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Poker Pro Nam Le Wins APPT Macau High-Rollers Event

Ace Rothstein — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:19:14 +0000

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour event in Macau wrapped up last night with poker pro Nam Le taking down the High Roller's event and winning the HKD$3.7 million ($474,378) first-place prize. The final table lasted 11 hours and, much like the rest of the tournament, featured several huge names in the poker world.

All in all, 63 players ponied up the HKD$150,000 (USD$19,250 ) to play in the event, including Barry Greenstein, Johnny Chan, Joe Hachem, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Hevad "Rain" Khan, Isabelle Mercier, Joe Hachem, Lee Nelson, and last year’s champ Eric Assadourian.

On his way to the victory, Le had to overcome a final table that included formidable opponent Johnny Chan, and he did so in dramatic fashion. Going into the dinner break, Le was the short stack at the table with only a few big blinds left to play with. Once the players returned, he went on a run that didn't end until he was holding aloft the trophy. The win puts Le ver close to the $5 million mark for career earnings.

Here are the full final table results:

1. Nam Le – $474,358
2. Andrew Scott- $269,230
3. Quinn Do – $153,846
4. Charles Chua – $115,384
5. David Steicke – $89,743
6. Will Ma – $64,102
7. Johnny Chan – $51,282
8. Ivan Tan – $38,461
9. Van Marcus – $25,641

If you want to play in an APPT, EPT or WPT event this season then don't forget that there are still daily qualifiers available for as little as $1 for a chance to win a $12,000 Player's Choice package. So, head over to the Bodog Poker room and check out how to qualify online for the WPT, EPT, APPT and other major poker tournaments.

Edward Sabat Wins APPT Macau, Alain Roy Wins Partouche

Ace Rothstein — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:29:17 +0000

We would dedicate individual posts to the results of the APPT Macau and the Partouche Poker Classic if anyone had any clue who these two guys are or gave a damn about the results of these events. Apologies to the French and Chinese, these tournaments had potential and both widely missed the mark. Maybe the pros are to blame for flaming out. Whatever. Anyway, two different guys won these two different events on different continents at different times.

American poker player Edward Sabat took down the APPT Macau event after a marathon long 12-hour final table. The 22-year-old received $453,851 for beating out a field of 538 players.

French poker player Alain Roy, whose full name is Alain Emile Bernard Roy, walked away from Cannes, France, with $1,426,465 for winning the Partouche Poker Classic. Poker pro Gus Hansen bubbled the final table, finishing in ninth. Hey! We got to mention someone we've heard of. Sweet.

There will be more exciting poker tournament news coming up, we swear. So, stay tuned to the Beat and we'll bring you updates from the worlds of live and online poker.

Final Table Set For APPT Macau, Huang Leads

Ace Rothstein — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:41:48 +0000

The APPT Macau has reached the final stages of the tournament and Diwei Huang is currently holding the lead headed into the final table. After three flights of Day 1 and then a field of 208 players on Day 2, 39 players returned to the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino for Day 3, and when the dust settled only the nine players who would make up the final table remained.

The tournament drew a good number of poker pros from their respective corners of the world, including Johnny Chan, Joe Hachem, John Juanda, Lee Nelson, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Isabelle Mercier, Chad Brown and David Chiu. Unfortunately, as is always the bane of our poker tournament reporting existence, absolutely none of them remain.

Here are the nine who will return to play out for the $450,000 first-place prize:

Diwei Huang – 1,046,000
Edward Sabat – 1,001,000
Jeppe Drivsholm – 863,000
Tian Chen – 768,000
Charles Chua – 617,000
Mikael Rosen – 361,000
Kuok Wai Will Cheong – 334,000
Javed Abrahams – 215,000
So Myung Sim – 118,000

Stay tuned for more updates from the APPT Macau from the Bodog Beat and don't forget that online poker satellites are running daily in the Bodog Poker room for a chance to qualify for the WPT, EPT and other PTs all over the world with a $12,000 Player's Choice prize package.