APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.