APPT Kick-Off – Final Day – Live Updates
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Ashley Patterson wins the APPT Manila Kickoff for PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830)
After 13.5 hours of play, UK’s Ashley Patterson captures his first live title on Asian soil to pocket a career high payout of PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830). Patterson outlasted a field of 89 Day 2 players, coming from behind at heads up.
1st prize: PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830)
Minimum payout: PHP 31,500 (~~USD 574)
Chips in play: 17,670,000
Average stack: 198,540
02:26: Jung Yonghwa eliminated in 2nd place – PHP 1,215,000 (~USD 22,150)
Level 35: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Jung Yonghwa limps in, big blind Ashley Patterson shoves, Yonghwa calls for all of his chips. Yonghwa 
, Patterson 
, the board runs 
for a pair of Kings to Patterson to eliminate Yonghwa in 2nd place.
02:20: Ashley Patterson doubles up to a big lead
Level 35: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Button Ashley Patterson goes all in holding 
, big blind Jung Yonghwa calls with 
, the board runs 
for a full house to Patterson to take the lead.
Ashley Patterson – 12,800,000 (32 bb)
Jung Yonghwa – 4,800,00 (12 bb)
02:15: JungYonghwa widens lead
Level 34: 100,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Button Jung Yonghwa limps, big blind Ashley Patterson raises to 800,000, Yonghwa three-bet shoves, Patterson folds.
Jung Yonghwa – 11,000,000
Ashley Patterson – 6,500,000
Heads up! Ashley Patterson versus Jung Yonghwa
Level 34: 100,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Heads up begins with Jung Yonghwa leading 9,900,000 (33 bb) to Ashley Patterson’s 8,670,000 (29 bb). Final two payouts are:
1st – PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830)
2nd- PHP 1,215,000 (~USD 22,150)
02:06: Roh Hyunseb eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 870,000 (~USD 15,860)
Level 33: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Small blind Jugn Yonghwa limps, big blind Roh Hyunseb shoves, Yonghwa snap-calls and shows 
. Hyunseb has 
. The board runs 
. Hyunseb is eliminated in 3rd place.
Jung Yong
Roh Hyunseb – eliminated in 3rd place
01:55: Roh Hyunseb doubles up through Patterson
Level 33: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Small blind Roh Hyunseb shoves his 7 bb stack with , big blind Ashley Patterson calls with 
. The board runs 
for a full house to Hyunseb and a happy double up.
Roh Hyunseb – 3,100,000
Ashley Patterson – 8,000,000
01:50: Jung Yonghwa doubles up through Hyunseb
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Small blind Jung Yonghwa shoves holding 
, big blind Roh Hyunseb calls with , the board runs 
. Yonghwa doubles up, Hyunseb down to 7 bb.
Jung Yonghwa – 6,400,000
Roh Hyunseb – 1,400,000
01:37: Yoshiki Miura eliminated in 4th place – PHP 670,000 (~USD 12,215)
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Yoshiki Miura shoved with 
, big blind Ashley Patterson dominated with , the board ran 
. Miura was eliminated in 4th place.
Ashley Patterson – 8,300,000
Yoshiki Miura – eliminated in 4th place
01:30: Jerson Quiras eliminated in 5th place – PHP 530,000 (~USD 9,665)
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Jerson Quiras raised to 500,000 and big blind Roh Hyunseb called. The flop ran 
, Hyunseb shoved, Jerson Quiras called for everything and opened 
mid pair, Hyunseb had open-ended. The turn and river 
granted Hyunseb both the higher pair and the straight to eliminated Quiras.
Roh Hyunseb – 5,700,000
Jerson Quiras – eliminated in 5th place
00:29: Kenzo Mendoza eliminated in 6th place – PHP 415,000 (~USD 7,565)
Level 31: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Last hand dealt for Kenzo Mendoza who called for all of his chips after Yoshiki Miura shoved from utg. Mendoza had , Miura with , the board ran 
. Mendoza was eliminated in 6th place.
Yoshiki Miura – 3,800,000
Kenzo Mendoza – eliminated in 6th place
00:03: Jerson Quiras shoves, Miura loses a mil
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Button player Jerson Quiras raises to 240,000, big blind Yoshiki Miura calls, the flop comes . Quiras c-bets 300,000, Miura check-calls. On the turn , Quiras bets 500,000, again Miura check-calls. On the river , Quiras shoves, Miura folds.
Jerson Quiras – 4,100,000
Yoshiki Miura – 900,000
23:57: Ashley Patterson calls out the bluff
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Kenzo Mendoza raises to 255,000, Ashley Patterson defends the big blind, the flop runs 
both players check. Both also check the turn . On the river , Mendoza bets 300,000, Patterson check-calls and exposes Mendoza’s bluff. Patterson wins the pot with ace-high.
Ashley Patterson – 4,500,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,700,000
23:37: Preflop war goes to Ashley Patterson
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Cutoff Jerson Quiras raises to 300,000, Ashley Patterson shoves from the button, Quiras folds.
Ashley Patterson – 2,700,000
Jerson Quiras – 2,900,000
23:35: Kenzo Mendoza adds a million to his stack
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Hijack Kenzo Mendoza raises to 250,000, Yoshiki Miura defends the big blind, the flop runs . Mendoza c-bets 200,000, Miura check-calls and does the same thing on the turn with a 440,000 check-called. On the river , both players check. Miura shows 
miss, Mendoza wins the pot with – king high.
Kenzo Mendoza – 3,600,000
Yoshiki Miura – 2,700,000
23:10: Another pot for Roh Hyunseb
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Roh Hyunseb continues to rake in the chips. On a raised pot preflop, Hyunseb c-bet 450,000 on a flop , Ashley Patterson check-folded.
Roh Hyunseb – 5,200,000
Ashley Patterson – 2,300,000
23:07: Roh Hyunseb hard-bets every street
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
From the button, Roh Hyunseb raises to 220,000, Ashley Patterson defends the big blind, the flop is 
, Hyunseb c-bets 160,000 and is called. On the turn , Hyunseb bets 550,000 and this time Patterson gives up his stake on the pot.
Roh Hyunsb – 4,800,000
Ashley Patterson – 2,500,000
22:52: Jung Yonghwa survives
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Roh Hyunseb raises to 150,000, Jung Yonghwa three-bet shoves, Hyunseb calls and is ahead against . With the board running , Jung spikes the much need Ace on the turn to survive.
Jung Yonghwa – 1,900,000
Roh Hyunseb – 4,300,000
22:49: Yoshiki Miura doubles up and more
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Hijack Roh Hyunseb raises to 180,000 button Ashley Patterson calls, small blind Yoshiki Miura three-bets all in, Hyunseb folds, Patterson makes the call. Miura shows 
and dominates Patterson’s 
. The board ran out 
.
Yoshiki Miura – 3,200,000
Ashley Patterson – 3,300,000
Roh Hyunseb – 5,200,000
22:40: Kanai Daisuke eliminated in 7th place – PHP 305,000 (~USD 5,560)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
End of the line for Kanai Daisuke who four-bet shoved from the small blind with , initial raiser Roh Hyunseb five-bet shoved with , cutoff Yoshiki Miura folded. The board ran out 
. No hits for Daisuke to bust in 7th place.
Roh Hyunseb – 5,200,000
Kanai Daisuke – eliminated in 7th place
22:36: Ashley Patterson on the rise
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
From cutoff, Ashley Patterson raises to 175,000, Kanai Daisuke defends the big blind. Both players check the flop 
to get a free turn . Patterson bets 200,000, Daisuke check-calls, the river comes . Daisuke jumps out with 500,000 bet, Patterson calls. Daisuke opens two pair, Patterson wins the pot with 
higher two pair.
Ashley Patterson – 4,800,000
Kanai Daisuke – 1,100,000
22:30: Roh Hyunseb wins the betting war
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Cutoff Kenzo Mendoza raises to 200,000, button Roh Hyunseb re-raises to 650,000, Mendoza folds.
Roh Hyunseb – 3,700,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,000,000
22:22: Ashley Patterson claims a nice pot
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Ashley Patterson calls Kanai Daisuke’s 170,000 to see the flop . Utg Daisuke c-bets 175,000, button Patterson calls, the turn comes . Daisuke checks, Patterson sends out 250,000, Daisuke folds.
Ashley Patterson – 4,000,000
Kanai Daisuke – 1,500,000
22:05: Kiril Alex Gelev eliminated in 8th place – PHP 210,000 (~USD 3,830)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
From the button, Kiril Gelev three-bet all in and was called by initial raiser Jerson Quiras. Gelev opened , Quiras with , with the board running , Gelev missed to fall in 8th place.
Jerson Quiras – 3,100,000
Kiril Alex Gelev – eliminated in 8th place
21:57: Yoshiki Miura wins the preflop war
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Yoshiki Miura raises to 130,000 from hijack, small blind Kenzo Mendoza three-bet to 305,000, Miura four-bet to 800,000, enough to get Mendoza to fold.
Yoshiki Miura – 2,200,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,900,000
21:55: Up and down for Kiril Gelev
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
From utg+1, Kiril Gelev raised to 125,000, button Kenzo Mendoza called, the flop ran . Gelev c-bet 235,000 and won it then and there.
Several hands later, Gelev was on the big blind and called small blind Ashley Patterson’s raise of 150,000 to see the flop . Patterson checked, Gelev took a stab with a 150,000 bet and was called. Both players checked the turn for a free river . Gelev fired 375,000, Patterson check-raised a solid 1,000,000, Gelev called and mucked to Patterson’s trips.
Ashley Patterson – 3,200,00
Kenzo Mendoza – 3,000,000
Kiril Gelev – 1,200,000
21:18: Valeriy Pak eliminated in 9th place – PHP 167,940 (~USD 3,060)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Small blind Roh Hyunseb raises to 100,000, big blind Valeriy Pak three-bets to 250,000, Hyunseb four-bet shoves, Pak calls for his tournament life. Pak shows and is behind Hyunseb’s . The board offers no help .
Roh Hyunseb – 2,300,000
Valeriy Pak – eliminated in 9th place
21:16: Roh Hyunseb gains some from Pak
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Valeriy Pak raises to 125,000, big blind Roh Hyunseb defends, the flop is 
. Pak c-bets 135,000, Hyunseb check-raises all in, Pak folds.
Roh Hyunseb – 1,300,000
Valeriy Pak – 1,000,000
21:10: Kenzo Mendoza hard-bets every street
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Under the gun Roh Hyunseb raises to 100,000, cutoff Yoshiki Miura calls, big blind Kenzo Mendoza three-bets to 315,000, Hyunseb and Yoshiki call. At the flop {3c][8c}, Mendoza c-bets 400,000, Hyunseb calls, Yoshiki folds. On the river , Mendoza shoves, Hyunseb folds.
Kenzo Mendoza – 3,100,000
Roh Hyunseb – 800,000
Yoshiki Miura – 1,450,000
21:00: Small pot for Valeriy Pak
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Cutoff Valeriy Pak raises to 125,000, big blind Kiril Gelev calls, the flop comes [2c}. Pak c-bets 125,000, Gelev check-calls. On the turn , Pak moves all in and this time Gelev folds.
Valeriy Pak – 1,200,000
Kiril Gelev – 2,600,000
20:55: No takers on Jerson Quiras shove
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Yoshiki Miura raises to 100,000 and finds two callers to the flop . Yoshiki c-bets 150,000, cutoff Kenzo Mendoza calls, big blind Jerson Quiras check-raises to 400,000, no takers.
Jerson Quiras – 2,300,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,100,000
Yoshiki Miura – 2,100,000
Final 9 players
Seat 1: Valeriy Pak – 915,000
Seat 2: Jerson Quiras – 1,890,000
Seat 3: Ashley Patterson – 2,430,000
Seat 4: Kiril Gelev – 2,915,000
Seat 5: Yoshiki Miura – 2,375,000
Seat 6: Jung Yonghwa – 680,000
Seat 7: Kanai Daisuke – 2,600,000
Seat 8: Kenzo Mendoza – 2,385,000
Seat 9: Roh Hyunseb – 1,495,000
20:21: Khurelbaatar Shinebi misses the final table
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
With 200,000 in the pot and a flop of , utg Kanai Daisuke bets 100,000, small blind Khurelbaatar Shinebi check-raises all in, back to Daisuke with the call. Shinebi shows mid pair, Daisuke has mid pair higher kicker, the turn and river spell the end for Shinebi.
Kanai Daisuke – 2,600,000
Khurelbaatar Shinebi – eliminated in 10th place
Final table formed.
20:19: Jonathan Jia Hao falls in 11th place
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Jung Yonghwa raises all in and Jonathan Jia Hao does the same. Jung has, Hao has , the board runs out .
Jung Yonghwa – 650,000
Jonathan Jia Hao – eliminated in 11th place
20:17: Kiril Gelev pulling away
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Three players in on a flop , under the gun Kiril Gelev bets 105,000, hijack Khurelbaatar Shinebi and small blind Valeriy Pak call. On the turn , Gelev fires a large 400,000, only Shinebi continues to the river . Gelev bets 400,000 again, Shinebi moves all in, Gelev calls and shows full house to beat Shinebi’s flush.
Kiril Gelev – 2,900,000
Khurelbaatar Shinebi – 550,000
Valeriy Pak – 700,000
20:11: Jerson Quiras gets the max boost
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Hijack Li Oleg raises to 100,000, button Jerson Quiras and big blind call. At the flop 
, Li announces all in, Quiras joins in, and bb folds. Li has , Quiras with top pair. The turn and river 5h} keep Quiras ahead.
Li is down to <1 bb and shoves with , Ashley Patterson denies him the double up with spiking the river for a victorious set on a board .
Jerson Quiras – 1,700,000
Ashley Patterson – 2,200,000
Li Oleg – eliminated
20:04: Kenzo Mendoza
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
The pot swelled to 360,000 with two players staring down a board . Big blind Jerson Quiras bets 100,000, Kenzo Mendoza raises to 250,000, Quiras calls then mucks to Mendoza’s top pair.
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,700,000
Jerson Quiras – 800,000
20:00: Valeriy Pak shoves and wins the pot
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Four players in on a flop with 360,000 in the pot. Big blind Kiril Gelev checks, utg Khurelbaatar Shinebi bets 45,000, cutoff Yoshiki Miura folds, button Valeriy Pak shoves. No takers to win the pot.
Valeriy Pak – 1,100,000
Khurelbaatar Shinebi – 1,800,000
Yoshiki Miura – 2,500,000
Kiril Gelev – 1,200,000
19:51: Li Oleg doubles through Mendoza
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Cutoff Kenzo Mendoza raises to 90,000 then calls big blind Li Oleg’s three-bet shove. Mendoza has , Li with . The board runs for ace-high kicker to win.
Li Oleg – 800,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,100,000
19:45: 12 players remaining
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
19:23: Kiril Gelev shoves, Pak folds
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Kiril Gelev and Valeriy Pak build a 500,000 pot preflop then see the cards run 
. Gelev shoves his big stack, Pak check-folds.
Kiril Gelev – 1,400,000
Valeriy Pak – 900,000
19:18: Valeriy Pak has the nut flush to rail Mondalo
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
On a board that completed , a 600,000 pot was swimming in the middle. Lojack Bonifacio Mondalo was all in with flush but was still no good against Valeriy Pak’s nut flush.
Valeriy Pak – 1,400,000
Bonifacio Mondalo – eliminated in 15th place
19:16: Euryd Rivera dominates to double up
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Utg+1 raises to 65,000, cutoff calls, button Euryd Rivera three-bet shoves, small blind Jonathan Jia Hao joins with a shove, initial raiser and cutoff both fold. Rivera’s dominates and holds against Hao’s on a board .
Euryd Rivera – 500,000
Jonathan Jia Hao – 150,000
18:26: Kenzo Mendoza rails Xu Qiang
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Xu Qiang moves all in with , big blind Kenzo Mendoza calls with . The board runs , ace-high holds to clean out Xu
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,500,000
Xu Qiang – eliminated 22nd
18:20: More chips for Ashley Patterson
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Button Roh Hyunseb raises to 60,000 then calls small blind Ashley Patterson’s three-bet to 110,000. At the flop , Hyunseb bets 105,000, Patterson check-raises to 500,000, Hyunseb folds.
Ashley Patterson – 2,100,000
Roh Hyunseb – 700,000
18:17: Ashley Patterson cracks aces
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Preflop action leads to a 250,000 pot and a flop of . Betting leads to both playerys all in. Valeriy Pak has and is behind Ashley Patterson’s set. The turn and river are no help to Pak for a double up to Patterson.
Ashley Patterson – 1,900,000
Valeriy Pak – 400,000
18:13: 22 players remaining
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
18:10: Khurelbaatar Shinebi shoves for the pot
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Lojack player opens for 45,000, the blinds call, all three see the flop . Small blind Kiril Gelev leads out 20,000, big blind Khurelbaatar Shinebi raises to 85,000, lojack folds, Gelev calls. On the turn , Shinebi bets 80,000, Gelev check-calls. On the river , Shinebi shoves, Gelev folds.
Khurelbaatar Shinebi – 1,500,000
Kiril Gelev – 580,000
18:03: Kenzo Mendoza triple barrels
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
From utg+1, Kenzo Mendoza raises to 55,000, button James Moriles calls. The board completes , Mendoza bets on every street 40,000, 105,000, and 225,000. Moriles folds on the river.
Kenzo Mendoza – 2,000,000
James Moriles – 380,000
17:55: Jonathan Jia Hao wins the flip
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Utg+1 raise to 50,000, lojack Jonathan Jia Hao three-bets all in, small blind Max Menzel four-bets all in, initial raiser folds. Hao opens and needs to dodge Menzel’s overcards. With the board running Hao’s pocket pair holds to double up.
Jonathan Jia Hao – 570,000
Max Menzel – 500,000
17:42: Ashley Patterson outdraws Mendoza
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Another all in preflop with Kenzo Mendoza calling Ashley Patterson’s three-bet shove. Mendoza , Patterson , an eight finds the flop and holds to the end for a double up to Patterson.
Ashley Patterson – 730,000
Kenzo Mendoza – 1,600,000
17:36: Jimmy Suico doubles up through Moriles
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Jimmy Suico raises to 100,000, James Moriles three-bets to 200,000, back to Suico with a four-bet shove, Moriles makes the call and shows . Suico is ahead with . The board runs , Moriles misses for a double up to Suico.
Jimmy Suico – 500,000
James Moriles – 600,000
17:33: Kiril Gelev shoves on Mondalo
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 50,000 then calls small blind Kiril Gelev’s 160,000 three-bet. When the flop lands , Gelev shoves ,Mondalo folds.
Kiril Gelev – 750,000
Bonifacio Mondalo – 1,200,000
17:31: Kanai Daisuke bad beats Peres
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Bell John Perez opened then called small blind Kanai Daisuke’s three-bet shove. Perez was ahead to Daisuke’s . When the board ran out , Daisuke landed both his outs to survive and double up.
Kanai Daisuke – 800,000
Bell John Perez – 80,000
17:20: 28 players remaining
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
16:51: Valeriy Pak earns for top pair
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Cutoff Valeriy Pak raises to 37,000, Jerson Quiras defends the big blind, the flop comes {%s}. Both players check, the turn is , Pak bets 35,000, Quiras check-calls. On the river , Pak bets 55,000, Quiras calls again then mucks to Pak’s top pair.
Valeriy Pak – 1,400,000
Jerson Quiras – 250,000
16:36: Xu Qiang improves to quads, rails one
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Button player Park Sangyong shoves with then runs into big blind Xi Qiang’s . The board favors Qiang as it runs for quads.
Xu Qiang – 580,000
Park Sangyong – eliminated
16:35: 37 players remaining
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
16:26: Yoshiki Miura rails Gomez
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Two players face a flop and a big pot of 360,000 generated. Both go all in, Yoshiki Miura with set, Raymundo Gomez behind 
, the turn and river are no help to Gomez to bust out.
Yoshiki Miura – 1,100,000
Raymundo Gomez – eliminated
16:17: Johnson Tan doubles up, Jinlong Hu down to 3.5 bb
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Johnson Tan shoves with , big blind Jinlong Hu calls with , the board runs for a double up to Tan.
Johnson Tan – 170,000
Jinlong Hu – 40,000
16:14: Jinlong Hu drops to 5 bb, Moriles doubles up
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Heavy preflop betting leads to Jinlong Hu flipping with against James Moriles’ . The board offers no help to Hu running .
James Moriles – 1,000,000
Jinlong Hu – 60,000
16:03: Max Menzel chips up with two pair
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
From cutoff Max Menzel raises to 24,000 and finds two callers in the blinds to the flop . Everyone checks, the turn comes , small blind Batnyam Zayabaatar bets 26,000, big blind folds, Menzel calls to bring the river . Batynam switches up and checks, Menzel sends out 65,000, Batynam calls then mucks to Menzel’s two pair.
Max Menzel – 550,000
Batynam Zayabaatar – 400,000
15:56: Yoshiki Miura wins the three-way
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Three way shove preflop kicked off by cutoff Yoshiki Miura with , joined by small blind Le Ngoc Khanh with , and big blind Kim Dong Il with . Lucky runout for Yoshiki as the board landed 8h} for a full house.
Yoshiki Miura – 610,000
Le Ngoc Khanh – 270,000
Kim Dong Il – eliminated
15:50: 47 players remaining
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
15:45: Kiril Gelev versus Bonifacio Mondalo
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
From cutoff, Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 23,000, Kiril Gelev defends the big blind, the flop runs . Mondalo c-bets 25,000, Gelev check-calls. Both players check the turn. The river sees Gelev lead out 90,000, Mondalo calls. Gelev claims the pot with trips beating Mondalo’s .
Kiril Gelev – 700,000
Bonifacio Mondalo – 1,000,000
15:35: Valeriy Pak rails Erquiaga
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
End of the road for David Erquiaga who risks it all with but fails to improve against Valeriy Pak‘s with the board running .
Valeriy Pak – 1.400,000
David Erquiaga – eliminated
15:32: Florencio Campomanes gets the boost
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Action folds to small blind Florencio Campomanes who shoves his 8 bb stack, big blind Park Chulwoo calls. Campomanes is ahead , Park has live cards . The board runs for a double up to Campomanes.
Florencio Campomanes – 180,000
Park Chulwoo – 360,000
15:29: Jinlong Hu doubles up through Moriles
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Jinlong Hu and James Moriles build a pot of 68,000 by the turn board . Big blind Hu bets 25,000, lojack Moriles calls, the river is . Hu goes all in, Moriles calls and shows for ace-high, Hu doubles up with trips.
Jinlong Hu – 260,000
James Moriles – 400,000
15:26: Another pot for Mondalo
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Under the gun Li Oleg raises to 28,000 then calls Bonifacio Mondalo’s 85,000 three-bet. The flop comes . Li checks, Mondalo bets 75,000, Li folds.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 1,300,000
Li Oleg – 920,000
15:21: Bonifacio Mondalo rails Kang Yunku
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Hijack opens for 22,000, blinds call, flop comes and all check. The turn induces action with small blind Bonifacio Mondalo betting 35,000, big blind Kang Yunku shoving, hijack gets out of the way. Mondalo has , Kang , the river secures the win for Mondalo to eliminate Kang.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 1,200,000
Kang Yunku – eliminated
15:16: Kim Dong Il lands two outer to crack cowboys
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Kim Dong Il opens from utg, small blind Sung Moo Suk three-bet shoves, Kim calls and shows . Sung is ahead with . The board runs , Kim lands the two-outer to double up.
Kim Dong Il – 300,000
Sung Moo Suk – 400,000
15:14: Jonathan Jia Hao scores a big one against Angeles
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
A pot of 140,000 brewed and the flop landed . Under the gun Rommel Angeles and cutoff Jonathan Jia Hao check, and do the same on the turn for a free river . Angeles checked again, Hao bet 50,000, Angeles called then mucked to Hao’s .
Jonathan Jia Hao – 300,000
Rommel Angeles – 240,000
15:00: 58 players remaining
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
14:59: Valeriy Pak reaches a mil
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Valeriy Pak continues to drag in pots to send his stack over a million. On his most recent win, a pot of 60,000 was in the middle and a flop . From the small blind Pak overbet 100,000, big blind called for everything and showed overpair. Pak had draw. The turn granted the flus, and with the river , Vyas went bust and Pak climbed over a mil.
Valeriy Pak – 1,050,000
Vyas Mahek Jagrut – eliminated
14:57: Valeriy Pak’s aggressive bets wins the pot
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Two players face a flop with 110,000 already brewed. Big blind Valeriy Pak bets 46,000, button Prolan Fandialan calls, the turn comes . Pak fires 86,000, this time Prolan gives up his stake on the pot.
Valeriy Pak – 920,000
Prolan Fandialan – 220,000
14:43: Vyas Mahek Jagrut with quads
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Action folds to button player Valeriy Pak who raises to 20,000, short stacked small blind Vyas Mahek Jagrut three-bets all in, Pak calls and shows . Vyas way ahead with . Vyas further improves to quads on a board to double up.
Vyas Mahek Jagrut – 170,000
Valeriy Pak – 860,000
14:31: Kenzo Mendoza rails Jones
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
All in preflop, Kenzo Mendoza with dominates William Jones . The board runs , both improve to a set. Mendoza is higher to eliminated Jones.
Kenzo Mendoza – 750,000
William Jones – eliminated
14:20: Rommel Angeles loses another pot
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Shortly after paying a double up to Kiril Gelev, Rommel Angeles loses some to the aggressive Li Oleg. The hand opens with small blind Li raising to 20,000 and Angeles defending the big blind. Both players then check the flop . On the turn , Li bets 32,000 and is called. On the river , Li fires a larger 83,000, Angeles folds. Li shows semi bluff with king-high.
Li Oleg – 800,000
Rommel Angeles – 480,000
14:10: Kiril Gelev doubles through Angeles
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Rommel Angeles is no longer the overwhelming chip leader having just paid a double up to Kiril Gelev. Heavy action preflop led to a 120,000 pot and Angeles raise-shoving on a flop . Gelev called and showed which was way ahead of Angeles’ . The turn and river secured the win for Gelev.
Kiril Gelev – 550,000
Rommel Angeles – 500,000
14:02: Kadono Shotaro sends Almusajin plunging
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Kiril Gelev opens for 12,000, Kadono Shotaro three-bets to 35,000, button Mark Almusajin four-bet shoves and is able to push out Gelev while Shotaro calls. Almusajin has , Shotaro , the board runs . Shotaro spikes the ace to send Almusajin down to crumbs.
Kadono Shotaro – 280,000
Kiril Gelev – 280,000
Mark Almusajin – 2,000 – busts on the next hand
13:51: Kiril Gelev finishes off Dela Cruz
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Hijack Mark Almusajin opens for 14,000, small blind Kiril Gelev three-bets to 53,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz all in for his last 4 bb, Almusajin folds. Dela Cruz has and is dominated by Gelev’s . The board runs , Cruz is eliminated.
Kiril Gelev – 260,000
Mark Almusajin – 240,000
Edwin Dela Cruz – eliminated
13:45: Valeriy Pak rising
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
On a board and 110,000 in the pot, hijack Valeriy Pak shoves, button Jeong Soooh folds.
Valeriy Pak – 710,000
Jeong Soooh – 190,000
13:41: Xu Qiang rivers Tollefsen
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Henrik Tollefsen four-bet shoves with and is called by Xu Qiang with . The board looked good for Tollefsen until the river to send the Norwegian pro packing early.
Xu Qiang – 600,000
Henrik Tollefsen – eliminated
13:37: Li Oleg with multiple barrels to claim the pot
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Li Oleg is the first player to charge upwards and be close to par with the leader Rommel Angeles. On the flip side, Edwin Dela Cruz plunges to 5 bb. Action opens from under the gun, Li raises to 16,000 and finds two callers to the flop . Li c-bets 30,000 and is called by both players. On the turn , Li sends out 63,000, button Kiril Gelev folds, small blind Dela Cruz check-calls. On the river , Li fires 140,000, Dela Cruz check-calls for the third time then mucks to Li’s nut flush on the river.
Li Oleg – 720,000
Edwin Dela Cruz – 40,000
Kiril Gelev – 200,000
13:30: Kadono Shotaro’s pair holds against overcards
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Kadono Shotaro shoves with and is called by Mark Almusajin with . Shotaro avoids the overcards on a board for a double up.
Kadono Shotaro – 150,000
Mark Almusajin – 170,000
13:26: Rommel Angeles muscles Gelev
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
From under the gun, Kiril Alex Gelev limps then calls small blind Rommel Angeles‘ 20,000 raise. At the flop , Gelev bets 12,000, Angeles check-raises to 45,000, Gelev folds.
Rommel Angeles – 780,000
Kiril Alex Gelev – 260,000
13:21: Batnyam Zayabaatar banks a three-way
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Three way all in with Yuan Xin first to shove , is joined by cutoff David Erquiaga , and button Batnyam Zayabaatar . With the board running , Xin busts, Zayabaatar wins the main and side pot.
Batynam Zayabaatar – 120,000
David Erquiaga – 340,000
Yuan Xin – eliminated
13:11: James Moriles versus Jinlong Hu
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Lojack Jinlong Hu raises to 12,000, butto James Moriles three-bets to 27,000, Hu calls. At the flop , Moriles c-bets 11,000, Hu check-raises to 35,000, Moriles flats. On the turn , check again by Hu, Moriles fires 70,000, Hu folds.
James Moriles – 570,000
Jinlong Hu – 170,000
13:03: Chua Woo Hian quickly doubles up
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Entering with just 8 bb, Chua Woo Hian quickly got it all in with and was given a sweat by Yang Owen with . The board ran out for a double up to Chua.
Chua Woo Hian – 92,000
Yang Owen – 95,000
The final day of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Kick-Off is underway at Okada Manila. 89 players have returned for shot at the first big title of the festival and the handsome PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830) first prize. Track the action from start to finish right here via the live updates.
The APPT Kick-Off attracted 589 runners over three entry flights for a prize pool of PHP 10,283,940 (~USD 187,500). Entering with the largest stack is Filipino Rommel Angeles with a massive 720,000 stack which is equivalent to 144 bb. Angeles is far ahead of the pack as the closest challenger is 50 bb behind, James Moriles with 94 bb.
Buy in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 365)
Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 55,000)
Entries: 589
Prize pool: PHP 10,283,940 (~USD 187,500)
ITM: 89 players
1st prize: PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,830)
Minimum payout: PHP 31,500 (~~USD 574)
Final Day
Level intervals: 40 minutes
Final day blinds: 2000-5000 ante 5000 start
Day 1 results
Day 1A: 183 (148 unique, 35 re-entry) / 28 advanced
Day 1B: 226 entries / 34 advanced
Day 1C: 180 entries / 27 advanced
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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