2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

There's a Monty Python Skit Here Somewhere

Franz Josef Ravago was all in with {Q-Spades} {J-Spades} and was up against the {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} of Darren Judges. Ravago had a decent draw by the turn, {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}. He clapped his hand when the dealer laid down the {9-Spades} on the river and shouted, "OK! I'm dead!" The players, the tournament staff and the media were all confused and amused as a smiling Ravago left the tournament floor.

Tags: Darren JudgesFrance Joseph Ravago

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Kastle Doubles

Kastle cripples Scott
Kastle cripples Scott
Catching the action on the flop of {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} Andrew Scott continued his preflop aggression by leading out for 4,500 after Casey Kastle checked from the big blind.

With the action back on Kastle, he moved all in for a further 34,000 and after many minutes in the tank, Scott made the call.

Scott: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Kastle: {5-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Soctt was unable to improve when the {9-Hearts} and {10-Spades} fell on the turn and river to see Kastle double to over 86,000 as Scott slipped to 1,300 in chips.

Tags: Andrew ScottCasey Kastle

Scott Triples

Andrew Scott threw the last of his 1,300 chips into the middle and found a caller in Bryan Huang before Eddie Hearn reraised a further 5,400, with Huang making the call.

Hearn forced a fold from Huang when he led 10,000 into the flop of {2-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}. With Huang out of the way, Hearn tabled {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Scott tabled his {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

Calling for runner-runner, Scott's wish would be granted when the turn and river fell the {7-Clubs} and {7-Spades} to see him triple to over 14,000 in chips.

Tags: Andrew ScottBryan HuangEddie Hearn

Kluber Charging Up the Counts

Ron Kluber, from Day 1 action
Ron Kluber, from Day 1 action
Two big hands have positioned Ron Kluber near the top of the counts. We didn't see the first one, where Kluber caught pocket aces against an opponent's pocket sixes, but we did see the second. Kluber checked on a board of {3-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {9-Diamonds}, then called a bet of 7,000 from Robert Carlsson. When the turn fell {4-Diamonds} Kluber quickly and confidently stuffed 20,000 chips into the middle. Carlsson thought things through for roughly 30 seconds before folding. Kluber showed {K-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}.

"Bad river for you," one player at the table said.

"Terrible river," Kluber agreed. No matter; he won the hand and dragged the pot to increase his chip count to 89,000.

Tags: Ron Kluber

Backlund Doubles Through Le

We came over to Nam Le's table to get a count on him just as he was in a big hand with Erik Backlund. Le opened with a preflop raise that Backlund reraised all in. Le called with pocket tens and was well behind Backlund's pocket queens. The flop came {A-?} {K-?} {10-?} to give Le a set and the lead, but the river {j-?} give Backlund a straight that was the boss hand after the river blanked.

Backlund is now on 47,000 chips. Le is down to 33,000.

Tags: Erik BacklundNam Le

Last Year's Champ is Out

David Saab won the 2008 Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event and started Day 2 of the 2009 version fourth in chips. It was all downhill for Saab, however, almost from the word, "Go." Cicurel Didier opened from the cutoff with a standard raise. Saab, sitting in the big blind, had only 5,700 chips left in his stack. He put them in and was drawing to two live cards with {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} against Didier's {A-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}. It was Didier who paired up on the flop, {Q-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs}. The turn {J-Spades} left Saab with a gutshot to stave off elimination, but the river blanked {3-Diamonds}.

The room gave Saab a round of applause after his elimination was announced by TD Matt Savage.

Tags: Cicurel DidierDavid Saab

Le Doubles Back Up

Nam Le is back on a stack of 75,000. He doubled up with {8-Spades} {9-Clubs}, getting all of his chips into the middle on a board of {K-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} against Darren Judges. Judges had moved in on a stone bluff with {2-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and was sheepish when Le called after some thought. Judges, of course, was drawing dead.

Tags: Darren JudgesNam Le

Another Victim for Suzuki

Norihito Suzuki
Norihito Suzuki
Norihito Suzuki continues to chip up by picking off short stacks. His latest conquest was Anders Anderson, who moved in preflop with {A-Clubs} {9-Spades}. Suzuki woke up with {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} and emerged victorious on a board of {2-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {4-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {j-Clubs}. When Anderson's stack was added to Suzuki's own, he had increased his count to 151,000.

Tags: Anders AndersonNorihito Suzuki