APT Finale Philippines 2018 Championships Event


Madhav Gupta wins some off Roger Spets

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Catching the action on a full board 6 K K 3 7, Madhav Gupta bet 20k onto a big pot already weighing down the center, Roger Spets tank-called. Gupta showed K Q trips, Spets mucked.


Alex Lindop claims one

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

On a raised pot preflop to 18k, the board showed A Q J, the blinds checked, utg Alex Lindpop bet 8k, and only sb Bobby Zhang called. On the 10 turn, no bets landed. On the river 2, Lindop bet 11.5k and won it with no challenge from Zhang.


Jin Yong doubled up by Clinkscales

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Catching the action at the shipping, short stacked Jin Yong was getting paid for his K J on a board of 2 5 7 6 K against Rex Clinkscales Q-J.


Oh, ooh, whoah! Double up for Czardy Rivera off Ericson

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Crazy boards induces plenty of reactions from the players. Czardy Rivera was all in with A 8 and Matt Ericson was ahead with 3 3. When the flop came down A 8 9, an immediate two pair “OH” was heard at the table. The turn 3 “Oooh” was heard next with Rivera’s two pair now dominated by Ericson’s set. Then the river 8 “Whoah!” With Rivera overtaking with a higher full house to double up.


Anthony Thong Boon Tee rails Tamon Nakamura

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Anthony Thong Boon Tee

Tamon Nakamura ended his run here at the hands of Anthony Thong Boon Tee. After a raise, re-raise, all in… Tee A K, Nakamura K Q, the board bricked and out went Nakamura. Tee now at 218k.


Set over set double up to Jim Bonanno

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Jim Bonanno and Daniel Lim met again and this time Bonanno claimed it with a dominating set over set hand. Boanno had 5-5, Lim with 2-2, the board 8 2 5 K 6. Bonanno climbed to around 150k, Lim dropped to 50k.


Rex Clinkscales ships it

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

Rex Clinkscales shipped in all of a player’s chips to bring him up to 225k. On a raised pot preflop t0 19k, the cards spread 2 J 8. Big blind checked, mp player bet 9500, Clinkscales raised to 23k, bb folded, mp all in, Clinkscales called with more chips. Mp had A 8 mid pair, Clinkscales A 9 heart draw. The K was safe for mp but the river 10 completed the flush.


28 remaining…. Bobby Zhang leads

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500/2500 Ante: 2500

The players are on a quick break here. Bobby Zhang leads the 28 remaining players. He sits with an enormous 450k stack.


Stephen Miles downed by Aditya Sushant

Level: 11 Blinds: 1K/2K Ante: 2K

Stephen Miles lost back-to-back pots that sent him out of the running. His first loss was to Matt Ericson who raised to 4500, Miles three-bet to 13k, Ericson four-bet pushed, and Miles quickly folded.

His next hand saw Aditya Sushant raise to 4500, Miles all in for 50.5k, Sushant called. Sushant A Q, Miles 9 9, the board ran Q 2 2 8 6.