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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

80/194

Total Chips

9,700,000

Average

121,250

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:30:47 PM

Kiim Youngkim Leads Flight B Survivors

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

Kiim Kiyoung

After the storm in the city subsided, so did the action settle down at Okada Manila where Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship concluded for the day. 194 entries made the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to compete for their share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. 80 players were still on their seats to bag their chips at the end of 11 levels and nearly 12 hours of poker. Those 80 players will be back tomorrow to compete again in the Day 2 leg and will be joined by the 59 players who advanced from Flight A.

Among the 80 survivors of Flight B, it was Kim Youngkim of South Korea who bagged the largest stack with 452,500 chips. Moses Saquing of the Philippines was at a distant second with a very healthy 295,000. Rounding up the top three chip leaders is American John Joseph Panish who bagged 277,500 to carry onto 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: 194

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 116,867

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

Remaining players: 80

Meanwhile here are the top 10 chip counts

FLIGHT B TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	452,500(302 BB)
TO Takumi OdaniJapan	295,500(197 BB)
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	295,000(197 BB)
JJ John Joseph PanishUnited States of America	277,500(185 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	270,000(180 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	264,000(176 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	257,500(172 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	251,500(168 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	246,000(164 BB)
JT John TechPhilippines	233,000(155 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:22:52 PM

Joseph Sanghyan Cheong Pressures Jun Lai

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

Joseph Sanghyan Cheong

Joseph Sanghyon Cheong raised to 3,500 from under the gun and called the 14,000 re-raise of seatmate Jun Lai from UTG+1. Both players were shown a flop of J♦ 8♥ 5♦. Cheong checked to Lai, who fired 40,000 into the pot. Cheong counted of his chips and pushed all-in for 89,000. Lai folded, showing a pair of aces to the table while muttering "I am chicken."

Player	Chips
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongMalaysia	157,000(105 BB)
JL Jun LaiChina	42,000(28 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:55:34 PM

Daniel Neilson Ends Jonathan Chetty's Run

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

Daniel Neilson

Jonathan Chetty pushed his last 46,000 all-in from the button and Daniel Neilson made the call from the big blind.

Jonathan Chetty: J♣ 2♠

Daniel Neilson: A♦ 2♣

Board T♣ A♥ 4♠ 7♦ A♠

Neislon dominated from the start and had Chetty drawing dead by the turn. The ace on the river was an exclamation point given by the poker gods to add more hurt and embarassment to Chetty's bust out.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	246,000(164 BB)
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:44:58 PM

Shin Jae Wook Doubles With A Straight

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

Shin Jae Wook

Jonathan Chetty made a min-raise with Shin Jae Wook calling the 3,000 from the button. Both players are shown a flop of A♣ T♣ 9♥. Chetty check-raised the 5,000 bet of Wook to 15,500. Wook made the call to see an 8♣ on the turn. Chetty bet 30,000 and Wook made the call with his remaining 27,300.

Chetty flipped over A♥ 7♥ for top pair and a straight draw, but Wook's Q♥ J♥ was the nut straight that wouldn't be beat. The 6♥ river was of no consequence even if it completed a straight for Chetty.

Player	Chips
SJ Shin Jae WookSouth Korea	100,000(67 BB)
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	46,000(31 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:39:52 PM

Kim Kiyoung Adds Even More Chips

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

Kim Kiyoung

Kim Kiyoung raised to 3,500 from under the gun and got called by hi-jack Yohwan Lim, small blind Yuanning Wu and big blind Mike Takayama. The four players were treated to a 8♠ Q♦ 9♦ flop. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a 5,500 c-bet. Yohwan Lim made the call along with Yuanning Wu to see a T♣ turn. All three checked to see the 4♠ on the river. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a modest 11,000 with only Wu as the lone caller. Kiyoung turned over 8♦ 8♣ for a set of eights. Wu mucked.

Player	Chips
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	450,000(300 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	251,000(167 BB)
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	216,000(144 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	10,000(7 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:32:35 PM

Ashley De Guzman Takes Out Ting-Yi Tsai

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

Ashley De Guzman

Ting-Yi Tsai min-raised from the hi-jack and then pushed all-in for 41,900 after Ashley De Guzman four-bet to 12,000. De Guzman made the call and both players went to a heads-up showdown.

Ting-Yi Tsai: T♣ T♠

Ashley De Guzman: A♠ Q♥

Board 4♣ 5♠ 2♣ 5♥ 3♥

The three on the river gave De Guzman a straight, destroying the hopes of Ting-Yi Tsai and sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips
AD Ashley de GuzmanPhilippines	151,000(101 BB)
TT Ting-Yi TsaiTaiwan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:26:17 PM

Jonathan Chetty Doubles Up Through Daniel Neilson

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

Jonathan Chetty min-raised from the hi-jack and called the 8,000 re-raise by Daniel Neilson on the button. Both players were given a flop of 3♥ 8♠ 4♣ . Chetty check-raised all in for 49,500 after Neilson's 5,000 bet. Neilson made the call for a showdown.

Jonathan Chetty: 8♥ 6♥

Daniel Neilson: A♠ K♦

Chetty flopped top pair and stayed ahead to double up as the board ran out Q♣ Q♦

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	198,500(132 BB)
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	115,000(77 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:19:17 PM

Khoa Anh Ngo Scores A Life-Saving Double-Up

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

Khoa Anh Ngo

Chan Truong raised to 3,000 from UTG +1 and found two callers at the hi-jack and the button before small blind Khoa Anh Ngo pumped it up to 24,800 for all his chips. Truong re-raised all-in to isolate and the hi-jack and button obliged by staying away.

Chan Truong: A♥ K♦

Khoa Anh Ngo: K♠ J♠

Board 7♠ Q♣ J♦ 2♦ 3♠

Ngo was dominated, but the jack on the flop made a great overtake to double-up.

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	59,600(40 BB)
CT Chan TruongViet Nam	46,000(31 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:15:18 PM

Edgar Antezana Doubles From Daniel Neilson

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

Edgar Antezana

Daniel Neilson put on pressure to the table from under the gun by shoving 300,000 all-in. Risking all their 53,000 chips was Edgar Antezana.

Daniel Neilson: A♥ 4♥

Edgar Antezana: J♠ J♦

Board T♣ Q♥ 4♠ 9♥ 6♣

Antezana was ahead, but Neilson's outs were improving. Luckily, Antezana's jacks held their ground and doubled up the stack.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	247,000(165 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	106,000(71 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:10:24 PM

Daniel Neilson Knocks Out Dk Kim Kunwoo With Quads

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

Daniel Neilson

Daniel Nielson pushed all-in from the cut-off and was called by Dk Kim Kunwoo for the last of his 80,000.

Daniel Nielson: T♣ T♥

Dk Kim Kunwoo: A♠ K♠

Board: K♥ T♠ 6♥ Q♣ T♦

Nielson hits quads and knocks out Kunwoo from the tournament.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	300,000(200 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	busted

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 83/194

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:05:55 PM

Kim Kiyoung Adds More Chips

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

Kim Kiyoung

Yuanning Wu raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was raised to 7,500 by Kim Kiyoung at the hi-jack. Wu matched the bet to see a flop of 4♣ 6♠ 9♦. Wu check-called the 6,000 bet of Kiyoung to see a J♦ turn. Both players checked to get a free A♣ on the river. Wu checked and folded when Kiyoung bet out 25,000 into the pot.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:59:10 PM

Wai Kit Jason Lau Gets Paid For Quads

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

Wai Kit Jason Lau

Yuanning Wu made the 2,400 min-raise from under the gun and got called by Juyeol Lee at the button and Wai Kit Jason Lau at the big blind. The three players were shown a flop of 5♣ 2♣ 4♣. Action was checked to Wu who bet 2,200. Lee and Lau called to see an 8♦ turn. All players checked to reaech a 4♠ on the river. Lau bet out 22,200 with Yuanning the only one to call. Lau peeled over 4♥ 4♦ for quads. Yuanning just said "wow" and mucked.

Player	Chips
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	172,000(143 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	81,000(68 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	24,600(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:39:22 PM

Moses Saquing Building Chip Stack Towers

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

Moses Saquing

Moses Saquing at UTG and seatmate Youngjun Lee at UTG+1 were flirting with raises until they finally agreed to put up 21,000 each to see a flop of 3♠ 5♠ K♣ . Saquing bet out 5,500 and was called by Lee to see a J♦ on the turn. Saquing slowed down with a check and called the 13,000 bet by Lee to see a 4♥ on the river. Saquing checked in the hopes that Lee would bet, but Lee checked behind for a show-cards moment. Saquing turned over K♥ K♦ for a set of kings. Lee chucked his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	294,000(245 BB)
YL Youngjun LeeSouth Korea	36,000(30 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:26:03 PM

Wayne Lau Wins Desperate Double Up Over Juyeol Lee

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

Wayne Lau

Juyeol Lee made a min-raise from under the gun and called the 24,200 all-in of Wayne Lau from the next seat.

Juyeol Lee: A♥ T♠

Wayne Lau: 9♣ 9♥

Board: Q♦ 6♦ 4♠ Q♠ 9♠

Lau was ahead the entire time and the nine on the river improved his hand to a full house to secure the much-needed double up.

Player	Chips
WL Wayne LauCanada	51,400(43 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	24,600(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:19:41 PM

Ashley De Guzman Boosts Chip Stack

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

Ashley De Guzman

Ashley De Guzman raised 2,700 from UTG+2 and was called by Ting-Yi Tsai at the small blind and Yan Li from the big blind. The three players were unwrapped a flop of 2♠ Q♥ A♠. Action was checked to De Guzman who bet a modest 2,500. Tsai folded but Yan Li stayed on to see a J♥ turn. Li check-called a 5,500 second barrel from De Guzman to see a Q♦ on the river. Yan Li checked. De Guzman counted off 22,000 to put in the middle and Li made the call. De Guzman flipped over A♦ Q♣ for a full house queens over aces. Yan Li tapped nice hand and mucked her cards.

Player	Chips
AD Ashley de GuzmanPhilippines	156,000(130 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	97,000(81 BB)
TT Ting-Yi TsaiTaiwan	24,200(20 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:13:34 PM

Moses Saquing Sends Michael Soyza To The Rail

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

Moses Saquing

In a battle of the blinds, Michael Soyza made a raise to 4,000 from the small blind with Moses Saquing making the call to defend the big blind. The flop presented 3♠ A♠ 4♣. Soyza led out with 3,000 and called Saquing's re-raise to 8,500 to see a K♥ on the turn. Soyza checked then re-raised all-in for 45,000 after Saquing bet out 15,500. Saquing snap called.

Michael Soyza: A♥ T♦

Moses Saquing: 4♥ 4♣

Soyza was drawing dead. The A♣ on the river improved Soyza to a set, but gave Saquing a four boat over aces to knock out Soyza.

Player	Chips
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	271,000(226 BB)
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:58:47 PM

Kit Lai Chun Cracks Aces With Big Blind Special

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

Kit Lai Chun

Sun Oh Hahm made the min-raise to 2,400 from the hi-jack and Kit Lai Chun defended the big blind. The flop came J♣ 6♣ 9♠ . Chun led out with a 6,000 bet and Hamh pushed all-in for 35,500. Chun risked the last 29,400 along with a prayer.

Kit Lai Chun: 4♣ 5♣

Sun Oh Hahm: A♥ A♦

Turn 3♣ gave Chun a flush with Hahm drawing dead. The River K♦ didn't matter. Chun doubled up and Hahm was severely crippled and in critical life support.

Player	Chips
KL Kit Lai ChunHong Kong	65,400(55 BB)
SO Sun Oh HahmMalaysia	6,100(5 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 97/194

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:52:17 PM

Georgios Skarparis Scores A Desperate Double Up

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

Georgios Skarparis

Naoya Katagiri made a min-raise from the button. Georgios Skarparis pushed all-in for 21,300 at the small blind. Katagiri made a snap-call and flipped over A♥ K♦. Skarparis showed 6♦ 6♥. Classic coin toss.

Board: 7♥ 9♠ 9♣ 5♥ 2♦

Skarparis' pocket pair hold up and double up.

Player	Chips
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	45,000(38 BB)
NK Naoya KatagiriJapan	38,000(32 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:46:24 PM

Hirotaka Nakanishi Doubles Up With Big Slick

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

Hirotaka Nakanishi

Flo Campomanes made a raise to 2,500 from the button. Hirotoka Nakanishi three-bet to 7,500 at the small blind. David Erquiaga defended his big blind by turning up the volume to 25,000. Campomanes avoided further damage while Nakanishi pushed his last 34,200 all-in. Erquiaga added a little more to make the call.

David Erquiaga: Q♠ T♠

Hirotoka Nakanishi: A♥ K♠

Board: 4♥ 5♥ 6♠ 5♠ K♣

Nakanishi led all the way with a bit of a flush-draw scare, but the king on the river cemented the win for a much-needed double up.

Player	Chips
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	104,000(87 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	84,000(70 BB)
HN Hirotoka NakanishiJapan	82,100(68 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:30:41 PM

John Joseph Panish Building Up

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

John Joseph Panish made a 2,500 raise from under the gun and got called by William Tech at the small blind. Both players were given a flop of 3♦ 7♦ 5♣ . Tech bet out 4,700 and was called by Panish to see a 7♣ on the turn. Tech bet out a 7,000 second barrel, but folded when Panish three-bet to 21,000.

Player	Chips
JJ John Joseph PanishUnited States of America	98,500(82 BB)
WT William TechUnited States of America	33,500(28 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:26:28 PM

Darren Yu Applies Pressure To Sanjeev Kapoor

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

Darren Yu

Someone raised to 6,500 from the cut-off with Darren Yu calling from the button and Sanjeev Kapoor from the small blind. The three see a flop of 7♦ 7♠ 4♦ . Kapoor led out with 5,000. The cut-off folded. But then, Yu three-bet to 15,000. Kapoor stared down at his chips and made the call to see an A♥ on the turn. Kapoor checked and Yu counted out 50,000 to put in the middle. Kapoor gave up.

Player	Chips
DY Darren YuPhilippines	138,800(116 BB)
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	121,000(101 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:14:05 PM

Lim Chin Wei Doubles To Stay Alive

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

Lim Chin Wei

Chin Wei Lim pushed the last 15,300 all-in and was called by Frd Aso Seitaro.

Chin Wei Lim: 7♦ 7♥

Frd Aso Seitaro: A♠ J♠

Board: T♠ 7♠ 3♦ 6♥ 9♥

Lim flopped a set, but the spades added some anxiety. Eventually, Lim was unscathed and doubled-up.

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	91,000(76 BB)
WC Webster Chin Wei LimMalaysia	33,600(28 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:08:30 PM

Terrence Jhon Dizon Emerges Tall In Short Stack Battle

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

Terrence Jhon Dizon

Tom Verbruggen min-raised to 2,400 and got called by Manish Lakhotia on the button and Terrence Jhon Dizon at the big blind. The three players were presented a flop of 4♣ A♥ T♦ . Action fell to Verbruggen who led out 3,000. Lakhotia called, but Dizon pumped it up to 9,000. Verbruggen made the call along with Lahotia to see an 8♣ on the turn. Dizon pushed 41,000 all-in and didn't find any callers to take down a handsome pot.

Player	Chips
TJ Terrence Jhon DizonPhilippines	74,600(62 BB)
ML Manish LakhotiaIndia	43,000(36 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	39,000(33 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:04:38 PM

Kim Minjeong Books A Win Through Troy Mclean

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

Kim Minjeong

Kim Minjeong raised to 2,500 from the cut-off and Troy Mclean defended from the big blind to see a flop of A♣ 7♣ 3♥ . Mclean then check-called Minejong's 5,500 bet to see a Q♣ turn. Mclean checked and Minjeong pushed all-in for 11,500. Mclean decided not to lose more chips and folded.

Player	Chips
TM Troy McleanAustralia	69,000(58 BB)
KM Kim MinjeongSouth Korea	31,200(26 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:59:50 PM

Julian Warhurst Bites Back At Victor Chong

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

Julian Warhurst

In a battle of the blinds, Julian Warhurst pumped the flop fee to 6,000 from the small blind. Victor Chong answered back by three-betting to 18,000. Warhurst fired back by shoving 46,000 to the middle. Victor Chong took a few moments to soak it in and then folded.

Player	Chips
JW Julian WarhurstAustralia	220,000(183 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	178,500(149 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:54:54 PM

John Tech Earns A Big Pot From Ganbold Battulga

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

John Tech

Ganbold Battulga made a raise to 2,500 from the hi-jack with John Tech re-popping to 8,000 at the cut-off. Battulga pushed even further to make it 20,000 and Tech made the call to see a flop of J♥ 6♠ 7♦. Battulga led out with 14,500 which was called by John Tech to see a T♦ on the turn. Battulga checked and couldn't make the call after John Tech fired 33,000 to the pot.

Player	Chips
JT John TechPhilippines	135,000(113 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	72,000(60 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:42:09 PM

Thomas Ward Grows Stack From Kit Lai Chun

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

Thomas Ward

Hideyoshi Tanaka limped from under the gun, but eventually called the 4,500 raise from Kit Lai Chun along with cut-off Sanjeev Kapoor and big blind Thomas Ward. Four players were shown a flop of 9♥ K♥ T♦ . Action was checked to the raiser, and Chun obliged them with a 10,000 bet. All folded except for Thomas Ward at the big blind, who made the call to see a 3♥ turn. Both players checked to see the 9♦ river. Ward then check-called Chun's bet of 16,000. Chun showed A♣ Q♥ for an ace-high while Ward flashed K♦ 7♦ for pair of kings.

Player	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	231,000(193 BB)
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	123,000(103 BB)
KL Kit Lai ChunHong Kong	35,000(29 BB)
HT Hideyoshi TanakaJapan	28,000(23 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 111/174

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:35:54 PM

Frd Aso Seitaro Doubles Up From Matthew Wakeman

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

Aso Seitaro

Frd Aso Seitaro made a min-raise then put all his 48,000 chips at risk following the all-in raise by Matthew Wakeman.

Frd Aso Seitaro: J♠ T♠

Matthew Wakeman: A♣ K♣

Board: 2♥ 9♦ Q♠ 8♥ 6♠

Seitaro made a straight to double up while Wakeman murmured unpleasant things to the poker gods.

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	97,000(97 BB)
MW Matthew Wakeman (2)Australia	48,000(48 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:30:18 PM

Stevan Chew Knocks Out Seonghun Jeong

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

Stevan Chew min-raised from under the gun and called the 6,000 three-bet from Seonghun Jeong at the hi-jack. Both players are given a flop of 8♣ 8♥ Q♥ . Chew check-calls the 4,500 bet of Jeong to see a 6♦ turn. Chew check-calls again for 11,000 to see an A♣ on the river. Chew check-raised the 11,000 bet of Jeong for all his chips and Jeong made the call with the last of his 25,000. Chew flipped over A♥ K♦ and Jeong just walked out without even showing his hand.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:25:52 PM

Yan Li Doubles Up From Chun Jun Beum

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

Yan Li

Chun Jun Beum min-raised to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Yan Li on the hi-jack. Both players saw a flop of A♥ A♦ Q♣. Beum bet out 6,000 and was called by Yan Li. Yan Li also called the 15,000 bet after the 9♠ turn. After the T♠ river, Chun Jun Beum pushed all-in with Yan Li snap calling.

Chun Jun Beum showed J♦ 9♦ while Yan Li showed A♣ Q♥ for the flopped ace boat.

Player	Chips
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	134,000(134 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	80,500(81 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:22:55 PM

Tom Verbruggen Makes Slow Improvements

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

Tom Verbruggen raised to 2,300 from the button and Andrej Nagy defended from the big blind. Both players were shown a flop of 7♣ Q♦ A♣. Nagy check-called the 1,800 bet to see a 5♣ turn. Both players checked to see a J♣ river. Nagy check-called the 7,000 bet and mucked his cards when Verbruggen showed a Q♣ 8♥.

Player	Chips
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	77,000(77 BB)
AN Andrej NagySlovakia	54,000(54 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:17:27 PM

Victor Chong Takes A Big Bite Out Of Julian Warhurst

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

Victor Chong

In the battle of the blinds, Julian Warhust just wanted to limp in from the small blind, but was raised to 4,000 by Victor Chong on the big blind. In response, Warhurst four-bet to 16,000 with Chong making the call to see a flop of T♦ 2♦ 2♣ . Warhurst bet out 11,000 and was raised by Chong to 27,000. Warhurst played with his chips a bit and then made the call to see an 8♣ on the turn. Warhurst checked, then called the 35,000 bet of Victor Chong to see a 9♣ on the river. Both players checked. Warhurst flipped over big slick A♥ K♦ while Chong showed A♠ T♣ with the ten hitting the flop for a pair to win the huge pot.

Player	Chips
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	210,000(210 BB)
JW Julian WarhurstAustralia	190,000(190 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 2:11:51 PM

Yohwan Lim Takes A Decent Pot From Ionut Stochita

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

Yohwan Lim

Ionut Stochita made a raise to 2,200 frmo the hi-jack and Yohwan Lim four-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Stochita took upon the challenge and both players saw a flop of J♦ 6♦ 6♣. Both players checked to see a 3♠ on the turn. Lim check-called the 8,200 bet of Stochita to see a 2♣ on the river. Both players checked again. Lim flipped over A♦ T♥ while Stochita mucked.

Player	Chips
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	103,000(103 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	70,500(71 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 1:48:22 PM

Vam Magsakay Wins Some Room To Breathe

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

Vam Magsakay

Vam Magsakay min-raised to 2,000 from the hi-jack and got Georgios Skarparis at the button and Joris Michl from the small blind to call. All three players were present a flop of 3♠ 5♦ J♠. Action was checked to the raiser, and Magsakay obliged them with a 3,000 bet. Both called to see a 3♦ turn. This time around it was only Michl who check-called the 8,000 bet from Masgsakay. After the 9♠ river was dealt, Michl checked the option to Magsakay, who pushed all-in for the last 16,100. Michl took a last peek at the hole cards and chucked them to the muck pile.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	146,000(146 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	55,700(56 BB)
VM Vam MagsakayPhilippines	46,100(46 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 1:39:39 PM

Mansour Matloubi Puts The Pressure On Edgar Antezana

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

Edgar Antezana made a 2,500 raise from the cut-off which was called by Mansour Matloubi from the small blind. Both players were given a flop of 7♥ 7♣ 8♥. Matloubi check-raised the 2,500 bet of Antezana to 9,000. Antezana complied to see a 2♥ on the turn. Matloubi check-raised again after Antezana fired 15,000, but this time for all-his remaining 28,000. Antezana folded.

Player	Chips
MM Mansour MatloubiUnited Kingdom	69,000(69 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	34,700(35 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 1:32:13 PM

Julian Warhurst Makes A Huge Profit From Naoya Katagiri

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

Julian Warhurst

Naoya Katagiri made a raise to 2,200 from under the gun with Julian Warhurst calling from the button along with the two blinds. The four players are presented a flop of 2♦ 4♠ 5♥. Action is checked to Katagiri who bets 5,000 and is called solely by Warhurst. Both players are given a 9♥ on the turn, Naoya bet out 5,000 and made the call when Warhurst re-raised to 18,000 to see a Q♥ on the river. Naoya then check-called the 27,000 bet of Warhurst. Warhurst showed 2♠ 2♣ for a set of deuces while Naoya mucked his cards with a heavy sigh.

Player	Chips
JW Julian WarhurstAustralia	238,000(238 BB)
NK Naoya KatagiriJapan	92,600(93 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 1:23:40 PM

Terrence Jhon Dizon Grabs A Few Chips From Manish Lakhotia

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

Terrence Jhon Dizon

Terrence Jhon Dizon raised to 2,000 from UTG+1 with Manish Lakhotia defending the big blind. Both players are shown a flop of 6♥ 3♠ K♦. Lakhotia check-called the 2,000 c-bet of Dizon to see a 7♣ on the turn. This time around, Lakhotia check-folded to Dizon's 5,000 bet.

Player	Chips
TJ Terrence Jhon DizonPhilippines	63,000(63 BB)
ML Manish LakhotiaIndia	44,100(44 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 111/174

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 1:11:53 PM

Yan Li Holds The Biggest Stack After 7 Levels

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

Yan Li

Despite the stormy weather, 166 poker hopefuls at Okada Manila still made the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to participate in Flight B of the APPT Manila Champion, which is guaranteeing a prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). 112 survivors still remain and will play until the end of Level 11 where those still with chips get to bring them over for the Day 2 leg tomorrow.

Yan Li of China holds the biggest stack so far with 208,500 chips. Sanjeev Kapoor has the next big stack with 181,000 while Patrick Crivell rounds up the top three with 172,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 112/166

Starting Stack: 50,000

FLIGHT B TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
YL Yan LiChina	208,500(209 BB)
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	181,000(181 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	172,000(172 BB)
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	164,800(165 BB)
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	159,900(160 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	150,300(150 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	145,000(145 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	140,500(141 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	134,000(134 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	129,000(129 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	127,100(127 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	120,000(120 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	98,800(99 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:58:10 PM

Kevin Hasler Makes Money From Ganbold Battulga

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Kevin Hasler

Kevin Hasler min-raised from under the gun and called the 6,500 re-raise of Ganbold Battulga from the hi-jack along with the player from UTG+2. Three players saw a flop of Q♦ J♥ T♦. Action was checked to Battulga, who c-bet 4,700. Only Hasler made the call to see a 3♠ on the turn. Hsler led out for 11,500 with Battulga making the call to see a T♥ on the river. Both players check. Hasler opened his cards to show Q♠ T♠ for a queen boat and Battulga threw his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	120,000(150 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	105,000(131 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:48:19 PM

Ronald Ashley Lane Busts Out Jason Lee

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ronald Ashley Lane

Jason Lee made a raise to 1,800 from UTG +1 and called the reraise to 5,800 by Ronald Ashley Lane on the big blind. Both players were shown a flop of K♥ 9♥ 2♠. Lane led out with 5,000 and Lee called with his remaining 1,800.

Jason Lee: A♥ J♦

Ronald Ashely Lane: A♣ Q♦

Turn and River: 5♣ 4♥

Lane's queen stood a notch above Lee's hand, eliminating Lee from the tournament.

Player	Chips
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	131,000(164 BB)
JL Jason LeeAustralia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:38:24 PM

San Soriano Ramos Doubles Up From Kim Kiyoung

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Soriano Ramos

Jason Lee started the raise to 1,800 from under the gun and got called by San Soriano Ramos at the hi-jack and Kim Kiyoung at the button. The three players were peeled a flop of 6♠ 9♣ A♣ . Lee led out with 2500 and was called by Ramos. When Kiyoung three-bet to 8,500, Lee folded, but Ramos remained to see a K♥ on the turn. Ramos then check-called the 16,000 bet of Kiyoung to see a 9♠ on the river. Ramos checked and call with all his 23,800 when Kiyoung bet out 30,000.

Ramos showed A♠ Q♣ for top pair aces while Kiyoung showed 5♣ 7♣ for a busted flush draw and straight draw.

Player	Chips
SS San Soriano RamosSpain	166,500(208 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	121,000(151 BB)
JL Jason LeeAustralia	17,800(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:31:53 PM

Yan Li Busts Out Itsuki Morita

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yan Li

After a raise battle, both Itsuki Morita and Yan Li eventually agree to put all their chips at risk. Itsuki Morita with the last 57,000 all-in called by Yan Li.

Itsuki Morita: A♥ A♠

Yan Li: Q♥ Q♣

Board T♠ 6♣ Q♦ 2♦ 6♠

Yan Li spiked one of his two outs to win the huge pot and eliminate Itsuki Morita.

Player	Chips
YL Yan LiChina	212,000(265 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:17:14 PM

Muhammed Ali Chandna Doubles From Georgis Skarparis

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Muhammed Ali Chandna

Georgios Skarparis began with a raise to 1,800 from UTG+1, which was re-raised by Joris Michl at the hijack to 5,200. Muhammed Ali Chandna then shoved all-in for 23,800 from the cut-off. Skarparis also pushed all-in and Michl stayed out of the fight.

Georgios Skarparis: A♥ K♠

Muhammed Ali Chandna: T♥ T♣

Board 6♥ 7♠ 7♣ 5♥ 6♠

The tens of Chandna win the coin toss and double up.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	103,000(129 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	75,300(94 BB)
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	54,800(69 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:09:36 PM

Youngshin Im Doubles Up from Joey Weissman

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Youngshin Im

In the battle of the blinds, a back and forth raise/re-raise ended up with Joey Weissman pushing all-in at the small blind for 109,300, then called by Younghsin Im at the big blind for her last remaining 49,300.

Youngshin Im: A♣ A♥

Joey Weissman: J♥ J♠

Board T♦ 5♦ 6♥ 4♣ A♦

Youngshin Im led all the way and put an exclamation to the win with an ace on the river to double up and put a dent on the stack of Weissman.

Player	Chips
YI Youngshin ImSouth Korea	97,400(122 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	65,000(81 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 12:01:20 PM

Lin Hao Wins Some From San Soriano Ramos

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Lin Hao

Lin Hao raised to 1,600 from the button and got called by San Soriano Ramos on the small blind and Kim Kiyoung on the big blind. The three players entered a flop of 5♥ 9♥ 5♦. Action was checked to Hao who bet 2,500. Soriano made the call while Kiyoung moved out of the way. The turn came 8♣ and both players checked to see a 5♦ on the river. Both players checked again. San Ramos Soriano showed 2♥ 2♠, but it wasn't good enough to win against the 7♥ 7♣ of Lin Hao.

Player	Chips
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	161,000(201 BB)
LH Lin HaoTaiwan	64,000(80 BB)
SS San Soriano RamosSpain	63,000(79 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:54:18 AM

Jennifer Casell Wins Some Change From Edgar Asehan

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Jennifer Casell

Edgar Asehan raised to 1,300 from UTG+2, then completed the 4,500 re-raise of Jennifer Casell on the button. Both players are shown a flop of A♣ K♦ A♥. Asehan check-called the 1,500 bet of Casell to see a 5♣ turn. This time around, Asehan check-folded to the 5,000 bet of Casell, who wins a decent pot to stay afloat.

Player	Chips
JC Jennifer CasellAustralia	28,000(35 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	25,700(32 BB)

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 118/155

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:46:13 AM

Mike Takayama Doubles From

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama made a min-raise to 1,200 from under the gun and got 4 callers. Five players entered a flop of K♦ 5♦ 2♥. When action was checked to Takayama, he didn't hesitate to fire 2,900. Jian Hui Giam, Juyeol Lee and Wayne Lau all folded. The only remaining caller was Jang Wongeun at the big blind. Both players saw an 8♣ turn. Wongeun then check-called by Takyama's 10,800 bet to lead to the 3♥ on the river. Wongeun check-called Takyama's all-in shove for 53,700.

Wongeun flipped over K♠ 3♠ for two-pairs while Takayama showed A♦ 4♦ for a wheel straight to take down the huge pot and double-up.

Player	Chips
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	207,000(345 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	140,800(235 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	92,000(153 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	36,000(60 BB)
JW Jang WongeunSouth Korea	11,700(20 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:41:32 AM

Michael Gabby Concepcion Knocks Out Neel Ajit Joshi

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Michael Gabby Concepcion

Neel Ajit Joshi shoved all-in for the last 20,000 chips and Michael Gabby Concepcion made the call.

Neel Ajit Joshi: 8♠ 8♥

Michael Gabby Concepcion: A♠ K♦

Board: 2♦ 3♥ 4♣ 8♣ 5♦

Everything looked promising for Joshi, but the four-outer on the river landed Concepcion a wheel straight to eliminate Joshi. The poker gods must be proud of their exciting work.

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	68,500(114 BB)
NA Neel Ajit JoshiIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:34:46 AM

Daniel Neilson Improves At The Expense Of Itsuki Morita

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Daniel Neilson

Ashely De Guzman started the raise at 1,200 from UTG+2 then got re-popped by Itsuki Morita to 4,500 from the cut-off. Not to be outdone, Daniel Neilson raised it even more to 9,500 from the button. De Guzman stepped aside and Morita continued on to see a 2♠ A♥ 4♣ flop. Morita check-called the 2,100 bet of Neilson to see a 7♦ on the turn. Both players checked to see a 9♣ on the river. Morita bet 17,000, but folded when Neilson shoved all-in.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	122,000(203 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	61,200(102 BB)
AD Ashley de GuzmanPhilippines	47,400(79 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:20:41 AM

Michael Gabby Concepcion Leaves A Dent On Neel Ajit Joshi

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Neel Ajit Joshi raised to 1,300 from under the fun and was called by Michael Gabby Concepcion on the button. Both players saw a flop of 7♦ 7♣ 5♥. Joshi check-raised the 1,800 bet of Concepcion to 6,300. Concepcion completed and both saw a T♣ on the turn. Joshi then check-called the 9K bet of Concepcion to lead to the K♥ on the river. This time, Joshi check-folded when Concepcion pushed his last 22,500 to the middle.

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	57,000(95 BB)
NA Neel Ajit JoshiIndia	15,000(25 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:12:18 AM

Yohwan Lim Takes Down Sizable Pot

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Yohwan Lim

Emmanuel Derecho raised to 1,500 from under the gun and got Yohwan Lim to call from the cut-off along with Hirotoshi Nakabo from the small blind. All three players were treated to a flop of 6♥ 8♦ 4♠ . The action was checked to Yohwan Lim, who fired out 1,700 and was re-raised by Nakabo to 3,800. Derecho stepped away from the fight, but Lim stuck around to see a K♥ on the turn. Nakabo bet out 4,500. Lim tanked and then raised to 15,500. Nakabo made the call which led to a 3♣ on the river. Nakabo checked his option and Lim fired 20,500. Nakabo thought a moment and then mucked the hand.

Player	Chips
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	131,500(219 BB)
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	75,000(125 BB)
HN Hirotoshi NakaboJapan	25,100(42 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:00:17 AM

Mike Takayama Grabs Some Change From Juyeol Lee

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Juyeol Lee raised from UTG+1 to 1,600 and Mike Takayama made the call from the button to see a flop of 8♣ 5♥ Q♦. Lee c-bet 1,800 and Takayama called again to see a 2♣ turn. Lee checked the action to Takayama who fired 2,700, forcing Lee to fold.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	81,700(136 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	63,500(106 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:56:10 AM

Julian Warhurst Doubles From Georgios Skarparis

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Julian Warhurst

Naoya Katagiri got the ball rolling with a raise to 1,300 from UTG+2. Georgios Skarparis three-bet to 4,700 from the hi-jack and Julian Warhurst pushed it to 11,500 at the small blind. Katagiri bowed out while Skarparis stayed on to see a flop of 8♥ 5♠ 6♠. Warhust bet out 8,000 and was re-popped to 28,000 by Skarparis. Warhurst pushed back with a 65,300 all-in which Skarparis quickly called.

Georigos Skarparis: Q♥ Q♦

Julian Warhurst: A♥ A♠

Turn and river K♦ 6♦

The aces of Warhurst hold and wins a crucical double-up.

Player	Chips
NK Naoya KatagiriJapan	159,000(265 BB)
JW Julian WarhurstAustralia	156,100(260 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	121,000(202 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:50:14 AM

San Soriano Ramos Chips Away From Henrik Tollefsen

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Soriano Ramos

The player from UTG +1 raised it to 1,500, but it was only Henrik Tollefsen from the high-jack who stuck around when San Soriano Ramos three-bet to 4,500. Both players were flopped 4♥ 5♥ 2♥. Tollefsen check-called the 3,000 bet of Soriano to see a 6♦ on the turn. Both checked to see a J♠ on the river. Soriano squeaked in 2,000 and Tollefsen didn't even bother to put up a fight.

Player	Chips
SS San Soriano RamosSpain	89,000(148 BB)
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	21,500(36 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:36:07 AM

Yan Li Takes A Chunk From Ashley De Guzman

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Ashley De Guzman raised to 1,500 from the button and Yan Li defended at the big blind with a call. Both players entered a flop of T♣ 2♦ J♣ . Both players checked to see a 7♦ turn. Yan Li led out with 2,500 and was called by De Guzman to see a 4♦ river. Li bet out again for 5,500 and was called by De Guzman. Li showed 8♠ 9♦ for a seven-to-jack straight while De Guzman mucked.

Player	Chips
YL Yan LiChina	90,000(150 BB)
AD Ashley de GuzmanPhilippines	42,300(71 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:30:54 AM

Moses Saquing Builds Stack Off Siddharth Karia

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Moses Saquing

Siddharth Karia raised to 1,400 from the hi-jack and called the 3,200 re-raise of Moses Saquing from the small blind to see a T♥ 4♠ 2♣ flop. Saquing led out with 3,300 and was called by Karia to see a 5♠ on the turn. Saquing bet out 9,000 this time and still got Karia to call to see a 4♥ on the river. Saquing fired another 60,000, but Karia didn't want to risk any more.

Player	Chips
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	108,700(181 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	25,600(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:25:23 AM

Guy Taylor Takes Out Takashi Yagura With A Flush Over Set

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Takasi Yagura made an initial raise to 2,500 from the cut-off and then called for the last 15,000 when Guy Taylor shoved all-in for 30,500.

Takashi Yagura: Q♠ T♠

Guy Taylor: 9♦ 8♦

Board: 3♦ T♦ 8♥ T♣ 2♦

Yagura looked in great shape on the flop and turn, making a set of tens, but the diamond on the river boosted Taylor to a flush, knocking out Yagura from the tournament.

Player	Chips
GT Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom	61,000(102 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	busted

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 115/150

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:11:50 AM

Patrick Crivell Sits On Chip Leader Throne After 5 Levels

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Patrick Crivell

While a typhoon rages around Manila, the poker action at Okada Manila for Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship is also creating its own storm. 142 entries for Flight B have met the buy-in requirement of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) in order to compete for a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. 108 players are still battling it out for a chance to advance to the Day 2 leg tomorrow.

Patrick Crivell sits with the biggest stack at 138,300 and is followed closely by Emmanuel Derecho with 138,000. Rounding up the top three is Marc Anthony Joseph with 136,500, but that's just a spit away for Seonghun Jeong with a near-identical 136,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 108/142

Starting Stack: 50,000

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	138,300(277 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	136,500(273 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	136,000(272 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	134,200(268 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	127,100(254 BB)
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	121,700(243 BB)
SC Stevan ChewAustralia	121,400(243 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	115,000(230 BB)
CT Chan TruongViet Nam	108,000(216 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	91,000(182 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	88,700(177 BB)
SO Sun Oh HahmMalaysia	88,000(176 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	79,000(158 BB)
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	78,500(157 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:02:18 AM

Jian Hui Giam Cracks Aces With One-Card Flush

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Jian Hui Giam

In a raise/re-raise tug-of-war, eventually Kenji Kuramochi pushed in his remaining 10,000 all-in while Frank Lillis put in 22,500 which was called by Jian Hui Giam. Flop came 2♦ 9♦ T♦ . Giam check-called the 7,500 bet of Lillis to see a K♦ on the turn. Giam then bet out 20,000. Lillis tanked, but eventualy folded to hand over the side pot to Giam.

Meanwhile, in the main pot.

Kenji Kuramochi: A♥ A♣

Jian Hui Giam: 8♦ 8♣

Giam showed a flush. The J♠ river didn't matter as Kuramochi was drawing dead and sent to the exits.

Player	Chips
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	228,000(456 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	131,300(263 BB)
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:54:19 AM

RishI Meira Earns From Neel Ajit Joshi

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rishi Mehra

Rishi Mehra raised to 1,100 from the cut-off then completed the 3,500 three-bet of Neel Ajit Joshi from the button to enter a flop of 2♦ 4♠ 4♣ . Mehra check-raised Joshi's 3,000 bet to 7,500, and Joshi stuck around to see the Q♦ turn. Both players slowed down to see a 5♣ river. Mehra then pushed all-in for 26,300,b ut Joshi couldn't make the call.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:48:29 AM

Edgar Asehan Doubles Up With Queens

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Edgar Asehan

After a raising tug-of-war, Edgar Asehan called a 16,000 bet from Marc Anthony Joseph with his remaining 14,400.

Edgar Asehan: Q♠ Q♥

Marc Anthony Joseph: K♠ A♥

Board 6♠ 8♣ 2♠ 3♠ 7♣ .

Asehan wins the coin flip and doubles up.

Player	Chips
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	137,500(275 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	30,500(61 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:35:51 AM

Dk Kim Kunwoo Cracks Aces With Jacks

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Kim Kunwoo

Uuganbayar Erdenekhu raised to 1,200 from under the gun with Dk Kunwoo Kim three-betting to 3,500 from the next seat over. Graham Cowan made the call, but Erdenekhu cranked the volume to 14,000. Dk Kunwoo Kim made the cal while Cowan got out of the way. Both players saw a flop of 6♠ 9♠ 9♥. Erdenekhu led out with 12,000 and was called by Kim to see a 4♦ on the turn. Erdenekhu shoved the remaining 19,800 to the middle and was called by Kim with his last 16,700.

Uuganbayar Erdenekhu: A♥ A♣

Dk Kunwoo Kim: J♥ J♦

Erdenekhu looked in great shape to win the pot, but then... A J♣ on the river threw down the bad beat, giving Kim an enormous pot.

Player	Chips
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	89,900(180 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	55,000(110 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	3,100(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:30:17 AM

Takashi Yagura Shoves To Win Pot

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Takashi Yagura raised to 1,100 and made the call along with Junsik Choi at the big blind when Guy Taylor three-bet to 3,600 from the hi-jack. The three players were peeled a flop of 5♠ 2♠ 4♣. Action was checked to Taylor who c-bet 2,500. Choi surrendered, but Yagura shoved all-in for 23,800, forcing Taylor to give up the hand.

Player	Chips
JC Junsik ChoiSouth Korea	56,100(112 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	39,300(79 BB)
GT Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom	31,200(62 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:23:58 AM

Lawrence Wong KOs Mansour Matloubi

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Lawrence Wong

Mansour Matloubi raised to 1,200 from the cut-off and was re-popped to 4,000 by Lawrence Wong on the button. Matloubi pushed the remaining 15,400 all-in with Wong making the call.

Mansour Matloubi: Q♥ Q♠

Lawrence Wong: A♣ 3♣

Board 4♦ 6♣ 4♠ A♠ K♣

The ace on the turn gave Wong the lead and the win, sending Matloubi to the rail.

Player	Chips
LW Lawrence WongSingapore	201,000(402 BB)
MM Mansour MatloubiUnited Kingdom	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:10:37 AM

Angelina Rich On A Win Streak

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Angelina Rich

To begin, Angelina Rich won a small pot over Oliver Krefeldt. Krefeldt three-bet to 1,500 from the button and Angelina Rich called from the small blind for a heads-up showdown. The flop came 2♠ A♦ T♠. Rich check-called the 1,200 bet from Krefeldt to see a J♦ on the turn. Both checked to see a 7♦ on the river. Rich made a modest bet of 3,500, but Krefeldt wasn't interested to give up anymore chips.

Player	Chips
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	52,400(105 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	39,000(78 BB)
OK Oliver KrefeldtGermany	34,500(69 BB)

In a few hands to follow, Angelina Rich raised from the hi-jack to 1,200 then completed the three-bet of Patrick Wahlquist to 3,500. Both players were shown a flop of K♥ K♠ K♣. Rich check-called the 1,500 bet of Whalquist then also check-called the 9♥ turn for 3,000. Both players checked the 4♦ river. Rich flashed 5♥ 5♠ to show her pair for a king boat while Wahlquist mucked.

Player	Chips
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	78,000(156 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	39,000(78 BB)
OK Oliver KrefeldtGermany	34,500(69 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 9:02:46 AM

Darren Yu Makes A Set To Crack Queens

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Darren Yu

Darren Yu raised to 1,300 with Jorge Duarte making the call from the small blind. HEdwards Lawford then pumped it to 4,500 from the big blind and got both Yu and Duarte to play. All three players were treated to a glop of 3♠ 7♥ 2♣ . Duarte checked the small blind and allowed Edwards Lawford to fire 5,500. Yu then shoved a three-bet to 15,000. Duarte got out of the way and Lawford pushed 48,000 all-in. Yu made the call with his last 42,800.

Darren Yu: 2♠ 2♦

Edwards Lawford: Q♠ Q♥

Turn and river ran 4♥ 6♦, giving Yu's set of deuces the win and a huge payout.

Player	Chips
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	108,000(216 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	99,600(199 BB)
EL Edwards LawfordAustralia	5,200(10 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:57:40 AM

Muhammed Ali Chandna Sends Cheng Xiong To The Rail

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Muhammed Ali Chandna

Muhammed Ali Chandna raised to 1,200 then called the 28,000 all-in shove by Cheng Xiong..

Muhammed Ali Chandna: J♦ 5♦

Cheng Xiong: Q♥ Q♣

Board 7♦ 4♥ J♣ J♥ 7♠

The two jacks on the board boosted Chandna's hand for an underdog win, eliminating Cheng Xiong in the process.

Player	Chips
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	60,500(121 BB)
CX Cheng XiongUnited States of America	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:50:08 AM

Frd Aso Seitaro Wins Huge Pre-Flop Pot

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Aso Seitaro

Chan Truong raised to 1,000 from under the gun and was re-popped to 2,800 by Takumi Odani two seats over. Frd Aso Seitaro pushed the meter higher to 7,500 with Truong getting out of the way and Odani pushing it further to 16,500. Seitaro cranked it all the way and shoved all-in with Odani eventually giving up.

Seitaro bagged the huge pot without any card show.

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	117,000(234 BB)
CT Chan TruongViet Nam	41,000(82 BB)
TO Takumi OdaniJapan	35,000(70 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 104/121

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:45:57 AM

Emmanuel Derecho Slowly Increases Chip Stack

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Emmanuel Derecho

Takami Odani raised to 1,000 from UTG +1 then called the 3,500 three-bet from Emmanuel Derecho on the button. Both players saw a flop of T♣ K♦ 4♠. Odani check-called the 2,500 bet of Derecho to see the 4♣ turn. This time Odani check-folded when Derecho fired 6,500.

Player	Chips
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	81,000(203 BB)
TO Takumi OdaniJapan	40,800(102 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:41:21 AM

Angelina Rich Takes A Few From Chirag Shah

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The player from under the gun raised it up to 1,200 with Chirag Shah making the call from the next seat over. However, UTG player stepped aside when Angelina Rich pumped up the flop fee to 6,000. Shah stuck around and saw a flop of 9♦ A♠ 6♥ . Both players checked to see a K♥ on the turn. Shah checked again to allow Rich to fire 3,500. Shah took a peek at his hole cards and bid them goodbye to the much, giving the pot to Rich.

Player	Chips
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	61,500(154 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	45,000(113 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:34:16 AM

Juyeol Lee Books A Decent Pot

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Juyeol Lee

Troy Mclean raised to 1,000 from the hi-jack and got three callers for a four-way leading into the flop of 7♥ A♠ 6♥ . All four check to see an 8♦ turn. Gene Chan launches 2000 from the small blind with Juyeol Lee calling at the big blind and Troy Mclean also completing to see the 8♠ on the river. Chan checked his option to Lee who fired out 5,500 and forced everyone else to fold.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	106,000(265 BB)
GC Gene ChanCanada	67,000(168 BB)
TM Troy McleanAustralia	20,000(50 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:17:21 AM

Brett Bader Makes A Few Bucks From Graham Cowan

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Brett Bader

Brett Bader raised to 900 from the hi-jack and got a lone customer with Graham Cowan on the cut-off. Both players are flipped 9♥ 3♥ 4♠ on the flop. Bader made a c-bets for 800 and Cowan called to see a 4♣ turn. Bader fired 2,700 and Cowan gave up.

Player	Chips
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	59,900(150 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	41,000(103 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 8:10:37 AM

Matthew Wakeman Takes Out Neel Ajit Joshi

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Matthew Wakeman

Matthew Wakeman min-raised to 800 from UTG+2 then called the affordable 3,000 all-in of Neel Ajit Joshi from the small blind.

Matthew Wakeman: Q♠ T♥

Neel Ajit Joshi: A♠ 8♥

Board: 6♥ T♦ 3♦ 9♣ 3♥

The pair ten of Wakeman was good enough to eliminate Neel Ajit Joshi.

Player	Chips
MW Matthew Wakeman (2)Australia	45,500(114 BB)
NA Neel Ajit JoshiIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:59:55 AM

Shuen Shen Earns A Modest Pot

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Shuen Shen three-bet to 1,300 from under the gun and received callers from the button, small blind and big blind for a four-way. The flop opened 4♠ 8♥ A♥ and action was checked all the way to reveal a 2♠ on the turn. Yan Li checked from the small blind and opened up a 2,500 bet from Jose Drilon on the big blind. Shuen Shen made the call, the button folded and Li also completed to reveal and 8♦ on the river. All players checked and showed their hole cards to determine the pot winner.

Shuen Shen: A♦ 3♦

Yan Li: K♥ Q♥

Jose Drilon 7♥ 5♥

The ace top pair of Shen was the only made hand as the others showed busted flush draws.

Player	Chips
YL Yan LiChina	51,000(128 BB)
SS Shuen ShenChina	32,000(80 BB)
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines	27,800(70 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:49:55 AM

Patrick Crivell Cripples Neel Ajit Joshi For Huge Pot

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Patrick Crivell min-raised to 800 from under the gun then called a 3,000 four-bet from Neel Ajit Joshi in the hi-jack. Both players are thrown a flop of A♣ 7♥ 6♦. Crivell check-called the 2,500 bet from Joshi to see a K♦ on the turn. Crivell check-raised all-in for 44,500 after Joshi bet out 11,500. Joshi made the quick call.

Patrick Crivell: 7♣ 7♦

Neel Ajit Joshi: A♥ K♥

River Q♥

Crivell's set of sevens was a monster hand that delivered pain to Joshi's A-K two-pair.

Player	Chips
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	95,000(238 BB)
NA Neel Ajit JoshiIndia	2,400(6 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/94

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:40:37 AM

Frd Aso Seitaro Leads Flight B After 3 Levels

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The stormy weather hasn't slowed down the action in Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship here at Okada Manila. So far, there have been 94 entries making the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to compete for the guaranteed prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). 85 players are still on their seats, hoping to advance to Day 2 tomorrow. Leading the Flight is Japan's Frd Aso Seitaro with a chip stack of 160,000. Not that far behind is Jian Hui Giam with 136,000 chips and Seonghun Jeong with 124,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 85/94

Starting Stack: 50,000

Flight B Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	160,000(533 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	136,000(453 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	124,000(413 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	110,000(367 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	106,000(353 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	102,000(340 BB)
SC Stevan ChewAustralia	74,500(248 BB)
JC Junsik ChoiSouth Korea	74,300(248 BB)
AA Ajay AbrolSingapore	70,400(235 BB)
YP Yohn ParedesPeru	66,000(220 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:31:35 AM

Matthew Wakeman Prospers From Frd Aso Seitaro

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The player from UTG+1 made it 700 to see a flop and got Frd Aso Seitaro at the hijack and Matthew Wakeman at the button to play. The flop opened 5♦ K♠ 3♦ with action checked to Wakeman at the button who bet out 2,500 and was called by Seitaro. Both are shown a 9♠ on the turn and both checked to see a 9♣ river. Seitaro bet out 4,500 and was called by Wakeman.

Sietaro flipped over A♠ J♣ for a pair of nines with an ace-high while Wakeman showed K♦ 8♦ for two-pair kings and nines to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	160,000(533 BB)
MW Matthew Wakeman (2)Australia	55,000(183 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:19:49 AM

Jian Hui Giam Improves From Juyeol Lee

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Jian Hui Giam raised to 700 from under the gun with Juyeol Lee calling from the cutoff and Sung Min Woo defending from the big blind. The three players are shown a flop of 2♥ 9♣ 4♣. Action is checked around to reveal a 5♠ on the turn. Woo led out with 1,200 with both Giam and Lee calling to see a 2♦ river. Action is checked around to Lee who fires 3,500. Only Giam made the call for a heads-up showdown.

Jian Hui Giam: 9♦ 8♦

Juyeol Lee: A♥ T♥

Giam's two-pair was in great shape to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	122,000(407 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	61,500(205 BB)
SM Sung Min WooSouth Korea	12,800(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:13:35 AM

Wayne Lau Claims A Desperate Double-Up

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Wayne Lau

Player	Chips
JW Jang WongeunSouth Korea	42,000(140 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	26,000(87 BB)
SM Sung Min WooSouth Korea	16,500(55 BB)

Wayne Lau three-bet to 900 from the button with Jang Wongeun and Sung Min Woo making the call from the small and big blind respectively. The three players are given a flop of A♦ 5♦ 9♣. Action is checked to Wayne Lau who pushed his remaining 10,500 all-in. Wongeun stepped aside but Woo made the brave call.

Wayne Lau: A♠ 5♣

Sung Min Woo: 4♦ 6♦

Board finished J♥ 2♠

Lau's two-pair stood its ground against the flush draw of Woo to double-up.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:06:36 AM

Marc Anthony Joseph Benefits From Ituski Morita

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Marc Anthony Joseph

Itsuki Morita three-bet to 800 from the hi-jack and called the 2,800 re-raise from Marc Anthony Joseph at the cutoff. Both players are given a flop of Q♠ J♦ K♠ . Morita check-raises Joseph's 1,500 bet to 4,800 with Joseph completing to see a 7♣ turn. Both players slow down with a check to see a 2♦ on the river. Morita checks then folds to Joseph's 7,500 shove.

Player	Chips
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	85,600(285 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	53,000(177 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:59:09 AM

Emmanuel Derecho Wins Blinds Battle

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Pre-flop action was folded to the blinds. Small blind Ionut Stochita limped then called the 1,500 raise of Emmanuel Derecho from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of A♣ 4♠ 6♥. Stochita check-called the 1200 bet of Derecho to see a 6♠ on the turn. Both players checked to see an A♥ river. Both players checked again. Derecho displayed A♠ 4♣ for a full-house while Stochita mucked.

Player	Chips
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	53,000(177 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	47,600(159 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:44:12 AM

Juyeol Lee Wins WIth Better Kicker

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Juyeol Lee raised to 800 from UTG+1 and got called by Jian Hui Giam to defend the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 4♦ 2♣ 4♠ and checked it around to see an 8♣ on the turn. Giam bet out 1,100 and was matched by Lee to see a 5♠ on the river. Both players checked and revealed their cards to determine a winner.

Juyeol Lee: K♠ Q♠

Jian Hui Giam: K♥ J♣

The queen kicker of Lee is enough to provide the edge and take down the pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	110,900(370 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	48,000(160 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:40:04 AM

Anju Abrol Given A Lifeline

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Siddharth Karia raised to 700 with Anju Abrol calling from the small blind and Jorge Duarte defending the big blind. All three players are opened a flop of T♥ 3♥ 5♠ . Abrol check-called the 1,500 bet of Duarte while Karia stepped aside. A 5♦ showed on the turn and Abrol pushed 5,000 to take down the pot after Duarte failed to match the bet.

Player	Chips
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	67,500(225 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	53,000(177 BB)
AA Anju AbrolIndia	12,000(40 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:34:31 AM

Easy Peasy For Stevan Chew

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Ajay Abrol made it 800 to play from the cutoff. Junsik Choi three-bet to 2,400 at the small blind. Stevan Chew turned the notch up to to 6,000 from the big blind. Abrol and Choi decided to fight another day. Chew took down a decent-sized pre-flop pot.

Player	Chips
AA Ajay AbrolSingapore	69,500(232 BB)
JC Junsik ChoiSouth Korea	58,000(193 BB)
SC Stevan ChewAustralia	57,000(190 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 54/55

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:27:48 AM

Patrick Wahlquist Topples Anju Abrol's Stack

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Patrick Wahlquist

Patrick Wahlquist three-bet to 600 from under the gun and was re-popped to 2,500 by the player at UTG +1. Anju Abrol made the call from the small blind and was the only caller when Whalquist pushed the flop fee to 8,000. Both players were shown a flop of 5♥ 5♦ A♠ and checked it down to see a 6♠ on the turn. Abrol check-called the 6,000 bet of Wahlquist to see a 4♦ turn. Abrol then check-called the 16,000 bet of Wahlquist for a final showdown. Whalquist flipped over A♦ A♣ for an Ace boat. Abrol shrugged her shoulders and mucked the hand.

Player	Chips
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	61,800(309 BB)
AA Anju AbrolIndia	12,900(65 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:06:11 AM

Sanjeev Kapur Inches Back Up

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sanjeev Kapur

Brett Bader raised to 700 from UTG and Emmanuel Derecho pumped it to 2,400 from two seats over and got Sanjeev Kapoor making the call from the hi-jack along with Bader. The three get peeled a flop of T♣ K♠ 6♠ and check it down to open a 3♠ on the turn. Bader then led out with 2,000 with Derecho surrendering. Kapoor made a three-bet to 6,500 and Bader took a moment to reflect before finally folding.

Player	Chips
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	58,000(290 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	47,300(237 BB)
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	41,000(205 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:59:33 AM

Tetsuya Tsujikasa Profits From Patrick Wahlquist

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tetsuya Tsujikasa

Tetsuya Tsujisaka three-bet to 600 and got the players from the button, small blind and big blind to join in. Four players saw a flop of T♦ K♦ 9♣. Action was checked to Tsujikasa who made a 2,000 c-bet. Only Patrick Wahlquist made the call from the small blind for both of them to see a 7♠ turn. Both players checked to open a 7♥ river. Action was checked again. Tsujikasa flashed J♥ T♠ for two pairs while Wahlquist chucked his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	51,500(258 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	35,000(175 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:52:46 AM

Sung Min Woo Bags Some Chips

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sung Min Woo

Kenji Kuramochi raised to 700 from UTG+1 then completed to the 2,000 three-bet of Sung Min Woo from the hi-jack. Both players saw a flop of 3♦ J♥ 6♣, then checked their betting options to see an A♥ turn. Kuramochi led with 1,300 with Woo calling behind to see a T♥ on the river. Kuramochi checked and gave up when Woo bet out 4,300.

Player	Chips
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	47,000(235 BB)
SM Sung Min WooSouth Korea	45,000(225 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:45:37 AM

Kenji Kuramochi Wins A Decent Pot

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Three players limped before Juyeol Lee at the small blind made it 1,000 to play. Four more players obliged and entered the flop of 4♦ Q♠ 4♥ . Action was checked to Kenji Kuramochi, who fired 1,000. The only callers were Juyeol Lee rom the small blind and Wayne Lau at the big blind. The three players saw an A♣ turn, then checked it around to see an 8♦ river. Everyone checked it again. Kuramochi showed K♠ 4♠ for a set of fours that won a decent-sized pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	110,000(550 BB)
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	50,000(250 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	30,000(150 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:37:16 AM

Edwards Lawford Bounces Back

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Edwards Lawford

Patrick Walhquist made a huge raise to 2,000 from under the gun and got 3 callers to sweeten the pot. Chiming in were Sun Oh Hahm at the cutoff, Jorge Duarte at the small blind and Edwards Lawford at the big blind. All four players were treated to a flop of A♦ J♣ K♦. Duarte opened with 1,600 and was re-raised by Lawford to 7,800, causing everyone to step aside and award Lawford the healthy pot.

Player	Chips
SO Sun Oh HahmMalaysia	53,200(266 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	49,000(245 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	40,000(200 BB)
EL Edwards LawfordAustralia	36,500(183 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:31:24 AM

Frd Aso Seitaro Earns A Chunk From Ronald Ashley Lane

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Aso Seitaro

Frd Aso Seitaro raised to 500 from UTG and got 3 callers including Ronald Ashely Lane at the hi-jack and the players on the button and the big blind. All four players saw a flop of 2♠ A♦ 7♦, then checked it down to see a 5♥ turn. The option was checked to Seitaro, who fired 1,600 and was raised by Lane to 4,000. The other players got out of the way and Seitaro made the call to see a K♦ turn. Seitaro check-raised the 6,500 bet of Lane to 16,000. Lane avoided and folded his hand.

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	74,000(370 BB)
RA Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America	33,800(169 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/38

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:14:00 AM

Other Flight B Notables

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Some other notable players who are competing in Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship today at Okada Manila include the likes of Denmark's Patrick Wahlquist, who already made a cash in the NLH Okada Kickoff a few days ago to open this series.

India's Anju Abrol also cashed at the recent PHP 15,000 NLH -Megastack event of this series and is hunting down another payout.

Korea's Seonghun Jeong already won an event in this APPT Manila Championship, bagging the championship of the PHP15,000 NLH - Knockout. Jeong also earned a cool PHP 125,500 (~US$ 2,182) for his efforts along with a PokerStars trophy. Jeong also has two other cashes in this series, and will be looking to go deep in this event to add to his success.

Georgios Skarparis of Greece made a deep run in yesterday's Flight A. He even held the chip leader position for a good part of the day, but failed to make the cut. Skarparis is back today with more focus to advance to Day 2. With nearly US$ 1 Million in total live earnings, Skarparis will be looking for a big payout here to cross the 1M mark.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:03:17 AM

Jueyol Lee Destroys Wayne Lau

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Jueyol Lee

Wayne Lau four-bet to 800 from under the gun with the cutoff player making the call along with Juyeol Lee from the big blind. The flop of 5♠ 7♦ 7♠ opened for the three players. Action was checked to Lau who c-bet 1,000 and got both to call. The turn opened 3♣ with Lee check-raising Lau's 2,200 bet to 7,200. The cutoff folded and Lau made the call to see a A♥ river. Lee fired 23,000 and Lau made the call. Lee flipped over 7♥ T♠ to show a set of sevens. A devastated Lau mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	89,400(447 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	16,900(85 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:54:59 AM

Wayne Lau Wins A Handsome Pot

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Wayne Lau

Itsuki Morita 5-bet to 1,000 from under the fun with button Wayne Lau making the call along with Kenji Kuramochi at the small blind and Muhammed Ali Chandna from the big blind. The four players saw a flop of 3♠ 4♥ Q♥. All players checked to see a 9♦ on the turn. Chandna was given the option to act and fired out 2,300. Morita got out of the way, but Wayne Lau at the button raised to 5,300 with everyone else steering clear to give Lau the pot.

Player	Chips
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	79,500(398 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	58,800(294 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	58,500(293 BB)
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	53,300(267 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:45:15 AM

Vivencio Nachor Jr. Earns From Shuen Shen

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Vivencio Nachor Jr.

Vivencio Nachor Jr. min-raised from under the gun and called the 1,600 four-bet of Shuen Shen from the hi-jack for a heads-up showdown. The flop came K♦ 6♥ 7♣ and Nachor Jr. check-raised the 1,700 bet of Shen to 3,700. Shen obliged and saw a 9♦ on the turn. Nachor Jr. fired 7,200 and scared away Shen to fold.

Player	Chips
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	63,800(319 BB)
SS Shuen ShenChina	54,000(270 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/22

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 3:59:05 AM

FLIGHT B OF APPT MANILA CHAMPIONSHIP IS UNDERWAY

Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship is now playing at the PokerStars Live poker room at Okada Manila. Dealers laid the cards on the felt at 12 noon with 11 one-hour levels to be played. So far 23 hopefuls made 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.

The weather report may be expecting a tropical storm, but that won't deter poker pros from around the world to seek their chance at winning one of the biggest main event pots in Philippine shores.

Some of the early registrants of Flight B include the likes of South Africa's Marc Anthony Joseph, who made a deep run on yesterday's Flight A, but caught a string of unlucky draws and missed the cut. Joseph was the champion of the NLH-Short Deck event at the U Series of Poker in Hai Phong, Vietnam last month. Joseph has nearly US$ 500K in total live earnings and a big win here should propel him past the half-million mark.

Rishi Mehra of Singapore is also back again from yesterday's disappointment. Mehra was the chip leader through most part of Flight A, but also ran into some unlucky moments. Hopefully, this time Mehra will be able to survive to Day 2. Mehra was a recent runner-up of the NLH APT High Roller 8 Max at the APT Taipei Poker Classic earlier this month, where he made his biggest cash of over US$ 100,000.

Andrej Nagy of Slovakia joins the field today, fresh from a 10th place finish in the PH15,000 NLH Mega Stack event of this series. Last month, Nagy also made an impressive runner-up finish in the NLH-Mystery Bounty event of the Manila Megastack 19 series.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 28/28

Starting Stack: 50,000

Some Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	50,000
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	50,000
AN Andrej NagySlovakia	50,000
AA Ajay AbrolSingapore	50,000
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	50,000
GC Gene ChanCanada	50,000
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	50,000
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	50,000
JC Junsik ChoiSouth Korea	50,000
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	50,000
SO Sun Oh HahmMalaysia	50,000
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	50,000
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	50,000

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10/24/2024, 1:52:36 AM

FLIGHT B of APPT Manila Championship Takes Off at Noon Today

The first ever APPT Championship continues today, October 24, 2024, at Okada Manila. Action is set to start at 12 noon with a new set of poker hopefuls joining in on Flight B.

Yesterday, there were 165 entries who made 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.

Today, we are looking at more participants to take part in the action and hopefully breach the prize pool guarantee to an even bigger amount. So far, this is the largest buy-in ever put forth by PokerStars LIVE Manila for its main highlight.

Players will 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.

Flight B players still with chips at the end of Level 11 will join the 59 advancers from Flight A to compete again for Day 2 tomorrow.

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we update you on some of the action all day.