APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

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APPT Manila Championship remaining players:

Event #31 APPT Manila Championship

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Venue: Okada Manila, Parañaque City, Philippines

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

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

Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$1,028,270)

Entries: 416

Players ITM: 63

Total Chips in Play: 20,800,000

Average Stack: 742,857

Blinds: 8,000/16,000 (16,000)

Remaining players: 28

APPT National champion Chen Zhen of China opens from the HJ for 20,000 but Korea's Kim Kiyoung re-pops all-in from the D for 89,000. Another Chinese player in Wu Yuanning also shoves his remaining stack of 133,000. Chen covers both and decides to make the call.

Kim actually paired ten on the river but it was also the card that gave Wu the last piece of his runner-runner/gutshot Broadway. Kim, who was the chip leader at the conclusion of Flight B, has now been bounced from the tournament.

Justin Chu of Taiwan opens the action from the CO for 16,000 and gets callers in Filipino pro Lester Edoc in the D and Kim Kiyoung in the BB.

The flop comes 7♣ Q♥ 4♠ as Kim checks. Chu CBets to 21,000 and gets a call from both. The turn is 6♥ as Kim checks again. This time, Chu slows down and checks as well. Edoc bets 65,000. Kim tanks and uses a Time Bank card before opting to fold. Chu follows suit.

Former chip leader Kim Kiyoung of Korea starts the action from UTG with a raise to 12,000 and action is folded to the D where another former chip leader in Filipino vetean Lester Edoc makes the call.

The flop is 5♦ Q♥ 9♠ as Kim continues firing for 15,000. Edoc makes the call. The turn is the Q♦ . Kim unloads again, this time for 30,000 and Edoc still calls. The river is the T♥ and this time, but players check.

Kim turns over Q♦ J♠ while Edoc shows A♣ Q♣ and takes the pot with trip with a higher kicker.

The action is getting more tense at the PokerStars poker room at Okada Manila with the action of Day 2 at the APPT Manila Championship about to reach the bubble. 16 one-hour levels have been played so far and 75 players of 416 entries are still competing for a chance to take a chunk from the PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000) prize pool. 63 players will be guaranteed a payout, and there is still a lot of poker to go.

Australian John Edward Perry currently stands out as the chip leader from the 75 players that remain with 963,000 chips. Korean Kim Kiyoung has been consistent and ranks second with 700,000. Irishman Patrick Clarke holds the third spot with 630,000 so far.

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: 277,300

Blinds: 2,000/5,000 Ante 5,000

Remaining players: 75

ITM: 63

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

Ajay Abrol min-raised to 6,000 at the cut-off. Kim Kiyoung then three-bet to 17,500 when action came to him at the small blind. Big blind Edilberto Gopez made the call and Ajay Abrol also completed to build a juicy pot entering a flop of 8♦ J♠ 9♥ . Kiyoung made a 15,000 c-bet and was called by both players to see a 9♠ on the turn. Kiyoung pushed another 40,000. Gopez stayed out of the way and Abrol tanked before finally giving up the pot to Kiyoung.

Here are the present chip leader as registration is set to close after the current break.

APPT Championship Chip Leaders:

After the storm in the city subsided, so did the action settle down at Okada Manila where Flight B of the APPT Manila Championship concluded for the day. 194 entries made the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to compete for their share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. 80 players were still on their seats to bag their chips at the end of 11 levels and nearly 12 hours of poker. Those 80 players will be back tomorrow to compete again in the Day 2 leg and will be joined by the 59 players who advanced from Flight A.

Among the 80 survivors of Flight B, it was Kim Youngkim of South Korea who bagged the largest stack with 452,500 chips. Moses Saquing of the Philippines was at a distant second with a very healthy 295,000. Rounding up the top three chip leaders is American John Joseph Panish who bagged 277,500 to carry onto Day 2.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 194

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 116,867

Blinds: 1,000/1,500 Ante 1,500

Remaining players: 80

Meanwhile here are the top 10 chip counts

Kim Kiyoung raised to 3,500 from under the gun and got called by hi-jack Yohwan Lim, small blind Yuanning Wu and big blind Mike Takayama. The four players were treated to a 8♠ Q♦ 9♦ flop. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a 5,500 c-bet. Yohwan Lim made the call along with Yuanning Wu to see a T♣ turn. All three checked to see the 4♠ on the river. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a modest 11,000 with only Wu as the lone caller. Kiyoung turned over 8♦ 8♣ for a set of eights. Wu mucked.

Yuanning Wu raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was raised to 7,500 by Kim Kiyoung at the hi-jack. Wu matched the bet to see a flop of 4♣ 6♠ 9♦. Wu check-called the 6,000 bet of Kiyoung to see a J♦ turn. Both players checked to get a free A♣ on the river. Wu checked and folded when Kiyoung bet out 25,000 into the pot.

Despite the stormy weather, 166 poker hopefuls at Okada Manila still made the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to participate in Flight B of the APPT Manila Champion, which is guaranteeing a prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). 112 survivors still remain and will play until the end of Level 11 where those still with chips get to bring them over for the Day 2 leg tomorrow.

Yan Li of China holds the biggest stack so far with 208,500 chips. Sanjeev Kapoor has the next big stack with 181,000 while Patrick Crivell rounds up the top three with 172,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 112/166

Starting Stack: 50,000

Jason Lee started the raise to 1,800 from under the gun and got called by San Soriano Ramos at the hi-jack and Kim Kiyoung at the button. The three players were peeled a flop of 6♠ 9♣ A♣ . Lee led out with 2500 and was called by Ramos. When Kiyoung three-bet to 8,500, Lee folded, but Ramos remained to see a K♥ on the turn. Ramos then check-called the 16,000 bet of Kiyoung to see a 9♠ on the river. Ramos checked and call with all his 23,800 when Kiyoung bet out 30,000.

Ramos showed A♠ Q♣ for top pair aces while Kiyoung showed 5♣ 7♣ for a busted flush draw and straight draw.

Lin Hao raised to 1,600 from the button and got called by San Soriano Ramos on the small blind and Kim Kiyoung on the big blind. The three players entered a flop of 5♥ 9♥ 5♦. Action was checked to Hao who bet 2,500. Soriano made the call while Kiyoung moved out of the way. The turn came 8♣ and both players checked to see a 5♦ on the river. Both players checked again. San Ramos Soriano showed 2♥ 2♠, but it wasn't good enough to win against the 7♥ 7♣ of Lin Hao.

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