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Reigning 2014 Asia Player of the Year in Action
The 2014 Asia Player of the Year (APOY), Taiwanese poker pro Pete Chen, is in action today. The 26-year-old, who was awarded a one-year sponsorship to PokerStars Asia special events, took POY honors after amassing 5,691 points – second most for a APOY recipient. He also set a record for the largest margin of victory, coming in 1,714 points ahead of runner-up Ka Cheong Wong (3,977 points).
Chen made seven final tables last season and notched one win back in August when he took down the HK$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack at the Macau Poker Cup 21 (MPC). All told, Chen won HK$1,383,511 (USD $178,411) during the season, moving him into 14th on the APOY all-time money list. Of course Chen is hoping to add an Aussie Millions title to his list of successes.
In a recent hand, action folded to Chen on the button and he raised to 300. David Gregory pushed back with a three-bet to 800 from the small blind, the player in the big folded, and Chen called to see a flop of 
, which both players checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Gregory bet 1,000 and Chen called. The 
river saw Gregory bet 1,650, and this time it did the trick as Chen opted to lay down his hand.