Day 2
Zhen Chen Ends The Journey Of Motoyoshi Okamura
There was a lot of back-and-forth raise flirting, but eventually Motoyoshi Okamura pushed 158,000 all-in and Zhen Chen agreed.
Chen's pockets jacks did well to hold off Okamura's nines and eliminate him from the tournament.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ZC Zhen Chen | J♣J♥ | 431,000(108 BB) |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 9♣9♠ | busted |
Moses Saquing Leads Day 2 Field After 14 Levels at APPT Manila Championship

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
DAY 2 TOP CHIP COUNTS
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MS Moses Saquing | 744,000(248 BB) |
KK Kim Kiyoung | 711,000(237 BB) |
JE John Edward Perry | 538,000(179 BB) |
CE Charles Ed Pansoy | 510,000(170 BB) |
PC Patrick Clarke | 507,000(169 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 463,000(154 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 385,000(128 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 366,000(122 BB) |
CM Christopher Mateo | 356,000(119 BB) |
DN Daniel Neilson | 355,000(118 BB) |
SO Sean Ooi | 333,000(111 BB) |
LE Lester Edoc | 324,000(108 BB) |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 321,000(107 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 315,000(105 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 298,000(99 BB) |
GT Guy Taylor | 287,000(96 BB) |
JW Joey Weissman | 278,000(93 BB) |
AI Alvir Inocentes | 259,000(86 BB) |
DW David Wang | 256,000(85 BB) |
JC Justin Chi Jen Chu | 251,000(84 BB) |
YL Yan Li | 250,000(83 BB) |
Pham Bao Doubles Up With Kings

Brett Kennedy made the min-raise to 5,000 from the cut-off and got re-raised by Motoyoshi Okamura to 15,000 from the button. At the big blind, Pham Bao riffled his chips a bit and then pushed them all-in for 65,000. Kennedy stepped aside and Okamura took a moment to peek at his hole cards before finally making the call.
Motoyoshi Okamura: A♣ K♥
Pham Bao: K♦ K♣
Board: 5♦ T♣ Q♠ 7♦ Q♣
Pham Bao's Kings held all the way for a huge double-up, denting Okamura's stack in the process.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PB Pham Bao | 149,000(60 BB) |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 67,000(27 BB) |
BK Brett Kennedy | 45,000(18 BB) |
Leaderboard update during break

Here are the present chip leader as registration is set to close after the current break.
APPT Championship Chip Leaders:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KK Kim Kiyoung | 490,000(196 BB) |
MS Moses Saquing | 466,000(186 BB) |
KN Kim Namhyung | 449,000(180 BB) |
PC Patrick Clarke | 401,000(160 BB) |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 400,000(160 BB) |
LE Lester Edoc | 392,000(157 BB) |
CJ Chun Jun Beum | 391,000(156 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 356,000(142 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 352,000(141 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 315,000(126 BB) |
Day 1A
Flight A Wraps Up After 11 Levels

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship wrapped up after 11 levels and nearly 12 hours of tournament poker. 59 hopefuls out of 165 total entries will be moving on to Day 2, inching their way closer to a payout from the guaranteed prize pool of PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). Flight B will play tomorrow with the survivors of those joining the "Flight A Fifty-Nine" for 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: 165
Starting Stack: 50,000
Average Stack: 139,831
Blinds: 1,000/1,500 Ante 1,500
Remaining players: 59
Here's a look at the Flight A chip counts:
Flight A Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LE Lester Edoc | 502,000(335 BB) |
PC Patrick Clarke | 355,000(237 BB) |
JE John Edward Perry | 338,500(226 BB) |
CE Charles Ed Pansoy | 290,500(194 BB) |
AM Akinobu Maeda | 263,500(176 BB) |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 258,500(172 BB) |
KN Kim Namhyung | 254,000(169 BB) |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 251,000(167 BB) |
TH Thijs Hilberts | 238,500(159 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 231,000(154 BB) |
JW Jordan Westmorland | 216,500(144 BB) |
WY William Ysmael | 214,000(143 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 207,000(138 BB) |
WB Wonchul Bae | 185,500(124 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 184,000(123 BB) |
PS Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | 182,500(122 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 182,000(121 BB) |
SX Shen Xianchao | 176,000(117 BB) |
CC Carlos Chang | 169,500(113 BB) |
LS Lee Sunghak | 159,000(106 BB) |
HN Hieu Ngo | 158,500(106 BB) |
PP Punnat Punsri | 154,500(103 BB) |
RP Rocky Paradise | 149,500(100 BB) |
SO Sean Ooi | 145,500(97 BB) |
XL Xinjing Li | 143,000(95 BB) |
NQ Nang Quang Nguyen | 127,500(85 BB) |
MA Mads Andahl Arberg | 124,500(83 BB) |
DB Daniel Benor | 121,500(81 BB) |
AI Alessio Isaia | 119,500(80 BB) |
AI Alvir Inocentes | 118,500(79 BB) |
HS Hyeonho Shin | 115,000(77 BB) |
DW Di Wu | 112,000(75 BB) |
BL Benjamin LeBlond | 104,500(70 BB) |
LH Lifu Huang | 97,000(65 BB) |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 96,000(64 BB) |
YW Yan Wen Yee | 92,000(61 BB) |
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | 91,500(61 BB) |
WK Woojin Kim | 85,000(57 BB) |
KN Kyosuke Nagami | 84,500(56 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 79,500(53 BB) |
MR Max Richard Deveson | 79,000(53 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 77,000(51 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 76,500(51 BB) |
ZC Zhen Chen | 75,500(50 BB) |
AL Andy Li | 66,000(44 BB) |
SN Si Ng Pun | 59,500(40 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 57,000(38 BB) |
LW Lee Wee Liew | 56,000(37 BB) |
JR Jaime Ramon Reyes | 55,500(37 BB) |
MC Matthew Chan | 53,000(35 BB) |
AK Amit Khaitan | 51,500(34 BB) |
SI Seigi Imai | 48,000(32 BB) |
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 42,000(28 BB) |
KL Kolja Lucking | 37,000(25 BB) |
AN Andrew Nguyen | 36,500(24 BB) |
JL Jun Li | 29,500(20 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 29,500(20 BB) |
SK Seonggwon Kim | 20,000(13 BB) |
Quang Huy Nguyen Wins Spare Change From Motoyoshi Okamura

Quang Huy Nguyen min-raised to 3,000 from UTG+1 with only Motoyoshi Okamura making the call at the button. Both players are treated to a flop of Q♠ 5♠ 7♣ . Nguyen fires 5,000 and Okamura calls to see a 2♣ turn. Nguyen fires another 12,000, and this time Okamura folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 165,000(110 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 100,500(67 BB) |
Quang Huy Nguyen Successfully Defends Big Blind
Motoyoshi Okamura raised to 2,200 from the hi-jack and Quang Huy Nguyen defended the big blind for both to enter a flop of A♠ K♠ Q♠. Nguyen check-called the 3,000 bet of Okamura to see a Q♦ on the turn. Both check and proceed to the 6♥ river. Nguyen bets 3,000 and Okamura decides to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 47,300(47 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 45,800(46 BB) |