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The final side event to finish across Day 3 of the APPT Manila Championship, Turbo, awarded David Green the victory over the 48-entry field after defeating Jungeun Park in heads up play. The fast paced tournament ran through only six hours of play before the action closed with Green securing the PHP 266,456 (~USD 4,620) top prize and trophy.

Turbo

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 340)

Prize pool: PHP 819,456 (~USD 14,215)

Entries: 48

ITM: 7 places

Full Payouts

1st David Green - PHP 266,456

2nd Jungeun Park - PHP 176,000

3rd Beng Hong Ker - PHP 119,000

4th Thomas Young - PHP 90,000

5th George Salud - PHP 70,000

6th Lin Hao - PHP 55,000

7th Daijiro Tomoto - PHP 43,000

The final flight of the APPT Open has officially closed its action with an additional 19 survivors out of the 78-entry field set to return later for Day 2's games. Australia's Mathew Wakeman stacked the highest, having shipped three pots out of the last four hands to take the lead with 255,000. Accompanying him across the top counts are Takashi Yagura, Christopher Mateo, and Lester Edoc, all of which bagged over 200,000 in chips.

APPT Open

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

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

Complete List of APPT Open Day 2 Qualifiers

The last flight on schedule for the APPT Open highlight continues to be in play with 31 players out of the 78-entry field remaining in action. Day is set to close in roughly an hour with three more 20 minute levels to go.

APPT Open

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante 2,500

Average stack: 75,484 (30 BB)

Top Chip Counts

Following fifteen levels of play, APPT Open Flight B closed with another 30 survivors advancing through to Day 2. The second heat welcomed the largest turnout of the three with a total of 172 entries recorded across registration. Indonesia's Jimmy Tunggadjaja found the largest bag by the end of the night with 372,000, having hero called with bottom pair against Karper Hansen in the last level of play. Two more runners - Stevan Chew and Remigiusz Hajduk, join the top three spots, each stacking just above the 300K mark.

APPT Open

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

The last flight for the APPT Open has officially closed its registration with 78 more entries added onto the tally, bringing up the total to 314. Prize pool stands at PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690), a couple entries short of meeting its guarantee.

44 players currently remain in battle, set to play through five more levels before the flight wraps up.

APPT Open

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

APPT Open Flight B

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante 4,000

A three way raised pot rolled flop 7♣ 9♥ J♦ . Raiser Remigiusz Hajduk continued for 15,000 and was met with a check raise from big blind Jeremy Jehanne. Hajduk makes the call yet tank folds after Jehanne bet all-in for 140,500 on turn K♦ .

APPT Open Flight B

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante 4,000

Yohwan Lim open shoved his last 49,000 in and faced Andrew Hinrichsen's pocket pair for a flip. At risk, Lim found none of his overcards on board K♣ 4♥ 4h 6♦ 5♥ for his elimination.

APPT Open Flight B

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante 4,000

Jaime Reyes opened to 8,000 and was met with a three bet to 22,000 from Florencio Campomanes behind. Reyes answered with an all-in, called by Campomanes for his entire 115,500. In for a flip, the board T♠ 8♥ J♣ A♠ 8♦ quickly landed in favor of Campomanes, shipping it all the way with a boat.

APPT Open Flight B

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante 3,000

Jimmy Tunggadjaja opened to 6,000 from utg and saw big blind Karper Hansen come along on flop A♣ 7♦ 8♦ . Tunggadjaja continued for another 6,000, called by his opponent. No bets went in on turn 4♥ , revealing river 3♥ . Hansen led all-in for 72,000 with J♦ 6♦ and headed out after Tunggadjaja called off with bottom pair J♠ 3♣ .

Action for today's Knockout [₱5K Bounty] games closed with Jeong Seonghun taking the victory over the 162-entry field. The final five contenders cut an ICM deal, leaving only the trophy and APPT Championship entry to play for. Guaranteed PHP 125,500 (~USD 2,170) in winnings, the Okada regular closed out the win in quick fashion and successfully claimed his maiden PokerStars trophy for his impressive run. Joining in celebration was local runner Paltep Venoni, who bagged the largest share of the PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930) prize pool.

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 260)

Entries: 162

Prize pool: PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930)

ITM: 23 places

Final Table Results

1st Jeong Seonghun - PHP 125,500*

2nd Venoni Paltep - PHP 152,600*

3rd Rick Jason Ambata - PHP 126,100*

4th Keijiro Shimojo - PHP 133,200*

5th Hyunkyu Nho - PHP 141,600*

6th Kazuki Iwakami - PHP 52,000

7th Jaeheung An - PHP 42,000

8th Aram Kim - PHP 35,000

9th Marco Espela - PHP 28,248

*Denotes deal was made

**Excluding bounty prizes

Today's APPT Open Flight B has whittled down to 49 players remaining out of the 172 entry field. Fifteen levels of play is set to run through with action closing in just under two more hours. On top the ranks are four runners stacking over the 200K mark - Vamerdino Magsakay, Vladislavs Azans, Christian Lortie, and Kiyoung Kim.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante 2,500

Average stack: 105,306 (42 BB)

Top Chip Counts

The last side event on today's schedule, Turbo, drew in a total of 48 entries across seven levels of registration. Out of the field, only 34 players remain on the hunt for the largest cut of the PHP 819,456 (~USD 14,215) prize pool.

Turbo

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 340)

Prize pool: PHP 819,456 (~USD 14,215)

Entries: 48

ITM: 7 places

Full Payouts

1st - PHP 266,456

2nd - PHP 176,000

3rd - PHP 119,000

4th - PHP 90,000

5th - PHP 70,000

6th - PHP 55,000

7th - PHP 43,000

An interesting format, the NLH - 20/15/10 side event wrapped up following only six hours on the floor with India's Pranav Agarwal reigning victorious over the 32-entry field. Agarwal with the lead upon arriving at heads up play against Po Hsun Liao, agreed to an ICM deal guaranteeing him PHP 207,200 (~USD 3,595) in winnings. With only the trophy to play for, Agarwal closed out the win in under half an hour to bag the title.

NLH - 20/15/10

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 25,000 (~USD 430)

Prize pool: PHP 661,540 (~USD 11,475)

Entries: 32

ITM: 6 places

Full Payouts

1st Pranav Agarwal - PHP 207,200*

2nd Po Hsun Liao - PHP 181,800*

3rd Takemi Munakata - PHP 106,000

4th David Channon - PHP 79,000

5th Rex Clinkscales - PHP 61,000

6th Yasuhiro Otsuka - PHP 47,880

*Denotes deal was made

Players at the APPT Open Flight C are currently on a 30 minute break to give time to enjoy the VIP Happy Hour at the Player's Lounge. Still enough time to jump in the games with registration remaining open through Level 10 @23:00.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Current Stats

Entries: 31

Remaining players: 29

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante 400

Starting stack: 30,000

Average stack: 32,069 (80 BB)

Today's APPT Open Flight B is officially closed for registration with a total of 172 entries added onto the tally. 69 players are left currently in battle for a spot into Day 2. Action will close by the end of Level 15.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

The last side event on today's lineup, Turbo, has begun with 26 entries in so far by the second level of play. Registration remains open through Level 8 @21:10.

Turbo

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 340)

Starting stack: 25,000

The last flight for the PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690) guaranteed APPT Open is already underway with 22 players currently seated by the first level. Running a faster paced 20 minute gameplay, registration will close by Level 10 @23:00.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Following an eight hour grind, today's Knockout [₱5K Bounty] Final Table is finally set with local runner Venoni Paltep leading the charge. All remaining contenders are guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 28,248 with the PHP 250,000 (~USD 4,335) top prize still on everyone's sight.

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 260)

Entries: 162

Prize pool: PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930)

ITM: 23 places

Remaining Payouts

1st - PHP 250,000

2nd - PHP 160,000

3rd - PHP 114,000

4th - PHP 88,000

5th - PHP 67,000

6th - PHP 52,000

7th - PHP 42,000

8th - PHP 35,000

9th - PHP 28,248

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante 25,000

Average stack: 540,000 (21 BB)

Final Table Chip Counts

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante 8,000

Ashley Patterson flicked in his last 18,000 and was called by both players on the blinds. Board 6♠ 6♦ 3♦ 4♣ 6♣ was checked all the way down to the river where Aram Kim's king high held for the win.

All remaining 23 players are now guaranteed a share of the PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930) prize pool.

Registration for the PHP 25,000 (~USD 430) buy-in NLH - 20/15/10 event has officially closed with 32 entries in total. Three tables are running across the felt with 22 players left in contention for the title.

NLH - 20/15/10

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 25,000 (~USD 430)

Prize pool: PHP 661,540 (~USD 11,475)

Entries: 32

ITM: 6 places

Full Payouts

1st - PHP 235,000

2nd - PHP 154,000

3rd - PHP 106,000

4th - PHP 79,000

5th - PHP 61,000

6th - PHP 47,880

PokerStars is going all out this season with a world class lounge especially catered to its APPT Manila Championship 2024 players. Come and enjoy the stunning spread of canapés, assortment of cheese, fresh fruit, free flowing drinks, and a breathtaking view of Manila Bay, right at the Chairman's Lounge, Okada Manila!

Operating Hours: 3pm - 3am daily

Complimentary Food & Beverage: 4pm - 7pm

Festival Dates: October 18-27, 2024

Players at the APPT Open Flight B are currently on a 30 minute break to give time to enjoy the VIP Happy Hour at the Player's Lounge. Still enough time to jump in the games with registration remaining open through Level 10 @19:10.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Current Stats

Entries: 136

Remaining players: 90

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante 1,000

Starting stack: 30,000

Average stack: 45,165 (45 BB)

Two more levels before registration for the NLH - 20/15/10 games closes. 26 entries have so far been recorded across the first five levels with 18 players remaining in battle. Those in search of locking up a PokerStars trophy are welcome to join the small field tournament.

NLH - 20/15/10

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 25,000 (~USD 430)

Starting stack: 30,000

More notables have since joined the fray including international runners Ngoc Anh Cao, Jennifer Casell, Joseph Cheong, Ronald Haverkamp, Gab Yong Kim, and Bert Perry. Local attendance also share the floor with players Florencio Campomanes, Marc Rivera, and William Ysmael in the mix.

Three more hours before registration closes at Level 10 @19:10.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

First break of APPT Open Flight B sees more players in with a total of 86 entries recorded following four levels of play. Seokchul Hwang currently stacks the highest with a chip count of nearly four times the starting stack. Plenty of time to jump in with registration remaining open through Level 10 @19:10.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante 500

Starting stack: 30,000

Average stack: 35,833 (71 BB)

Top Chip Counts

Registration for today's first side event, Knockout [₱5K Bounty] has officially closed with a total 162 entries recorded across ten levels of play. Only 63 players remain in contention for the title and lion's share of the PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930) prize pool.

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 260)

Entries: 162

Prize pool: PHP 1,264,248 (~USD 21,930)

ITM: 23 places

Full Payouts

1st - PHP 250,000

2nd - PHP 160,000

3rd - PHP 114,000

4th - PHP 88,000

5th - PHP 67,000

6th - PHP 52,000

7th - PHP 42,000

8th - PHP 35,000

9th - PHP 28,248

10th - 11th - PHP 25,000

12th - 13th - PHP 22,000

14th - 15th - PHP 20,000

16th - 17th - PHP 18,000

18th - 20th - PHP 16,000

21st - 23rd - PHP 15,000

Today's earliest side event, Knockout [₱5K Bounty] has already drawn 110 entries so far with 85 players currently in battle. Iwakami Kazuki stands in the lead by the first break, stacking over four times the listed average stack.

Registration remains open through Level 10 @14:40.

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 260)

Starting stack: 30,000

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante 800

Average stack: 38,824 (48 BB)

Entries: 110

Remaining players: 85

Top Chip Counts

The first of two APPT Open flights on today's schedule is finally underway following a 30 minute delay. Twelve players are currently seated across the tables with registration remaining open through Level 10 @19:10.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Today's opening side event, Knockout [₱5K Bounty] is officially underway with three tables currently running by the first level of play. Plenty of time to jump in as registration remains open through Level 10 @14:40.

Knockout [₱5K Bounty]

Date: October 20, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 260)

Starting stack: 30,000

Today's Day 3 schedule stands focused on the PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690) guaranteed APPT Open, where two final flights are set to run through. Flight B kicks off at 12 noon, followed by a faster paced Flight C at 19:00. Aside from the starting heats, three single day side events complement the lineup with a Knockout [₱5K Bounty] opening the action.

APPT Open

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

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

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

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - Sunday, October 20

Flight C Turbo - Sunday, October 20

Day 2 - Monday, October 21

Final - Tuesday, October 22