Poker Tournament News: APT Philippines 2012 Day 1A has Oliver Speidel Ahead
After making his final table appearance recently at the ANZPT Sydney event, Oliver Speidel continues to dominate with a lead at the APT Philippines 2012 after Day 1A.
A late surge saw Speidel river two pair to eliminate the unfortunate Benjie Lim as play drew to a close, edging the Australian just in front of South Africa’s Conrad Coetzer who finished the day in second place with an impressive 92,750 in chips.
Speidel’s success to date includes 13 cashes and just shy of $2 million in live tournament winnings.
The Melbourne, Australia-based player has also enjoyed 3 first place finishes including two over the past four months:
Aussie Millions
Main Event - No Limit Hold'em 1st $1,682,616 Jan 22, 2012
Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event
Main Event - No Limit Hold'em 1st $45,206 Dec 2, 2011
Aussie Millions
No Limit Hold'em 1st $105,789 Jan 21, 2011
Speidel’s ANZPT Sydney final table appearance ended with a 6th place cashout of $41,208.
Other notable players to finish the day include back-to-back APT Heads-up champion Philip Padon (62,150), US pro Mclean Karr (54,150), Norway’s Kai Paulsen (46,350), 2012 Aussie Millions final tablist Ken Wong (39,175) and APT Asian Series Goa Main Event champion Sangeeth Mohan (32,200).
From the 120 players in Day 1A, 59 of those have made it through. Day 1B of the USD $2,700 APT Philippines Main Event starts on Sunday, 22 April at 1pm local time.
- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com
