$2,500 APPT Manila Main Event Day 1 | 2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Manila

08-24-2007 20:34 UTC+8

Chip Counts Updated

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Check the "Chip Counts" tab on the right of your screen for all the latest chip stacks.

08-24-2007 20:19 UTC+8

Piol Stays Alive

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Local Filipino player Erwin Piol got his money all in with {Q-Clubs}

against his opponent's {3-Clubs}

but his tournament life was in danger when the flop came {9-Clubs}

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The

on the turn was no help, but the miracle river {Q-Spades}

gave Piol a bigger full house and he is still alive with 7000 in chips.

Tags: Erwin Piol

08-24-2007 20:14 UTC+8

Australian poker pro David Saab has been up to his usual tricks, and a number of players have asked if there is anything within the rules to get him to stop talking so much! Saab is well-known in Australia for his verbal antics and this is a major part of his game.

Unfortunately for the other players there is no tournament rule against talking too much.

Tags: David Saab

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

08-24-2007 20:07 UTC+8

Manlee Wan Eliminated

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Filipino Oded Kiblitski raises to 1,000 in early position and Japanese player Manlee Wan moves all in for just under 5,000 with pocket fours. Oded makes the call and opens {A-Spades}

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The flop comes {6-Spades}

giving Kiblitski a flush draw. The turn {K-Diamonds}

is safe for Manlee Wan, but the river is the {8-Diamonds}

and he is headed for the rail.

08-24-2007 20:03 UTC+8

Table Movements

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Japanese player Masaaki Kagawa has just been moved to the table of WSOP bracelet holder Gary Benson and Bluff Australasia columinst James Potter. With Benson on Kagawa's immediate left, his day is about to get much harder.

08-24-2007 20:02 UTC+8

Crazy Action!

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We caught up with this hand on a flop of {J-Hearts}

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With a pot of around 35,000, Australian player Paul Gianfriddo had two other players all in with his {8-Hearts}

. His opponents showed {K-Hearts}

and

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The turn {5-Clubs}

and river

kept Paul in front and he won a huge pot, eliminating two players.

Tags: Paul Gianfriddo

08-24-2007 20:02 UTC+8

Vanessa Rousso Eliminated

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Vanessa Rousso moves all in for 3,950 from the cutoff behind a late-position limper. The big blind calls and the late-position player folds.

Rousso has {A-Clubs}

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Big Blind has {10-Spades}

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The flop comes {J-Diamonds}

giving Vanessa a pair of eights, but her opponent has flopped a set of tens. The turn {6-Hearts}

and river

fall and Vanessa is eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

08-24-2007 19:52 UTC+8

Masaaki Doubles Up

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With his tournament life on the line and all the money in preflop, Masaaki shows {A-Hearts}

with his opponent, Korean player Seung Soo Jeon, showing {Q-Clubs}

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The board reads {A-Spades}

and Masaaki Kagawa survives to live another day.

Tags: Masaaki Kagawa

08-24-2007 19:41 UTC+8

Alec Torelli Eliminated

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Swedish player Ulf Martensson raised from mid position to 800, and was called by Alec Torelli on the button, as well as the big blind. They all saw the flop of:

{K-Hearts}