APT Asian Series Manila 2014 Main Event


Saber falls to Rockets

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

According to Edmon Saber he flat-called a preflop raise of 2500 and saw a flop land 7 7 7. At this point Saber said he pushed all in and was snap called by the raiser. Saber was stunned when he saw his Q Q way behind his opponent’s A A. The turn and river was no help to Saber and with that, he was eliminated.


Tony Park lands a very lucky river card

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

Tony Park sucked out on a player with a board showing K 8 Q 10. Action started with a check from his opponent, Park bet 2200 only to get check-raised all in for a total of 9525. Park took some time to decide on what to do until he eventually called. As the cards were revealed, Park had K Q top two pair which was way behind his opponent’s A J straight. But crazy things do happen at the felt and this is one of those moment’s. The river slapped a hard Q on the board giving Park a very lucky full house. Park was shipped the chips and eliminated one in the process


Renato Villanueva pushes out Bordallo

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

Upon a raised pot, Renato Villanueva and Annie Bordallo tangled in a hand with a board showing 4 2 5. Bordallo check-called Villanueva’s bet of 2200 to see a turn card of 2. Bordallo checked again as Villanueva bet 5300. This was enough to push Bordallo out of the pot.


Edmon Saber’s nut flush

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

With a pot over 8K in the middle, Edmon Saber got all his chips in on a board showing 7 J 6 Q K. He doesn’t get the call but he does get the pot. He revealed his A 8 nut flush hand.


Huang lands a double up with a flush

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

In an all in preflop situation, Tiger Lee rails a short-stacked player. Lee had A A against A 8. The board was no help to the short stack and Lee won the pot while eliminating a player.
With a raise to 1100 laid on the felt, Joven Huerto and Bryan Huang called and all three went to see a board land A 106c}. Huang checked, intial raiser bet 2800, Huerto folded, and Huang moved all in for a total of 11,500. Without batting an eyelash, Huang was called and a showdown followed.

Huang: 8 4 flush
Opponent: A K top pair nut flush draw

With the turn of 2 and river of 2 no help to the player drawing, Huang doubled up.


Tiger Lee eliminates with Rockets

Level: 5 Blinds: 100-200 Ante: 25

In an all in preflop situation, Tiger Lee rails a short-stacked player. Lee had A A against A 8. The board was no help to the short stack and Lee won the pot while eliminating a player.


Level: 4 Blinds: 100-200 Ante:


Thomas Ward wins with a hidden full house

Level: 4 Blinds: 100-200 Ante:

There seem to be lots of crazy hands stumping the players. In one table we caught the action on a turn board of 8 8 2 3 with the bb layin out 7000. Thomas Ward in late position called and they wen to see the river land 4. Again bb bet, this time for 20K, and Ward called. Ward won the hand with his 2 2 full house over bb’s A 8 trips.


Rey Osete repops Kitajima for the chips

Level: 4 Blinds: 100-200 Ante:

On a board showing 5 6 3, Rey Osete checked to Hayato Kitajima who slid out 1800. Osete called and both watched the dealer reveal a 2 turn card. Osete changed gears and led out for 3500 which was re-popped by Kitajima to 7550. In a snap, Osete moved all in for an additional 14K causing Kitajima to relinquish his challenge for the pot. Osete scooped the pot.