2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$185,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$635,500
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Susumu Toge Eliminated in 5th Place ($36,000)

Susumu Toge eliminated in 5th place
Susumu Toge eliminated in 5th place
Steve Yea made it 25,000 to go and Susumu Toge made the call out of the big blind.

On a flop of {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} Toge moved all in for 75,000 and Yea made the call.

Toge: {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Yea: {A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Yea was in the lead with ace high and both held straight draws. The straight wouldn't be filled when the {Q-Diamonds} and {5-Clubs} fell on the turn and river, to see Toge eliminated in fifth place for $36,000.

As Yea raked in the pot, it sent him to over 1,300,000 in chips and he now has more than half the chips in play.

Tags: Steven YeaSusumu Toge

Cicurel Didier Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,000)

Cicurel Didier - 4th Place
Cicurel Didier - 4th Place
There's been absolutely no slack in the pace of bust-outs. Cicurel Didier is the latest player to make his exit from the final table. He moved all in after Neil Arce made a standard opening raise. The amount of the bet was about 125,000 more back to Arce. He called.

Didier: {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds}
Arce: {A-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}

Didier was in prime position for a double-up as long as he could fade an ace. The flop was disastrous, coming down {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {K-Spades}. When the turn fell {2-Spades}, Didier's runner-runner outs were gone. He needed a jack, and only a jack, to avoid elimination. The river was not a jack; it was the {A-Spades}, giving Arce a full house and all of Didier's chips.

Didier leaves with $46,000 in pocket money.

Tags: Cicurel DidierNeil Arce

Kastle Wins Blind Battle

Neil Arce completed his small blind and Casey Kastle checked his option. Both players checked the flop of {J-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and when the {5-Diamonds} fell on the turn Arce led out for 21,000 with Kastle making the call.

The river of the {7-Hearts} went check, check, with Kastle tabling {A-Spades}{7-Spades} to take the pot down and move to over 540,000 in chips.

Tags: Casey KastleNeil Arce

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Yea Chips Up Some More

The action was limped preflop between small blind Casey Kastle and big blind Steve Yea. Both players checked the flop of {10-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {J-Clubs}. When the {Q-Diamonds} hit the turn, Kastle took a stab at the pot with a bet of 20,000. Yea quickly raised to 50,000. Kastle smirked and folded.

Tags: Casey KastleSteve Yea

Quick Break

Tournament Director Matt Savage has sent the three remaining players on a quick five-minute break so he can conduct a color-up.

Kastle Takes Second in a Row

Steve Yea was the preflop aggressor this time, raising to 30,000. Casey Kastle called from the big blind to see a flop of {5-Spades} {A-Spades} {9-Diamonds}. Kastle checked to Yea, who fired out 45,000 chips. Kastle called.

Both players checked down the rest of the way, with the turn coming {J-Hearts} and the river falling {10-Spades}. Kastle showed {A-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} for a pair of aces and the winner.

Tags: Casey KastleSteve Yea