2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Diaz Digging In

On a board of {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} Julio Diaz led out for 1,750 and his opponent made the call.

The river of the {A-Hearts} went check-check and Diaz tabled {J-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to take the pot against his opponent's {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades} as he climbed to over 20,000 in chips.

Tags: Julio Diaz

Oborne Folds to Pressure Bet

It was a raised pot between Damien Oborne and one player. They took a flop of {5-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}. Oborne led out for 1,500 chips and was called by his opponent.

On the turn {K-Spades}, Oborne led out for 4,000. His opponent raised it up to 12,000, putting Oborne to a big decision. After about a minute in the tank, Oborne surrendered his cards and folded his hand.

"Do you want to see?" Oborne's opponent asked him. He then turned over {6-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} for a big combination straight-and-flush draw.

Tags: Damien Oborne

Arce Doubles

We caught the action on the flop of {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} with Filipino poker professional Neil Arce all-in holding {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} for his last 7,250 against an opponent's {8-Spades}{9-Spades}.

The turn and river fell the {2-Diamonds} and {Q-Hearts} to see Arce double to over 17,000 in chips and leaving his opponent crippled in the process.

Tags: Neil Arce

Morena Eliminated

Lara Morena eliminated
Lara Morena eliminated
The gorgeous Lara Morena has just been eliminated at the hands of Tricia David.

With all the money going in preflop it was Morena's {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} in a race against David's {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. No paint would flop, but a four-flush would see Morena exit as the board ran out {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

Tags: Lara Morena

Brutally Bad Beat Sends Waki to the Rail

Peri reacts to dragging the pot.
Peri reacts to dragging the pot.
We came to Yasuhiro Waki's table when he was already out of his chair, standing over the table. Waki had moved all in for 7,250 on a board of {8-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {8-Clubs}. There were two other players in the hand (the button and Simone Peri in the big blind) and both called. Once the dealer burned and turned the {Q-Diamonds} as the river card, Peri moved all in for 3,225 and was called by the button for a massive three-way all in!

Waki: {A-Spades} {8-Clubs}
Peri: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}
Button: {6-Diamonds} {7-Spades}

Waki had turned trip eights, but was sent crashing out of the tournament when Peri jubilantly turned over his full house. After dragging that massive pot, Peri is up to 32,000 in chips.

Tags: Simone PeriYasuhiro Waki

Leonidas Makes Big Call

Catching the action on a board reading {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} Toto Leonidas called a 400-bet from his opponent before making a 1,600-chip call when the turn fell the {6-Spades}.

The river landed the {4-Clubs} and Leonidas called the 3,500-chip bet and tabled his {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} as his opponent's cards went into the muck. Leonidas is now back to over 12,000 in chips.

Tags: Toto Leonidas

Lara Morena Doubles

After returning from the break and being crippled at the hands of Erik Backlund Lara Morena has found a much needed double.

She waited until she found the button and pushed all in with {K-Spades}{7-Spades} only to be dominated by the big blind's {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Luckily for Morena she managed to find another seven when the board ran out {A-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to see her double to just under 1,500 in chips.

Tags: Lara Morena

Yvo Molin Eliminated

Molin Kastle'd
Molin Kastle'd
We caught the action on the river with the board reading {6-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} where we found Yvo Molin had moved all in for his last 3,050.

Casey Kastle was the only player remaining in the pot and made the call. Molin tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for top-top, but was no match for Kastle's {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for a flopped top-set.

As Molin heads to the rail, Kastle has now pushed to the 25,000-chip mark.

Tags: Casey KastleYvo Molin

Morena Crippled

Lara Morena
Lara Morena
Oh, the pain of having a good hand when someone else has a great hand. Lara Morena was recently dealt pocket kings. Unfortunately for Morena, Erik Backlund was dealt pocket aces. All the chips went in the middle but Morena was unable to find a third king to go with the two in her hand. When the stacks were counted down, Morena just barely had Backlund covered. She has 700 chips left.

Backlund is up to 24,000.

Tags: Lara Morena

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0