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Philippines, Okada Manila
Final Day
Rommel Angeles muscles Gelev
From under the gun, Kiril Alex Gelev limps then calls small blind Rommel Angeles‘ 20,000 raise. At the flop K♦ J♦ 2♥ , Gelev bets 12,000, Angeles check-raises to 45,000, Gelev folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 780,000(156 BB) | 780,000 | |
| 260,000(52 BB) | -200,000 |
Day 1A
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 470,000 | 30,000 | |
| 460,000 | ||
XQ | 438,000 | 158,000 |
| 267,000 | 67,000 | |
| 256,000 | 86,000 | |
| 241,000 | 241,000 | |
| 237,000 | 237,000 | |
| 230,000 | 230,000 | |
| 230,000 | -90,000 | |
| 227,000 | 162,000 | |
| 220,000 | 220,000 | |
| 191,000 | 191,000 | |
| 185,000 | 185,000 | |
| 172,000 | 172,000 | |
| 162,000 | 162,000 | |
| 162,000 | 162,000 | |
| 155,000 | 55,000 | |
| 152,000 | 152,000 | |
| 136,000 | 136,000 | |
| 134,000 | 134,000 | |
| 128,000 | -2,000 | |
| 126,000 | 126,000 | |
| 125,000 | 15,000 | |
| 81,000 | 81,000 | |
| 81,000 | 81,000 | |
| 79,000 | 79,000 | |
| 76,000 | 31,000 | |
| 62,000 | 62,000 |
Big stacks bump heads, Gelev with quads
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 460,000(92 BB) | 110,000 | |
| 440,000(88 BB) | -140,000 |
Kiril Alex Gelev wins the flip to rail Chua
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 350,000(88 BB) | 70,000 | |
busted |
John Dela Cruz claims a pot
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 280,000(140 BB) | 280,000 | |
| 170,000(85 BB) | 170,000 |