Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.07.27 - 2024.07.31Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

9/449

Total Chips

13,470,000

Average

1,496,667

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 11:44:38 AM

Day 2 Ends With Final 9 Players

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

APPT National Final Table

Player	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	2,950,000(59 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	2,760,000(55 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	1,985,000(40 BB)
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan	1,560,000(31 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	1,375,000(28 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,225,000(25 BB)
LM Li Mu Ze	1,050,000(21 BB)
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	655,000(13 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	570,000(11 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 11:04:44 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Falls In 10th Place - PHP 265,000

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jeoffrey Sibal Falls In 10th Place - PHP 265,000

After several orbits with Keng Yong Tan picking up a couple of small pots he claims a big one to end Day 2. Hand opens with Tan raising 100,000 from the button, called by the big blind Jeoffrey Sibal.

Both players check the flop 7♥ A♠ 9♦ , then Sibal leads out 150,000 on the turn J♦, Tan raises 300,000, Sibal shoves his remaining 615,000 and is snap-called.

Sibal's two pair drawing dead against Tan's set. The river 5♥ is of no consequence. Sibal exits in 10th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	7♠9♥ BB	busted
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	J♠J♣ D	1,985,000(40 BB)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:55:11 AM

Table 17

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,300,000(33 BB)	17	1
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	780,000(20 BB)	17	3
LM Li Mu Ze	920,000(23 BB)	17	4
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	1,050,000(26 BB)	17	6
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	2,700,000(68 BB)	17	7

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:52:42 AM

Table 15

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan	1,075,000(27 BB)	15	2
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	2,700,000(68 BB)	15	3
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	995,000(25 BB)	15	4
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	590,000(15 BB)	15	6
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	1,010,000(25 BB)	15	8

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:50:16 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Doubles Up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jeoffrey Sibal

Jeoffrey Sibal three-bets all in for 465,000 and initial raiser Kaoru Kishimoto calls. Sibal's pocket pair holds to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	T♠T♥ SB	1,010,000(25 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	A♠T♦ UTG	2,600,000(65 BB)

Board:J♣3♠6♣Q♣5♠

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:47:31 AM

Vivencio Nachor Earns With Aces

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Vivencio Nachor

From the small blind, Vivencio Nachor looks down at A♠ A♥ and raises 85,000, big blind Gary Thompson calls. When the board completes Q♠ 3♣ J♦ A♣ 6♠ , Nachor bets every street 75,000, 100,000, 150,000, Thompson calls it down then mucks.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	2,850,000(71 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,050,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:37:23 AM

Ashley Patterson Surviving

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ashley Patterson

Ashley Patterson doubles up through Kaoru Kishimoto.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	Q♦J♥ SB	850,000(21 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	K♦8♠ CO	2,700,000(68 BB)

Board:2♥5♥T♦Q♥9♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:30:46 AM

Keng Yong Tan Recovers Some Chips

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Keng Yong Tan

Hands after Keng Yong Tan's kings were cracked, he looks down at aces and shoves his last 660,000. Ashley Patterson calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	A♠A♣ BB	1,360,000(34 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	K♠T♣ BB	385,000(10 BB)

Board:A♥Q♦5♥9♣6♠

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:26:02 AM

Jean Berdejo Eliminated In 11th Place - PHP 265,000

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jean Berdejo Eliminated In 11th Place - PHP 265,000

Jean Berdejo open shoves 465,000 but doesn't get past Vivencio Nachor on the big blind. A♠ the cards are flipped, Nachor is ahead and holds to end Berdejo's run in 11th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
JB Jean BerdejoPeru	K♠Q♦ UTG	busted
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	A♥J♠ BB	2,165,000(54 BB)

Board:3♥A♣J♣4♣5♣

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:22:19 AM

Quads For Li Mu Ze

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Li Mu Ze

Li Mu Ze three-bets it all for 605,000 and is called by initial raiser Vivencio Nachor. Li is ahead with kings then lands the nuts to ensure the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	A♠J♠	1,700,000(57 BB)
LM Li Mu Ze	K♣K♥	1,270,000(42 BB)

Board:K♦A♣K♠J♥3♠

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:14:05 AM

Double Up for Hiroyuki Akanuma

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hiroyuki Akanuma

Short stacked Hiroyuki Akanuma open shoves 485,000, gets called by Keng Yong Tan, then cracks kings with a straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan	9♣T♣ D	1,015,000(34 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	K♠K♥ BB	700,000(23 BB)

Board:2♦6♦7♣5♠8♥

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 10:05:15 AM

Finn Pendarak Flips Into 12th Place - PHP 220,000

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Finn Pendarak - 12th Place - PHP 220,000

Heavy preflop betting begins with Kaoru Kishimoto upping it to 65,000, Finn Penderak three-bets 200,000, Kishimoto four-bets 1,500,000 which is more than Penderak's stack. Penderak calls for 1,050,000 in total.

Player	Hand	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	Q♣Q♠ UTG	3,100,000(103 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	A♦K♥ SB	busted

Board:4♥9♣4♠2♣T♥

Penderak misses the board to fall in 12th place.

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:57:02 AM

Ashley Patterson Turns It To Survive

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ashley Patterson

Ashley Patterson three-bets it all for 525,000 and initial raiser Kaoru Kishimoto calls. Patterson is behind but turns the winner to double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	A♥Q♣ D	2,500,000(83 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	A♦3♥ BB	1,100,000(37 BB)

Board:J♥K♥K♦3♣7♠

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:45:15 AM

Mike Takayama Eliminated In 13th Place - PHP 220,000

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Mike Takayama Eliminated In 13th Place - PHP 220,000

Just before the new level, Mike Takayama doubled up through Finn Penderak with his K♠ K♣ standing up against A♣ Q♦ . At the turn of the new level, Takayama shoves again and is flipping with T♥ 9♣ against Hiroyuki Akanuma's 8♣ 8♠ . The board runs K♣ 7♥ 2♠ 6♣ 4♥ .

Takayama falls in 13th place just missing his fourth final table in this series.

Player	Chips
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan	2,400,000(96 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	1,100,000(44 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:41:09 AM

Andrei Budykin Rivered Into 14th Place - PHP 188,000

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Andrei Budykin - 14th Place - PHP 188,000

Andrei Budykin raises to 55,000, two players join to the flop J♠ 7♦ K♦ . Budykin continues for 70,000, Hiroyuki Akanuma folds, Keng Yong Tan check-raises 500,000 to put Budykin all in (280,000), Budykin calls.

Budykin is ahead with top two which holds on the turn Q♣ however with the river 5♦ , Tan lands the flush to oust Budykin in 14th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Andrei BudykinHaiti	K♠J♥ UTG+1	busted
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan		460,000(18 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	A♦9♦ BB	1,400,000(56 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:37:07 AM

Good Pot For Vivencio Nachor

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Vivencio Nachor

Vivencio Nachor opens for 50,000 and finds two callers to the flop 8♣ 3♥ K♠ . Nachor leads 60,000, Li Mu Ze calls as Seokchul Hwang folds. Turn 6♥ is checked by both. Nachor also checks the river 4♦ , Li bets 100,000, gets called. Nachor shows 7♠ 7♦ and wins the pot.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	1,900,000(76 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	1,400,000(56 BB)
LM Li Mu Ze	880,000(35 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:33:25 AM

Zhao Feng Falls On A Flip - 15th Place - PHP 188,000

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Zhao Feng Falls On A Flip - 15th Place - PHP 188,000

Seokchul Hwang bumps it up to 50,000, Gary Thompson calls, Zhao Feng shoves for 300,000, only Thompson calls and goes on to spike a higher pair. Zhao falls in 15th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
FZ Feng ZhaoSingapore	T♠T♦ CO	busted
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	K♥J♥ HJ	1,360,000(54 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	UTG	1,500,000(60 BB)

Board:A♠9♦K♠7♠9♣

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:30:49 AM

Vivencio Nachor Takes It With A Raise

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Vivencio Nachor

Seokchul Hwang opens 55,000 and is called by Vivencio Nachor and Seungcheol Choi. Flop comes Q♥ 5♦ 7♣ , Hwang continues for 100,000, Nachor raises 220,000, Choi folds, Hwang thinks about it then folds as well.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	1,680,000(67 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	1,490,000(60 BB)
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	925,000(37 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:28:51 AM

Keng Yong Tan Doubles Up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Keng Yong Tan

Keng Yong Tan three-bet all in for 475,000 and chip leader Kaoru Kishimoto calls it. Tan goes dominates with only one overcard to dodge and does so for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	T♦T♣	975,000(39 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	J♠9♥	1,660,000(66 BB)

Board:4♥K♣3♥K♥3♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 9:16:24 AM

Final 15 Players - Chip Counts

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Kaoru Kishimoto

Player	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	2,180,000(87 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	1,640,000(66 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	1,440,000(58 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	1,200,000(48 BB)
LM Li Mu Ze	1,050,000(42 BB)
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	955,000(38 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	920,000(37 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	865,000(35 BB)
JB Jean BerdejoPeru	510,000(20 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	500,000(20 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	465,000(19 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	460,000(18 BB)
AB Andrei BudykinHaiti	395,000(16 BB)
FZ Feng ZhaoSingapore	360,000(14 BB)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 15/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:54:51 AM

Up And Out

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Liao Po Hsun

Two hands after Liao Po Hsun doubles up, he three-bets 125,000, initial raiser Kaoru Kishimoto four-bets all in and Liao risks it all once again.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan		busted
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	K♠K♦	1,560,000(78 BB)

Board:5♥J♦7♥2♠4♥

This time Liao doesn't get past kings and exits. Kishimoto soars to over 2 Million in chips.

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:52:22 AM

Liao Po Hsun Survives Against Kings

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Liao Po Hsun

Facing a raise from Jeoffrey Sibal, big blind Liao Po Hsun shoves his last 285,000 and gets called. Liao goes on to connect on the flop which holds to stay in the game.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	K♣K♦	600,000(30 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	A♦6♦	791,000(40 BB)

Board:A♥3♥7♣Q♥4♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:50:17 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Delivers Double KO

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jeoffrey Sibal

Three way all in with Jeoffrey Sibal dominating and covering both players to deliver a double bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	A♦A♠ CO	1,076,000(54 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	6♦6♣ HJ	busted
KY Kazuma YasudaJapan	A♣K♣ UTG	busted

Board:8♦5♥T♣4♥J♥

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:48:09 AM

Yohei Katsuragawa Jams Into Aces

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yohei Katsuragawa

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	A♥A♦	963,000(48 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	T♥T♠	busted

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:43:50 AM

Kaoru Kishimoto Has The Boat

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Kaoru Kishimoto

From hijack, Vivencio Nachor bumps it up to 45,000, big blind Kaoru Kishimoto defends. They both check the flop 7♣ 4♥ 6♦ then Kishimoto leads out the turn 7♦ for 50,000. Nachor raises to 125,000, Kishimoto calls to bring the river 6♥ . Both check. Kishimoto has the boat

Player	Hand	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines		1,350,000(68 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	J♥7♠	1,560,000(78 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:41:33 AM

Keng Yong Tan Cleans Out a Short Stack

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Keng Yong Tan

Keng Yong Tan calls Yasuaki Kimura's 5.5 bb all in then claims it all. 5♦ 6♣ T♦ J♥ J♦

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	K♥K♦ D	560,000(28 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	Q♣7♣ CO	busted

Board:5♦6♣T♦J♥J♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:38:23 AM

Mike Takayama Doubles Up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama three-bets the entire load of 263,000 and is flipping against caller Moon Kyung Ho. Both players improve on the board with Takayama far ahead for a double up as Moon plunges below 1 bb.

Shortly after, Moon is eliminated.

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	T♦T♥ D	576,000(29 BB)
MK Moon Kyung HoSouth Korea	A♠K♦ UTG	15,000(1 BB)

Board:J♣T♠A♦K♥3♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:36:27 AM

Justin Geronimo Falls To The Leader

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Justin Geronimo

Justin Geronimo entered the day as the shortest and spun it up however, his latest push could not get past Seokchul Hwang to fall out of the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
JG Justin GeronimoPhilippines	K♠4♥ UTG	busted
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	K♣Q♦ SB	1,700,000(85 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:32:51 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Doubles Up With Kings

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jeoffrey Sibal

Jeoffrey Sibal opens 40,000 then risks his entire 440,000 stack after Gary Thompson's 500,000 three-bet. Sibal has kings and goes on to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	K♣K♠	91,600(5 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	7♥7♦	1,023,000(51 BB)

Board:3♥8♥A♣Q♣5♠

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:25:10 AM

Zhiyu Wang Goes Down Against Seokchul Hwang

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Zhiyu Wang

Sitting with a mountain of chips at one point, Zhiyu Wang plunges then falls in two hands against Seokchul Hwang. First one Wang opens 32,000, Hwang defends the big blind. The board goes on to complete 7♦ K♦ 6♦ 4♣ J♦ , Wang calls down Hwang's 50,000, 100,000, and 300,000 bets. Hwang opens A♦ 9♥ , Wang mucks.

Next encounter, opens a huge 142,000, Hwang three-bets 300,000 which covers Wang (242,000) who calls.

The board runs 9♣ 7♥ 8♦ Q♥ J♣. Hwang ships it and soars to become one of the leaders.

Player	Hand	Chips
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	A♣Q♦	1,520,000(95 BB)
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2)China	K♣Q♣	busted

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 8:22:15 AM

Lucky River For Hiroyuki Akanuma

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Hiroyuki Akanuma

Hiroyuki Akanuma open shoves and finds a challenger in Zhao Feng who flips over a dominating hand. However Akanuma lucks out on the river to double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
HA Hiroyuki AkanumaJapan	Q♦J♠ D	538,000(34 BB)
FZ Feng ZhaoSingapore	A♦K♥ BB	250,000(16 BB)

Board:4♥9♦8♠T♥Q♥

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:50:00 AM

Ho Kuen Li Rakes In A Big Pot

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Ho Kuen Li

A huge pot was already weighing down the middle of around 324,000 with two players staring down a flop 4♣ 2♣ 5♥ . Ho Kuen Li bets 105,000, Zhiyu Wang check-calls. Li fires 270,000 on the turn T♥ , Wang gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
LK Li KuenHong Kong	1,350,000(84 BB)
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2)China	760,000(48 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:37:22 AM

Win Some Lose Some For Gary Thompson

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Gary Thompson

A couple of hands from chip leader Gary Thompson with the first one against William Ysmael who defends the big blind on Thompson's raise. Thompson continues on a flop K♣ A♣ 9♠ , Ysmael calls. Thompson fires 33,000 on the turn Q♠ and wins the pot uncalled.

Four hands later, Thompson is on the big blind and lays out a three-bet of 140,000. Initial raiser Li Mu Ze re-pops it to 250,000, small blind folds and Thompson ends the battle by calling.

Both players check the flop 8♣ 6♠ 4♠ , Li bets 125,000on the turn A♣ , Thompson check-calls. Both check the river 8♥ . Li's kicker plays.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	A♥J♥ BB	1,450,000(91 BB)
LM Li Mu Ze	A♠K♥ CO	1,120,000(70 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines		160,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:34:07 AM

Another Takedown By Zhiyu Wang

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Zhiyu Wang

Zhiyu Wang limps then calls a shove of 175,000 by Anton Welo Tor. Wang dominates throughout to claim another stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2)China	A♥Q♣ HJ	1,077,000(67 BB)
AW Anton Welo Tor	A♦6♦ D	busted

Board:Q♥8♠K♣5♠T♣

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:24:29 AM

Moses Saquing Falls Holding Aces

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Moses Saquing

Moses Saquing opens 24,000 and Zhiyu Wang calls. The flop J♦ 7♣ T♦ is checked to the turn 2♣ . Saquing sends out 30,000, Wang check-raises 110,000, called by Saquing for the river 5♥ . Wang wastes no time counting and goes all in for 315,000, Saquing calls with 277,000 then falls to the straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	A♠A♦ HJ	busted
ZW Zhiyu Wang (2)China	9♥8♥ BB	862,000(54 BB)

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/449

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:17:28 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Lucks Out

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Jeoffrey Sibal

Along the way, Jeoffrey Sibal dropped to 14 bb and pushes to find one caller in Mike Takayama.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	A♥Q♣	378,000(32 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♠K♣	210,000(18 BB)

Board:K♥2♦4♥J♦T♣

Though behind, the board improves Sibal to a straight to be given renewed life.

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:14:15 AM

Another One For Vivencio Nachor

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Vivencio Nachor

Following a raise from Yasuda Kazuma, Vivencio Nachor defends his big blind then both check the flop 7♥ 3♥ T♦ . Nachor leads out 30,000 on the turn 8♦ and 50,000 on the river T♠ , Kazuma calls both . Nachor flips over T♥ 9♥ trips for the win.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	1,500,000(125 BB)
KY Kazuma YasudaJapan	361,000(30 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:09:55 AM

Ashley Patterson Rivers It

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Ashley Patterson

Heavy betting preflop initiated by Ashley Patterson for 25,000, Yohei Katsuragawa bumps it up to 100,000, back to Patterson who jams 180,000, Yohei calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	9♣9♠ UTG	384,000(32 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	A♦Q♦ SB	485,000(40 BB)

Board:Q♥3♠T♥5♠9♦

Yohei takes the lead at the flop that vanishes on Patterson's rivered set.

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 7:05:40 AM

Gary Thompson Continues To Climb

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson rakes in another pot to rise to 1,500,000. From cutoff, he min-raises and button Mike Takayama calls. Thompson continues for 55,000 at the flop A♥ J♣ 7♠ and 90,000 on the turn K♦ . Takayama folds to the turn bet.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,500,000(125 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	393,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/30/2024, 6:59:35 AM

Vivencio Nachor Has The Straight

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Vivencio Nachor

Ashley Patterson raises 25,000, two players call, they all check the flop T♥ 2♦ J♣ . Following two checks, Vivencio Nachor bets 15,000, only Patterson continues to the river K♣ then leads out 50,000. Nachor calls and takes it down with a straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	Q♣T♠ CO	1,200,000(100 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	3♦3♠ UTG+1	180,000(15 BB)
AW Anton Welo Tor	BB	206,000(17 BB)

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7/30/2024, 6:40:05 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,160,000(97 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	825,000(69 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	819,000(68 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	775,000(65 BB)
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	720,000(60 BB)

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/449

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7/30/2024, 6:35:26 AM

Gary Thompson Over A Mil

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Gary Thompson

The day's entering chip leader Gary Thompson continues to command having risen past a million in chips (110 bb). His latest hand he opens opens then calls small blind Renniel Galvez's 80,000 re-raise. On the flop K♠ 8♦ 7♦ , Thompson calls the 65,000 c-bet then both check the turn 4♠ . Switching up, Thompson bets a huges 375,000 on the river 8♣ which well covers Galvez's stack. Galvez folds.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,160,000(116 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	304,000(30 BB)

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7/30/2024, 6:25:44 AM

Seungcheol Choi Drags In A Big Pot

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Seungcheol Choi

Andrei Budykin opens with a min-raise, Seungcheol Choi three-bets 55,000, Seokyeol An four-bets all in for 189,000, Budyking bows out while Choi makes the call and covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Andrei BudykinHaiti	UTG	405,000(41 BB)
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	T♥T♠ CO	705,000(71 BB)
SA Seokyeol AnSouth Korea	A♦Q♣	busted

Board:8♠4♠9♥J♥K♦

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7/30/2024, 6:22:04 AM

Huge Double Up For Li Mu Ze

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Li Mu Ze

Seung Yoo opens 21,000, is met with a re-raise of 70,000 from Li Mu Ze, Seung answers with a shove of 273,000, Li calls with 258,000 in total.

Player	Hand	Chips
LM Li Mu Ze	J♣J♦	591,000(59 BB)
SY Seung YooUnited States of America	A♠K♦ UTG	15,000(2 BB)

Board:Q♣9♦2♣7♥9♣

Li's jacks for a huge double up while Seung plunges to 1.5 bb.

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7/30/2024, 6:19:08 AM

Liao Po Hsun Takes Down Tasaki

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Liao Po Hsun

Liao Po Hsun opens then calls the 110,000 shove from small blind Tasaki Riki. Liao's pocket pair goes on to win the flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	6♦6♠ D	553,000(55 BB)
TR Tasaki RikiJapan	A♠Q♣ SB	busted

Board:2♦J♣9♥9♦4♠

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7/30/2024, 6:17:35 AM

Double Up For William Ysmael

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

William Ysmael

Facing a raise, William Ysmael shoves his last 7 bb and wins the flip for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
FP Finn PenderakGermany	K♠J♥	836,000(84 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	9♦9♣	173,000(17 BB)

Board:T♦6♠2♠5♦3♣

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7/30/2024, 6:10:16 AM

Set Earns The Max For Finn Penderak

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Finn Penderak

An Seokyeol kicks off the hand with a raise of 22,000 that's called by Finn Penderak from cutoff. A♠ the board completes 3♠ K♥ T♥ 6♦ 2♠ , Penderak calls down 25,000, 75,000, then on the 140,000 bet, Penderak shoves for 317,000 in total. Seokyeol calls then loses to the set.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Seokyeol AnSouth Korea	A♦K♠ HJ	163,000(16 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	6♥6♠ CO	910,000(91 BB)

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7/30/2024, 5:35:40 AM

Ryan Platon Busts

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Short stacked Ryan Platon was unable to gain any momentum to lose his last 3 bb to Moon Kyung Ho.

Player	Hand	Chips
MK Moon Kyung HoSouth Korea	J♣T♦	295,000(30 BB)
RP Ryan PlatonPhilippines	7♥9♥	busted

Board:4♣Q♥A♠Q♠3♥

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 41/449

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7/30/2024, 5:22:21 AM

Vivencio Nachor Sitting On A Big Stack

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Vivencio Nachor

Ryan Platon opens from the button and the blinds call. Action is checked to the turn 4♥ 9♥ 5♣ 5♦ , Vivencio Nachor bets 20,000, Platon calls, and Kimura folds. Another 40,000 from Nachor on the river 6♦ , Platon calls then mucks to Nachor's 2♣ 6♠ rivered pair.

Nachor looks to be one of the chip leaders with Gary Thompson just slighty ahead.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	915,000(114 BB)
RP Ryan PlatonPhilippines	210,000(26 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	195,000(24 BB)

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7/30/2024, 5:19:15 AM

Jeoffrey Sibal Claims A Stack

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jeoffrey Sibal

Jeoffrey Sibal calls Victorino Torres' three-bet shove of 83,000 and dominates throughout.

Player	Hand	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	A♦Q♦ BB	busted
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	A♥K♥ MP	280,000(35 BB)

Board:8♣9♦9♣7♠J♥

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7/30/2024, 5:14:44 AM

Seungcheol Choi Rails Uday Duggal

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Seungcheol Choi

On a board showing 6♠ 9♥ 4♠ and roughly 73,000 in the pot, Seungcheol Choi bets 30,000 which is called by Jayden Zalac then met with a shove from Uday Duggal of 124,000. Choi calls while Zalac gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Seungcheol ChoiSouth Korea	Q♦Q♠ UTG	415,000(52 BB)
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	4♥6♥ D	busted
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia		160,000(20 BB)

Uday misses the turn 5♠ and river 5♣ to pack up as Choi ships it.

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/449

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7/30/2024, 5:11:12 AM

Yoo Seung Charges At The Leader

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Chip leader Gary Thompson opens 12,000 then calls small blind Yoo Seung's 36,000 re-raise. Seung continues on the flop and turn 3♠ A♠ 9♦ 9♥ with 15,000 and 45,000, Thompson calls the flop then folds on the turn.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	840,000(140 BB)
SY Seung YooUnited States of America	283,000(47 BB)

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7/30/2024, 5:09:28 AM

James Bonanno Falls On A Flip

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

James Bonanno

James Bonanno open shoves the loses the flip against Lu Mu Ze.

Player	Hand	Chips
JB James BonannoGuam	9♣9♥ UTG	busted
LM Li Mu Ze	K♥Q♥ SB	505,000(84 BB)

Board:K♣Q♥K♠T♣J♠

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7/30/2024, 5:04:30 AM

Nayeon Cho Ships The Three-Way

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Action packed kickoff here with numerous players shoving and falling. Among the early casualties was Duy Tung Nguyen who fell on a three-way.

Nguyen open shoves 86,000, Finn Penderak joins in wiht 322,000, Nayeon Cho makes it a trio with 72,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	A♣9♣ BB	216,000(36 BB)
DT Duy Tung NguyenViet Nam	K♠9♦ UTG	busted
FP Finn PenderakGermany	A♥Q♣ D	264,000(44 BB)

Board:5♣4♠6♣Q♥8♣

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7/30/2024, 4:10:55 AM

Cards In The Air!

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Cards are now flying at Day 2 of the APPT National. Leading the way is Gary Thompson with a towering 151 bb which is nearly double his closes challenger Kaoru Kishimoto with 77 bb.

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 68/449

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7/30/2024, 3:58:00 AM

Welcome To Day 2 Of The APPT National

2024 APPT Manila

After three entry days, the APPT National drew 449 entries to breach the PHP 10 Million guarantee. The 68 remaining players are now secured a piece of the PHP 15,679,080 (~~USD 268,325) prize pool with a minimum payout of PHP 63,000 (~USD 1,925). The ultimate winner earns the biggest cut, a cool PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 51,340).

Good luck to all the players! Today's stage will play down to the final 9 players. All the action takes place at Cove Manila at Okada Manila.