HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker
HKD$100,000 ACOP Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
17,305,200 HKD
Entries
184
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
After seven hours of sizzling poker action, we are down to the final nine! Michael Kanaan leads the way in the 2012 Macau: Asia Championship of Poker Main Event with 1,393,000 in chips. World Series of Poker bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen is also among the finalists who will return tomorrow to play for the HKD $4,240,000 (US $547,000) first place prize.
The day started with just 22 players, and James McCarty was the first player to go when he was knocked by Alan Sass. Play picked up near the end of the first level after both Andrew Hinrichsen and Tom Alrner had managed to double through Raiden Kan. After Seungsoo Jeon was knocked out in 21st it was time for the final remaining woman to go. Yuri Ishida got her money in with ace-jack, but she fell to Ying Kit Chan's pocket kings.
Raiden Kan, who started the day fourth in chips, was knocked out in 19th bringing the field down to just 18 players. After the short stacks lingered around for a while it was Zhongwei Wang who got very unlucky. His money went in with top pair and a flush draw against Andrew Hinrichsen's inferior pair. The Aussie hit trips on the turn and knocked out Wang in 18th.
Short stacks Aaron Lim and Paolo Gompagno were next to go as the two remaining tables were getting short handed. Day 1 chip leader Gary Lam had lost a bunch of chips to Chan early on, and he left the tournament in 15th place. Lam ran ten-nine suited into Henry Wang's ace-jack and took home HKD $259,500 for his efforts. Ping Lin busted shortly afterwards as he didn't manage to mount a comeback after starting the day out as one of the short stacks.
One of the most important pots for the outcome of this tournament has to be the one between Kanaan and Mike Watson. Both players were among the biggest stacks in the room for most of the day, and they ultimately clashed when Watson ran his kings into Kanaan's aces. Kanaan grabbed a huge chip lead which he kept heading into the final table. Raymond Wu busted out in 13th place when his queen-eight suited didn't improve against Xing Zhou's jacks. Watson was knocked down short by Kanaan and he was eliminated in 12th place.
The final table bubble started when Tri Huynh lost his chips to Zhou in an unfortunate turn of events. On an eight-five-three flop it was Zhou who had flopped two pair with five-three. Zhou had called Huynh's raise from the big blind and took all his chips when his queens failed to improve. With just ten players left it was time for the short stacks to double up. Many did, but eventually it was Andrew Gaw who was eliminated in 10th place. This is how the final nine players line up heading into tomorrow.
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Zaicik | France | 191,000 |
| 2 | Michael Kanaan | Australia | 1,393,000 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 788,500 |
| 4 | Ying Kit Chan | Hong Kong | 348,000 |
| 5 | Henry Hung Tu Wang | Chinese Taipei | 429,000 |
| 6 | Andrew Hinrichsen | Australia | 798,500 |
| 7 | Tom Alner | UK | 826,500 |
| 8 | Alan Sass | USA | 252,000 |
| 9 | Xing Zhou | China | 493,000 |
| Place | Winner | Prize (HKD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,240,000 | |
| 2 | $2,855,000 | |
| 3 | $1,731,000 | |
| 4 | $1,384,000 | |
| 5 | $1,125,000 | |
| 6 | $952,000 | |
| 7 | $779,000 | |
| 8 | $606,000 | |
| 9 | $432,000 | |
| 10 | Andrew Gaw | $346,000 |
| 11 | Tri Huynh | $303,000 |
| 12 | Mike Watson | $303,000 |
| 13 | Raymond Wu | $303,000 |
| 14 | Ping Lin | $259,500 |
| 15 | Gary Lam | $259,500 |
| 16 | Paolo Compagno | $259,500 |
| 17 | Aaron Lim | $216,000 |
| 18 | Zhongwei Wang | $216,000 |
| 19 | Raiden Kan | $216,000 |
| 20 | Yuri Ishida | $173,000 |
| 21 | Seungsoo Jeon | $173,000 |
| 22 | James McCarty | $173,000 |
Tune back in tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time as PokerNews brings you the conclusion of this exhilarating event! For now, we will leave you with a challenge between Donnie Peters and Lynn Gilmartin in the PokerStars Mobile Lounge:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,393,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
826,500
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
|
798,500
158,500
|
158,500 |
|
||
|
788,500
-61,500
|
-61,500 |
|
||
|
493,000
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
|
429,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
348,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
252,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
191,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night with the elimination of Andrew Gaw in 10th place. A complete recap will be posted shortly.
Andrew Gaw was one of the shorter stacks remaining, and he was all in with the 
versus the 
for Xing Zhou. Gaw was behind and dominated, but he still had five cards to come to try and stay alive.
The flop kept Zhou in front when the 
fell. There was only one club on the flop, and the 
on the turn got rid of any chances of a backdoor flush for Gaw.
Needing a jack on the river, the 
wouldn't do it and Gaw was out the door in 10th place. He earned HKD$346,000 for his effort, and now the day was done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Tsugunari Toma raised to 23,000 from the small blind, and Ying Kit Chan called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Toma bet 26,000, and Chan raised to 70,000. Toma folded.
Tsugunari Toma shoved in from the small blind to put the pressure on the much shorter stack of Ying Kit Chan in the big blind. Chan woke up with the 
and quickly called. Toma held the 
.
The board ran out 
, and Chan doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
295,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
From the button, Michael Kanaan raised to 20,000. Andrew Gaw made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Gaw checked, and Kanaan bet 20,000. Gaw called.
The turn was the 
, and Gaw checked again. Kanaan fired 45,000, and Gaw folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
180,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Tom Alner just raised under the gun to 21,000 and Xing Zhou proceeded by three-betting to 63,500 from the button. Both blinds folded and Alner put in the fourth raise up to 134,000. Zhou hesitated, but eventually he called.
The flop brought out and Zhou moved all in right after Alner had checked. His all in was for 269,500 and Alner took two minutes before he decided to fold his cards. There are still 10 players and we'll have to lose one more before the day is done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
865,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
537,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
From the cutoff seat, Andrew Gaw raised to 20,000. Andrew Hinrichsen reraised to 49,000 from the button, then play folded back to Gaw. He reraised to 95,000 with 212,000 behind. Hinrichsen wasn't buying what Gaw was selling, and he moved all in. Gaw tanked for a bit, but eventually folded, and Hinrichsen won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
212,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |