It takes time to build tradition in any sporting event. Imagine if The Masters suddenly appeared on the PGA circuit a few years ago and the organisers started handing out green jackets to the winners. It would hardly be a big hit. But having established more than 80 years of history and stories of triumph and heartbreak, The Masters stands the test of time as an event as relevant today as ever. In poker, the World Series of Poker built on a tradition established by a core of former Texas road gamblers and is today recognised as the pinnacle of
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2.05am: Andrew Scott eliminated in second position (HKD $2.1 million) Andrew Scott’s great run in the PokerStars.net APPT Macau high-roller tournament has come to an end at the hands of Nam Le. Scott began the heads-up battle with a 2-to-1 chip disadvantage, and saw that ratio only increase in his...more
High Roller Day 2
APPT Macau: High Roller final table set ... at last
Watch APPT Macau 08: High Roller Day 2 on PokerStars.tv The final 10 finally became nine after a dramatic day two in the APPT High Roller. It’s a day that will go down in the annals of PokerStars.net APPT history. A day that the APPT came of age, and...more
APPT Macau: Chinese poker torture
We have now ticked past three-and-a-half hours of this 10 seated “imitation” final table. The larger stacks are no doubt regretting their decision to agree to redraw to a 10-handed game, when if the five-handed structure had been maintained, “on the balance of probabilities,” everyone would be tucked-up in bed...more
APPT Macau: Slow boat to the final table
There is one heck of a lot at stake at this “unofficial” final table of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau High Roller tournament. The remaining 10 players have been foxing with each other for close to two hours; unwilling to put everything on the line, when the potential for much greater...more
High Roller Day 1
APPT Macau: David then daylight; Steicke leads into day two
"If I'm lucky that angel will fall on him": Barry Greenstein experienced the joy of David Saab's incessant chatter. There may not have been an abundance of big-name pros at the final table of the APPT Macau main event but that shouldn’t be a problem when the final nine...more
APPT Macau: Steicke-ing in “The Spider’s” web
David "The Spider" Steicke If the PokerStars.net APPT had a “Rookie of the Year” award, it seems it would have to go to David Steicke. After only one year of tournament poker experience, the Australian-born trader continues to dominate the tournament floor here at the Grand Waldo Casino in Macau....more
APPT Macau: Boyz ‘n the hood
Johnny Chan, surrounded by intense hoods Over at Johnny Chan’s table, there are four players sitting around him wearing hoods and sunglasses. Chan must be thinking he’s in some type of fairy tale… we can just imagine him thinking: “You kids all play Red Riding Hood, and I’ll be the...more
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