The girls from Tokyo Nights, one of the shows here at the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino, have just made their nightly parade past PokerStars Macau, meaning we must be into the final hands of the night on day 1B of the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event. The second of the three day one flights started with 125 players, including 2003 WSOP champion and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, fellow Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Rahme, PokerStars.net Team Asia Pro Tae Jun Noh, 2008 APPT Manila winner Van Marcus, several PokerStars Macau satellite winners and scores of PokerStars Qualifiers
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APPT Macau: Standing room only
By Landon Blackhall Any sceptics who question the potential for poker in Asia should take a walk through PokerStars Macau at the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino this evening. There's a nice crowd playing on the baccarat tables, but the poker room is the heart of the action; abuzz...more
APPT Macau: Rahme removed; Myhre on the march
Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Rahme has been eliminated from the APPT Macau Main Event, ending his all-too-brief stay at PokerStars Macau and the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino. The story of Rahme's demise started with a raise from middle position to 800, Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker re-raised to...more
APPT Macau: Slow road in China
By Landon Blackhall and Sean Callander The second of the three day-one flights here at PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event at PokerStars Macau in the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino is slowly taking shape, well, very slowly. Just 18 of the 125 players have been sent to the rail...more
APPT Macau: Time for intervention as sleeping giant stirs
By Landon Blackhall and Sean Callander Poker has found an Asian home in Macau, with players nearby markets such as the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Korea also picking up on the game that is sweeping the planet. But there's another Asian country that is being touted as...more
APPT Macau: Moneymaker's appeal crosses all borders
By Landon Blackhall and Sean Callander The big names are taking it easy during the early stages of day 1B of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event, here at PokerStars Macau in the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino. TeamPokerStars Pros Chris Moneymaker and Raymond Rahme, who surprised everyone when...more
APPT Macau: Ruins to riches, welcome to day 1B
If there's an ideal time to take a leisurely walk around Macau, it's in the early morning, before the humidity kicks-in and the city comes to life. To be honest, this is a city that never really sleeps - more than a few insomniacs could be seen squinting their...more
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