2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

APPT Macau - $2500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$222,640
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

APPT Macau - $2500 Main Event

Day 3 Completed

Dinh Wins!

Dinh Le - 2007 APPT Macau Main Event Champion
Dinh Le - 2007 APPT Macau Main Event Champion
Vietnamese born Dinh Le has just earned himself a spot in poker's history books, having won the first ever major international poker tournament held on Chinese soil. Now the guy who once said, "It's hard to make me smile" has $222,640 reasons to do just that.

Congratulations to both Le and runner-up Ivan Tan on a job well done!

We'll be back tomorrow at 12:00 noon local time for Day 1 of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau High Rollers Event, a $15,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament. Some big names have already committed to playing the event, including Barry Greenstein, Scotty Nguyen, Kirk Morrison and John Juanda. We hope you'll join us tomorrow for more live updates, photos and videos direct from the tournament floor here at the Grand Waldo Hotel & Casino in Macau.

Until then, good luck and good night!

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Hand #105 - Dinh Le Eliminates Ivan Tan; Wins APPT Macau Asian Poker Open

Dinh Le has the button in seat 6 and makes it 240,000 to go. Ivan Tan then announces a re-raise, shoving 720,000 across the betting line. Le then announces "all-in" and Tan quickly makes the call:

Tan: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Le: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Flop: {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Turn: {2-Hearts}
River: {J-Diamonds}

Dinh Le's pocket eights hold up and he is dubbed the official winner of the 2007 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Asian Poker Open!

Tags: Ivan Tan

Hand #104 - Dinh Le

Current Chip Leader Dinh Le
Current Chip Leader Dinh Le
Ivan Tan has the button in seat 9 and completes the bet. Dinh Le checks his option and the flop comes {Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{K-Clubs}; both players check. The {9-Spades} comes on the turn and Dinh checks to Ivan Tan, who bets 50,000; Le makes the call. The last card off the deck is the {7-Spades}. Dinh Le leads out with a 95,000 bet on the river and Tan lays it down.

Chip counts after hand #104 are as follows:

Le: 1,955,000
Tan: 1,570,000

Tags: Dinh Le

Hand #101 - Ivan Tan

Dinh Le has the button in seat 6 and completes the bet; Ivan Tan checks.

The flop comes {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and both players check. The {6-Diamonds} falls on the turn and Ivan leads out with a 50,000 bet, prompting Le to lay down his cards.

Tags: Ivan Tan

Hand #99 - Dinh Le

Dinh Le has the button in seat 6 and completes the bet; Ivan Tan wraps the table, opting to see a free flop.

The flop comes {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and both players check. The turn brings the {8-Clubs} and again, both players check. The last card off the deck is the {9-Clubs} and Tan checks to Le who checks behind.

Ivan tables {J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for jack-high, and Le tables {K-Hearts}{2-Spades} for king-high to win the pot.

Tags: Dinh Le