APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

Seo uses his live cards to the hilt as he connects with that jack on the turn to give him a new lease on life.

With the action folded Patrick Clarke in the CO, the layer from Ireland raises to 16,000 and is greeted by an all-in declaration from Filipino ace Edilberto "Duroy" Gopez. Clarke decides to call.

The subsequent runout eliminates Gopez from the tournament.

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

Patrick Clarke raised to 8,000 from the button and Matsuda defended the big blind for both players to enter a A♦ 9♠ Q♦ flop. Matsuda checked. Clarke made an enticing 6,000 c-bet, but Matsuda didn't bite.

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

APPT Championship Chip Leaders:

165 entries paid up the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) to join Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship, which is guaranteeing a prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850). After nearly 12 hours of poker and 11 levels played, only 59 players remained. Lester Edoc of the Philippines stood out as the big chip leader with an overwhelming stack of 502,000. Edoc is the only one who made it to half a million in chips with Patrick Clarke further down at second with 355,000 and third-ranked John Edward Perry at 338,500.

Lester Edoc already cashed in three events in this APPT Manila Championship, including two final table finishes. His best finish so far this series was a 4th place cash at the PHP 150,000 NLH Mini High-Roller Event for a payout of PHP 765,000 (~US$ 13,304). Edoc looks on track for another huge payout and possibly a PokerStars spadie if he stays on course to become the champion. Lester Edoc has amassed over US$ 2 Million in total live earnings and is 4th on the Philippines All-Time Money List.

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:

With just around 20 big blinds remaining, Moon Ho Seo pushed his last 35,000 all-in and was called by the monster stack of Patrick Clarke.

Patrick Clarke: 8♠ 8♥

Moon Ho Seo: A♦ 4♠

Board 9♥ T♦ J♣ 2♥ 8♦

Clarke's pocket eights improve to a set on the river, ending the run of Moon Ho Seo.

Khoa Anh Ngo min-raised from under the gun with Patrick Clarke making the call from the button. When Dohwan Kim re-raised to 11,500 at the big blind, it was only Clarke who made the call. Both players entered a flop of 8♣ 4♦ 6♥. Kim c-bet for 8,500 which Clarke called to see a 5♠ turn. Kim checked his option, giving Clarke the chance to bet out 22,000. Kim folded.

Patrick Clarke made a min-raise from UTG +1 and called the re-raise to 8,000 by Andy Li on the small blind. Both players saw Q♣ 8♦ A♦ on the flop. Andy Li led out with 6,000 and Clarke called to go to a 5♥ turn. Both checked to see an A♣ on the river. Andy Li bet out 18,000 and Clarke surrendered.

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championship has played through 7 levels. 83 players still remain out of 133 total entries, who paid the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in for a chance to win a share from the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool.

Georgis Skarparis is the current chip leader with 186,000. Former chip leader Rishi Mehra dropped to second in chips with a healthy stack of 164,400. Edilberto Gopez rounds up the top three with 152,200.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 83/133

Starting Stack: 50,000

The player from UTG+1 made it 1,000 to see a flop and got 3 customers to make the call to see 7♦ 3♥ J♦. Action was checked to Jang Wongeun, who fired 3,000 to the pot and found only Patrick Clarke calling from the big blind. Both players checked the A♠ turn and the 9♥ river. Wongeun Jang shows 8♥ J♥ for a top-pair of Jacks while Clarke flips K♠ 7♠, losing with only a pair of sevens.

Patrick Clarke made it 800 to play from under the gun with Khia Ngo calling from the cut-off and John Matsuda defending from the big blind. The three players enter a flop of A♣ 7♦ 7♣. Action is checked around to see an 8♥ turn. Action is checked to Clarke, who fires out 1,000 with both players calling to see an 8♠ river. Option is checked once again to Clarke who puts in 2,500 to the pot, but doesn't get any callers this time around.

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

Ryan Pignatelli made it 600 from under the gun and had two callers until Patrick Clarke made a huge re-pop to 5,000 from the button. Pignatelli doubled it to 10,000 and Clarke was the only caller left to fight for the huge pot. Both check the flop of 9♣ J♠ 5♥ to lead to a 9♠ turn. Pignatelli checked his option and Clarke fired 6,400. Pigantelli folded and surrendered the huge pot to Clarke.