PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship 2024

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

6/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

3,466,667

Day 3

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 9:25:47 AM

Bae Wonchul out in 14th for PhP715,000 (~US$12,240)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Bae Wonchul - 14th place - PhP715,000 (~US$12,240)

Fresh off his double up in cracking the aces of Australian John Edward Perry, Bae Wonchul of Korea faces a raise from chip leader Thomas Ward of New Zealand from UTG for 60,000. Bae 3-bets all-in from the SB for his newly acquired stack of 225,000. Ward makes the quick call.

Player	Hand	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	K♦K♣ UTG	4,000,000(133 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	A♠J♣ SB	busted

Board:Q♥2♦3♠4♥Q♣

Thomas Ward won the pot with Kd Kc

With the elimination of Bae, Ward now solidifies his claim as the monster stack of the tournament.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 9:16:19 AM

Bae cracks Perry's aces, stays alive

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

After a raise to 60,000 from the D by Australia's John Edward Perry, Bae Wonchul of Korea re-raises all-in for last 90,000 from the BB. Perry makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	4♠3♠ BB	225,000(8 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	A♥A♦ D	1,025,000(34 BB)

Board:Q♣T♣4♥3♥9♣

Bae Wonchol won the pot with 4s 3s

It was a fortuitous double up for the Korean and having aces cracked on the livestream is always special.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 8:44:13 AM

Leaderboard Update

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Lester Edoc

With 16 players reaming, here's where they stand:

Player	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	3,730,000(149 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	3,680,000(147 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	3,070,000(123 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,675,000(67 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,325,000(53 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	1,145,000(46 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	1,080,000(43 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,060,000(42 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	1,020,000(41 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	890,000(36 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	725,000(29 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	410,000(16 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	340,000(14 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	305,000(12 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	255,000(10 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	90,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 8:37:16 AM

Bae crippled by Gonzales

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Bae Wonchul

The action is folded to Bae Wonchul of Korea in the CO and he declares he is all-in and gets a call all-in from Filipino pro Martin Gonzales for his remaining 510,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	9♦9♣ D	1,080,000(43 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	K♣Q♥ CO	90,000(4 BB)

Board:T♣3♥8♣8♥4♣

Bae fails to hit any of his over card and is down to less than 100,000 in chips.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 7:02:26 AM

Bae bounces back with set versus Hieu

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Bae Wonchul

Still reeling from the earlier loss, Korea's Bae Wonchul goes all-in for his remaining 230,000 after Hieu Ngo of Vietnam raised from the HJ.

Player	Hand	Chips
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	K♥K♦ SB	510,000(20 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	Q♥J♥ HJ	1,160,000(46 BB)

Board:K♣6♦5♦4♠Q♦

Bae Wonchul won the pot with Kd Kh

The triumph by Bae drags Hieu's stack down to below the one million mark for the first time in Day 3.

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 6:53:23 AM

Yu hits Broadway on turn, cripples Bae

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Darren Yu

Local bet Darren Yu opens from the HJ for 140,000 and leaves one 5,000 chip behind, indicating that he is committed to the pot regardless of pending action. It is folded around to the BBof Korean Bae Wonchul who decides to flat call.

The flop is Q♦ J♦ 8♦ as Bae flicks in a 5,000 chip. Yu does the same and is officially all-in for his tournament life.

Bae shows A♠ 7♠ while Yu tables K♣ T♠ for a flush draw plus and open-ended straight draw.

The A♣ immediately shows up on the turn to give the Filipino the win and the coup de grace is the 2♦ on the river for the flush.

The victory also puts the Korean's stack in jeopardy as it is down to less than ten BBs.

Player	Chips
DY Darren YuPhilippines	325,000(13 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	230,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 6:11:07 AM

Leaderboard Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Thomas Ward

Former overall chip leader John Edward Perry of Australia has dropped all the way to eighth place in the first leaderboard update of the day. Fellow Australian Thomas Ward now occupies the top spot as he and Filipino pro Lester Edoc are the only ones breaching the two million chip mark at the moment.

Chip counts at end of Level 22:

Player	Chips
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	2,760,000(138 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	2,060,000(103 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,540,000(77 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,435,000(72 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,305,000(65 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	1,115,000(56 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,075,000(54 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,075,000(54 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	1,055,000(53 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	1,015,000(51 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	995,000(50 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	995,000(50 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	910,000(46 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	840,000(42 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	680,000(34 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	600,000(30 BB)
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	550,000(28 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	380,000(19 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	315,000(16 BB)

Blind level

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

Entries

28/416

Total Chips

20,800,000

Average

742,857

Day 2

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 6:38:27 PM

28 players remain heading into Day 3

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

The 28 players remaining will reconvene on Saturday (October 26) at 12NN (UCT+8) and will play down to the Final 6 players.

Check out the Livestream that begins at 4:00PM.

APPT Manila Championship remaining players:

Player	Chips
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,785,000(112 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,395,000(87 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	1,330,000(83 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	1,125,000(70 BB)
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	1,080,000(68 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	1,060,000(66 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,025,000(64 BB)
CJ Cho JaegeolSouth Korea	1,000,000(63 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	985,000(62 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	885,000(55 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	815,000(51 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	800,000(50 BB)
YL Yan LiChina	705,000(44 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	675,000(42 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	640,000(40 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	625,000(39 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	600,000(38 BB)
MH Moon Ho SeoSouth Korea	590,000(37 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	535,000(33 BB)
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	535,000(33 BB)
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly	510,000(32 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	445,000(28 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	370,000(23 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	365,000(23 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	360,000(23 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	255,000(16 BB)
WK Woojin KimSouth Korea	240,000(15 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	65,000(4 BB)

Event #31 APPT Manila Championship

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Venue: Okada Manila, Parañaque City, Philippines

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

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

Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$1,028,270)

Entries: 416

Players ITM: 63

Total Chips in Play: 20,800,000

Average Stack: 742,857

Blinds: 8,000/16,000 (16,000)

Remaining players: 28

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 5:12:37 PM

Leaderboard Update

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

The current chip leaders heading into the next level:

Player	Chips
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	1,550,000(129 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,200,000(100 BB)
SL Seokjun LeeSouth Korea	1,200,000(100 BB)
MS Moses SaquingUnited States of America	1,100,000(92 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	1,090,000(91 BB)
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	1,030,000(86 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	1,000,000(83 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	858,000(72 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	806,000(67 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	775,000(65 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

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

Christopher Mateo Wins Blinds Battle

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

In a battle of the blinds, Christopher Mateo limped in and Wonchul Bae checked for a friendly entry into a flop of J♦ 7♦ 8♦. Mateo led out with a 5,000 bet which was raised by Bae to 17,000. Mateo made the call to proceed to the 6♥ turn. Mateo checked. Bae bet out 40,000, then Mateo re-raised to 110,000. Bae tanked, but eventually folded.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	447,000(112 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	209,000(52 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, 2:56:08 PM

John Edward Perry Is The Chip Leader After 9 Levels

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Chip Leader John Edward Perry

Flight A of the APPT Manila Championshi still has 79 players standing out of 158 total entries who paid the PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850) buy-in to compete for a share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool.

After 9 levels, John Edward Perry sits on the chip leader throne with a commanding stack of 330,000 chips. Not far behind is Akinobu Maeda with 270,000 while Charles Ed Pansoy is ranked 3rd with 221,000.

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

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

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

Entries: 79/158

Starting Stack: 50,000

Player	Chips
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	330,000(275 BB)
AM Akinobu MaedaJapan	270,000(225 BB)
CE Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines	221,000(184 BB)
XL Xinjing LiChina	204,200(170 BB)
JH Jacky HoChina	176,700(147 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	154,200(129 BB)
KN Kim NamhyungSouth Korea	146,300(122 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	146,000(122 BB)
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	144,800(121 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	123,300(103 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/23/2024, 12:02:37 PM

Hyeonho Shin Puts The Hurt on Wonchul Bae

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Wonchul Bae min-raises to 1,600 from the hi-jack and calls the three-bet of Hyeonho Shin to 5,500 at the button. Both players see a flop of Q♣ 3♠ 6♦ . Bae check-calls the 3,000 bet from Shin to go to a Q♠ turn. Bae check-raises Shin's 800 bet to 8,900, but Shin sticks around to see the 4♣ river. Bae checks his option and Shin fires out 30,000 to put Bae all-in. Bae surrenders.

Player	Chips
HS Hyeonho ShinSouth Korea	108,000(135 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	30,000(38 BB)