APT Philippines 2015


Tan’s Boat on the River

Level: 2 Blinds: 50-100 Ante:

On a flop of 10 Q 7, Johnson Tan check-called an opponent’s 350 bet. Tan check-called him again on the turn J and led out on the river 10 for 2,000. The opponent called. Tan shows J 10 for the full-house and the opponent mucked his hand


Lee Seok Ho Claims Nice Pot

Level: 2 Blinds: 50-100 Ante:

Lee Seok Ho’s raise attracted 3 callers pre-flop and the dealer tabled K 9 6. The first two players checked, the hi-jack player bet 600 and Seok Ho plus the big blind made the call. On the turn Q, the hi-jack player initiated first again with 1,500 only to see Seok Ho re-pop to 4,100. Seok Ho’s opponent tanked for a little bit but eventually got away from his hand. Seok Ho wins the pot.


Jim Hits River Jack

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

An UTG player opened to 200 and found the entire clan (6 callers) in the pot!

Flop: 8 2 9

Action was checked to the button (Jim Bonanno), who bet 600 to open the post-flop action. All folded except for the man in the small blind.

Turn: 8

Bonanno fires 1,000 and the SB player called again.

River: J

Both players checked their options and Bonnano tabled the J 10 as the player mucked his hand.

 


Koh’s Queens

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

Masato Yokosawa opened for 200 pre-flop and found a caller from the mid-position player. Norbert Koh, from the button, wanted more and made it 750. Both yokosawa and the MP player called.

Flop: 2 9 2

Both Yokosawa and the MP player checked while Koh was serious in building up this pot betting 1,375 forcing the fold from Yokosawa but not the other opponent.

Turn: 8

Players check.

River: 8

MP player checked again but Koh bet another 2,375. MP called.

Koh shows Q Q while his opponent mucked.


Pair of Wally Wins

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

On the community Q 8 9 J 6, Wally Sombero bet 1,250 against one opponent on a pot of over 2,000. The opponent folded his hand to give Sombero the win.

Immediately after that hand, Sombero was at it again. On a flop of 7 K 5, a player from the big blind checked his option and Sombero bet a smaller 325– just enough to force the fold.

Wally wins.


Shaikh Strikes

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

Danish Shaikh called a mid-player position’s pre-flop raise of 175 to bring in the flop 9 6 Q.

The original raiser fired another 300 post-flop, was raised by Shaikh to 1000 and called to see the turn 4. The original raiser check-called Shaikh’s 1,700 bet for the river K.

The original aggressor checked again and saw Shaikh bet a larger 5,400. His opponent folded to give the nice pot to Shaikh.

 


Koh Takes Some Back Off Bringley

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

On a flop of K 10 7 Gerard Bringley faced Norbert Koh again and bet 1,675, which was called by the Singaporean. The turn 2 and again Bringley led out the betting for 3,275. Koh called.

The river 10 was checked by both players. Koh shows A Q for ace-high and Bringley mucked his hand.


Bringley Back in Main Event, Brings It Early

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

Norbert Kho fired 500 after some limpers and had 2 callers including Gerard Bringley, who also played (and got busted out) in the earlier starting days of the Main Event.

Flop: J 3 8

Koh led out again for 550, the other opponent folded but not Bringley, who stayed in the pot.

On the turn 3, Koh stepped on the brakes while Bringley wanted more action betting 1,025. Koh folded his hand to give Bringley the nice pot early in Level 1.


Simba Bites Early

Level: 1 Blinds: 25-50 Ante:

From under-the-gun, a player bet 125 pre-flop and Simba re-popped to 375 and got the call. Dealer flops 8 8 6 and Simba’s 350 bet was called by the original raiser. Both players checked the turn K and on the river 5 Simba fires a bigger 650 to force the fold from his opponent.

Simba takes down the pot here early in Level 1.