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2024.10.27 - 2024.10.28Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Czardy Rivera

Philippines

Place

5th

Prize

$21,799

Prize (PHP)

₱1,260,000

Blind level

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Entries

1/404

Total Chips

4,040,000

Average

4,040,000

Final Day

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 4:32:41 PM

Czardy Rivera finishes in 5th PhP1,260,000 (~US$21,799)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Czardy Rivera - 5th place - PhP1,260,000 (~US$21,799)

Czardy Rivera of the Philippines opens from UTG to 260,000 and the man he took chips from barely an orbit ago is now in the BB as Malaysia's Joshua Tjan makes the call.

It goes to a flop of 7♣ 7♦ 4♣ as Tjan checks. Rivera CBets to 120,000. Tjan check-raises to 300,000 as Rivera burns two Time Bank cards and eventually 3-bet shoves. Tjan snap calls.

Rivera shows J♣ 9♣ for a flush draw while Tjan has 8♥ 7♠ for trips on the flop.

The turn card gives the Filipino one of his outs as the Q♣ completes his flush. But then the river card arrives: the 7♥ to give the Malaysian quads and boot out one of the most seasoned veterans at the Final Table.

With the redemption of chips, Tjan is once again the chip leader.

The final four is now guaranteed PhP1,640,000 (~US$28,374).

Player	Chips
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	3,700,000(37 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	busted

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 4:26:15 PM

Rivera stays alive thru Tjan

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Czardy Rivera

In the very next hand after the debacle that crippled him, Czardy Rivera of the Philippines goes all-in for his remaining 755,000 after former chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia raised from the D for 200,000. Tjan makes the call to put Rivera at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	A♦7♦ SB	1,710,000(17 BB)
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	K♥9♠ D	1,800,000(18 BB)

Board:8♦6♣A♠8♠2♣

Czardy Rivera won the pot with Ad 7d

The double up by the Filipino further damages the stack of the former chip leader who is now down to a still serviceable 18 BBs. Rivera regains artillery to just over 17 BBs.

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 4:12:17 PM

Baja claims chip lead, cripples Rivera with boat

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Alfonso Baja

For the third time, the stars align to find Alfonso Baja of the Philippines raising from UTG for 200,000 and the action gets folded to the BB of fellow Filipino Czardy Rivera who again chooses to defend.

The flop is A♠ 3♣ 4♥ but it's Rivera who donks in for 100,000. Baja makes the call. The turn is the 2♣ completing what appears to be a one card straight. Apparently unfazed with his, Rivera bets again, this time for 200,000. Baja still calls. The Rivera is the 3♦ . Rivera puts in 350,000 and is quickly called.

Rivera tables Q♥ J♠ for a botched bluff while Baja shows 4♣ 4♦ for a set on the flop and a full house on the river.

Baja now officially captures the chip lead and decimates Rivera's stack to a mere seven and a half BBs.

Player	Chips
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	3,300,000(33 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	755,000(8 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 4:02:45 PM

Baja draws even with Tjan for chip lead

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Alfonso Baja

In hat was shaping up to be Filipinos Clash III, Alfonso Baja opens anew from UTG for 160,000. However, chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia chooses to call from the SB. Rivera joins in from his BB.

The flop is Q♥ Q♦ 7♠ as the blinds check. Baja CBets to 85,000 and gets a call from the Malaysian. Rivera exits the hand. The turn card is the 6♥ . Tjan checks again as Baja continues his assault with a bet of 225,000. Tjan chooses to fold.

Baja flips over 7♣ 7♥, showing that he filled up on the flop. The win now ties the Filipino for the chip lead with the Malaysian.

Player	Chips
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	3,100,000(39 BB)
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	3,100,000(39 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	1,465,000(18 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 3:32:48 PM

Yagura doubles up off Rivera

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Takashi Yagura

The stack of Japanese player Takashi Yagura has dipped below the ten BB mark and he open shoves from UTG for his remaining 635,000. It folds around to the SB where Czardy Rivera of the Philippines decides to give him some action.

Player	Hand	Chips
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	A♥5♠ UTG	1,320,000(17 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	K♦J♦ SB	1,600,000(20 BB)

Board:6♣3♣A♠7♣Q♠

Takashi Yagura won the pot with Ah 5s

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 3:20:33 PM

Filipinos Clash II: Baja sneaks one in against Rivera

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Alfonso Baja

Exactly one orbit after their first encounter, Alfonso Baja finds hmself pening anew from UTG to 160,000 and once again Czardy Rivera defends his BB.

The flop is 6♦ 5♦ A♠ as Rivera checks. This time, Baja CBets to 125,000. Rivera makes the call. The turn is the J♠ and Rivera checks again. Unperturbed, Baja fires 300,000 as Rivera still calls. The river is the T♠ . Now both opt to check.

Rivera turns over J♦ 9♦ for a missed flush draw but a hit on the turn. Baja shows 6♣ 5♣ for two pairs on the flop and collects the pot.

Player	Chips
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	2,975,000(37 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	2,350,000(29 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 3:11:17 PM

Filipinos Clash: Baja bombards Rivera post flop

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Alfonso Baja

Alfonso Baja opens from UTG for160,000 and gets a call all the way in the BB by Czardy Rivera.

The flop is 3♠ Q♦ 9♦ as both players check. The turn is the 3♦ as Rivera checks again. Baja now leads out for 100,000. Rivera calls. The river is the 7♥. Rivera then bets 100,000 but Baja come back with a raise to 315,000. Rivera goes into the tank and consumes one Time Bank card in the process before folding.

Player	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	2,975,000(37 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	2,700,000(34 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 3:02:22 PM

Rivera with comebacker against Yagura

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Czardy Rivera

Opening from UTG, Filipino pro Czardy Rivera brings it up to 120,000 and gets a call on the D from Japan's Takashi Yagura. However, chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia tests the resolve of those in the pot by 3-betting to 380,000. Rivera stops to think and eventually burns a Time Bank card before opting to call. Yagura also joins.

The flop comes 9♦ 9♠ 7♦ . Tjan slows down and checks as and so does Rivera. It's now Yagura's turn to go into the tank and uses a Time Bank card before betting 375,000. Tjan folds but the Filipino calls. The turn is the 7♣ as the board now double pairs. Rivera then declares he is all-in. Yagura decides to fold.

Player	Chips
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	4,320,000(72 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	3,110,000(52 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	890,000(15 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 1:14:05 PM

Chip Counts & Seating of the Pokerstars Red Dragon Final Table

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

APPT Championship Red Dragon Final Table

The player eliminated will be pocketing PhP510,000 (~US$8,824).

Player	Chips
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	2,615,000(65 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	1,960,000(49 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,480,000(37 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	1,430,000(36 BB)
SS Sergius SantosPhilippines	1,285,000(32 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	1,110,000(28 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	890,000(22 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	825,000(21 BB)
ZL Zhe LiChina	535,000(13 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Sergius SantosPhilippines	1,285,000(32 BB)	1	1
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	2,615,000(65 BB)	1	2
ZL Zhe LiChina	535,000(13 BB)	1	3
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	1,430,000(36 BB)	1	4
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	1,960,000(49 BB)	1	5
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	890,000(22 BB)	1	6
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	1,110,000(28 BB)	1	7
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	825,000(21 BB)	1	8
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,480,000(37 BB)	1	9

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 12:52:22 PM

Yan Wen Yee out in 11th for PhP425,000 (~US$7,353)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yan Wen Yee - 11th place - PhP425,000 (~US$7,353)

The action is folded to Czardy Rivera of the Philippines and he raises to 80,000 in the CO. Malaysia's Yan Wen Yee 3-bets all-in right beside him on the D. It gets folded back to the Filipino who makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	Q♠Q♥ CO	1,380,000(35 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	A♣J♣ D	busted

Board:8♠J♦7♦T♦Q♣

Czardy Rivera won the pot with Qs Qh

Rivera's stack now goes over the one million mark and the ten players left are still guaranteed PhP425,000 (~US$7,353), The next bust out will bring in the individual pay jumps and usher in the Final Table.

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 12:45:01 PM

Chip Counts of the final 11 players

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The next bust out will be receiving PhP425,000 (~US$7,353).

Player	Chips
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	2,100,000(70 BB)
SS Sergius SantosPhilippines	1,920,000(64 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	1,600,000(53 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,495,000(50 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	955,000(32 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	950,000(32 BB)
ZL Zhe LiChina	905,000(30 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	720,000(24 BB)
JJ John Joseph PanishUnited States of America	570,000(19 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	565,000(19 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	315,000(11 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 11:56:47 AM

Chip Counts of the 13 remaining players

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Joshua Tjan

Everyone still in is guaranteed PhP350,000 (~US$6,055).

Player	Chips
JT Joshua TjanMalaysia	1,740,000(70 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	1,450,000(58 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,320,000(53 BB)
SS Sergius SantosPhilippines	970,000(39 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	940,000(38 BB)
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan	915,000(37 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	900,000(36 BB)
ZL Zhe LiChina	895,000(36 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	725,000(29 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	555,000(22 BB)
JJ John Joseph PanishUnited States of America	550,000(22 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	475,000(19 BB)
GS Go SaitoJapan	285,000(11 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 11:50:20 AM

Thijs Hilberts out in 14th for PhP300,000 (~US$5,190)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Thijs Hilberts - 14th place - PhP300,000 (~US$5,190)

Thijs Hilberts of The Netherlands goes for it all by shoving from the +1 position for his remaining 230,000. Filipino pro Czardy Rivera calls the all-in bet from the HJ.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	J♣J♠ HJ	955,000(38 BB)
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	A♥T♦ UTG+1	busted

Board:4♦6♣Q♣K♣9♥

Czardy Rivera won the pot with Jc Js

It appeared that Hilberts was on his way to pulling off a runner-runner straight but it never got there as Rivera was blocking his outs. The Filipino now also nears the one million chip mark.

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 8:15:06 AM

Rivera hard bets river

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Japan's Takashi Yagura opens from UTG for 24,000 and gets calls from the blinds in Filipino pro Czardy Rivera (SB) and Daniel Benor from Israel (BB).

The flop is 4♣ 2♦ J♠ as the blinds check. Yagura CBets to 33,000 and gets a call from Rivera. Benor folds. The turn is the 7♠ and this time Yagura and Rivera both check. The river is the 5♦ as Rivera takes the betting lead for 65,000. Yagura opts to fold.

Player	Chips
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	645,000(54 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	500,000(42 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	491,000(41 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

10/27/2024, 7:35:38 AM

Rivera takes back from Chan

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Czardy Rivera

Czardy Rivera of the Philippines exacts some form of revenge against Singapore's Matthew by grabbing back some of the chips he lost earlier. The preflop raising war ends with all the chips going in the middle with Rivera's tournament life on the line.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	Q♦Q♠ D	515,000(52 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	A♣K♣ HJ	165,000(17 BB)

Board:3♥9♣7♠T♣6♥

Czardy Rivera won the pot with Qd Qs

Rivera's queens hold and this duel is now tied.

SMPSMP

10/27/2024, 6:36:55 AM

Chan's tens hold, doubles up off Rivera

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

Matthew Chan

Kim Dohwan of Korea raises from UTG to 16,000 and beside him on the +1 position shoves Singapore's Matthew Chan for his remaining 143,000. Local pro Czardy Rivera makes the call from the CO as Kim folds.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	T♦T♣ UTG+1	282,000(35 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	A♦K♦ CO	318,000(40 BB)
DK Dohwan KimSouth Korea	UTG	390,000(49 BB)

Board:2♣2♦9♥5♣5♦

Matthew Chan won the pot with Td Tc

Rivera had just acquired chips before losing most of them to Chan.

SMPSMP

10/27/2024, 6:25:08 AM

Czardy Rivera busts Philipp Zukernik

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

Singapore's Matthew Chan opens from the HJ for 16,000 and gets called by Czardy Rivera of the host nation in the D. In the SB, Czechia's Philipp Zukernik 3-bets all-in for his last 110,000. Chan folds but Rivera makes the call.

Czardy Rivera

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	A♥J♣ D	461,000(58 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	HJ	143,000(18 BB)
PZ Philipp ZukernikCzech Republic	4♣4♠ SB	busted

Board:J♥9♥6♦2♦5♥

Czardy Rivera won the pot with Ah Jc

The elimination of Zukernik now has Rivera's stack near the half million mark.