APPT Manila 15Philippines [PHL]Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT
2024.07.27 - 2024.07.31
Place
3rd
Prize
$23,105
Prize (Philippine Peso)
1,350,000
Blind level
Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000
Entries
1/449
Total Chips
13,470,000
Average
13,470,000

Final Day

TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:58:26 AM

Seungcheol Choi Exits In 3rd Place - PHP1,350,000

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000
Seungcheol Choi Exits In 3rd Place - PHP1,350,000

Seungcheol Choi open shoves 1,920,000 from the button and doesn't get past Vivencio Nachor's pocket pair. Choi finishes in 3rd place.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
K8
D
busted
VN
TT
SB
5,900,000(37 BB)
Board:J4AA6
Seungcheol Choi
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:41:09 AM

Seuncheol Choi Jams Again

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000
Seungcheol Choi

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.

PlayerChips
VN
5,300,000(44 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3,600,000(30 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:37:48 AM

Vivencio Nachor Doubles Up

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000
Vivencio Nachor

Deja vu with small blind Seungcheol Choi open jams and big blind Vivencio Nachor calling for his tournament life. At the runout, Nachor dominates throughout and doubles up.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
A3
SB
2,060,000(17 BB)
VN
AJ
BB
6,540,000(55 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:32:57 AM

Chip Counts

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
PlayerChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
5,820,000(58 BB)
4,055,000(41 BB)
VN
3,600,000(36 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:28:07 AM

Vivencio Nachor Doubles Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Vivencio Nachor

Seungcheol Choi open jams from the small blind and big blind Vivencio Nachor calls for his tournament life

PlayerHandChips
VN
A9
BB
3,950,000(40 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
K3
SB
525,000(5 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:24:15 AM

Vivencio Nachor's Bluff Denied

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Vivencio Nachor

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 .

PlayerChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
7,280,000(73 BB)
VN
1,800,000(18 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:19:39 AM

Seungcheol Choi Jams

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Seungcheol Choi

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.

PlayerChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6,200,000(62 BB)
VN
3,000,000(30 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:11:34 AM

Kaoru Kishimoto Shoves For The Pot

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Kaoru Kishimoto

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.

TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 9:07:22 AM

Two Pair Is Better Than One

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Seungcheol Choi

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.

Two pair win for Choi to retake the lead.

PlayerHandChips
VN
Q9
SB
4,315,000(43 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
89
D
5,300,000(53 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 8:57:50 AM

Kaoru Kishimoto's Turn To Get Paid

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Kaoru Kishimoto

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.

PlayerHandChips
Q5
SB
4,880,000(49 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
T9
BB
4,800,000(48 BB)

Kishimoto takes the lead.

TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 8:45:37 AM

Vivencio Nachor Turns It

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Vivencio Nachor

From the big blind, Vivencio Nachor calls Seungcheol Choi's 200,000 raise and head to a flop 7 K T . Nachor leads out 250,000, Choi jams his monster stack, Nachor calls for his tournament life.

PlayerHandChips
VN
QJ
BB
3,240,000(32 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
K5
D
7,280,000(73 BB)

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

TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 8:44:33 AM

Chip Counts

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
PlayerChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8,810,000(88 BB)
2,600,000(26 BB)
VN
1,400,000(14 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 8:40:46 AM

Huge Double Up For Seungcheol Choi

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Seungcheol Choi

Big change up at the top with Seungcheol Choi scoring a massive double up off Vivencio Nachor. Hand opens with button Nachor raising 230,000, big blind Choi jams his 4,405,000 stack, Nachor calls.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
AK
BB
8,810,000(88 BB)
VN
KK
D
1,400,000(14 BB)
Board:A86TA
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 8:25:36 AM

Good Pot For Seungcheol Choi

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Seungcheol Choi

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.

PlayerChips
VN
5,605,000(56 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
4,450,000(45 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 7:40:18 AM

Continuation Bet Wins It For Nachor

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Vivencio Nachor

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.

PlayerChips
VN
5,100,000(51 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3,565,000(36 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 7:33:07 AM

Few Pots For Seokchul Hwang

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Seokchul Hwang

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.

PlayerChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3,765,000(38 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3,030,000(30 BB)
1,700,000(17 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 6:45:26 AM

Ashley Patterson Eliminated In 6th Place - PHP

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Ashley Patterson Eliminated In 6th Place - PHP

Down to 9 bb, Ashley Patterson sends it in and falls in 6th place to Seungcheol Choi's flush.

PlayerHandChips
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
JT
busted
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
AT
2,700,000(34 BB)
Board:6J83K
Ashley Patterson
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 6:17:56 AM

Chip Counts At The New Level

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
PlayerChips
VN
4,800,000(60 BB)
2,230,000(28 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,500,000(19 BB)
TK
Tan Keng YongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,500,000(19 BB)
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,040,000(13 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
240,000(3 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 6:06:40 AM

Seungcheol Choi Doubles Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Seungcheol Choi

Small blind Kaoru Kishomoto open shoves and big blind Seungcheol Choi risks his last 10 bb. At the runout, Choi rivers a straight to double through.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
J9
BB
1,300,000(22 BB)
KJ
SB
2,480,000(41 BB)
Board:7QT38
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 5:44:06 AM

Chip Counts At The New Level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
PlayerChips
VN
3,750,000(75 BB)
2,960,000(59 BB)
TK
Tan Keng YongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,850,000(37 BB)
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,750,000(35 BB)
1,080,000(22 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
610,000(12 BB)
GT
530,000(11 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
505,000(10 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 4:25:10 AM

Seungcheol Choi Wins Opening Hands

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

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.

PlayerChips
2,740,000(55 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
880,000(18 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/31/2024, 4:22:29 AM

Final 9 Chip Counts

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
PlayerChips
2,950,000(59 BB)
VN
2,760,000(55 BB)
TK
Tan Keng YongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,985,000(40 BB)
1,560,000(31 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,375,000(28 BB)
GT
1,225,000(25 BB)
1,050,000(21 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
655,000(13 BB)
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
570,000(11 BB)
Blind level
Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Entries
9/449
Total Chips
13,470,000
Average
1,496,667

Day 2

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
PlayerChips
2,950,000(59 BB)
VN
2,760,000(55 BB)
TK
Tan Keng YongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,985,000(40 BB)
1,560,000(31 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,375,000(28 BB)
GT
1,225,000(25 BB)
1,050,000(21 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
655,000(13 BB)
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
570,000(11 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/30/2024, 10:55:11 AM

Table 17

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
GT
1,300,000(33 BB)171
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
780,000(20 BB)173
920,000(23 BB)174
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,050,000(26 BB)176
VN
2,700,000(68 BB)177
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.

PlayerChips
VN
1,680,000(67 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,490,000(60 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
925,000(37 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/30/2024, 9:16:24 AM

Final 15 Players - Chip Counts

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Kaoru Kishimoto
PlayerChips
2,180,000(87 BB)
SH
Seokchul HwangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,640,000(66 BB)
VN
1,440,000(58 BB)
FP
1,200,000(48 BB)
1,050,000(42 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
955,000(38 BB)
GT
920,000(37 BB)
JS
Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
865,000(35 BB)
510,000(20 BB)
TK
Tan Keng YongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
500,000(20 BB)
AP
Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
465,000(19 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
460,000(18 BB)
395,000(16 BB)
FZ
Feng ZhaoSingapore [SGP]Singapore
360,000(14 BB)
TriciaTricia
7/30/2024, 8:48:09 AM

Yohei Katsuragawa Jams Into Aces

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Yohei Katsuragawa
PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
AA
963,000(48 BB)
TT
busted
TriciaTricia
7/30/2024, 6:40:05 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
GT
1,160,000(97 BB)
VN
825,000(69 BB)
819,000(68 BB)
FP
775,000(65 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
720,000(60 BB)
TriciaTricia
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.

PlayerHandChips
UTG
405,000(41 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
TT
CO
705,000(71 BB)
SA
Seokyeol AnKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
AQ
busted
Board:849JK
TriciaTricia
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.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
QQ
UTG
415,000(52 BB)
UD
Uday DuggalSingapore [SGP]Singapore
46
D
busted
JZ
Jayden ZalacAustralia [AUS]Australia
160,000(20 BB)

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

Blind level
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
15/100
Total Chips
3,000,000
Average
200,000

Day 1B

TriciaTricia
7/28/2024, 1:48:26 PM

End Of Day 1B Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
415,000(69 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
371,000(62 BB)
342,000(57 BB)
MS
Moses SaquingUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
271,000(45 BB)
MH
Matthew HolleyNorthern Mariana Islands [MNP]Northern Mariana Islands
236,000(39 BB)
234,000(39 BB)
SA
Seokyeol AnKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
232,000(39 BB)
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
205,000(34 BB)
UD
Uday DuggalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
178,000(30 BB)
IH
Isaac HechanovaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
155,000(26 BB)
89,000(15 BB)
ST
62,000(10 BB)
BK
Beng KerSingapore [SGP]Singapore
47,000(8 BB)
MO
41,000(7 BB)
MK
Moon Kyung HoKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
busted
TriciaTricia
7/28/2024, 12:37:33 PM

Seungcheol Choi Doubles Up

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Seungcheol Choi

Seungcheol Choi opens then calls for everything after Mike Takayama's 100,000 three-bet.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
AK
214,000(43 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
QJ
173,000(35 BB)
Board:44T86
TriciaTricia
7/28/2024, 12:30:15 PM

Small Pair Grants Seungcheol Choi The Max

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

Preflop battle leads to Seungcheol Choi all in for his tournament life against Adones Carmona with overcards.

PlayerHandChips
SC
Seungcheol ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
55
116,000(29 BB)
AC
Adones CarmonaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
AQ
125,000(31 BB)
Board:J36K2

No help for Carmona on the board for Choi's small pair to earn a double up.