Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.08.01 - 2024.08.05Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

42/243

Total Chips

7,290,000

Average

173,571

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8/3/2024, 4:43:02 PM

Aldous Formanes Bags Big At Day 1A

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

ASIA-PACIFIC, LIVE POKER - 2 DAYS AGO

APPT Manila: Newly Crowned Aldous Formanes Bags Big At APPT Main Event Day 1A

The 15th Annual Asia Pacific Poker Tour continues to see a surge of poker players eager to experience the newly revamped event.

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 5:30:08 PM

End Of Day 1A Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	670,000(168 BB)
MH Matthew HolleyNorthern Mariana Islands	502,000(126 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	469,000(117 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	400,000(100 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	389,000(97 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	270,000(68 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	270,000(68 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	265,000(66 BB)
RJ Rintalahti JussiFinland	253,000(63 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	196,000(49 BB)
SC Sungil ChoiSouth Korea	189,000(47 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	183,000(46 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	182,000(46 BB)
TW Thomas Ward (3)New Zealand	178,000(45 BB)
XZ Xiangyu ZhaoChina	173,000(43 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	160,000(40 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	157,000(39 BB)
JL Julius LagmanPhilippines	149,000(37 BB)
JC John CostinianoPhilippines	140,000(35 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	140,000(35 BB)
FM Fen MaiHong Kong	137,000(34 BB)
IH Im HeesooSouth Korea	136,000(34 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	130,000(33 BB)
AF Aitor FernandezSpain	128,000(32 BB)
HM Hyun Min KimSouth Korea	124,000(31 BB)
KM Kevin Mateo	120,000(30 BB)
NC Nicolas CardynFrance	113,000(28 BB)
SK Shih King Lun	113,000(28 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	109,000(27 BB)
DH Diwei HuangSingapore	87,000(22 BB)
SM Satoshi MizunoJapan	85,000(21 BB)
JA Jinsung AhnSouth Korea	79,000(20 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	78,000(20 BB)
XC Xiong Cheng	61,000(15 BB)
MD Minh Duc VuViet Nam	57,000(14 BB)
PK Pyeongkang KimSouth Korea	57,000(14 BB)
HJ Hyunjoon JooSouth Korea	54,000(14 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	52,000(13 BB)
VB Vineet BaglaIndia	44,000(11 BB)
AH Antonio HenriquezSpain	35,000(9 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	33,000(8 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	7,000(2 BB)

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8/1/2024, 4:44:11 PM

Aldous Formanes Bags Big At Day 1A; 42 Advance

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

Aldous Formanes

After 15 rounds, Main Event Day 1A bags up with 42 players remaining out of the 243 entries. In command of the top spot is Aldous Formanes with a towering 781,000 stack this is equivalent to 156 bb entering the next round.

Players may recognize Formanes as just the previous night, he championed the PokerStars Special Event for PHP 52,000 which included a seat to the Main Event.

Stay tuned for the recap.

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:38:25 PM

Michael De Leon Calls For His Tournament Life

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

Michael De Leon

Cutoff Raphael Bulaong raises 8000 and Michael De Leon defends his big blind. De Leon leads out 10,000 on a flop 2♣ 5♠ 7♥ , Bulaong raises 27,000, De Leon calls. When the board pairs, turn 2♦ Bulaong continues for 34,000 and doesn't shake De Leon . The river 8♥ Bulaong shoves 65,500, De Leon calls for his tournament life with 59,500 behind.

Top pair on the river is good for a double up to De Leon as Bulaong plunges to 1 bb.

Player	Hand	Chips
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	A♦K♠	6,000(2 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	8♦4♣	265,000(66 BB)

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8/1/2024, 3:15:58 PM

Aldous Formanes Rails Lee Suk Hun

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

Aldous Formanes

Suk Han Lee open jams and bangs into the leader Aldous Formanes's cowboys.

Player	Hand	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	K♠K♦	781,000(195 BB)
SH Suk Hun LeeSouth Korea	K♣Q♦	busted

Board:8♣T♦5♣4♣J♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 3:11:44 PM

Thomas Ward Cleans Out Joris Michl

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

Thomas Ward

Thomas Ward opens then calls Joris Michl's three-bet jam of 57,500. At the runout, with no club for Michl, Ward's top two pair wins the flip to bounce out Michl just before the end of day.

Player	Hand	Chips
TW Thomas Ward (3)New Zealand	A♠J♦	197,000(49 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	9♦9♠	busted

Board:A♣8♣J♠6♣5♣

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 3:05:45 PM

Aldous Formanes Rails Scott Black

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

Big blind Scott Black three-bets all in then falls to chip leader Aldous Formanes.

Player	Hand	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	A♣T♦	670,000(168 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	K♣J♦	busted

Board:T♠9♣3♥8♥6♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 3:02:26 PM

Matthew Holley Claims A Sizable Pot

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

Matthew Holley

Pyeongkang Kim opens 8000 from hijack and blinds Matthew Holley and Ralph Bulaong join to the flop 4♦ K♦ T♥ . Kim continues for 7,000, Holley check-raises 21,000, Bulaong folds, and Kim makes the call. The turn 6♠ induces more action with Holley betting 18,000, Kim raising to 45,000, called by Holley. Both players opt to check the river 8♦ . Holley shows K♣ J♥ and claims the hefty pot.

Player	Chips
MH Matthew HolleyNorthern Mariana Islands	486,000(122 BB)
PK Pyeongkang KimSouth Korea	156,000(39 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	131,500(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 2:45:26 PM

Last Level Of Play

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

48 players remaining as Day 1A enters the last level of play. Aldous Formanes is currently race leader with 580,00.

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/243

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8/1/2024, 2:17:24 PM

Aldous Formanes Rising

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

Aldous Formanes

Small blind Aldous Formanes opens 9000, Bernard Vu three-bets 27,500, called by Formanes. Both check the flop 8♣ K♦ 5♥ for a free turn 6♠ . Formanes bets 15,000, Vu pushes121,500, Formanes calls and covers.

Formanes 5♣ 5♠

Vu A♦ K♠

Vu is drawing dead and busts.

Next big pot, Formanes opens then calls Matthew Holley's 18,000 re-raise. When the board completes K♦ 8♣ 9♥ Q♦ J♥ , Formanes check-calls 8000 and 14,000 then both check the river. Formanes flips over J♣ T♣ straight and wins the pot.

Player	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	596,500(199 BB)
MH Matthew HolleyNorthern Mariana Islands	273,000(91 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	busted

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 58/243

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8/1/2024, 1:48:49 PM

Another Takedown By Nichols Manalo

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Nichols Manalo

Aldous Formanes opens 5000, small blind Nichols Manalo three-bets 14,000, big blind Taeyang Joo four-bets all in for 82,500, Formanes gets out of the way and Manalo calls. When the card are revealed, it's a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines		290,000(116 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	3♦3♠	556,000(222 BB)
TJ Taeyang JooSouth Korea	K♥Q♥	busted

Board:7♠7♥6♠3♣6♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 1:46:19 PM

Another Pot For Nichols Manalo

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Nichols Manalo

Player	Hand	Chips
HC Hwanho ChoeSouth Korea	A♦K♣ UTG	busted
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	2♦2♠ SB	556,000(222 BB)

Board:6♥2♣3♠K♦5♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 1:38:27 PM

Xiangyu Zhao Outkicks Christian Lortie

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Xiangyu Zhao

Xiangyu Zhao opens 5000 then calls button Christian Lortie's 14,000 re-raise. On the flop 6♠ 5♣ K♣ , Lortie c-bets 150,000 and Zhao check-calls. Lortie jams 89,000 on the turn 2♥ , and again he is check-called.

Both have top pair but Lortie is dominated. The river 8♥ keeps the kicker in play for Zhao to ship it and Lortie to fight another flight.

Player	Hand	Chips
XZ Xiangyu ZhaoChina	K♥Q♥	262,000(105 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♠T♣	busted

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8/1/2024, 1:31:28 PM

Nichols Manalo Believes In Queens

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Nichols Manalo

Nichols Manalo raises 6000, is joined to the flop A♣ K♥ 9♣ by small blind Graham Cowan and big blind Bernard Vu. Manalo continues 7000, only Cowan calls and heads to the turn 8♣ . Cowan leads out 11,000, Manalo calls. Both opt to check the river T♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	Q♣Q♠	465,000(186 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	2♣2♠	32,000(13 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance		152,000(61 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 1:18:48 PM

Aces For Antonio Henriquez

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Antonio Henriquez

Player	Hand	Chips
AH Antonio HenriquezSpain	A♦A♣	131,000(52 BB)
KM Kevin Mateo	A♠Q♣	215,000(86 BB)

Board:6♣2♦Q♥7♦3♠

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 68/243

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8/1/2024, 1:11:39 PM

William Ysmael Rails Seungmook Jung

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

William Ysmael

Kicking it off with a 4500 raise, William Ysmael calls Seungmook Jung's three-bet shove of 44,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	A♦K♣	157,000(79 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	A♣Q♠	busted

Board:2♥Q♥T♣J♠2♠

Jung spikes top pair which doesn't hold with Ysmael forming a straight on the turn that holds. Jung is eliminated.

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8/1/2024, 1:06:45 PM

Jussi Rintalahti Won't Be Pressured

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

Jussi Rintalahti

Jussi Rintalahti raises 5000, blinds call, dealer spreads the flop 3♦ 3♠ 8♠ . Rintalahti c-bets 5000, small blind Victorino Torres check-calls, big blind Bryan Huang check raises 14,000, Rintalahti calls and Torres steps off. Following Huang's check on the turn 5♣, Rintalahti bangs out 8000 and wins the pot with Huang folding.

Player	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	285,000(143 BB)
RJ Rintalahti JussiFinland	184,000(92 BB)
DH Diwei HuangSingapore	65,000(33 BB)

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8/1/2024, 1:03:31 PM

Christopher Mateo Dominates To Rail One

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

Heavy preflop betting begins with Christopher Mateo raising 4500, Ruiqi Song shoves 23,500, small blind Suk Hun Lee calls, action back to Mateo who four-bets 65,000 and successfully isolates with Lee folding.

Player	Hand	Chips
SH Suk Hun LeeSouth Korea		71,000(36 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	A♦K♣	223,000(112 BB)
RS Ruiqi SongChina	A♥J♣	busted

Board:K♦2♥5♦A♣6♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 12:58:49 PM

Kevin Mateo Barrels Every Street

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

With a pot of 48,000 already brewed, three players stare down a flop J♠ 2♠ T♦ . Kevin Mateo c-bets 25,000, Daniel Benor calls while big blind Antonio Henriquez folds. Turn K♠ sees another 35,000 from Mateo that Benor calls. Benor then fires a bet of 65,000 on the river 8♦ and this time claims the pot without further challenge.

Player	Chips
KM Kevin Mateo	301,000(151 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	184,000(92 BB)
AH Antonio HenriquezSpain	57,000(29 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 75/243

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8/1/2024, 12:48:47 PM

Lots Of Callers For William Ysmael

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

William Ysmael

From utg William Ysmael opens 3500 and five players call to see a flop 2♦ 2♥ 6♠ . Ysmael continues for 8500, two players call and three fold. On the turn K♠ , Ysmael shoves, Nichols Manalo folds, Graham Cowan calls and covers Ysmael.

Player	Hand	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines		305,000(203 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	4♠5♠	71,000(47 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	8♥8♠	137,500(92 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance		152,000(101 BB)

Cowan misses his flush on the river 6♥ for a double up to Ysmael.

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 12:17:38 PM

Random Chip Counts

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	290,000(193 BB)
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	220,000(147 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	220,000(147 BB)
PK Pyeongkang KimSouth Korea	200,000(133 BB)
HM Hyun Min KimSouth Korea	190,000(127 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	180,000(120 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	160,000(107 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	145,000(97 BB)
XZ Xiangyu ZhaoChina	140,000(93 BB)
JH Jung Hyun AnSouth Korea	130,000(87 BB)
TJ Taeyang JooSouth Korea	130,000(87 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	125,000(83 BB)
SH Suk Hun LeeSouth Korea	115,000(77 BB)
KY Kazuo YamamotoJapan	95,000(63 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 11:50:46 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	266,000(177 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	210,000(140 BB)
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	185,000(123 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	184,000(123 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 11:40:47 AM

Day 1A Draws 243 Entries

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

After ten rounds of late registration, Day 1A drew 243 entries. The remaining players have five more rounds to get through before bagging up.

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 94/243

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8/1/2024, 11:37:26 AM

Aldous Formanes Ships A Stack

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

Aldous Formanes

Aldous Formanes opens then calls Hyunyeong Kang's 24,500 shove. Formanes dominates throughout to ship it all.

Player	Hand	Chips
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	A♥K♥	185,000(154 BB)
HK Hyunyeong KangSouth Korea	A♣T♦	busted

Board:J♠6♠7♣9♥4♣

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 11:33:19 AM

Fen Mai Cleans Out David Erquiaga

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

Fen Mai

Fen Mai opens 2500, button David Erquiaga shoves 18,500, Mai calls and proceeds to dust the Filipino pro.

Player	Hand	Chips
FM Fen MaiHong Kong	1?	127,000(106 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♠5♠	busted

Board:3♠Q♦8♣T♣6♥

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 11:28:41 AM

Three-Bet Does It For Hyun Min Kim

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

Hyun Min Kim

Alexander Ciresa opens 2500, cutoff Alfie Poetra calls, small blind Hyun Min Kim three-bets 10,600, no callers.

Player	Chips
AC Alexander CiresaAustria	52,500(44 BB)
AP Alfie PoetraIndonesia	27,500(23 BB)
HM Hyun Min KimSouth Korea	16,800(14 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 107/232

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 11:14:05 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	327,100(273 BB)
PK Pyeongkang KimSouth Korea	237,000(198 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	210,000(175 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	132,000(110 BB)
AF Aldous FormanesPhilippines	88,900(74 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	50,500(42 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	43,800(37 BB)
PM Pratik ModiIndia	31,300(26 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	20,200(17 BB)

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8/1/2024, 11:11:11 AM

Tom Verbruggen Doubles Up

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Rishi Mehra opens, Youngseok Baek calls, big blind Tom Verbruggen three-bets all in for 19,900, only Mehra calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	T♥T♠	43,100(36 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	A♥Q♦	59,000(49 BB)
BY Baek YoungseokSouth Korea		52,000(43 BB)

Board:5♠9♦2♦T♣J♣

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 10:50:45 AM

Ashley Patterson Rails A Player

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Ashley Patterson

Ashley Patterson opens 2700, cutoff Jordy Vleugels three-bets it all for 16,600, Patterson calls and covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	A♣Q♦	135,600(113 BB)
JV Jordy VleugelsBelgium	K♦T♦	busted

Board:J♦J♣3♦6♠6♥

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 10:47:41 AM

Lester Edoc Boots Eric Alcantara

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Lester Edoc

Lester Edoc opens 2500 then calls Eric Alcantara's 11,500 re-raise for a flop 9♠ 3♣ T♦ . Edoc checks to the aggressor Alcantara who shoves 16,000, Edoc calls and is way ahead with a set that holds to rail Alcantara.

Player	Hand	Chips
EA Eric AlcantaraPhilippines	A♦Q♠ HJ	busted
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	9♣9♥ UTG+1	71,200(59 BB)

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8/1/2024, 10:43:56 AM

Danielle Noja Jams For The Pot

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Danielle Noja

Three players check to the turn 2♣ 7♦ T♦ 8♠ with 8400 in the pot. Big blind Darius Nass bets 3300 , Moon Kyung Ho calls, Danielle Noja check-raises all in for 19,300, no takers.

Player	Chips
DN Darius NassGermany	115,000(96 BB)
DN Danielle NojaAustralia	34,300(29 BB)
MK Moon Kyung HoSouth Korea	30,000(25 BB)

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 123/220

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8/1/2024, 10:21:08 AM

Edward Topacio Wins The Three Way

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Edward Topacio

Three way all in ends with Edward Topacio improving to a straight to rake it in while cleaning out Liao Po Hsun.

Player	Hand	Chips
ET Edward TopacioPhilippines	K♣T♣ UTG	18,500(19 BB)
SH Suk Hun LeeSouth Korea	A♣J♣	124,100(124 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	5♦5♠ SB	busted

Board:2♥T♦Q♠J♥9♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 10:18:21 AM

Dhaval Mudgal Picks Up A Pot

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Dhaval Mudgal

From the button, Dhaval Mudgal raises 2200, big blind Czardy Rivera three-bets 7700, Mudgal calls. Both check the flop 2♥ A♣ 2♠ . Rivera bets 5000 on the turn J♣ , Mudgal flats and does the same on the river 9♥ with Mudgal calling a 13,000 bet. Rivera flips over A♥ 7♦ , Mudgal outkicks with A♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	140,500(141 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	31,200(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 10:14:26 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	114,200(114 BB)
KM Kevin Mateo	105,500(106 BB)
AW Alex WardUnited Kingdom	73,000(73 BB)
NZ Neo Zhi HanSingapore	58,000(58 BB)
WL Woo Lee (2)South Korea	51,300(51 BB)
ES Eunjung SimSouth Korea	44,500(45 BB)
JC Jaegill ChoiSouth Korea	25,000(25 BB)
JM Jun Minsung	13,300(13 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 129/211

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8/1/2024, 10:02:51 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	208,000(260 BB)
PM Pratik ModiIndia	134,000(168 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	127,600(160 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	108,000(135 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	88,500(111 BB)

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8/1/2024, 9:54:53 AM

Pot For Nichols Manalo

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Four players in on a raised pot see a board 8♦ 6♥ 7♥ then they all check. On the turn 6♠, small blind Nichols Manalo bets 4000, only Julius Lagman makes the call and they head to the river T♣ where it is back to checking. Manalo flips over K♦ 9♥ straight, Lagman mucks his hand.

Player	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	208,000(260 BB)
JL Julius LagmanPhilippines	81,000(101 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 9:42:06 AM

2019 Main Event Champion Florencio Campomanes In Action

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Florencio Campomanes

2019 Main Event champion Florencio Campomanes raises 2600 from the small blind then calls big blind Lee Woo Kuk's 4700 three-bet. They check to the turn 6♣ 4♥ 9♣ 5♥ . Campomanes bets 3600, Lee calls. Campomanes bets 2600 on the river 4♣ , Lee calls. Campomanes has 6♦ A♦ two pair, Lee has higher with K♣ K♠ in the hole.

Player	Chips
WL Woo Lee (2)South Korea	48,500(61 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	26,500(33 BB)

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8/1/2024, 9:34:31 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
KY Kazuo YamamotoJapan	72,000(90 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	56,100(70 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	52,300(65 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	40,500(51 BB)
ML Man Lok ChanChina	39,600(50 BB)
JA Jinsung AnhSouth Korea	39,500(49 BB)
ZZ Zhao ZhengChina	38,400(48 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	28,800(36 BB)
ND Na Dohang	27,600(35 BB)
JW Jong Won LeeSouth Korea	23,600(30 BB)
PF Prolan FandialanPhilippines	22,600(28 BB)

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8/1/2024, 9:23:52 AM

Martin Astorga Doubles Up

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Martin Astorga opens 1700, Youhyun Kim shoves 90,700, Astorga calls with 15,900 in total.

Player	Hand	Chips
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	A♥K♠	33,000(41 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	A♦T♣	74,800(94 BB)

Board:2♠6♣7♥A♠K♣

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8/1/2024, 9:21:05 AM

Mark Keong Rails Lee Suya

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Mark Keong raises 1900 then calls Lee Suya's 11,200 shove. The flop improves Lee then is burned by the river to be denied the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
MK Mark KeongSingapore	A♣Q♣	38,600(48 BB)
LS Lee SuyaSouth Korea	A♦6♥	busted

Board:6♣8♣7♠J♥Q♥

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 138/200

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8/1/2024, 9:01:51 AM

Lucian Lett Isolates Then Ships

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Lucian Lett

Lucian Lett raises 1300, small blind Sung Jin Han calls, big blind Asami Sakura shoves 9 bb, Lett re-pops and successfully isolates.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Asami SakuraJapan	A♣6♦	busted
SJ Sung Jin HanSouth Korea	A♦Q♠	37,000(62 BB)

Board:J♦5♦Q♦4♥4♦

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:57:41 AM

2023 champion Yuanning Wu In The House

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Yuanning Wu

From utg, Eric Alcantara raises 1700, hijack Ashley Patterson and reigning Main Event champion Yuanning Wu calls from the big blind. Action is checked to the turn J♣ A♠ 9♥ 7♠ . On the river 7♠ , action is checked to Patterson who bets 2600, no callers.

Player	Chips
EA Eric AlcantaraPhilippines	73,800(123 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	50,500(84 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	21,600(36 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:55:20 AM

Nicolas Cardyn Earns The Pot

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Nicolas Cardyn

Nicolas Cardyn limps from small blind, Michael De Leon checks the big blind. No action on the flop to see a turn board 9♥ K♠ J♦ . Cardyn bets 1000, De Leon calls to bring the river 6♠ . Cardyn slides out 2500, De Leon is not interested.

Player	Chips
NC Nicolas CardynFrance	61,600(103 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	33,300(56 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:52:15 AM

Juliever Pelayo Dodges Overcards

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Juliever Pelayo

Juliever Pelayo raises 13,000, Shinya Maeda shoves 37,900, Pelayou calls with 18,300 in total. At the runout, Pelayo dodges overcards to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JP Juliever PelayoPhilippines	T♦T♠	37,300(62 BB)
SM Shinya MaedaJapan	A♥K♣	19,100(32 BB)

Board:8♣Q♣6♦7♥5♠

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:44:03 AM

Raise Wins It For Rene David

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Rene Mar David

Trung Quan Nguyen raises 1300, cutoff Rene Mar David and big blind Duy Tung Nguyen call. They all check the flop Q♥ 4♠ Q♣ . Trung bets 1900 on the turn 8♥ , David raises 5500 which is enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
RD Rene DavidPhilippines	63,600(106 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	42,000(70 BB)
DT Duy Tung NguyenViet Nam	32,600(54 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 143/185

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:35:21 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Player	Chips
MK Meng KuokMalaysia	55,500(111 BB)
EA Eric AlcantaraPhilippines	53,200(106 BB)
RJ Rintalahti JussiFinland	52,000(104 BB)
JB James BonannoGuam	46,000(92 BB)
SJ Sung Jin Han	45,600(91 BB)
HC Hwanho ChoeSouth Korea	32,800(66 BB)
TK Tan Kar WeiSingapore	30,200(60 BB)
VB Vineet BaglaIndia	30,000(60 BB)
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	28,500(57 BB)
YH Yoshihiko HiranoJapan	27,000(54 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	22,800(46 BB)
NZ Neo Zhi HanSingapore	21,200(42 BB)
YN Yutaka NakamuraJapan	20,100(40 BB)
MK Mark KeongSingapore	20,000(40 BB)
AS Asami SakuraJapan	16,500(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:12:32 AM

Pot For Sung Jni Han

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Defending the big blind from Sakura Asami's raise, Sung Jin Han bets 1000 at the flop 9♦ 4♥ A♠ , Asani calls. The turn 8♦ is checked. Han bets 5200 on the river 8♥ and wins the pot.

Player	Chips
SJ Sung Jin Han	45,600(91 BB)
AS Asami SakuraJapan	16,500(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 8:04:45 AM

Pot For Mac Mantos

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Mac Mantos

Mac Mantos bumps it up to 1200 then heads to flop T♦ T♥ Q♠ with caller from hijack Hirotoshi Fukurama. They check and see a turn 6♣ . Mantos slides out 3500 and takes it down that easy.

Player	Chips
MM Mac MantosPhilippines	35,500(71 BB)
HF Hirotoshi FukumaruJapan	33,200(66 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:51:58 AM

Lifu Hwang's Aces Paid In Full

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Lifu Hwang

Liberty Icao opens 1000, hijack Jason Ong calls, button Lifu Hwang three-bets 6500, Icao unloads it all for 45,600, Ong folds while Hwang takes the risk for 22,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
IL Icao LibertyPhilippines	J♦J♥	23,600(47 BB)
LH Lifu Hwang	A♦A♣	46,500(93 BB)
JO Jason OngPhilippines		22,900(46 BB)

Board:2♦6♥5♥Q♥6♣

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 131/159

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:33:14 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
PK Pyeongkang KimSouth Korea	104,000(260 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	95,800(240 BB)
XC Xiong Cheng	83,200(208 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	62,000(155 BB)
IM Ian MoyaniPhilippines	58,200(146 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:26:33 AM

Emmanuel Derecho Takes Charge

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Emmanuel Derecho

Utg+1 Doh Yeop Kim raises 1000, cutoff Emmanuel Derecho and big blind Edward Topacio call. Kim c-bets 1200 on the flop 6♥ 2♣ T♠ , only Derechon joins to the turn 9♣ . Kim checks, Derecho bets 3500, Kim answers with a raise of 9500, Derecho calls to bring the river 5♥ . Following Kim's check, Derecho shoves 15,200 which is enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
ED Emamanuel DerechoAustralia	40,200(101 BB)
DK Dohyeop KimSouth Korea	20,800(52 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:19:30 AM

Thomas Lee Flushes One Out

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee opens 1000, big blind An Junghyun calls, both check to the turn J♥ 9♥ K♦ Q♥ . Lee bets 1500 , Junghyun check-calls. Switch up on the river 6♠ with Junghyun shoving 7000, Lee calls and shows the winning flush over two pair.

Player	Hand	Chips
JH Jung Hyun AnSouth Korea	J♣9♠	busted
TL Thomas LeeCanada	K♥5♥	35,300(88 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:15:46 AM

John Costiniano Calls Down Ken Okada

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

John Costiniano

Ken Okada raises 1000 and finds two callers. A♠ the board runs A♦ A♣ T♥ 7♣ , Okada bets 1700 and 5000, Titus Low folds on the flop, small blind John Costiniano check-calls both. The river 3♣ is checked. Costiniano shows J♣ T♣ , Okada mucks.

Player	Chips
JC John CostinianoPhilippines	34,000(85 BB)
KO Ken OkadaJapan	23,200(58 BB)
TL Titus LowSingapore	22,500(56 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 7:12:52 AM

Darius Nass Rails Andrei Budykin

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Darius Nass

Andrei Budykin

Darius Nass opens 1000 then calls Andrei Budykin's 9700 shove. At the runout, Nass improves to a straight to clean out Budykin.

Player	Hand	Chips
DN Darius NassGermany	K♦Q♦	36,200(91 BB)
AB Andrei BudykinRussia	A♣Q♠	busted

Board:A♠T♠T♣6♠J♣

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 107/120

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 6:50:04 AM

John Jay Magadan Bets Big

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

John Jay Magadan

Dhaval Mudgal raises 700, Wonchul Bae calls, button John Jay Magadan three-bets 2200, both Mudgal and Wonchul call. Flop comes T♠ 3♦ 4♥ , Mudgal checks it, Wonchul bets 2800, only Magadan continues to the turn 3♠ . Wonchul leads again for 5000, Magadan raises 12,000, Wonchul gives it up.

Player	Chips
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	46,000(153 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	28,000(93 BB)
BW Bae Won ChulSouth Korea	22,500(75 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 6:47:12 AM

Satoshi Mizuno Grabs It On The River

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Satoshi Mizuno

From utg George Salud raises 1000, blinds Satoshi Mizuno and Aleksandr Litovchenko call. Salud continues to command with a 3000 bet on the flop 6♣ T♥ 5♣ , only Mizuno calls. On the turn 9♥ , Salud fires 6000 again Mizuno takes on the challenge. The Q♥ river slows down Salud while Mizuno shoves 22,500, Salud surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
SM Satoshi MizunoJapan	44,000(147 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	33,200(111 BB)
AL Aleksand LitovchenkoRussia	20,000(67 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 6:37:23 AM

Jaegill Choi Earns Well For The Flush

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Jaegill Choi

Four players in on a raised pot preflop see a board 9♥ 6♦ 4♥ . Jaegill Choi c-bets 1500, Sim Eunjong calls, small blind Anthony Wright folds, big blind Graham Cowan joins for three to the turn 5♥ . Choi fires 3000, Sim calls while Cowan folds. The river K♣ is checked. Choi's Q♥ J♥ flush wins the pot.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	48,000(160 BB)
JC Jaegill ChoiSouth Korea	42,000(140 BB)
ES Eunjung SimSouth Korea	36,000(120 BB)
AW Anthony WrightAustralia	29,100(97 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 6:16:59 AM

Another Pot For Raphael Bulaong

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Raphael Bulaong

Raphael Bulaong bumps it up to 700, three players toss in the call and head to a flop A♣ Q♠ 9♠ . Bulaong continues for 1600, Tan Peng Hou and Ryutaro Yamamoto fold while Hirotoshi Fukumaru calls. The turn 8♣ and river 4♣ are checked.

Player	Hand	Chips
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	A♠J♠	37,000(123 BB)
PT Peng TanSingapore		24,000(80 BB)
RY Ryutaro YamamotoJapan		32,000(107 BB)
HF Hirotoshi FukumaruJapan	K♦T♦	37,200(124 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/94

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8/1/2024, 6:04:28 AM

Graham Cowan Stopped On The River

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Graham Cowan

Hijack Graham Cowan bumps it up to 600, cutoff Bae Wonchul and button Gaby Sawma call it for a three-way to the flop 7♦ J♣ T♦ . Cowan continues for 1600 and Wonchul calls while Sawma folds. Another 3600 on the turn 2♠ from Cowan, called again by Wonchul. On the river K♠ , Cowan slows to a check, Wonchul bets 12,500, Cowan opts to fold.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	64,200(321 BB)
BW Bae Won ChulSouth Korea	36,000(180 BB)
GS Gaby SawmaLebanon	32,100(161 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 6:01:05 AM

Raphael Bulaong's Kicker Plays

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Raphael Bulaong

Cutoff Kumazaki Susumu opens 600 then calls small blind Raphael Bulaong's 2300 re-raise. Bulaong continues on a flop 5♠ 6♦ 2♦ and Kumazaki calls. Both check the turn 7♣ and river 3♥ . Kumazaki shows A♠ T♣ , Bulaong outkicks with A♥ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	34,000(170 BB)
SK Susumu KumazakiJapan	27,600(138 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 5:44:49 AM

Good Pot For Titus Low

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Titus Low

Zhiqiang Liu opens from hijack, finds two callers, then small blind Shih King Lun three-bets 3000. Only button Titus Low calls and they see a flop 4♦ 3♠ 6♥ . Shih c-bets another 3000, Low calls. Turn comes 5♠ , Shih checks, Low bets 6000, Shih opts to fold.

Player	Chips
TL Titus LowSingapore	49,000(245 BB)
SK Shih King Lun	26,100(131 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang Liu	18,000(90 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 5:30:53 AM

Good Pot For Shih King Lun

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Shih King Lun

Following two limpers, big blind Shih King Lun raises 1100 and the limpers call. Shih continues for 900 at the flop 3♠ 2♠ 2♣ , button Zhiqiang Liu calls, small blind Titus Low folds. The turn 8♦ is checked to see a river A♦ . Shih goes back to betting for 2500, Liu folds.

Player	Chips
SK Shih King Lun	34,000(170 BB)
TL Titus LowSingapore	30,800(154 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang Liu	27,500(138 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 69/70

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:50:45 AM

Jussi Rintalahati Earns The Pot

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

From utg, Victorino Torres opens 300, gets raised to 1200 by Jussi Rintalahati, Torres calls. Rintalahati continues for 1700, Torres check-raises 4500, gets called. The turn 4♦ Rintalahati fires 6000 and claims the pot with Torres folding.

Player	Chips
RJ Rintalahti JussiFinland	33,500(335 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	3,170(32 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:48:06 AM

Scott Black Takes Charge

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Scott Black

Scott Black opens 200, finds three customers to the flop 6♦ A♥ 4♣ . Action is checked to Black , he c-bets 300 and only big blind Darius Nass calls. Same action on the turn 5♣ with Black's 700 bet called by Nass. Black fires again on the river K♦ for 1500 and this time Nass gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
DN Darius NassGermany	39,000(390 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	31,000(310 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:39:14 AM

Pocket Pair For Yi Seung Yong

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Yi Seung Yong

Yi Seung Yong opens 200 then heads to a flop 2♠ 8♣ 5♠ with two callers. Action checks to the button Xiong Cheng who lays out 500, big blind Randie Villavicencio and Yong call. The turn J♦ is checked to bring the river 8♥ . Checked again to Cheng who bets 1500, only Yong calls.

Yong's pocket pair is good to claim the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
XC Xiong Cheng	K♣7♣ D	27,900(279 BB)
YS Yi Seung Yong	6♦6♠ CO	28,300(283 BB)
RV Randie VillavicencioPhilippines	BB	33,000(330 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:24:43 AM

Darius Nass Fires Every Street

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Darius Nass

Facing a 300 raise from Fukushima Tsubasa that's called by Duc Vu Minh, button Darius Nass three-bets 1200 and only Tsubasa calls for a flop 2♠ A♠ K♥ . Nass continues for 1200 that's check-called. On the turn J♥ , Nass sends out 2500 and this time Tsubasa folds.

Player	Chips
DN Darius NassGermany	31,500(315 BB)
MD Minh Duc VuViet Nam	29,000(290 BB)
TF Tsubasa FukushimaJapan	28,000(280 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 4:15:06 AM

Shuffle Up And Deal!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Cards are now flying at Day 1A of the Main Event! Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 7:20pm. Blinds increase every 40 minutes for Day 1.

Good luck to all!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/35

TriciaTricia

8/1/2024, 2:27:38 AM

APPT Main Event Opens Today At 12pm

APPT Main Event Shard

After nine days of pre-games at APPT Manila, doors open today, August 1 with the Main Event! For the first time in history, a guarantee of ₱55 Million (~USD 941,800) has been announced and gauging by the turnout these past days, that figure will soar past its target. Cards in the air daily at 12pm at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada.

Dates: August 1-5, 2024

Buy in: PHP 80,000 (~USD 1,360)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~USD 936,530)

Flight A: Thursday, August 1

Flight B: Friday, August 2

Flight C: Saturday, August 3

Day 2: Sunday, August 4

Final Day: Monday, August 5

The Somuchpoker team is onsite to bring you fresh updates from start to finish.