APPT High Roller

The turn 8♦ and river 4♣ don't improve Nguyen to fall in 2nd place for a payout of PHP 3,350,000 (~USD 57, 898).

For the champion Crivell, he banked the PHP 5,203,950 (~USD 89,940) top prize and the special APPT shard trophy.

Patrick Crivell is staging a comeback by claiming two full boosts. The first one he limps then calls Trung Quan Nguyen's shove.

Crivell K♥ K♦

Nguyen K♣ Q♦

Board A♥ 3♦ 9♥ 6♠ J♠

Next hand, Crivell gets kings again. Nguyen limps, Crivell raises 270,000, Nguyen shoves, Crivell snap-calls.

Crivell K♦ K♣

Nguyen Q♥ T♦

Board 3♥ A♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♣

Patrick Crivell watched his stack dwindle below 10 bb after Trung Quan Nguyen's three consecutive steals.

Limped pot sees a flop 2♠ A♦ 4♣ , big blind Trung Quan Nguyen bets100,000, Patrick Crivell calls. Same on the turn with a 300,000 bet from Nguyen that's called. The river 7♣ is checked by both, Nguyen has Q♣ 2♦ that outkicks Crivell's 2♥ 3♥ .

With Nguyen improving on the board, he doubles up and retakes the lead.

Limped pot, the board is checked to the turn 7♠ K♠ 5♥ T♣ , Trung Quan Nguyne bets 100,000, Crivell check-calls to bring the river A♦ . Nguyen bets 300,000,, Crivel check-calls once more, Nguyen has K♥ 5♦ two pair that beats Crivell's A♥ 8♣ to claim the pot.

On a limped pot, the board runs 2♣ J♠ K♦ K♠ 7♦ , Crivell bets 80,000, 175,000 and 950,000, Nguyne check-calls throughout then mucks to Crivell's K♥ 9♥ trips.

Patrick Crivell min-raises and big blind Trung Quan Nguyen calls. They check to the turn 3♦ T♦ 8♣ 4♣ , Nguyen bets 200,000, Crivell calls. On the river Q♦ , Nguyen shoves 1,010,000, Crivell tank for one time-bank then folds.

Patrick Crivell continues to dominate heads up with another pot to his section of the felt. On a limped pot, Nguyen bets 80,000 on the flop 5♥ K♠ K♦ , Crivell check-calls and both check the turn 5♣ . The river Q♣ sees Crivell lay out 225,000, Nguyen calls, Crivell revealas 5♦ 6♦ full house and rakes in the pot.

Patrick Crivell may have been behind at the start of heads up but has now taken the lead after four consecutive pots going his way. The fourth hand Crivell raises 175,000 from the big blind and Nguyen calls. They check it to the turn 9♦ 9♥ 8♥ 3♥ , Crivell bets 180,000, Nguyen folds.

Patrick Crivell opens 80,000 from the button, big blind Yamato Nakai calls, and the flop runs A♦ J♦ Q♦ . Nakai leads out 50,000 then calls Crivell's 150,000 raise.

On the turn 5♦ , Crivell continues for 105,000, Nakai check-raises 270,000, Crivell calls. More chips get dumped on the river with Nakai leading out 340,000, Crivell answers with a shove of 740,000, Nakai tank-folds.

Patrick Crivell limps then calls Trung Quan Nguyen's 130,000 raise. Nguyen c-bets 75,000 on the flop J♠ Q♠ J♥ . Crivell calls and they proceed to check the turn 5♥ and river A♠ .

Patrick Crivell raises then calls Yamato Nakai's 180,000 re-raise. On the flop and turn 3♣ 8♦ 4♠ 6♦ , Nakai c-bets 100,000 that's called then jams, Crivell folds.

Jun Beum Chun opens and two callers join to the flop 8♠ 3♣ Q♣ , Following two checks, Trung Quan Nguyen bets 60,000, Patrick Crivell folds, and Chun calls. On the turn 3♥ , Nguyen bets again sending out 105,000, Chun folds.

The river 4♥ doesn't improve Crivell for Nakai's straight to hold and double up.

From the button Gary Thompson raises, big blind Patrick Crivell calls and they head to the flop 6♠ Hs 5♦ . Thompson c-bets 30,000, Crivell check-raises 105,000, Thompson calls, the turn is 3♥ . Crivell leads out 205,000, Thompson tanks using up a time bank then folds.

From the button, Patrick Crivell opens then calls Jun Beum Chun's 125,000 three-bet. Chun continues at the flop A♠ T♠ J♠ and turn 3♠ , betting 25,000 and 80,000, Crivell calls then both check the river 6♥ . Chun turns over Q♣ T♣ , Crivell wins the pot with A♦ 9♥ top pair.

Button Patrick Crivell opens, big blind Trung Quan Nguyen defends. Both check to the turn 8♦ 8♥ J♦ 5♣ , Nguyen leads out 35,000, Crivell calls for the river Q♦ . Check from Nguyen, Crivell sends out 140,000 and wins the pot.

Small blind Patrick Crivell limps then calls big blind Jun Beum Chun's 66,000 raise. Chun continues for 30,000 on the flop T♠ 2♦ A♠ , Crivell check-raises 95,000, Chun calls. On the turn Q♠, Chun pumps out 45,000, Crivell makes the call then both check the river J♠ .

Small blind Patrick Crivell raises 19,000 and big blind Rishi Mehra calls. At the flop J♣ 8♠ 6♠ , Crivell c-bets 18,000, gets called by Mehra, then checks the turn 8♥ . Mehra takes the reins and sends out 30,000, Crivell calls. They both check the river K♥ .

Crivell opens K♣ 9♠ top pair and Mehra mucks.

From utg, Patrick Crivell opens, four players call for a look at the flop 4♠ 5♠ 3♠ . Small blind Ngo Khoa Anh checks, big blind Marc Rivera bets 15,000, two folds follow, button Jun Beum Chun joams 62,000. Only Rivera makes the call.

From the button, Seo Moon Ho raises 3000 and big blind Patrick Crivell calls. When the board runs Q♠ 3♣ 9♥ J♥ 8♠ , Crivell check-calls 2000, 7000, then check-raises from 11,000 to make it 26,000, Seo calls. Crivell shows J♣ T♣ straight, Seo mucks.