. He managed to hit a straight on the river against an opponent holding 
.The dream of back-to-back titles is still alive!
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
APPT Manila Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,080
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 285
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. He managed to hit a straight on the river against an opponent holding .The dream of back-to-back titles is still alive!
"I wanted you to call," said Mariakis as he turned over
. Matibag showed 
and never improved on a board of 
. That loss knocked Matibag back to about 60,000 chips and doubled Mariakis to about 50,000.
against Anthony Phillips' .The board of
gave Phillips a pair of aces to end the dream for Sombero.
. He got all in for a total pot of almost 150,000 chips against an opponent who tabled . The board four-flushed in hearts to make a heart flush for Obst's opponent. Obst was left with just 4,000 chips as a result.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
. Phillips checked to Ang, who bet 8,800. Phillips quickly called.The turn paired the board with the
. Again Phillips checked, and again Ang bet, this time for 19,000."How much more are you playing?" Phillips asked.
"About 65,000," replied Ang. Phillips then called.
The river was the
. Phillips checked a third time, causing Ang to move all in."Count it," Phillips instructed. The count came to 74,000. Phillips cut 74,000 from his own stack, leaving just 20,000 behind.
"He's pretty certain," Phillips muttered. "Two queens? Wow. This is pretty damn sick." Phillips then pushed his chips over the betting line and held his breath. Ang turned over
. At first Phillips didn't realize that Ang had rivered a full house, and delightedly turned over his own 
. Then he understood what Ang had shown down."For f*ck's sake," Phillips wailed. "How did he river me?"
A player on Phillips' left was surprised by his call and asked Phillips how he could do so.
"What the f*ck do you mean? It's why you can't win a poker tournament for your life."
Ang is now the chip leader with approximately 220,000 chips.
and was called by new chip leader Josh Pang Ang, who tabled . Neither player hit the 
board. As a result, Ang collected the pot and Meirelles was eliminated, just a few spots short of the money.
