Poker Tournament Results

Betfair Asian Poker Tour

Place	Name	Prize
1	David Kiu (Singapore)	$12,940
2	Brendan Walls (Ireland)	$7,120
3	Marc Coupar (UK)	$3,640
4	Steven Brown (South Africa)	$2,830
5	Mark Foo (Singapore)	$2,430
6	Darren Tan (Singapore)	$2,020
7	Jens Ogsaeter (Sweden)	$1,620
8	Jens Christensen (Denmark)	$1,210
9	Kenneth Leong (Singapore)	$810
10	Adrian Tams (UK)	$480
11	Kenneth Kull (Finland)	$480
12	Terry Tay (Singapore)	$480
13	Manuel Palanca (UK)	$400
14	Daren Yoon (Australia)	$400
15	Toh Wei Jack (Singapore)	$400
16	Johan Khon (Malaysia)	$320
17	Michael Foley (Ireland)	$320
18	Shelley Rubenstein (London, UK)	$320
19	Kevin Noble (UK)	$240
20	Benjamin James Saram (Singapore)	$240
21	Yuen Yee Khong (Singapore)	$240
22	Tim Blake (Wansford, UK)	$240
23	Isaac Kwan (Singapore)	$240
24	Alan Kelleher (Ireland)	$240
25	Edwin Chow (Malaysia)	$240
26	Ian Cragg (UK)	$240
27	Steven Richards (Liverpool, UK)	$240

Tournament Report

Local player wins Betfair Asian Poker Tour side-event Singaporean David Kiu, 29, won the US$150 buy-in no limit hold’em side event at the Betfair Asian Poker Tour last night (13th November). He took home US$12,940 for his first place finish and says he will be returning today for some more poker action. “I am so proud to be able to win a poker event in my home town. There were some really strong players from all over the world which makes it particularly sweet.” Three Singaporeans made the top ten in this event which attracted 278 players and had a prize pool US$41,700. Betfair’s Head of Poker Ben Fried said, “Poker is a game of skill and psychology. Players have to be able to assess their opponents and make important decisions. Clearly Singaporeans have a talent for the game.”