APPT Manila, The Hyatt Hotel, Manila, $2,080 No-limit Hold'em, 13th - 16th November 2008

Entrants: 285

Buy-in: $2,080

1. Van Marcus, Australia, $162,856
2. Noh Tae Jun, Korea, $103,142
3. Hyoung Jin Name, Korea, $54,285
4. Michael Chang, Korea, $37,999
5. Ramil Tandoc, Philippines, $29,314
6. Lee Nelson, New Zealand, $21,714
7. Manish Sansi, Hong Kong, $16,285
8. Benjie Lim, Philippines, $12,485
9. Ranier Aquino, Philippines, $9,228



Australian young gun Van Marcus has triumphed at the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila tournament in spectacular fashion after a gruelling 16 hours of final table play – the longest final table in APPT history.