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Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$635,500
Total Entries
262
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 262
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The other two Poker Packers in the field, Nam Le and Steve Sung, went out 12th and 13th respectively, just short of the final table.
Michael Pedley was going for his third Asian Poker Tour final table, but he came up just short, finishing in tenth place. None of them were able to make it to the final nine. When those nine return tomorrow, they'll find themselves arrayed as follows:
Seat 1: Ron Kluber - USA (310,000)
Seat 2: Cicurel Didier - Switzerland (182,000)
Seat 3: Steven Yea - Korea (754,000)
Seat 4: Vesa Leikos - Finland (94,000)
Seat 5: Neil Arce - Philippines (377,000)
Seat 6: Kim Tae Hyung - Korea (168,000)
Seat 7: Susumu Toge - Japan (102,000)
Seat 8: Liz Lieu - USA (144,000)
Seat 9: Casey Kastle - Slovenia (503,000)
Play kicks off at noon local time. All runners will be chasing Steve Yea, the 2008 APT Macau runner-up. We'll have a champion by the end of the night. See you then.
, he knew what he had to do."All in," said Pedley. Arce quickly called, but he was behind. Pedley had
; Arce was playing 
. It was a king in the window, 
, bringing some clapping and a shouted, "YEEESSS!" from Arce. The turn 
gave Pedley a few additional outs, but the river bricked 
to bounce him unceremoniously in 10th place. He earns $8,000.With that elimination, the tournament clock is paused. We have a final table.
The flop fell
and Kastle checked to Suzuki who moved all in for 28,000. Kastle ummed and ahhed before splashing the pot with his call.Suzuki:
Kastle:
The turn fell the
and river the 
to see Suzuki head to the rail in 11th place earning a handy US$8,000 in the process, as Kastle chips up to 470,000 in chips.
was checked by each of Michael Pedley, Steve Yea and Kim Tae Hyung. On the turn 
, Pedley checked again. Yea bet 14,000 and was called only by Hyung. The river fell 
. Yea bet 35,000 and Hyung quickly called. Yea showed 
."Nine high?" asked a confused Michael Pedley. The rail pointed out the flush.
"Oh, so if they're all the same suit, it's a flush?" Pedley deadpanned. "When'd they change the rule? I've been getting flushes all day! No one told me it counted."
On a flop of
Kluber led out for 20,000 and Lieu made the call. The turn landed the and Kluber pushed a stack worth 95,000 into the middle forcing Lieu into the tank.After several minutes she layed down
with Kluber following suit showing 
and the pot.
Lieu:
Suzuki:
The board ran out
to see Lieu double to 140,000 as Suzuki is left crippled on 13,000.
On a flop of
Pedley led out for 56,000 and Yea instantly moved all in. "F**k!" screamed Pedley before mucking his hand as Yea moved up to 650,000 with Pedley dropping to 120,000.
. On the turn , Suzuki checked again. Kluber took that as an opportunity to bet 30,000. Suzuki made a quick call. On the river , Suzuki checked a third time. Kluber bet 40,000. When Suzuki still hadn't acted after two minutes, Kluber asked for a clock. Suzuki folded thirty seconds later.Kluber is up to 315,000.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
