APT Finale Philippines 2018 Championships Event


iori Yogo scores a sizable pot off Zhang

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K/12K Ante: 12K

Button Iori Yogo raised to 35k and Bobby Zhang defended his big blind. At the flop A 5 2, Yogo c-bet 35k and Zhang check-called. On the 5 turn, Zhang led for 40k and Yogo called. On the K river, Zhang checked, Yogo bet 100k, and a quick call from Zhang. Yogo won with 4 3 straight. Zhang mucked. Zhang down to 805k.


Chip counts

Bobby Zhang 1,005,000
Iori Yogo 1,435,000
Anthony Thong Boon Tee 1,111,000

Average stack 1,183,333
Total chips in play 3,550,000


Iori Yogo vs Bobby Zhang

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

Bobby Zhang limped in, Iori Yogo raised to 35k, Zhang three-bet to 105k, Yogo called. On the flop K 10 9, Zang bet 70k, Yogo raised to 300k, Zhang folded.


Anthony Thong Boon Tee takes two

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

Anthony Thong Boon Tee has risen past the million marker after winning two consecutive pots. The first one saw Bobby Zhang raise to 25k, called by Tee on the big blind. At the flop 9 3 6, Tee check-called another 25k bet by Zhang and the turn came 2. Tee led for 80k, Zhang called. Then on fifth street 3, both checked. Tee won with 4 5 straight. Zhang mucked.

Next hand Iori Yogo raised from the button to 27k, called by sb Tee and bb Zhang. At the flop 8 A J, all checked. On the 8 turn, Tee led for 55k and got one caller in Yogo. On the river 7, Tee again with a bet, this time 100k, and Yogo folded.


Hard-betting Iori Yogo

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

Bobby Zhang raised to 25k, Iori Yogo three-bet to 95k, Zhang called. On the flop 10 8 5, Yogo bet 70k, Zhang called. On the 3 turn, Yogo bet 170k, and won it with Zhang folding.


Aditya Sushant – 4th place – PHP 973,300

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

Short stacked Aditya Sushant couldn’t get out of the short stack range and pushed all in a few times. He was called on the third one and fell in 4th place.

Action saw Bobby Zhang raise from utg to 20k, called by the blinds Anthony Tee and Sushant. At the flop Q 3 2, blinds checked, Zhang bet 20k, Tee folded, Sushant shoved. Zhang called.

Sushant A 3 pair
Zhang Q 2 two pair

The turn 10 and river 9 completed the board. Sushant earned PHP 973,300 for his 4th place finish.


Lim Yohwan – 5th place – PHP 735,600

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

We just lost another. Lim Yohwan fell at the hands of Bobby Zhang. Action saw Yohwan raise to 22k and big blind Zhang defended. On the flop K 9 9, Zhang checked, Yohwan bet 16k, Zhang raised to 35k, and Yohwan tank-called. On the J turn, Zhang moved all in with his enormous stack, and Yohwan called.

Zhang 9 6 trips
Yohwan K J two pair

The river 8 completed the board. Yohwan won PHP 735,600 for his 5th place finish.


Roger Spets – 6th – PHP 574,900

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

After suffering a loss with his kings, six hands after Roger Spets was all in with Q 10 and was challenged by Iori Yogo with 7 7. The board bricked and that ended Spet’s bid for the title in 6ht place. He earned PHP 574,900.


Roger Spets disappointed at the loss

Level: 18 Blinds: 5K/10K Ante: 10K

Roger Spets was happy to see K K with a player before him all in. It was a quick call and a chance to eliminate with Lim Yohwan holding A 9. The board was not so kind though as it ran 7 5 6 8 2 for a double up to Yohwan. He now has 183k. Spets down to 94k.