PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship 2024

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Itsuki Morita

Japan

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, 12:31:53 PM

Yan Li Busts Out Itsuki Morita

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yan Li

After a raise battle, both Itsuki Morita and Yan Li eventually agree to put all their chips at risk. Itsuki Morita with the last 57,000 all-in called by Yan Li.

Itsuki Morita: A♥ A♠

Yan Li: Q♥ Q♣

Board T♠ 6♣ Q♦ 2♦ 6♠

Yan Li spiked one of his two outs to win the huge pot and eliminate Itsuki Morita.

Player	Chips
YL Yan LiChina	212,000(265 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:34:46 AM

Daniel Neilson Improves At The Expense Of Itsuki Morita

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Daniel Neilson

Ashely De Guzman started the raise at 1,200 from UTG+2 then got re-popped by Itsuki Morita to 4,500 from the cut-off. Not to be outdone, Daniel Neilson raised it even more to 9,500 from the button. De Guzman stepped aside and Morita continued on to see a 2♠ A♥ 4♣ flop. Morita check-called the 2,100 bet of Neilson to see a 7♦ on the turn. Both players checked to see a 9♣ on the river. Morita bet 17,000, but folded when Neilson shoved all-in.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	122,000(203 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	61,200(102 BB)
AD Ashley de GuzmanPhilippines	47,400(79 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 10:11:50 AM

Patrick Crivell Sits On Chip Leader Throne After 5 Levels

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Patrick Crivell

While a typhoon rages around Manila, the poker action at Okada Manila for Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship is also creating its own storm. 142 entries for Flight B have met the buy-in requirement of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) in order to compete for a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. 108 players are still battling it out for a chance to advance to the Day 2 leg tomorrow.

Patrick Crivell sits with the biggest stack at 138,300 and is followed closely by Emmanuel Derecho with 138,000. Rounding up the top three is Marc Anthony Joseph with 136,500, but that's just a spit away for Seonghun Jeong with a near-identical 136,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 108/142

Starting Stack: 50,000

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	138,300(277 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	136,500(273 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	136,000(272 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	134,200(268 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	127,100(254 BB)
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	121,700(243 BB)
SC Stevan ChewAustralia	121,400(243 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	115,000(230 BB)
CT Chan TruongViet Nam	108,000(216 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	91,000(182 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	88,700(177 BB)
SO Sun Oh HahmMalaysia	88,000(176 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	79,000(158 BB)
AR Angelina RichUnited States of America	78,500(157 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:40:37 AM

Frd Aso Seitaro Leads Flight B After 3 Levels

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The stormy weather hasn't slowed down the action in Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship here at Okada Manila. So far, there have been 94 entries making the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to compete for the guaranteed prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). 85 players are still on their seats, hoping to advance to Day 2 tomorrow. Leading the Flight is Japan's Frd Aso Seitaro with a chip stack of 160,000. Not that far behind is Jian Hui Giam with 136,000 chips and Seonghun Jeong with 124,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

Entries: 85/94

Starting Stack: 50,000

Flight B Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	160,000(533 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	136,000(453 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	124,000(413 BB)
JM Jorge Manzur DuarteCanada	110,000(367 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	106,000(353 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	102,000(340 BB)
SC Stevan ChewAustralia	74,500(248 BB)
JC Junsik ChoiSouth Korea	74,300(248 BB)
AA Ajay AbrolSingapore	70,400(235 BB)
YP Yohn ParedesPeru	66,000(220 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:06:36 AM

Marc Anthony Joseph Benefits From Ituski Morita

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Marc Anthony Joseph

Itsuki Morita three-bet to 800 from the hi-jack and called the 2,800 re-raise from Marc Anthony Joseph at the cutoff. Both players are given a flop of Q♠ J♦ K♠ . Morita check-raises Joseph's 1,500 bet to 4,800 with Joseph completing to see a 7♣ turn. Both players slow down with a check to see a 2♦ on the river. Morita checks then folds to Joseph's 7,500 shove.

Player	Chips
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	85,600(285 BB)
MA Marc Anthony JosephSouth Africa	53,000(177 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:54:59 AM

Wayne Lau Wins A Handsome Pot

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Wayne Lau

Itsuki Morita 5-bet to 1,000 from under the fun with button Wayne Lau making the call along with Kenji Kuramochi at the small blind and Muhammed Ali Chandna from the big blind. The four players saw a flop of 3♠ 4♥ Q♥. All players checked to see a 9♦ on the turn. Chandna was given the option to act and fired out 2,300. Morita got out of the way, but Wayne Lau at the button raised to 5,300 with everyone else steering clear to give Lau the pot.

Player	Chips
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	79,500(398 BB)
IM Itsuki MoritaJapan	58,800(294 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	58,500(293 BB)
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	53,300(267 BB)