Record Breaking Main Event; Keiju Utsu Tops Day 1C
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APPT Manila Main Event Sets New Record Prize Pool Of PHP 91M; Keiju Utsu Tops Day 1C
The 15th Edition of the Asia Pacific Poker set a new Main Event record with a staggering prize pool of PHP 91,071,360 (~USD 1,575,790). Over the three starting flights, the event drew an impressive 1,304 entries with Day 1C alone attracting the largest crowd of 707 entries.
DAY 1C REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 707 ENTRIES
Record prize pool: PHP 91,071,360 (~USD 1,575,790)
End Of Day 1C Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KU Keiju Utsu | 402,000(101 BB) |
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka | 386,000(97 BB) |
IS Ionut Stochita | 385,000(96 BB) |
HS Hyeonho Shin | 347,000(87 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 343,000(86 BB) |
KK Kitson Kho | 343,000(86 BB) |
CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 339,000(85 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 331,000(83 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 329,000(82 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 316,000(79 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 282,000(71 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 276,000(69 BB) |
FS Fernando Sanchez | 270,000(68 BB) |
MN Maiki Nishi | 266,000(67 BB) |
RY Ryutaro Yamamoto | 260,000(65 BB) |
260,000(65 BB) | |
SH Seongbae Han | 248,000(62 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 248,000(62 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 244,000(61 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 240,000(60 BB) |
HS Han Seong Jin | 238,000(60 BB) |
DT Danh Tuan Luu | 238,000(60 BB) |
MV Melchor Vasquez | 233,000(58 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | 230,000(58 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 220,000(55 BB) |
GF Gavin Flynn | 218,000(55 BB) |
AT Amir Turkzadeh | 216,000(54 BB) |
PC Park Chongmin | 215,000(54 BB) |
PE Patrick Enriquez | 212,000(53 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 208,000(52 BB) |
BK Benjamin Kim Jacobs | 207,000(52 BB) |
204,000(51 BB) | |
202,000(51 BB) | |
GB Gordon Black | 199,000(50 BB) |
SV Shayne Villanueva | 199,000(50 BB) |
EA Earl Ang | 192,000(48 BB) |
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 188,000(47 BB) |
ED Emamanuel Derecho | 188,000(47 BB) |
YT Yuta Takazawa | 187,000(47 BB) |
WL Woo Lee (2) | 185,000(46 BB) |
JK Jaejoong Kim | 185,000(46 BB) |
MS Masayuki Segawa | 184,000(46 BB) |
EA Eric Alcantara | 182,000(46 BB) |
TH Tatsuya Hirose | 182,000(46 BB) |
WK Wooseok Kim | 180,000(45 BB) |
LK Li Kuen | 180,000(45 BB) |
JK Jesse Kandola | 179,000(45 BB) |
179,000(45 BB) | |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 178,000(45 BB) |
DL Daryl Loh | 176,000(44 BB) |
RC Randee Clybouw | 172,000(43 BB) |
YJ Young Jun Choi | 169,000(42 BB) |
JK Junya Kubo | 168,000(42 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 166,000(42 BB) |
MZ Marius Zalpys | 164,000(41 BB) |
MA Mark Almusajin | 162,000(41 BB) |
RT Ronald Tan | 162,000(41 BB) |
JC Jeremy Catalig | 156,000(39 BB) |
AC Adones Carmona | 153,000(38 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 153,000(38 BB) |
WO William Okeby | 152,000(38 BB) |
HC Hwanho Choe | 150,000(38 BB) |
147,000(37 BB) | |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 141,000(35 BB) |
JZ Jayden Zalac | 139,000(35 BB) |
139,000(35 BB) | |
AN Andrew Nguyen | 136,000(34 BB) |
LN Le Ngoc Khanh | 135,000(34 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 135,000(34 BB) |
YL Yen Lun Chen | 135,000(34 BB) |
NM Noah Miyata | 134,000(34 BB) |
DS Dexter Santos | 132,000(33 BB) |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 131,000(33 BB) |
JD John Dela Cruz | 130,000(33 BB) |
HM Hiroaki Matsuoka | 128,000(32 BB) |
SM Seo Moon Ho | 127,000(32 BB) |
MA Martin Astorga | 126,000(32 BB) |
SI Sooin Im | 125,000(31 BB) |
DM Dilip Menon | 122,000(31 BB) |
OK Okumura Kenki | 121,000(30 BB) |
JL Jun Lai | 117,000(29 BB) |
JY Jinwook Yun | 116,000(29 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 115,000(29 BB) |
HA Hatim Abdul Hussein | 115,000(29 BB) |
KO Ken Okada | 114,000(29 BB) |
VS Vijay Singh (2) | 114,000(29 BB) |
RT Reiji Tsuchiya | 112,000(28 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 111,000(28 BB) |
TW Tao Wei Chang | 111,000(28 BB) |
IC Itsuki Chiba | 111,000(28 BB) |
EK Elmer Kalaquian | 109,000(27 BB) |
NA Nicholas Andrews | 108,000(27 BB) |
TI Tomoya Irie | 106,000(27 BB) |
GS George Salud | 104,000(26 BB) |
GB Ganbold Battulga | 103,000(26 BB) |
NW Nicole Wee | 102,000(26 BB) |
CC Christopher Chua | 99,000(25 BB) |
TN Takaaki Nakaoka | 98,000(25 BB) |
RB Robert Bryan | 97,000(24 BB) |
TS Terrance Scott Leung | 97,000(24 BB) |
YC Yongseok Choi | 92,000(23 BB) |
KS Kiwanont Sukhum | 92,000(23 BB) |
JB Jun Beum Chun | 91,000(23 BB) |
BM Benjamin Mangaliman | 91,000(23 BB) |
NK Nikhil Kedia | 88,000(22 BB) |
TT Tetsuro Tomita | 86,000(22 BB) |
JH Junho Hyeon | 86,000(22 BB) |
JD Jose Drilon | 86,000(22 BB) |
JC Jeffrey Calonge | 85,000(21 BB) |
AJ Anthony James Alway | 84,000(21 BB) |
83,000(21 BB) | |
HJ Haewon Jung | 80,000(20 BB) |
KM Koji Mitsuhashi | 79,000(20 BB) |
GK Genki Kawai | 78,000(20 BB) |
NT Nicholas Teoh | 77,000(19 BB) |
YI Yuki Ito | 76,000(19 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 75,000(19 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 75,000(19 BB) |
BK Bok Kim | 74,000(19 BB) |
FH Furi Homma | 73,000(18 BB) |
JM Junji Matsubara | 73,000(18 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 72,000(18 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 71,000(18 BB) |
JH Jun Hao Chong | 71,000(18 BB) |
BE Benjamin Ebarle | 68,000(17 BB) |
BE Benjamin Ebarle | 68,000(17 BB) |
HT Hidekazu Tanaka | 63,000(16 BB) |
CJ Cho Jaeik | 62,000(16 BB) |
CJ Cho Jaeik | 62,000(16 BB) |
NR Noel Regencia | 59,000(15 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 58,000(15 BB) |
MM Mansour Matloubi | 58,000(15 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 58,000(15 BB) |
AT Arjay Tolentino | 57,000(14 BB) |
BL Ben Loo | 55,000(14 BB) |
JL Jan Leoncio | 55,000(14 BB) |
GJ Gyeongseok Jeon | 53,000(13 BB) |
RS Reynaldo Serafico | 50,000(13 BB) |
JR Jon Ramos | 44,000(11 BB) |
YI Yuri Ishida | 44,000(11 BB) |
JR Jon Ramos | 44,000(11 BB) |
JR Joseph Reyes | 43,000(11 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 39,000(10 BB) |
EA Ejiri Akihide | 34,000(9 BB) |
33,000(8 BB) | |
JM Jeremy Mercado | 25,000(6 BB) |
Day 1C Ends With 141 Survivors Led by Keiju Utsu

The last flight to enter the record breaking APPT Manila Main Event concluded with 141 players out of the roaring 707 entries advancing to Day 2. Among them was Japan's Keiju Utsu, the day's closing flight leader. Stay tuned for the recap.
Hyeonho Shin Rails Paul Tirnovean

Hyeonho Shin opens 8000, button Paul Tirnovean three-bets all in for 110,000, Shin calls and it's a flip. Shin closes the night by claiming another stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HS Hyeonho Shin | 8♦8♥ | 250,000(63 BB) |
PT Paul Tirnovean | A♠J♠ | busted |
Gyeongseok Jeon Survives
Trung Quan Nguyen opens then calls short-stacked Gyeongseok Jeon's 4 bb all in. Jeon goes on to connect to double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
GJ Gyeongseok Jeon | K♥J♣ | 37,500(9 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | A♣Q♠ | 200,000(50 BB) |
Lai Xin Hua Eliminated

Ryutaro Yamamoto's 9000 raise finds two callers to join to a flop 4♥ Q♥ J♥ . Yamamoto continues for 12,000, cutoff Lai Xin Hua calls while Junji Matsubara opts to fold. On the turn 4♣ , Yamamoto opts to check it, Hua bets 20,000, Yamamoto answers with a shove, Hua tosses in the rest of his stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LX Lai Xin Hua | K♥T♥ | busted |
RY Ryutaro Yamamoto | A♥2♥ | 270,000(68 BB) |
JM Junji Matsubara | 64,500(16 BB) |
With just one out to help Hua, the river J♠ is not it to be eliminated from the game.
Fernando Sanchez Wins A Cooler

Akihiro Konishi raises 8000, Fernando Sanchez three-bets 27,000, Konishi four-bets all in for 120,000, Sanchez snap-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FS Fernando Sanchez | K♥K♣ | 270,000(68 BB) |
AK Akihiro Konishi | Q♦Q♠ | busted |
Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
40 minutesLai Xin Hua Stays In The Running

Lai Xin Hua raises 6000, finds a caller in the smal blind Chase Cokaliong, then big blind Junji Matsubara shoves, Hua joins for his tournament life while Cokaliong gets out of the way.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LX Lai Xin Hua | T♥T♣ | 154,500(52 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 320,000(107 BB) | |
JM Junji Matsubara | A♦6♦ | 82,500(28 BB) |
At the runout, Matsubara lands two pair at the flop that's burned by Hua's one card flush.
Maxwell Rosete's Set Rails Ricardo Torres

Utg Ricardo Torres raises 6500 and Maxwell Rosete call to see a flop 5♣ 2♣ A♦ . Torres continues for 7000, Rosete raises 15,000, Torres re-raises 37,000, Rosete flats and they head to the turn 2♥ . Again Torres fires with a large 28,000 bet, Rosete tank-calls. On the river 7♦ , Torres shoves his last 50,000, Rosete snap-calls and shows the winning set.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RT Richard Torres (2) | A♠Q♣ | busted |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 5♠5♦ | 330,000(110 BB) |
Queens Fold To Patrick Enriquez
From utg, Seina Asagiri opens, utg+1 Patrick Enriquez three-bets 16,500, utg+2 Jun Ho Hyeon calls, back to Asagiri with a fold.
At the flop 8♣ 7♣ 6♥ , Enriquez checks to Hyeon who sends out 16,000, Enriquez answers with a shove of 100,000, Hyeon tanks then folds while showing Q♠ Q♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PE Patrick Enriquez | 162,500(54 BB) |
SA Seina Asagiri | 93,000(31 BB) |
JH Jun Ho Jyeon | 14,000(5 BB) |
Jesse Kandola Paid With Kings

Seong Jin Han opens 7000, Jesse Kandola three-bets 17,000, Seong jams, and Kandola calls with less behind. At the runout, Seong's kings hold for a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JK Jesse Kandola | K♠K♣ | 167,500(56 BB) |
HS Han Seong Jin | 4♦4♥ | 200,000(67 BB) |
William Okeby Rails One

Taegeon Jeon open shove 24,000 and doesn't get past William Okeby's queens.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WO William Okeby | Q♣Q♦ | 200,000(67 BB) |
TJ Taegeon Jeon | J♠T♠ | busted |
Double Up For Yuki Ito
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HS Han Seong Jin | 375,000(125 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 360,000(120 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 350,000(117 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 315,000(105 BB) |
SH Seongbae Han | 310,000(103 BB) |
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka | 310,000(103 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 287,700(96 BB) |
YL Yen Lun Chen | 278,000(93 BB) |
BB Bobby Byran | 275,000(92 BB) |
CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 265,000(88 BB) |
YT Yuta Takazawa | 263,000(88 BB) |
IS Ionut Stochita | 260,000(87 BB) |
KK Kitson Kho | 250,000(83 BB) |
PC Park Chongmin | 235,000(78 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 230,000(77 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 220,000(73 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 210,000(70 BB) |
TF Takumi Fkushima | 205,555(69 BB) |
MA Martin Astorga | 200,000(67 BB) |
AT Amir Turkzadeh | 198,500(66 BB) |
JC Jeremy Catalig | 190,500(64 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 185,000(62 BB) |
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2) | 180,000(60 BB) |
SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 170,000(57 BB) |
RM Rishi Mehra | 165,000(55 BB) |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 160,000(53 BB) |
MA Mark Almusajin | 155,000(52 BB) |
MV Melchor Vasquez | 151,000(50 BB) |
TT Tetsuro Tomita | 151,000(50 BB) |
SM Seo Moon Ho | 150,000(50 BB) |
GY Gwanghui Ye | 83,500(28 BB) |
AN Andrew Nguyen | 16,000(5 BB) |
Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
40 minutesVincent Wong Denied The Split
Vincent Wong open shoves 46,000, button Melchor Vasquez calls, both players open ace-king off-suit. At the runout, four clubs land on the board for Vasquez to ship with the nut flush and boot Wong.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MV Melchor Vasquez | A♣K♦ | 180,000(72 BB) |
VW Vincent Wong | A♥K♣ | busted |
Chase Cokaliong Tank Calls And Ships

From hijack, Chase Cokaliong opens 6500, cutoff Zhiqiang Liu calls, then button Guillem Segarra three-bets 16,000. Both Cokaliong and Liu call.
At the flop 2♠ Q♣ 5♦ , all three check to the turn 6♦ . First to act Cokaliong fires 16,000, Liu gets out of the way, Segarra calls, to bring the river 4♠ . Once again, Cokaliong leads out for 25,000, this time Segarra shoves 85,000, Cokaliong can afford it but goes deep in the tank for roughly three minutes then calls.
With Segarra missing the board, Cokaliong's pocket pair holds to ship it all.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CC Chase Cokaliong | 8♠8♣ | 366,500(147 BB) |
96,500(39 BB) | ||
GS Guillem Segarra | A♠J♦ | busted |
Hard-Hiting Bonifacio Mondalo Loses A Chunk
Ken Okada kicks off the hand with a min-raise, hijack Kitson Kho calls, big blind Bonifacio Mondalo re-raises 22,000, Okada folds Kho calls this as well.
At the flop 7♣ 9♦ 5♦ , Mondalo continues to fire with a 30,000 bet, Kho tank-calls, the turn is Q♣ . Again Mondalo puts pressure with a jam of 81,000 that covers Kho who tanks again then calls.
With both players drawing for the flush, the river 8♣ grants it giving Kho the double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KO Ken Okada | 68,000(27 BB) | |
KK Kitson Kho | J♣T♣ | 174,500(70 BB) |
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr. | 2♣4♣ | 50,000(20 BB) |
Big Bets From Mark Almusajin

Shinya Maeda opens 5500 then calls Mark Almusajin's 17,500 re-pop, Flop comes T♠ 8♦ 4♠ , Almusajin continues for 12,500, Maeda folds.
2022 Champion Lai Xin Hua Doubles Up

2022 APPT Manila Main Event champion Lai Xin Hua opens 5500, button Chase Cokaliong three-bets 13,000, Hua flats for a flop T♦ 5♥ 2♦ . Cokaliong continues to pressure with a shove, Hua tank-calls for 49,000 with top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LX Lai Xin Hua | A♠T♣ | 127,000(51 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | A♦5♦ | 195,000(78 BB) |
The turn 8♥ and river 3♥ are not Cokaliong's outs for Hua to double up.
Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
40 minutesFrom utg+1 Takuya Morita min-raises, hijack Shayne Villanueva and small blind Chris Luwei call for a flop 3♠ 9♠ Q♥ . Morita continues 3500, Villanueva makes it 16,000, Luwei folds, Morita calls and they head to the turn K♣ . Villanueva continues the big bets laying out 20,000, Morita check-calls. With the river T♣ , both players opt to check.
Villanueva collects the pot with two pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CL Chris Luwei | 37,000(19 BB) | |
SV Shayne Villanueva | K♠Q♠ | 121,000(61 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | A♠7♠ | 100,000(50 BB) |
Benjamin Ebarle Rails Kunal Jain

Benjamin Ebarle min-raises then calls Kunal Jain's 31,500 shove. Ebarle's pocket pair is ahead to eliminate Jain.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BE Benjamin Ebarle | J♦J♥ UTG | 120,000(60 BB) |
KJ Kunal Jain | 7♣7♠ SB | 19,600(10 BB) |
Kitson Kho Cleans Out Chandnani

Kitson Kho min-raises, big blind Inder Chandnani three-bets
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
IC Inder Chandnani | Q♦J♦ | busted |
KK Kitson Kho | T♠T♥ | 80,000(40 BB) |
Aggressive Bets From Takaki Nishiguchi
Small blind Takaki Nishiguchi limps, big blind Itsuki Chiba bumps it up to 6000, Takaki three-bets 18,000, Chiba calls to end the preflop battle.
At the flop T♠ T♦ 6♠ , Takaki checks, Chiba bets 10,000, Takaki raises all in for 46,500, Chiba folds up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TN Takaki Nishiguchi | 94,500(47 BB) |
IC Itsuki Chiba | 75,000(38 BB) |
Pot for Fernando Sanchez
Cutoff Fernando Picazo Sanchez opens 5000, small blind Edgar Asehan calls, big blind Jaejoong Kim three-bets 12,000, Sanchez calls while losing Asehan. At the flop 9♠ 5♥ 3♦ , Kim continues or 14,000, Sanchez jams 30,500, Kim tank-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Fernando Sanchez | 75,500(38 BB) |
JK Jaejoong Kim | 55,000(28 BB) |
Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
40 minutesPot For Yuta Takazawa
Cutoff Gavin Flynn raises 3000 and big blind Yuta Takazawa defends. On a flop A♣ 8♥ 7♣ , Flynn continues 2000, Takazawa check-calls. They then check down the turn 3♦ and river Q♦ . Takazawa flips open A♥ 5♦ , Flynn mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YT Yuta Takazawa | 131,000(87 BB) |
GF Gavin Flynn | 37,000(25 BB) |
Kyong Hun Kim Rails Jason Lau

Following a raise, button Jason Lau shoves his last 13,500, big blind four-bets all in to isolate.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KK Kim Kyong Hun | A♥Q♥ | 100,000(67 BB) |
JL Jason Lau | K♦Q♠ | busted |
Jun Lai Wins The Flip

Facing a raise, Jun Lai three-bets all in for 21,000, small blind calls for less, and initial raiser folds.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JL Jun Lai | 9♦9♠ | 47,000(31 BB) |
IS Im Sangguk | A♣Q♠ | 45,000(30 BB) |
Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
40 minutesBig Stacks Around The Room
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HS Han Seong Jin | 270,000(225 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 200,000(167 BB) |
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2) | 200,000(167 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 178,000(148 BB) |
DT Danh Tuan Luu | 173,000(144 BB) |
LK Li Kuen | 170,000(142 BB) |
BL Ben Loo | 160,000(133 BB) |
DM Dilip Menon | 155,000(129 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 145,000(121 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 145,000(121 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 143,000(119 BB) |
KM Koji Mitsuhashi | 140,000(117 BB) |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 135,000(113 BB) |
HA Hatim Abdul Hussein | 130,000(108 BB) |
EA Ejiri Akihide | 130,000(108 BB) |
MV Melchor Vasquez | 130,000(108 BB) |
TN Takaaki Nakaoka | 130,000(108 BB) |
NM Noah Miyata | 130,000(108 BB) |
GS George Salud | 127,000(106 BB) |
GS Guillem Segarra | 125,000(104 BB) |
SH Seongbae Han | 125,000(104 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 120,000(100 BB) |
CJ Cho Jaeik | 118,000(98 BB) |
RT Richard Torres (2) | 118,000(98 BB) |
IS Ionut Stochita | 115,000(96 BB) |
DN Danielle Noja | 115,000(96 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 115,000(96 BB) |
GB Ganbold Battulga | 115,000(96 BB) |
JK Jesse Kandola | 110,000(92 BB) |
VS Vijay Singh (2) | 110,000(92 BB) |
RA Ronald Acosta | 108,000(90 BB) |
EK Elmer Kalaquian | 105,000(88 BB) |
JZ Jayden Zalac | 105,000(88 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 105,000(88 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 105,000(88 BB) |
YC Yongseok Choi | 103,000(86 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 100,000(83 BB) |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 100,000(83 BB) |
YN Yamato Nakai | 100,000(83 BB) |
TF Takumi Fkushima | 98,000(82 BB) |
SA Seina Asagiri | 95,000(79 BB) |
WS Wesley Sun | 90,000(75 BB) |
SV Shayne Villanueva | 90,000(75 BB) |
TG Terry Gonzaga | 87,000(73 BB) |
GY Gwanghui Ye | 85,000(71 BB) |
LX Lai Xin Hua | 85,000(71 BB) |
TW Tao Wei Chang | 78,000(65 BB) |
Four-Bet Win For Johnson Tan

Johnson Tan opens 2400, button Mike Takayama three-bets 9000, Tan four-bets 20,000, Takayama folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 87,000(73 BB) |
JT Johnson Tan | 53,000(44 BB) |
Random Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
GT Gary Thompson | 210,000(175 BB) |
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2) | 164,000(137 BB) |
EA Ejiri Akihide | 147,000(123 BB) |
HK Hisanor Kobayashi | 131,000(109 BB) |
MJ Minwoong Jeong | 130,000(108 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 123,900(103 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 117,000(98 BB) |
PJ Park Jaehyung | 116,000(97 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 102,000(85 BB) |
RJ Rikiya Jinbo | 90,000(75 BB) |
CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 88,000(73 BB) |
TK Takaomi Kanazawa | 70,000(58 BB) |
KS Kiwanont Sukhum | 64,000(53 BB) |
JL Jessie Leonarez | 42,000(35 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 37,000(31 BB) |
Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
40 minutesRemaining Players: 346/667
Pot For Bertrand Beaudoux

Bertrand Beaudoux three-bets and goes to the flop Q♣ T♣ 5♥ with two callers. They all check. Beaudoux bets 2500 on the turn 2500 and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BB Bertrand Beaudoux | 110,000(92 BB) |
KO Ken Okada | 49,500(41 BB) |
IC Inder Chandnani | 43,000(36 BB) |
James Zaragoza Fails To Steal
Utg Jun Hao Chong raises 6000, small blind James Zaragoza jams, Chong calls for his tournament life.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JH Jun Hao Chong | J♣T♣ UTG | 52,000(43 BB) |
JZ James Zaragoza | T♠4♠ SB | 46,000(38 BB) |
Hatim Abdul Hussein Defends The Big Blind

Small blind William Ysmael limps and big blind Hatim Abdul Hussein checks. Ysmael leads out 1200 on the flop A♣ 8♣ K♦ , Hussein calls. Ysmael passes on the turn 5♥ , Hussein value-bets 1600, Ysmael calls then both opt to check the river 6♠ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WY William Ysmael | SB | 19,600(16 BB) |
HA Hatim Abdul Hussein | K♠Q♥ BB | 62,000(52 BB) |
Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
40 minutesRemaining Players: 371/623
Hyeonho Shin Ships With Rockets

Hyeonho Shin raises 2100, two players call, flop comes J♦ 4♦ 9♣ . Following a check, Hyeonho Shin c-bets 2300, button Katano Kenjie raises 10,400, one player folds, Shin three-bet jams. Katano calls.
The turn 9♦ and river 7♣ don't improve Katano to fall to Shin.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HS Hyeonho Shin | A♥A♠ | 87,000(87 BB) |
KK Kanjie Katano | K♦J♠ | busted |
Reiji Tsuchiya Rails A Short Stack

On a raised pot preflop, aggressor Reiji Tsuchiya c-bets 1900, big blind Riener Magbutay check-raises 5400, Tsuchiya answers with a shove, Magbutay calls with less behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RT Reiji Tsuchiya | A♠Q♠ | 54,000(54 BB) |
RM Riener Magbutay III | Q♦T♠ | busted |
Chongmin Park Rails Calvin Tan
Button Calvin Tan opens 2500 and small blind Chongmin Park calls to see a flop 2♣ 9♣ 6♣ . Tan continues for 3000, Park check-raises 8000, Tan flats. On the turn 5♣ another 6000 from Park that's called by Tan to bring the river A♥ . Park shoves, Tan makes the call with less behind then busts to the nut flush.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CT Calvin Tan (2) | K♣Q♣ | busted |
PC Park Chongmin | A♣Q♥ | 131,500(132 BB) |
Double Up For Lin Hao

Lin Hao opens then calls for his tournament life against Randie Villavicencio.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LH Lin Hao (2) | K♠K♣ UTG | 30,500(31 BB) |
RV Randie Villavicencio | A♠7♥ UTG+1 | 21,300(21 BB) |
Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
40 minutesRemaining Players: 391/609
Pocket Pair Win For Moon Kyung
Moon Kyung Ho raises 1600, two players call, big blind Eric Ceret three-bets 5500, Moon calls, two players fold for heads up. Action is checked to the turn 6♠ 9♠ 4♥ 5♠ , Ceret bets 2500, Moon calls, then it is back to checking the river 7♣ .
Moon's jacks are best to rake it in.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MK Moon Kyung Ho | J♥J♣ HJ | 56,000(70 BB) |
EC Eric Ceret | A♥K♣ BB | 25,700(32 BB) |
Mark Almusajin Chips Up
Mark Almusajin opens 1800, gets called, then button Seiji Sasaki three-bets 7500, only Almusajin calls. Both players check the flop Q♦ Q♠ 3♥ . Sasaki leads out 8000 on the Q♣ turn, Almusajin calls. On the river 7♥ , it's back to checking. Almusajin's 9♥ 9♣ is good for the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MA Mark Almusajin | 120,000(150 BB) |
SS Sasaki Seiji | 28,500(36 BB) |
Cooler Earns Junya Kubo The Max

Heavy preflop betting opens with button Junya Kubo raising 1800, big blind Junichi Murakami three-bets 5900, Kubo four-bets 18,000, called by Murakami. Flop comes 3♦ 5♠ 2♥ , Murakami open shoves, Kubo calls and dominates.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MJ Murakami Junichi | J♠J♣ BB | 27,000(34 BB) |
JK Junya Kubo | Q♥Q♠ D | 126,000(158 BB) |
Trips For Seong Il Hwang

Three players in on a raised pot preflop check to the turn 9♣ 8♥ 4♣ 4♠ . Big blind Hwang Seong Il bets 2700, only small blind Alfie Poetra calls. The river 7♠ is checked once more.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AP Alfie Poetra | SB | 42,000(53 BB) |
SI Seong Il Hwang | A♥4♥ BB | 58,000(73 BB) |
Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
40 minutesPocket Pair For Kunwoo Kim Win A Splash
Akito Kaneka raises 1400, three players join to fuel the pot. They then proceed to check down the board T♦ Q♣ K♦ 3♠ 4♣ . DK Kunwoo Kim shows 9♥ 9♣ and takes down the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JT Joseph Talamayan | 41,100(69 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 32,000(53 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 32,000(53 BB) |
AK Akito Kaneko | 20,000(33 BB) |
Jongbea Jang Maintains Pressure

Jongbea Jang raises 1200, big blind Alfie Poetra makes the call. Jang continues 1600 on the flop 8♣ 3♦ 6♣ , Poetra check-raises 4700, Jang calls, turn drops 2♥ . Jang fires 10,000, this time Poetra gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Jongbea Jang | 42,000(70 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 36,800(61 BB) |
Splashy Pot For Jamie D'erf-Wheeler
Four players in on a raised pot then they all check to the river 9♦ J♣ 4♦ T♣ K♥ . Action is checked to button Jamie D'erf-Wheeler, he bets 9000, no callers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JD Jamie D'erf-Wheeler | 48,500(81 BB) |
Flush Pays John Dela Cruz The Max

Randy Seiyoung Oh bumps it up to 1400, two players call, flop is 8♠ T♠ Q♠ , Oh continues for 3000, John Dela Cruz calls while Hadaki Yasuhiro folds. On the turn 9♥ , Oh sends out 5000, Cruz shoves 16,300, Oh tank-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JD John Dela Cruz | A♠9♠ HJ | 43,400(72 BB) |
RO Randy Oh | T♥T♦ MP | 28,000(47 BB) |
YH Yasuhito Hadaki | 35,000(58 BB) |
Keiju Utsu Rivers The Winner

Keiju Utsu bumps it up to 1300, gets re-raised by Yamato Nakai to 3700, Utsu calls. Nakai continues 2800 on a flop T♠ J♠ Q♣ , Utsu calls. Then on the turn 5♣, more chips go flying with Nakai laying out 8000, Utsu raises 20,000, Nakai tanks all in for 32,400, Utsu calls with slightly less behind.
Utsu is behind until the river 7♠ grants the flush to ship it and send Nakai plunging.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KU Keiju Utsu | A♠5♠ | 68,700(115 BB) |
YN Yamato Nakai | K♥K♠ | 5,000(8 BB) |
Kashiyama Shota Jams For The Pot
Kenki Okamura opens 1500, two players call, flop comes 3♦ 2♣ 6♦ , Okamura c-bets 3500. This gets a fold from the button then a check-raise of 5500 from from Kashiyama Shota. Okamura calls. On the river K♣ , Shota shoves which is enough to claim the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KS Kashiyama Shota | 26,000(43 BB) |
OK Okumura Kenki | 21,200(35 BB) |
Pot For Ryan Tan

Hijack Chen Kai Yeh min-raises then c-bets 1800 on a flop 5♥ 3♣ J♦ . Caller Ryan Tan from the big blind calls again for a turn 7♥ . Yeh slides out 4000, Tan tank-calls. Yeh opts to check the river Q♦ after Tan. Tan shows J♠ 4♠ , Yen mucks.
Reiji Tsuchiya Dodges Overcards
Siyoung Lee min-raises, hijack Alari Kunnapuu calls, small blind Reiji Tsuchiya shoves 10,200, only Lee calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SL Siyoung Lee | A♦K♣ | 24,000(40 BB) |
RT Reiji Tsuchiya | J♠J♦ | 22,800(38 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 16,300(27 BB) |
Easy Win For Lijun Zhang
Yuki Ho opens 1200, button Lijun Zhang calls, then both players check the flop 2♠ 4♣ 5♣ . Zhang leads out 2000 on the tur 9♠ and wins the pot that easy.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YH Yuki Ho | 55,000(92 BB) |
LZ Lijun Zhang | 47,500(79 BB) |
Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
40 minutesContinuation Bet Good For Kiwanont Sukhum
Kiwanont Sukhum opens 1100, blinds Amir Turkzadeh and Joemark Vasay call. On the flop T♦ 2♣ 6♦ , Sukhum continues for 1300, no caller.s
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AT Amir Turkzadeh | 46,000(92 BB) |
JV Joemark Vasay | 36,000(72 BB) |
KS Kiwanont Sukhum | 31,000(62 BB) |
Ben Loo Wins The Preflop Battle

Kosei Fujiwara opens 1200, button Ben Loo re-raises 3000, Fujiwara four-bets 7500, Loo five-bets 15,000, Fujiwara gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BL Ben Loo | 89,000(178 BB) |
KF Kosei Fujiwara | 50,000(100 BB) |
Pot For Marvin Cerbito
Yuta Kitazumi opens and finds three-callers to the flop K♣ J♦ 8♠ . From cutoff, Marvin Cerbito bets 1500, button only Yuki Ho calls. On the turn A♥ , Cerbito fires 3500 and wins the pot then and there.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YH Yuki Ho | 41,000(82 BB) |
MC Marvin Cerbito | 22,000(44 BB) |
Masakazu Miyamoto Pushes For The Pot
Masakazu Miyamoto raises 1200, blinds Tracy Crisostomo and Emmanuel Derecho call, then all three check to the turn A♣ T♥ T♠ 9♠ . Crisostomo leads out 1500, Derecho raises 5500, Miyamoto jams 32,700, Crisostomo tank-folds, Derecho quickly tosses his cards in the muck
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 58,000(116 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 41,000(82 BB) |
TC Tracy Crisostomo | 17,000(34 BB) |
Pocket Pair Good For Jamie D'erf-Wheeler
Jamie D"erf Wheeler raises 1800, two players call, flop comes 7♣ 9♥ 7♥ . Wheeler continues 3000, loses one while small blind Oliver Krefeldt check-calls. Same action on the turn 4♠ with a 5000 bet check-called. No bets on the river for Krefeldt to show first A♣ Q♥ , Wheeler wins the pot with 8♣ 8♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JD Jamie D'erf-Wheeler | 36,500(73 BB) |
OK Oliver Krefeldt | 28,500(57 BB) |
Double KO For Sanjeev Kapoor

From hijack, Jay Padilla raises 1200, is joined by cutoff Sanjeev Kapoor and small blind Ono Shintaro to see the flop 8♥ 4♥ 7♦ . Action is checked to Kapoor who bets 3500, both players check-call.
Heavy bets come on the turn 5♣ with Padilla betting 2500, Kapoor raising 12,500, Shintaro check-raises all in for 16,700, Padilla joins in for 20,500, Kapoor calls and covers both players.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 9♥7♥ | 150,900(302 BB) |
OS Ono Shintaro | 4♦4♠ | busted |
JP Jay Padilla | 8♠7♠ | busted |
The river 6♠ keeps Kapoor's higher straight ahead to ship it and boot two simultaneously.
Four-Bet Win For Joseph Talamayan
Joseph Talamayan opens, Akito Kaneko three-bets, Talamayan four-bets 8200, Kaneko opts to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JT Joseph Talamayan | 42,500(85 BB) |
AK Akito Kaneko | 26,000(52 BB) |
Hard-Betting Tomita Tetsuro
Tomita Tetsuro raises 1100, three players call for a flop J♦ 3♦ T♠ . Tetsuro continues 7000, only button Jimmy Johan calls. On the turn 3♥ , Tetsuro fires 25,000 which is good enough to rake it in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TT Tetsuro Tomita | 34,400(69 BB) |
JJ Jimmy Johan | 11,500(23 BB) |
Kosei Fujiwara On Attack Mode
Action folded to the button Kosei Fujiwara raises 1200, big blind Chongmin Park three-bets 3500, Fujiwara calls. At the flop 5♥ 6♣ Q♠ , Park checks to Fujiwara who bets 2800, Park calls. Check again from Park on the turn Q♦ , Fujiwara bets 5200, Park raises 15,000, Fujiwara tank-calls to bring the river 8♣ . Check again from Park, Fujiwara shoves, Park folds. Fujiwara shows A♠ Q♣ trips.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KF Kosei Fujiwara | 51,000(102 BB) |
PC Park Chongmin | 12,000(24 BB) |
Pot For Alfie Poetra

From hijack, Alfie Poetra three-bets 2500 and initial raiser Hiroyuki Sakamoto calls. The flop is checked to the turn K♠ A♣ 8♣ 4♦ . Sakamoto bets 2500, Poetra calls. The turn A♠ sees another 1000 from Sakamoto, Poetra calls once more and shows K♣ Q♥ which is good to rake in the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HS Hiroyuki Sakamoto | 73,000(146 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 23,000(46 BB) |
Seonghun Jeong Well Paid For The Straight

Edgar Asehan opens 1200 then calls Seonghun Jeong's 3600 re-raise. The board is checked to the river Q♠ J♣ 5♦ T♦ 4♥ . Asehan bets 2800, Jeong tanks then raises 8000 that Asehan snap-calls. Jeong shows A♦ K♦ , Asehan mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 38,000(76 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 19,800(40 BB) |
Martin Astorga Claims The Pot
On a raised pot preflop, the board is checked to the river A♥ K♦ 8♠ 3♣ 7♠ . Martin Astorga checks, Edilberto Atienza bets 2500 onto a pot of 8700, Astorga calls and shows K♠ J♣ , Atienza mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MA Martin Astorga | 29,500(59 BB) |
BA Bert Atienza Jr | 27,300(55 BB) |
Efren "Bata" Reyes Takes A Seat

Billiard GOAT Efren "Bata" Reyes aka The Magician has joined the action here at the APPT Main Event. Reyes was seen entering a pot by defending the big blind then leading out on a flop 3♣ 7♣ 8♣ , however on the turn 4♦ , he folded to a bet. Reyes is still in fine shape with 23,800 behind.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EL Eduardo Ligon | 89,000(178 BB) |
GL Gerardo Lubas Sr | 86,000(172 BB) |
KE Keisuke Eguchi | 84,000(168 BB) |
CT Calvin Tan (2) | 78,000(156 BB) |
ED Emamanuel Derecho | 76,000(152 BB) |
RM Rishi Mehra | 75,000(150 BB) |
JB James Bonanno | 74,000(148 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 74,000(148 BB) |
CL Ching Li Lok | 73,000(146 BB) |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 73,000(146 BB) |
RM Rishi Mirpuri | 70,000(140 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 67,000(134 BB) |
RW Riko Watanabe | 64,000(128 BB) |
HS Hiroyuki Sakamoto | 62,000(124 BB) |
RY Ryutaro Yamamoto | 60,000(120 BB) |
VS Vijay Singh (2) | 60,000(120 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 60,000(120 BB) |
LZ Lijun Zhang | 58,800(118 BB) |
ML Mun Leong Cheong | 55,000(110 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 55,000(110 BB) |
AT Amir Turkzadeh | 53,000(106 BB) |
KY Kazuo Yamamoto | 52,000(104 BB) |
BW Bae Wonchul | 50,000(100 BB) |
YK Youhyun Kim | 49,600(99 BB) |
MJ Murakami Junichi | 47,500(95 BB) |
KS Kashiyama Shota | 43,500(87 BB) |
JH Jeon Hyuntae | 38,900(78 BB) |
JT Joseph Talamayan | 37,000(74 BB) |
SM Shinya Maeda | 29,900(60 BB) |
MC Marvin Cerbito | 29,000(58 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 28,500(57 BB) |
NT Naoki Tasaka | 27,800(56 BB) |
SW Sho Wada | 27,200(54 BB) |
400 Entries! Pot At PHP 70M
The numbers keep rising with 400 entries at the start of the new level. Plenty of time to jump in with registration open until the start of Level 11 at 7:10pm.
Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
40 minutesRyan Tan Wins The Preflop Battle

Tetsuya Tsujisaka raises 1200, hijack Ronato Alcano three-bets 3500, button Ryan Tan four-bets 12,000, no takers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 70,000(175 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 37,000(93 BB) |
RA Ronato Alcano | 25,000(63 BB) |
Double Up For Donghwa Shin
Donghwa Shin opens 1000, cutoff Kunal Jain calls, button Wyngard Brillo re-raises 2500, Shin and Jain call then they all check to the turn Q♦ K♥ T♠ 7♠ . Shin leads out 2500, Jain raises 6000, Brillo folds while Shin calls with less behind.
Straight on the flop for Shin earns a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KJ Kunal Jain | K♦4♦ | 19,600(49 BB) |
DS Donghwa Shin | A♦J♦ | 24,000(60 BB) |
Badrudin Ampatuan Survives With Kings

Vijay Singh limps, cutoff Badrudin Ampatuan raises 2100, button Hyeonho Shin three-bets 4000, Singh gets out of the way, Ampatuan goes all in for a total of 5100. Shin calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VS Vijay Singh (2) | 68,000(170 BB) | |
HS Hyeonho Shin | A♥J♦ | 25,000(63 BB) |
BA Badrudin Ampatuan | K♦K♥ | 11,600(29 BB) |
Pot For Hatim Hussein
Button raise of 1100 from Gordon Ray Black, small blind Ronald Ashley Lane and big blind Hatim Abdul Hussein call. On a flop 5♣ 3♠ Q♥, Lane jumps out with a 1100 bet and it's called by both. The turn 9♦ , Hussein takes the reins with a 3000 bet that's called by both. All three check the river K♥ . Hussein shows Q♣ 3♣ two pair and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HA Hatim Abdul Hussein | 55,000(138 BB) |
GB Gordon Black | 41,000(103 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 33,000(83 BB) |
Kook Jin Kim Rivers It

From cutoff, Kook Jin Kim open shoves 6300 holding K♥ 9♣ and big blind Doi Yukishige challenges with J♦ T♦ . With the board running 5♦ T♥ 3♠ J♥ Q♦ , Kim rivers the straight to double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YD Yukishige Doi | 35,000(88 BB) |
KJ Kook Jin Kim | 13,000(33 BB) |
Trips For Sergei Sultanov

From utg+1, Sergey Sultanov min-raises, utg+2 Jae Yi Chang three-bets 2000, big blind Myeongje defends and is joined by Sultanov for a three-way to the flop 9♥ T♦ J♦ . Action is checked to Chang who continues for 3500, only Sultanov takes interest then both check the turn 4♥ . On the river T♥ , Chang bets 5500, Sultanov check-calls, and shows Q♦ T♣ trips, Chang mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Sergey Sultanov | 50,000(125 BB) |
JY Jae Yi Chang | 20,500(51 BB) |
PM Park Myeongje | 18,100(45 BB) |
Shohei Miyazaki Earns It

Following a raise that's called, Shohei Miyazaki three-bets 4000, initial raiser Hyung Chul Hyun calls, one player folds. Miyazaki continues to fire 3500 on a flop K♥ 2♥ J♦ , Hyun check-calls then on the turn 3♥ bet of 12,000, Hyun gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SM Shohei Miyazaki | 48,000(120 BB) |
HC Hyung Chul Hyun | 24,000(60 BB) |
Continuation Bet Good For Jean Berdejo

Duy Tung Nguyen bumps it up to 900, hijack Junji Matsubara calls, small blind Jean Paul Berdejo re-raises 4800, Nguyen folds while Matsubara tank-calls. Flop comes 2♣ 6♣ T♦ , Berdejo continues 3600 and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JB Jean Berdejo | 38,600(97 BB) |
DT Duy Tung Nguyen | 37,000(93 BB) |
JM Junji Matsubara | 25,500(64 BB) |
Minwoo Lim Scores A Bust

John Ruiz loses his last 11,000 to Minwoo Lim.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ML Minwoo Lim | A♦J♥ | 47,000(118 BB) |
JR John Ruiz | J♠J♣ | busted |
Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
40 minutesNicholas Teoh Doubles Up

Richard Tolentino raises 700, small blind Kento Shimizu call, big blind Nicholas Teoh re-raises 3100, only Tolentino calls. When the board runs 4♦ 9♦ J♥ T♥ A♠ , Teoh bets 3100, 11,000, then shoves 12,300, Tolentino calls it down and shows A♦ Q♥ top pair. Teoh has K♣ Q♦ straight to chunk down Tolentino.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NT Nicholas Teoh | 60,000(200 BB) |
KS Kento Shimizu | 32,000(107 BB) |
RT Richard Tolentino | 2,500(8 BB) |
Check-Raise Wins It For Quang Huy Nguyen

From cutoff, Quang Huy Ngueyn makes it 800, button Renato Villanueva drives it up to 3000, Nguyen calls and they head to the flop T♦ 3♦ 6♥ . Nguyen checks to Villanueva who c-bets 2500, Nguyen check-raises 8000, Villanueva tanks then gives up his stake on the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 38,000(127 BB) |
RV Renato Villanueva Jr | 23,100(77 BB) |
Full House Beats The Straight

Following a min-raise from Thi Bao An Nguyen, Kolja Lucking three-bets 1800, Nguyen calls. When the board runs T♦ 5♦ K♣ 9♦ 9♣ , Lucking barrels 1200, 4000, and 7500, Nguyen check-calls every street and shows Q♥ J♥ straight. Lucking has K♠ K♦ full house to ship it.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KL Kolja Lucking | 44,000(147 BB) |
TB Thi Bao Nguyen | 13,700(46 BB) |
Jim Bonanno Takes This One

Mark Remnant open 700, cutoff James Bonanno calls, button Jayson Lee three-bets 3200, Remnant and Bonanno call. On a flop 6♥ 5♥ 4♣ , action is checked to Lee who c-bets 5400, Remnant calls, Bonanno check-raises 20,000, Lee folds, Remnant folds after tanking.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JB James Bonanno | 82,000(273 BB) |
MR Mark Remnant | 30,000(100 BB) |
JL Jayson Lee | 15,700(52 BB) |
Good Pot For Henry Chan

Folded to the button Anthony Castro, he raises 1000, small blind Henry Chan re-raises 2500, Castro calls. At the flop 5♣ 8♣ 2♠ , Chan bets continues for 2000, Castro raises 5000, Chan snap-calls . The turn A♥ is checked by both then Chan leads out 6000 on the river K♦ , Castro tank-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HK Henry Kin Chi Chan | 37,000(123 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | 18,500(62 BB) |
Ionut Stochita Earns With Queens

Yasumoto Yamaokshi raises 700, big blind Ionut Stochita three-bets 2500, Yamakoshi calls. At the flop and turn A♥ A♠ J♥ 2♦ , Stochita check-calls 800 and 2700. Both players check the river A♦ . Stochita shows Q♣ Q♥ , Yamakoshi mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
IS Ionut Stochita | 31,400(105 BB) |
YY Yasumoto Yamakoshi | 25,300(84 BB) |
Pot For Chen Kai Yeh

Victor Chong's 800 raise is met with a re-raise of 2000 from Chen Kai Yeh. Cutoff Richard Torres calls, Chong joins for a three-way to the flop J♠ 5♦ 3♥ . Yeh continues for 3000 and takes down the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Chen Kai Yeh | 34,000(113 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 29,000(97 BB) |
RT Richard Torres (2) | 28,500(95 BB) |
Guarantee Breached!
Entering the new level, with 198 entries, the PHP 55 Million guarantee has been breached! Still plenty of time to join in with registration closing at the end of Level 10 at 7:10pm.
Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
40 minutesKen Okada Booted By Keiju Utsu

Heavy preflop action opens with 500 from Richard Jenks, button Ken Okada three-bets 1500, big blind Keiju Utsu four-bets 4500, Jenks folds, Okada four-bets 12,000, Utsu five-bets all in. Okada calls for 28,000 putting himself at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KO Ken Okada | K♠K♥ | busted |
KU Keiju Utsu | A♦K♦ | 62,000(310 BB) |
RJ Richard Jenks (2) | 33,000(165 BB) |
Good Sized Pot For Rishi Mirpuri

Four players in on a raised pot preflop see a flop 4♣ 5♣ Q♥ . Following two checks, hijack Yukishige Doi bets 1100, button Alexis Cruz raises 3500, Mirpuri calls while Kim folds. All three proceed to check the turn 7♦ then Mirpuri leads out 6000 on the river which finds no callers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Rishi Mirpuri | 64,000(320 BB) |
KJ Kook Jin Kim | 39,000(195 BB) |
YD Yukishige Doi | 34,000(170 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 32,000(160 BB) |
Defending Champion Yuanning Wu In Action

Rishi Mirpuri opens, APPT Main Event defending champion Yuanning Wu three-bets 2000, cutoff Alfredo Boligor and Mirpuri call. On a flop 8♥ 6♠ 2♣ , Wu c-bets 3500, Boligor snap-calls, Mirpuri folds and they head to the turn 3♣ . Wu fires a third barrel of 6700, Boligor surrenders his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Rishi Mirpuri | 54,000(270 BB) |
YW Yuanning Wu | 33,300(167 BB) |
AB Alfredo Boligor | 17,200(86 BB) |
River Bet Is Good For The Pot

Following a min-raise from Nicholas Andrews, cutofff players Riko Watanabe three-bets 800, small blind Furi Homma and Andrews call. On a flop K♦ T♦ 8♠ , action is checked to the aggressor Watanabe who c-bets 1200 both players stick with him and head to the turn 7♠ . This time everyone checks. Homma leads out the river 2♥ for 4500, both opponents snap-fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FH Furi Homma | 38,000(190 BB) |
NA Nicholas Andrews | 28,500(143 BB) |
RW Riko Watanabe | 25,000(125 BB) |
Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
40 minutesJose Padilla Steals It On The River

Ronald Acosta opens from hijack, is met with a 900 re-raise from cutoff Hyun Hong Lim, called by button Jose Padilla and Acosta. Flop comes 2♠ T♦ 2♣ , Lim bets 1200, Padilla raises 3000, Acosta bows out, Lim tank-calls. Both players check the turn J♠ , Lim checks the river 8♣ , Padilla lays out 4000 which is enough to steal the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HL Hyun Lim | 43,300(433 BB) |
RA Ronald Acosta | 31,200(312 BB) |
JP Jay Padilla | 28,300(283 BB) |
Calvin Tan Takes Charge
Three players in on a raised pot preflop see cards land 7♦ 9♣ K♥ . Action is checked to the button Jaemoon Seok who lays out 500 , big blind Tan check-raises 1300, William Okeby folds and Seok calls. On the turn J♦ , Tan leads out 1500 gets the call again then bets a heftier 6500 on the river Q♣ . This time, Seok folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CT Calvin Tan (2) | 46,000(460 BB) |
WO William Okeby | 29,700(297 BB) |
JS Jaemoon Seok | 29,000(290 BB) |
Early Aggression From Alexis Cruz

Button raise from Alexis Cruz sees a 900 re-raise from small blind Shota Kishioka. Big blind Rishi Mirpuri calls and Cruz joins as well.
Flop comes K♣ 2♣ Q♣ , Kishioka c-bets 700, Mirpuri calls, Cruz makes it 2000, no call from either players.
Player | Chips |
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AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 33,300(333 BB) |
SK Shota Kishioka | 29,300(293 BB) |
RM Rishi Mirpuri | 28,200(282 BB) |
Big Pot For Feras Elnatsha

Feras Elnatsha has taken an early lead at his table. Looking down at A♣ K♣ , he opens 400, big blind Riko Watanabe re-raises 1300, Elnatsha calls to see a flop K♠ J♣ 3♣ . Following a check, Elnatsha bets 2500, Watanabe calls. The turn A♥ is checked to the river T♣ . Watanabe leads out 7000, Elnatsha raises 16,500, Watanabe tank-calls then mucks to the top two.
Player | Chips |
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FE Feras Elnatsha | 50,000(500 BB) |
RW Riko Watanabe | 17,000(170 BB) |
Calvin Tan Claims A Pot

Calvin Tan opens from utg and Anthony Tacda re-raises 900, Tan calls. On a flop T♥ 3♥ 7♠ and turn 4♦ , Tacda bets 1000 and 1500, both are check-called by Tan. Both players tap the river Q♣ . Tan has Q♥ J♥ top pair and claims the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CT Calvin Tan (2) | 33,000(330 BB) |
AT Anthony Tacda | 25,000(250 BB) |
Emmanuel Derecho Comes Out Firing

Emmanuel Derecho is ready to play as he opens 300, gets re-raised by Sangkwon Park to 800 that's called by Chris Luwei Feng. Derecho four-bets to 3200, Park folds and Luwei calls.
At the flop 3♦ J♠ 4♣ , Derecho jumps out with a 2800 bet and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
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ED Emmanuel Derecho | 34,300(343 BB) |
SP Sangkwon Park | 29,200(292 BB) |
CL Chris Luwei | 26,800(268 BB) |
Three-Bet Win For Eguchi

Early aggression from big blind Keisuke Eguchi who three-bet 1500 to get Heebeom Kim and Han Seongbae to fold.
Player | Chips |
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KE Keisuke Eguchi | 31,100(311 BB) |
SH Seongbae Han | 29,700(297 BB) |
HK Heebeom Kim | 28,200(282 BB) |
Players At The Scene
Player | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 89,000(890 BB) |
RM Rishi Mehra | 38,500(385 BB) |
HA Hatim Abdul Hussein | 30,000(300 BB) |
RA Ronato Alcano | 30,000(300 BB) |
TA Taeil Ahn | 30,000(300 BB) |
BA Badrudin Ampatuan | 30,000(300 BB) |
NA Nicholas Andrews | 30,000(300 BB) |
BY Baek Youngseok | 30,000(300 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 30,000(300 BB) |
MB Martin Barril | 30,000(300 BB) |
PB Peter Bennett (3) | 30,000(300 BB) |
JB John Beveridge (2) | 30,000(300 BB) |
GB Gordon Black | 30,000(300 BB) |
JB James Bonanno | 30,000(300 BB) |
ML Mun Leong Cheong | 30,000(300 BB) |
JC Jose Cheung | 30,000(300 BB) |
YC Yongseok Choi | 30,000(300 BB) |
YC Youngsu Choi | 30,000(300 BB) |
PA Philip Andrew Cobol | 30,000(300 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 30,000(300 BB) |
KE Keisuke Eguchi | 30,000(300 BB) |
ED Emamanuel Derecho | 30,000(300 BB) |
PB Paolo Boccaletti | 30,000(300 BB) |
BB Bertrand Beaudoux | 30,000(300 BB) |
IC Inder Chandnani | 30,000(300 BB) |
CC Christopher Chua | 30,000(300 BB) |
FE Feras Elnatsha | 30,000(300 BB) |
CL Chris Luwei | 30,000(300 BB) |
YF Yoshinori Fukazawa | 30,000(300 BB) |
KF Kazuomi Furuse | 30,000(300 BB) |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 30,000(300 BB) |
HK Hirofumi Kono | 30,000(300 BB) |
AH Antonio Henriquez | 30,000(300 BB) |
SH Scott Hocking | 30,000(300 BB) |
TI Tomoya Irie | 30,000(300 BB) |
KJ Kunal Jain | 30,000(300 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 30,000(300 BB) |
KJ Kook Jin Kim | busted |
JL Jun Lai | busted |
KL Kolja Lucking | busted |
MJ Minwoong Jeong | busted |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | busted |
Cards Now Flying For Day 1C
The last starting flight to the APPT Main Event is underway with 52 players in on the first deal. Registration stays open until the end of Level 10, at 7:10pm local time.
Good luck to all!
Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
40 minutesLast Chance To Enter The Main Event Today

The APPT Manila Main Event continues today with the final starting day kicking off at 12pm. For the first time in history, the event guarantees PHP 55,000,000 (~US 941,200) which will likely be broken today with a combined 597 entries across the first two starters.
Day 1C is expected to be the largest it being the last chance for players to get in this pot. Buy in is PHP 80,000 (~USD 1,370) with re-entries allowed.
Players start with a 30,000 stack which is 300 times the opening blinds. Blinds increase every 40 minutes for all Day 1 flights then a looser 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament until three-handed where it drops to 30 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11, at 7:10pm local Philippine time. Day 1C ends at the end of Level 15.
At Day 1A, 243 entries was the count with 42 players advancing to Day 2. Filipino Aldous Formanes - who won his seat via freeroll - bagged the chip lead equivalent to 168 bb at end of day. He is still the player to catch.
At Day 1B, it drew a larger field of 354 entries with 56 players advancing to Day 2 led by Malaysia's Natalie Teh.
Good luck to all!