A Different Kind of Felt
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Pagulayan is finding competing in poker tournament a big more difficult. His chip count currently stands at about 4,500 and hasn't been much over the starting stack all day.
2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$635,500
Entries
262
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Pagulayan is finding competing in poker tournament a big more difficult. His chip count currently stands at about 4,500 and hasn't been much over the starting stack all day.
Mabanta Rolling
. Mabanta led out for 4,800, a bet that sent Lee into the tank for two solid minutes. He had 13,500 behind, which seemed to suggest he could not flat call. He finally folded.Mabanta is up to 23,000 in chips. Lee is down to 13,500.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Chino Chips Up
. Rheem made the call and the remaining players folded.The turn fell the
and Chang made it 1,800, putting Rheem into the tank for two minutes before he eventually splashed the pot with a raise to 6,300. Chang twisted and turned in his chair looking visibly distraught before calling the additional 4,500.Chang led for 3,000 when the
fell on the river, and as Rheem re-checked his cards he then slid a stack of yellow 1000-chips into the pot indicating a raise to 12,000. It took Chang some time but he eventually laid his hand down to see Rheem rake in the pot sending him to over 58,000 in chips.
Te Eliminated
from 800 to 3,025, putting himself all in. Kwang Soo Lee made the call with 
, a hand that had Te's 
crushed. Te didn't get any help on the turn or river. He gave a heartfelt, "Nice hand" to Lee, shook his hand, and then grabbed his things and headed outside the tournament ropes.
Pedley Pedels Some Chips In
.Pan Jun Kim led out for 2,400 and Pedley check-called before both players checked the turn of the
. The river fell the and Pedley threw out a bet of 4,500, putting Kim to a decision that sent him into the tank for several minutes.Pedley tried as hard as possible to sneak a shove, or at least a call from Kim, but to no avail as Kim eventually passed, with Pedley tabling
for the nuts to scoop the pot and send a player to the rail.Pedley is now sitting on a healthy 44,000 in chips and seems to enjoy the Asian Poker Tour after final tabling the 2008 Macau Main Event in 9th place.
Ron Kluber Update
. Kluber, in late position, raised to 3,700 after the small blind led out for 1,200. Everyone else folded.
The Sun Still Shines
Samson:
Sung:
The board fell
to see Samson double to 14,000 as Sung slipped back to 13,000.
Chris Back Runs Good!
, but flopped an ace to take the lead in the hand. That was no problem for Back; he promptly turned the case jack for a set of jacks, then hung on when the river bricked out to send his opponent to the rail.Back is up to 41,000 in chips.
A Drink Soon for Saab
"In a while," responds Sunshine Samson putting all three into a fit of laughter.
"So when we going drinking together? We haven't done that in ages . . . are you not allowed to drink anymore?" quips Saab.
"Well looking at your chip stack . . . probably very soon," laughs Parker as Saab looks to add to his 9,200-chip stack.