Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Ryota Ito

Japan

Day 9 - October 26, 2024

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

10/26/2024, 8:34:26 AM

Muhammed Ali Chandna Leads Mystery Bounty (PHP 2M GTD)

Muhammed Ali Chandna

One of the more interesting and fun events of the PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship 2-24 series is the Mystery Bounty (PHP 2M GTD). Players who make it in the money will have extra bounty tickets, and anyone who knocks out a player during the ITM levels will get a chance to spin the mystery bounty wheel where more prizes await. There are prizes for as low as PHP10,000 (~US$ 170) climbing up to a major prize like PHP190,000 (~US$3,200) or an APPT Cambodia ME Package worth PHP175,000 (~US$ 3,000).

There were a total of 165 entries who signed on for PHP25,000 (~US$ 420) and pumped up the prize pool to PHP 3,601,125 (~US$61,500), easily surpassing the 2M Guarantee. The top 23 players will make it in the money with a guaranteed minimum payout of PHP33,000 (~US$ 560) plus a chance at the Mystery Bounty prizes.

There are still 64 players in tight competition for the 23 slots. Leading the field so far is Muhammed Ali Chandna of India with 170,000 chips. Not that far is Shayne Villanueva, who is ranked second with 139,000. Completing the top three is Minsuk Kim with 138,000.

Mystery Bounty (PHP 2M GTD)

Date: October 26, 2024

Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200)

Entries: 165

Prize Pool: PHP 3,601,125 (~US$61,500)

ITM: 23

Starting Stack: 30,000

Total Chips: 4,950,000

Average Stack: 77,300

Players Remaining: 64

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Muhammed Ali ChandnaPakistan	170,000
SV Shayne VillanuevaNorthern Mariana Islands	139,000
MK Minsuk KimSouth Korea	138,000
RI Ryota ItoJapan	120,500
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	112,000
YN Yuki NakadaJapan	111,000
CS Changnam SonSouth Korea	103,500
JM Jo MorikawaJapan	96,500
YF Yuhei FujitaJapan	93,500
DU Diego UechiPeru	92,000
DS Daisuke SatoJapan	85,000
NY Nevan Yu Chung ChangTaiwan	62,000