APPT Open (60,000 PHP)

Action folds around to the small blind Maxwell Rosete who completes then big blind Edgar Asehan raises 75,000. Asehan continues with aggression beting 35,000 on the flop 2♠ J♣ 4♦ , both players check the turn T♦ . On the river 2♦ , Rosete checks, Asehan bets 150,000, Rosete pushes all in for around 570,000, Asehan tanks using up four time banks then finds the guts to call. Rosete gets caught bluffing.

Race leader John Costiniano opens 50,000 then calls button Seonghun Jeong's 160,000 three-bet. Flop J♦ A♦ 9♥ sees more chips in the pot with Costiniano check-calling 80,000. The turn 7♠ , Costiniano leads out 220,000, Jeong gives up his hand.

Anastasios Pavlou opens 55,000, small blind Jason Magbanua three-bets 110,000, big blind Mike Takayama four-bets all in for 135,000, only Magbanua calls to put Takayama at risk.

Platon misses the board completely to fall in 13th place while Costiniano soars to 2,000,000.

Cutoff Mike Takayama raises 50,000, button Anastasios Pavlou three-bets 135,000, Takayama calls for a flop T♠ 9♦ 2♥ . Pavlou continues 85,000 Takayama makes the call. Both check the turn 8♦ and river 8♣ . Takayama has 7♣ 7♦ , Pavlou claims the pot with K♦ K♣ .

Utg John Costiniano opens 40,000, button Florencio Campomanes and big blind Guo Zhan Xi defend their positions. Flop comes 2♥ A♠ K♣ , Costiniano continues for another 40,000, only Campomanes joins for a turn card 4♣ . Costiniano checks it, Campomanes fires 90,000 which is enough for Costiniano to fold.

Anastasios Pavlou raises 45,000 and is called by the button Maxwell Rosete. Both check to the turn 7♣ T♠ 9♠ 9♣ , Pavlou bets 55,000, Rosete calls. On the river 3♦ , Pavlou fires again for 110,000, this time Rosete gives up his stake on the pot.

Utg Maxwell Rosete min-raises and beside him Edgar Asehan calls, both see a flop 8♠ 8♣ 3♦ . Following a check, Asehan bets 35,000, Rosete calls. No bets on the turn 8♦ , river is K♠ . Rosete sends out 65,000 and wins the pot with no challenge from Asehan.

From hijack, Mike Takayama opens 32,000 then calls small blind Maxwell Rosete's 110,000 three-bet. At the flop 4♦ 3♥ 5♦ , Rosete continues 120,000, Takayama calls. On the turn 6♣ , Rosete checks, Takayama bets 55,000, Rosete calls to bring the river 8♠ . Check again from Rosete, Takayama bets 275,000, Rosete tanks using up two time banks then folds.

We were unable to catch the previous action where William Ysmael dropped from 440,000 to 68,000. According to Florencio Campomanes it was a cooler between them

Next hand, Ysmael is all in with pocket Twos, Campomanes calls with A♥ 9♥ , three hearts find the board to end Ysmael's run in 17th place.

Benjamin Ebarle opens 32,000, Jason Magbanua three-bets 74,000, Ebarle calls for a flop 4♦ 2♥ 2♠ . Magbanua continues 37,000, Ebarle check-raises 106,000, called by Magbanua. On the turn T♠, Magbanua sends out 50,000, Ebarle check-raises all in, gets called.

From utg, Benjamin Ebarle opens 24,000 and the blinds call. The flop 3♣ 4♠ 6♣ is checked around. The turn 2♠ sees a bet of 43,000 from Costiniano that's called. On the river 7♣ , blinds check, Ebarle bets 102,000, no callers.

William Ysmael defends the big blind and sees a flop 3♥ J♣ K♦ . Benjamin Ebarle continues for 28,000, Ysmael check-calls. Same action on the turn 9♦ with Ysmael check-calling 56,000. Both check the river 6♥ . Ysmael flips over K♠ 5♦ top pair, Ebarle mucks.

Minho Cho opens 30,000 then calls Ryan Platon's 65,000 re-raise on the button. Flop runs 5♥ 6♠ 6♥ , Platon continues for 60,000 which is enough to claim the pot.

Button William Ysmael opens 25,000 then calls small blind John Costiniano's 95,000 re-raise. Off to the flop 5♠ 3♥ K♣ , Costiniano fires 66,000 and Ysmael surrenders his hand.

Though ahead initially, a few hearts find the board to end Gonzaga's run in 22nd place.

The turn 6♥ and river 7♣ spells the end for Ogawa.

Anastasios Pavlou opens then calls William Ysmael's 70,000 re-raise. Action is checked to Ysmael who continues for 60,000 on the flop Q♠ 6♦ Q♦ , Pavlou raises 120,000, Ysmael calls, dealer drops the turn Q♥ . No more checking, Pavlou jams for 365,000, Ysmael surrenders his hand.

From utg, Neo Zhi Han looks down at A♣ Q♣ and raises 25,000, hijack Hernan Villa calls then bets 30,000 on a flop 2♠ 3♥ A♦ . Neo check-calls. The turn K♠ is checked again by Neo, Villa bets 75,000, Neo jams 223,000, Villa snap calls.

Neo is drawing dead. The river was 5♦ .

Seonghun Jeong opens 20,000, cutoff Moon Kyung Ho calls, button Yiu Yeung Leung three-bets 55,000, both players call. At the flop 2♥ 4♦ K♥ , Moon bets 60,000, Leung shoves 191,000, no takers.

Guo Zhan Xi opens 20,000, Marius Zalpys calls, small blind John Costiniano three-bets 75,000, only Zalpys calls for a flop Q♣ K♦ 5♣ . Costiniano fires 55,000 and wins the pot with no further challenge.

With the board granting the two-outer, Ho survives and doubles up.

Ronato Alcano opens 25,000 from hijack and goes to the flop Q♥ 6♦ A♦ with button caller Terry Gonzaga. Both check to the turn K♣ , Alcano sends out 40,000, Gonzaga calls. On the river 7♠ , Alcano shoves 232,000, this time Gonzaga gives up his stake on the pot.

Tadashi Ogawa defends the big blind to see a flop J♣ 8♦ A♦ . Initial raiser William Ysmael continues 25,000, Ogawa calls. Both opt to check the turn 8♥ and river 3♠ . Ysmael mucks to Ogawa's J♠ 9♠ .

Hijack William Ysmael opens 17,000, two players call, then they all check the flop 2♥ 6♣ T♥ . The K♣ turn sees a 45,000 bet from Ysmael and takes it down.

Action folds to the button Benhur Ybarsabal who opens 18,000, small blind Tadashi Ogawa calls, big blind Mike Takayama three-bets 79,000, Ybarsabal answers with a 270,000 shove, no takers.

Utg+1 Andrei Budykin opens and is called by Marius Zalpys on the button. Same action on the flop 2♣ 7♥ A♠ with Zalpys calling 16,000. The turn 5♥ is checked, Budykin again checks the river A♥ , Zalpys bets 30,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

Following a raise by hijack Liao Po Hsun, button Anastasios Pavlou three-bets 38,000 and Liao calls. On a board 7♦ 8♠ 5♠ 2♣ , Pavlou continues 21,000 and 53,000, Liao calls the flop then folds to the turn bet.

Hijack Marc Rivera opens 22,000 and cutoff Tom Verbruggen calls, flop comes 9♠ T♣ A♠ . Rivera checks, Verbruggen bets 2000, Rivera shoves and gets the call.

Though not needed, big stacked Rosete improves to a full house to eliminate both players. With Haverkamp the shortest stack, he bubbles while Kang takes 47th for PHP 108,000.

With the fall of Scott Black, the field is now down to 48 players, it is bubble time! Hand for hand begins.

Alcano wins the main pot, Budykin takes the side pot, and Black goes bust just before the money round.

With the event seeing an overlay, players were getting more bang for their buck especially for those that reach the money round. That is not the case for decorated pro David Erquiaga who four-bet shoved his last 9 bb with 8♣ 8♥ only to run smack into Kunlong Yu's A♠ A♦ . Erquiaga missed ITM by five spots.

Utg Randee Clybouw opens 12,000, two players call, flop comes 2♦ 5♦ T♦ . Action is checked to the button Benjamin Ebarle who lays out 16,000, Badrudin Ampatuan folds while Clybouw calls then both check the turn A♦ . On the river 7♦ , the board is showing a flush. Clybouw leads out 20,000, Ebarle calls then mucks to K♥ Q♦ higher flush.

Facing a 10,000 raise from hijack Maxwell Rosete, cutoff Liao Po Hsun calls, then button Edgar Asehan three-bets 40,000. Rosete folds, Liao calls and see a flop Q♠ 2♦ 5♦ . Asehan continues for 25,000 and this time claims it unchallenged.

Magelna has the nuts straight and Ysmael with a set. The turn Q♦ is no help to Ysmael but the 6♥ river pairs the board for the winning full house.

Joseph Magnotti opens for 12,000 and Benhur Ybarsabal calls from the button. On a flop 5♠ 7♣ 4♣ , Magnotti continues 12,000 only to be met with a 32,000 raise, Magnotti shoves 142,000, Ybarsabal snap-calls.

The prize pool is up! Players that reach the money are guaranteed a minimum PHP 108,000 (~USD 1,850) while way up top is PHP 3,880,000 (~USD 66,400).

Down to 7 bb , Alexander Ciresa three-bet shoves and falls to Hyunjoon Joo with T♦ T♣ over A♦ 8♣ on a board 5♠ 3♥ 8♥ K♣ 9♠ .

Players are now back at Cove at Okada Manila for Day 2 of the APPT Open. Up for grabs is a spot in the money round with only 47 out of the 64 returnees guaranteed a piece of the PHP 20,000,000 prize pool. The payouts have yet to be announced. We will have that up as soon as it has been made available.