APPT Open

The second key event of the APPT Manila Championship 2024, APPT Open, ran through its Day 2 games with the 61-survivor field down to its final nine players. Local pro Flo Campomanes closed the action with the lead, stacking a mighty 1,700,000 (68 BB) chip count onto the Final Day. Campomanes stormed up the ranks having secured a 100 BB pot off of Christopher Mateo by the last three tables. Gary Thompson follows just eight big blinds behind with 1,510,000 (60 BB).

Action resumes tomorrow, October 22nd, 12 noon.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players, 9 qualified

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Final Table Payouts

Ruben Clamares open shoved 300,000 (12 BB) from the cutoff and was called by Gary Thompson on the big blind. A huge favorite, Clamares headed out as the final table bubble as board revealed 4♣ 6♦ 3♣ 5♣ 8♥ a straight for his opponent.

Gary Thompson opened to 55,000 on the small blind, called behind by Julian Warhurst. On board T♥ K♣ K♥ A♣ Q♣ , Thompson barreled all three streets - 45,000, 85,000, and a final all-in by the river, with Warhurst calling him down all the way. Thompson shows T♠ 6♥ , no good against Warhurst's trip kings K♠ 5♠ .

Jaime Reyes opened to 50,000, joined by Gary Thompson on flop 5♠ 4♣ T♠ . Checked to Thompson, he bet 45,000, and tank called 55,000 more following a check raise from Reyes. Action on turn A♣ and river 5♣ welcomed no more bets, revealing Reyes' Q♠ Q♣ good for the pot.

Florencio Campomanes opened to 60,000 on the button and folded after Justin Chu raised all-in for 500,000 more.

Yan Wen Yee opened to 50,000 and snap called big blind Joris Michl's all-in for 640,000 (25 BB) total. Tabling a premium pair, Yee quickly delivered the elimination as board 8♣ 3♠ 5♥ 9♣ J♥ ran on the felt.

Small blind Matthew Wakeman open raised all-in and saw big blind Finn Penderak call off for his last 130,000 (5 BB). In for a race, no help came on board Q♣ 3♠ J♦ 3♥ 5♠ , sending Penderak out a few spots short of the final table.

Folded to Youngshin Im on the small blind, she shoved 155,000 (7 BB) in and was called by Ruben Clamares behind for a race. At risk, Im bowed out shortly after missing board 4♠ T♣ A♣ T♦ 5♣ completely.

Jeremy Jehanne committed his entire 340,000 and faced button raiser Yan Wen Yee's pocket pair for a flip. Yee quickly spiked a set on board 6♥ Q♥ 5♣ 8♣ 3♣ , crushing Jehanne's hopes of the title.

Having just lost a chunk of his stack, Justin Chu pushed all-in for his last 150,000, called by Matthew Wakeman. A huge favorite, Chu cruised to victory with no threats on board 5♦ 3♥ Q♥ 6♠ 6♦ .

Justin Chu open shoved 525,000 and was snap called by Lester Edoc on the big blind. A classic flip, board 9♥ 3♠ 5♥ 6♥ 4♠ ran dry, leaving Edoc's pocket pair for the win.

Folded to Matthew Wakeman on the small blind, he raised all-in and saw Jacky Ho behind call off for his remaining 230,000 (11 BB). Slightly ahead, Ho's run ended as board 7♠ 6♦ J♥ K♣ T♠ landed his opponent top pair.

First hand after the break saw Aladin Reskallah shove for 186,000, called by Yan Wen Yee on the big blind. Running a flip, Yee landed a set on board Q♣ 8♥ 9♦ 2♥ T♦ to knock Reskallah out entirely.

Players at the APPT Open Day 2 are currently on a 30 minute break to give time to enjoy the VIP Happy Hour at the Player's Lounge. Gary Thompson currently stacks the highest, with nearly three times the average stack. Matthew Wakeman follows behind, just above the 1 Million mark.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players

Final - Tuesday, October 22

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Following a button open and a call, James Mendoza stuffed his last 166,000 (10 BB) in from the big blind and was called by raiser Matthew Wakeman. Up against a monster pair, Mendoza headed out in 17th place shortly after missing board 6♠ 6♣ 5♦ 3♥ 4♠ .

Small blind Matthew Wakeman limp called a 51,000 raise from Lester Edoc behind and went on to check raise 100,000 on flop 6♠ 4♦ 9♥ . On turn K♥ , Wakeman led for 105,000 and snap called for his 179,000 behind after Edoc moved all-in. Edoc shows A♥ A♣ , crushed against Wakeman's turned two pair K♠ 9♦ , all the way through river 5♣ .

Facing a late position open and a call, big blind Finn Penderak pushed all-in for 285,000 (17 BB) and was challenged by initial raiser Justin Chu. Dominated, Penderak was in luck to find three clubs on board K♦ Q♣ 9♥ 2♣ K♣ to spare him from elimination.

Lester Edoc defended his big blind against a 35,000 open from Florencio Campomanes and headed to flop K♥ 8♣ 2♦ . Edoc check called for 30,000, revealing turn T♦ . Both checked it through to river 4♦ where edoc led for 50,000, Campomanes with a fold.

Jimmy Tunggadjaja shoved all-in for 130,000 (8 BB) and was called by raiser Dohwan Kim. In search of an ace, the board 9♥ 8♦ 3♥ 2♠ 6♦ felted none, sending Tunggadjaja towards the rails.

Jaime Reyes opened to 32,000 and was met with a three bet to 90,000 from Jacky Ho. Reyes answered with an all-in and Ho tank folds.

Gab Yong Kim flicked in his last 60,000 (4 BB) and was called by Justin Chu behind. Looking to pair up, Kim failed to do so on board 8♠ 6♥ Q♣ 4♥ T♥ , knocking him out from the running.

Button Yan Wen Yee opened to 32,000 and called off vs Jeremy Jehanne's 224,000 (13 BB) all-in. A crucial flip, Jehanne secured the double up as board 3♦ 7♠ T♦ 6♥ 3♣ felted none of his opponent's overcards.

Julian Warhurst opened to 25,000, joined by both Yan Wen Yee and Joris Michl on the big blind. Action on flop K♣ T♠ A♣ was checked to Yee who bet 30,000. Michl made the call yet folded following a raise to 85,000 from Warhurst. Turn 5♠ went check check, revealing river A♦ . Yee leads for 85,000 and ships the pot after Warhurst threw in the fold.

Up against an early open, Lester Edoc pushed all-in and saw Stevan Chew behind, push likewise for 215,000. Initial raiser folds and the two run board J♣ 4♦ A♦ 6♣ A♥ . Window card instantly revealed Edoc's two outer, improving further to a full house for the win.

Button opened to 25,000, followed by a shove for 274,000 from Aladin Reskallah. Matthew Wakeman behind, made the call, putting Reskallah at risk. Board 4♥ 3♦ 6♣ 9♦ 3♣ fortunately for Reskallah, ran safe for his pocket pair, earning him the pot.

Facing an open and a call, Takashi Yagura shoved for 211,000 and was called by initial raiser Florencio Campomanes. In for a flip, Yagura headed out after board J♥ 5♣ 3♥ T♠ 6♥ tabled a set for his opponent.

Julian Warhurst opened to 25,000 and saw Gary Thompson complete from the big blind to see flop 9♥ T♦ 2♦ . Warhurst continued for 42,000, and fired another 120,000 on turn A♣ . Thompson check called one bet but gave it up after Warhurst barreled a second one.

Okada Kick Off champion Czardy Rivera open shoved 137,000 (12 BB) from utg and was called behind by Gary Thompson. In rough shape, Rivera found no help on board 5♥ 7♥ T♥ 8♥ 4♦ for his elimination.

The day's second break sees only 24 players remain in the running for the APPT Open title, each guaranteed PHP 206,000 in prizes. Local pro Florencio Campomanes currently leads the charge, being the sole runner holding down a seven digit chip count.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Top Chip Counts

Christopher Mateo opened to 23,000 and went on to four bet jam 443,000 in against Florencio Campamanes' 100,000 three bet. Campomanes makes the call and is in for a crucial flip. Board A♥ K♣ Q♥ 6♥ 7♣ connected with both players, with Campomanes' set queens taking the cake all the way through.

Chan Truong open shoved 119,000 in from the cutoff and was met with another all-in behind from Yan Wen Yee. Dominated, Truong exited the arena shortly after board J♠ T♠ 4♠ 2♠ 3♠ was dealt.

Youngshin Im went with 5♥ 5♣ for his last 95,000 and was called by Matthew Wakeman on the big blind with 9♥ 9♦ . Drawing slim, Im was in luck to find his two outer on board 5♦ 8♣ 3♦ 6♠ 2♠ to survive through.

Folded to Finn Penderak on the small blind, he raised to 25,000 and called off for his entire 91,000 after Troy Mclean behind moved all-in. With a better queen, Penderak easily bagged the double up as board ran A♦ 5♥ 7♠ 7♣ 2♠ .

Christopher Mateo opened to 20,000, joined by three other players on flop 3♥ 2♥ 5♠ . Small blind Lester Edoc led for 30,000, followed by an all-in behind from Vladislavs Azans for 112,000 total. Mateo reshoves and Edoc folds. Azans shows 4♠ 4♥ , in need to fill up a straight against Mateo's 5♣ 3♣ . Turn J♥ and river Q♦ brick out for Azans, earning Mateo the boost. Edoc shows 6♠ 6♣ .

Matthew Wakeman opened to 20,000 and called off Takumi Odani's 123,000 jam. A favorite to win, Odani headed out shortly after the board 8♣ 5♣ 4♣ 2♥ K♣ ran a one card flush for his opponent.

Seitaro Aso open shoved 63,000 in and was called by Tom Verbruggen with the rockets. Drawing slim, Aso spiked his two outer on flop 2♣ 3♦ Q♣ 9♦ A♦ , yet was crushed as the river peeled an ace from Verbruggen's higher set.

Folded to Tom Verbruggen on the small blind, he raised all-in with jack-four and saw Gary Thompson behind, call off for his entire 138,000 with A♠ 7♣ . Looking to pair up, Verbruggen found none on board K♦ 5♦ K♠ Q♠ Q♥ , shooting him down.

The money bubble just burst right before the day's first break with 46 players remaining in the running. Malaysia's Yan Wen Yee currently holds down the lead, being the sole runner above the 500K threshold. Action is set to play down to the final table.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Kiyoung Kim flicked in his last 30,000 and was called by initial raiser Justin Chu. Whilst ahead, board 7♥ 3♥ J♣ 6♥ K♥ ran a one card flush Chu to deliver the bust. All remaining 47 players are guaranteed a share of the PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690) prize pool.

A blind vs blind battle brewed 120,000 in the pot on board T♠ T♥ 4♦ 6♥ 4♣ right on bubble time. Tom Verbruggen checked to Gary Thompson who bet all-in. Verbruggen used up all his time banks and eventually made the call for his tournament life (171,000) with Q♠ Q♦ . Thompson shows 2♣ 3♣ and bags the loss.

Troy Mclean opened to 12,000, and called the 44,000 more after Gab Yong Kim moved all-in. In for a race, Kim instantly spiked two pair on board A♦ J♥ 6♠ 8♥ 4♥ to bag the double up.

Folded to Joris Michl on the button, he pushed all-in for 86,000, called by Ngo Khoa Anh. At risk, Michl was in luck to find two aces on board Q♥ A♣ Q♦ T♥ A♦ to remain in the running.

With 50 players left seated, only three more eliminations are to be seen before the money trickles in. Minimum payout listed at PHP 144,000 (~USD 2,500).

APPT Open Day 2 underway, good luck to all the players!

Day 2 welcomes 61 survivors back on the felt, only 47 of which are geared to take a share of the PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690) prize pool. Listed up top is PHP 4,835,000 (~USD 83,875), along with the minimum payout at PHP 144,000 (~USD 2,500). India’s Neel Joshi, continues to stack above the rest, having ended Flight A with the lead at 452,000. Action will wrap up once the final table is reached.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players

Final - Tuesday, October 22