PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship 2024

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Brett Bader

United States of America

Re-Entries

Place

31st

Prize

$6,075

Prize (PHP)

₱355,000

Blind level

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Entries

28/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

742,857

Day 2

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 11:21:42 AM

Brett Bader Making Significant Advances

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Seokjun Lee made the 10,000 min-raise from under the gun and was called by Brett Bader on the cut-off and Uuganbayar Erdenekhu at the big blind. The three players were shown a flop of 8♥ 3♣ J♥. All three players checked to get a free peek of K♦ on the turn. Action was checked to Bader who counted 18,000 chips and put it on the betting block. Erdenekhu folded, but Lee made the call to see an 8♠ river. Lee checked to Bader, who bet out 26,000. Lee folded and surrendered the pot to Bader.

Player	Chips
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	352,000(70 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	125,000(25 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	68,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 10:36:37 AM

Chong grabs one from Bader

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Victor Chong

American Brett Bader sees the action folded to him on the D and opts to raise for 11,000. Victor Chong of Malaysia decides to defend his BB.

The flop comes 5♥ 7♥ 7♣ as Chong checks. Bader CBets to 10,000 but the Malaysian check-raises to 35,000. Bader makes the call. The turn is the K♠ and Chong continues his aggression by betting 80,000. Bader chooses to no longer continue in the hand.

Player	Chips
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	521,000(130 BB)
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	296,000(74 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 10:36:29 AM

Thomas Ward Raises His Stack

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Thomas Ward

Victor Chong min-raised to 8,000 from UTG+1 and was called by cut-off Thomas Ward and big blind Brett Bader. The three players were opened a flop of 6♦ K♣ 8♥. Action was checked to Thomas Ward who fired out 11,000. Chong folded, but Bader stuck around to see a 2♠ turn. Bader led out with 33,000 and was called by Ward to proceed to the 5♣ river. Bader checked and folded, unable to commit to Ward's all-in shove for 82,000.

Player	Chips
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	470,000(118 BB)
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America	245,000(61 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	200,000(50 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 9:51:24 AM

Uuganbayar Erdenekhu Doubles With The Ladies

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Brett Bader raised to 9,000 from UTG+1 and was re-raised by Sean Ooi to 23,000 from the hi-jack position. Uuganbayar Erdenekhu pushed all-in for 76,000 at the cut-off. Everyone else folded to Ooi, who made the call.

The queens of Erdenekhu held up to double up against the big slick of Ooi.

Player	Hand	Chips
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	Q♣Q♥	171,000(43 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	A♠K♠	266,000(67 BB)
BB Brett BaderUnited States of America		290,000(73 BB)

Board:3♥3♣8♦6♠5♠

Pot:171,000 (43 BB)

Uuganbayar Erdenekhu won the pot with Qc Qh

Blind level

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

Entries

80/194

Total Chips

9,700,000

Average

121,250

Day 1B

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, 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, 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)