Main Event

Cards are now flying at the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines in Clark Freeport, Pampanga with the Final 9 players back at the Main Event felt. This inaugural festival has been ongoing since February 24th and will wrap up later today with the crowning of the first APL champion in the country along with the awarding of the last remaining side events. While we eagerly await the emergence of the champion, here’s the lowdown on the tournament.

The Main Event drew in 276 entries and with a buyin of Php27,500 each, the 5M guarantee was easily smashed bringing the prize pool up to a lucrative P6,693,000 (~US$128,400). Earning slices of that pie were 36 players with 27 of them paid last night.

Today, the Final 9 players battle it out for the largest cut, the Php1,478,700 (~US$28,300), along with the first title bragging rights. Play resumed at Level 24 with the clock counting down from 30:39. with increases every 40 minutes. Total chips in play is 6,900,000 and the average stack is 766,666.

Here are the Final 9 contenders…

To know more about the Final 9, just click on the link below. You can also read up on the previous day’s action that earned them a spot at the final table via the link provided.

With the elimination of Sigi Stockinger, the Final 9 was formed. USA’s Harold McDonald colored the headlines last night after delivering the bubble. This time he is back in the spotlight closing Day 3 with a stack high above the rest. We will have that recap for you shortly.

Final 9 chip counts

Congratulations to the Final 9 players!