Day 1D
South Koreans Crush APL Main Event Day 1D
Jongwon LeeThe APL Manila Main Event qualifiers are close to wrapping up with four of five flights in the books. Today saw the biggest turnout so far, with a total of 174 entries turning up for the Day 1D games. More than half the field hit the rails, leaving only 67 players advancing onto the next round.
South Koreans dominated the scene from start to finish and saw the top four ranks taken by the international contenders. Jongwon Lee clutched the lead right at the last few deals, having snipped a pot off Seungjun Lee to finish with 242,800 (152 BB). Three more compatriots locked in stacks over the 200K mark with Jaehyuk Kim, Hyeongmin Yu, and Seungjun Lee, ready to kick off Day 2 with a grand start.
South Korea’s Sangwoo Chun raised the bar high in the opening heat and continues to hold the reins, having finished with a staggering 550,400 (344 BB) chip count in Day 1A.
For those who missed to make the cut can still vie for the last flight on offer, currently underway. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, tomorrow, March 1st.
APL Manila 2025 Main Event
Dates: February 26 - March 3, 2025
Buy in: PHP 65,000 (~USD 1,120)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~USD 1,000,000)
Day 1A: 64 entries, 19 qualified
Day 1B: 135 entries, 44 qualified
Day 1C: 82 entries, 29 qualified
Day 1D: 174 entries, 81 qualified
Day 1E: Friday, February 28
Day 2: Saturday, March 1
Day 3: Sunday, March 2
Final Day: Monday, March 3
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JL Jongwon Lee ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 242,800(152 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaehyuk Korea (Republic of) | 226,400(142 BB) |
HY Hyeongmin Yu Korea (Republic of) | 202,600(127 BB) |
SL Seungjun Lee Korea (Republic of) | 201,700(126 BB) |
JL Jessie Leonarez ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 192,900(121 BB) |
AP Anastasios Pavlou ![Cyprus [CYP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cy.svg "Cyprus [CYP]"){kind=small} Cyprus | 192,000(120 BB) |
JP Junnie Pamplona Philippines | 186,800(117 BB) |
GL Gangwoo Lee Korea (Republic of) | 166,600(104 BB) |
SI Sin Il Korea (Republic of) | 151,300(95 BB) |
JS Jeoffrey Sibal Philippines | 143,400(90 BB) |
End of Day1D - 67 Survivors
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JL Jongwon Lee Korea (Republic of) | 242,800(152 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaehyuk Korea (Republic of) | 226,400(142 BB) |
HY Hyeongmin Yu Korea (Republic of) | 202,600(127 BB) |
SL Seungjun Lee Korea (Republic of) | 201,700(126 BB) |
JL Jessie Leonarez Philippines | 192,900(121 BB) |
AP Anastasios Pavlou Cyprus | 192,000(120 BB) |
JP Junnie Pamplona Philippines | 186,800(117 BB) |
GL Gangwoo Lee Korea (Republic of) | 166,600(104 BB) |
SY Sin Yong Il Korea (Republic of) | 151,300(95 BB) |
JS Jeoffrey Sibal Philippines | 143,400(90 BB) |
LD Lance De Vera Philippines | 140,100(88 BB) |
JY Jeongyeol Yu Korea (Republic of) | 131,500(82 BB) |
LY Lee Younhan Korea (Republic of) | 130,200(81 BB) |
LD Lee Dongwon Korea (Republic of) | 122,500(77 BB) |
SK Seongjun Ko Korea (Republic of) | 120,700(75 BB) |
OS Oh Se Kyung Korea (Republic of) | 112,700(70 BB) |
TC Taejoon Cho Korea (Republic of) | 109,500(68 BB) |
SF Shinya Fukutomi ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 109,200(68 BB) |
JC Jose Colada Philippines | 108,300(68 BB) |
CR Czardy Rivera Philippines | 108,100(68 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti ![United States Minor Outlying Islands [UMI]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/um.svg "United States Minor Outlying Islands [UMI]"){kind=small} United States Minor Outlying Islands | 106,100(66 BB) |
KN Khristian Nery Philippines | 105,700(66 BB) |
JC John Clyde Tan Philippines | 98,700(62 BB) |
JT Johnson Tan Philippines | 94,100(59 BB) |
JC Jaeyoung Choi Korea (Republic of) | 92,400(58 BB) |
GL Gerardo Lubas III Philippines | 91,400(57 BB) |
EL Eosoo Lee Korea (Republic of) | 89,500(56 BB) |
KB Kyungsuk Bae Korea (Republic of) | 83,900(52 BB) |
JY Jiwoon Yoon Korea (Republic of) | 81,900(51 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal Philippines | 81,000(51 BB) |
CY Chae Yi Chang Korea (Republic of) | 79,700(50 BB) |
MY Min Yoon (2) Korea (Republic of) | 77,900(49 BB) |
MP Manwoo Park Korea (Republic of) | 76,700(48 BB) |
JC John Carlo Sayo Philippines | 75,500(47 BB) |
JR Jannodin Riga Philippines | 75,000(47 BB) |
ME Marco Espela Philippines | 74,700(47 BB) |
MM Masafumi Matsushita Japan | 71,500(45 BB) |
JV Joemark Vasay Philippines | 64,000(40 BB) |
JP Jarboe Paredes ![Peru [PER]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/pe.svg "Peru [PER]"){kind=small} Peru | 61,300(38 BB) |
JP Jungmin Park Korea (Republic of) | 57,300(36 BB) |
MS Moses Saquing Philippines | 57,300(36 BB) |
MK Minku Kim Korea (Republic of) | 53,100(33 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot Philippines | 52,400(33 BB) |
JJ Jaebong Jeong Korea (Republic of) | 51,300(32 BB) |
SS Suguru Sawada Japan | 50,300(31 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines | 49,800(31 BB) |
MY Mc Yeldarb Mantos Philippines | 49,500(31 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis ![Ireland [IRL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ie.svg "Ireland [IRL]"){kind=small} Ireland | 49,000(31 BB) |
MC Marciel Cerbito Philippines | 48,200(30 BB) |
KB Ki Bum Park Korea (Republic of) | 48,100(30 BB) |
HS Hwang Seong Il Korea (Republic of) | 46,600(29 BB) |
KS Kentaro Somekawa Japan | 43,300(27 BB) |
GY Gun Young Kim Korea (Republic of) | 42,200(26 BB) |
SB Sviatoslav Belov Philippines | 40,000(25 BB) |
AL Alexis Lim Philippines | 36,700(23 BB) |
WJ Woo Jin Jeong Korea (Republic of) | 35,200(22 BB) |
AJ Andy Jung Korea (Republic of) | 34,600(22 BB) |
JZ Jayden Zalac ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 33,000(21 BB) |
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua Philippines | 32,200(20 BB) |
MS Miura Shinya Japan | 29,600(19 BB) |
MD Mark Dela Cruz Philippines | 28,400(18 BB) |
YC Yongsoek Choi Korea (Republic of) | 28,300(18 BB) |
ZL Zhiqiang Liu ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 26,700(17 BB) |
ER Euryd Rivera Philippines | 26,200(16 BB) |
RA Ronald Acosta Philippines | 15,200(10 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Jarboe Paredes| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
MP Manwoo Park Korea (Republic of) | 153,500(128 BB) |
AP Anastasios Pavlou Cyprus | 135,700(113 BB) |
| 126,500(105 BB) | |
MC Marciel Cerbito Philippines | 115,400(96 BB) |
SI Sin Il Korea (Republic of) | 115,000(96 BB) |
JL Jaehong Lee Korea (Republic of) | 108,000(90 BB) |
JY Jeongyeol Yu Korea (Republic of) | 103,600(86 BB) |
JP Jarboe Paredes Peru | 96,400(80 BB) |
EM Earl Mendoza Philippines | 87,000(73 BB) |
JS Jeoffrey Sibal Philippines | 83,500(70 BB) |
JT Johnson Tan Philippines | 80,200(67 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines | 77,600(65 BB) |
KB Ki Bum Park Korea (Republic of) | 77,100(64 BB) |
MA Marco Almerez Philippines | 75,500(63 BB) |
SF Shinya Fukutomi Japan | 69,300(58 BB) |
LD Lee Dongwon Korea (Republic of) | 69,300(58 BB) |
JL Juhyun Lee Korea (Republic of) | 69,000(58 BB) |
JJ Jaebong Jeong Korea (Republic of) | 68,900(57 BB) |
MS Moses Saquing Philippines | 68,200(57 BB) |
YJ Youngjun Jang Korea (Republic of) | 67,700(56 BB) |
| 65,800(55 BB) | |
JC John Clyde Tan Philippines | 63,200(53 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti United States Minor Outlying Islands | 61,200(51 BB) |
| 59,700(50 BB) | |
KJ Kim Jaehyuk Korea (Republic of) | 59,000(49 BB) |
AL Alexis Lim Philippines | 58,800(49 BB) |
SL Seungjun Lee Korea (Republic of) | 58,100(48 BB) |
JD James Dela Cruz Philippines | 56,100(47 BB) |
Taejoon Cho Wins with Cowboys
Hyeongmin Yu defended his big blind against Taejoon Cho's 2,000 cutoff open, and check called two streets - 2,500 and 6,500, on board 8♠ T♣ 4♦ 2♥ .
On river A♣ , Cho slowed down and checked it back, revealing Yu's busted straight draw Q♦ J♥ . Cho tabled his premium K♦ K♥ and shipped the win.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TC Taejoon Cho Korea (Republic of) | 81,300(81 BB) |
| 37,800(38 BB) |
Hyeongmin Yu Leaves Martin Gonzales Unable to Continue
Martin Gonzales kicked off the action with an open to 2,000 on the hijack, called by Hyeongmin Yu on the small blind.
On flop 5♥ 4♣ J♥ , Yu pulled a check raise to 4,500 against Gonzales' 2,000 cbet. Gonzales made the call but tossed the fold on turn 3♥ after being faced with another 7,100.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 70,200(70 BB) | |
MG Martin Gonzales Philippines | 28,500(29 BB) |