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Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Motoyoshi Okamura

Japan

Re-Entries

Prize

Blind level

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

Entries

28/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

742,857

Day 2

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 10:12:50 AM

Zhen Chen Ends The Journey Of Motoyoshi Okamura

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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 ChenChina	J♣J♥	431,000(108 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	9♣9♠	busted

Board:2♦5♣3♠K♦8♦

Pot:326,000 (82 BB)

Zhen Chen won the pot with Jc Jh

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 9:00:45 AM

Moses Saquing Leads Day 2 Field After 14 Levels at APPT Manila Championship

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Moses Saquing

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 SaquingUnited States of America	744,000(248 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	711,000(237 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	538,000(179 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	510,000(170 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	507,000(169 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	463,000(154 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	385,000(128 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	366,000(122 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	356,000(119 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	355,000(118 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	333,000(111 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	324,000(108 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	321,000(107 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	315,000(105 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	298,000(99 BB)
GT Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom	287,000(96 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	278,000(93 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	259,000(86 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	256,000(85 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	251,000(84 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	250,000(83 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/25/2024, 5:47:50 AM

Pham Bao Doubles Up With Kings

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Pham Bao

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 BaoViet Nam	149,000(60 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	67,000(27 BB)
BK Brett KennedyCanada	45,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 5:11:56 AM

Leaderboard update during break

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Kim Kiyoung

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

APPT Championship Chip Leaders:

Player	Chips
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	490,000(196 BB)
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	466,000(186 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	449,000(180 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	401,000(160 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	400,000(160 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	392,000(157 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	391,000(156 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	356,000(142 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	352,000(141 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	315,000(126 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, 5:32:01 PM

Flight A Wraps Up After 11 Levels

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

Flight A Chip Leader Lester Edoc

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 EdocPhilippines	502,000(335 BB)
PC Patrick ClarkeIreland	355,000(237 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	338,500(226 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	290,500(194 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	263,500(176 BB)
MO Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan	258,500(172 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	254,000(169 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	251,000(167 BB)
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	238,500(159 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	231,000(154 BB)
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	216,500(144 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	214,000(143 BB)
JH Jacky HoChina	207,000(138 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	185,500(124 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	184,000(123 BB)
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand	182,500(122 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	182,000(121 BB)
SX Shen XianchaoChina	176,000(117 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	169,500(113 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	159,000(106 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	158,500(106 BB)
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	154,500(103 BB)
RP Rocky ParadiseUnited States of America	149,500(100 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	145,500(97 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	143,000(95 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	127,500(85 BB)
MA Mads Andahl ArbergDenmark	124,500(83 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	121,500(81 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	119,500(80 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	118,500(79 BB)
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	115,000(77 BB)
DW Di WuChina	112,000(75 BB)
BL Benjamin LeBlondCanada	104,500(70 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	97,000(65 BB)
YC Yu Chun ChenTaiwan	96,000(64 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	92,000(61 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	91,500(61 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	85,000(57 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	84,500(56 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	79,500(53 BB)
MR Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom	79,000(53 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	77,000(51 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	76,500(51 BB)
ZC Zhen ChenChina	75,500(50 BB)
AL Andy LiUnited Kingdom	66,000(44 BB)
SN Si Ng PunHong Kong	59,500(40 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	57,000(38 BB)
LW Lee Wee LiewMalaysia	56,000(37 BB)
JR Jaime Ramon ReyesUnited States of America	55,500(37 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	53,000(35 BB)
AK Amit KhaitanIndia	51,500(34 BB)
SI Seigi ImaiJapan	48,000(32 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	42,000(28 BB)
KL Kolja LuckingGermany	37,000(25 BB)
AN Andrew NguyenUnited States of America	36,500(24 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	29,500(20 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	29,500(20 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	20,000(13 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 4:04:22 PM

Quang Huy Nguyen Wins Spare Change From Motoyoshi Okamura

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

Quang Huy Nguyen

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 OkamuraJapan	165,000(110 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	100,500(67 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 1:32:54 PM

Quang Huy Nguyen Successfully Defends Big Blind

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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 OkamuraJapan	47,300(47 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	45,800(46 BB)