2010 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
5,810,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
94,000 PHP
Entries
236
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Fabiano Michael Eliminated in 2nd Place (PHP 3,660,000); Young-shin Im Wins!

Fabiano Michael - 2nd place
Fabiano Michael - 2nd place

Fabiano Michael opened to 150,000 from the button, and as Young-shin Im contemplated her decision, the dealer dragged in her 50,000-chip big blind into the pot.

Im slid in a stack of 150,000 assuming that it was 150,000 to call, and when APPT Tournament Director Danny McDonagh was called over to make a ruling, he deemed that Im would be bound to a min-raise of 250,000.

With Michael seeming a little confused, he opted to move all for his last 1,945,000 which was just 10,000 shy of Im's total chips. A few moments went by before Im announced call and over thirty players rushed the table.

Michael: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Im: {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

With Im standing over her chips and Michael in the arms of his good friends Van Marcus and Gokhan Kursunlu, the dealer paused for dramatic fashion before dropping a {7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} to thrust Im into the lead.

As Michael's smiles of being ahead, now turned into a frown at the hands of needing to catch a five to remain alive, Im would quietly utter those tournament-immortal words of, "Hold! Hold! Hold!"

The crowd pushed tighter on the table as the {K-Spades} landed on the turn, and as Michael - who seemed to have already resounded to his fate of a second place finish - slowly backed away from his railbirds, the dealer peeled off the {2-Spades} on the river.

For his fantastic efforts, Michael heads back to Australia not only more confident in his game and his loyal friends, but also PHP 3,660,000 richer as Young-shin Im is crowned the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Champion!

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