Day 1A
Rishi Mehra Leads The Pack

Three levels have passed so far in Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship. There have been 93 entries so far who coughed up the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to play for a guaranteed prize pool of PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,650). 83 players are still in contention with Rishi Mehra leading the pack with 120,500 in chips. Not far behind is Rocky Paradise with 117,000. Marc Anthony Joseph sits with 115,800 to round out the top 3.
Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024
Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 950,650)
Entries: 84/93
Starting Stack: 50,000
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Rishi Mehra | 120,500(402 BB) |
RP Rocky Paradise | 117,000(390 BB) |
MA March Anthony Joseph | 115,800(386 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 102,400(341 BB) |
CS Chirag Shah | 91,500(305 BB) |
HH Hironobu Hasegawa | 89,700(299 BB) |
PC Patrick Crivell | 81,800(273 BB) |
PC Patrick Clarke | 70,200(234 BB) |
NQ Nang Quang Nguyen | 63,700(212 BB) |
WY William Ysmael | 57,000(190 BB) |
Hironobu Hasegawa Takes A Big Pot
Two pre-flop limpers was reduced to one caller when Gaby Shawma matched the 2,000 raise by Hironobu Hasegawa from the small blind. Both players entered a flop of A♣ 6♠ 4♦ . Hasegawa led with 800 with Shawma making the call to go to a 8♠ turn. Hasegawa then check-called a 2,300 bet from Shawma to lead to the 8♦ river. Hasegawa again check-called the 6,000 bet from Shawma.
Hironobu Hasegawa: A♦ 2♦
Gaby Shawma: 3♦ 3♣
The two-pair of Hasegawa wins a huge pot over Shawma.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HH Hironobu Hasegawa | 58,600(293 BB) |
GS Gaby Sawma | 29,900(150 BB) |