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Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.10.18 - 2024.10.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Yuanning Wu

China

Re-Entries

Place

18th

Prize

$9,245

Prize (PHP)

₱540,000

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, 8:07:51 AM

Wu Yuanning out in 18th for PhP540,000 (~US$9,245)

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

Wu Yuanning - 18th place - PhP540,000 (~US$9,245)

Folded to the D of China's Wu Yuanning who moves all-in for his remaining 210,000 and gets called by Justin Chu of Taiwan.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	A♣K♠ SB	830,000(33 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	J♦9♥ D	busted

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 7:38:59 AM

Beum outmuscles Chu on monochrome board

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

Beum Chun Jun

China's Wu Yuanning opens the action from UTG for 50,000 and gets called in the HJ by Justin Chu of Taiwan. But from the CO, Korea's Beum Chun Jun 3-bets to 175,000. Wu steps away but Chu makes the call.

The flop is Q♣ 9♣ 8♣ as both players check the monochrome board. The turn brings out the A♣ , completing a one card flush. Chu leads out for 150,000 and gets a call from his Korean opponent. The river is the J♣ completing the mono-textured board. Chu bets 250,000 as Beum goes into the tank and uses one Time Bank card in the process. The Korean then raises to 600,000. Chu decides to fold.

Player	Chips
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	2,180,000(87 BB)
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	665,000(27 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	390,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 6:18:58 AM

Wu dented by Mateo's straight

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

Wu Yuanning

Wu Yuanning of China opens the action from the HJ for a raise of 50,000 and gets called by Filipino pro Christopher "Big Time" Mateo in the SB.

The flop goes J♦ Q♠ 2♠ as both players skip this street. The turn is the 9♣ as Mateo checks again. This time, Wu leads out for 70,000 to which the Filipino replies with a check-raise to 175,000. The Chinese player calls. The river is the 8♠. Mateo bets 300,000. Wu makes the call.

Mateo turns over K♦ T♦ for a straight on the turn. Wu mucks and is down to less than 20 BBs.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,675,000(67 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	430,000(17 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)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 5:08:57 AM

Mateo shows Big Time move

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

Christopher Mateo

Filipino pro Christopher "Big Time" Mateo opens the action from the +2 position for 40,000 and gets greeted with a 3-bet from China's Wu Yuanning in the SB for 160,000. Mateo then comes back with a 4-bet of his own for 300,000 forcing the Chinese player to go into the tank and in the process use two of his precious Time Bank cards. Ultimately, Wu chooses to fold.

Mateo flips over A♣ 6♥ .

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	850,000(43 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	700,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

10/26/2024, 4:59:43 AM

Takayama uses rockets to double thru against Seo's Big Slick

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

Mike Takayama

The action is opened UTG by China's Wu Yuanning for 40,000 but then a re-raise comes from Korea's Seo Moon Ho from the HJ for 500,000. Suddenly, Mike Takayama of the Philippines calls for his remaining 230,000. Wu folds.

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♥A♦ SB	540,000(27 BB)
SM Seo Moon HoSouth Korea	A♣K♠ CO	290,000(15 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	UTG	815,000(41 BB)
MH Moon Ho SeoSouth Korea		290,000(15 BB)

Takayam doubles up and Seo's stack falls below the 12 BB threshold.

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, 3:47:10 PM

Kim Kiyoung busted in 3-way

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Kim Kiyoung

APPT National champion Chen Zhen of China opens from the HJ for 20,000 but Korea's Kim Kiyoung re-pops all-in from the D for 89,000. Another Chinese player in Wu Yuanning also shoves his remaining stack of 133,000. Chen covers both and decides to make the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Zhen ChenChina	7♠7♦ HJ	600,000(60 BB)
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	Q♠T♠ D	busted
YW Yuanning WuChina	Q♦J♦ SB	375,000(38 BB)

Board:K♦4♠A♥9♦T♦

Wu Yuanning won the pot with Qd Jd

Kim actually paired ten on the river but it was also the card that gave Wu the last piece of his runner-runner/gutshot Broadway. Kim, who was the chip leader at the conclusion of Flight B, has now been bounced from the tournament.

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 2:44:53 PM

Mateo gets Big Time gift, crushes Wu's queens

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Christopher "Big Time" Mateo

Filipino pro Christopher "Big Time" Mateo makes an early position raise to 20,000 and is re-raised by China's Wu Yuanning on the D to 65,000. Mateo opts to call.

The flop is 4♣ 7♦ 2♦ as Mateo open shoves from 164,000 to which the Chinese player makes a quick call.

Player	Hand	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	A♦5♦ UTG+1	493,000(49 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	Q♠Q♣ D	312,000(31 BB)

Mateo hits his draw on the turn of the 4♦ and Wu is drawing dead. The river card of the 7♠ gives Mateo a much needed double up.

SMPSMP

10/25/2024, 11:29:09 AM

Wu shows kings versus Mateo

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Wu Yuanning

Wu Yuanning of China makes a UTG raise to 12,000 and the action gets folded to the D of Filipino ace Christopher "Big Time" Mateo who 3-bets to 32,000. Wu 4-bets to 75,000 and Mateo opts to just call.

The flop is 6♥ 4♠ 9♥ as Wu continues betting, this time for 58,000. Mateo calls. The turn is the A♠ and now Wu fires 120,000. The Filipino goes into the tank and uses one Time Bank card before deciding to fold.

Wu shows K♦ K♣ and dents Mateo for the moment.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	680,000(113 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	244,000(41 BB)

Blind level

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

Entries

80/194

Total Chips

9,700,000

Average

121,250

Day 1B

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:39:52 PM

Kim Kiyoung Adds Even More Chips

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

Kim Kiyoung

Kim Kiyoung raised to 3,500 from under the gun and got called by hi-jack Yohwan Lim, small blind Yuanning Wu and big blind Mike Takayama. The four players were treated to a 8♠ Q♦ 9♦ flop. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a 5,500 c-bet. Yohwan Lim made the call along with Yuanning Wu to see a T♣ turn. All three checked to see the 4♠ on the river. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a modest 11,000 with only Wu as the lone caller. Kiyoung turned over 8♦ 8♣ for a set of eights. Wu mucked.

Player	Chips
KK Kim KiyoungSouth Korea	450,000(300 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	251,000(167 BB)
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	216,000(144 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	10,000(7 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 5:05:55 PM

Kim Kiyoung Adds More Chips

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Kim Kiyoung

Yuanning Wu raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was raised to 7,500 by Kim Kiyoung at the hi-jack. Wu matched the bet to see a flop of 4♣ 6♠ 9♦. Wu check-called the 6,000 bet of Kiyoung to see a J♦ turn. Both players checked to get a free A♣ on the river. Wu checked and folded when Kiyoung bet out 25,000 into the pot.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/24/2024, 4:59:10 PM

Wai Kit Jason Lau Gets Paid For Quads

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Wai Kit Jason Lau

Yuanning Wu made the 2,400 min-raise from under the gun and got called by Juyeol Lee at the button and Wai Kit Jason Lau at the big blind. The three players were shown a flop of 5♣ 2♣ 4♣. Action was checked to Wu who bet 2,200. Lee and Lau called to see an 8♦ turn. All players checked to reaech a 4♠ on the river. Lau bet out 22,200 with Yuanning the only one to call. Lau peeled over 4♥ 4♦ for quads. Yuanning just said "wow" and mucked.

Player	Chips
WK Wai Kit Jason LauMalaysia	172,000(143 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	81,000(68 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	24,600(21 BB)