APPT Manila Kick-Off – Live Updates – Day 1B and Day 1C
Buy in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 365)
Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 55,000)
Starting stack: 30,000
Level intervals: 30 minutes
Reg close: 6:20pm
Bagging time: ITM of 15% of the field
Day 1A: 183 (148 unique, 35 re-entry) / 28 advanced
Day 1B: 226 entries / 34 advanced
Day 1C: 180 entries / 27 advanced
APPT Kick-Off Day 1C closes with Rommel Angeles bagging a massive 720,000 stack
The final entry flight of APPT Manila Kick-Off also drew a sizable field with 180 hitting the felt and 27 players advancing to the next round. The fast paced turbo edition was an easy haul for decorated local player Rommel Angeles who bagged up an astounding 720,000 stack. This was well beyond the previous flight front runners to seize the top spot entering Day 2. To get Angeles there, just before the bubble round he banked a double knockout with 
dusting 
and 
.
APPT Kick-Off Day 1B closes with Euryd Rivera as chip leader; 34 players advance
Day 1B of APPT Manila’s Kick-Off event wrapped up with the 226 entry field down to 34 ITM players led by Filipino cash game player Euryd Rivera with 418,000 (52 bb).
Day 1B – Live Updates
Entries: 226
Chips in play: 6,780,000
End of day: 34 players (ITM)
22:33: Bubble round: Duhan Lee bubbles
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Several hands prior to the bubble round, Duhan Lee lost a majority of his stack to Euryd Rivera to drop to 10,000. During the bubble round he proceeded to lose the rest of it to Rivera who shoved with 
. Big blind Lee turned over 
. When the flop ran 
there was hope for a double with an open ended but it fizzled out on the turn 
and river 
.
Euryd Rivera – 418,000
22:28: Bubble round: Liao Po Hsun doubles up
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
35 players remaining, it is bubble time. First all in call during the bubble round is Edwin Dela Cruz putting Liao Po Hsun 
at risk. With the board running 
, Liao survives for a double up.
22:15: Edwin Dela Cruz gets lucky
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Action folds to the small blind who raises to 30,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet jams, small blind calls and is ahead against Dela Cruz’s 
. With the board felting 
, Dela Cruz improves to two pair to win the pot and send one out.
Edwin Dela Cruz – 350,000
22:03: Chulwoo Park vs Valeriy Park
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
By the turn 
[3d}, a huge pot of 160,000 was already in the middle, lojack Chulwoo Park bet 100,000, button Valeriy Pak tank-folded.
Chulwoo Park – 300,000
Valeriy Pak – 330,000
22:00: Tom Lamb spikes two-outer
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Action opens with utg limping in, lojack raises to 21,000, hijack Tom Lamb three-bet jams, utg folds, lojack calls and shows 
. Lamb is behind with 
however with the board running 
, Lamb spikes the two-outer to skyrocket while lojack’s rockets plunge.
Tom Lamb – 270,000
21:45: Cooler sends Yoshiki Maru soaring
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Heavy betting preflop leads to two players all in, Yoshiki Maru is way ahead with 
against a player with 
. The board runs ten-high for a double up to Yoshiki.
Yoshiki Maru – 250,000
21:30: Park Chulwoo avoids the rail with lucky river
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Under the gun Park Chulwoo raises to 11,000 and is called by the blinds. The flop is 
, Park c-bets 20,000, blinds both check-call. On the turn , Park shoves, small blind folds, big blind Rodrigo Medina calls. Park has and is far behind Medina’s set. To everyone’s shock, the river comes for a higher set to Park and a double up.
Park Chulwoo – 200,000
Rodrigo Medina – 240,000
21:25: Duhan Lee doubles up with cowboys
Level 16: 2000-5000 ante 5000
Duhan Lee three-bet jams with and finds one caller with . The board runs 
for kings to stand firm.
Duhan Lee – 110,000
19:35: Li Oleg with the higher flush against Tech
Level 13: 1000-2500 ante 25000
Li Oleg and John Tech vie for a pot of 36,000 with a board that completed to 
. Big blind Tech check-raised from 18,000 to make it 62,000 to go, lojack Oleg three-bet shoved. Tech called and showed 
flush. Oleg had the better flush 
.
Li Oleg – 260,000
John Tech – 35,000
18:30: Day 1B registration closes at 226 entries
Level 11: 1000-1500 ante 1500
That’s it! Day 1B registration closed with 226 entries. The total entries is 406 with one more flight to go. The remaining players of Day 1B now race for a spot in Day 2 which also guarantees a piece of the bloated pot. 34 players will advance in this flight.
18:13: John Niko Costiniano pushes for the pot
Level 10: 600-1200 ante 1200
On a flop 
and 16,000 in the middle, small blind Lloyd Locsin bets 6500 and John Niko Costiniano calls. On the turn , Locsin sends out 11,900, this time Costiniano responds with a shove, Locsin opts to fold.
John Niko Costiniano – 60,000
Lloyd Locsin – 55,000
18:03: John Philip Baider doubles up
Level 10: 600-1200 ante 1200
All in preflop, John Philip Baider with 
dominates . With the board running 
, it’s a double up for Baider to 21,000.
17:55: Lucky river for Hoshi Yuya
Level 10: 600-1200 ante 1200
On a turn board with 29,000 in the pot, big blind Pangsrivinji Matupho and Hoshi Yuya are all in. Pangsrivinji dominates with , Yuya with , the river comes for a lucky pair to Yuya to survive and double up.
Hoshi Yuya – 70,000
Pangsrivinji Matupho – 30,000
17:20: Hoshi Yuya doubles through Almusajin
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
All in preflop, Mark Almusajin , Hoshi Yuya [10c}, the board runs 
. No hits for either, Yuya doubles up.
Hoshi Yuya – 32,000
Mark Almusajin – 75,000
17:33: Set for the win for David Erquiaga
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Four players in on a raised pot preflop, the cards come . David Erquiaga bets 10,000 then faces a shove, two players fold, Erquiaga calls and is ahead 
set against flush draw. The turn grants the flush but the river 
bounces the best spread back to Erquiaga to send one packing.
David Erquiaga – 320,000
17:25: Down and up for Hongo Kanata
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Back to back hands for Hongo Kanata. The first sees a flop 
and 7800 in the pot, utg Moo Suk bets 4500, big blind Hongo Kanata check-raises to 13,000, Suk calls. More bets land on the turn with Hongo betting 8000 then calling Suk’s raise to 16,000. On the river , Hongo bets 26,000, Suk calls, Hongo has 
and loses to Suk’s flush.
The next hand, Hongo recovers some chips by railing a player. Hongo’s 
improves to a full house on a board to oust [8c} trips.
Hongo Kanata – 50,000
Moo Suk – 110,000
17:17: 211 entries
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
211 entries so far for Day 1B with two levels of late reg yet to complete. Closing in one hour.
17:15: Mark Almusajin with higher pair chips up to 100 bb
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Mark Almusajin raises frum utg to 2500, hijack three-bets to 5000, big blind calls and Almusajin joins for a three-way to the flop . All check, the turn comes . Big blind leads out 10,000, Almusajin calls, hijack folds, river is . Both players opt to check. Big blind has , Almusajin claims the pot with higher pair.
Mark Almusajin – 100,000
17:06: Hanna Azimai with a strong check-raise
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Two players boost the pot to 19,000 and see the cards fan out 
. Small blind Hanna Azimai check-raises all in, big blind Kubota Takuya tank-folds, giving up the pot and 10,000 bet.
Hanna Azimai – 60,000
Kubota Takuya – 32,000
17:02: Iso Takuma dominates to send one packing
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Under the gun shoves, cutoff Iso Takuma calls and dominates over . The board runs out . Takuma ships it and sends one packing.
Iso Takuma – 270,000
16:55: 206 entries
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Day 1B has breached 200 with 206 entries confirmed.
16:39: Ko Taekbeom wins the flip to boot one
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Ko Taekbeom calls a player’s preflop shove with . At risk player has . The board runs [4c}
for a higher pair spiked by Ko.
Ko Taekbeom – 170,000
16:33: Pangsrivinji Matupho chips up
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
On a turn board and 16,000 in the pot, big blind Pangsrivinji Matupho bets half pot and is called. On the river , Pangsrivinji bet a larger 14,000 and is called once more. Pangsrivinji shows straight.
Pangsrivinji Matupho – 65,000
16:29: Roque Lima boots one
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
All in preflop by a cutoff short stack with , big blnd Roque Lima calls with . Already ahead, Lima improves further when both his cards pair up to score a knockout.
Roque Lima – 40,000
16:22: John Clyde Tan jams the river
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
On a flop with 8000 in the middle, John Clyde Tan bets 3000 then calls a raise to 6000. The turn is checked, Tan shoves on the river, no challenge to win the pot.
John Clyde Tan – 37,000
16:20: 194 entries
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Day 1B has officially surpassed Day 1A’s 183 entries with 194 up on the screens. There is still four levels of late reg to complete, closing at 6:20 pm.
16:16: Michael Concepcion turns the flush
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
With 15,000 in the pot and a flop , big blind goes all in with and lojack Michael Concepcion calls with draw. The turn grants the flush, and with the river , Concepcion eliminates a player.
Michael Concepcion – 45,000
16:09: Chierro De Leon with the better spread
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
All in on the river 
and 50,000 in the pot, Edilberto Gopez has a strong set but still pays Chierro De Leon’s straigbt.
16:06: More aces show up, Danilo Ola triples up
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Preflop action opens with a cutofff 2000 raise, small blind Danilo Ola three bets all in, big blind and cutoff call. The callers check down the board . Ola opens and scores a triple.
Danilo Ola – 30,000
16:00: Cooler boosts Louis Bilodeau
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Louis Bilodeau wakes up wih and eliminates a player with . All in preflop, the board runs out .
Louis Bilodeau – 47,000
15:55: Robin Gomes sweeps the three-way
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Three way shove, utg Robin Gomes , hijack , small blind . The board runs , Gomes sweeps.
Robin Gomes – 80,000
15:51: Trips for Kang Byeong Hoon
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
On a board and 30,000 in the pot, small blind bets 17,000, hijack Kang Byeong Hoon calls. Sb has two pair, Kang wins it with trips.
Kang Byeong Hoon – 70,000
15:45: 170 entries
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
More entries at the previous level to bring the tally to 170. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10 which is at 6:20pm.
15:40: Ching Li Lok rails back to starting stack
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Hijack Chin Li Lok stares down a flop with 4000 in the pot and bets 1800, big blind player check-raises all in. Ching calls and has open-ended , big blind with two pair. The turn grants Ching the straight, and with on the river, Ching ships and boots one.
Ching Li Lok – 30,000
15:32: Lloyd Locsin bets to win it
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
On a board and 12,000 in the pot, no bets land for a free river card . Lloyd Locsin leads out 1600 and wins the pot.
Lloyd Locsin – 55,000
15:27: Jonathan Sia Hao outdraws
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Hijack Jonathan Sia Hao limps, cutoff limps, small blind shoves, Sia three-bet shoves, cutoff folds for a heads up battle. Hao has , sb with , the board grants the Ace on the flop and holds to the end.
Johnathan Sia Hao – 70,000
15:20: Nuestro June Brix puts on the muscle and wins
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
With 7000 in the pot and a board , blinds check to button who bets 5,000, small blind calls, big blind Nuestro June Brix answer with a raise to 9500, button folds, small blind calls, the river comes . Again sb checks, Nuestro jams, no call to drag in the pot.
Nuestro June Brix – 50,000
15:11: Ko Taekbeom busts one on a cooler
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
All in preflop, big blind with , cutoff Ko Taekbeom with . The board runs out for Ko to improve further and ship it.
Ko Taekbeom – 140,000
15:10: 148 entries
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Blinds are rising fast as players enter Level 5. Another 19 entered for 148 entries flashing on the screens. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10 which is at 6:20pm.
15:05: Takagi Sakae wins the betting war
Level 4: 200-500 ante 500
Takagi Sakae raises to 1500, hijack three-bets to 4500, Takagi four-bets to 12,000 which is good enough to claim the pot.
Takagi Sakae – 40,000
14:57: Kimura Masafumi boots with Aces
Level 4: 200-500 ante 500
Kimura Masafumi raises to 12,000 from utg and is called by the small blind, both see a flop [2c}. Kimura c-bets all in, sb check-calls. Kimura is ahead over . No change on the turn and river for Kimura to ship it and boot out a player.
Kimura Masafumi – 65,000
14:45: Chen Kang wins big without a showdown
Level 4: 200-500 ante 500
By the river board with 36,000 in the pot, Chen Kang goes all in and Petrov Vladimir folds.
Chen Kang – 55,000
Petrov Vladimir – 48,000
14:40: 129 entries
Level 4: 200-500 ante 500
129 entries at the start of Level 4. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10 which is at 6:20pm.
14:39: Ting Yen Huang plays Aces with caution
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Cutoff Ching Li Lok raises to 1000, button calls, big blind Ting Yen Huang three-bets to 4500, Ching calls and button call for a three-way to the flop . All check, the turn is . Ching sends out a 7700 that finds both opponents calling. On the river , all three go back to checking. Huang shows and wins the pot.
Ting Yen Huang – 52,000
Ching Li Lok – 14,000
Button – 19,000
14:34: Tom Lamb rails David Boyd
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Heavy action preflop starts with lojack raising to 1000, hijack Tom Lamb three-bets to 3600, small blind David Boyd four-bet jams, back to lojack who folds while Lamb makes the call. Lamb has , Boyd , the board runs , Lamb ships it as Boyd busts.
Tom Lamb – 47,000
David Boyd – eliminated
14:30: Ko Taekbeom’s ladies set up the bust
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Two players stare down at premium hands then build a 10,000 pot then sees a flop . Button player bets 3800, small blind Ko Taekbeom check-raises to 15,000, is answered with a three-bet shove, snap-call by Ko who opens set. Button has top pair. The turn and river seals the big win and the takedown for Ko.
Ko Taekbeom – 100,000
14:24: Kubota triple barrels
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Under the gun raises to 1200, lojack Kubota Takuya three-bets to 2500, utg calls, the flop is . Kubota c-bets 3,500 and is check-called. On the turn, Kubota sends out 10,000, this time utg check-folds.
Kubota Takuya – 38,000
14:18: Moses Saquing goes aggro
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
On a board and 4,000 in the pot, big blind Moses Saquing check-raises from 2800 to 8000, cutoff Ching Li Lok calls. On the river , Saquing sends out 20,000, well covering Ching’s stack,who then folds.
Moses Saquing – 45,000
Ching Li Lok – 17,000
14:14: Hanna Azimai shoves for the pot
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
By the turn , two players are battling for the 16,000 pot. Big blind Ryuhei Nakagawa bets 8,000, cutoff Hanna Azimai shoves, Nakagawa folds.
Hanna Azimai – 47,000
Ryuhei Nakagawa – 15,000
14:05: 100 entries
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Players are pouring in with 100 entries now flashing on the screens. With this pace, it should easily surpass the Day 1A tally of 183 entries. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10 which is at 6:20pm.
13:00: 34 players kick off Day 1B
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Day 1B of APPT Kick-Off is underway with 34 players at the tables by the starting buzzer. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10 which is at 6:20pm.
Welcome to Day 1B of the APPT Kick-Off event! For those just signing up, opening day drew 183 entries to easily reach and breach the PHP 3,000,000 guarantee. Today will see the final two entry flights add more icing to that pool. Day 1B sets off at 1pm and Day 1C at 7pm.
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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