APPT Manila Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
APPT Manila Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Buy-in
$2,080
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
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In the end, it was Australian Van Marcus who overcame the field of 285 players to collect the trophy. Van rode his luck throughout the tournament, with some breaks going his way on Day 2, followed up with some major fortune on this final table. It was somewhat fitting that his victory was delivered on the wave of another straight draw that connected. While Van had some luck, it must be remembered that he has been a hugely successful online player for many years and this major poker title simply confirms his status as one of Australia's, Asia's, and the world's best all around poker players.
Van collects the trophy and $162,856 for his efforts here at the 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Manila Main Event. Congratulations to Van and Tae Jun Noh for an epic heads-up contest, and to all of our cash winners.
That wraps up our coverage from the Hyatt Hotel & Casino here in Manila, Philippines. With this victory, the poker community will be buzzing back in Australia as the newest APPT champ will be looking to go back-to-back on home soil at the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final from Sydney, which kicks off on December 2nd. We hope you will join us there once again as Season 2 of the APPT reaches an exciting conclusion!
So long from Manila!
The two men took a raised flop of
. Noh acted first after the flop and bet 200,000. Marcus moved all in, and an exhausted Noh must have figured that this was as good a time as any. He called, giving us our first all-in confrontation in three hours of heads-up play. Noh was the all-in player but tabled the better hand.Noh:
Marcus:
Noh showed top pair, but Marcus had an up-and-down straight draw along with an overcard. He promptly hit the straight draw when the
fell on the turn. Marcus fell to his knees and raised his arms in weary triumph. Noh was crestfallen as the
came down on the river to officially eliminate him from the tournament. He earned a cool six-figure payday, cashing out for $103,142.
It served no purpose other than to keep everyone awake, but it annoyed some of the TV production workers sleeping in the next room, who ran in to see what on earth the noise was all about!
The flop was checked, but Marcus fired 140,000 on the turn with the board spread
to take down the pot.
flop after neither player raised preflop. Van Marcus called, then bet 130,000 after Noh checked the 
turn. Noh quickly surrendered.
The board of
was checked through to the river, where Marcus check-called the minimum 60,000 chip bet from Noh.Noh tabled
for aces and queens to take down the pot. With that pot, Noh has now taken a very slight chip lead in this contest.
, Marcus opened for 70,000. Jun raised him to 270,000, then showed a total airball, 
, after Marcus mucked.
and both players checked. The turn was the and Noh checked to Marcus, who fired out 135,000. Noh folded and another exciting heads-up pot goes to the Australian.