High Stakes Cash Action In Macau Breaks Up
The high stakes cash action behind the scenes at the APT Macau has finally broken up, around a week after the actual tournament came to a conclusion. The break may only be a temporary one, as it is rumoured that the games will resume in the future.
Exact details are sketchy, although there is a wealth of speculation across the internet, some well-informed and some guesswork. It seems details are being withheld until the game has finished, and it isn’t clear whether this break, if so it proves, is a temporary one or the end for some time.
Most of the big pros seem to have come out on top after some early difficulties. John Juanda has apparently banked a profit of around $1.3 million; he seemed to adjust best to the games in the early stages and made much of his profit early. By contrast Phil Ivey made a slow start, dropping over $300,000 in a single hand when his busted draw was called by a second pair because his opponent “just wanted to see his cards.” Ivey soon made the money back, however, and apparently left with a profit, although exact figures are sketchy.
Another pro to walk away with a profit is Tom Dwan, again after a dodgy start. He ended up around $1.7 million ahead in the ring games, before being challenged to a heads up match. This took place across two long sessions, the first of which saw the American lose $2.5 million, but he more than made up for this by profiting to the tune of some $9 million in the second one.
Ivey had by this time returned to the USA, citing business reasons, and Dwan has now decided to spend some days holidaying in Asia, but both are expected to receive future invites to play against the group of Chinese businessmen involved in the game. Other players involved apparently included Chau Giang, Johnny Chan and Ted Forrest.
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on Nov 22 2010. Filed under Latest News.
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