Main Event

After the ICM deal, Redentor Edoc was crowned champion for having the most chips. Congratulations!

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Players have quickly agreed on an ICM deal and opted not to play it out. The bigger stacked Redentor Edoc wins PHP 1,455,000 and Ron Ryan Mesina takes home PHP 1,375,000. Both players win a package to the APPT Manila Main Event worth PHP 120,000.

On a limped pot, flop comes 3♠ 5♠ 7♥ , big blind Oleg Mordassov bets 200,000 and small blind Redentor Edoc check-calls. No bets land on the turn 8♥ . The river 4♠ sees Edoc lead out 250,000, Mordassov folds.

Redentor Edoc defends the big blind on a raise by Wei Chen Lin and see a flop Q♣ 7♠ 8♣ . Lin c-bts 500,000, Edoc check-raises all in for 1,800,000, Lin snap calls and shows A♥ 8♥ . Edoc has K♣ T♣ . The turn 7♣ gives Edoc the flush and doubles up. River was J♥ .

Following that hamd, Anderson shoves from cutoff and wins the blinds and ante.

Oleg Mordassov opens and finds two callers to the flop Q♣ 2♦ 9♦ . Mordassov c-bets 250,000 and only Wei Chen Lin calls to the turn 6♠ . Both players check. On the river 5♠ , Lin leads with 825,000, Mordassov shoves, Lin risks it and doubles up with top pair.

Oleg Mordassov opens 280,000 and is joined by Ron Ryan Mesina to the flop A♠ 5♦ 8♥ . Mordassov c-bets 120,000 and is check-called. No bets on the turn 3♥ then Mordassov sends out 390,000 on the river T♦ , Mesina calls and mucks to A♣ 6♠ .

Oleg Mordassov continues to rake it in to rise over 7M. He initiates action with a raise of 260,000 from cutoff and is called by two players. On the flop and turn K♣ A♣ 5♠ 8♠ , Mordassov bets 210,000 and 120,000, only button Wei Chen Lin calls while Kurushima Hiroya folds at the flop. The river 6♥ , Mordassov checks then snap calls Lin's 500,000 bet.

Cutoff Redentor Edoc opens 250,000, Oleg Mordassov makes it 650,000, Edoc tanks using a time bank then calls. At the flop 2♣ J♦ T♦ Mordassov bets 550,000 and claims the pot.

Kyle Anderson opens from utg, hijack Redentor Edoc three-bets 600,000, cutoff Oleg Mordassov calls, Anderson gets out of the way. Flop lands 9♠ 4♦ 3♣ , Edoc sends out 550,000 and Mordassov calls again. The turn T♠ , Edoc tank-folds to Mordassov's 1,000,000 bet. Edoc shows A♠ K♣ .

Ron Ryan Mesina opens and two others join to the flop 3♥ J♦ 4♥ . Action checks to cutoff Redentor Edoc who bets 250,000, small blind Wei Chen Lin check-raises 500,000, Mesina folds, Edoc uses a time-bank then folds as well.

Ron Ryan Mesina opens, Wei Chen Lin defends the big blind, both check the flop Q♠ 2♣ J♥ . At the turn 4♣ Lin bets 150,000 that's called then another 700,000 on the river 8♠ . This time Mesina folds.

On a raised pot preflop, Ron Ryan Mesina check-calls Redentor Edoc's c-bet of 150,000 on a flop A♣ 9♥ T♠ . Both check the turn 8♦ tjem Mesina leads out 300,000 on the river A♦ . Edoc snap-calls then mucks to A♠ T♦ .

Kun Lim three-bets 600,000 and initial raiser Oleg Mordassov calls. Both check the flop 4♣ 7♣ Q♦ then Lim shoves the turn K♥ . Mordassov snap-calls.

Oleg Mordassov K♠ J♠

Kun Lim A♠ T♣

The river 8♦ ends Lim's run in 8th place.

Redentor Edoc is on a roll with another big pot claimed, He opens from button and heads to the flop ac 3♣ 6♥ . Edoc c-bets 250,000 and only small blind Oleg Mordassov calls. On the turn J♠ , Mordassov leads out 1,100,000, Edoc jams, Mordassov gives up his hand.

Oleg Mordassov opens 230,000 then calls Kurushima Hiroya three-bet of 600,000. At the flop Q♥ Q♦ 4♥ , Kurushima continues 500,000, Mordassov raises 1,100,000, no call.

On a raised pot preflop, aggressor Oleg Mordassov c-bets 110,000 and Kurushima Hiroya check-calls. Both check down the turn 7♣ and river 3♠ . Mordassov's Q♣ Q♠ wins over A♥ 4♣ .

Redentor Edoc opens and is called by Hiroaki Terasaka. On the flop K♣ 8♦ 5♠ , Edoc continues for 125,000 then calls Hiroaki's check-raise of 300,000. The turn 6♠ Edoc shoves and wins it after Hiroaki tank-folds.

Kyle Anderson opens 165,000 from hijack and gets called by big blind Wei Chen Lin. On the flop K♣ 9♣ 2♠ , Anderson continues for 120,000, Lin check-raises 285,000, Anderson shoves 1,205,000, Lin folds. Anderson shows the bluff 4♠ 5♠ .

Big blind Oleg Mordassov calls a min-raise then check-calls 150,000 on the flop Q♦ J♦ 3♠ . Both check the turn 3♣ , Mordassov bets 450,000 on the river K♣ and wins it uncontested.

Utg+2 Redentor Edoc opens and big blind Kurushima Hiroya calls then leads out 100,000 on the flop 7♣ 2♦ 4♦ . Edoc answers with 375,000, Kurushima calls. On the turn K♥ , Edoc sends out 550,000 and Kurushima check-calls. Both check the river. Kurushima shows J♦ 7♦ flopped top pair which is good as Edoc mucks.

Utg+2 Kurushima Hiroya opens and heads to the flop 6♣ 5♠ 2♠ with two callers. They all check to the turn 7♠ , then Kurushima bets 250,000. Only Wei Chen Lin continues to the river 3♣ . Both check. Lin has A♥ 2♣ , Kurushima's pocket pair 8♣ 8♠ is better.

From cutoff Badrudin Ampatuan opens 125,000 and Kyle Anderson defends the big blind. Ampatuan continues for 125,000 on flop J♣ 6♣ 7♣ , Anderson check-raises 295,000, Ampatuan calls to head to the turn 6♠ . Anderson shoves 670,000, Ampatuan has the stack to call instead uses his last time bank then folds.

Kurushima Hiroya opens and finds one caller Kun Lim on the big blind. When the board runs J♠ 9♦ 8♥ 3♥ 6♥, Kurushima bets 100,000 on the flop that's called, both check the turn then 100,000 bet again by Kurushima on the river that's not called.

Kun Lim opens, Ron Ryan Mesina calls, button Wei Chen Lin three-bets 370,000, only Lim continues to the flop 5♠ 2♠ 7♠ . Lin fires 350,000 that's called then fires 1,500,000 on the turn J . Lim uses two time-banks before folding.

Utg+2 Badrudin Ampatuan opens 140,000, small blind Redentor Edoc three-bets 400,000, Ampatuan calls and head to the flop Q♠ T♥ 8♥ . Edoc fires another 400,000, Ampatuan raises 1,000,000, Edoc jams (1,795,000), Ampatuan gives up his stake on the pot.

Facing a raise by Kurushia Hiroya, big bind Redentor Edoc defends and proceeds to check-call bet of 100,000, 250,000 on the flop and turn Q♣ 7♦ 3♦ A♣ . Both players check the river J♥ . Edoc has Q♦ J♣ , Kurushima mucks.

Oleg Mordassov opens and big blind Ron Ryan Mesina defends. Both check the flop and turn board 9♣ 6♦ 2♦ 3♠ . On the river Q♦ , Mesina bets 150,0000, Mordassov snaps it off and shows A♣ Q♥ top pair, Mesina has 6♥ 9♥ two pair.

Hijack Hiroaki Terasaka opens and big blind Kyle Anderson calls. After the flop J♣ 3♦ T♠ is felted, Terasaka bets 125,000 and gets called. Both check the turn 2♣ and 8♠ river. Tersasaka shows Q♥ T♦ beating Anderson's Q♠ 3♠ .

Utg+2 Oleg Mordassov opens 125,000 and entering chip leader on the big blind Kurushima Hiroya defends. When the flop lands Q♠ 7♠ 3♥ ,Mordassov continues with 100,000 and takes the pot.

Cards in the air! Final table underway!

Out of a field of 682, the APPT Warm Up Main Event is now down to the final 9 players. The hunt for the PHP 1,730,000 top prize begins at 3pm. The top two prizes includes a package to the APPT Manila Main Event valued at PHP 120,000. Stay tuned for the updates!