Main Event Day 2 | 2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

01-31-2009 19:51 UTC+8

Dinner Break

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The players are now heading on their 70-minute dinner break.

Join us at 9:00pm local time to catch all the action as we make our way to the final table.

01-31-2009 19:50 UTC+8

Lieu Mixing It Up Just Before Dinner

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Liz Lieu was in two hands just before dinner. Sitting in the big blind, she called a raise to 12,500 from Susumu Toge. The players checked the board all the way to the river. There, with the board reading {7-Diamonds}

, Toge bet 8,000. Lieu tanked for more than a minute before making the call. Toge showed {A-Spades}

for the winner.

The next hand, Ron Kluber raised the button to 16,000. Lieu moved in for 68,500 from the small blind. Kluber thought it over for about a minute and a half before mucking nines face up.

01-31-2009 19:47 UTC+8

Vicente Pena Eliminated in 17th Place (US$6,500)

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Vicente Pena limped in from late position and Neil Arce made it 17,000 to go from the cutoff, with Michael Pedley calling out of the blinds to Pena.

On a flop of {4-Hearts}

Pedley led out for 23,000 before Pena moved all in for 61,000. With the action now on Arce he moved all in as well for 140,000. Pedley asked for a count before eventually folding his hand.

Pena: {J-Spades}

Arce:

The turn fell the {2-Spades}

and river the {3-Spades}

to see Pena head to the rail in 17th place as Arce climbs to over 280,000 in chips.

Tags: Michael Pedley Neil Arce Vicente Pena

01-31-2009 19:42 UTC+8

Toge Doubles through Kastle

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Susumu Toge was in the big blind for a hand in which Steve Sung limped in from the cutoff and Casey Kastle raised from the button to 25,000. Toge seemed to be contemplating raising or folding. After thirty seconds he opted to raise, bringing a snap-fold from Sung.

Kastle asked for a count. When he was told it would be 35,500 more to call, he made the call and opened {9-Diamonds}

. Toge showed {A-Clubs}

. He was out of his chair, shouting for an ace, but the flop missed both players, {4-Hearts}

. The

on the turn gave Kastle a flush draw to go with his live pair outs, bu he missed everything with the {8-Hearts}

river.

Toge now has about 131,000.

Tags: Casey Kastle Susumu Toge

01-31-2009 19:35 UTC+8

Yea Approaching the Half Million Mark

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Nam Le opened to 14,000 from middle position and Steven Yea re-popped to 33,000 from the small blind, with Le making the call.

The flop fell {10-Hearts}

and Yea checked to Le, who fired out 24,000 before Yea moved all in for over 350,000. Le passed as Yea raked in the pot sending him to just over 450,000 in chips as we approach dinner break.

Tags: Nam Le Steven Yea

01-31-2009 19:32 UTC+8

Sung Doubles

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Susumu Toge opened to 12,500 and Steve Sung made the call from the big blind.

On a flop of {6-Clubs}

Sung moved all in for 31,500, Toge made the call.

Toge: {A-Clubs}

Sung:

The turn put Sung in the lead, dropping the {J-Hearts}

and when the river fell the {4-Hearts}

, Sung doubled to 83,000 as Toge slips to 55,000 in chips.

Tags: Steve Sung Susumu Toge

01-31-2009 19:17 UTC+8

Hearn Doubles through Leikos

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Vesa Leikos was the initial aggressor, opening to 10,500. Action passed to Eddie Hearn on the button. He moved all in for 41,500, folding both blinds. Leikos started to tank.

"We started on the same table," said Hearn. "Let's finish this." Leikos made no decision.

"I must have you crushed if you're tanking this long," Hearn added. He finally asked for a clock. After another thirty seconds, Leikos called.

"Here, I have you smashed," said Hearn, showing {A-Hearts}

.

"You sure do," Leikos replied as he tabled {K-Clubs}

.

"King jack?!" Hearn asked incredulously. The dealer didn't wait fo a reply before dealing out a board of {2-Spades}

. That gave each player a pair of kings, but the pot went to Hearn because of his better kicker.

"I'm back in the game boys," said Hearn. "That was like a charity donation."

Tags: Eddie Hearn Vesa Leikos

01-31-2009 19:06 UTC+8

Tricia David Eliminated in 18th Place (US$6,500)

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After a short-stacked Tricia David moved her last 40,000 into the middle, she was called by Nam Le. David held pocket-sixes up against Le's ace-eight and was unable to win the race with both the ace and eight dropping.

David heads to the rail in 18th place, for a payday of US$6,500, as Le pushes to 140,000 in chips.

Tags: Nam Le Tricia David

01-31-2009 18:59 UTC+8

Change in Schedule

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Players were supposed to be given a dinner break after Level 16, but the tournament staff have determined to play through to the end of Level 17 before the break in order to coincide with the start of the FHM Players Party at the hotel pool.