Day 5 - October 22, 2024
Gary Thompson Tops APPT National Flight B

Buy in: PHP 60,000 (~US$ 1,037)
Guarantee: PHP 15,000,000 (~US$ 259,401)
Entries: 192
Prize pool: PHP 20,847,240 (~US$ 360,519)
ITM: 60 places
1st prize payout: PHP 4,080,000 (~US$ 70,557)
Chips in play: 5,760,000
Average stack: 205,714
Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante 8,000
End of Flight B Chipcounts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
GT Gary Thompson | 586,000 |
FB Firat Basbaydar | 315,000 |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 298,000 |
GT Guy Taylor | 271,000 |
AA Abrol Ajay | 270,000 |
TH Thijs Hilberts | 269,000 |
JL Jun Lai | 254,000 |
TW Thomas Ward | 243,000 |
MS Martin Sedlak | 230,000 |
FP Finn Penderak | 230,000 |
SS Shuen Shen | 224,000 |
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | 221,000 |
BK Brett Kennedy | 217,000 |
JM Joris Michl | 199,000 |
YI Youngshin Im | 194,000 |
JW Jackson Warne | 193,000 |
YH Yee Han Quek | 187,000 |
MH Masaaki Hibino | 180,000 |
DW Di Wu | 179,000 |
TO Takumi Odani | 170,000 |
JW Jae Wook Shin | 140,000 |
PZ Philipp Zukernik | 138,000 |
GS Go Saito | 133,000 |
SB Scott Black | 108,000 |
FL Ferdinand Lu | 92,000 |
JC Justin Chi Jen Chu | 87,000 |
LH Lin Hao | 74,000 |
60,000 |
Day 4 - October 21, 2024
Final two flip for the win

Mini High Roller
Level 21: 25,000 / 50,000 ante 50,000
The two decide on a flip with Thomas Ward securing the final victory on board 3♥ Q♣ 3♣ 4♣ A♠ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 3♦5♥ | busted |
TW Thomas Ward | A♣5♣ | 5,200,000 |
Nevan Chang crashes in 3rd place - PHP 1,010,000 (~USD 17,170)

Mini High Roller
Level 21: 25,000 / 50,000 ante 50,000
Facing a button open from Thomas Ward, Nevan Chang moved all-in for his last 550,000 (11 BB) and saw Mike Takayama behind push likewise. Ward opts out and the two run the board 3♣ 5♣ 4♥ K♥ 3♦ , eliminating Chang from the running.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
Q♥T♦ SB | busted | |
MT Mike Takayama | A♦9♦ BB | 1,800,000 |
Lester Edoc eliminated in 4th place - PHP 765,000 (~USD 13,005)

Mini High Roller
Level 21: 25,000 / 50,000 ante 50,000
Folded to Lester Edoc on the small blind, he open shoved 910,000 (18 BB) in and was called behind by Thomas Ward. In for a race, board K♦ 4♦ 2♦ 3♠ 2♦ missed to pair either player, leaving Ward's ace high good for the take down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LE Lester Edoc | J♥T♥ SB | busted |
TW Thomas Ward | A♣5♠ BB | 3,300,000 |
Mini High Roller Chip Count Update

Four players remain in the running for the Mini High Roller title with Thomas Ward in the lead, stacking 40% of the total chips in play. Each contender is now guaranteed PHP 765,000 (~USD 13,005) in prizes.
Mini High Roller
Date: October 21, 2024
Buy-in: PHP 150,000 (~USD 2,600)
Entries: 52
Prize pool: PHP 6,960,720 (~USD 120,750)
ITM: 7 places
Level 20: 20,000 / 40,000 ante 40,000
Average stack: 1,300,000 (32 BB)
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TW Thomas Ward | 2,200,000 |
1,500,000 | |
LE Lester Edoc | 1,150,000 |
MT Mike Takayama | 390,000 |
Somasekhar Sanampuri bubbles Mini High Roller

Mini High Roller
Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante 20,000
Thomas Ward opened to 40,000 and called 50,000 more following an all-in from Somasekhar Sanampuri on the big blind. Slightly ahead, Ward's advantage carried all the way through board Q♥ 4♠ A♣ 3♠ K♥ , bursting the money bubble.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | K♦T♣ BB | busted |
TW Thomas Ward | A♠7♠ UTG+1 | 540,000 |
Mini High Roller – Final Table

Buy in: PHP 150,000 (~US$ 2,620)
Entries: 52 players
Prize pool: PHP 6,960,720 (~US$ 120,828)
ITM: 7 places
1st prize payout: PHP 2,260,000 (~US$ 39,230)
Chips in play: 5,200,000
Average stack: 650,000
Level 15: 6,000/ 12,000 ante 12,000
Player | Chips |
---|---|
1,700,000 | |
LE Lester Edoc | 1,100,000 |
JP John Perry (3) | 700,000 |
TW Thomas Ward | 500,000 |
MT Mike Takayama | 450,000 |
JW Joey Weissman | 300,000 |
SC Stevan Chew | 250,000 |
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 150,000 |
AR Angelina Rich | 50,000 |