Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2013


Le big stack, Le flush

Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

Andrew Gaw opened at preflop with a bet of 20,000. Nam Le made the call.

Flop Q 6 A came and Gaw continued his story with a bet of 25,000. Le would again make the call. Turn 5 was checked by both players and in the river 8 Le bet first with a healthy 65,000…

Gaw made the call and was shown the bad news as Le flashed 10 7 for the turned flush.

Le is now near the million mark from our estimate while Gaw drops to below 300,000.


Tam’s turn

Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

With already a very big pot on a board of K 7 2 4, Tam Truong shoved his stack worth around 180,000 or so. Quick fold by Lisawad who already had a third of his stack invested into this pot.

Maybe letting go was the right move here. Truong comes back to around 380,000 while Lisawad drops to below 180,000.


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Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

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Keep doing that Thang

Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

From under the gun Pakihal Lisawad opened the preflop betting to 20,000. Middle position player Thang Truong calls as the both blinds also called.

The blinds checked their option postflop 5 7 Q and Lisawad once again initiated the action with a 41,000 bet. Truong would once again call with the blinds getting out of the way.

Turn K arrived and Lisawad put on the breaks this time by just checking. Truong wanted a bigger pot and bet 36,000, to which Lisawad called.

River 8 arrived and Lisawad once again checked. Truong presses on for a 50,000 bet to put Lisawad in the tank. (Note: for good 10 minutes!)

Finally, he arrived at a decision that he’ll fold… Giving the pot to Truong who climbs to near 500,000. Lisawad drops to 380,000.


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Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000


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Screaming straight?

Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

On a board of J 6 9 10 four players were in a 90,000 pot and all checked to bring us the river Q… While everyone checked again, Khac Trung Tran decided to take a shot at it and fired 25,000 to the middle.

He won the pot as everybody folded to him. Did he have the king? We’ll never know.


Bullets for value

Level: 21 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000

We saw Gaw limp from the button as the small blind (Anthony Gabitan) got out of the way. The big blind (Khac Trung Tran) checked his option.

Flop K Q 4 and turn A was checked by both. But on the river 4 Gaw made was seemingly a 25,000 value bet. Tran thought for a bit before making the call. Was shown the bad news of Gaw’s pocket rockets and both laughed wholehearted at the turn of events.


Dinner Break!

Level: 20 Blinds: 4000/8000 Ante: 1000

1-hour ceasefire for our remaining 11 players.


Gaw vs. Le for the nth time

Level: 20 Blinds: 4000/8000 Ante: 1000

And Nam Le would add more to his already big stack after this battle.

Flop was 4 J J and was checked by both.

Turn was 9 and Le checked his option. This time, Gaw bet 10,000 and Le re-popped to 22,000. Gaw called.

River was 9 and Le checked once again. Again, Gaw opened the action at 12,000. Le re-popped again to 25,000 and Gaw called.

Le showed A 2 good enough to take down the pot against Gaw, who mucked his hand.