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Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Juyeol Lee

South Korea

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, 4:59:10 PM

Wai Kit Jason Lau Gets Paid For Quads

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Wai Kit Jason Lau

Yuanning Wu made the 2,400 min-raise from under the gun and got called by Juyeol Lee at the button and Wai Kit Jason Lau at the big blind. The three players were shown a flop of 5♣ 2♣ 4♣. Action was checked to Wu who bet 2,200. Lee and Lau called to see an 8♦ turn. All players checked to reaech a 4♠ on the river. Lau bet out 22,200 with Yuanning the only one to call. Lau peeled over 4♥ 4♦ for quads. Yuanning just said "wow" and mucked.

Player	Chips
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	172,000(143 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	81,000(68 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	24,600(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:26:03 PM

Wayne Lau Wins Desperate Double Up Over Juyeol Lee

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Wayne Lau

Juyeol Lee made a min-raise from under the gun and called the 24,200 all-in of Wayne Lau from the next seat.

Juyeol Lee: A♥ T♠

Wayne Lau: 9♣ 9♥

Board: Q♦ 6♦ 4♠ Q♠ 9♠

Lau was ahead the entire time and the nine on the river improved his hand to a full house to secure the much-needed double up.

Player	Chips
WL Wayne LauCanada	51,400(43 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	24,600(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:46:13 AM

Mike Takayama Doubles From

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama made a min-raise to 1,200 from under the gun and got 4 callers. Five players entered a flop of K♦ 5♦ 2♥. When action was checked to Takayama, he didn't hesitate to fire 2,900. Jian Hui Giam, Juyeol Lee and Wayne Lau all folded. The only remaining caller was Jang Wongeun at the big blind. Both players saw an 8♣ turn. Wongeun then check-called by Takyama's 10,800 bet to lead to the 3♥ on the river. Wongeun check-called Takyama's all-in shove for 53,700.

Wongeun flipped over K♠ 3♠ for two-pairs while Takayama showed A♦ 4♦ for a wheel straight to take down the huge pot and double-up.

Player	Chips
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	207,000(345 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	140,800(235 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	92,000(153 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	36,000(60 BB)
JW Jang WongeunSouth Korea	11,700(20 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 11:00:17 AM

Mike Takayama Grabs Some Change From Juyeol Lee

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Juyeol Lee raised from UTG+1 to 1,600 and Mike Takayama made the call from the button to see a flop of 8♣ 5♥ Q♦. Lee c-bet 1,800 and Takayama called again to see a 2♣ turn. Lee checked the action to Takayama who fired 2,700, forcing Lee to fold.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	81,700(136 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	63,500(106 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, 8:34:16 AM

Juyeol Lee Books A Decent Pot

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Juyeol Lee

Troy Mclean raised to 1,000 from the hi-jack and got three callers for a four-way leading into the flop of 7♥ A♠ 6♥ . All four check to see an 8♦ turn. Gene Chan launches 2000 from the small blind with Juyeol Lee calling at the big blind and Troy Mclean also completing to see the 8♠ on the river. Chan checked his option to Lee who fired out 5,500 and forced everyone else to fold.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	106,000(265 BB)
GC Gene ChanCanada	67,000(168 BB)
TM Troy McleanAustralia	20,000(50 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 7:19:49 AM

Jian Hui Giam Improves From Juyeol Lee

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Jian Hui Giam raised to 700 from under the gun with Juyeol Lee calling from the cutoff and Sung Min Woo defending from the big blind. The three players are shown a flop of 2♥ 9♣ 4♣. Action is checked around to reveal a 5♠ on the turn. Woo led out with 1,200 with both Giam and Lee calling to see a 2♦ river. Action is checked around to Lee who fires 3,500. Only Giam made the call for a heads-up showdown.

Jian Hui Giam: 9♦ 8♦

Juyeol Lee: A♥ T♥

Giam's two-pair was in great shape to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	122,000(407 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	61,500(205 BB)
SM Sung Min WooSouth Korea	12,800(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 6:44:12 AM

Juyeol Lee Wins WIth Better Kicker

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Juyeol Lee raised to 800 from UTG+1 and got called by Jian Hui Giam to defend the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 4♦ 2♣ 4♠ and checked it around to see an 8♣ on the turn. Giam bet out 1,100 and was matched by Lee to see a 5♠ on the river. Both players checked and revealed their cards to determine a winner.

Juyeol Lee: K♠ Q♠

Jian Hui Giam: K♥ J♣

The queen kicker of Lee is enough to provide the edge and take down the pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	110,900(370 BB)
JH Jian Hui GiamSingapore	48,000(160 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:45:37 AM

Kenji Kuramochi Wins A Decent Pot

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Three players limped before Juyeol Lee at the small blind made it 1,000 to play. Four more players obliged and entered the flop of 4♦ Q♠ 4♥ . Action was checked to Kenji Kuramochi, who fired 1,000. The only callers were Juyeol Lee rom the small blind and Wayne Lau at the big blind. The three players saw an A♣ turn, then checked it around to see an 8♦ river. Everyone checked it again. Kuramochi showed K♠ 4♠ for a set of fours that won a decent-sized pot.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	110,000(550 BB)
KK Kenji KuramochiJapan	50,000(250 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	30,000(150 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:03:17 AM

Jueyol Lee Destroys Wayne Lau

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Jueyol Lee

Wayne Lau four-bet to 800 from under the gun with the cutoff player making the call along with Juyeol Lee from the big blind. The flop of 5♠ 7♦ 7♠ opened for the three players. Action was checked to Lau who c-bet 1,000 and got both to call. The turn opened 3♣ with Lee check-raising Lau's 2,200 bet to 7,200. The cutoff folded and Lau made the call to see a A♥ river. Lee fired 23,000 and Lau made the call. Lee flipped over 7♥ T♠ to show a set of sevens. A devastated Lau mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	89,400(447 BB)
WL Wayne LauCanada	16,900(85 BB)

Blind level

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Entries

59/165

Total Chips

8,250,000

Average

139,831

Day 1A

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 10:56:18 AM

Juyeol Lee Beats Sunghak Lee In Blinds Battle

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Sunghak Lee completed and Juyeol Lee checked for both blinds to see a 3♣ 2♦ K♦ flop. Sunghak Lee led with 1,600 and was called by Juyeol Lee to see a 4♠ flop. Sunghak checked and folded when Juyeol bet out 4,200.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	88,000(147 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	74,000(123 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:51:02 AM

Xiaohua Fu Grabs Some Chips From Juyeol Lee

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Juyeol Lee made it 2,000 to play from UTG+1 and got Xiaohua Fu to call from the button. Both players enter a flop of 6♠ K♦ 7♥ . Lee leads out with 1,300 with Fu making the call to see an 8♣ on the turn. Lee fires another barrel for 3,000 and Fu calls behind to see an 8♦ river. Lee slows down with a check and Fu checks behind for a showdown.

Juyeol Lee: T♥ Q♣

Xiaohua Fu: 5♥ 6♥

The pair of sixes gives Fu a two-pair to beat Lee.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	94,500(236 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	66,000(165 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 8:01:36 AM

Rishi Mehra Leads The Pack

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Rishi Mehra: Chip Leader After Three Levels

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 MehraSingapore	120,500(402 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	117,000(390 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	115,800(386 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	102,400(341 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	91,500(305 BB)
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	89,700(299 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	81,800(273 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	70,200(234 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	63,700(212 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	57,000(190 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 6:13:45 AM

Juyeol Lee Takes From Jesus Rivera

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Juyeol Lee min-raised from under the gun and completed the 700 re-raise from Jesus Rivera at the cut-off for both players to enter a flop of T♥ 6♣ 2♥. Lee pushes 1,000 to the pot and Rivera makes the call for a J♦ turn, Lee then check-calls the 6,000 bet of Rivera to enter the 8♦ river. Both players check their option. Lee flips over A♥ 3♥ to show an ace-high and Rivera mucks.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	85,500(428 BB)
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	43,500(218 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:47:20 AM

Juyeol Lee Building A Stack

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Juyeol Lee raised from the high jack to 2,500 with Beng Ker re-popping to 4,000. Lee makes the call to see a 3♠ A♥ T♦ flop. Both check it down to the A♣ turn and check it down again to the K♦ river. Both check the river. Juyeol Lee shows Q♠ J♠ for a broadway straight while Beng Ker throws his cards.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	76,000(380 BB)
BH Beng Hong KerSingapore	32,000(160 BB)