John Apikian Poker Tournament Updates

Marco Says No

Oct 15, '14

Marco Johnson raised to 65,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Apikian in the big blind, who called. After a flop of K52 Apikian check-called Johnson’s bet of 70,000. The turn was the 10 and Apikian fired out a massive bet of 165,000. Johnson released his hand and the pot went to Apikian.

Player Tags: Marco Johnson,   John Apikian

Weber Takes One

Oct 14, '14

In a raised pot, Josh Hale, Matt Weber and John Apikian were faced with a 4J6 flop.

Weber checked from the small blind and Apikian did the same from the big blind. Hale bet 50,000 and both blinds called.

A 9 came on the turn and Hale bet 140,000 when checked to. Weber called, Apikian folded and a 4 completed the board.

Both players checked and Weber took down the pot with AJ.

Weber is now up to about 1.7 million.

Player Tags: John Apikian,   Matthew Weber

Akipian Straight Up Doubles

Oct 14, '14

Douglas Suyemoto bet 30,000 on a 754 flop and John Apikian moved all-in for 410,000.

Suyemoto called and showed QQ for an overpair while Apikian had K6 for a straight draw.

The 8 came on the turn and Apikian hit his straight and celebrated.

Suyemoto dropped to 870,000 while Akipian doubled to about 920,000.

Player Tags: John Apikian,   Douglas Suyemoto

John Apikian Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,455)

Oct 15, '14

Shan Jing raised to 135,000 from early position and was three-bet by Amit Makhija to 300,000. Action folded to John Apikian on the button, who moved all in. Action folded back to Jing who went into the tank for several minutes before pushing his hand into the muck.

Makhija quickly called and showed KK and is in the lead against Apikian’s AJ. The dealer fanned a board of Q849J and Apikian was eliminated in 8th place. He takes home over $15,000 for his final table appearance. Makhija climbs to 3.7 million in chips as the table shortens to seven handed play.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   John Apikian

Marco Says No

Oct 15, '14

Marco Johnson raised to 65,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Apikian in the big blind, who called. After a flop of K52 Apikian check-called Johnson’s bet of 70,000. The turn was the 10 and Apikian fired out a massive bet of 165,000. Johnson released his hand and the pot went to Apikian.

Player Tags: Marco Johnson,   John Apikian

Weber Takes One

Oct 14, '14

In a raised pot, Josh Hale, Matt Weber and John Apikian were faced with a 4J6 flop.

Weber checked from the small blind and Apikian did the same from the big blind. Hale bet 50,000 and both blinds called.

A 9 came on the turn and Hale bet 140,000 when checked to. Weber called, Apikian folded and a 4 completed the board.

Both players checked and Weber took down the pot with AJ.

Weber is now up to about 1.7 million.

Player Tags: John Apikian,   Matthew Weber

Akipian Straight Up Doubles

Oct 14, '14

Douglas Suyemoto bet 30,000 on a 754 flop and John Apikian moved all-in for 410,000.

Suyemoto called and showed QQ for an overpair while Apikian had K6 for a straight draw.

The 8 came on the turn and Apikian hit his straight and celebrated.

Suyemoto dropped to 870,000 while Akipian doubled to about 920,000.

Player Tags: John Apikian,   Douglas Suyemoto

John Apikian Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,455)

Oct 15, '14

Shan Jing raised to 135,000 from early position and was three-bet by Amit Makhija to 300,000. Action folded to John Apikian on the button, who moved all in. Action folded back to Jing who went into the tank for several minutes before pushing his hand into the muck.

Makhija quickly called and showed KK and is in the lead against Apikian’s AJ. The dealer fanned a board of Q849J and Apikian was eliminated in 8th place. He takes home over $15,000 for his final table appearance. Makhija climbs to 3.7 million in chips as the table shortens to seven handed play.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   John Apikian

We Have A New Chip Leader

May 26, '13

We caught up with the hand on a board reading 10 9 8 K with about 40,000 in chips in the middle.

Bill Zaiss was all in holding A 9 against John Apikian’s 10-8 for 68,900. Zaiss needed to dodge four outs to take the massive pot and his flush held when the 6 hit the river.

Zaiss now has 180,000 in chips, which is good enough for the overall chip lead.

Player Tags: John Apikian,   William Zaiss

John Apikian Jumps Up The Leaderboard

May 26, '13

We caught up with John Apikian stacking a large amount of chips. According to him, he won them after trapping a particularly aggressive opponent.

This opponent opened with a raise to 2,500 and Apikian reraised to 5,000. His opponent called and the flop fell K-Q-10.

His opponent led for 4,000 and Apikian raised to 13,000. The other player then reraised to 31,000, leaving himself with just a few thousand behind.

Apikian put the rest in and the cards were turned up. The other player showed K-8 for top pair, but Apikian’s pocket aces were well ahead. The turn and river were blanks and Apikian stacked the massive pot that brought his stack to 132,000.

Player Tags: John Apikian