APPT Open (90,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Hand #77: Matthew Wakeman opened from the cutoff and called Jaime Reyes' jam behind for 705,000 (14 BB) total. Running a flip, board T♣ 8♣ 8♠ J♠ 9♣ ran a straight for both contenders with Wakeman's better one taking the cake.

Hand #71: Gary Thompson opens from utg. Justin Chu moves all-in and gets it through.

Hand #72: Matthew Wakeman opens from utg+1 and finds no callers.

Hand #73: Dohwan Kim opens and folds vs a 370,000 three bet from Gary Thompson.

Hand #74: Dohwan Kim opens once more and picks up the blinds and ante.

Hand #75: Small blind Matthew Wakeman raises all-in and Jaime Reyes behind calls off. Board runs 8♦ 8♥ 5♣ 5♠ A♥ for a split pot.

Hand #76: Jaime Reyes shoves on the small blind and big blind folds.

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

Chip Count Update

Hand #40: Julian Warhurst stuffs 505,000 in from the cutoff and merits no callers.

Hand #41: Matthew Wakeman opens to 80,000, called behind by Jaime Reyes. Both players check flop 4♠ 6♠ 8♦ through to turn T♣ . Wakeman fires 125,000 and Reyes continues to river 4♣ . No more bets come in, and Reyes wins it with A♦ K♦ against his opponent's A♣ 3♣ .

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

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.

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.

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

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