APT Poker Finale 2015 Main Event


Huerto wins the main event!

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Andrew Gaw was just delivered his final hand of the main event. Action began with Joven Huerto raising to 80k preflop and Andrew Gaw re-raising to 180k. Huerto called. At the flop of 9 8 10, Gaw checked to Huerto who bet 200k. Gaw shoved, and Huerto called. Gaw had Q 4 and Huerto had K K. The turn of 6 and river of 2 was the end of it. Andrew Gaw finished in 2nd place earning P1,127,000 and Joven Huerto bagged the big first prize of P1,927,000.

Congratulation to Joven Huerto!


Huerto wins consecutive pots, now at 2.3m

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Joven Huerto has won consecutive pots against Andrew Gaw and has taken the chip lead.It began with a raise to 80k by Huerto and Gaw re-raised to 180k. Huerto four-bet to make it 400k and Gaw folded. On the takedown, Gaw raised to 80k preflop and Huerto called. At the flop of 2 5 6, Huerto checked to Gaw who bet 75k. Huerto called. The turn of Q had both players checking, then on the river of K, Huerto took control and bet 100k. Gaw folded.

Next winning hand, saw a flop of A 5 7 and Huerto led out for 100k. Gaw called. The turn of Q had Huerto continue to bet, this time 150k, and Gaw called. On the K river card, both players checked and Huerto claimed it with his 6 7 pair.

Huerto now has 2.3m and Gaw has 1m.


Huerto wins first pot of Heads up

Level: 27 Blinds: 2000-4000 Ante: 5000

On an unraised pot, the board ran 4 3 8 and Huerto bet 50k. Andrew Gaw called. On the turn of 10, both players checked to see a free river land J. Huerto bet 100k and Gaw folded.


Heads Up between Gaw and Huerto

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

We are now heads up between Andrew Gaw with 1.8m chips and Joven Huerto with 1.55m chips.


Ben Martin finishes in 3rd place – P780,000

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

After getting crippled to around 390k chips, Ben Martin was all in and Joven Huerto called. Martin had K 7 and Huerto had 2 2. The board ran 2 6 4 giving Martin hope for a flush while Huerto improved to a set. With the turn of 6, it was all over, Huerto connected with an unbeatable full house. Martin finishes in 3rd place.


Gaw escalates to over 1.8m

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Andrew Gaw has doubled up big against Ben Martin with both all in preflop. Gaw had 9 9 and Martin had A 7. The board bricked, keeping Gaw ahead and claimed a double up to over 1.8M chips.


Gaw up to 900k

Level: 26 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Andrew Gaw has picked up another two pots to bring his stack up to 900k. In the first hand, he won a pot against Ben Martin on a board that was checked to the turn 10 Q K Q and when the river landed 4, Martin bet 50k and Gaw called. Martin had 4 2 and Gaw had A 4 for a better kicker. On the next hand, Gaw shoved on top of Huerto’s raise of 85k. Huerto folded.


Gaw up to 900k

Level: 26 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Andrew Gaw has picked up another two pots to bring his stack up to 900k. In the first hand, he won a pot against Ben Martin on a board that was checked to the turn 10 Q K Q and when the river landed 4, Martin bet 50k and Gaw called. Martin had 4 2 and Gaw had A 4 for a better kicker.


Martin vs Gaw

Level: 27 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

The three remaining players have had a series of small pots won for each corner with this hand seeing a little more pay. Martin raised to 80k on the button and Gaw called on the big blind. The board landed 6 A 5 and Gaw checked to Martin who bet 75k. Gaw called. On the turn of J, both checked. On the river of 4 both checked again and Martin won the hand wit his J 8 pair.