APT Philippines – Asia Poker Tournaments
Dates
Season Two – 27 May - 1 June 2008
Buy-in
$2500
Prize Pool
$1 million guaranteed
Entrants
316
Venue
The elegant Dusit Thani Manila Hotel is situated in the heart of Makati’s CBD and is in close proximity to stunning shopping opportunities. Should the in-house restaurants and bars start to pall, there is plenty of local entertainment on offer too. The hotel is only 30 minutes away from the International Airport and the Ayala Train station is within easy walking distance.
Contact Details
Ayala Centre, Makati City
Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel: +63 (2) 867 3333
Fax: +63 (2) 867 3888
Directions from the International Airport to the Venue
- On leaving the airport take highway 8NE and exit at Aquino Avenue.
- Take a left into Mia Road, go right into Domestic Road, right again into Andrew Avenue and then left into Tramo.
- From Tramo turn right into EDSA, then left into Arnaiz Avenue and the hotel is located on the corner of Arnaiz and EDSA.
Poker Play in the Philippines
Australian, David Saab, sealed the inaugural APT event, not with a kiss, but with a very fortuitous Ace in the flop to win the tournament and $280 000. He reached the final table as chip leader followed by Chris Roh and Italian hopeful, Ferrari, but soon had the vast majority of final tablers heading for the door. His heads-up encounter with South Korean, Chris Roh was closely followed by rowdy groups of Australians and South Koreans who were baying for their homeboys to win, but the legendary Tournament Director, Matt Savage, kept a close eye on proceedings.
The final hand saw a flop of A-7-4 which immediately had Roh bundling 90 000 down in chips but if he thought he could intimidate Saab, he was clearly mistaken! His opponent re-raised to 300 000 and Roh went all-in. Saab duly called and both players showed – Saab was holding A-8 and Roh K-4 and Saab had the upper hand with pocket Aces. The turn and river came out a 9 and 10 and Roh had to be satisfied with second place finish.
Final Table Results
- David Saab (Australia) - $280 000
- Chris Roh (South Korea) - $150 000
- Satoru Ishii (Japan) - $100 000
- Kwang Soo Lee (South Korea) - $73 000
- Michele Ferrari (Italy) - $55 000
- Man Jin Yun (South Korea) - $45 000
- Don Carmona (Philippines) - $35 000
- Terry Gonzaga (Philippines) - $25 000
- Gerasimos Deres (Sweden) - $20 000
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