The $2,700 Main Event of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines from the Dusit Thani Hotel in Manila came to a dramatic end on Sunday evening. A total of 262 players from an impressive 40 countries around the world descended to this vibrent Asian city and, when all was said and done, a local pro Neil Arce took home the 1st prize and $185,000 for the win.
What a dramatic end to a very exciting tournament! Arce opens up with 100k, followed by Steve Yeah raising to 300k. Arce announces he's all-in and Steve calls!
When the cards are flipped Neil shows [Ks], [Qs] while Steve had [Ad] [Kc]. The flop is ([4s] [6c] [7h]) no improvement for either of them, until the turn came [Qh], which resulted in a wild celebration for Arce and the mostly partisan Filipino crowd. Yeah and his supporters, were pleading for an ace to drop but when the river came in [6h], Arce erupted in celebration!
Neil Arce wins $185,000 with a pair Queen and is crowned the new Asian Poker Tour Champion!
The top 27 players in Manila cashed. They included:
1st Place: Neil Arce, $185,000
2nd Place: Steven Yea, $100,000
3rd Place: Casey Kastle, $70,000
4th Place: Didier Cicurel, $46,000
5th Place: Susumu Toge, $36,000
6th Place: Ron Kluber, $30,000
7th Place: Liz Lieu, $22,000
8th Place: Vesa Leikos, $16,000
9th Place: Kim Tae Hyung, $12,000
10th Place: Michael Pedley, $8,000
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