Australian Alistair Duff currently leads the 40 players who survived the day. He sits on a stack of 128,500 and is joined at the top by Mark Bastinen on 123,900 in chips. Both are well clear of the next highest stack of Bobby Cheong, from Singapore, on 79,400.

Duff also cashed in yesterday’s APT Asian Series Cebu High Rollers side event for PHP 353,000 and knocked out Mike Takayama on his way up the ladder today. With , the flop came and Takayama had paired his ace holding . He called Duff’s reraise on the flop and when the turn came a both players got all their money in with Takayama drawing dead to Duff’s set.

Day 1A Chip Leader: Alistair Duff

Other notable players to hit the rail included Ivan Tan, Victor Chong, Sangeeth Mohan, Juicy Li, Michael Marvanek, Linh Tran, Cindy Wang and Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang, Jay Tolon and Jojo Tech.

The top ten chip counts from Day 1A
1. Alistair Duff (Australia) 128,500
2. Mark Bastinen (Philippines) 123,900
3. Bobby Cheong (Singapore) 79,400
4. Anders Hellberg (Sweden) 75,200
5. Wang Dong (China) 74,700
6. Goh Hanruo (Singapore) 72,200
7. Samad Razavi (England) 68,600
8. Kim Min Soo (Korea) 65,100
9. Nick Blackburn (United States) 61,300
10. Seo Jeong Won (Korea) 60,100

Day 1B of the Main Event and 2 more trophy events up next. Check out the complete Event Schedule

In the APT Asian Series Cebu opening event, Lithuania’s Arnius Galinskas has reigned victorious over Filipino player, Wyngard Brillo, to capture the title of Cebu Cup 2012 Champion. He was the last man standing from 355 entrants in the PHP 5,500 buy-in tournament and takes home a first prize purse of PHP 538,900.

On the final table, Galinskas made his move at seven-handed and shoved with . He was called by Teo Shi Wei who held with a shorter stack. The board ran giving Galinskas the win as he scooped close to 600,000 in chips while sending Wei to the rail.

With , Galinskas then crippled Hubert Ortega’s button shove and then got a double elimination with against Ortega’s and Abishiek Goindi’s . And all it took was a spiked ace on the river.

He then eliminated Eric Chen Wei Shyong with a set of Queens over Shyong’s two pair and faced Brillo in an exciting heads up match with a 2:1 advantage. After the lead chopped and changed several times, the final hand of the night saw Galinskas push all in with and the severely crippled Brillo call for all his chips holding . Although Brillo was ahead, the board landed giving Galinskas the Cebu Cup 2012 title.

6th Cebu Cup Champion: Arnius Galinskas

The final table payouts were:
1. Arnius Galinskas (Lithuania) PHP 538,900
2. Wyngard Brillo (Philippines) PHP 277,200
3. Eric Chen Wei Shyong (Singapore) PHP 122,200
4. Abishiek Goindi (India) PHP 87,800
5. Hubert Ortega (Philippines) PHP 70,600
6. Kang Dong Woo (Korea) PHP 53,400
7. Teo Shi Wei (Singapore) PHP 36,200
8. Mars Espera (Philippines) PHP 32,700
9. Michael Cho (Korea) PHP 31,000
10. Renato Labadan (Philippines) PHP 29,100

Michael Marvanek Wins APT Asian Series Cebu High Rollers

Michael Marvanek has clinched his first APT title after winning the PHP 108,000 buy-in APT Asian Series Cebu High Rollers. Marvanek defeated runner-up Ivan Chev Tabucal at heads up to score PHP 1,168,000 in prize money.

A field of 28 players bought into the event to create a total prize pool of PHP 2,716,000. Among those taking to the felt were Ivan Tan, Victor Chong, Brian Lovett, Cindy Wang, Florencio Campomanes, Mike Takayama, Sparrow Cheung, Mark Segal and Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang.

High Rollers Champion: Michael Marvanek

In the final hand of the night, Marvanek and Tabucal saw a flop of . Marvanek quickly check-called a bet of 7000 and then another of 20,000 on the turn . On the river Tabucal shoved for around 130,000 and Marvanek tanked before making the call with , which gave him the title over Tabucal’s .

The APT Asian Series Cebu Main Event Day 1A starts today at 1pm local time. Check out the complete Event Schedule.

High Rollers Champion:
Michael Marvanek

6th Cebu Cup Champion:
Arnius Galinskas

Charity Event Champion:
Gurdeep Singh

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Faering is followed by Day 1A’s chip leader William Nuneza (82,300), Singapore’s Shazly (73,100), Michael Hyun Wok Cho (73,000) and Hung Doo Sok (57,100).

Day 1B Chip Leader: Kristian Faering

Faering amassed his stack with Pocket Tens on the big blind in a hand with the button player. Faering three-bet preflop and the two players went to a jack-high flop. His opponent had flopped top pair with K-J and called Faering’s continuation bet. However, a ten appeared on the turn to give Faering trips and he laid the trap with a check. A bet, re-raise and all-in followed and a blank on the river sent Faering’s stack up to the 100,000-mark. Check out his interview

Many of the day’s notable players joined the casualty list including Lester Edoc, Victor Chong, Sparrow Cheung, Hirotoshi Nakabo, Richard Marquez, Jessie Leonarez, Euryd Rivera, Kim Michael Enriquez, Richard Mari, Sim Jae Kyung (better known as “Simba”) and Mark Segal.

All up, 92 players remain in the Cebu Cup and will be battling out tomorrow from 1pm local time. Running alongside the event will be the APT Asian Series Cebu PHP 108,000 High Rollers event, starting at 3pm local time. Check out the complete Event Schedule.

Day 1A of the 6th Cebu Cup 1 Million Guaranteed

Despite it being just the first day of the tournament series, a number of notable players were also in attendance including Sangeeth Mohan, Victor Chong, Dave “El Blondie” Colclough, Jay Lubas, Richard Marquez, Tetsuya Tsuchikawa and Hirotoshi Nakabo.

Cebu Cup Day 1A Chip Leader: William Nuneza

Nuneza’s rise to the top came courtesy largely of Kim Michael Enriquez in one of the final hands of the evening. Unfortunately for Enriquez, his ran into Nuneza’s along with a short-stacked opponent with . A board of sent both Enriquez and the short stack to the rail and shot Nuneza into the lead.

The top 10 chip counts at the end of the day were:

1. William Nuneza (Philippines) 82,300
2. Gerry Flores (Philippines) 67,700
3. Hung Doo Sok (Korea) 57,100
4. Jason Walker (United States) 50,300
5. Ernesto Juano (Philippines) 48,400
6. Mars Espera (Philippines) 45,700
7. Lukasz Jankowski (Poland) 40,600
8. Arnius Galinskas (Lithuania) 38,600
9. Adrian Jayme (Philippines) 36,700
10. Kang Dong Woo (Korea) 35,400

Day 1B of the Cebu Cup at APT Asian Series Cebu starts at 1pm tomorrow. Check out the complete Event Schedule.

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The Asian Poker Tour will again heat up the felts of the All In Poker Club as the APT Asian Series returns to Cebu with non-stop poker action ensured through a schedule featuring a PHP 50,000 Main Event with 9 Satellites and 9 more events from February 1-7, 2012!

Want to Qualify?
The All In Poker Club will host a THREE-SEAT GUARANTEED Main Event Mega Satellite on January 30th!

Looking for hotel accommodations?
There are Special APT Player Only rates available at the Waterfront Cebu Hotel & Casino.

EVENT SCHEDULE | ALL IN POKER CLUB MEGA SATELLITE | WATERFRONT CEBU HOTEL

A total prize pool of £62,500 was created when 125 players registered for the £545 buy-in Main Event. Notable players that attended the event included Genting Poker Pro and Hendon Mob Member Barny Boatman, Romano Pizzo, Steve Watts, Surinder Sunar, Pryian De Mel, WSOPE bracelet winner Scott Shelley and Gordon Huntly, as well as Phil Sanders who collected two APT Asian Series Goa side event titles last year.

L-R: William Dorey with Fox Poker Club Poker Director Paul Whiting

Dorey came into the final table as second in chips behind Steve Watts but managed to snatch the lead in a key hand. Holding , Dorey elimated Anh-Tuan Hoang’s in 7th place and doubled through Surinder Sunar’s . He then went on to knock out PokerTube’s Stefan Wittmoss in 5th place before Sunar and Steve Watts were sent to the rail in 4th and 3rd place respectively.

At heads up, Dorey and Mark Karoullas went to war and the final hand came when Dorey shoved with and Karoullas made the call with a dominating . The flop of switched things around, however, and both the turn and river blanked out for Karoullas, sending him home in 2nd place for £13,500.

APT London Main Event payouts:
1. William Dorey £17,130
2. Mark Karoullas £13,500
3. Steve Watts £10,000
4. Surinder Sunar £5,520
5. Stefan Wittmoss £4,280
6. Tolga Kuru £3,020
7. An-Tuan Hoang £2,400
8. Duncan Mackie £1,780
9. Alex Van de Weyer £1,150
10. Charlene Coleman £940
11. Priyan De Mel £940
12. Karl Gustafsson £940
13. Phil Long £900

Congratulations to all the winners and the Fox Poker Club for a hugely successful tournament!

Up next on the Asian Poker Tour calendar is the APT Asian Series Cebu 2012 which kicks off on February 1st at the Waterfront Cebu Hotel & Casino!

Resorts World Manila, host of the upcoming Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2012, will be holding the PHP 1 Million Guaranteed Allado Cup from February 10-12, 2012. It features a buy in of PHP 5,500 with a guaranteed prize pool of PHP 1,000,000 inclusive of three (3) Main Event seats to the APT Philippines which will be held from April 19th to the 25th 2012.

Satellites:
PHP 500 Satellites W/ 1 Re-Buy and Add On running daily at 2:00 Pm from January 30th – February 9th. For every PHP 5,500 in the prize pool, One (1) seat to the 1 Million Guaranteed Allado Cup will be awarded.

Blind Levels: 20 minutes

Allado Cup 1 Million Guaranteed Tournament Details

• Tournament Type: No Limit Hold’em
• No Limit Buy In: PHP 5,500 (PHP 5,000 + PHP 500)
• Starting Chips: 15,000
• Prize Pool: PHP 1,000,000 Guaranteed inclusive of three (3) APT Philippines 2012 Main Event Seats to be awarded to Top 3 Finishers
• Blind levels: 30 minutes
• Schedule:
  • February 10, Friday at 2:00 PM – Day 1A
  • February 11, Saturday at 2:00 PM – Day 1B (allows Re-Entry form Day 1A Eliminated Players Re-Entry. Same Day Re-Entry not allowed)
  • February 12, Sunday at 2:00 PM – Final Day

Notes:

• Registration is open until the end of the first break
• Day 1 will play until Level 14
• Guarantees 20 times the big blind on ITM
• Day 1B allows Re-Entries from players eliminated from Day 1A. Same Day Re-Entry NOT Allowed
• 7 tables or more balancing of tables will be within 2 players
• 6 Tables or less balancing of tables will be within 1 player
• Final table will be 10 handed
• Redraws at start of Final day, last 2 tables and final table.
• For every PHP 120,000 collected over guarantee another seat to APT Philippines Main Event will be added

• Main Event Re-Entry Policy: Same Day Re-Entry NOT Allowed.*
  • Day 1B – allows Re-Entry from Players eliminated from Day 1A
  • Players that have qualified to Day 2 via a Day 1 cannot Re-Enter
• ALL Buy Ins and Fees are in US Dollars (US$)
• 3% Staff Charge on all tournaments except for Satellites and Charity Event
• All tournaments are No Limit Hold’em Freezeout unless stated otherwise
• Main Event and High Rollers will be paid to the nearest US$ 100, all other events to the nearest US$ 10
• Minimum age limit is 21 years of age
• This schedule may be updated without prior notice
• APT Tournament Rules Apply

Here are the Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Asian Poker Tour Philippines.

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