The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has just its second two-time Main Event champion after Korea’s Seung Soo Jeon overcame a field of 180 players to win APT Philippines early Thursday.
Jeon, who also won APT Cebu in 2013, joined Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen as the tour’s only double champions following his hard-fought win at Resorts World Manila. He collected US$116,100 for his efforts.
Despite a tense heads-up battle with eventual runner up Kah Boon Teh of Malaysia, Jeon said afterwards that he was always confident of prevailing.
“I was looking at all the players who made it into the final table and I felt I was the best player. I felt confident,” he said. “At the previous days I trapped many players and that was again my plan. I was going to trap, trap, trap. I trapped so many players.”
Despite his latest success, it is none other than Sam Razavi leading the Player of the Year (POTY) points race as he chases a phenomenal five POTY titles in a row.
