APPT National (40,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

With no help coming for Kishimoto, he finishes in 2nd place for PHP 1,890,000 while Nachor claims the big kahuna first prize of PHP 3,000,000 which includes a package worth PHP 200,000 to the APPT Championship.

On the second heads up hand, Kaoru Kishimoto opens 320,000 and big blind Vivencio Nachor calls. On the flop Q♥ A♠ K♠ , Nachor check-calls 200,000. The turn 9♣ is checked by both then Nachor leads out 300,000 on the river 7♦ , Kishomoto folds.

First hand of heads up and players come out punching with Vivencio Nachor raising 360,000, big blind Kaoru Kishimoto re-raising 1,300,000, Nachor four-bets 2,000,000, Kishimoto folds.

Button Kaoru Kishimoto opens 250,000 heads to the flop with big blind Vivencio Nachor defending. Both check the flop 3♣ T♠ 9♣ , Nachor leads out 140,000 on the turn 9♦ which is met with a raise of 600,000, Nachor makes it 1,120,000, Kishimoto flats to bring the river 5♠ . Nachor continues with aggression and bets 650,000, Kishimoto shoves 2,7550,000, Nachor calls.

Sitting on the shortest stack Seungcheol Choi opens 275,000 from the small blind and is called by big blind Vivencio Nachor. A♠ the board completes 5d7h 7♠ 6♠ A♥ , Choi bets every street - 225,000, 500,000 and shoves (1,560,000), Nachor folds on the river.

Small blind Seungcheol Choi opens 300,000 and big blind Vivencio Nachor defends. On the flop 6♥ 8♣ 5♥ ,Nachor calls the 200,000 bet. On the tunr 6♣ and river 2♠ , Nachor bets 400,000 and 800,000, Choi check-calls it down.

Nachor is bluffing with J♣ T♠ , Choi wins it with A♣ 4♣ .

Chip leader Seungcheol Choi opens 275,000 from the small blind then calls big blind Vivencio Nachor's 600,000 re-raise. On the flop 5♦ 2♦ 6♠ , Choi jams his massive stack and takes it down unchallenged.

Vivencio Nachor folds to raises to drop several more blinds. He picks up some in this hand. From small blind he opens 250,000 and big blind Kaoru Kishimoto calls. It is checked to the turn T♠ 7♥ T♦ 6♥ . Nachor bets 275,000, Kishimoto calls. Back to checking on the river.

Small blind Kaoru Kishimoto opens 275,000 then calls big blind Vivencio Nachor's 600,000 re-raise. Flop comes 8♠ 4♥ T♦ , Kishimoto shoves and takes it on the fold.

From button position, Seungcheol Choi bumps it up to 250,000, small blind Vivencio Nachor calls, and big blind Kaoru Kishimoto gets out of the way losing his 200,000.

Flop comes 9♠ 8♥ K♥ , Choi c- bets 225,000, Nachor check-calls. Both check the turn 7♦ then Nachor leads out 250,000 on the river. Choi calls.

From the button, Vivencio Nachor raises 210,000, small blind Kaoru Kishimoto re-raises 600,000, flop runs 8♣ 8♠ K♥ . Kishimoto continues for 400,000, Nachor hits back to make it 900,000. Kishimoto folds and just like that, Nachor is back up top.

Small blind Kaoru Kishimoto limps in, big blind Seungcheol Choi checks, then both check the flop J♠ Q♠ 9♣ . On the turn 2♣ , Kishimoto leads out 200,000, Choi raises 600,000, Kishimoto flats and the river lands 5♣ . Following a check, Choi shoves, Kishimoto calls for his tournament life.

Kishimoto takes the lead.

The turn A♥ is the out Nachor was looking for to complete the straight and double up. Choi is drawing dead.

From the button, Kaoru Kishimoto raises 160,000 then calls a 360,000 re-raise from big blind Vivencio Nachor. At the flop K♦ 2♦ 3♥ , Nachor c-bets 350,000, Kishimoto calls. On the turn A♣ , Nachor fires a larger 525,000 and this time wins it uncontested.

From the button, Vivencio Nachor raises 175,000 and big blind Seungcheol Choi defends. Nachor continues 150,000 on a flop 4♦ Q♠ 5♣ . Choi check-calls. The turn 9♥ is checked then on the river 3♠ , Choi leads out 550,000, Nachor calls then mucks to Choi's Q♣ 3♣ two pair.

From utg, Vivencio Nachor opens 175,000 and big blind Seokchul Hwang calls. Heavy action on a flop T♦ K♥ 5♥ kicked off by Nachor for 125,000, Hwang check-raises 300,000, Nachor three-bets 525,000, Hwang folds.

Battle of the blinds, Vivencio Nachor limps, Kaoru Kishimoto checks, both check the flop 8♥ 4♥ T♥ . On the turn 5♥ and river 4♦ , Nachor bets 80,000 and 105,000, both called by Kishimoto. Higher flush wins it for Kishimoto.

From the button, Vivencio Nachor opens 185,000 and steals the blinds and ante. Immediately after, he raises 175,000 and small blind Seungcheol Choi defends the big blind. On a flop 4♥ 7♦ K♠ , Nachor c-bets 180,000 and just like that, he wins the pot.

At the new level, Seungcheol Choi picks up three pots. First pot sees Kaoru Kishimoto limp and Choi check. The board is checked to the rive 6♠ 2♦ 8♠ A♦ J♠ . Choi bets 100,000, Kishimoto calls then mucks to J♦ 9♦ pair.

Next hand, Choi raise from the small blind and Seokchul Hwang folds. Moving to the button position, Choi opens 200,000 and wins the blind and ante.

Vivencio Nachor successfully defends his blinds. From the big blind, he bumps it up to 210,000 and small blind limper Seokchul Hwang folds.

Now on the small blind, Nachor limps in and big blind Kaoru Kishimoto checks his option. Both check the flop 7♠ T♦ 5♣ . Nachor bets 80,000 on the turn Q♠ and 105,000 on the river 3♠ , Kishimoto calls both then mucks to Nachor's 7♦ 8♥ pair.

Back to back pots for the leader Vivencio Nachor. First pot, he opens 180,000 from utg and cutoff Kaoru Kishimoto calls. Nachor c-bets the flop 9♦ 6♣ 3♦ , Kishimoto calls the 175,000. On the turn A♥ , Nacho sends out 275,000 and wins it on the fold.

Following that hand, Seokchul Hwang raises 200,000 from the small blind and big blind Nachor defends. Hwang continues for another 200,000 on the flop 4s3c 8♦ , Nachor hits back with 425,000 raise, Hwang folds.

From utg, Seokchul Hwang opens 175,000 and big blind Keng Yong Tan calls it for a flop 5♥ 3♥ 6♠ . Hwang continues for 100,000, Tang check-calls to see a turn 8♦ . Tan opts to lead out 175,000, Hwang answers with a 500,000 raise,

Vivencio Nachor is pulling away from the pack with several pots taken down at the flop. His latest was earned preflop with utg+1 Keng Yong Tan raising 120,000 called by hijack Seokchul Hwang, then cutoff Nachor three-bets 370,000. No callers.

From the button, Vivencio Nachor opens 130,000, small blind Ashley Patterson three-bets 360,000, Nachor answers with a four-bet of 630,000, Patterson gives it up.

Keng Yong Tan joins the action with a raise of 110,000 that's called by Kaoru Kishimoto. Tan continues for 75,000 on a flop 5♦ A♠ 9♠ . Kishimoto check-calls. Then both check down the turn A♣ and river 6♣ .

Gary Thompson can't catch a win with raises met with three-bets that sees him fold and his blinds stolen. In a battle of the blinds against Kaoru Kishimoto, Thompson limps then Kishimoto checks. Both check the flop A♠ 3♥ T♦ , Kishimoto bets 20,000, Thompson folds.

Kaoru Kishimoto continues his aggression with yet another preflop pot. Hand opens with Vivencio Nachor raising 110,000, Ashley Patterson makes it 280,000, Kishimoto four-bets 700,000, no takers.

Kaoru Kishimoto opens 125,000, Seokchul Hwang three-bets 275,000, Kishimoto four-bets 650,000, Hwang gives up his hand.

Kaoru Kishimoto bumps it up to 100,000, small blind Vivencio Nachor makes it 240,000, Kishimoto calls. Flop comes 9♦ 7♠ 2♥ , Nachor continues for 170,000 and heads to the turn Q♥ after Kishimoto calls. Nachor fires again, this time 450,000, Kishimoto folds.

Nachor takes the lead.

Kaoru Kishimoto opens 100,000 from late position, small blind Seokchul Hwang calls it for a flop 8♠ 8♥ Q♦ . Hwang leads out 100,000, Kishimoto calls then folds on the turn 3♠ after a 200,000 bet from Hwang.

After the two opening hands, Seokchul Hwang raises the next two and finds no callers to steal the blinds and antes.

Right off the bat, Seungcheol Choi shoves from utg and finds no callers. Next hand, action folds to the small blind Kaoru Kishimoto who opens 150,000, Choi three-bets to 525,00, Kishimoto folds.

And they're off! Cards are now flying at the APPT National! Good luck to the finalists!

The second APPT Manila shard trophy will be hunted down today with the Final 9 players of the featured APPT National returning to Cove Manila. Cards start flying at 12pm.

The event drew 449 entries to surpass the guarantee for a richer prize pool of PHP 15,679,080. Today's minimum payout is PHP 32,080 while up top is the biggest cut of PHP 3,000,000 which includes a package the APPT Championship worth PHP 200,000.

Date: July 27-30, 2024

Buy in: PHP 40,000 (~USD 680)

Guarantee: PHP 10,000,000 (~USD 171,140)

Entries: 449

Prize pool: PHP 15,679,080 (~USD 268,325)

ITM: 68 players

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