PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship 2024

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Entries

59/165

Total Chips

8,250,000

Average

139,831

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FESTIVAL RESULTS

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:39:38 PM

Lester Edoc Leads All Flight A Advancers

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Lester Edoc

165 entries paid up the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to join Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship, which is guaranteeing a prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). After nearly 12 hours of poker and 11 levels played, only 59 players remained. Lester Edoc of the Philippines stood out as the big chip leader with an overwhelming stack of 502,000. Edoc is the only one who made it to half a million in chips with Patrick Clarke further down at second with 355,000 and third-ranked John Edward Perry at 338,500.

Lester Edoc already cashed in three events in this APPT Manila Championship, including two final table finishes. His best finish so far this series was a 4th place cash at the PHP 150,000 NLH Mini High-Roller Event for a payout of PHP 765,000 (~US$ 13,304). Edoc looks on track for another huge payout and possibly a PokerStars spadie if he stays on course to become the champion. Lester Edoc has amassed over US$ 2 Million in total live earnings and is 4th on the Philippines All-Time Money List.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:32:01 PM

Flight A Wraps Up After 11 Levels

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Flight A Chip Leader Lester Edoc

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship wrapped up after 11 levels and nearly 12 hours of tournament poker. 59 hopefuls out of 165 total entries will be moving on to Day 2, inching their way closer to a payout from the guaranteed prize pool of PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). Flight B will play tomorrow with the survivors of those joining the "Flight A Fifty-Nine" for Day 2.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 165

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 139,831

Blinds: 1,000/1,500 Ante 1,500

Remaining players: 59

Here's a look at the Flight A chip counts:

Flight A Chip Counts

Player	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	502,000(335 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	355,000(237 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	338,500(226 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	290,500(194 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	263,500(176 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	258,500(172 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	254,000(169 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	251,000(167 BB)
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	238,500(159 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	231,000(154 BB)
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	216,500(144 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	214,000(143 BB)
JH Jacky HoChina	207,000(138 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	185,500(124 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	184,000(123 BB)
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand	182,500(122 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	182,000(121 BB)
SX Shen XianchaoChina	176,000(117 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	169,500(113 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	159,000(106 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	158,500(106 BB)
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	154,500(103 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	149,500(100 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	145,500(97 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	143,000(95 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	127,500(85 BB)
MA Mads Andahl ArbergDenmark	124,500(83 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	121,500(81 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	119,500(80 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	118,500(79 BB)
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	115,000(77 BB)
DW Di WuChina	112,000(75 BB)
BL Benjamin LeBlondCanada	104,500(70 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	97,000(65 BB)
YC Yu Chun ChenTaiwan	96,000(64 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	92,000(61 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	91,500(61 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	85,000(57 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	84,500(56 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	79,500(53 BB)
MR Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom	79,000(53 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	77,000(51 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	76,500(51 BB)
ZC Zhen ChenChina	75,500(50 BB)
AL Andy LiUnited Kingdom	66,000(44 BB)
SN Si Ng PunHong Kong	59,500(40 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	57,000(38 BB)
LW Lee Wee LiewMalaysia	56,000(37 BB)
JR Jaime Ramon ReyesUnited States of America	55,500(37 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	53,000(35 BB)
AK Amit KhaitanIndia	51,500(34 BB)
SI Seigi ImaiJapan	48,000(32 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	42,000(28 BB)
KL Kolja LuckingGermany	37,000(25 BB)
AN Andrew NguyenUnited States of America	36,500(24 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	29,500(20 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	29,500(20 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	20,000(13 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:23:48 PM

Jeremy Jehanne Grabs Some Chips From Xinjing Li

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Jeremy Jehanne

Jeremy Jehanne raised to 3,500 from the button then called the 13,500 re-raise of Xinjing Li from the small blind to open a flop of K♠ 9♠ 3♣ . Li bet out 8,000 and Jehanne moved all-in for 55,000, forcing Li to rethink his hand before folding.

Player	Chips
XL Xinjing LiChina	151,000(101 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	91,500(61 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:15:57 PM

Thijs Hilberts Destroys Ting-Yi Tsai

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Thijs Hilberts

Ting-Yi Tsai min-raised to 3,000 from under the gun and called the three-bet to 10,000 from Thijs Hilberts at the cut-off. Both players see a flop of 2♠ 5♥ 2♥. Tsai check-raises the 9,000 bet of Hilberts to 28,000 and then calls when Hilberts shoves his last 107,400 all-in.

Ting-Yi Tsai: A♥ J♥

Thijs Hilberts: K♦ K♥

Turn and river showed K♣ 6♣ . Tsai missed out on a nut-flush gamble and gets a severely impaired stack while Hilberts makes a set on the turn and holds on to make a huge double up.

Player	Chips
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	238,800(159 BB)
TT Ting-Yi TsaiTaiwan	8,400(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:10:13 PM

Matthew Chan Doubles From Charles Ed Pansoy

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Matthew Chan shoved the last 35,000 and got called by Charles Ed Pansoy.

Matthew Chan: A♥ T♦

Charles Ed Pansoy: 8♦ 8♣

Board: Q♥ Q♣ 6♣ A♠ Q♠

Chan wins the coin-clip and doubles up.

Player	Chips
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	290,000(193 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	72,000(48 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:00:35 PM

Gary Thompson Triples Up

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Gary Thompson

Kim Namhyung made a min-raise from the cut-off and found two callers with Dohwan Kim on the button and Gary Thompson on the small blind. The flop landed 8♥ 2♥ 3♥ and Thompson led out for 13,000. Namhyung then doubled to 24,000 with Dohwan Kim making the call and Thompson risking his remaining 17,400. Both Kim Namhyung and Dohwan Kim check down the 3♦ turn and the T♣ river.

Kim Namhyung: Q♥ Q♣

Dohwan Kim: A♥ 7♦

Gary Thompson: K♥ 4♥

Thompson's flopped flush held on to win, tripling up his stack in the process.

Player	Chips
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	252,000(168 BB)
DK Dohwan KimSouth Korea	116,000(77 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	64,200(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:54:53 PM

Yu Chun Chen Gets A Lifeline

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Ronald Haverkamp made it 3,300 to play from under the gun. Carols Chang made the call and was also the only caller when Yu Chun Chen four-bet to 13,000 from the small blind. Chen and Chang saw a flop of Q♥ 5♦ A♣. Chen bet out 8,000 and Chang did not respond.

Player	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	220,000(147 BB)
YC Yu Chun ChenTaiwan	55,000(37 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	53,100(35 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:46:52 PM

Namhyung Doubles With A Straight Over Trips

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Kim Namhyung

Gary Thompson min-raised to 3,000 from the hijack and the lone caller was Kim Namhyung, who defended the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 8♣ Q♠ 7♦. Namhyung check-raised the 4,000 bet of Thompson to 12,000, who fired back by re-raising to 28,000. Namhyung made the call to see a 4♠ on the turn. Namhyung check-raised all-in the 22,000 bet of Thompson, shoving his last 105,800 . Thmompson snap called.

Gary Thompson: Q♥ Q♦

Kim Namhyung: 5♠ 6♣

Thompson flopped a set, but Namhyung caught a straight on the turn. Thompson was hoping the board would pair or a queen would bring quads, but the river 9♠ just gave Namhyung a better straight. Thompson gets crippled while Namhyung doubles up.

Player	Chips
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	275,000(183 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	30,400(20 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:39:54 PM

Lester Edoc Damages Nang Quang Nguyen

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Lester Edoc

Nang Quang Nguyen min-raised from under the gun and called when Lester Edoc turned it up to 9,000. The flop for both players landed A♠ 5♥ 9♥. Nguyen check-called Edoc's 6,000 bet. Both players then checked the K♥ on the turn to see a 4♣ river. Nguyen check-called the 18,000 bet of Edoc, who showed A♦ K♦ for top two pair and bringing Nguyen to muck his hand.

Player	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	478,000(319 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	126,000(84 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:34:03 PM

Patrick Clarke Sends Moon Ho Seo Home

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

With just around 20 big blinds remaining, Moon Ho Seo pushed his last 35,000 all-in and was called by the monster stack of Patrick Clarke.

Patrick Clarke: 8♠ 8♥

Moon Ho Seo: A♦ 4♠

Board 9♥ T♦ J♣ 2♥ 8♦

Clarke's pocket eights improve to a set on the river, ending the run of Moon Ho Seo.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	356,000(237 BB)
MH Moon Ho SeoSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:28:19 PM

William Ysmael Takes A Bite Off Yuki Nakada

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

William Ysmael

Seonggwon Kim min-raised from the hi-jack and got called by Yuki Nakada at the button and William Ysmael at the big blind. Three players went on to a flop of 7♦ J♠ J♥. Ysmael check-raised the 3,500 bet of Kimto 8,500 and it was only Nakada who called to see the 2♦ turn. Ysmael fired out 21,000 and was called by Nakada to see a K♠ turn. Ysmael shoved all-in for 121,000 and Nakada gave up.

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	193,000(129 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	88,000(59 BB)
YN Yuki NakadaJapan	62,800(42 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:19:37 PM

Hyeonho Shin Scrapes Some Cheddar From Charles Ed Pansoy

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Hyeonho Shin

Charles Ed Pansoy raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Hyeonsho Shin defended his big blind to see a flop of 5♥ K♣ 4♣. Shin check-called the 10,000 bet of Pansoy to see an 8♠ turn. Both players checked to reveal 4♠ on the river. Shin fired out 20,000 and was called by Pansoy. Shin turned over K♦ 2♦ for top pair while Pansoy sends his card to the muck.

Player	Chips
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	292,000(195 BB)
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	95,500(64 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:14:05 PM

Charles Ed Pansoy Takes Out Georgios Skarparis

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Charles Ed Pansoy

Charles Ed Pansoy raised to 3,500 from the button and Georgios Skarparis shoved his last 20,000 all-in. Pansoy made the easy call.

Charles Ed Pansoy: 7♣ 7♥

Georgios Skarparis: A♦ 8♣

Board K♥ 4♥ 7♦ 3♦ 4♠

Pansoy flops a set and rivers a full-house. Skarparis was already resigned and saying "nice hand" even before the turn could be dealt.

Player	Chips
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	330,000(220 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:07:59 PM

Khoa Anh Ngo Doubles From Dohwan Kim

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Khoa Anh Ngo

Dohwan Kim limped from the cut-off and then called when Khoa Ang Ngo shoved all-in for the remaining 34,900.

Dohwan Kim: A♠ J♠

Khoa Ang Ngo: K♣ Q♥

Board 5♠ 6♦ 9♣ 3♦ ks

The king on the river gives Ngo top pair to stay alive and double up.

Player	Chips
DK Dohwan KimSouth Korea	81,000(54 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	73,800(49 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:04:22 PM

Quang Huy Nguyen Wins Spare Change From Motoyoshi Okamura

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Quang Huy Nguyen

Quang Huy Nguyen min-raised to 3,000 from UTG+1 with only Motoyoshi Okamura making the call at the button. Both players are treated to a flop of Q♠ 5♠ 7♣ . Nguyen fires 5,000 and Okamura calls to see a 2♣ turn. Nguyen fires another 12,000, and this time Okamura folds.

Player	Chips
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	165,000(110 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	100,500(67 BB)

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 74/162

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 3:54:07 PM

Patrick Clarke Grows Stack

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Patrick Clarke

Khoa Anh Ngo min-raised from under the gun with Patrick Clarke making the call from the button. When Dohwan Kim re-raised to 11,500 at the big blind, it was only Clarke who made the call. Both players entered a flop of 8♣ 4♦ 6♥. Kim c-bet for 8,500 which Clarke called to see a 5♠ turn. Kim checked his option, giving Clarke the chance to bet out 22,000. Kim folded.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	312,000(260 BB)
DK Dohwan KimSouth Korea	77,000(64 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	39,000(33 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 3:45:59 PM

Hieu Ngo Stings Jackson Warne

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jackson Warne limped from under the gun and was the only caller to Hieu Ngo's four-bet to 8,000. Both players see a flop of A♥ 8♣ K♦ . Warne check-calls the 6,000 bet of Ngo to see a 6♥ on the turn. Both check to enter a 7♠ river. Warne again check-calls the 19,000 bet of Ngo, who flips over A♠ Q♦ and gets Warne to muck.

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	135,000(113 BB)
JW Jackson WarneAustralia	110,000(92 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 3:29:59 PM

Thijs Hilberts Shoves To Win Pot

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Thijs Hilberts made a min-raise from under the gun with 5 players calling behind from the hi-jack all the way to the big blind. 6 players are treated to a flop of A♥ 7♥ Q♣ . Action is checked to Marco Espela at the cut-off who bets 10,000, but is re-popped to 18,500 by Hilberts while everyone else folds. Espela makes the call to see an 8♦ turn. Hilberts shoves all-in for his last 53,700 and Espela doesn't take the challenge.

Player	Chips
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	112,500(94 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	67,200(56 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 3:20:21 PM

Carlos Chang Chips Away at Ronald Haverkamp

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Ronald Haverkamp raised to 2,500 frmo UTG+1 with Carlos Chang four-betting to 10,000 at the cut-off. Both players see a flop of 6♣ 3♥ 5♥. Haverkamp check-calls the 7,000 bet from Chang to see a K♥ turn. Both players check the turn and the 2♣ river and flip their cards for a showdown.

Ronald Haverkamp: 8♥ 8♠

Carlos Chang: J♦ J♥

The Jacks of Chang win the pot.

Player	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	220,500(184 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	106,500(89 BB)

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 74/158

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 2:56:08 PM

John Edward Perry Is The Chip Leader After 9 Levels

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Chip Leader John Edward Perry

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championshi still has 79 players standing out of 158 total entries who paid the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to compete for a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool.

After 9 levels, John Edward Perry sits on the chip leader throne with a commanding stack of 330,000 chips. Not far behind is Akinobu Maeda with 270,000 while Charles Ed Pansoy is ranked 3rd with 221,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 79/158

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	330,000(275 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	270,000(225 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	221,000(184 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	204,200(170 BB)
JH Jacky HoChina	176,700(147 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	154,200(129 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	146,300(122 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	146,000(122 BB)
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	144,800(121 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	123,300(103 BB)

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 86/150

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:32:54 PM

Quang Huy Nguyen Successfully Defends Big Blind

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Motoyoshi Okamura raised to 2,200 from the hi-jack and Quang Huy Nguyen defended the big blind for both to enter a flop of A♠ K♠ Q♠. Nguyen check-called the 3,000 bet of Okamura to see a Q♦ on the turn. Both check and proceed to the 6♥ river. Nguyen bets 3,000 and Okamura decides to fold.

Player	Chips
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	47,300(47 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	45,800(46 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:07:47 PM

Andy Li Wins Some From Patrick Clarke

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Patrick Clarke made a min-raise from UTG +1 and called the re-raise to 8,000 by Andy Li on the small blind. Both players saw Q♣ 8♦ A♦ on the flop. Andy Li led out with 6,000 and Clarke called to go to a 5♥ turn. Both checked to see an A♣ on the river. Andy Li bet out 18,000 and Clarke surrendered.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	139,500(140 BB)
AL Andy LiUnited Kingdom	81,600(82 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:07:04 PM

Ronald Haverkamp Eliminates Sean Ooi

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Carlos Chang started the raise to 3,000 from UTG +1, but got out of the way when Sean Ooi pushed his remaining 19,100 and Ronald Haverkamp isolated with a 110,300 shove.

Sean Ooi: Q♥ Q♠

Ronald Haverkamp: T♠ T♣

Board; 3♣ 5♣ 9♣ T♦ K♦

Ooi looked in great shape pre-flop and flop, but the ten on the turn gave Haverkamp a set. Ooi needed a desperate one-outer on the river but that was asking too much from the poker gods.

Player	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	123,300(123 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	93,200(93 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:06:51 PM

Moon Ho Seo Wins Some From Georgios Skarparis

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Renniel Galves min-raises from the cutoff with Georgios Skarparis calling from the small blind and Moon Ho Seo defending at the big blind. The flop lands 2♣ K♠ 6♣ with all three checking to see a free T♥ on the turn. Skarparis leads out with 3,500 with only Moon Ho Seo making the call to see a 3♦ o the river. Both players check it down. Skarparis shows a Q♦ J♦ for an almost straight while Moon Ho Seo turns over K♥ 9♥ for a top pair of kings.

Player	Chips
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	161,900(162 BB)
MH Moon Ho SeoSouth Korea	70,000(70 BB)
RG Renniel GalvesPhilippines	35,500(36 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 87/144

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 12:51:19 PM

Georgis Skarparis Leads The Field After 7 Levels

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Georgios Skarparis

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship has played through 7 levels. 83 players still remain out of 133 total entries, who paid the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in for a chance to win a share from the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool.

Georgis Skarparis is the current chip leader with 186,000. Former chip leader Rishi Mehra dropped to second in chips with a healthy stack of 164,400. Edilberto Gopez rounds up the top three with 152,200.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 83/133

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	186,000(233 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	164,400(206 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	152,200(190 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	138,600(173 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	133,800(167 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	130,800(164 BB)
BL Benjamin LeBlondCanada	127,000(159 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	126,000(158 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	124,500(156 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	119,800(150 BB)
MR Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom	115,500(144 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	111,300(139 BB)
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	105,600(132 BB)
SN Si Ng PunHong Kong	94,000(118 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	80,000(100 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 12:42:42 PM

Hyungjung Kim Wins At The River

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Jacky Ho raised to 1,800 from the cut-off and got 3 callers from Hyungjung Kim at the button, Charles Ed Pansoy at the small blind and Renniel Galves at the big blind. Four players move on to the flop of 5♥ J♣ 4♠ . The blinds checked their option to Jacky Ho who fired 3,000 and got Hyungjung Kim to call. Both players check the J♥ turn and the 7♠ river. Ho flips over 5♣ 4♣ for Jacks-Fives two-pair while Hyungjung Kim shows 7♦ 8♥, counterfeiting with Jacks-Sevens two-pair on the river.

Player	Chips
JH Jacky HoChina	159,000(199 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	120,000(150 BB)
HK Hyungjung KimSouth Korea	64,000(80 BB)
RG Renniel GalvesPhilippines	52,500(66 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 12:02:37 PM

Hyeonho Shin Puts The Hurt on Wonchul Bae

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Wonchul Bae min-raises to 1,600 from the hi-jack and calls the three-bet of Hyeonho Shin to 5,500 at the button. Both players see a flop of Q♣ 3♠ 6♦ . Bae check-calls the 3,000 bet from Shin to go to a Q♠ turn. Bae check-raises Shin's 800 bet to 8,900, but Shin sticks around to see the 4♣ river. Bae checks his option and Shin fires out 30,000 to put Bae all-in. Bae surrenders.

Player	Chips
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	108,000(135 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	30,000(38 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 11:53:40 AM

Evan Barnett's Rockets Hold and Double Up

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Evan Barnett

Pre-flop action was folded down to the blinds. Evan Barnett makes a push for his last 49,200 chips from the small blind and gets an instant call from Nang Quang Nguyen at the big blind.

Evan Barnett: A♠ A♣

Nang Quang Nguyen: A♦ Q♥

The board runs 5♥ K♥ 7♣ 5♠ 4♠

Nguyen was drawing dead at the turn and Barnett makes a crucial double-up to stay in the tournament.

Evan Barnett is already playing his second bullet for this event after getting knocked out earlier.

Player	Chips
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	168,500(211 BB)
EB Evan BarnettUnited States of America	100,000(125 BB)

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/129

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 11:36:52 AM

Kolja Lucking Earns From Tom Verbruggen

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Kolja Lucking

Tom Verbruggen raised to 1,600 from under the gun with Kolja Lucking defending the big blind. Both players see a flop of A♥ 7♠ 6♦. Lucking check-calls a 1,400 c-bet from Verbruggen to see a T♥ turn. Both players check to reveal a 9♥ on the river. This time Lucking pushes 4,500 and is called by Verbruggen. Kolja Lucing reveals 8♣ 5♣ for a straight while Verbruggen mucks.

Player	Chips
KL Kolja LuckingGermany	75,000(125 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	46,000(77 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 11:04:25 AM

Marc Anthony Joseph Wins Action-Packed Hand With Quads

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Marc Anthony Joseph Hits Quads

Nang Quang Nguyen made a simple min-raise to 1,300 from UTG and Marc Anthony Joseph re-raised from the next seat to 3,100 with Gleb Dokuchaev making the call from the hi-jack, Ronald Ashley Jane defending the big blind and Nguyen completing for a four-way entering a flop of 7♣ 8♥ Q♣.

Action was checked to the big pre-flop raiser Joseph, who led out with 5,500 and was called by Dokuchaev and re-raised to 17,000 by Lane. Nguyen got out of the way, but Joseph re-popped it for 38,500. Dokuchaev called all-in for his remaining chips while Lane eventually folded for a two-player showdown.

Gleb Dokuchaev: Q♦ T♦

Marc Anthony Joseph: 8♠ 8♥

The turn and river followed K♠ 8♦, giving Joseph quads and huge pot while eliminating Dokuchaev.

Player	Chips
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	207,500(346 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	195,000(325 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	68,000(113 BB)
GD Gleb DokuchaevRussia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 10:56:18 AM

Juyeol Lee Beats Sunghak Lee In Blinds Battle

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Sunghak Lee completed and Juyeol Lee checked for both blinds to see a 3♣ 2♦ K♦ flop. Sunghak Lee led with 1,600 and was called by Juyeol Lee to see a 4♠ flop. Sunghak checked and folded when Juyeol bet out 4,200.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	88,000(147 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	74,000(123 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 10:22:43 AM

Charles Ed Pansoy Flushes To Earn From Georgios Skarparis

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Georgios Skarparis made a min-raise to 1,200 from the hi-jack and Charles Ed Pansoy defended from the big blind. Both players entered a flop of 3♦ 9♦ 2♥ . Pansoy check-called Skaraparis' 1,300 bet to see the T♥ turn. Pansoy this time led out with 2,600 with Skarparis completing to see the Q♦ river. Pansoy fired 800, enticing a call from Skarparis. Pansoy flipped over 6♦ 5♦ to show a flush. Skarparis mucked.

Player	Chips
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	157,000(262 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	71,000(118 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 117/85

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:57:49 AM

Rishi Mehra Maintains Chip Lead After 5 Levels

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rocky Paradise Among The Top Ten In Chips

5 levels have been played with a total of 114 entries making the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in for a crack at winning a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. Rishi Mehra maintains the chip lead over the 83 hopefuls still remaining in Flight A with 235,000 chips, and is the only one who has made it over the 200K mark. Georgios Skarparis is at arm's length with 193,100. Completing the top three is Nang Quang Nguyen with 166,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 83/114

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	235,000(470 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	193,100(386 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	166,000(332 BB)
JW Jackson WarneAustralia	147,400(295 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	145,900(292 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	144,200(288 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	134,000(268 BB)
AN Andrew NguyenUnited States of America	120,800(242 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	116,400(233 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	89,000(178 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	88,000(176 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	84,000(168 BB)
DF David FroyaldeUnited States of America	81,300(163 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	78,600(157 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	78,000(156 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	75,100(150 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:37:26 AM

Quang Huy Nguyen Takes Down Huge Pot

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Junzhong Loo min-raised to 1,000 from UTG with Quang Huy Nguyen making the call from the button. Jorge Duarte, however, made a five-bet to 5,100 from the big blind and both players stuck around to see a flop of 2♠ 4♣ Q♣. Duarte c-bet with 3,500 with both Nguyen and Loo making the call to see an 8♣ on the turn. Duarte slowed down with a check and Loo fired out 7,500 with only Nguyen making the call to see a 6♥ on the river. Loo bet out 22,500 and Nguyen fired back with an all-in raise. Loo gave up the hand and awarded the huge pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	130,000(260 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	50,700(101 BB)
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	29,700(59 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:28:07 AM

Hyeonho Shin Takes A Bite From David Erquiaga

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

David Erquiaga raised from UTG+1 to 1,200 and called the 3,800 three-bet from Hyeonho Shin to see a flop of Q♠ 9♥ T♠. Erquiaga checked and Shin didn't shy away from firing 5,000, forcing Erquiaga to give up.

Player	Chips
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	109,500(219 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	27,500(55 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:18:05 AM

Gab Yong Kim Stays Afloat With Small Win

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Phanlert Sukonthachartnant raised to 1,100 from the cutoff with Gab Yong Kim defending the big blind for both players to see a 6♠ 8♠ 2♠ flop. Kim check-raised Sukonthachartnant's 800 bet to 2,700 and got him to fold.

Player	Chips
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand	67,400(135 BB)
GY Gab Yong KimSouth Korea	33,000(66 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:11:54 AM

Martin Rundulf Gonzales Wins Over Huu Dung Nguyen

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Huu Dung Nguyen raised it to 1,200 from the hi-jack and Martin Rundulf Gonzales defended at the big blind for both players to enter a flop of T♠ A♥ 9♦. Gonzales check-calls the 1,000 bet of Nguyen to see a 2♣ turn. Gonzales again check-calls 2,500 to see an 8♣ on the river. Both players check. Gonzales flashes A♠ T♥ for top two pair while Nguyen mucks his hand.

Player	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	65,000(130 BB)
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	36,900(74 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 106/84

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:58:32 AM

Jang Wongeun Adds Some Change To Continue Survival

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The player from UTG+1 made it 1,000 to see a flop and got 3 customers to make the call to see 7♦ 3♥ J♦. Action was checked to Jang Wongeun, who fired 3,000 to the pot and found only Patrick Clarke calling from the big blind. Both players checked the A♠ turn and the 9♥ river. Wongeun Jang shows 8♥ J♥ for a top-pair of Jacks while Clarke flips K♠ 7♠, losing with only a pair of sevens.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	98,000(245 BB)
JW Jang WongeunSouth Korea	38,000(95 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:51:02 AM

Xiaohua Fu Grabs Some Chips From Juyeol Lee

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Juyeol Lee made it 2,000 to play from UTG+1 and got Xiaohua Fu to call from the button. Both players enter a flop of 6♠ K♦ 7♥ . Lee leads out with 1,300 with Fu making the call to see an 8♣ on the turn. Lee fires another barrel for 3,000 and Fu calls behind to see an 8♦ river. Lee slows down with a check and Fu checks behind for a showdown.

Juyeol Lee: T♥ Q♣

Xiaohua Fu: 5♥ 6♥

The pair of sixes gives Fu a two-pair to beat Lee.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	94,500(236 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	66,000(165 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:41:21 AM

Runner-Runner Set For Hirotaka Nakanishi Gets Paid

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Hirotaka Nakanishi raised to 800 from UTG+1 and found three customers to enter a flop of 2♠ J♣ A♥ . Action was checked to the pre-flop raiser and Nakanishi obliged with a bet of 1,500 with all three still calling to see a 6♦ turn. Action was checked around for a free 6♣ on the river. Nang Quang Nguyen and Marc Anthony Joseph checked from the small and big blind respectively, giving the option to Nakanishi who bet out 7,000. Ronald Ashley Lane was the only one who made the call. Nakanishi flashed 8♥ 6♥ for a set of sixes while Lane mucks his cards with a heavy sigh.

Player	Chips
HN Hirotoka NakanishiJapan	135,300(338 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	123,000(308 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	110,700(277 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	55,000(138 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:31:08 AM

Aladin Reskallah KOs Tetsuya Tsujisaka

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Tatsuya Tsujisaka raised all-in from UTG for his remaining 15,200. Aladin Reskallah made the call from the cut-off.

Tatsuya Tsujisaka: 8♣ J♣

Aladin Reskallah: A♥ K♥

Board: 9♥ J♠ T♣ 4♣ Q♠

Tsujisaka had an early lead with top pair on the flop, but the queen on the river improved Reskallah's hand to a broadway straight, besting the 8-to-Q straight of Tsujisaka and knocking him out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	68,000(170 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:24:27 AM

Patrick Clarke Grows Chip Stack

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Patrick Clarke

Patrick Clarke made it 800 to play from under the gun with Khia Ngo calling from the cut-off and John Matsuda defending from the big blind. The three players enter a flop of A♣ 7♦ 7♣. Action is checked around to see an 8♥ turn. Action is checked to Clarke, who fires out 1,000 with both players calling to see an 8♠ river. Option is checked once again to Clarke who puts in 2,500 to the pot, but doesn't get any callers this time around.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	98,000(245 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	53,800(135 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	22,000(55 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 93/83

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:01:36 AM

Rishi Mehra Leads The Pack

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Rishi Mehra: Chip Leader After Three Levels

Three levels have passed so far in Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship. There have been 93 entries so far who coughed up the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to play for a guaranteed prize pool of PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,650). 83 players are still in contention with Rishi Mehra leading the pack with 120,500 in chips. Not far behind is Rocky Paradise with 117,000. Marc Anthony Joseph sits with 115,800 to round out the top 3.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 950,650)

Entries: 84/93

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	120,500(402 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	117,000(390 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	115,800(386 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	102,400(341 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	91,500(305 BB)
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	89,700(299 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	81,800(273 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	70,200(234 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	63,700(212 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	57,000(190 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 7:34:17 AM

Chirag Shah Cuts A Piece From Rocky Paradise

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

In a battle of the blinds, Chirag Shah's small blind completes the min-raise of Rocky Paradise to 600 from the big blind. Both players see a flop of 8♠ 9♥ 4♣ . Shah check-calls the 900 bet of Paradise to enter the T♠ turn. Both players check to see a 7♠ river. Shah leads out with 1,000 and Paradise folds.

Player	Chips
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	109,000(363 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	80,700(269 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 7:20:48 AM

Will Ysmael Puts A Small Dent On Angelina Rich

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Angelina Rich raised it to 700 from under the gun with both blinds making the call to see a flop of 3♦ 2♠ J♣. Action was checked to the raiser, and Rich c-bet for 800 with only William Ysmael paying to continue to the 5♣ turn. Both players checked to see a 3♣ river. Ysmael led out with 1,100 and Rich gave up the pot.

William Ysmael is on his second life, having busted out earlier.

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	54,000(180 BB)
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	48,000(160 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 7:05:01 AM

Xinjing Li's Boat Gets Paid

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Xinjing Li

Xinjing Li raised to 700 from the hi-jack and drew three callers to enter a flop of 7♠ Q♣ Q♠ . Action was checked to the raiser and Li obliged with a bet of 1,500, leaving only Hyungjung Kim to call at the button. Both players enter to see a 9♣ turn. Kim check-calls the 2,500 from Li to see the J♦ on the river. Kim check-calls again for 11,000. Xinjing Li turns over Q♥ J♠ to show a handsome full house while Kim throws his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
XL Xinjing LiChina	75,500(252 BB)
HK Hyungjung KimSouth Korea	61,000(203 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:56:33 AM

Edilberto Gopez Takes Down A Pot

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Seigi Imai raises to 700 from the hi-jack and gets three callers. Four players enter a flop of 5♦ Q♥ 5♥ . Action was checked to Imai, who fired 1,000 to the pot and was re-raised by Edilberto Gopez to 2,000. Imai was the only one who made the call for both players to see a 5♦ river. Gopez led out with 6,200 and Imai folded.

Player	Chips
SI Seigi ImaiJapan	45,300(151 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	40,000(133 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:42:10 AM

Hyungjung Kim Wins Battle of The Blinds

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Kyosuke Nagami limped from the small blind, but Hyungjung Kim made it 800 from the big blind. Nagami made the call and both players saw a flop of 7♦ K♣ 3♣ . Nagami check-called the 1,000 bet to lead to a T♣ turn. Both players checked to see a 9♣ river. Nagami bet out 2,600 with Hyungjung Kim making the call. Nagami shows A♠ 2♥ and Kim mucks.

Player	Chips
HK Hyungjung KimSouth Korea	70,000(233 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	48,400(161 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/51

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:36:49 AM

Ronald Ashley Lane Takes Down Another Pot

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hirotoka Nakanishi raised to 500 from the button and Ronald Ashley Lane defended the big blind for both players to see a 5♥ 4♦ Q♥ flop. Action was checked around to see a K♥ turn and then checked around again to see the A♥ river. Nakanishi bets out 1,000 and Lane makes the call. Lane flips over 2♥ 2♦ to show a flush and Nakanishi mucks.

Player	Chips
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	111,800(559 BB)
HN Hirotoka NakanishiJapan	58,500(293 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:26:27 AM

Tetsuta Tsujisaka Takes From Seonghun Jeong

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tetsuya Tsujisaka three-bets to 600 from the hi-jack with Seonghun Jeong making the call from the small blind and a defender form the big blind. Three players enter a flop of 5♣ K♥ J♣ . Action is checked to Tsujisaka, who bets out 2,500 with Jeong the only one making the call to see a 3♥ turn. Both players check to see the T♣ river. The final betting option is checked by both again. Tetsuya Tsujisaka reveals A♥ J♦ and Seonghun Jeong mucks.

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	94,600(473 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	24,500(123 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:19:27 AM

Chirag Shah Wins Over Marco Espela

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Marco Espela raised to 500 from the cut-off and Chirag Shah defended the big blind for both players to see a flop of T♣ 7♦ T♦ . Both players check to see a 5♣ turn. Shah check-calls the 1,300 bet from Espela to see a J♦ river. Both players check and Shah turns over J♣ 7♥ while Espela taps the table for a nice hand and mucks his cards.

Player	Chips
CS Chirag ShahIndia	61,700(309 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	31,300(157 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:13:45 AM

Juyeol Lee Takes From Jesus Rivera

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Juyeol Lee min-raised from under the gun and completed the 700 re-raise from Jesus Rivera at the cut-off for both players to enter a flop of T♥ 6♣ 2♥. Lee pushes 1,000 to the pot and Rivera makes the call for a J♦ turn, Lee then check-calls the 6,000 bet of Rivera to enter the 8♦ river. Both players check their option. Lee flips over A♥ 3♥ to show an ace-high and Rivera mucks.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	85,500(428 BB)
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	43,500(218 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:08:17 AM

San Soriano Ramos Chips Away At Rocky Paradise

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

San Soriano Ramos made it 800 from UTG+2 with Rocky Paradise the only one making the call from the small blind. Both see a flop of 4♣ 5♠ 6♥ and check their option to see a Q♥ turn. Rocky Paradise leads out with 600 and Ramos makes the call to see an A♠ river. Paradise check-calls the 1,400 bet of Ramos. Ramos flips over Q♠ K♥ and Paradise doesn't bother to show.

Player	Chips
SS San Soriano RamosSpain	65,000(325 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	37,000(185 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:02:10 AM

Kyosuke Nagami Improves Stack

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

In a pre-flop raise/re-raise situation, both Kyosuke Nagami and Hyungjung Kim finally settled on 7,000 to see a T♣ K♠ T♥ flop. Nagami bet out 4,000 and didn't find any more resistance from Hyungjung Kim.

Player	Chips
HK Hyungjung KimSouth Korea	53,700(269 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	53,000(265 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:54:34 AM

Ace High Good Enough For Ronald Ashley Lane

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Ronald Ashley Lane made it 600 from under the gun with Jorge Manzur Duarte defending the big blinds for both players to enter a flop of 6♣ 9♠ 3♠ . Both check to see a 9♥ turn. Duarte fires 900 and Lane makes the call to see a 9♦ river. Duarte leads the bet with 2,100 and calls the raise of Lane to 8,000. Lane shows A♠ T♠ while Duarte mucks his cards.

Player	Chips
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	72,000(360 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	50,700(254 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:47:49 AM

Amit Khaitan's Set of Eights Wins It

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Amit Khaitan

Ronald Ashley Lane raised to 600 from the button and called the 4,500 raise from Amit Khaitan in the small blind along with Marc Anthony Joseph from the big blind. Three players entered a flop of 5♦ 8♠ 3♣ . Khaitan c-bets 2,000 with Joseph the only caller to see a 7♦ turn. Khaitan bets 3,000 with Joseph pushing it to 8,000. Khaitan calls to see a J♠ river. Both players check. Khaitan reveals 8♥ 8♦ for a set while Joseph mucks his cards.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KhaitanIndia	65,400(327 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	53,500(268 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	51,000(255 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:40:21 AM

Seonghun Jeong Climbs Over 100K In Chips

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Seonghun Jeong

The initial raise was 900 from UTG +2, but Junzhong Loo four-bet to 3,600 from the cut-off and made the call when Seonghun Jeong three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind. Both players saw a flop of 8♣ 3♠ 2♦ . Jeong led out for 4,500 with Loo calling to see a 4♠ turn. Jeong fired 10,000 and Loo still made the call to see a 2♠ river. Both players checked the final betting round and Seoghun Jeong showed T♠ T♣ while Loo threw his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	107,000(535 BB)
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	29,700(149 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/39

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:33:08 AM

Ryan Pignatelli Takes From Beng Ker

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Beng Ker three-bet to 600 from the hi-jack and Ryan Pignatelli made the call from the button for both players to see a flop of Q♠ 3♥ 6♥ . Beng Ker c-bets 800 with Pignatelli making the call to see a 9♣ turn. Both players check to see a J♣ river. Ker check-calls Pignatelli's 1,600 final bet. Pignatelli shows A♥ J♠ and Beng Ker mucks.

Player	Chips
RA Ryan Anthony PignatelliCanada	36,800(184 BB)
BH Beng Hong KerSingapore	29,000(145 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:24:10 AM

Marc Anthony Joseph Improves Stack

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Marc Anthony Joseph

Ronald Ashley Lane limped from UTG and when Amit Khaitan made it 1,500 from UTG + 1, two other callers Marc Anthony Joseph and Gleb Dokuchaev also joined in with Lane for four players to see a T♠ T♦ T♥ flop. Action was checked to Khaitan who fired 1,500. Joseph made the call, Dokuchaev got out of the way and Lane three-bet to 3,500. Khaitan gave up while Joseph pushed it to 11,500 and also pushed out Lane to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	57,500(288 BB)
GD Gleb DokuchaevRussia	50,800(254 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	48,000(240 BB)
AK Amit KhaitanIndia	43,600(218 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:17:05 AM

Patrick Clarke With Agressive Win

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Ryan Pignatelli made it 600 from under the gun and had two callers until Patrick Clarke made a huge re-pop to 5,000 from the button. Pignatelli doubled it to 10,000 and Clarke was the only caller left to fight for the huge pot. Both check the flop of 9♣ J♠ 5♥ to lead to a 9♠ turn. Pignatelli checked his option and Clarke fired 6,400. Pigantelli folded and surrendered the huge pot to Clarke.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	55,500(278 BB)
RA Ryan Anthony PignatelliCanada	36,300(182 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:09:57 AM

Hironobu Hasegawa Takes A Big Pot

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Two pre-flop limpers was reduced to one caller when Gaby Shawma matched the 2,000 raise by Hironobu Hasegawa from the small blind. Both players entered a flop of A♣ 6♠ 4♦ . Hasegawa led with 800 with Shawma making the call to go to a 8♠ turn. Hasegawa then check-called a 2,300 bet from Shawma to lead to the 8♦ river. Hasegawa again check-called the 6,000 bet from Shawma.

Hironobu Hasegawa: A♦ 2♦

Gaby Shawma: 3♦ 3♣

The two-pair of Hasegawa wins a huge pot over Shawma.

Player	Chips
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	58,600(293 BB)
GS Gaby SawmaLebanon	29,900(150 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 5:00:08 AM

Rocky Paradise Wins a Three-Way

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Mitani Jun raised to 600 from under the gun with Marco Espela calling from the button and Rocky Paradise defending the big blind to see a flop 5♥ 3♣ J♠. Espela and Paradise check-call the 1,000 bet from Mitani to see a K♦ turn. All check to see the Q♥ river, and then all three check again for a three-way showdown.

Rocky Paradise flips over A♠ Q♠ and Mitanni and Espela don't bother to show their losing hands.

Player	Chips
MJ Mitani JunJapan	57,800(289 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	50,500(253 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	48,600(243 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:51:25 AM

Gaby Sawma Wins Battle Of The Blinds

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Gaby Sawma

Eduard Poltavets made it 600 from the small blind and Gaby Shawma obliged in the big blind to lead to a flop of 5♦ 7♦ 4♠ . Both check to see a 7♠ turn. Poltavets check-called the 1,000 from Shawma to see a 5♥ river and then check-called again 2,200 for a showdown.

Eduard Poltavets: 9♣ K♦

Gaby Sawma: 3♦ 3♥

The two-pair of Shawma wins the pot.

Player	Chips
GS Gaby SawmaLebanon	47,000(235 BB)
EP Eduard PoltavetsRussia	43,800(219 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:47:20 AM

Juyeol Lee Building A Stack

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Juyeol Lee raised from the high jack to 2,500 with Beng Ker re-popping to 4,000. Lee makes the call to see a 3♠ A♥ T♦ flop. Both check it down to the A♣ turn and check it down again to the K♦ river. Both check the river. Juyeol Lee shows Q♠ J♠ for a broadway straight while Beng Ker throws his cards.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	76,000(380 BB)
BH Beng Hong KerSingapore	32,000(160 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:39:48 AM

Rishi Mehra Takes A Chunk From Jigme Sherpa

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Rishi Mehra

Rishi Mehra raised to 600 from the button with Jigme Sherpa making the call from the small blind to see a 6♦ J♦ 4♦ flop. Jigme Sherpa check-raised Mehra's 600 bet to 2,000 with Mehra making the call to see a K♦ turn. Both players checked the turn for a Q♦ river and both players checked again.

Rishi Mehra flashes a 5♦ 5♣ with the diamond making a better flush than the board. Sherpa mucks to give Mehra the pot.

Player	Chips
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	54,000(270 BB)
JS Jigme SherpaCanada	50,500(253 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:22:20 AM

FIRST FLIGHT OF APPT MANILA CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES OFF

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Flight A of the APPT MANILA CHAMPIONSHIP is underway with an international selection of players opening the tournament to play for a guaranteed prize pool of nearly US$ 1 Million. More are expected to make the PHP 165,000 (~US$2,850) buy-in before registration closes on Day 2. For those who miss today's flight, there will be another opportunity with tomorrow's Flight B.

Meanwhile, some of the early registrants in Flight A include the likes of Ireland's Patrick Clarke who has US$ 1,900,000 plus in total live earnings and could break the 2 Million mark with a significant cash in this event.

Lebanon's Gaby Sawma has had much success in poker events in the Philippines, including a championship win at a Pot Limit Omaha KO event during Manila Megastack 17 back in December 2023.

Singapore's Beng Hong Ker has already two 3rd place finishes in this series at the PHP 30,000 NLHE Win The Button Event and the PHP 20,000 NLHE Turbo, and is hoping to finally bag a championship.

The Philippines' very own Jesus Rivera is also on the field. Rivera already earned a payout at the Okada Kickoff over the weekend and hopes to extend the streak at this event.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 950,650)

Entries: 24

Starting Stack: 50,000

Some Chip Counts

Player	Chips
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	50,000(250 BB)
GD Gleb DokuchaevRussia	50,000(250 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	50,000(250 BB)
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	50,000(250 BB)
BH Beng Hong KerSingapore	50,000(250 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	50,000(250 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	50,000(250 BB)
MJ Mitani JunJapan	50,000(250 BB)
AK Amit KhaitanIndia	50,000(250 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	50,000(250 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	50,000(250 BB)
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	50,000(250 BB)
GS Gaby SawmaLebanon	50,000(250 BB)
KL Kojia LuckingGermany	50,000(250 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	50,000(250 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	50,000(250 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	50,000(250 BB)
RA Ryan Anthony PignatelliCanada	50,000(250 BB)
EP Eduard PoltavetsRussia	50,000(250 BB)
JS Jigme SherpaCanada	50,000(250 BB)
SS San Soriano RamosSpain	50,000(250 BB)
CX Cheng XiongUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 26/26

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10/22/2024, 10:41:38 PM

APPT Championship Begins Today at 12:30pm

The first ever APPT Championship has finally arrived! Action gets underway today, October 23, 2024, at Okada Manila. Featuring a guarantee of PHP 55,000,000, (~US$ 960,850), the first of two starting days will see cards start flying at 12:30pm. For the price of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,880), this is the largest buy in ever put forth by PokerStars LIVE Manila for its main highlight.

Players begin with a stack of 50,000, equivalent to 250 times the opening blinds. Blinds increase every 60 minutes for all Day 1 flights and for Day 2 . Day 1 flights play a total of 11 levels. Players have plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the end of Level 12 (approx 13:15) in Day 2.

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you some of the action throughout the day.