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Asian Poker Tour in Manila
 February 3, 2009, 8:53 am (2 years ago)The 25-year-old Filipino poker match, Neil Arce, has defeated a 262-strong field in the Asian Poker Tour’s 2nd-ever Manila leg to win the top prize of $185,000.
He played quite well with the chip lead on Day 1a but it didn’t last until the final table, arriving as 3rd in chips. Finally, after professionals like Liz Lieu had departed the felt, he and Steve Yea got to heads-up play.
Arce moved all-in holding KQ after he raised and Yea raised again. Yea immediately called and tabled AK for a 3-1 advantage in the hand. Yea could have gotten a huge double-up to win the competition became catastrophe when the Qh fell on the turn.
Arce explained: “For me the key to winning the competition was placement. I was so fortunate that Steve sat on my right – if he sat on my left it would have been a totally different final table. I played with Steve all day yesterday when he was on a charge and kept out of his way. I knew that to go anywhere at the final table I had to keep applying pressure and my game approach worked rightly.”
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