APPT Manila: Newly Crowned Aldous Formanes Bags Big At APPT Main Event Day 1A

The 15th Annual Asia Pacific Poker Tour continues to see a surge of poker players eager to experience the newly revamped event. Not only are bigger guarantees on the table, for the first time, the games are being held at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada,

This breath-taking venue with its gorgeous domed skylight is renowned as the grandest venue space in Southeast Asia and for this event, it has been designed by PokerStars to be a one-stop-shop for every player’s needs.

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On the ninth day, the flagship tournament ignited the festivities. Adding to the excitement, the APPT Manila Main Event featured a PHP 55 Million (~USD 941,800) guarantee, the largest in the premier tour’s history.

2024 APPT MANILA – APPT MAIN EVENT

Among the attendees was newly crowned PokerStars Special Freeroll Event champion, Aldous Formanes who outlasted a field of 220 entries to clinch his first PS spadie. Included in his winnings was PHP 52,000 plus a coveted seat in the Main Event.

“This is a very big tournament for me, I only got the ticket from the Freeroll tournament, so until today I am on a freeroll. As a micro-stakes poker, my mindset was to play to bag the ITM. But, along the way, I felt that I got the edge on my early games, I adjusted my strategy, and played the way I am used to, play more aggressive, not to just get the ITM but to win.”

Riding high on his recent success, Formanes maintained his winning momentum. In the last two levels of regulation play, he knocked out multiple players, amassing a towering stack by bagging time. He has now set the bar very high for the upcoming flights.

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Other notables also powering through were APPT Main Event champions Florencio Campomanes (2019), and Victorino Torres. For the former Campomanes, he was fresh from a victory at the featured APPT Open while Torres reached the final table at the NLH. Defending champion Yuanning Wu was also seen however failed to find a bag while Lai Xin Hua is in the premises having already placed 4th at the PokerStars Red Dragon.

Day 1A ended with 42 players out of the 243 entries advancing to Day 2. The survivors will have a few days off before returning to the felt on August 4, 2024 at 12pm. While they wait, two more flights follow.

Day 1A – Top 10 In Chips

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Aldous Formanes	Philippines	670,000	168
2	Matthew Holley		502,000	126
3	Nichols Manalo	Philippines	469,000	117
4	Park Seonghun	Korea	400,000	100
5	Daniel Benor	Israel	389,000	97
6	Florencio Campomanes	Philippines	270,000	68
7	Ashley Patterson	UK	270,000	68
8	Michael De Leon	Philippines	265,000	66
9	Jussi Rintalahti	Finland	253,000	63
10	Christopher Mateo	Philippines	196,000	49

APPT Main Event – Numbers

Dates: August 1-5, 2024
Buy in: PHP 80,000 (~USD 1,360)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~USD 936,530)

Flight A: 243 entries / 42 survivors
Flight B: Friday, August 2
Flight C: Saturday, August 3
Day 2: Sunday, August 4
Final Day: Monday, August 5

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