2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 Asian Poker Tour - Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$185,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$635,500
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Last Year's Champ is Out

David Saab won the 2008 Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event and started Day 2 of the 2009 version fourth in chips. It was all downhill for Saab, however, almost from the word, "Go." Cicurel Didier opened from the cutoff with a standard raise. Saab, sitting in the big blind, had only 5,700 chips left in his stack. He put them in and was drawing to two live cards with {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} against Didier's {A-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}. It was Didier who paired up on the flop, {Q-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs}. The turn {J-Spades} left Saab with a gutshot to stave off elimination, but the river blanked {3-Diamonds}.

The room gave Saab a round of applause after his elimination was announced by TD Matt Savage.

Tags: Cicurel DidierDavid Saab