APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

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:

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.

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.