Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #38

2025.07.28 - 2025.07.31Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

9/433

Total Chips

12,990,000

Average

1,443,333

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7/30/2025, 3:01:19 PM

Justin Ong Bulldozes Day 2 To Bag A Gigantic Stack

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

Justin Ong

Day of the PokerStars Red Dragon event wrapped up with the final 9 players established and Justin Ong as the overwhelming chip leader. During the final two tables, Ong bulldozed the competition, eliminating four players, to amass over 40% of the chips in play.

The featured PokerStars Red Dragon kicked off on July 28 attracting 433 entries across two starting days for a prize pool of ₱24,570,585 (~$429,550). Only 81 players survived the fifteen rounds of Day 1 play and returned on Day 2 where 63 players were guaranteed to get paid.

Entering the second hour of play, Kohei Takami bubbled when his top two pair was burned by Wilson Chan's flush on the river. With the cash now flowing, short stacks dropped in rapid succession. By the sixth hour of play, overnight chip leader Sergei Korzhenko was eliminated in 17th place to form the final two tables.

At this point, Justin Ong had already built a big stack that was bested only by Yohei Katsuragawa. A key moment came against Liao Po Hsun, then third-in-chips, who moved all in after misreading the board. Ong, holding the nuts, asked "why did you push so big? I have the nuts, I call." In that one hand, Ong catapulted and proceeded to knock out three more players to propel him far ahead of the field. Day 2 wrapped up after Sukhum Kiwanont was eliminated in 10th place by Xiaohua Fu.

Scroll down to read up on some of the day's captured moments.

The final 9 will return on July 31, 2025 for the last dash to the title and the ₱4,680,585 (~$81,600) top prize.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XF Xiaohua FuChina	1,310,000(44 BB)	1	1
YL Yao LiuChina	715,000(24 BB)	1	2
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	550,000(18 BB)	1	3
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,105,000(37 BB)	1	4
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,180,000(39 BB)	1	5
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	480,000(16 BB)	1	6
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,505,000(184 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	465,000(16 BB)	1	8
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,680,000(56 BB)	1	9

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7/30/2025, 2:31:22 PM

Sukhum Kiwanont Falls In 10th Place - ₱417,000

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

Sukhum Kiwanont - 10th Place - ₱417,000

With Table 21 predominantly short stacks , it was just shove or fold. Xiaohua Fu had already doubled up two hands prior and was all in again for 820,000. Big blind Sukhum Kiwanont saw a pair on hand and risked his last 445,000 chips.

At the showdown, it was a flip with Kiwanont's small pair slightly ahead. However, that all vanished at the flop with a higher pair to Fu. Kiwanont still had outs for the set and flush but ultimately was denied to miss the final table by one spot.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	4♠4♥ BB	busted
XF Xiaohua FuChina	A♣9♦ SB	1,310,000(44 BB)

Board:9♠5♠Q♠9♥K♥

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7/30/2025, 2:15:01 PM

Still 10 Players As Xiaohua Fu Doubles Up

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

Xiaohua Fu

Short stacked Xiaohua Fu three-bet his last 410,000 and dominated caller Yao Liu. No change throughout the board for a double up to Fu. Still ten players.

Player	Hand	Chips
XF Xiaohua FuChina	A♣Q♦ CO	895,000(30 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	K♣Q♣ UTG	790,000(26 BB)

Board:J♥3♠3♣2♥2♣

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7/30/2025, 2:04:29 PM

Big Blind Special For Abhijeet Shetty

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

Abhijeet Shetty

Junho Hyeon limped in from the small blind and big blind Abhijeet Shetty checked. No action followed until the board completed 3♥ 6♦ 3♠ 6♥ Q♣ . Shetty bet 65,000, Hyeon paid to see then mucked to 6♣ 2♦ full house.

Player	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,085,000(36 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	600,000(20 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:58:19 PM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	890,000(30 BB)	1	1
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,060,000(35 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	640,000(21 BB)	1	5
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,270,000(176 BB)	1	6
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	700,000(23 BB)	1	7

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7/30/2025, 1:51:22 PM

Junho Hyeon Survives The Flip

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

Junho Hyeon

Justin Ong raised from under the gun then Junho Hyeon tanked using up his last time bank before going all in for 280,000. Ong called and it was a flip.

Ong had Q♥ T♠ , Hyeon with 4♠ 4♦ . Hyeon turned away throughout the runout 9♠ 2♠ 7♣ 9♦ 4♥ and only looked back when informed he won the hand.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,020,000(167 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	635,000(21 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:47:09 PM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	270,000(9 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	1,335,000(45 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	485,000(16 BB)	21	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	625,000(21 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,460,000(49 BB)	21	6

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7/30/2025, 1:39:29 PM

Fumimasa Horisawa Sweats It

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

Fumimasa Horisawa

Fumimasa Horisawa went all in for 345,000 with A♣ 9♥ in the hole. Justin Ong checked his hand and called showing K♥ J♥ . Though Horisawa was ahead, Ong was live. Ong called for cards as the dealer spread 7♠ 2♠ 7♣ Q♦ 3♦ . Horisawa was relived at having survived with Ong saying, "finally! You win!"

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	4,980,000(166 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	865,000(29 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:36:00 PM

Yao Liu Takes Charge

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

Yao Liu took command of the hand with a raise preflop that was called by big blind Santo Tripodi. At the flop and turn 6♦ 3♥ A♠ J♠ , Liu fires 50,000 and 175,000, both check-called by Tripodi. On the river 2♣ , Tripodi jumped out with a bet of 275,000, Liu snap-called.

Tripodi showd A♣ K♣ top pair, Liu had better with A♦ J♣ top two to scoop up the pot.

Player	Chips
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,330,000(44 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	1,205,000(40 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:31:38 PM

Byungwook Ahn Survives The Flip

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

Byungwook Ahn

Down to 5 bb, Byungwok Ahn raised 160,000 leaving 5,000 behind. Big blind Xiaohua Fu forced him to Ahn to commit it by shoving.

Ahn: 2♠ 2♦

Fu: A♥ 7♠

With the board running 4♣ T♥ Q♠ T♠ 9♣ , Ahn survived for a double up.

Player	Chips
XF Xiaohua FuChina	590,000(20 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	375,000(13 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:24:53 PM

Sukhum Kiwanont Pushes For The Pot

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

Sukhum Kiwanont kicks off the hand a with button raise of 60,000 and gets action from the big blind Byungwook Ahn. No slowing down for Kiwanont with a 50,000 c-bet on the flop 3♦ K♦ A♠ then jammed on the turn 4♥ . Ahn used up his last time bank then folded.

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	675,000(23 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	180,000(6 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/433

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7/30/2025, 1:18:09 PM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,375,000(55 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	385,000(15 BB)	1	5
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,375,000(215 BB)	1	6
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	460,000(18 BB)	1	7

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7/30/2025, 1:16:14 PM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,100,000(44 BB)	21	2
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	320,000(13 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	600,000(24 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	785,000(31 BB)	21	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	520,000(21 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,935,000(77 BB)	21	6

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7/30/2025, 1:13:59 PM

Final 10 Players

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

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,375,000(215 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,935,000(77 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,375,000(55 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,100,000(44 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	785,000(31 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	600,000(24 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	520,000(21 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	460,000(18 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	385,000(15 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	320,000(13 BB)

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7/30/2025, 1:06:26 PM

Xiaohua Fu Saved To Stick Around

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

Xiaohua Fu

Following a raise from Santo Tripodi, small blind Xiaohua Fu pushed 355,000 and Sukhum Kiwanont joined in to successfully isolate. Fu was in trouble with just one overcard however, the board still improved him to a straight to stay in the game.

Player	Hand	Chips
XF Xiaohua FuChina	K♦Q♣ SB	785,000(31 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	Q♥Q♠ BB	520,000(21 BB)

Board:2♥9♦T♣5♠J♥

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7/30/2025, 1:05:14 PM

Mac Mantos Eliminated In 11th Place - ₱417,000

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

Mac Mantos - 11th Place - ₱417,000

No escape from Justin Ong as he sends another player to the exit. Getting the boot was short stacked Mac Manoto who three-bet shoved 320,000 on top of button Ong's 55,000 raise. Ong made the easy call.

Ong: 8♣ 7♠

Mantos: A♦ 9♠

Ong quickly improved on the flop 8♠ 6♠ Q♠ and with the turn 3♥ and river J♣ , out went Mantos and Ong continued to head north.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,375,000(215 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	busted

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7/30/2025, 1:00:31 PM

Abhijeet Shetty Doubles Up, Xiaohua Fu Plummets

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

Abhijeet Shetty got dealt queens and gave it respect with a raise of 50,000, small blind Xiaohua Fu liked his big cards and repopped to 150,000, Shetty answered with a four-bet shove and Fu called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	Q♥Q♦ HJ	1,210,000(48 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	A♠J♣ SB	135,000(5 BB)

Board:7♥K♦9♥K♣3♥

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7/30/2025, 12:53:11 PM

Leonardo Drago Eliminated In 12th Place - ₱347,000

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

Leonardo Drago - 12th Place - ₱347,000

And yet another one takedown by Justin Ong as he continues to steamroll Table 1. His latest victim was Leonardo Drago who opened 65,000 from cutoff and Ong called on the big blind.

What followed was an action packed flop 7♠ T♠ 9♣ that saw Drago bet 65,000, Ong check-raised to 150,000, Drago snap-shoved, and Ong tanked using up his last time bank before calling and saying, "I have top pair, I cannot fold."

Drago: K♠ 6♠

Ong: T♥ 4♥

When the turn came T♦ , it was looking bleak for Drago and with the river Q♦ , he missed completely to fall in 12th place.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,000,000(200 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	busted

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7/30/2025, 12:44:23 PM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	660,000(26 BB)	21	1
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	515,000(21 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	685,000(27 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	560,000(22 BB)	21	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,095,000(44 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,735,000(69 BB)	21	6

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7/30/2025, 12:42:03 PM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	9,950,000(398 BB)	1	3
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,270,000(51 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	545,000(22 BB)	1	5
JO Justin OngPhilippines	3,980,000(159 BB)	1	6
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	510,000(20 BB)	1	7
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)	1	8

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7/30/2025, 12:37:08 PM

Sukhum Kiwanont Recovers A Little

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

After losing a showdown, Sukhum Kiwanont recovered and more off Xiaohua Fu. The hand opened with a raise from Fu, Kiwanont three-bet 150,000, Fu called. On the flop 7♣ K♦ , Kiwanont shoved and took down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,095,000(44 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	560,000(22 BB)

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7/30/2025, 12:33:14 PM

Abhijeet Shetty Traps And Scores

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

Calling a raise with 5♠ 5♦ , Abhijeet Shetty improved on a flop K♠ 5♣ T♥ and called Sukhum Kiwanont's continuation bet of 40,000. On the turn 8♣ , Kiwanont opted not to count and just shoved, Shetty snap-called and was assured the pot with Kiwanont drawing dead with A♥ K♥ .

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	805,000(32 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	690,000(28 BB)

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7/30/2025, 12:25:24 PM

Moses Saquing Eliminated In 13th Place - ₱347,000

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

Moses Saquing - 13th Place - ₱347,000

From under the gun Moses Saquing was dealt J♣ 9♣ and liked it enough to min-raise. He nearly stole the blinds and ante when big blind Santo Tripodi woke up with Q♠ Q♥ . Tripodi three-bet 150,000 and Saquing called.

At the flop 2♦ 7♦ Q♣ , Tripodi set the trap by checking his set and Saquing betting 100,000. Tripodi called. The turn 6♣ was checked again by Tripodi, Saquing shoved, Tripodi snap-called.

Seeing the bad news, all Saquing could hope for was a flush however it did not pan out on the river K♠ to fall in 13th place.

Player	Chips
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,735,000(69 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	busted

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7/30/2025, 12:20:31 PM

Justin Ong Knocks Out Gary Thompson

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

Gary Thompson

The Justin Ong show continues railing another player. The fallen was Gary Thompson who three-bet nearly 300,000 then tossed in the rest after Ong pushed.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	A♦K♥ CO	3,750,000(150 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	K♠9♠ BB	busted

Board:3♦T♥2♠2♦4♣

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/433

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7/30/2025, 12:10:58 PM

PByungwook Ahn Steals It On The River

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Byungwook Ahn defended his big blind then check-called Sukhum Kiwanont's 30,000 bet on a flop A♣ 3♠ 7♥ . On the turn 4♣ , Ahn faced a 90,000 bet and this time he check-raised to 205,000, Kiwanont tanked then folded.

One orbit later, both players met again. Kiwanont won this round, taking 75,000 from Ahn on a board 4♠ 9♣ 6♠ A♠ 3♣ .

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	990,000(50 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	725,000(36 BB)

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7/30/2025, 12:00:30 PM

Liao Pushes Into The Nuts, Ong Catapults To 3.3M

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Justin Ong

Justin Ong has been railroading the table with nonstop raises and not letting hands go by without a look at the flop. Taking on Liao Po Hsun who raised 40,000 preflop, Ong called from the button along with small blind Junho Hyeon.

At the flop A♠ T♠ Q♦ , Liao continued for 30,000 and only Ong bought the turn 7♦ . Liao fired another 105,000 and still didn't shake off Ong to complete the board with 9♦ . First to act Liao then shoved, and Ong was stunned saying "Why? I have the nuts." Then showed his A♦ 5♦ nut flush.

Liao could not believe it as he showed his K♣ J♥ straight. Liao said, "Oh my mistake, I did not see the flush." And watched his massive 60 bb stack get sent to Ong.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	3,350,000(168 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	600,000(30 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	busted

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7/30/2025, 11:51:52 AM

Mac Mantos Grabs The Pot

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Facing a raise from mid-position Yohei Katsuragawa, big blind Mac Mantos defended and then continued to defend at the flop Q♦ T♣ 4♠ by calling a 40,000 c-bet. After they both checked the turn J♣ , Mantos led out 70,000 on the river 9♥ . Katsuragawa tanked then folded.

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,510,000(76 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	610,000(31 BB)

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7/30/2025, 11:41:48 AM

Up And Out For Yuanning Wu

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yuanning Wu shoved nearly three in a row with the first one getting through without any callers. The second one was called by Leonardo Drago who had Q♣ J♦ . Wu was ahead A♦ Q♦ and proceeded to double up on a board A♣ 5♠ J♠ 7♠ Q♥ . On the third shove, Justin Ong called and sent Wu out disappointed at the result.

Field is down to 15 players.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	J♠J♦	busted
LD Leonardo DragoItaly		840,000(42 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	A♥J♣	1,800,000(90 BB)

Board:A♦7♥6♦4♥4♣

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7/30/2025, 11:40:34 AM

Table 21 Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	630,000(32 BB)	21	1
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	560,000(28 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	505,000(25 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	940,000(47 BB)	21	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,080,000(54 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	815,000(41 BB)	21	6
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	500,000(25 BB)	21	7
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	690,000(35 BB)	21	8

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7/30/2025, 11:39:03 AM

Table 1 Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,105,000(55 BB)	1	2
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,530,000(77 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	915,000(46 BB)	1	5
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	1,000,000(50 BB)	1	6
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	580,000(29 BB)	1	8
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,290,000(65 BB)	22	3
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	660,000(33 BB)	22	4
YW Yuanning WuChina	220,000(11 BB)	22	8

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7/30/2025, 11:16:50 AM

Final 16 Players

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,530,000(77 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,290,000(65 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,105,000(55 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,080,000(54 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	1,000,000(50 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	940,000(47 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	915,000(46 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	815,000(41 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	690,000(35 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	660,000(33 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	630,000(32 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	580,000(29 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	560,000(28 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	505,000(25 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	500,000(25 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	220,000(11 BB)

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7/30/2025, 11:12:06 AM

Sergei Korzhenko Falls To Moses Saquing

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Sergei Korzhenko

Sergei Korzehnko started the day strong but couldn't maintain it as others amassed big stacks around him. Grinded down to 8 bb, he took a stand and got called by Moses Saquing who dominated all the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	A♦Q♦ D	690,000(35 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	K♣Q♣ UTG	busted

Board:3♥8♠A♥9♥T♠

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7/30/2025, 11:00:19 AM

Chip Count Update - Final 17 Players

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,480,000(74 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,350,000(68 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,105,000(55 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,045,000(52 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	865,000(43 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	790,000(40 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	785,000(39 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	710,000(36 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	670,000(34 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	670,000(34 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	664,000(33 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	635,000(32 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	605,000(30 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	600,000(30 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	470,000(24 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	405,000(20 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	230,000(12 BB)

By Table

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,105,000(55 BB)	1	2
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,480,000(74 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	670,000(34 BB)	1	5
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,350,000(68 BB)	1	6
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	790,000(40 BB)	1	6
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	635,000(32 BB)	1	8
YL Yao LiuChina	605,000(30 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	785,000(39 BB)	21	4
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	230,000(12 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	865,000(43 BB)	21	6
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	710,000(36 BB)	21	7
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	470,000(24 BB)	21	8
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	664,000(33 BB)	22	2
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	670,000(34 BB)	22	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,045,000(52 BB)	22	5
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	405,000(20 BB)	22	7
YW Yuanning WuChina	600,000(30 BB)	22	8

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/433

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7/30/2025, 10:48:05 AM

More Chips For Yohei Katsuragawa

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yohei Katsuragawa

After cleaning out Namju Kim, Yohei Katsuragawa picked up more chips. Opening from cutoff, he was joined by Justin Ong and Mac Mantos to the flop 8♦ 3♣ J♠ . Acting first, small blind Ong bet 45,000 which was enough to get Mantos to fold while Katsuragawa raised to 100,000. Ong called then they both checked the turn 3♦ and river 5♣ .

Ong showed Q♦ T♣ missed draw, Katsuragawa dragged in the pot with Q♣ J♥ top pair.

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,560,000(98 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,253,000(78 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	606,000(38 BB)

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7/30/2025, 10:40:07 AM

Table 22 Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	980,000(61 BB)	22	1
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	645,000(40 BB)	22	2
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	664,000(42 BB)	22	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,023,000(64 BB)	22	5
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	202,000(13 BB)	22	7
YW Yuanning WuChina	635,000(40 BB)	22	8

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7/30/2025, 10:37:35 AM

Table 21 Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	587,000(37 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	538,000(34 BB)	21	4
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	233,000(15 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	977,000(61 BB)	21	6
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	731,000(46 BB)	21	7
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	264,000(17 BB)	21	8

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7/30/2025, 10:34:41 AM

Table 1 Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,107,000(69 BB)	1	2
NK Namju KimSouth Korea		1	3
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	980,000(61 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	901,000(56 BB)	1	5
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,325,000(83 BB)	1	6
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	615,000(38 BB)	1	8

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7/30/2025, 10:30:12 AM

Namju Kim Sucks Out Then Burned

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Namju Kim

Namju Kim defended his big blind preflop but when the board ran K♦ T♠ 9♣ , his check-raise all in for 316,000 was called and was dominated by Yohei Katsuragawa.

Needing some luck, the turn granted it with 8♠ to jump ahead with two pair, but as quick as it came it was taken away. The river Q♠ burned Kim with Katsuragawa improving to a straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	9♥8♣ BB	busted
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	K♣J♣ UTG	1,355,000(85 BB)

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7/30/2025, 10:29:59 AM

Abhijeet Shetty Dusts The Ladies

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Premium pocket pairs bang heads with Abhijeet Shetty raising 35,000 holding kings. Ke Yan looked down at Queens and three-bet 95,000. Shetty decided not to count and shoved for 412,000. Yan had 1 bb less for 396,000, and called.

After revealing, Yan was in big trouble and with no improvement on the board, he was eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	K♠K♦ HJ	848,000(53 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	Q♦Q♠ SB	busted

Board:3♥A♣8♦6♠5♦

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7/30/2025, 10:25:18 AM

Aggressive Mac Mantos Triple Barrels

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Facing a raise of 35,000 from under the gun Yohei Katsuragawa, button player Mac Mantos three-bet a huge 160,000 however it still didn't shake off Katsuragawa to take the battle to the flop.

On a board, 6♠ J♥ 7♠ , Mantos fired another 65,000 and was check-called. On the turn 8♥ , Mantos continued for 125,000 and this time Katsuragawa opted to lay it down.

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,011,000(63 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	631,000(39 BB)

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7/30/2025, 10:20:54 AM

Minku Kim Bounced Out

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Rollercoaster day for Minku Kim who watched his stack swing all day until it finally emptied out at the hands of Xiaohua Fu. The hand opened with Santo Tripodi raising 35,000, Kim three-bet all in for 230,000, Fu four-bet all in and isolated.

Kim: J♥ J♦

Fu: K♠ K♣

Board: 6♠ 3♥ K♥ Q♣ 5♥

At a separate table, Justin Ong eliminated Masataka Setoguchi.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,213,000(76 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	951,000(59 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	720,000(45 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	busted
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	busted

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7/30/2025, 10:17:50 AM

Yuanning Wu Flops The Nuts

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yuanning Wu

Yuanning Wu avoided the rail when his K♠ J♠ landed the nuts on the flop 9♦ Q♥ T♥ and after it completed 4♣ 3♠ , he doubled up off Sukhum Kiwanont who had A♥ T♦ .

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	944,000(59 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	480,000(30 BB)

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7/30/2025, 10:15:30 AM

Random Chip Count Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	1,166,000(73 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,164,000(73 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	1,002,000(63 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	953,000(60 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	890,000(56 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	566,000(35 BB)
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	523,000(33 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	220,000(14 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	210,000(13 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	192,000(12 BB)

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/433

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7/30/2025, 10:04:45 AM

Random Chip Update

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

Player	Chips
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,226,000(102 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	793,000(66 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	489,000(41 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	413,000(34 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	324,000(27 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	busted

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7/30/2025, 10:04:44 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa Cleans Out A Player

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

Fumimasa Hirosawa

Fumimasa Hirosawa's 28,000 raise gets challenged by Michael Concepcion with a re-raise of 200,000 leaving 17,000 behind. Hirosawa answers back with a shove, and Concepcion tosses in the remaining chips.

When they turn over their cards, both have a pocket pair. Hirosawa is way ahead which holds to clean out Concepcion.

Player	Hand	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	J♠J♥ D	925,000(77 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	5♠5♥ SB	2(0 BB)

Board:2♥6♦K♠2♠Q♣

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7/30/2025, 9:49:16 AM

Vamerdino Magsakay's Ladies Given The Boot

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

Vamerdino Magsakay

Vamerdino Magsakay struggled with a short stack very early on and managed to bring it up to around 20 bb. However, his hard work has been voided with Gary Thompson giving his ladies a crushing defeat.

Player	Hand	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	Q♠Q♥ UTG+1	busted
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	K♠K♣ SB	742,000(62 BB)

Board:K♠A♠A♥8♠6♦

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7/30/2025, 9:47:13 AM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	460,000(38 BB)	1	1
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	861,000(72 BB)	1	2
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	350,000(29 BB)	1	3
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	752,000(63 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	706,000(59 BB)	1	5
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	532,000(44 BB)	1	6
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	318,000(27 BB)	1	7
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	360,000(30 BB)	1	8

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7/30/2025, 9:45:41 AM

Table 22 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	1,037,000(86 BB)	22	1
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	442,000(37 BB)	22	2
JO Justin OngPhilippines	520,000(43 BB)	22	3
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	474,000(40 BB)	22	4
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	994,000(83 BB)	22	5
KY Ke YanChina	703,000(59 BB)	22	6
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	344,000(29 BB)	22	7
YW Yuanning WuChina	698,000(58 BB)	22	8

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7/30/2025, 9:42:49 AM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	226,000(19 BB)	21	1
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	232,000(19 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	568,000(47 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	447,000(37 BB)	21	4
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	549,000(46 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	762,000(64 BB)	21	6
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	486,000(41 BB)	21	7
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	262,000(22 BB)	21	8

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7/30/2025, 9:35:17 AM

Up And Out For Edilberto Gopez

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

Edilberto Gopez

Edilberto Gopez got a small boost against Yao Liu who three-bet 70,000 preflop that Gopez called. On the flop 2♥ 8♦ 3♥ , Gopez quickly jammed for 126,000 and Liu gave it up.

On the next deal, Sergei Korzheno opened 25,000, Santo Tripodi three-bet 66,000, then big blind Gopez four-bet 150,000. Too much for Korzhenko and folded while Tripodi shoved. Gopez snap-called and was at risk.

Upon showing, Gopez's pocket pair was behind Tripodi's cowboys and with no improvement down the streets, he met his end in 25th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	T♠T♣ BB	busted
YL Yao LiuChina		568,000(47 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	D	524,000(44 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	SB	762,000(64 BB)

Board:7♠4♣9♣9♦2♣

Field is now down to 24 players, three tables.

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7/30/2025, 9:30:37 AM

Liao Po Hsun Rails Francisco Sanchez

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

Liao Po Hsun

With everyone folding to the small blind Liao Po Hsun, he made it 80,000 which was just over half of Francisco Mir Sanchez's stack. Sanchez replied with a shove and Liao called.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	A♠5♠ SB	794,000(66 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	K♣Q♦ BB	busted

Board:9♣6♦7♦2♣J♣

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7/30/2025, 9:18:27 AM

Leonardo Drago Continues To Rise

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

Leonardo Drago

Shortly after raking in a massive pot that sent Chris Song out on a failed bluff, Leonardo Drago scooped up another pot. Calling Ke Yan's raise, it was a three-way to the flop with big blind Junho Yeon also in the hand.

At the flop 4♥ 9♥ 3♥ , two checks to Drago who slid out 30,000 that only Yan matched. On the turn 7♦ , another 60,000 from Drago was called then both players checked the river 4♣ .

Yan flipped over A♥ Q♥ , Drago won it with A♦ 9♦ two pair.

Player	Chips
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	1,242,000(104 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	547,000(46 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	451,000(38 BB)

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7/30/2025, 9:14:14 AM

Ups And Downs

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

Player	Chips
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	541,000(45 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	471,000(39 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	busted
DY Darren YuPhilippines	busted

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7/30/2025, 9:10:14 AM

Namju Kim Puts Pressure On Gary Thompson

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

Gary Thompson min-raised from cutoff and big blind Namju Kim defended to bring a flop 7♦ 6♠ 5♣ that both players checked. On the turn 4♥ , Kim led out 50,000 and Thompson called to complete the board A♥ . Wasting no time counting, Kim jammed for 422,000 sending Thompson tanking. After using up a time-bank, Thompson gave up his stake in the pot.

Next hand, Thompson resumed the aggressing and recovered the lost chips and more off Yuanning Wu.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	588,000(49 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	577,000(48 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	436,000(36 BB)

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7/30/2025, 9:08:46 AM

Chris Song's Crashes On A Bluff, Leonardo Drago Catapults Over 1M

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

Preflop battle between Leonardo Drago and Chris Song began with a 25,000 raise from Song, followed by a three-bet of 130,000 from Drago, Song shoved and Drago snap-called.

Upon revealing, Drago had a pair and Song was bluffing with rags. No help arrived for Song to pack up as Drago pulled in a monster pile of chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	6♠6♣ BB	1,085,000(90 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	3♠4♥ CO	busted

Board:K♦7♠T♥T♠2♠

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7/30/2025, 9:02:34 AM

Jessie Leonarez's Top Card Gives A Boost

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

Jessie Leonarez

Jessie Leonarez went aggro on the button with a three-bet of 75,000 holding Q♥ 9♥ and initial raiser Fumimasa Hirosawa called. After Hirosawa checked, Leonarez quickly moved all in for 110,000, and Hirosawa called again and showed 9♣ 9♠ .

With the turn 5♥ and river 7♣ , Leonarez's aggression paid off and now has more chips to play with.

Player	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	598,000(50 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	400,000(33 BB)

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7/30/2025, 8:48:39 AM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	491,000(41 BB)	1	1
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	605,000(50 BB)	1	2
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	89,000(7 BB)	1	3
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	808,000(67 BB)	1	4
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	773,000(64 BB)	1	5
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	185,000(15 BB)	1	6
DY Darren YuPhilippines	122,000(10 BB)	1	8

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7/30/2025, 8:47:22 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	182,000(15 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	463,000(39 BB)	20	2
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	650,000(54 BB)	20	3
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	241,000(20 BB)	20	4
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	320,000(27 BB)	20	5
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	563,000(47 BB)	20	6
YW Yuanning WuChina	486,000(41 BB)	20	7

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7/30/2025, 8:46:03 AM

Table 22 Upate

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	591,000(49 BB)	22	1
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	270,000(23 BB)	22	2
JO Justin OngPhilippines	413,000(34 BB)	22	3
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	494,000(41 BB)	22	4
CS Chris SongPhilippines	492,000(41 BB)	22	5
KY Ke YanChina	744,000(62 BB)	22	6
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	420,000(35 BB)	22	7

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7/30/2025, 8:44:22 AM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	305,000(25 BB)	21	1
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	211,000(18 BB)	21	2
YL Yao LiuChina	665,000(55 BB)	21	3
XF Xiaohua FuChina	329,000(27 BB)	21	5
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	503,000(42 BB)	21	5
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	407,000(34 BB)	21	6
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,025,000(85 BB)	21	7
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	320,000(27 BB)	21	8

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/433

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7/30/2025, 8:42:01 AM

Down To 29 Players

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
30	CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	144,000	$2,510
31	JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	144,000	$2,510
32	WC Wilson ChanUnited Kingdom	125,000	$2,180
33	IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	125,000	$2,180
34	KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	125,000	$2,180
35	JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	125,000	$2,180
36	FP Finn PenderakGermany	125,000	$2,180
37	MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	125,000	$2,180
39	MK Minjae KimSouth Korea	125,000	$2,180
40	RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	109,000	$1,900
41	JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	109,000	$1,900
43	JK Junya KuboJapan	109,000	$1,900
44	ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	109,000	$1,900
45	TG Thomas Gary PoundUnited Kingdom	109,000	$1,900

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7/30/2025, 8:29:28 AM

Minku Kim Recovers

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

Nearly an orbit after his jacks were cracked, Minku Kim three-bet all in, got called by Xiaohua Fu, then doubled up back to health.

Player	Hand	Chips
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	K♥Q♣ BB	305,000(31 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	J♣9♣ MP	329,000(33 BB)

Board:6♦K♦8♥Q♦2♦

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7/30/2025, 8:24:25 AM

Yao Liu Cracks Minku Kim's Hooks

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

Minku Kim

Preflop betting war ended with Yao Liu all in for 310,000 holding 8♠ 8♦ and was in trouble against caller Minku Kim with J♦ J♥ . When the flop ran T♠ 3♥ 8♥ , Liu spiked the two-outer to overtake and with the turn 9♠ and river 2♦ , he survived and zoomed to 66 bb. Kim plunged to 13 bb.

Player	Chips
YL Yao LiuChina	665,000(67 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	145,000(15 BB)

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7/30/2025, 8:20:01 AM

Justin Ong Outdraws Big Slick

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

Justin Ong

Leonardo Drago was bumped out of the hand when his opening raise was followed by a three-bet of 70,000 from Justin Ong and a four-bet all in from Inhyuk Choi for 117,000. Ong called with his suited one-gapper and was up against big slick.

When the flop ran, Ong quickly improved and it held to eliminate Choi in 33rd place.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	J♦9♦ HJ	388,000(39 BB)
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	A♠K♥ CO	busted
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	UTG	551,000(55 BB)

Board:J♥6♠2♣7♥T♦

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7/30/2025, 8:16:33 AM

Katsuhito Kawai Runs Into Aces

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

End of the road for Katsuhito Kawai with King-Jack top pair on the flop costing him all of his chips with Ke Yan turning over A♥ A♦ which further improved to a set on the river.

Player	Chips
KY Ke YanChina	599,000(60 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	busted

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7/30/2025, 8:13:11 AM

Finn Penderak Dominated Then Falls

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

Finn Penderak

Finn Penderak opened then called Xiaohua Fu shoves of 212,000. When the cards were flipped on their backs, Penderak was out-kicked with A♠ T♠ behind Fu's A♣ Q♠ . The board offered no help running 4♣ A♥ 3♠ 8♥ 3♥ for Penderak to plunge to 2 bb. He busted immediately after.

Player	Chips
XF Xiaohua FuChina	409,000(41 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	busted

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7/30/2025, 8:09:41 AM

Leonardo Drago Dusts Manuel Geronimo

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

No go for Manuel Geronimo who went all in for his last 8 bb and was denied the blinds and ante by big blind Leonardo Drago. Drago came from behind with a straight on the river.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	.?9♣ BB	565,000(57 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	J♦K♠ D	busted

Board:7♥8♥5♦J♦T♦

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7/30/2025, 8:02:18 AM

Random Chip Count Update

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

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	1,026,000(103 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	550,000(55 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	513,000(51 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	490,000(49 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	68,000(7 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:50:38 AM

Leonardo Drago Is Not Bluffing

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

Leonardo Drago

Defending his big blind, Leonardo Drago check-raised the flop 6♠ A♠ T♣ bringing it up from 16,000 to 60,000. Katsuhito Kawai called to take the bout to the turn 4♥ . Drago continued the aggression with a shove sending Kawai deep in the tank. After two time banks, Kawai folded. Drago kindly showed 6♦ T♦ two pair.

Player	Chips
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	475,000(48 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	233,000(23 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:44:14 AM

Random Chip Updates

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

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	956,000(96 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	629,000(63 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	604,000(60 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	597,000(60 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	441,000(44 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	402,000(40 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	393,000(39 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	382,000(38 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	294,000(29 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	225,000(23 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	216,000(22 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	157,000(16 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	142,000(14 BB)
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	135,000(14 BB)
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	132,000(13 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/433

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7/30/2025, 7:39:28 AM

Xiaohua Fu Sweats It And Ships

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

Xiaohua Fu

Sitting on button position, Xiaohua Fu looked down at 9♠ 9♥ and three-bet his last 103,000. Initial raiser Edilberto Gopez wasn't interested and folded while Finn Penderak made the call and showed K♣ Q♣ . Fu sweat it throughout the board 3♣ 3♠ J♥ 4♣ 3♥ then happily collected his winnings.

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	328,000(41 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	284,000(36 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	239,000(30 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:33:47 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa Hunts And Connects

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

From the big blind, Fumimasa Hirosawa was dealt J♥ T♣ and called Ryan Hong's cutoff raise of 16,000. On the flop and turn 8♣ 4♦ Q♦ A♦ , Hirosawa check-called for his double gutshot costing 13,000 and 32,000. Then came the K♠ on the river, exactly what he needed and took charge for 60,000. Hong called and quickly mucked to the straight.

Player	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	323,000(40 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	133,000(17 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:24:48 AM

Gary Thompson Boots Another

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

Gary Thompson

Minjae Kim was next on Gary Thompson's chopping block when he engaged the Irish preflop by calling the 42,000 three-bet. When the dealer spread 9♦ 8♦ Q♦ , Kim tested for 20,000, Thompson raised it up to 160,000, with only 80,000 in total, Kim tanked then risked it.

Upon showing, Thompson was far ahead with the nut flush. The turn T♣ spelled the end for Kim as he was drawing dead.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	A♦K♦ CO	783,000(98 BB)
MK Minjae KimSouth Korea	7♦7♣ UTG+1	busted

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7/30/2025, 7:22:08 AM

Abhijeet Shetty Survives The Flip

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

Battle of the blinds ended with Abhijeet Shetty all in and at risk against Wilson Chan. Upon showing, Shetty was ahead with a pair but had to dodge overcards. At the runout, Shetty improved to a set to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	7♣7♠	226,000(28 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	A♠Q♠	422,000(53 BB)

Board:5♥7♦6♠8♣A♦

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7/30/2025, 7:17:35 AM

Random Chip Update

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

Player	Chips
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	652,000(82 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	641,000(80 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	587,000(73 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	495,000(62 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	486,000(61 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	388,000(49 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	383,000(48 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	357,000(45 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	341,000(43 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	334,000(42 BB)
WC Wilson ChanUnited Kingdom	315,000(39 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	264,000(33 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	257,000(32 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	254,000(32 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	246,000(31 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	246,000(31 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	242,000(30 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	231,000(29 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	224,000(28 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	198,000(25 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	178,000(22 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	119,000(15 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	93,000(12 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:14:53 AM

Four Bet Takedown For Ke Yan

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

Ke Yan

From the button, Ke Yan faced a raise of 16,000 by Xiaohua Fu that Sergei Korzhenko three-bet to 40,000. Yan four-bet 80,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	490,000(61 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	440,000(55 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	216,000(27 BB)

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7/30/2025, 7:05:01 AM

Kiwanont Hits Leonarez's Stack Twice

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

Sukhum Kiwanont and Jessie Leonarez went head to head in two hands that sent the Thai soaring. The first hand saw a four-bet pot preflop balloon the pot to 220,000. Leonarez raised 16,000, Kiwanont re-raised 48,000, Leonarez made it 100,000, and Sukhum tamed the action by calling.

After all the action, at the flop 6♦ J♠ 6♥ , Leonarez continued for a light 40,000 and Kiwanont called. Both players checked the turn A♠ , then Leonarez bet 65,000 on the river. Kiwanont called. Leonarez had A♦ 7♠ top pair, Kiwanont had him out-kicked with A♥ K♥ .

Several hands later, Leonarez raised from the button position and big blind Kiwanont defended. Leonarez followed it up with a 21,000 bet on the flop 2♣ 6♦ 9♥ and Kiwanont defended again. On the turn T♠ , Kiwanont took control for 50,000 and on the river 7♣ as well for 65,000. Leonarez called both then mucked to Kiwanont's 2♦ 2♥ set.

Player	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	864,000(108 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	284,000(36 BB)

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7/30/2025, 6:56:40 AM

Yao Liu Earns A Pot

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

Yao Liu

Three players are in for 17,000 each then check it to the turn J♦ J♠ 3♣ Q♦ . Following two checks, Yao Liu lays out 27,000 and gets called by Hirosawa for heads up to the river T♣ . Check again from Hirosawa sees another bet from Liu for 35,000, Hirosawa calls then mucks to Liu's K♦ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
YL Yao LiuChina	457,000(57 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	300,000(38 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	215,000(27 BB)

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7/30/2025, 6:52:32 AM

Mac Mantos Pushes Out Namju Kim

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

Mac Mantos

Namju Kim lost another pot and on the other end collecting was Mac Mantos. Catching the action on a flop K♣ K♥ 9♣ with 111,000 in the pot, Mantos bet 22,000, Kim raised 130,000, Mantos shoved, Kim surrendered his hand.

Player	Chips
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	716,000(90 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	149,000(19 BB)

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7/30/2025, 6:43:45 AM

Cleaner Justin Ong Downs Two

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

Justin Ong is on a knockout spree. He eliminated Thomas Gary Pound then followed it up with another takedown with Edwin Dela Cruz losing it all. Against Cruz, Ong dominated throughout with T♠ T♥ dusting 6♥ 6♣ .

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	376,000(47 BB)
TG Thomas Gary PoundUnited Kingdom	busted
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	busted

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7/30/2025, 6:32:05 AM

Moses Saquing Saved By The River

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

Moses Saquing

The river god has turned up again and getting showered with some luck was Moses Saquing who set the hand in motion with a min-raise from hijack position. Next to act Namju Kim looked down at A♠ A♣ and reraised 40,000, Saquing called.

At the flop 2♠ 3♠ 3♥ , Saquing checked to Kim who continued for 30,000 and this time he was the one repopped with Saquing moving all in for 177,000. Kim snapped it off and flipped open his rockets whil Saquing had 8♠ 7♠ draw.

Looking bleak for Saquing with the turn J♥ until the river 4♠ saved him to double through.

Player	Chips
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	408,000(51 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	313,000(39 BB)

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7/30/2025, 6:30:57 AM

More Eliminations

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
46	BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	109,000	$1,900
47	RC Rex ClinkscalesUnited States of America	109,000	$1,900
48	JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	109,000	$1,900
49	FA Fahad AlanaziSaudi Arabia	109,000	$1,900
50	YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	109,000	$1,900
51	SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	109,000	$1,900
52	JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	109,000	$1,900
53	SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	109,000	$1,900
54	NA Naohiro AritaJapan	109,000	$1,900
55	DB Daniel BenorIsrael	109,000	$1,900

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7/30/2025, 6:24:57 AM

Big Stack Update At The New Level

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

Player	Chips
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	640,000(80 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	583,000(73 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	575,000(72 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	520,000(65 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	511,000(64 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	499,000(62 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	470,000(59 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	470,000(59 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	463,000(58 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	431,000(54 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	418,000(52 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	403,000(50 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	383,000(48 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	374,000(47 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	369,000(46 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	344,000(43 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	341,000(43 BB)
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	330,000(41 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	291,000(36 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	286,000(36 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	284,000(36 BB)
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	270,000(34 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	265,000(33 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	240,000(30 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/433

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7/30/2025, 6:21:49 AM

Gary Thompson Rails Barry Wong

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson chipped up again after ending Barry Wong's run on a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	J♣J♦ HJ	511,000(85 BB)
BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	A♥K♦ UTG+1	busted

Board:T♠9♣9♠7♠4♠

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7/30/2025, 6:15:47 AM

Namju Kim Rises, Sumin Jang Falls

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Namju Kim is currently the chip leader after raking in all of Sumin Jang's stack. Before doing so, the action kicked off with a min-raise from Jang in middle position, Moses Saquing three-bet 36,000 from the button, small blind Kim and Jang tossed in the call.

When the flop spread A♠ 8♦ 5♦ , Kim shoved his massive stack, Jang tank-called and was well covered, Saquing stepped aside losing his stake in the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	4♦6♦ SB	730,000(122 BB)
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	A♣Q♠ MP	busted
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	D	114,000(19 BB)

The turn J♦ quickly granted Kim the flush and with that, Jang was drawing dead. The river 3♥ was inconsequential.

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7/30/2025, 6:12:14 AM

Big Stacks After The Bubble

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	597,000(100 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	559,000(93 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	559,000(93 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	446,000(74 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	436,000(73 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	419,000(70 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	416,000(69 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	399,000(67 BB)
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	380,000(63 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	373,000(62 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	366,000(61 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	330,000(55 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	323,000(54 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	320,000(53 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	309,000(52 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	302,000(50 BB)
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	292,000(49 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	289,000(48 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	243,000(41 BB)
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	236,000(39 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	235,000(39 BB)

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7/30/2025, 6:11:44 AM

Fast Busts After The Bubble

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
56	CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	100,000	$1,745
57	CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	100,000	$1,745
58	JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	100,000	$1,745
59	AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	100,000	$1,745
60	HY Hisashi YoshimotoJapan	100,000	$1,745
61	AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	100,000	$1,745
62	JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	100,000	$1,745
63	JT Johnson TanPhilippines	100,000	$1,745

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7/30/2025, 5:53:31 AM

Kohei Takami Rivered And Bubbles

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Kohei Takami

Unfortunate fallout for Kohei Takami on the bubble against Wilson Chan. Hand opened with an under the gun raise of 12,000 by Takami with K♣ J♣ , cutoff Chan had A♥ 5♥ and repopped to 35,000, Takami called.

At the flop K♠ J♥ T♦ Takami checked his two pair and Chan checked back to get a free turn 8♥ . No more checking for Takami with a lead out bet of 30,000, Chan answered with a shove that well covered Takami who called.

Though Takami was ahead, Chan had 14 outs in the deck, and one of them arrived on the river 6♥ .

Player	Chips
WC Wilson ChanUnited Kingdom	295,000(49 BB)
KT Kohei TakamiJapan	busted

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7/30/2025, 5:50:46 AM

Bubble Time! Gary Thompson Doubles Up

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Gary Thompson

After the fall of Ankit Bajaj, another all in showdown was taking place with Gary Thompson ahead with pocket Queens and held for a double.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	Q♠Q♦ BB	261,000(44 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	9♦9♣ D	250,000(42 BB)

Board:3♠2♦J♣T♣7♥

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7/30/2025, 5:47:12 AM

Jessie Leonarez Doubles Up Off The Champ

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Catching the hand with the cards already flipped open. Jessie Leonarez doubled up with K♠ T♠ over APPT National champion Youngtaek Lim's A♣ 8♥ on a board 7♦ 2♣ T♣ 5♠ K♣ .

Player	Chips
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	478,000(80 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	200,000(33 BB)

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7/30/2025, 5:39:00 AM

Ankit Bajaj Busts Before The Bubble Round

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ankit Bajaj

No double up for short stacked Ankit Bajaj after his all in with Q♠ J♥ was dominated throughout by Michael Gabby Concepcion's A♦ 4♥ . The board was A♥ J♣ 9♠ 3♦ 4♦ .

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	299,000(50 BB)
AB Ankit BajajIndia	busted

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7/30/2025, 5:20:33 AM

Sukhum Kiwanont Flips One Out Of The Field

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Sukhum Kiwanont

Just two spots to ITM with Sukhum Kiwanont winning the flip against Motokatsu Uhara. 65 players remaining.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	9♠9♥ CO	507,000(85 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	A♠K♥ UTG+1	busted
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	UTG	73,000(12 BB)

Board:J♣5♣6♥4♠8♠

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7/30/2025, 5:15:03 AM

Random Chip Updates

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	438,000(73 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	397,000(66 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	340,000(57 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	338,000(56 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	335,000(56 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	319,000(53 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	289,000(48 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	72,000(12 BB)

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7/30/2025, 5:14:02 AM

New Level, 66 Remaining, 3 Busts To ITM

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Blinds are up, 3000-6000 ante 6000. There are 66 players remaining with ITM starting at 63rd place.

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 66/433

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7/30/2025, 5:09:40 AM

Justin Ong Pushes Out David Erquiaga

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Justin Ong

Heavy action preflop opens with a min-raise from David Erquiaga that's met with a three-bet of 40,000 from the big blind Justin Ong. Action back on Erquiaga, he four-bets 185,000, and again is met with a challenge with Ong shoving 254,000. Erquiaga uses up two time banks then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	361,000(72 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	181,000(36 BB)

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7/30/2025, 5:04:24 AM

Random Chip Updates

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	361,000(72 BB)
JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	263,000(53 BB)
FA Fahad AlanaziSaudi Arabia	252,000(50 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	194,000(39 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	185,000(37 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	167,000(33 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	147,000(29 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	147,000(29 BB)

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7/30/2025, 4:51:43 AM

Justin Ong Dominates To Rail One

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

All in preflop with Justin Ong with the higher pair against Yoichi Hayashi to boot him out without pay.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	T♦T♥ SB	264,000(53 BB)
YH Yoichi HayashiJapan	6♣6♠ CO	busted

Board:3♣2♥8♥5♦J♦

TriciaTricia

7/30/2025, 4:49:12 AM

Random Chip Update

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	553,000(111 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	426,000(85 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	421,000(84 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	313,000(63 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	283,000(57 BB)
JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	263,000(53 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	242,000(48 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	179,000(36 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	64,000(13 BB)

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7/30/2025, 4:45:59 AM

Changhoon Kim Wins The Flip

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Changhoon Kim

Another three-bet all in finds success with Changhoon Kim boosted by Minku Kim on a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	A♣J♥ HJ	192,000(38 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	7♣7♥ UTG+1	253,000(51 BB)

Board:5♣2♠6♠A♠8♥

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7/30/2025, 4:40:45 AM

Gary Thompson Picks Up A Good Pot

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Three players in for the minimum raise see a flop 7♣ 4♦ 9♥ . Action checks to the button Gary Thompson who lays out 12,000. Alvir Inocentes folds while Yuanning Wu wants to continue to the turn Q♠ . Check again from Wu, Thompson bets again making it 58,000 to see the next card, Wu folds.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	360,000(72 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	267,000(53 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	92,000(18 BB)

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7/30/2025, 4:38:29 AM

Alexis Lim Sticks Around

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Alexis Lim

Down to 10 bb, Alexis Lim three-bet it all and got called by Minku Kim. Lim was ahead with the ace and held to double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	A♣Q♣ UTG+1	113,000(23 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	K♥J♠ UTG	331,000(66 BB)

Board:8♠6♣7♠4♣4♠

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7/30/2025, 4:31:28 AM

Youngtaek Lim Wont' Be Pressured

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Youngtaek Lim

On a flop A♣ 4♥ A♠ with 74,000 in the pot, cutoff player Youngtaek Lim slid out a light 15,000 and got check-raised to 32,000 by lojack Cezar Quiambao. After using a time extension, Lim called to head to the turn K♥ .

No more checking for Quiambao who bet 48,000 and Lim called again, then both checked the river Q♠ . Quiambao showed Q♦ J♦ , Lim shipped with A♥ T♣ trips.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	335,000(67 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	198,000(40 BB)

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7/30/2025, 4:22:25 AM

Busts And Chip Ups

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Finn Penderak eliminated Yuanfei Wei and Ryan Ming Hong ended Duc Hop Nguyen. Inhyuk Choi A♠ 9♥ rails Akira Takasugi K♣ J♣ , on a board 5♦ K♥ 2♠ A♣ 5♠ .

Player	Chips
IC Inhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	347,000(69 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	281,000(56 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	191,000(38 BB)
YW Yuanfei WeiChina	busted
ND Nguyen Duc HopViet Nam	busted
AT Akira TakasugiJapan	busted

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7/30/2025, 4:15:25 AM

Fast Double For Chin Yu Ku

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Chin Yu Ku

First hand showdown at Table 27 with Chin Yu Ku shoving his short 8 bb stack on top of Naohiro Arita's min-raise. After using up two time-banks, Arita calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	J♣9♣ D	149,000(30 BB)
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	K♦J♠ BB	95,000(19 BB)

Board:K♥7♦K♠8♣7♣

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7/30/2025, 4:03:39 AM

Cards In The Air!

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Day 2 of the PokerStars Red Dragon is underway! Out of a total turnout of 433 entries, only 81 secured a spot in today's heat however the money is still not intact with only 63 players guaranteed a piece of the pot. Good luck to all!

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 81/433

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7/29/2025, 6:16:17 PM

PokerStars Red Dragon Day 2 Begins At 12PM

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

PokerStars Red Dragon trophy

The fourth featured event of APPT Manila 2025 was the APPT Open and it lit up a section of Cove Manila in Okada Manila pulling in 433 entries across two flights. With buy in at ₱65,000, the prize pool surged to ₱24,570,585 (~US$ 429,550). Each flight bagged up at the end of 15 levels resulting in 81 players advancing to today's Day 2.

Unlike most of the phased events on offer, the returning players are not yet at ITM. Only the top 63 will be padding up their wallets which means the bubble could burst early with 17 players to bust before the money flows. Once it is reached, the minimum payout is ₱100,000 and awaiting the eventual champion is a handsome ₱4,680,585 (~US$ 81,820). This is the largest first prize of the ongoing festival to date.

At the top of the list and hardly in danger of elimination is Russia's Sergei Korzhenko, a regular in the PokerStars LIVE Manila circuit. Korzhenko will be carrying in a stack of 472,000 (94 bb), closely followed by Mac Mantos with 457,000 (91 bb) and to round out the top three is Namju Kim with 449,000 (90 bb).

Click the Chip Count tab for the complete list.

Cards start flying at 12pm. Somuchpoker will be onsite to capture the action as it unfolds.

SMPSMP

7/29/2025, 6:16:15 PM

Day 2 - 81 Qualifiers

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Chip Count

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	472,000(94 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	457,000(91 BB)
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	449,000(90 BB)
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	382,000(76 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	341,000(68 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	337,000(67 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	328,000(66 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	324,000(65 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	310,000(62 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	299,000(60 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	271,000(54 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	269,000(54 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	268,000(54 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	268,000(54 BB)
SK Sukhum KiwanontThailand	265,000(53 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	249,000(50 BB)
JC Jinhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	239,000(48 BB)
MK Minjae KimSouth Korea	238,000(48 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	230,000(46 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	229,000(46 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	216,000(43 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	210,000(42 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	204,000(41 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	193,000(39 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	191,000(38 BB)
WC Wilson ChanUnited Kingdom	187,000(37 BB)
CS Chris SongPhilippines	182,000(36 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	161,000(32 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	160,000(32 BB)
RM Ralph MarquezCanada	148,000(30 BB)
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	144,000(29 BB)
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	142,000(28 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	138,000(28 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	136,000(27 BB)
TG Thomas Gary PoundUnited Kingdom	136,000(27 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	134,000(27 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	129,000(26 BB)
JO Justin Ong	128,000(26 BB)
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	128,000(26 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	125,000(25 BB)
KT Kohei TakamiJapan	125,000(25 BB)
BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	125,000(25 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	124,000(25 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	119,000(24 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	118,000(24 BB)
JK Junya KuboJapan	114,000(23 BB)
JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	107,000(21 BB)
AT Akira TakasugiJapan	105,000(21 BB)
HY Hisashi YoshimotoJapan	105,000(21 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	104,000(21 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	104,000(21 BB)
RC Rex ClinkscalesUnited States of America	103,000(21 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	101,000(20 BB)
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	100,000(20 BB)
FA Fahad AlanaziSaudi Arabia	100,000(20 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	99,000(20 BB)
PP Peter PlaterAustralia	99,000(20 BB)
JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	99,000(20 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	96,000(19 BB)
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	95,000(19 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	94,000(19 BB)
YH Yoichi HayashiJapan	93,000(19 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	92,000(18 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	90,000(18 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	87,000(17 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	84,000(17 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	84,000(17 BB)
LA Lloyd Antonio LocsinAustralia	83,000(17 BB)
YW Yuanfei WeiChina	83,000(17 BB)
AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	77,000(15 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	74,000(15 BB)
KK Kim KunwooSouth Korea	67,000(13 BB)
AB Ankit BajajIndia	65,000(13 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	59,000(12 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	51,000(10 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	50,000(10 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	49,000(10 BB)
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	49,000(10 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	49,000(10 BB)
SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	45,000(9 BB)
ND Nguyen Duc HopViet Nam	37,000(7 BB)

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	268,000(54 BB)	1	1
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	50,000(10 BB)	1	2
FA Fahad AlanaziSaudi Arabia	100,000(20 BB)	1	3
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	92,000(18 BB)	1	4
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	119,000(24 BB)	1	5
TG Thomas Gary PoundUnited Kingdom	136,000(27 BB)	1	6
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	136,000(27 BB)	1	7
DY Darren YuPhilippines	138,000(28 BB)	1	8
RC Rex ClinkscalesUnited States of America	103,000(21 BB)	19	1
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	84,000(17 BB)	19	2
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	84,000(17 BB)	19	3
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	74,000(15 BB)	19	4
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	204,000(41 BB)	19	5
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	49,000(10 BB)	19	6
SK Sukhum KiwanontThailand	265,000(53 BB)	19	7
SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	45,000(9 BB)	19	8
BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	125,000(25 BB)	20	1
AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	77,000(15 BB)	20	2
AB Ankit BajajIndia	65,000(13 BB)	20	3
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	160,000(32 BB)	20	4
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	129,000(26 BB)	20	5
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	449,000(90 BB)	20	6
HY Hisashi YoshimotoJapan	105,000(21 BB)	20	7
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	87,000(17 BB)	20	8
KK Kim KunwooSouth Korea	67,000(13 BB)	21	1
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	310,000(62 BB)	21	2
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	142,000(28 BB)	21	3
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	230,000(46 BB)	21	4
LA Lloyd Antonio LocsinAustralia	83,000(17 BB)	21	5
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	124,000(25 BB)	21	6
KY Ke YanChina	328,000(66 BB)	21	7
JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	99,000(20 BB)	21	8
YH Yoichi HayashiJapan	93,000(19 BB)	22	1
JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	107,000(21 BB)	22	2
JO Justin Ong	128,000(26 BB)	22	3
JC Jinhyuk ChoiSouth Korea	239,000(48 BB)	22	4
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	99,000(20 BB)	22	5
AT Akira TakasugiJapan	105,000(21 BB)	22	7
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	324,000(65 BB)	22	8
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	134,000(27 BB)	23	1
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	104,000(21 BB)	23	2
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	90,000(18 BB)	23	3
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	118,000(24 BB)	23	4
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	128,000(26 BB)	23	5
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	472,000(94 BB)	23	6
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	269,000(54 BB)	23	8
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	144,000(29 BB)	24	2
YL Yao LiuChina	299,000(60 BB)	24	3
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	191,000(38 BB)	24	4
PP Peter PlaterAustralia	99,000(20 BB)	24	5
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	59,000(12 BB)	24	6
JK Junya KuboJapan	114,000(23 BB)	24	7
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	161,000(32 BB)	24	8
KT Kohei TakamiJapan	125,000(25 BB)	26	1
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	337,000(67 BB)	26	2
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	125,000(25 BB)	26	3
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	268,000(54 BB)	26	4
WC Wilson ChanUnited Kingdom	187,000(37 BB)	26	5
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	49,000(10 BB)	26	7
RM Ralph MarquezCanada	148,000(30 BB)	26	8
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	51,000(10 BB)	27	1
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	193,000(39 BB)	27	3
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	457,000(91 BB)	27	4
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	49,000(10 BB)	27	5
XF Xiaohua FuChina	216,000(43 BB)	27	6
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	96,000(19 BB)	27	7
MK Minku KimSouth Korea	382,000(76 BB)	27	8
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	271,000(54 BB)	28	2
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	94,000(19 BB)	28	3
YW Yuanning WuChina	229,000(46 BB)	28	4
CS Chris SongPhilippines	182,000(36 BB)	28	5
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	341,000(68 BB)	28	6
MK Minjae KimSouth Korea	238,000(48 BB)	28	7
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	104,000(21 BB)	28	8
ND Nguyen Duc HopViet Nam	37,000(7 BB)	29	2
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	95,000(19 BB)	29	3
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	210,000(42 BB)	29	4
FP Finn PenderakGermany	101,000(20 BB)	29	5
YW Yuanfei WeiChina	83,000(17 BB)	29	6
CK Changhoon KimSouth Korea	100,000(20 BB)	29	7
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	249,000(50 BB)	29	8

Payouts

Place	Payout (PHP)	Payout (USD)
1	4,680,585	$81,605
2	2,925,000	$50,995
3	2,090,000	$36,440
4	1,608,000	$28,035
5	1,237,000	$21,565
6	951,000	$16,580
7	732,000	$12,760
8	600,000	$10,460
9	500,000	$8,715
10	417,000	$7,270
11	417,000	$7,270
12	347,000	$6,050
13	347,000	$6,050
14	289,000	$5,040
15	289,000	$5,040
16	252,000	$4,395
17	252,000	$4,395
18	219,000	$3,820
19	219,000	$3,820
20	219,000	$3,820
21	190,000	$3,315
22	190,000	$3,315
23	190,000	$3,315
24	165,000	$2,875
25	165,000	$2,875
26	165,000	$2,875
27	165,000	$2,875
28	144,000	$2,510
29	144,000	$2,510
30	144,000	$2,510
31	144,000	$2,510
32	125,000	$2,180
33	125,000	$2,180
34	125,000	$2,180
35	125,000	$2,180
36	125,000	$2,180
37	125,000	$2,180
38	125,000	$2,180
39	125,000	$2,180
40	109,000	$1,900
41	109,000	$1,900
42	109,000	$1,900
43	109,000	$1,900
44	109,000	$1,900
45	109,000	$1,900
46	109,000	$1,900
47	109,000	$1,900
48	109,000	$1,900
49	109,000	$1,900
50	109,000	$1,900
51	109,000	$1,900
52	109,000	$1,900
53	109,000	$1,900
54	109,000	$1,900
55	109,000	$1,900
56	100,000	$1,745
57	100,000	$1,745
58	100,000	$1,745
59	100,000	$1,745
60	100,000	$1,745
61	100,000	$1,745
62	100,000	$1,745
63	100,000	$1,745