APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

Czardy Rivera made the min-raise to 5,000 from the button and called the 15,500 three-bet from Rocky Paradise at the big blind. Both players entered a flop of 9♠ T♣ 4♣. Paradise made an 11,000 c-bet which was called by Rivera to see a 6♥ on the turn. Both players checked to see a T♠ river and then checked again for a show-card moment. Rocky Paradise turned over A♠ Q♣ and Rivera sighed and mucked.

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:

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

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

In a battle of the blinds, Chirag Shah's small blind completes the min-raise of Rocky Paradise to 600 from the big blind. Both players see a flop of 8♠ 9♥ 4♣ . Shah check-calls the 900 bet of Paradise to enter the T♠ turn. Both players check to see a 7♠ river. Shah leads out with 1,000 and Paradise folds.

San Soriano Ramos made it 800 from UTG+2 with Rocky Paradise the only one making the call from the small blind. Both see a flop of 4♣ 5♠ 6♥ and check their option to see a Q♥ turn. Rocky Paradise leads out with 600 and Ramos makes the call to see an A♠ river. Paradise check-calls the 1,400 bet of Ramos. Ramos flips over Q♠ K♥ and Paradise doesn't bother to show.

Mitani Jun raised to 600 from under the gun with Marco Espela calling from the button and Rocky Paradise defending the big blind to see a flop 5♥ 3♣ J♠. Espela and Paradise check-call the 1,000 bet from Mitani to see a K♦ turn. All check to see the Q♥ river, and then all three check again for a three-way showdown.

Rocky Paradise flips over A♠ Q♠ and Mitanni and Espela don't bother to show their losing hands.