Henrik Tollefsen Wins APPT Macau For $143k

Henrik Tollefsen has won the 2013 Asia Poker Tour (APT) Macau Main Event, after besting a field of 193 players over five days on his way to claiming the title, and collecting the HK$981,700 (US$142,280) first place prize. With his victory in Macau, the Norweigan has now earned $536,614 from live tournament since his first cash in 2009.
The HK$25,000 (US$3,620) buy-in event attracted a good size field of amateurs and enthusiasts alike, and by the time the final table of eight had been set Henrik Tollefsen was in second place behind Canada’s Cheryl Peng. It would take two hours before the first player was then eliminated in the guise of China’s Jia Geng, who walked away with HK$129,00 (US$16,500) for his deep run in the tournament. He was subsequently joined on the rail by Australia’s Alvin Cheam in 7th, Singapore’s Feng Zhao in 6th, before Tollefsen (A-K) eliminated Cheryl Peng (A-Q) in 5th to claim his first. scalp.
Henrik Tollefsen then went on a tear eliminating USA’s Phong Nguyen in 4th and Hui Wen in 3rd to herald in the heads-up phase of the competition against USA’s John Conkright. At this stage, Tollefsen held a 2-1 chip advantage over his opponent, and eventually the defining hand was reached with both players all-in pre-flop and Conkright’s K-7 up against the pocket sixes of Tollefsen. The board then ran out 8-3-10-Q-3 to relegate Conkright to a runner-up finish worth HK$714,300 (US$92,095), while Henrik Tollefsen was crowned the 2013 APT Macau Main Event champion.
The final table results were as follows:
1st: Henrik Tollefsen (Norway) – HK$981,700
2nd: John Conkright (USA) – HK$714,300
3rd:Hui Wen (China) – HK$422,000
4th: Phong Nguyen (USA) – HK$301,000
5th: Xiao ‘Cheryl’ Peng (Canada) – HK$245,000
6th:Feng Zhao (Singapore) – HK$198,000
7th: Alvin Cheam (Australia) – HK$159,000
8th:Jia Geng (China)– HK$129,00