APPT Open

Hand #79: A limp pot blind vs blind tabled flop A♠ Q♥ 2♥ . Gary Thompson check calls for 55,000 against Justin Chu, revealing turn K♦ . Both check it through to river T♥ where Thompson led 180,000, Chu with a fold.

Hand #80: Facing an utg open, Flo Campomanes pushes for 980,000 (19 BB) and finds Matthew Wakeman shoving behind. Dominated, Campomanes busts shortly after board 9♣ A♦ Q♣ 7♣ 3♣ ran on the felt.

Six players remain in contention for the APPT Open title with Matthew Wakeman in command.

Chip Count Update

Hand #54: Matthew Wakeman opens from utg+1 and picks up the pot uncontested.

Hand #55: Matthew Wakeman opens once more and folds to Justin Chu's jam from the big blind.

Hand #56: Jaime Reyes opens from utg, all players fold.

Hand #57: Flo Campomanes opens to 80,000, Matthew Wakeman on the small blind comes along. Board K♦ 4♦ J♠ 9♠ T♣ was checked down, revealing Wakeman's 6♦ 6♥ , no good against Campomanes' A♣ J♥ .

Hand #58: Dohwan Kim defends his big blind vs an open from Gary Thompson and check folds on flop 4♦ 8♠ A♥ .

Hand #59: Matthew Wakeman opens from the cutoff and folds to Dohwan Kim's 200,000 three bet.

Hand #60: Dohwan Kim opens on the button and Flo Campomanes three bets to 210,000. Kim answers with another raise to 400,000 and Campomanes folds.

Hand #53: Gary Thompson opens from utg and sees Flo Campomanes complete on the big blind. On board 2♣ Q♠ T♦ J♠ A♥ , Thompson barrels all three streets - 60,000, 100,000, and 200,000. Campomanes calls two bets but is denied showdown after his opponent continued with aggression.

Hand #49: Matthew Wakeman opens from utg and picks up the blinds and ante uncontested.

Hand #50: Dohwan Kim fires a 220,000 three bet vs an open and Flo Campomanes cold calls behind. Both check flop 2♥ 3♦ K♦ through to turn 9♥ . Kim checks once more, and Campomanes fires 190,000. Kim continues to river T♣ yet tank folds after being faced with a final 500,000.

Hand #51: Small blind Matthew Wakeman raises to 120,000, and big blind folds.

Hand #52: Gary Thompson opens from utg+1 and merits no callers.

Hand #48: A blind vs blind limp pot rolled flop T♥ 3♦ A♠ . Flo Campomanes leads 40,000 and barrels another 110,000 on turn 6♥ , with Gary Thompson calling both streets. River Q♠ gets checked down and Campomanes tables 9♥ 7♥ air, earning Thompson the pot with A♦ 2♣ .

Hand #35: Matthew Wakeman defends his big blind vs a cutoff open from Flo Campomanes . Action on flop 7♣ 3♣ J♣ checked through to turn Q♣ . Campomanes continues for 30,000 and guns for another 100,000 on river 4♠ . Wakeman check raises to 350,000 and Campomanes surrenders.

Hand #18: Matthew Wakeman defends big blind yet folds on flop 2♥ 9♥ J♠ following a 60,000 cbet from raiser Jaime Reyes.

Hand #19: Julian Warhurst opens from utg+1 and all fold.

Hand #20: Flo Campomanes opens to 60,000, called by Yan Wen Yee on the small blind. Yee check calls for 80,000 on flop T♦ 9♦ 5♥ and gets to showdown after turn J♠ and river 6♣ collected no more bets. Yee shows 8♠ 8♣ , no good against Campomanes' A♦ T♠ .

Hand #5: Julian Warhurst open shoves on the button and rakes in no callers.

Hand #6: Flo Campomanes completes on the big blind vs an open from Julian Warhurst. On flop 2♠ 5♠ J♣ , Campomanes check raises to 150,000 and goes for another 300,000 on turn T♥ . Warhurst uses two time banks and folds. Campomanes shows J♥ .

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

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

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.

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.

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.