Live report archive · Manila · April 2013
Manila Millions 2013
The Asian Poker Tour Manila Millions was a HK$1,000,000 (about US$129,000) buy-in tournament at Resorts World Manila. It began on Thursday 18 April 2013 and finished the next day with Joseph Cheong as champion.
Key facts
| Organiser | Asian Poker Tour |
|---|---|
| Venue | Resorts World Manila, Pasay, opposite NAIA Terminal 3 (renamed Newport World Resorts in 2022) |
| Dates | 18–19 April 2013 |
| Buy-in | HK$1,000,000 (about US$129,000) |
| Field | 18 players and 4 rebuys |
| Prize pool | HK$24,000,000 (about US$3.1 million), including contributions from Genting Club and the venue |
| First prize | HK$10,428,000 (about US$1.34 million) |
Final results
| Place | Player | Prize (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Cheong | 10,428,000 |
| 2 | Richard Yong | 6,548,000 |
| 3 | Peter Chan | 4,123,000 |
| 4 | Paul Phua | 3,151,000 |
Only the top four were paid. Seven players returned for day 2: Cheong, Thomas McDonald, Peter Chan, Richard Yong, Paul Phua, David Benefield and Tore Lukashangen. The field on day 1 also included Joe Hachem, Sam Trickett, Philipp Gruissem, David Steicke, Andrew Robl, Tom Hall, Nam Le, Allan Le, Elton Tsang and Winfred Yu.
The deciding hand
Heads-up, Richard Yong was all in with A♠K♦ against Cheong's A♠10♦. Cheong was behind before the flop, took the lead on the flop and held through the turn and river.
Context
The event came eight months after the HK$2 million Macau High Stakes Challenge, and many of the same players took part. For more on the tour that ran it, see the Asian poker tours.