Van Marcus took down the 2008 APPT Manila main event, he is taking back home PHP8,037,000 or USD$162,856.98.
As was the custom at this final table, Marcus was all-in with the worst hand, and needed to hit a 5, 9 or 10 on the turn or river to win the hand and the tournament.
After battling the 2 flights 1A and 1B, 4 Singapore pokerkakis managed to enter Day 2. They are our local pro Joshua Ang, Ivan Tan, Kaya and Erique. Joshua has a deep stack of 88800 chips to begin his Day 2. Check out the chips of the rest of the kakis on theDay 2 Redraw.
In thrilling fashion, Charles Lesmana, the "Indomee" has just claimed the APPT Manila Package after battling for almost 7 hrs on the felt. Charles proved that he will be a force to be reckoned with in live tournament poker besides playing cash games. There was a total of 27 players for this $230 (1R & 1A) qualifier.
Press Release: MANILA, PHILIPPINES November 3, 2008; Today the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour announced season two’s next stop at the exclusive Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila, which promises to attract people from all corners of the globe and boost tourism in the Philippines’ capital. The second APPT Manila poker festival will run from November 10-16, featuring the PHP 100,000 Main Event November 13-16 that is also Grand Final to the inaugural Filipino Poker Tour.
A total of 19 entrants took part in the $200+$30 (1R & 1A) APPT Manila Qualifier today. Clarence Poh from Poker Times outlasted the rest of the field and crowned the title.
It's the beginning of Day 2 APPT Auckland. Our boys are doing very well and are among the top 10 in chip counts. Unfortunately, Ivan Tan got knocked out when he pushed all in with his short stack. In the meanwhile, Nat and Bryan are still gathering more chips to cruise into the the Final Table.
Japan has done remarkably well for APPT Seoul as it has outshined the rest of the countries and took down the APPT Seoul Title. A team of 36 Japanese players which mostly from JPL(Japan Poker League) took part in the main event. 3 of the Japanese players made it into the final table.
The survival race continued on Day 2 with 83 players remaining. Unfortunately one of our kakis, Ivan Tan got eliminated. On the hand, Bryan Huang has played well and managed to reach the final 2 tables. He is definitely chasing his spot to the final table. Way to go, Bryan!
Let's take a look at the chip counts.
The total number of entrants for APPT Seoul is 165. By the end of Day 1, there are 83 players remaining. Our kakis, Ivan Tan & Bryan Huang had made it to Day 2 after battling on the felt for more than 7 hrs. Let's wish them all the best!
Below are the chip counts for all the remaining players.
Several weeks ago, the local news daily MyPaper ran a feature on some of Singapore’s most prominent poker personalities. Enclosed was a picture of Joshua Ang, the runner-up in what was then known as the Betfair Asian Poker Tour; Ivan Tan, runner-up in the inaugural APPT in 2007; Bryan Huang, champion of the Ladbrokes Caribbean adventure, and Nathaniel Seet, arguably Singapore’s most successful cash game player. Sadly, another enormously successful cash game player – widely known by his online nickname PokerArt - was absent from the feature. Collectively, they represent a growing breed of young, intelligent, and educated Singaporeans who have chosen to treat the game as more than a pastime, and who have become immensely successful at it.
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