2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$185,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$635,500
Total Entries
262
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 262
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Wu Staves Off Elimination

Raymond Wu had just lost a pot to Steve Sung after calling 2,000 on the river of a board of {3-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and being shown {5-?} {6-?}. A few hands later, he opened all in from the small blind for 2,400. The big blind called with {A-Spades} {J-Spades}; Wu had {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}.

Everybody caught a piece of the {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} flop. The turn {10-Clubs} gave Wu a straight draw to go along with his pair and flush draw. It was the flush draw that filled on the {7-Diamonds} river. Wu doubled up to 5,000 to stay in the tournament.

Tags: Raymond Wu

Another Small Pot for Tan

There were 2,000 chips in the middle on a flop of {6-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} between Ivan Tan and one other player. Tan's opponent was first to act and lazily tossed a yellow (1,000) chip into the pot. Tan called.

The turn fell {5-Hearts}. Again Tan's opponent tossed a yellow chip into the middle, and again Tan called. It was on the river {3-Hearts} were things slowed down. The action checked to Tan, who tossed in a single yellow chip of his own. He showed {A-Spades} {10-Spades} after being called. His opponent flashed {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} before mucking.

Tags: Ivan Tan

Scott Straightens Out

You thought you were happy back then?
You thought you were happy back then?
Catching the action with the board reading {J-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} and 3,600 in the middle, Andrew Scott led out for 1,500 from the small blind and was met with a reraise to 3,500.

Scott sat emotionless before sliding his whole stack into the middle for a total of 13,025. His opponent cut down the amount to call before splashing into the pot with his {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Scott stood up and tabled his {10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} while announcing, "Just a king or an eight, king or eight!" The dealer smacked the {8-Hearts} on the river to see Scott slam the table with his hand in excitement to double with a queen-high straight to just under 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Andrew Scott

Wu Still Fighting

Raymond Wu hasn't found the going to be particularly easy in the first half of the day. He found himself in a three-way pot with Steve Sung and one other player. Sung folded to Wu's bet on a flop of {7-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {8-Clubs}, but the other player called.

The turn {2-Diamonds} was checked through, bringing Wu and his opponent to the river {6-Hearts}. Wu bet 700. His opponent said, "I think we have the same cards," then called. Wu turned over {8-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}. It was the winner, boosting his chip count to 6,000.

Tags: Ray Wu

Rheem Hits Chip Lead

David "Chino" Rheem opened to 500 from middle position and was called out of the blinds.

On a flop of {K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{K-Spades} it was checked to Rheem who led out for 400. His opponent then followed with a check-raise to 800, and once it was back on Rheem he reraised to 2,000 total, forcing a fold from his opponent.

As Rheem raked in the pot he moved to tournament chip leader with a little over 28,000 in chips.

Tags: David Rheem

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Ivan Tan Slowly Chipping Up

Ivan Tan
Ivan Tan
Singapore-based player Ivan Tan is playing his usual quiet game today. Tan has an innate ability to chip up through a series of small pots without ever putting his entire chip stack at risk. We haven't seen Tan in any big pots yet today, but he has managed to increase his stack from the starting 10,000 to 16,000.

A recent hand provides an excellent example of how Tan does it. He raised from middle position to 575 and was called by Liz Lieu on the button and by the small blind. The small blind checked a flop of {10-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {4-Clubs} to Tan. He bet 1,250 and took down the pot when both opponents folded.

Tags: Ivan Tan