Player Profile - Derick Hernandez
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Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Chip Count: 287,000
Born and raised in the host city for the first event in Asia Pacific Poker Tour history, Derick Hernandez is the only Filipino still in the running to win the title. The 35-year-old studied business administration at the Far Eastern University in Manila and now runs a cabinet-making business. Primarily an online player over the past seven years, Hernandez won a PokerStars weekly tournament (the precursor to the Sunday Million) in 2004. Earlier in this event, Hernandez survived a three-way all-in in which world pool champ Alex Pagulayan was eliminated and Day One chip leader David Saab was crippled. One thing’s for sure -- Hernandez can be assured plenty of support at the final table from the hometown fans.