A HANDY GUIDE A ROUGH two minutesLevel 26 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (ante: 5,000)
Not a lot has occurred during the last 10 minutes or so. In fact, probably the most interesting incident was Bernard Vu inquiring for an unscheduled two minute break on the end of the extent so he could visit the toilet. The tournament staff originally said no--"We play for 2 hours"--but then yielded when either one of Vu's opponents agreed that was fine.
Other than that, it has been Alex Ward raising from button and small blind and the opposite two mostly folding. -- HS
4:50pm: Action slowingLevel 26 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (ante: 5,000)
Now that we've reached three-handed play, stacks are deeper and we're not seeing as much action as we've become accustomed too. There were nothing but raises met with folds pre-flop, with river cards showing up as a rarity.
Bernard Vu did be ready to break the lull momentarily with back to back three-bets within the last orbit. The primary saw Alex Ward raise the small ignorant of 130,000 and Vu play back at him for 300,000 from the massive blind. Ward let it go and it was directly to the following one.
Ward opened the button this time to 125,000 and again Vu made it 300,000 to head. Again ward surrendered and Vu collected the pot. -- BK
4:35pm: One-way trafficLevel 26 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (ante: 5,000)
Alex Ward is playing just about every hand and, as you'd expect, neither of his opponents desires to be the following out so that they are attempting to maintain it small. That said, they can not let him run over the table an excessive amount of and Bernard Vu is no less than looking to halt the charge.
On one recent hand, Ward opened from the small blind, making it 130,000 to head. Vu called from the large blind after which called Ward's 80,000 bet at the flop of A♠Q♣5♦. When the 7♥ came at the turn, Ward checked and Vu took over. He bet 80,000. Ward called.
The 8♣ came at the river and now they both checked. Ward showed Q♠T♦ and Vu mucked.
Vu has about 2.45 million; Jian Guo Sun has 2.15 million; Ward has the remainder. -- HS
4:30pm: Three millionairesLevel 26 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (ante: 5,000)
The third place finisher here at APPT Macau gets HK$1,002,000 and become the primary millionaire of the week. The entire payout schedule is at the payouts page, where you may as well see details of who has cashed so far.
By the way, that is what a three-handed chip lead looks like:
4:10pm: Trips to the SunLevel 26 - Blinds: 25,000/50,000 (ante: 5,000)
Alex Ward has barely needed to break sweat to construct his stack to this dominant position, but he just met some resistance within the type of Jian Guo Sun--and lost his first significant pot of the day.
Ward opened his button, making it 100,000 to play. That was his standard M.O. Sun called from the large blind, and both players checked the flop of T♣2♣4♠.
The 2♥ came at the turn and Sun checked. Ward bet 125,000 and although this exact pattern has happened a few times, it has previously been followed by a fold from Sun. Not this time. In came a check-raise to 375,000.
Ward double-checked his cards before calling, and that took them to the 5♠ at the river. Sun fired at it. He cut 350,000 from his stack of about 600,000 and after a small time within the tank, Ward called.
Sun flipped his A♣2♠ for trips. Ward had that too, but his 2♦6♠ had kicker problems. Sun built his stack to around 1.9 million. -- HS
| 26 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 |
3:55pm: First break; three-handed chip counts
It's only the primary break and we've already lost greater than half the table. Here's how the rest three stack up.
Alex Ward - 6,455,000Bernard Vu - 2,775,000Jian Guo Sun - 1,430,000
3:50pm: Sun shiningLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
Alex Ward kicked us off with a raise to 80,000 before Jian Guo Sun three-bet to 275,000 from the large blind. Ward scoped out Sun's stack before announcing all in with a lot more than enough to hide Sun's 1,030,000.
Sun didn't hesitate long before calling with A♦K♦ and he was more healthy to double against Ward' A♠T♥. The 4♦J♠9♠ didn't change much and while the 7♥ brought a gut shot sweat, the 5♦ river bricked off and Sun survived. -- BK
3:40pm: Ward continues dominant, sends Fu home in fourthLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
We are all the way down to three in Macau after Ying Fu's turbulent final table came to an result in fourth place. On what would grow to be his last hand, Fu opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Alex Ward three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Bernard Vu folded his big blind, but Fu asked for the all-in triangle.
It wasn't even out at the table before Ward had called, and this was another pretty imbalanced showdown:
Ward: A♣J♣Fu: A♥7♦
The board didn't help Fu. It ran T♥4♥K♣T♠5♠ and that was the top of Fu. He was chip leader for a period yesterday, but then Ward came to sit down to his left. We all know what that meant...
Fu gets $755,000 for fourth and, for the primary time, Chinese players are actually within the minority on this tournament. -- HS
3:30pm: Battle of the blinds sends Jin out in in fifthLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
It didn't take long for our next final table casualty to search out the exit after Jiayi Jin departs in 5th place.
It folded to Jin within the small blind and he pushed his last 550,000 in chips into the center. Ying Fu wa within the big blind and the bet was for the majority of his stack. As he leaned back in his seat and put his hands on his head it was clear he had a call on his hands.
Fu did ultimately call as both players stood up out in their seats and the cards went on their backs.
Fu: A♥9♣Jin: A♦6♠ Jin had kicked problems however the 7♥7♠8♥ flop did bring some potential for a chop. By the T♠ turn the 2 players were chasing each other's kicker to make a straight but if the 2♥ river arrived it was the top of Jin's Main Event.
The crowd gave Jin a round of applause as Fu moved as much as 1,200,000. -- BK
Jiayi Ji shakes the hand of his assassin
3:25pm: Fu begins the rebuilding processLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
Left with only about 255,000 after the hand against Jiayi Jin, Ying Fu had little choice but to get it within the middle pretty quickly. He did so at the very next hand, and Alex Ward called him. Fu had found an ace -- A♥6♣ -- but so had Ward -- A♠6♥. Although there has been the specter of a four-flush when the primary cards out came 8♥9♥8♣ | J♥ the 8♦ at the river was a blank.
Fu shoved the following hand too, and got it through, after which it got even better. He scored the double up he needed.
Ward opened to 80,000 and Fu shoved from the small blind, for 305,000. Ward called with 9♦8♦ and Fu was ahead along with his A♣J♣
There was something for either one of them at the board of 7♣5♣Q♥ and Ward's rail started calling for a six. They got what they asked for, however the 6♣ was much better for Fu than Ward. The 2♠ river meant nothing and Fu doubled. He's as much as 660,000 now. -- HS
3:20pm: Lucky double for JinLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
It folded around to shortstack Jiayi Jin at the button and he moved all in for his last 315,000. Ying Fu counted out a choice from the small blind before pushing it forward. The large blind mucked instantly and the 2 active players revealed their cards.
Jin: J♠7♥Fu: A♠9♠
Jin needed help and located some at the 7♣4♥3♣ flop. His top pair improved to trips by the top because the 8♠ turn and 7♠ river rolled off to look Jin double up.
Fu isn't very short stacked with only 230,000 in play. -- BK
3:00pm: Vu flops the joint, busts Xie in sixthLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
Alex Ward could have some competition in spite of everything because Bernard Vu has just put his stack beyond 2 million after knocking out Weijian Xie in sixth place. This hand just about played itself, but Xie goes to depart thinking he got a coarse deal.
Vu opened to 85,000 from under the gun and Xi, within the cutoff, three-bet to 210,000. He had exactly 575,000 behind. Everyone else got out of the way, taking the verdict back to Vu and he called.
That took them to a flop of J♦6♦9♣ and Vu, sitting within the nine seat, stretched out his left arm into the dealer's tray and collected the red all-in triangle. He then deposited it directly to the felt in front of him. The intention was clear.
Bernard Vu: Huge flop
Xie rubbed his head in dismay, but then called. He turned over Q♥Q♠, which was technically ahead at this point. But Vu had flopped the arena along with his Q♦T♦.
He did not have to attend long for gratification for his draw. The 8♣ came at the turn and Xie was drawing dead. The inconsequential 2♥ came at the river.
Xie is our sixth-place finisher, earning $413,000. Vu now has enough to mount a challenge to the dominant Ward. -- HS
The end of Weijian Xie
3:00pm: Updated chips countsLevel 25 - Blinds: 20,000/40,000 (ante: 5,000)
Alex Ward - 6,200,000Bernard Vu - 1,300000Jian Guo Sun - 1,260,000Weijan Xie - 730,000Ying Fu - 700,000Jiayi Jin - 500,000
| 25 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 5,000 |
2:55pm: Ward picks off Fu's bluffLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
Ying Fu made a powerful river play within the hand just glided by Alex Ward sniffed out that something was afoot and made the precise decision so as to add much more to his monster stack.
Fu opened preflop to 65,000 before Ward popped it as much as 175,000 from the small blind. Fu opted to name and players went to a flop of Q♥K♦6♦.
The action checked through to the 2♣ turn and the 6♠ river where Ward decided to check out for some value with A♠Q♦. Fu had other ideas though and put a big element of his stack at the line with a reraise to 425,000.
Ward deliberated for a couple of moments before committing the chips to name and Fu revealed 7♦5♦ for an entire air ball. Fu was left with only 730,000 while Ward increased his already insurmountable chip lead. -- BK
2:45pm: Xie gets it inLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
Weijan Xie has a pair more chips to play with after moving all in over chip leader Alex Ward's open.
Ward brought it in for 65,000 and Xie quickly formed a triangle along with his hands to suggest he desired to bet it all.
Ward threw the hand away and Xie tabled the 8♥ before collecting the pot. -- BK
2:45pm: Small Anglo-French duelsLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
Bernard Vu has the most efficient seat on the table today, with position on Alex Ward. That said, he just showed he's prepared to tackle the chip leader without or with that positional advantage--to mixed results.
In the primary hand, Ward opened to 75,000 from the small blind and Vu called from the large. It was the 2 biggest stacks on the table going to a flop of 9♥5♥K♣. Ward bet 70,000 and Vu called.
The 9♦ came at the turn and Ward bogged down. After he checked, Vu bet 125,000 and Ward let this one go.
Both players climbed back at the horse at the next hand, with Ward this time raising to 60,000 from the button and Vu calling from the small blind. This time the British player had position.
The 9♣6♦T♠ fell at the flop and both players checked. The 9♥ turn followed. Vu bet 65,000 and Ward called, buying the Q♥ at the river. Vu now checked and, after a moment's thought, Ward checked behind.
Vu revealed his K♥8♠, a gutshot that did not get there. Ward showed his A♣2♣ to take it down. -- HS
2:40pm: Sun setsLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
Jian Guo Sun continues to construct after spiking a collection against Ying Fu.
Fu began the action with a raise to 65,000 and Sun called to look a flop of A♣K♦5♣.
Both players checked to the T♠ turn and Fu made a delayed continuation bet of 65,000. Sun smooth called and the 9♣ river completed the board.
Fu checked his option at the end but Sun fired for an excellent 100,000. Fu didn't take long before pushing in a decision only to look he was beat by Sun's T♥T♣ for a turned set.
With that hand Sun takes his total as much as 1.5 million in chips as Fu dips to 1.3 million. -- BK
2:30pm: Sun comes out to playLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
It's been mainly small pots since Feng's elimination, including the next hand. But this one involved two of the tournament's less active players, so will have represented a few big-ish hands. Weijan Xie got thing started, raising to 65,000 from early position. Jian Guo Sun, at the button, three-bet to 150,000, leaving himself 750,000 behind. Xie called.
They saw a flop of A♠2♥7♥ and Xie checked. Sun continued. He bet 150,000 and Xie got out of ways. -- HS
Jian Guo Sun
2:16pm: Feng slams into Ward's queens, out in seventhLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
We have lost a player already, with Zhiyi Feng the primary to perish from this final table in precisely its fourth hand. Action folded to Feng at the button and he move all in for his 665,000 total. But Alex Ward quickly called from the large blind and showed his Q♦Q♥, which was sooner than Feng's A♦2♠.
The flop brought some drama for all. There has been the A♣ within the window and, because it happens, the A♠ also there. But so was the Q♠ meaning Ward flopped a whole house. The 7♦ at the turn meant Feng now had seven outs: the opposite three sevens, the 3 other twos or the opposite ace.
But the 6♦ at the river was a blank and Feng hits the rail in seventh, winning HK$336,000. Ward takes his stack beyond 5 million. -- HS
Zhiyi Feng: Out in a flash
2:15pm: Jiayi Ji gets it throughLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
The action folded around to Jiayi Ji within the hijack seat and he moved all in for 410,000 in chips.
The remainder of the table threw their hands away and Ji collected the pot. -- BK
2:10pm: First one to WardLevel 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
In a pattern with a view to likely repeat for many today, Alex Ward opened the primary hand of the general table, making it 60,000 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded. The second one hand was slightly different. Ward folded, and action actually got around to Weijian Xie within the small blind. He completed, but then folded after Ying Fu raised another 40,000. -- HS
2:10pm: Let's go!Level 24 - Blinds: 15,000/30,000 (ante: 5,000)
It's time for our final seven to become one.
PokerStars LIVE Macau's Rex Cheong just introduced final tablists and after an applause from the railbirds it is time to get things underway.
Blinds recommence with 47 minutes left at 15,000/30,000 (5,000) and Alex Ward is the commanding chip leader with 4,715,000 in chips.
Shuffle up and deal! -- BK
| 24 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 500 |
1:30pm: Time to crown a winner
It's the overall day of the APPT10 Macau main event and, from 533 players, we are going to be left with only one, who will earn himself HK$2,694,000. Seven players are still involved at this stage, and you'll learn slightly about them at the player profiles page. The dominant chip leader is Alex Ward, but that is removed from a foregone conclusion.
Here's how they line up at this point:
Seat 1) Jiayi Jin, China - 465,000Seat 2) Weijian Xie, China - 1,215,000Seat 3) Ying Fu, China - 1,105,000Seat 4) Zhiyi Feng, China - 685,000Seat 5) Jian Guo Sun, China - 1,055,000Seat 6) Alex Ward, Uk - 4,715,000Seat 7) Bernard Vu, France - 1,420,000
And review yesterday's coverage to find how they came. Also check out the long list of names who're out already, but who made the cash. They're at the prizewinners page.
Stick around here for full coverage as they play to a winner.
Final table players (l-r): Alex Ward, Jiayi Jin, Zhiyi Feng, Bernard Vu, Jian Guo Sun, Fu Ying, Weijian Xie.
PokerStars Blog reporting team in Macau: Brad Kain and Howard Swains. Photos by Long Guan of Kenneth Lim Photography.
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