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The two went heads up to a flop of
and Kim led out with a bet of 125,000. Blain decided to let it go and Kim collects a pot.
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Entries
429
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
The two went heads up to a flop of
and Kim led out with a bet of 125,000. Blain decided to let it go and Kim collects a pot.
The all-club flop
drew some whisles and murmuring from the crowd. Botabayev had first action and opted to move all in for 1.4 million. Chen asked for a count again (same as before the flop), stood up a second time, and started fiddling with his own chips. Presumably he was checking how much he would have left if he called and lost.Two minutes into the tank, Chen briefly sat down, smiled, then stood back up. He asked the dealer to spread the pot. Everyone in the gallery stood expectantly, watching and waiting for Chen to do something -- anything! Chen looked Botabayev up and down, prompting Botabayev to break out into a grin and laugh.
At the five-minute mark, TD Danny McDonagh told Chen he'd have only two more minutes to act. Chen replied that one minute would be enough, so McDonagh immediately put the clock on him. Chen took off his jacket and draped it over the back of his chair and sat back down. McDonagh called twenty seconds.
Finally at the six-minute mark, Chen open-folded
. Botabayev showed 
as he collected the pot. Chen looked like he wanted to vomit.
The board of
was checked down with Chen showing down 
for the best hand.
"Call," said Kim.
"Call?" Botabayev asked, somewhat surprised. He tabled
and was in a dominating position against Kim's 
. Nobody improved on the all-baby 
flop or the 
turn, but the gallery erupted when the 3-outer fell on the river to give Kim the double-up.Kim now has 1.75 million chips. Botabayev is down to about 1.85 million.
Darkhan Botabayev - 2,713,000
Dermot Blain - 2,197,000
Mike Kim - 864,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Chen checked in the dark as the flop fell
. Botabayev checked behind.The turn brough the
and again both players checked. The river was the 
and again Chen checked. Botabayev fired 500,000 and again Chen tanked. After a minute or so Chen stood, tapped the table and folded. Botabayev rakes in the pot.
flop dark; Blain checked behind. When the turn fell Chen took a stab at the pot with a bet of 175,000. Blain wasted no time in calling.When the river fell
, Chen practically threw 375,000 chips into the pot, then turned to his side table to grab a large mug and take a drink. Blain quickly called and found himself mucking as Chen table a heart flush, 
.That pot will most likely make Chen the chip leader once again.