2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Manila
$2,500 APPT Manila Main Event
Day: 1
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Jozef Berec Crippled
Berec limped from early position and German player Peter Buermann raised to 300 from the cutoff.
The flop came .
Berec checked and Buermann bet 700. Berec raised to 1600 and Buermann made the call.
Turn:
Berec led out for 2500 and Buermann called.
River:
Berec again bet 2500 and Buermann went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Berec showed which was no match for Buermann's .
254 Players
Chip Updates
247 players remaining.
Total chips in play: 2,540,000.
Average stack: 10,283.
A Nice Touch
Huang Makes a Good Laydown
Out of respect for his laydown, Kopecky showed his which brought a smile of relief to Huang's face.
An Emerging Market
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Monster Action Preflop!
John King calls from the small blind and Hachem reraises to 3,500. De Villers moves all in over the top for another 5,000. Bardun folds and Emad exclaims, "This is sick!" as he reluctantly mucks. King in the small blind goes into the tank and folds, showing Tahtouh that he had .
Hachem now goes into the tank and open-folds his . Now that the action is complete, Tahtouh states that he folded and happy with his win. De Villers shows his as he chips up the pot.
Potter Doubles Up
USA player William Wright Jr. led out for 1,000 and was raised by Australian player James Potter to 2,500. Wright made the call.
Turn:
Wright checked and Potter moved all in for 3,300 and was called quickly. Potter opened his and was in bad shape against Wright's .
The on the river brought a smile to Potter's face as he doubled up to 13,200.