APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

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:

Nang Quang Nguyen min-raised from under the gun and called when Lester Edoc turned it up to 9,000. The flop for both players landed A♠ 5♥ 9♥. Nguyen check-called Edoc's 6,000 bet. Both players then checked the K♥ on the turn to see a 4♣ river. Nguyen check-called the 18,000 bet of Edoc, who showed A♦ K♦ for top two pair and bringing Nguyen to muck his hand.

Pre-flop action was folded down to the blinds. Evan Barnett makes a push for his last 49,200 chips from the small blind and gets an instant call from Nang Quang Nguyen at the big blind.

Evan Barnett: A♠ A♣

Nang Quang Nguyen: A♦ Q♥

The board runs 5♥ K♥ 7♣ 5♠ 4♠

Nguyen was drawing dead at the turn and Barnett makes a crucial double-up to stay in the tournament.

Evan Barnett is already playing his second bullet for this event after getting knocked out earlier.

Nang Quang Nguyen made a simple min-raise to 1,300 from UTG and Marc Anthony Joseph re-raised from the next seat to 3,100 with Gleb Dokuchaev making the call from the hi-jack, Ronald Ashley Jane defending the big blind and Nguyen completing for a four-way entering a flop of 7♣ 8♥ Q♣.

Action was checked to the big pre-flop raiser Joseph, who led out with 5,500 and was called by Dokuchaev and re-raised to 17,000 by Lane. Nguyen got out of the way, but Joseph re-popped it for 38,500. Dokuchaev called all-in for his remaining chips while Lane eventually folded for a two-player showdown.

Gleb Dokuchaev: Q♦ T♦

Marc Anthony Joseph: 8♠ 8♥

The turn and river followed K♠ 8♦, giving Joseph quads and huge pot while eliminating Dokuchaev.

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

Hirotaka Nakanishi raised to 800 from UTG+1 and found three customers to enter a flop of 2♠ J♣ A♥ . Action was checked to the pre-flop raiser and Nakanishi obliged with a bet of 1,500 with all three still calling to see a 6♦ turn. Action was checked around for a free 6♣ on the river. Nang Quang Nguyen and Marc Anthony Joseph checked from the small and big blind respectively, giving the option to Nakanishi who bet out 7,000. Ronald Ashley Lane was the only one who made the call. Nakanishi flashed 8♥ 6♥ for a set of sixes while Lane mucks his cards with a heavy sigh.

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