APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

With th action folded to Korea's Lee Seokjun, he opts to steal the blinds and ante by going all-in from the D. However, Charles Ed Pansoy of the Philippines makes the call for 132,000 from the BB. It is for his tournament life.

The flop worked wonderfully for the Filipino as he managed to catch a pair to put him ahead. However, the river card sent him packing.

Joey Weissman from the United States makes a raise from the HJ to 20,000 and it is folded to Filipino Charles Ed Pansoy who 3-bets to 55,000 from the BB. Weissman calls.

The flop comes 4♠ 6♠ 5♥ as Pansoy unloads 75,000. Weissman makes the call. The turn is the A♠ as the Filipino bets again, this time for 113,000. Weissman then moves all-in. Pansoy burns two Time Bank cards before deciding to let the hand go. However, he did lose quite a bit in that exchange.

Filipino Charles Ed Pansoy makes a raise from the +2 position and the action folds all the way to the BB of Korea's Lee Seokjun who defends.

The flop is 5♣ 9♣ 2♠ as Lee checks. Pansoy fires a CBet of 15,000 to which the Korean makes the call. The turn is the T♦ as Lee checks anew. Pansoy fires again, this time for 30,000. Lee now check-raises to 105,000. The Filipino decides to turn on the jets and 3-bet shove on his opponent. Lee eventually folds.

David Wang of Australia starts the action with a raise from UTG to 16,000 and gets Filipino Charles Ed Pansoy in the SB and Jacky Ho of China to join in.

The flop is 3♠ 2♠ 2♥ as the blinds check. Wang CBets to 15,000 and gets check-raised by the Filipino to 30,000. Ho folds. The turn is the T♥ . This time, Pansoy checks as Wang checks behind. The river is the 3♦ as Pansoy bets 50,000. Wang folds.

With the money bubble looming, the action is folded to two Filipino players in the blinds. Charles Ed Pansoy raises to 16,000 in the SB and gets a call from Alvir Inocentes in the BB.

The flop comes K♣ Q♥ 5♠ as Pansoy continues unloading for 16,000. Inocentes makes the call. The turn is the 5♦ and this time Pansoy declares he is all-in and quickly gets called by his opponent.

Needing the last remaining five to force a chop, Inocentes instead sees the 4♦ arrive on the river and thus ends his stint in the tournament as the bubble boy.

Everyone still in contention are now all guaranteed PhP250,000 (~US$4,280).

The action is getting more tense at the PokerStars poker room at Okada Manila with the action of Day 2 at the APPT Manila Championship about to reach the bubble. 16 one-hour levels have been played so far and 75 players of 416 entries are still competing for a chance to take a chunk from the PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000) prize pool. 63 players will be guaranteed a payout, and there is still a lot of poker to go.

Australian John Edward Perry currently stands out as the chip leader from the 75 players that remain with 963,000 chips. Korean Kim Kiyoung has been consistent and ranks second with 700,000. Irishman Patrick Clarke holds the third spot with 630,000 so far.

APPT Manila Championship (Day 2, October 25)

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000)

Entries: 416

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 277,300

Blinds: 2,000/5,000 Ante 5,000

Remaining players: 75

ITM: 63

Two Day 1 flights including some last minute Day 2 registrants brought the final total entries to 416, each of whom coughed up the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to take part in APPT Manila Championship main event. The total entries built the prize pool to PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000), surpassing the PHP 55,000,000 guarantee. 102 players are still competing with 63 guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP250,000 (~US$ 4,285). Of course, all eyes are focused on the grand prize of PHP 11,610,000 (~US$ 200,000).

Of the 102 players remaining, Moses Saquing of the Philippines stands as the chip leader with 744,000 chips. Flight B chip leader Kim Kiyoung is staying on course with the second biggest stack with 711,000. Rounding up the top three is John Edward Perry with 538,000. 14 Levels have been played so far with 7 more to go before the survivors bag their chips for another leg on Day 3 tomorrow. There's still a lot more poker and anything can happen.

APPT Manila Championship (Day 2, October 25)

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000)

Entries: 416

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 203,900

Blinds: 1,500/3,000 Ante 3,000

Remaining players: 102

ITM: 63

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:

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.