Jacky Wang has been hovering around with the second largest stack in the room for much of the last level or so. He was waiting patiently for his spot and it came when Amourette opened it up to 25,000. Wang was in the big blind holding and shoved all in for his remaining 193,000. Amourette immediately called and tabled his , devestating Wang's chances in the tournament.
Flop:
"Eight!" came a cry from the rail as Wang had already packed up his iPod and was readying himself to leave.
Turn:
"Jack!" cried Amourette as Wang could now only catch a queen or a seven.
River:
The queen on the river was accompanied by a huge cheer from the rail as Wang almost couldn't believe he had taken down the hand. With that, Amourette now sits with around 50,000 in chips, while Wang is sitting pretty.
At this point Wang let out a huge "Wooooo" that could be heard around the room and maybe even out in the lobby.
While all the commotion was unfolding on one table, there was an all in and call over on the other table with Sungsik Bae finding his tournament life on the line.
Bae shoved the button for around 140,000 with Alistair Duff making the call in the big blind.
Bae:
Duff:
Bae would need some help, especially after the flop landed but he found himself drawing dead once the rolled off on the turn. The river was a meaningless as Bae becomes our final table bubble!
Stay tuned for a wrap of all the action, full chip counts and a final table seating draw.
Well folks, an exciting end to an exciting day of poker sees Amit Varma head into the final table of the APPT Cebu Main Event as the chip leader.
Each and every one of the 28 returning players would be guaranteed cash today, but would, of course, be looking to make the final table. Unfortunately the likes of Kitty Kuo (23rd), Alvin Cheam (20th), Chris Edgar (19th), Sammy Huang (16th), Bobo Chen (14th) and Carter Gill (13th) would all fall short of making the final nine.
As we got closer and closer to the final table, the play slowed right down. But that wouldn't last for long as arguably the most exciting hand of the day played out between Jacky Wang and Antoine Amourette. Just a few moments after that hand and Sungsik Bae would be heading home as the final table bubble. Details of both of these hands can be read below.
While Amourette managed to survive with 50,000 after his rumble with Wang, he will now return tomorrow with only a few big blinds and as the table short stack.
Interestingly it is the two players from India that have the biggest stacks, with Sameer Rattonsey joining Varma at the top of the counts. Don't rule out any of the other players though as they have shown they have what it takes to play poker at a very high level.
2012 APPT Cebu Final Table Lineup
Seat
Name
Country
Chips
1
Antoine Amourette
United Kingdom
50,000
2
Sameer Rattonsey
India
908,000
3
Alistair Duff
Australia
486,000
4
Nicholas Wong
Hong Kong
142,000
5
Jacky Wang
Australia
402,000
6
Hoang Anh Do
Vietnam
810,000
7
Michael Kanaan
Australia
399,000
8
Jae Kyung Sim
Korea
205,000
9
Amit Varma
India
1,241,000
Make sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team tomorrow from 12.10 pm as we return to the Waterfront Hotel and Casino for the final day of play. One of the above players will become an Asia Pacific Poker Tour champion, but who will it be?
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and shoved all in for his remaining 193,000. Amourette immediately called and tabled his 
, devestating Wang's chances in the tournament.
but he found himself drawing dead once the 
rolled off on the turn. The river was a meaningless 
as Bae becomes our final table bubble!
