A Historic Sample of World Class Poker Talent
Deemed a success, Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau’s main event the Asian Poker Open crowned it’s champion over the weekend. Dinh Le is taking the title back to Vietnam, along with the first place cash of 222,640 USD. Dinh Le made history when he took the final table by storm in the 105th hand at the final table. Dinh Le and Zhong Wei Ivan Tan, went all in before the flop, in a race. As it turned out Le’s pair of 8′s held up against Tan’s A10 combo. This was a dramatic end to the historic tournament, hosted by PokerStars.
The final table had a unique make up. As the poker competency proved to be across the spectrum and the challenge was still faced by all. The most anticipated winner was Joe Hachem, the former World Series of Poker Main Event Bracelet winner. The underdog was some one who had not played in one live tournament event before the Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau, Dinh Le.
The final table was made up of truly international representatives of incredible poker talent. Representing the United Kingdom Simon Randall was the first to cash at the final table bringing home more than 16 thousand USD. The first Australian to cash coming in 8th place was Joe Hachem, of team Poker Stars, he brought home a cash of more than 24 thousand USD. From the United States, the amazing Liz Lieu played well, and cased in at 7 with 32384. William Tam was the second poker competitor to make the final table, finishing in 6th, and cashing with more than 40 thousand USD. France was not left out of the final table, as Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier came in 5th behind the Canadian Guillaume Patry. Both men brought home generous amounts from the historic poker event. Sangkyoun Kim who cashed with more than 72 thousand dollars took third place back to South Korea.
This historic and monumental poker tournament, the first of it’s kind in The People’s Republic of China, was one of the most competitive the poker industry has seen in 2007. This would set yet another record for the poker world this year.
