2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

[Removed:198] Chips Up Back

Catching the action on the river with the board reading {K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Chris Back led for 7,000 and [Removed:198] quickly made the call.

Bach rolled over {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and [Removed:198] mucked his hand as he slipped down to 10,000 and Bach chipped back up to over 48,000 in chips.

Tags: David Back

Lackovic Doubles

Lackovic gets his legs moving
Lackovic gets his legs moving
Nik Lackovic opened on the button to 2,000 and [Removed:197] moved all in from the big blind. Lackovic quickly made the call for his remaining few thousand chips and the cards were tabled.

Lackovic: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Nasr: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The window card was a sick {A-Diamonds} for Lackovic, but he still had outs when the flop read {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. The turn gave Lackovic an even bigger sweat when it fell the {6-Diamonds}. His patience would be rewarded when the river landed the {Q-Hearts} to fill Lackovic with a Broadway straight.

Lackovic now moves to over 15,000 in chips as Nasr slips to around 14,000 in chips.

Tags: Nasr ElnasrNik Lackovic

Huang Brings the Pressure

Bryan Huang is slowly but steadily building up his chip stack. He raised to 1,700 from early position and was called only by Kwang Soo Lee. Huang checked to Lee on a flop of {J-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. Lee took the initiative and fired out a bet of 2,800. Action was on Huang for thirty seconds before he silently slid out a stack of blue (500) chips which the dealer cut down to a total of 9,000 chips. Lee tanked for about a minute and a half but ultimately mucked his hand -- as most tankers do!

Tags: Bryan HuangKwang Soo Lee

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Yea Leaps to Chip Lead

Yea raking in a pot earlier
Yea raking in a pot earlier
Kwang Soo Lee opened to 1,500 and found a caller before Steven Yea raised it to 5,500. Dominek Leitner then moved all in for 35,000, which put Lee into the tank.

He folded after several minutes, as did the player caught in the middle. Yea then said something in Korean to Lee before standing up and turning his {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} over, signifing a call.

Leitner sheepishly tabled his {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. Leitner caught some help on the flop, but was unable to improve when the board eventually ran out {10-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Yea rockets to 86,500 in chips as Leitner hits the rail.

Tags: Kwang Soo LeeSteven Yea

Sung Has Chips Again

Steve Sung was starting to trend towards being a short stack in danger of elimination. But he's a little healthier after knocking out an even shorter-stacked opponent. The two players got the chips in preflop, with Sung tabling {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} against his opponent's {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. The flop {8-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} left Sung's opponent looking for runners. He didn't get them.

Sung is back in the game with about 17,000 chips.

Tags: Steve Sung

Lim Gives Up on Turn

Benjamin Lim is showing signs of frustration. [Removed:197] led out on a flop of {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} {A-Spades}. His only opponent was Lim. Lim called the flop bet, creating a pot of 7,500 chips heading to the {J-Clubs} turn. Nasr bet 4,200, sending Lim into the tank for two minutes. Nasr finally asked for a clock; Lim was given one minute to act on his hand. He flipped his cards into the muck after thirty seconds.

Nasr is up to 32,000. Lim is down to 15,000.

Tags: Benjamin LimNasr Elnasr

Lim Sends Opponent to the Rail

George Lim
George Lim
"No ace! No ace!" shouted George Lim. He and an opponent were all in, with the board already showing {7-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {10-Spades} {j-Clubs} by the time we got to the table. Lim was ahead with {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}; his opponent was on {A-?} {Q-Spades} and needed a king or an ace to take down the pot.

The river blanked {4-Spades}, and when the stacks were counted down, Lim had his opponent barely covered. As a result, his opponent grabbed his things and left the tournament floor. Lim is now on 41000.

Tags: George Lim

Saab Finding Feet

Saab starting to surge
Saab starting to surge
Sunshine Samson opened to 1,500 from the cutoff and a player on the button made it 4,600 total. David Saab slowly peeked at his cards before moving all in for 11,525 total. Samson passed, but the button player made the call.

Saab: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The board brought a little sweat for both players when it ran out {Q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Saab doubled to over 25,000 in chips.

Tags: David SaabSunshine Samson