APPT Open

With Pavlou missing the board, Campomanes ships it and is crowned the APPT Open champion! Campomanes lifts the APPT Open trophy and a payout of PHP 3,880,000.

For runner-up Pavlou, he walks away with PHP 2,420,000. Both players also receive a package to the APPT Championship worth PHP 200,000.

Anastasios Pavlou picks up back to back pots to trim the gap. First hand he min- raises and Florencio Campomanes calls. Both check the flop 3♦ 9♥ 3♥ then Campomanes bets 180,000 on the turn Q♠ . Pavlou flats. Switch up on the river T♠ with Pavlou betting 250,000 and Campomanes check-calling. Pavlou shows T♦ 8♣ , Campomanes mucks.

Next hand, Pavlou raises 350,000 and Campomanes limp-calls. Pavlou continues 300,000 on a flop Q♦ 2♥ 3♠ , Campomanes raises 820,000, Pavlou replies with a three-bet shove, Campomanes folds.

Anastasios Pavlou opens 200,000 and Florencio Campomanes defends. When the board completes 7♠ 4♣ J♦ 4♥ 9♦ ,Pavlou bets every street - 150,000, 350,000, 600,000, Campomanes check-calls it down. Pavlou has 6♥ 9♠ , Campomanes collects with J♣ 6♥ top pair.

Florencio Campomanes has taken a slight lead after he doubles up on this hand. He opens with a 200,000 raise and big blind Anastasios Pavlou defends. Flop comes Q♦ T♦ 7♣ , Campomanes bets 240,000 and is check-called. Turn T♠ Campomanes bets 235,000, Pavlou check-raises 700,000, Campomanes shoves 2,035,000, Pavlou calls.

The rive 4♠ doesn't help Pavlou to pay the double up.

Florencio Campomanes limps in and Anastasios Pavlou checks. When the flop runs J♦ 6♥ Q♦ , Campomanes bets 180,000, gets check-raised 440,000, Campomanes calls. Pavlou continues for 650,000 on the turn Q♠ and Campomanes calls. Both check the river 9♥ . Pavlou rakes it in with Q♣ 3♠ trips.

The ace holds up for a double up to Campomanes.

After five and a half hours, the APPT Open has reached heads up between Anastasios Pavlou and Florencio Campomanes. The top prize is PHP 3,880,000 and runner up PHP 2,420,000.

Small blind Florencio Campomanes limps then calls big blind Seonghun Jeong's 150,000 raise. On a flop A♠ 5♠ T♣ , Jeong continues for 150,000, Campomanes check-raises to 450,000, Jeong calls and the turn is 3♥ . Campomanes goes all in, Jeong surrenders his hand.

Small blind Seonghun Jeong limps then calls Anastasios Pavlou's 160,000 raise. Jeong check-calls the flop and turn bets 125,000 and 225,000 board 2♥ T♦ 4♣ 4♠ . On the river K♣ , Jeong leads out with a shove of 650,000, Pavlou calls then mucks to the K♦ 4♦ full house.

Small blind Anastasios Pavlou opens 150,000, big blind Florencio Campomanes calls. Pavlou continues for 125,000 on a flop 9♣ 9♦ Q♠ , Campomanes raises 300,000, Pavlou flats. The turn K♦ and river T♣ are checked. Pavlou flips over A♦ K♣ and wins the pot.

Anastasios Pavlou limps, big blind Florencio Campomanes checks. When the board completes 6♠ T♦ 2♥ T♠ K♥ , Pavlou bets 60,000, 80,000 and 120,000, Campomanes calls the flop and turn then folds to the river bet.

Button Seonghun Jeong raises 100,000 and big blind Florencio Campomanes defends. Both see a flop 4♣ 5♣ T♦ . Another 100,000 from Jeong , Campomanes check-calls. On the turn K♦, Jeong sends out a larger 300,000, Campomanes answers with a check-raise all in for 1,975,000, Jeong gives up his hand.

Limped pot flop shows 4♠ 7♠ 3♣ , small blind Seonghun Jeong check-calls 75,000 from big blind Anastasios Pavlou. Jeong opts to lead out the turn T♠ for 150,000, Pavlou calls then both check the river 4♦ .

Anastasios Pavlou opens from utg, John Costiniano defends the big blind then heads to a flop 2♦ 6♥ 3♥ . Pavlou continues 125,000, Costiniano check-raises 425,000, Pavlou jams over 3.7 Million, Costiniano calls with much less behind.

Costiniano misses on the turn 7♦ and river T♦ to exit in 4th place.

Takayama is ahead with top pair but with the turn T♣ and river 8♠ , it's a runner runner straight for Jeong to send the Filipino pro out in 5th place.

Small blind John Costiniano limps and big blind Anastasios Pavlou checks. On a flop 3♥ K♠ 5♦ , Costiniano bets 50,000, Pavlou calls, then both check the turn 5♣ .On the river 4♠ , Costiniano bangs out 125,000, Pavlou calls. Costiniano shows K♣ T♠ top pair which is behind Pavlou's Q♣ 5♠ trips.

From the small blind, Mike Takayama calls a raise and heads to the flop with button Seonghun Jeong and big blind John Costiniano. At the flop 6♣ T♠ 9♠ , Jeong c-bets 50,000 , blinds call again. On the turn 6♥ , Takayama checks once more then folds to Costiniano 120,000 bet while Jeong calls. No bets on the river 7♠ . Jeong flips T♦ Q♣ and rakes it in.

No help comes for Asehan to finish in 6th place.

Small blind Anastasios Pavlou raises 90,000 and big blind Florencio Campomanes calls. By the turn 7♥ 2♦ 9♠ J♥ , Pavlou bets 110,000 and 140,000, both called by Campomanes. Pavlou opts to check the river 7♠ , Campomanes bets 275,000, Pavlou calls and exposes Campomanes' 5♥ 8♥ bluff. Pavlou wins the pot with Q♦ Q♥ .

Seonghun Jeong raises 80,000 from the button and big blind Mike Takayama defends. Jeong continues 55,000 on the flop 8♠ J♦ 7♣ , Takayama check-calls. The turn 5♣ is checked. Takayama leads out 180,000 on the river Q♦ , Jeong calls and wins with two pair.

Utg Seonghun Jeong opens 90,000 and heads to the flop K♣ T♥ 8♦ with three callers. Jeong c-bets 150,000, only Asehan continues to the turn 7♥ . Jeong fires again, sending out 300,000 and takes it down.

Preflop battle begins with utg Florencio Campomanes bumping it up to 90,000, cutoff Edgar Asehan three-bets 150,000, small blind John Costiniano four-bets 550,000, Campomanes five-bets 1,100,000, no takers.

Ace plays for Jeong to double up.

Small blind Mike Takayama limps, John Costiniano checks, both players check the flop 2♦ A♥ 3♠ . On the turn 6♣ , Costiniano bets 30,000, Takayama check-calls to bring the river 9♥ . Takayama leads out 150,000, Costiniano calls, Takayama isn't bluffing this time with A♠ K♣ top pair.

Heavy preflop action opens with cutoff John Costiniano min-raising, buttton Anastasios Pavlou three-bets 140,000, small blind Florencio Campomanes four-bets 310,000, Costiniano gets out of the way while Pavlou slides out the call.

On the flop 6♣ 7♥ 6♦ , Campomanes fires 180,000, Pavlou calls, to bring the turn 2♠ .Campomanes sends out 355,000 and this time, Pavlou gives it up.

From utg, John Costiniano bumps it up to 60,000, the blinds call, flop comes 5♦ 3♣ T♣ . Action is checked to Costiniano and he bets 65,000, small blind folds, big blind Mike Takayama raises 190,000, Costiniano assesses then folds.

Seonghun Jeong opens from cutoff and John Costiniano defend his big blind. Both check the flop J♦ 4♦ 6♠ , Costiniano bets 90,000 on the turn T♦ , Jeong charges back 220,000, Costiniano flats. On the river 9♣ , Costiniano check-calls Jeong's 400,000 bet. Jeong flips over a bluff and plunges.

Florencio Campomanes opens 60,000, small blind Edgar Asehan makes it 180,000, Campomanes flats. At the flop 2♠ 3♥ 3♠ , Asehan c-bets 125,000 and wins the pot outright.

John Costiniano raises 60,000 from cutoff, small blind Florencio Campomanes re-raises 170,000, back to Costiniano who fires a four-bet of 450,000 and wins the pot without further challenge.

Utg John Costiniano opens 60,000 and big blind Mike Takayama defends. Both check to the river T♥ 7♥ J♥ J♦ 3♦ , Takayama leads out 85,000, Costiniano calls, Takayama flips over 4♠ 9♠ bluff, Costiniano wins the pot with T♦ 9♦ .

With Pavlou improving to a straight, Mangaliman's run ends in 8th place.

With both players missing the board, Campomanes kicker plays to end Magbanua's run in 9th place.

Cutoff Anastasios Pavlou raises 55,000, Seonghun Jeong calls from the big blind. Pavlou bets 35,000 on the flop 6♣ 6♥ A♥ Q♠ that's called then 135,000 on the turn Q♠ . Jeong folds.

Seonghun Jeong raises 50,000 then calls Edgar Asehan's 145,000 three-bet. Flop runs 6♦ 7♣ K♣ , it's checked to Asehan who continues for 100,000, Jeong answers with a check-raise of 250,000, Asehan fold.

Utg+2 John Costiniano opens 50,000, Seonghun Jeong defends the big blind. Costiniano continues 55,000 on a flop A♠ 9♥ 8♣ , Jeong check-calls. The turn T♠ sees a larger 145,000 bet from Costiniano, Jeong replies with a check-raise all in for 400,000, Costiniano covers and calls.

Hand #1: Utg+1 Seonghun Jeong opens 50,000, button Anastasios Pavlou and big blind Florencio Campomanes call. At the flop 3♦ Q♣ 6♠ , Jeong continues 40,000, Pavlou calls, Campomanes check-raises 155,000, no takers.

Cards in the air at the APPT Open with the final 9 players back in battle for the title and the PHP 3.8 Million top prize. Good luck to all!

From a field of 326, the APPT Open is now down to the Final 9 players. Race to the title and the PHP 3,880,000 (~USD 66,324) top prize begins at 12pm on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The player to catch is Anastasios Pavlou with 99 bb, not too far behind is John Costiniano with 91 bb. Both of these players have a sizable lead against the rest of the pack.

The APPT Open kicked off on July 25, 2024 with a total of three entry flights. Only 64 returned to Day 2 with the money flowing starting at 47th place. When the finalists return, they are guaranteed a minimum PHP 446,000 (~USD 7,623) and for the champion, a hefty PHP 3,880,000 (~USD 66,324).

Buy in: PHP 60,000 (~USD 1,025)

Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,2800)

Entries: 326

Prize pool: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,2800)

ITM: 47 places

Day 1A: 60 entries / 10 survivors

Day 1B: 189 entries / 33 survivors

Day 1C: 77 entries / 21 survivors

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