APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Two more 60-minute levels is left at play with all survivors by the end of Level 11 advancing to Day 2 this Saturday, March 1st. More than half the field has been dusted with only 29 runners currently remaining in battle.

Registration will be open for late entrants, all the way before the start of Day 2.

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Vying for 26,700 in the middle across board 2♦ 8♣ K♠ T♣ , Vamerdino Magsakay made an attempt for it with a bet of 15,000. Sangwoo Chun on the small blind, check raised to 30,000 and snap jammed after Magsakay clicked back to 60,000.

Magsakay took a moment to deliberate but was eventually pressured into a decision after time was called. Ultimately, Magsakay folded, propelling Chun to rise to the top of the ranks.

Vamerdino Magsakay defended his big blind against Sean Sztyler's 3,500 hijack open, and went to battle on flop K♥ Q♦ 7♦ .

Action checked round to turn J♥ , where Magsakay led 11,000. Sztyler called behind, and went on to bet a final 10,800 on river 3♠ , checked to him. Magsakay gave it up and tossed his hand back in the deck.

Sean Sztyler opened 3,300 on the hijack, called by Kim Kyong Hun right behind. Vamerdino Magsakay sent out a 12,300 three bet off the small blind, pushing Sztyler out of the pot. Kim on the other hand, thought it was a 9,300 raise and put in the call.

Both checked flop 7♥ 7♣ J♠ through to turn T♥ , where Magsakay fired 10,000. Kim found no reason to continue, opting to save his 30 big blinds behind.

Vamerdino Magsakay opened on the hijack and called a 4,500 raise from Chun Yuan Chen right behind.

Action on board J♥ 5♥ 6♥ A♠ A♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Magsakay bet 1,200. Chen made the call yet mucked as Magsakay tabled two pair K♦ J♣ .