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2023.07.27 - 2023.07.29Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

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7/27/2023, 11:30:00 PM

Albert Muir falls on the bubble to Xu Qiang

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

bubble

Albert Mui Jr shoves from utg with 3♥ 3♦ , he is called by small blind Xu Qiang with A♦ J♣ , the board favors the big cards A♠ A♣ Q♥ 9♠ 5♠ to end Muir’s run on the bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XQ Xu Qiang	338,000(68 BB)	-100,000

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7/27/2023, 11:30:00 PM

APPT Manila Kick-Off Day 1A ends with 28 players led by James Moriles and Kiril Alex Gelev

APPT Manila Kick-Off ran for 8.5 hours at Okada Manila with 28 players out of 183 entries surviving Day 1A. Filipino James Moriles and Canada’s Kiril Alex Gelev bagged the largest stacks of 470,000 and 460,000 which were equivalent to over 90 bb each.

kiril alex gelev 2 — Kiril Alex Gelev - 460,000

End of Day 1A - 28 ITM / survivors Day 1A recap

The APPT Manila Kick-Off event has always been a magnet for early birds, and this year’s edition proved no different. A♠ the cards were dealt and the chips flew, notable players graced the tables such as 2019 APPT Manila Main Event champion Florencio Campomanes, 2019 APPT Manila Kick-Off champion Jinlong Hu, WSOP bracelet winner Henrieto Acain, 2023 PSPC Main Event runner up Max Menzel, Henrik Tollefsen, Norbert Koh, John Tech, Mattias Schell, and Jenam Yu.

At the end of registration, 148 signed up with an added 35 re-entries for 183 entries in total. A further three hours later, the bubble burst with Xu Qiang outdrawing Albert Muir.

Emerging as chip leader was Filipino James Moriles who charged up the ranks during the last two levels of play. Canada’s Kiril Alex Gelev was at his heels, just 2 bb behind. One of Gelev’s biggest pots was quads Fives just before the close of day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM James Moriles	470,000	30,000
KA Kiril Alex Gelev	460,000
XQ Xu Qiang	438,000	158,000
KS Keijiro Shimojo	267,000	67,000
JD John Dela Cruz	256,000	86,000
AE Annie Elizaga	241,000	241,000
KD King Dong-Il	237,000	237,000
PF Prolan Fandialan	230,000	230,000
KM Kenzo Mendoza	230,000	-90,000
BJ Bell John Perez	227,000	162,000
JH Jinlong Hu	220,000	220,000
MJ Minwoong Jeong	191,000	191,000
AP Ashley Patterson	185,000	185,000
DC Dickson Chin	172,000	172,000
KM Kang Minku	162,000	162,000
JT Johnson Tan	162,000	162,000
JQ Jerson Quiras	155,000	55,000
HY Han Yeongwoo	152,000	152,000
HA Henrieto Acain	136,000	136,000
HT Henrik Tollefsen	134,000	134,000
JS Jeong Soooh	128,000	-2,000
FC Florencio Campomanes	126,000	126,000
PS Park Sangyong	125,000	15,000
KJ Kim Jognsu	81,000	81,000
AL Alexis Lim	81,000	81,000
CT Cheng Ting Yi	79,000	79,000
IM Ishii Masato	76,000	31,000
JY Jung Yonghwa	62,000	62,000

APPT Manila Kick-Off - Live Updates - Day 1A

Buy in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 365) Starting stack: 30,000 Level intervals: 30 minutes Reg close: 8:20pm Bagging time: ITM of 15% of the field

Day 1A: 183 (148 unique, 35 re-entry) Chips in play: 5,490,000

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7/27/2023, 11:25:00 PM

Big stacks bump heads, Gelev with quads

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

On a board that completed 8♥ 9♠ 5♠ T♦ 5♦ and 60,000 brewed, under the gun big stack Kiril Alex Gelev bets 15,000, lojack James Moriles raises to 80,000, Gelev three-bets to 180,000, Moriles flats. Gelev shows 5♣ 5♥ quads.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KA Kiril Alex Gelev	460,000(92 BB)	110,000
JM James Moriles	440,000(88 BB)	-140,000

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7/27/2023, 11:10:00 PM

Florencio Campomanes gains off Gelev

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Button Kiril Alex Gelev raises to 12,000, APPT champion Florencio Campomanes defends the big blind, the flop runs 4♣ 9♦ 5♥ . Both players check to bring the turn 6♣ . Campomanes leads out 8000, Gelev calls. The river K♠ , Campomanes fires 17,000, Gelev tank-calls and shows J♣ 8♠ . Campomanes wins it with K♣ 7♥ pair.

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7/27/2023, 11:00:00 PM

Kiril Alex Gelev wins the flip to rail Chua

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

From cutoff, Kiril Alex Gelev raises to 12,000, small blind Ryan Chua three-bet shoves, Gelev calls. Chua K♦ Q♦ , Gelev 8♠ 8♣ , the board runs T♥ T♣ 4♥ A♦ 3♠ , Chua goes bust, Gelev chips up to 350,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KA Kiril Alex Gelev	350,000(88 BB)	70,000
RC Ryan Chua	busted

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7/27/2023, 10:55:00 PM

James Moriles continues to climb

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

From cutoff, Raymundo Gomez is all in with J♠ T♠ , small blind James Moriles dominates with Q♠ Q♦ , the board runs 5♦ T♥ 9♥ Q♣ 2♥ . Moriles stays ahead and cleans out Gomez.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM James Moriles	580,000(145 BB)	120,000
RG Raymundo Gomez	busted	-70,000

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7/27/2023, 10:45:00 PM

Park Sangyong doubles through Gomez

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Raymundo Gomez three-bet shoves with A♦ 2♣ , initial raiser Park Sangyong calls for his tournament life holding 6♠ 6♦ . The board runs K♥ 6♥ 7♣ 8♠ 7♥ for a full house and a double up to Park.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Park Sangyong	110,000(28 BB)	110,000
RG Raymundo Gomez	70,000(18 BB)	70,000

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7/27/2023, 10:41:00 PM

38 players remain

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

The field is down to 38 players. Bubble approaches with 28 players reaching ITM.

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7/27/2023, 10:40:00 PM

James Moriles soars high, rails Low

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Teck Guan Low ran strong throughout the day but one hand sent him straight out. He was all in with A♠ K♠ against James Moriles with {8} 8♦ . The board ran 5♥ J♠ 4♥ 6♥ 2♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM James Moriles	460,000(115 BB)	460,000
TG Teck Guan Low	busted	-110,000

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7/27/2023, 10:25:00 PM

Kenzo Mendoza wins the flip

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

All in preflop, lojack with Q♠ Q♥ , small blind Kenzo Mendoza with A♠ K♠ . The board runs 7♣ A♣ T♣ 4♣ 3♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kenzo Mendoza	320,000(107 BB)	210,000
L Lojack	busted

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7/27/2023, 10:15:00 PM

Jeong Sooh dominates with Aces

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Button Jeong Sooh raises to 6000, small blind K♥ T♣ three-bet shoves, snap-call by Jeong who opens A♣ A♥ . The board runs low for Jeong to boot one out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jeong Soooh	130,000(43 BB)	130,000

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7/27/2023, 10:05:00 PM

Aces for Shimojo Keijiro

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Shimojo Keijiro four-bets shoves with A♣ A♦ , button player calls for everything with 8♣ 8♦ , no bad beats land. Keijiro ships it and boots one out in the process.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Keijiro Shimojo	200,000(67 BB)	200,000

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7/27/2023, 10:00:00 PM

John Tech busts to Low

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Under the gun Teck Guan Low raises to 7,000, hijack John Tech shoves, Low calls. Tech’s K♥ J♥ is dominated by Low’s A♠ 3♠ and stays that way on a board A♣ A♦ 2♦ 9♦ 6♥ . Tech is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Teck Guan Low	110,000(37 BB)	-20,000
JT John Tech	busted

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7/27/2023, 9:55:00 PM

Nakagawa Ryuhei’s jacks hold against overcards

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Utg+1 all in with A♦ Q♠ , cutoff player Xu Qiang calls with K♦ Q♥ , small blind Ryuhei Nakagawa three bet shoves J♠ J♦ , Xu calls for a three-way. With the board running 5♥ J♥ 7♥ 4♠ 8♣ Nakagawa triples up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XQ Xu Qiang	280,000(140 BB)	280,000
NR Nakagawa Ryuhei	150,000(75 BB)	150,000
U Utg+1	busted

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7/27/2023, 9:40:00 PM

Bell John Perez hits two-outer to survive

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

From under the gun, Bell John Perez is all in holding 9♦ 9♣ , and is called by two players. At the flop Q♥ A♠ 5♦ , Liao Po Hsun bets 10,000 other player folds for a head to head showdown. Liao A♦ Q♣ has top two pair, Perez way behind. The turn quickly switches them as Perez lands the 9♠ two-outer. With the river 7♠ it’s a double up for Perez.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LP Liao Po Hsun	80,000(40 BB)	-25,000
BJ Bell John Perez	65,000(33 BB)	65,000

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7/27/2023, 9:35:00 PM

John Dela Cruz claims a pot

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

On a board 9♣ 5♠ 7♣ K♦ and 60,000 in the pot John Dela Cruz bets 35,000, Kiril Alex Gelev tank-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KA Kiril Alex Gelev	280,000(140 BB)	280,000
JD John Dela Cruz	170,000(85 BB)	170,000

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7/27/2023, 9:30:00 PM

Minwoong Jeong catches lucky river to rail one

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

By the turn board 2♠ 7♣ 6♣ Q♥ , two players battle for a pot that has grown to 34,000. Small blind Minwoong Jeong check-calls a player’s shove. Jeong has A♦ 6♦ pair and is behind 7♦ 9♣ . A lucky 6♠ comes on the river to improve Jeong to trips and ship it.

Minwoong Jeong 160,000

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7/27/2023, 8:55:00 PM

Chang Chia Wei rails with ducks

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Hijack Chang Chia Wei limps with 2♠ 2♥ , cutoff player jams with Q♦ 9♦ , the board run dry for the overcards for ducks to prevail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Chia Wei Chang	45,000(23 BB)	45,000

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7/27/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Registration closes at 183 entries

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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7/27/2023, 8:05:00 PM

Raymond Gomez rails on a counterfeit

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

All in preflop with the board running 8♦ 8♣ J♥ J♠ Q♠ for hijack Raymond Gomez A♣ T♣ to counterfeit a player’s 5♥ 5♠ .

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7/27/2023, 7:55:00 PM

Liu Zhiqiang outkicks to boot one

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

With 10,000 in the pot, two players stare down a flop 3♣ 9♣ J♠ 8♣ . Small blind Liu Zhiqiang bets 6,000, big blind goes all in, Liu calls and shows K♥ J♦ top pair that outkicks a player’s J♥ T♠ . The river 4♦ seals with win for Liu to rail one.

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7/27/2023, 5:50:00 PM

No need for Tae Hoon Chang to rebuy

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Tae Hoon Chang open-shoved his 12,000 stack and said he wanted to rebuy. He had K♠ T♠ and was called by cutoff with A♦ J♣ . The board ran A♣ Q♣ T♦ K♥ K♦ for a a full house to Chang.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TH Tae Hoon Chang	26,000(33 BB)	26,000

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7/27/2023, 5:30:00 PM

Big stacks at the break

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Teck Guan Low	130,000(217 BB)	30,000
KM Kenzo Mendoza	110,000(183 BB)	110,000
LP Liao Po Hsun	105,000(175 BB)	59,000
JQ Jerson Quiras	100,000(167 BB)	10,000
LL Lloyd Locsin	85,000(142 BB)	85,000

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7/27/2023, 5:28:00 PM

Ishi Masato rails one

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Big blind Ishi Masato three-bet shoved with K♣ J♥ and initial raiser Jong Sung Park called for everything with Q♣ J♦ . The board ran 4♠ K♠ K♥ 6♠ 4♥ , Park was eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
IM Ishii Masato	45,000(75 BB)	45,000

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7/27/2023, 5:22:00 PM

Teck Guan Low rises to 100K

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

27,000 was in the pot by the river T♣ 5♦ K♦ J♣ 7♠ . Teck Guan Low shoved with A♦ Q♣ straight and cutoff risked it all with Q♦ 9♠ lower straight to bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Teck Guan Low	100,000(167 BB)	100,000

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7/27/2023, 5:15:00 PM

Jerson Quiras top pair holds against big slick

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

From under the gun, Jerson Quiras raises to 1400, hijack Jong Sung Park three-bets to 4400, Quiras calls. At the flop 7♣ T♦ 2♦ , Quiras check-raises all in. Park calls with A♥ K♣ and is drawing against Quiras’ T♣ 8♣ top pair. The turn 4♣ and river 9♠ completes the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JQ Jerson Quiras	90,000(150 BB)	45,000
JS Jong Sung Park	4,000(7 BB)	-46,000

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7/27/2023, 5:10:00 PM

143 entries

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

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7/27/2023, 5:05:00 PM

Jong Sung Park banks a three-way

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Three way all in preflop starts with hijack raising to 1000, button Jerson Quiras three-bets to 4500, big blind Jong Sung Park shoves with the largest stack, back to hijack and Quiras, both call.

Hijack T♣ T♠ Quiras 8♥ 8♣ Park K♠ 8♠

The board runs K♥ 7♠ Q♠ 5♣ 6♠ for a higher pair spiked by Park.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jong Sung Park	50,000(100 BB)	50,000
JQ Jerson Quiras	45,000(90 BB)	45,000
H Hijack	busted

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7/27/2023, 4:50:00 PM

Mac Mantos stands firm with his pair

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

From under the gun Mac Mantos raises to 1300 and find three callers to the flop 2♥ 6♣ 6♦ . All check, the turn is 8♥ . Mantos bets 2100, Kenzo Mendoza raises to 5500, two folds follow then a call from Mantos. On the river Q♠ , Mendoza fires 7,200, Mantos check-calls. Mendoza has a busted 5♥ 4♥ draw, Mantos wins the pot with 8♦ 5♦ .

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7/27/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Good call by Cao Nguyen Thanh

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

With a pot of 14,000 built and a board that completed J♠ 8♦ T♣ 4♦ 6♣ , hijack player shoves with K♣ Q♠ air, cutoff Cao Nguyen Thanh calls with A♥ K♠ better air to take the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CN Cao Nguyen Thanh	25,000(50 BB)	25,000

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7/27/2023, 4:35:00 PM

Liao Po Hsun doubles up with rockets

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Action packed preflop leads to Liao Po Hsun all in with A♥ [as} that doubles up through Jarod’s A♣ K♣ on a board of 3♠ J♠ 6♥ T♣ 9♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LP Liao Po Hsun	46,000(115 BB)	46,000
J Jarod	30,000(75 BB)	30,000

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7/27/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Quentin De Rozieres check-calls and takes it

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Lojack raises to 1100, small blind Quentin De Rozieres and big blind call, the flop comes 6♠ 6♥ 2♦ . Action is checked to lojack who c-bets 1800, sb calls, bb folds. The turn J♦ , lojack sends out 3500 and Rozieres check-calls again. Same action on the river 5♠ with Rozieres check-calling 10,000. Lojack has A♣ 8♥ , Rozieres with 8♦ 8♠ to win the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QD Quentin de Rozieres	35,000(88 BB)	35,000

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7/27/2023, 4:10:00 PM

90 players

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

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7/27/2023, 4:00:00 PM

Joseph Reyes rails one

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

With 60-0 in the pot and a flop K♦ 9♦ 8♠ , under the gun player bets 3500, hijack Joseph Reyes raises to 9000, utg shoves K♥ 9♠ two pair, Reyes calls and opens 8♥ 8♦ set. With the turn 3♥ and river A♣ , Reyes rails one.