APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

With the action folded to Korea's Cho Jaegeol in the CO, he makes a raise to 23,000. When it gets to the SB of Englishman Guy Taylor, he 3-bets all-in for his remaining stack of 335,000. The massive raise was still met with a call from the Korean.

Englishman Guy Taylor opens from UTG for 12,000 and gets a call from the CO from Yu Chun Chen of Taiwan.

The flop is A♣ 7♣ 9♥ as Taylor continues betting for 22,000. Yu calls. The turn is the T♣ and this time both players check. The river is the 4♣ . Taylor puts in a measly bet of 8,000 and it's enough to make the Taiwanese player throw his hole cards into the muck.

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

In a battle of the blinds, small blind Guy Taylor raised to 8,000 with Lee Sunghak defending the big blind with a call. The flop arrived K♦ 4♣ Q♦ with Lee folding to Taylor's 6,500 bet.

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.

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.