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Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Martin Gonzales

Philippines

Re-Entries

Place

7th

Prize

$31,010

Prize (PHP)

₱1,810,000

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

6/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

3,466,667

Day 3

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 5:15:54 PM

Hand #68: Martin Gonzales out in 7th for PhP1,810,000 (~US$31,010)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Martin Gonzales - 7th place - PhP1,810,000 (~US$31,010)

The action is folded to the CO where Martin Gonzales of the Philippines has K♣ J♠ and decides to open shove for 680,000. Waiting on the D is Korea's Beum Chun Jun who makes the call with A♥ J♣.

Player	Hand	Chips
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	A♥J♣ D	3,300,000(66 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	K♣J♠ CO	busted

Board:4♦J♦3♠3♥8♥

Beum Chun Jun won the pot with Ah Jc

While both did hit the Jack on the flop, nothing else came out that could have helped the Filipino.

The action is now paused for tomorrow (Sunday, October 27) for the official Final Table with six players remaining.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 3:35:03 PM

Hand #52: John Edward Perry out in 9th for PhP1,237,720 (~US$21,205)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

John Edward Perry - 9th place - PhP1,237,720 (~US$21,205)

Hand #52: In what is perhaps the most pivotal hand in the Final 9, it starts with a raise from the +3 position from Li Xinjing of China to 100,000. Suddenly on the D, Australia's John Edward Perry 3-bets to 150,000, Martin Gonzales of the Philippines 4-bets to 450,000 and Taiwan's Justin Chu making a 5-bet all-in to 945,000.

Li folds but Perry calls all-in for his remaining 180,000. Gonzales covers everyone.

Player	Hand	Chips
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	A♦A♣ BB	2,300,000(46 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	A♥K♣ SB	855,000(17 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	J♠9♠ MP	160,000(3 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	A♠T♠ D	busted

Board:Q♥6♣K♠6♦7♠

Beum Chun Jun won the pot with Ad Ac

Perry managed to flop a gutshot and Gonzales got top pair, but no one improved on the last two community cards Chu scoops the pot and sends the competition into 8-handed play where everyone is now guaranteed PhP1,480,000 (~US$25,360).

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 2:28:34 PM

Leaderboard Update

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

William Ysmael

With still nine players remaining, here is where everyone stands at as the blinds go up:

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	4,995,000(125 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	4,870,000(122 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	3,470,000(87 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,370,000(59 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	2,000,000(50 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	1,595,000(40 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	570,000(14 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	430,000(11 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	410,000(10 BB)

Everyone is still guaranteed PhP1,237,720 (US$21,205).

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 2:10:49 PM

Hand #32: Gonzales flops set

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Martin Gonzales

Hand #32: After Filipino pro Martin Gonzales raised from UTG with 7♥ 7♣ , he dragged in two callers in Justin Chu of Taiwan with A♠ 2♠ on the +2 position and fellow Filipino Lester Edoc with 5♥ 5♦ in the HJ.

Gonzales immediately saw good news as the flop came 4♦ 7♦ J♠ , flopping middle set. Gonzales checked and Chu tried to make a play at it with a bet of 120,000 which was initially called by Edoc. But then Gonzales came over the top and raised to 275,000 and both opponents fold.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	7♥7♣	1,700,000(43 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	A♠2♠	3,600,000(90 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	5♥5♦	2,300,000(58 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 12:08:01 PM

Hand #12: Gonzales checks out of trouble against Ward

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Martin Gonzales

Hand #12: The raise from Filipino pro Martin Gonzales from the +2 position is greeted with a call by chip leader Thomas Ward from the BB.

The flop is 7♦ 6♦ T♦ and Gonzales hit top pair while Ward has a queen high straight draw. It is check-call for the New Zealander and the turn gave the 3♦ , the fourth diamond on the board. Ward--now with a flush--opts to check-call again. The river is the T♣ which now gives Gonzales trips. However, both do have showdown value and opt to check down.

Player	Hand	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	K♠T♠ MP	5,500,000(138 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	A♣Q♦ BB	1,300,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 10:35:55 AM

The Final 9 players of the APPT Championship

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Here are the last nine players who are now all guaranteed PhP1,237,720 (~US$21,205). They will play down to the last six for the official final table that will commence tomorrow (Sunday, October 27).

Player	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	4,210,000(140 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	3,425,000(114 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	3,190,000(106 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	2,670,000(89 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	2,165,000(72 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	1,540,000(51 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,500,000(50 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,430,000(48 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	695,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 8:44:13 AM

Leaderboard Update

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Lester Edoc

With 16 players reaming, here's where they stand:

Player	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	3,730,000(149 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	3,680,000(147 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	3,070,000(123 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,675,000(67 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,325,000(53 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	1,145,000(46 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	1,080,000(43 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,060,000(42 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	1,020,000(41 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	890,000(36 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	725,000(29 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	410,000(16 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	340,000(14 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	305,000(12 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	255,000(10 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	90,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 8:37:16 AM

Bae crippled by Gonzales

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Bae Wonchul

The action is folded to Bae Wonchul of Korea in the CO and he declares he is all-in and gets a call all-in from Filipino pro Martin Gonzales for his remaining 510,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	9♦9♣ D	1,080,000(43 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	K♣Q♥ CO	90,000(4 BB)

Board:T♣3♥8♣8♥4♣

Bae fails to hit any of his over card and is down to less than 100,000 in chips.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 6:43:56 AM

Gonzales overtakes Hieu

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Martin Gonzales

Vietnam's Hieu Ngo opens from UTG for 50,000 and the action gets folded to the D of Filipino pro Martin Gonzales who 3-bets it to 140,000. Hieu makes the call.

The flop is Q♦ 7♦ 8♥ as both players check. The turn is the 6♥ as Hieu leads out for 130,000. Gonzales calls. The river is the 3♠ . Hieu checks and Gonzales bets 250,000. The Vietnamese player then goes into the tank and burns one Time Bank card before making the call.

Gonzales turns over Q♥ J♠ for top pair on the flop as Hieu mucks.

Player	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	1,680,000(67 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,160,000(46 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 6:11:07 AM

Leaderboard Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Thomas Ward

Former overall chip leader John Edward Perry of Australia has dropped all the way to eighth place in the first leaderboard update of the day. Fellow Australian Thomas Ward now occupies the top spot as he and Filipino pro Lester Edoc are the only ones breaching the two million chip mark at the moment.

Chip counts at end of Level 22:

Player	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	2,760,000(138 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	2,060,000(103 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,540,000(77 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,435,000(72 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,305,000(65 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	1,115,000(56 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,075,000(54 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,075,000(54 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	1,055,000(53 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	1,015,000(51 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	995,000(50 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	995,000(50 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	910,000(46 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	840,000(42 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	680,000(34 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	600,000(30 BB)
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	550,000(28 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	380,000(19 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	315,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 5:25:38 AM

Gonzales rivers Perry to stay alive

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Martin Gonzales

Chip leader John Edward Perry has the action folded to him on the D and raises to 40,000. it is folded to the BB of Filipino pro Martin Gonzales who 3-bets all-in, chucking in his remaining stack of 380,000. Perry makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	A♥9♦ BB	850,000(43 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	7♣7♦ D	2,100,000(105 BB)

Board:T♣5♥3♣6♠A♠

Martin Gonzales won the pot with Ah 9d

The loss on the river now brings Perry closer to his pursuers.

Blind level

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Entries

28/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

742,857

Day 2

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 6:38:27 PM

28 players remain heading into Day 3

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

The 28 players remaining will reconvene on Saturday (October 26) at 12NN (UCT+8) and will play down to the Final 6 players.

Check out the Livestream that begins at 4:00PM.

APPT Manila Championship remaining players:

Player	Chips
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,785,000(112 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,395,000(87 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	1,330,000(83 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	1,125,000(70 BB)
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	1,080,000(68 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,060,000(66 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,025,000(64 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	1,000,000(63 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	985,000(62 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	885,000(55 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	815,000(51 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	800,000(50 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	705,000(44 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	675,000(42 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	640,000(40 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	625,000(39 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	600,000(38 BB)
MH Moon Ho SeoSouth Korea	590,000(37 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	535,000(33 BB)
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	535,000(33 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	510,000(32 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	445,000(28 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	370,000(23 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	365,000(23 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	360,000(23 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	255,000(16 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	240,000(15 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	65,000(4 BB)

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

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 4:45:58 PM

Gonzales wins flip against Michl for double up

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Martin Gonzales

After a series of preflop raises, the pot between Joris Michl of The Netherlands and local hopeful Martin Gonzales comes down to a virtual coinflip.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	A♠K♣ D	572,000(48 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	J♥J♦ SB	680,000(57 BB)

Board:5♠5♥9♣5♣3♦

Martin Gonzales won the pot with Jh Jd

Gonzales' boat keeps him afloat as Michl takes a moderate hit.

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 4:45:00 AM

Gonzales doubles up off Tanaka

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Martin Gonzales

APPT Open champion Matthew Wakeman opens the action from UTG for 4,000 and gets called in the +1 position by Hideyoshi Tanaka of Japan. When the action gets to Filipino pro Martin Gonzales in the HJ, he 3-bets all-in for his remaining 31,500. Wakeman opts to fold while Tanaka makes the call.

Gonzales flips over A♣ K♠ while Tanaka is dominated, holding A♠ T♦ .

The ensuing runout goes: 2♣ 7♥ 2♥ 4♠ K♦ to give the pot and the much needed double up to the Filipino.

Player	Chips
HT Hideyoshi TanakaJapan	108,000(54 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	72,000(36 BB)
MW Matthew Wakeman (2)Australia	51,000(26 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, 9:57:49 AM

Rishi Mehra Maintains Chip Lead After 5 Levels

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rocky Paradise Among The Top Ten In Chips

5 levels have been played with a total of 114 entries making the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in for a crack at winning a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool. Rishi Mehra maintains the chip lead over the 83 hopefuls still remaining in Flight A with 235,000 chips, and is the only one who has made it over the 200K mark. Georgios Skarparis is at arm's length with 193,100. Completing the top three is Nang Quang Nguyen with 166,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 83/114

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	235,000(470 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisGreece	193,100(386 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	166,000(332 BB)
JW Jackson WarneAustralia	147,400(295 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	145,900(292 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	144,200(288 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	134,000(268 BB)
AN Andrew NguyenUnited States of America	120,800(242 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	116,400(233 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	89,000(178 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	88,000(176 BB)
MA March Anthony JosephSouth Africa	84,000(168 BB)
DF David FroyaldeUnited States of America	81,300(163 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	78,600(157 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	78,000(156 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	75,100(150 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 9:11:54 AM

Martin Rundulf Gonzales Wins Over Huu Dung Nguyen

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Huu Dung Nguyen raised it to 1,200 from the hi-jack and Martin Rundulf Gonzales defended at the big blind for both players to enter a flop of T♠ A♥ 9♦. Gonzales check-calls the 1,000 bet of Nguyen to see a 2♣ turn. Gonzales again check-calls 2,500 to see an 8♣ on the river. Both players check. Gonzales flashes A♠ T♥ for top two pair while Nguyen mucks his hand.

Player	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	65,000(130 BB)
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	36,900(74 BB)