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 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.

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.

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.