APPT National (60,000 PHP)

Hand #110: Folded to him on the SB, South Africa's Jonathan Chetty open shoves but gets a snap call from Joris Michl of the Netherlands on the BB. Michl is at risk after shipping his remaining 2,420,000 into the pot.

Chetty shows 6♦ 6♠ while Michl is flipping for his tournament life with A♣ K♠ .

The flop is safe for Chetty as it goes 3♦ 7♦ 2♣ . However, the A♠ comes out on the turn to give Michl the lead and an good opportunity for a double up. But the 6♥ arrives on the river, giving Chetty a set and the bad beat eliminates Michl in the third place.

Heads up between Chetty and chip leader Chen Zhen of China is about to ensue with both players now guaranteed PhP2,540,000 (~US$43,950) with the eventual champion taking down PhP4,080,000 (~US$70,600).

Hand #87: Raising from UTG/D, South Africa's Jonathan Chetty gets calls from the blinds in Joris Michl in the SB and chip leader Chen Zhen.

The second family pot in the Final Table sees a flop of 4♣ 6♣ 2♠ . All players check. The turn is the 7♥ This time Michl leads out for 250,000. However, Chen raises it to 750,000. Chetty folds and Michl considers for a moment but eventually decides to fold.

Chen is now over a million in chips clear of his closest pursuer.

Jonathan Chetty is first to act and raises to 250,000. Joris MIchl on the SB calls but chip leader Chen Zhen 3-bets from the BB to 1,000,000. Chetty folds and Michl 4-bets all-in for 2,735,000.

Chen goes into the tank and excruciates so long that he ends up using three of his precious Time Bank cards before opting to fold. Chen's chip advantage dwindles.

This is the first look at today's leaderboard:

The smoke has barely cleared from the elimination of Czechia's Philipp Zukernik when the tournament's shortest stack Guy Taylor of England has the action folded to him in the CO and raises to 200,000 (leaving a lone 25,000 chip in his holdings). It gets folded to Dutchman Joris Michl who makes the call from the SB.

The flop comes 7♥ 7♠ T♥ as Michl checks. Taylor flicks in the 25,000 chip and Michl calls.

The Englishman turns over K♥ T♦ for top pair but to his surprise, Michl shows A♦ A♠ .

Needing only one of the two remaining tens in the deck to double up, the last two community cards were the 2♠ and to rub it in even further, the A♣ is the river card for a full house for Michl.

The remaining four players are now all guaranteed PhP1,380,000 (~US$23,880).

Hand #49: The action gets folded to the SB of Czechia's Philipp Zukernik who decalres he is all-in for his remaining 490,000. Joris Michl of the Netherlands tanks but eventually makes the call.

Zukernik shows Q♦ J♣ while Michl has him dominated with K♠ J♦ .

The runout goes: 6♣ 7♠ 8♠ 9♥ (for a sweat) but the last community card is the 2♣ . Michl ousts the Czech player with King high.

With five players remaining, everyone left are now bonafide Philippine millionaires as all are now assured PhP1,080,000 (~US$18,690).

Hand #42: Chip leader Chen Zhen opens from UTG for 160,000 and the action is folded to the HJ where South African Jonathan Chetty 3-bets all-in. Joris Michl of the Netherlands makes the call for his tournament life from the BB for his last 940,000. Chen folds.

Chetty shows A♥ K♦ while Michl flips over Q♣ Q♥ .

The board ran: 8♦ 4♣ 7♠ 2♣ 6♠ to give the Dutchman another double up. Chetty's stack is still barely above the one million mark.

Hand #15: American Brett Kennedy opens from the +2 position for 125,000 and the action gets folded all the way to the BB of Joris Michl of the Netherlands who 3-bet shoves his remaining 555,000. Kennedy makes the call.

Michl shows A♣ J♠ while Kennedy flips over J♥ J♦ .

The Dutchman overtakes the American on the flop 9♣ 9♠ A♦ and stayed ahead when the last two community cards arrived: 6♦ 4♠ .

Hand #7: Brett Kennedy raises from the +2 position to 120,000 but Taiwan's Tao Wei Chang 3-bets it to 355,000. In the BB, Joris Michl of the Netherlands 4-bet shoves all-in. Kennedy gets out of the way as Chang makes the call for his remaining 640,000.

Michl tables A♦ K♣ while Chang shows T♠ T♦ .

The runout goes: Q♣ 7♠ 6♥ 9♣ 3♥ to have Chang dodge all the endangering cards and double up off the Dutchman who loses more than half his stack in the botched flip.

The first hand of the Final Table sees Joris Michl of the Netherlands make a raise folded to him on the CO to 100,000 but gets 3-net from the D by chip leader Chen Zhen from China. 220,000. Michl folds. Chen sends a message that get chips from him won't be that easy.

APPT National

Dates: October 21-24, 2024

Buy in: PHP 60,000 (~US$ 1,038)

Guarantee: PhP 15,000,000 (~US$ 262,000)

Total Prize Pool: PhP20,847,240 (~US$358,815)

Entries: 398 (206 unique)

ITM: 60 players

Players remaining: 9

Chips in play: 11,940,000

Average stack: 1,326,667

Level 26: 25,000/50,000 (50,000 BB ante)

Flight A (October 21): 63 entries, 10 qualified

Flight B (October 22): 192 entries, 29 qualified

Flight C - Turbo (October 22): 143 entries, 22 qualified

Day 2 (October 23): 60 players (all ITM)

Day 3 (October 24): 9 players remaining

Joris Michl of the Netherlands has the action folded to him on the CO and makes a raise to 40,000. It is folded to the BB of former Day 1C chip leader Flo Campomanes of the Philippines who chooses to defend his BB.

The flop comes K♣ 5♥ 7♣ as Campomanes checks. Michl CBets to 40,000 and gets a call from his opponent. The turn is the 7♥ and this time the Filipino donks out for 80,000. Michl calls. The river is the 8♦ as Campomanes once again checks. The Dutchman bets 100,000 and is called by Campomanes.

To everyone's surprise, Michl tables A♣ A♦ . Campomanes mucks.

With the tables now turned, Joris Michl of the Netherlands is now applying as table captain and with the action folded to him on the D, he makes a raise to 60,000. Former chip leader Edgar Asehan, however, ships his remaining stack of 380,000 from the BB and is quickly called by the Dutchman.

Asehan shows that he's way ahead with K♠ K♥ while Michl has an inferior pocket pair in J♦ J♠ .

The runout kept the Filipino ahead for the win: 5♠ A♥ 8♠ 9♣ 8♦ .

Asehan nears the one million mark anew while Michl still has a seven digit stack despite the hit.

Here's a look at the top stacks before entering the next blind level:

Going all-in preflop is the case again here as India's Anju Abrol takes on Joris Michl of the Netherlands. Abrol flips over A♠ K♣ after her last 364,000 went to the middle of the table. Unfortunately for her, Michl shows A♦ A♥ .

The runout goes: 2♣ 6♣ 4♦ 9♥ 8♥ busting out the Indian lady as Michl inches closer to the Final Table.

The action is folded around to the CO of Dutchman Joris Michl who raises to 50,000. It is folded to former chip leader Edgar Asehan of the Philippines who 3-bets all-in. Michl ships his remaining 492,000 as both players show their hands.

Michl flips over T♠ T♣ while Asehan has A♣ 9♠ .

The runout goes: 6♠ 4♠ 6♣ 2♣ K♦ as Asehan drops to just over 500,000 and Michl now climbs to over one million in chips as the competition nears the homestretch.

Daniel Smiljkovic of Germany opens the action from UTG for 20,000 and gets called by Filipino Mark de la Cruz in the CO and Joris Michl of the Netherlands in the BB.

The flop is 7♦ 6♣ 2♠ . Michl and Smiljkovic check and de la Cruz nabs the betting lead by firing 35,000. Michl folds but Smiljkovic stays in. The turn is the Q♥ . Both check and the river is the 7♣ as once again both players check.

De la Cruz is first to show and tables 8♣ 8♦ . The German throws his cards into the muck.

De la Cruz is starting to get into an upswing.

In what was shaping up to be a rare unraised pot, Joris Michl of the Netherlands has the action folded to him in the SB as he completes. However, Germany's Daniel Smilkjovic has other ideas as he raises to 35,000. Michl makes the call.

The flop comes 3♥ 8♠ A♣ as Michl checks. Smiljkovic fires a CBet of 20,000 and the Dutchman calls. The turn is the K♥ and this time the German unloads 100,000 after his opponent checks. Michl still calls. The river is the Q♦ as Michl checks a third time. Smiljkovic this time opts to check behind.

Michl shows A♦ Q♠ for two pairs on the turn. Smiljkovic mucks.

Here are the chip-leaders entering the upcoming blinds - 4,000/8,000 (8,000):