APT Super High Roller

Hand 53 John Matsuda opened to 160,000 and William Teoh raised it up to 670,000. Feeling like being pushed around, Matsuda decided to jam his 32 big blinds, but got snap called by Teoh.

William Teoh: K♦ K♣

John Matsuda: A♥ 8♣

The board ran out 9♥ 8♠ 4♣ 5♣ 4♦ making William Teoh the APT Manila Super High Roller Champion.

Hand 52 William Teoh open jammed 8♠ 8♥ , but did not get called by Matsuda's A♣ 7♥ .

Hand 51 John Matsuda shoved all in from the button for 1,400,000 and William called from the big blind.

John Matsuda: A♣ 3♦

William Teoh: A♦ K♣

The board came 8♥ J♣ 2♥ 3♣ Q♠ , not only saving Matsuda’s tournament life but also giving him a much-needed double up.

William Teoh takes a ten-to-one chip advantage into heads-up play against John Matsuda. Stay tuned to see if Matsuda can make a dramatic comeback or if Teoh will cruise to victory.

The Malaysian player has already eliminated three players on this final table, if he makes it four, he will be the APT Super High Roller champion!

Play will resume in around 20 minutes.

Hand 45 Vincent Huang limped in from the small blind. William Teoh shoved from the big blind for 11,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 46 Vincent Huang raised to 160,000 on the button. William Teoh shoved from the small blind for over 11,000,00, and Huang called off his last 2,000,000.

Vincent Huang: 8♦ 8♣

William Teoh: A♥ 9♣

Huang's Snowmen retained their lead on the K♥ 7♠ J♥ flop, but a huge roar could be heard from Teoh as the A♦ dropped on the turn, giving him a pair of aces. Only an eight on the river could save Huang, but instead the Q♣ rolled off, which meant Huang was out in third.

Hand 30 William Teoh opened from the cut-off and it folded to Alexander Lynskey who went all-in with his remaining 12 big blinds. Teoh made the call and Lynskey's tournament life was on the line.

William Teoh: Q♦ J♠

Alexander Lynskey: A♥ K♣

The flop came out safe for Lynskey, 9♥ 7♦ 5♠ , but the turn brought the Q♥ and river the J♣ sending Lynskey out in 5th place for PHP 2,675,000 (~$45,475).

Hand 26 Steve Yea shoved all in for 630,000 from under the gun and William Teoh called from the hijack to put Yea at risk.

Steve Yea: 3♦ 3♣

William Teoh: A♠ 9♠

In the typicaly flip hand, the board came K♥ J♥ 9♣ 5♦ 7♠ , offering Teoh a higher flopped pair of nines and setting the tone for Yea's elimination.

With six players remaining, here are the current chip counts.

Hand 17 It folded around to William Teoh on the button who opened with 6♠ 5♥ and took down the blinds.

Hand 18 Paulius Plausinaitis opened the button and Alexander Lynskey jammed all-in with his less than ten big blinds. Plausinaitis made the call and Lynskey was at risk of busting the tournament in 7th place

Paulius Plausinaitis: 8♣ 8♠

Alexander Lynskey: A♣ Q♦

And off to the races we went. The flop came out great for Lynskey as it read A♥ 9♥ 5♥ . On the 2♠ turn and J♠ river no help for Plausinaitis arrived and Lynskey got a much-needed double up.

Thomas Ward raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Willliam Teoh three-bet to 300,000. When the action got back to Ward, he shoved all in for 1,200,000. Teoh went into the tank, but eventually, he dropped in the call.

Thomas Ward: K♥ K♠

William Teoh: T♠ T♥

Ward was in great shape to double up, and the flop of J♦ 6♥ J♣ kept his Cowboys well in the lead. However, things took a turn for the worse for Ward when the T♦ dropped, which improved Teoh to a full house. Only a river king or jack could save Ward from bubbling, however the A♦ hit the river, which meant Ward departed empty-handed.

Here's the stacks for the final nine, and William Teoh holds a commanding stack to start.

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While other players went to the feature table checking the who would be the last elimination to go into the final table, William Teoh was in the hand against Vincent Huang.

Teoh opened the small blind to 100,000 and Huang defended from the big blind.

Both saw the flop roll off 8♦ A♣ K♦ , and Teoh bet 55,000. Teoh called to see the A♦ turn, where the action went check-check.

A 6♠ landed on the river, prompting a huge bet of 400,000 from Teoh, which gave Huang a tough decision. Eventually, Huang opted to muck his hand.

Paulius Plausinaitis limped in from the small blind and William Teoh defended from the small blind.

Plausinaitis checked over on the flop of 4♥ 9♠ 6♠ , and Teoh bet 65,000. Plausinaitis called to see the 3♥ turn, where Plausinaitis check-called again after Teoh fired out 125,000.

The T♦ dropped on the river, Plausinaitis checked the action to Teoh. Teoh sent again bet of 125,000, forcing Plausinaitis throw his cards back to the dealer. Before returning the cards, Teoh was friendly enough to show his two pair with T♠ 9♥ .

The Australian pro opened from early-position and got called by the chip leader William Teoh on the button. The flop came down A♣ 8♦ 6♥ and both players elected to check. Lynskey checked once more the K♦ turn, which led Teoh to put out a 125,000 bet. The Aussie called and both players saw the J♦ on the river. However, this street went again without any action and to the showdown they went.

Alexander Lynskey: A♦ Q♥

William Teoh: 7♠ 5♠

William Teoh is the Day 1 chip leader of the PHP 600,000 (~USD $10,300) APT Super High Roller. The Malaysian won a massive pot against second-in chips John Matsuda late in Day 1, putting him in a great starting position for Day 2.

A total of 59 entries (42 unique) led to a total prize pool standing at a mouth-watering PHP 32,621,100 (~USD $545,560) and the eventual winner taking home a PHP 9,785,100 (~USD $166,350) top prize.

Teoh accumulated a total of 3,550,000 in chips over the sixteen 40-minute levels played. A fourth place in this tournament would mean a career-high score for him. He achieved his best score at the 2022 APT Manila Championship which he finished in second position for PHP 2,797,700.

Second in chips with 1,770,000 finished the New Zeeland professional Vincent Huang. Throughout the day he could be seen chipping up nicely, never losing any huge pots. Closely following him comes seasoned pro Paulius Plausinaitis with 1,390,000. Other notable names making it to Day 2 include Jordan Westmorland (1,245,000), Nevan Chang (1,070,000), Thomas Ward (1,030,000), and Daniel Neilson (765,000).

Out of the 12 remaining players, 8 will make it to the money, but all eyes will be on the glorious Lion Trophy. For sure, it will be an action packed day which can either be followed on the live blog or via the live stream.

Here are the chip counts of the 12 remaining players.

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On the flop of 3♥ A♣ 7♠ , there were around 170,000 chips in the pot when Alexander Keating from under the gun checked to Teoh William, who bet 55,000. Keating dropped in the call.

A 7♥ hit on the turn, where Keating check-called again after William bet 75,000 to see the T♥ fall on the river. Keating kept his strategy and checked over, which William fired out 180,000 this time, sending Keating in the tank. Eventually, Keating elected to muck his hand.

In this hand the two biggest stacks of the tournament went head to head with each other. John Matsuda opened to 40,000 from early position and got three-bet by the button William Teoh to 135,000. Matsuda called and to the flop they went.

This came out T♣ 9♥ 5♦ and Teoh continued with a 100,000 bet, which got called by Matsuda. On the board pairing 5♠ Teoh continued his aggression with a 300,000 bet. Matsuda called once more. The river brought the Q♥ and Teoh once more bet out 600,000, which sent Matsuda into the tank. After using one of his time banks he decided to call, just to be shown the bad news as Teoh rivered a straight with his K♠ J♠ .

With the end of the registration, the players are nearing the money quickly. Only 16 players remain out of which 8 will get paid. Today though, they will only play two more 40 minute levels after they took there final break now.

Here are the current top stacks.

Nang Nguyen raised to 18,000 from under the gun, and William Teoh three-bet to 30,0000 from the hijack. This was followed by a string of folds from other players until the action went back to Nguyen. Nguyen then shoved all in for 250,000. Teoh dropped in the call to put his opponent at risk.

Nang Nguyen: A♣ Q♥

William Teoh: J♠ J♥

The board swiftly came 7♥ Q♣ 6♦ J♦ A♥ , improving Nguyen to two pair, but it still couldn’t best a turned set of jacks from Teoh, who terminated Nguyen’s tournament life.

Marc Rivera raised to 16,000 from under the gun and received two callers from William Teoh on the cutoff and John Matsuda from the big blind.

Three players read the flop of Q♥ 3♣ 6♥, and Matsuda checked over. Rivera bet 25,000, which Teoh made the call. the action went back to Matsuda, who then raised to 120,000, forcing the other two players to fold.

Quang Nguyen opened in middle-position and got three-bet by William Teoh sitting next to him. The flop came down Q♥ 9♠ 4♦ and Teoh continued with a continuation bet. Nguyen called.

On the 3♠ Teoh jammed all-in for 135,000 and after some deliberation time Nguyen called.

William Teoh: Q♣ 6♣

Quang Nguyen: T♣ 9♣

The river did not improve Nguyen hand, giving Teoh a full double up.