Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #63

2025.07.31 - 2025.08.04Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

20/1,246

Total Chips

37,380,000

Average

1,869,000

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8/4/2025, 1:05:30 PM

APPT Manila Main Event Live Streaming!

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

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8/3/2025, 6:54:48 PM

Late Surge For Justin Ong To Bag The Chip Lead

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Justin Ong - Day 2 chip leader

After twelve intense levels of Day 2 action, the 2025 APPT Manila Main Event closed at Okada Manila with just 20 players left from the 232 that returned to the felt. Leading the charge was a familiar force in the series, Justin Ong, who championed the PokerStars Red Dragon several days ago. Backed by a big stack all day, Ong sealed the top spot in the closing hands by scooping a massive double up with the nuts, dethroning chip leader Youngtaek Lim in the process. Ong bagged 4,040,000 (80 bb).

Hot on his heels was another well-known name, 2024 APPT Cambodia champion Christopher Mateo, with 3,950,000 (79 bb). Mateo began Day 2 at the top of the counts and held the lead for the opening two levels before Lim surged ahead with a blistering run. Lim ended the day with 3,135,000 (62 bb), good for third in the chip ranks.

Day 2 was action packed from the get-go with nonstop shoves and busts leading to the fall of Finn Penderak on the bubble within the first hour. With the money secured, a continuous stream of eliminations followed among them was the defending champion Xiong Cheng in 128th place and 2025 APPT Cambodia champion Hai Ha Tran in 50th place.

The 2025 APPT Manila Main Event drew 1,246 entries at ₱80,000 apiece to build a massive ₱87,020,640 prize pool, the second largest in the tour’s history in the Philippines. Payouts began at 163rd place, but the lion’s share is still on the table, with ₱14,800,000 reserved for the eventual champion.

Stay tuned for the action when it resumes on August 4 at 1pm. For now, that's a wrap for Day 2. Somuchpoker will return for the final day to bring you fresh updates as it unfolds.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	4,040,000(81 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,950,000(79 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,135,000(63 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,890,000(58 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	2,455,000(49 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	2,405,000(48 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	2,220,000(44 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	2,165,000(43 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	1,985,000(40 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,975,000(40 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,460,000(29 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,455,000(29 BB)
JS Jeongwon SeoSouth Korea	1,380,000(28 BB)
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	1,230,000(25 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,135,000(23 BB)
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	1,010,000(20 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	975,000(20 BB)
SO Sungmin OhSouth Korea	820,000(16 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	810,000(16 BB)
HT Hiroshi TanakaJapan	745,000(15 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:50:41 PM

Justin Ong Catapults To Command

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Justin Ong

Big hand went down at the feature table with Justin Ong cracking Yountaek Lim's stack to dethrone him. The hand opened with a min-raise from Lim with 9♦ 7♦ , big blind Justin Ong defended with a re-raise of 300,000 holding K♣ Q♦ . Lim called.

When the flop came down 8♠ J♠ T♥ , Lim quickly improved to a straight while Ong had open ended for the higher straight. Ong continued to represent strength for 180,000, Lim raised to 400,000, Ong flatted. The turn 9♥ was the money card for Ong. He shoved 1,345,000. After one time bank spent, Lim called and saw he was drawing dead.

Ong shipped a massive double up to take the lead.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	4,200,000(84 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,600,000(52 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:47:45 PM

Raj Bagaria Clips William Teoh

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Raj Bagaria

In an attempt to recover his lost chips, William Teoh three-bet all in after Raj Bagaria raised and. got called. Upon revealing, it was a flip with Teoh made with T♦ T♠ and Bagaria with A♦ Q♣ . The dealer quickly spread an ace on the board as it ran through 8♠ A♣ 9♠ 3♣ 8♦ to eliminate Teoh in 21st place.

Player	Chips
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	2,380,000(48 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	busted

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8/3/2025, 5:44:51 PM

Juan Guevara Saved By The River

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Juan Guevara

Juan Guevara is all in with A♦ 7♦ and needs some help on the board to get past Raj Bagaria's T♠ T♥ . Help comes as the board runs a dramatic 7♣ 9♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♠ .

Player	Chips
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,850,000(37 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	1,540,000(31 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:42:59 PM

Pavel Zuev Eliminated By Chase Cokaliong

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Pavel Zuev

Battle of the blinds with Chase Cokaliong coming from behind to knock out Pavel Zuev in 22nd place.

Player	Hand	Chips
PZ Pavel ZuevRussia	A♥7♠ BB	busted
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	Q♠T♥ SB	1,100,000(22 BB)

Board:6♥T♦9♥6♦5♦

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8/3/2025, 5:30:41 PM

No Flop Takedown By Jeongwon Seon

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jeongwon Seon

Christopher Mateo looked down at T♠ T♥ and raised 105,000. Next to act Justin Ong with 8♥ 6♥ three-bet 240,000. Jeongwon Seo peeked and saw J♥ J♣ and four-bet all in for 860,000. Mateo and Ong folded.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	2,800,000(56 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	2,700,000(54 BB)
JS Jeongwon SeoSouth Korea	1,300,000(26 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:28:57 PM

Top 10 Leaders

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,325,000(67 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,800,000(56 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	2,665,000(53 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	2,640,000(53 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	2,600,000(52 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,900,000(38 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	1,730,000(35 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,430,000(29 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,340,000(27 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,300,000(26 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:08:56 PM

Hogyun Kang Shoves Into Aces

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hogyun Kang

Hogyun Kang three-bet shoved with A♥ J♥ and ran smack into Benhur Ybarsabal's A♠ A♣ . No miracles found the felt K♦ 3♠ 4♠ K♣ T♥ for Kang to fall in 23rd place.

Player	Chips
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	2,580,000(52 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1(0 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:05:19 PM

Liao Po Hsun Dusted By The Leader

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

End of the road for Liao Po Hsun with his last 11 bb claimed by the leader Youngtaek Lim after calling the three-bet shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	K♦Q♦ SB	busted
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	A♠7♥ D	4,500,000(90 BB)

Board:5♠T♦3♥2♥6♥

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8/3/2025, 5:03:03 PM

Raj Bagaria Sends Wiliam Teoh Fuming

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Raj Bagaria

William Teoh defended his big blind, calling Raj Bagaria's late position raise. When the dealer spread a flop 2♠ 9♥ 8♠ , Teoh attempted to steal for 150,000 but Bagaria pounced back with a raise of 350,000. Teoh tank-called bringing them to the turn 4♠ . Again Teoh led out and bet 750,000, Bagaria announced all in for 845,000, Teoh snap-called.

Teoh showed K♠ T♣ which was drawing dead to Bagaria's A♠ A♣ then slammed the felt in frustration.

Player	Chips
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	2,665,000(53 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	580,000(12 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:02:32 PM

Eliminations 24-30

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
24	LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	370,000	$6,410
25	DW David WangAustralia	370,000	$6,410
26	CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	370,000	$6,410
27	YJ Yeongjun JangSouth Korea	370,000	$6,410
28	CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	320,000	$5,545
29	JE Juan Espinar AlbarracinSpain	320,000	$5,545
30	TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	320,000	$5,545

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8/3/2025, 4:56:18 PM

Last Level of Play

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

The players have entered the last level of play. Currently 23 players remaining.

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/1246

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8/3/2025, 4:52:23 PM

Edgar Asehan On The Rise

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

Edgar Asehan is back with a good stack having doubled up at the previous level on a flip and then eliminated David Wang in this round. It was also a flip with Wang holding 3♦ 3♥ against Asehan's A♣ Q♥ . The board ran 2♥ Q♠ 5♦ T♦ J♠ .

Player	Chips
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	1,455,000(36 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:32:42 PM

Man Lok Chan Jams Into The Nuts

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

Man Lok Chan

From under the gun, Somashekhar Nahadeva opened with A♠ 6♠ and got re-raised by Man Lok Chan with 8♠ 8♥ . After action folded around back to Nahadeva, he made the call and they were off to the flop K♠ 3♦ 4♠ . Nahadeva check-called the aggressor Chan's 100,000 bet. On the turn Q♥ , Nahadeva checked the nuts again and the trap was successful as Chan shoved. Nahadeva snap-called. Upon revealing their cards, Chan was drawing dead.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,855,000(46 BB)
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	1,220,000(31 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:28:40 PM

Cezar Quiambao Aces Cracked

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

Cezar Quiambao

Cezar Quiambao was dealt the nuts in the hole but at the runout his A♦ A♥ fell hard to Kim Enriquez's Q♠ 8♠ on a board 9♠ 8♥ 8♣ 6♦ K♠ .

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,380,000(60 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:26:58 PM

Youngtaek Lim Rails Yeongjun Jang

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

Double take at the featured table with Youngtaek Lim going mano a mano with Yeongjun Jang in two showdowns. The first was a double up for Jang who open shoved K♥ Q♠ and lucked out against Lim's A♦ K♣ on a board 9♠ J♠ 3♣ 8♥ T♥ .

The next hand, Jang had K♥ K♣ and four-bet shoved 1,050,000. Lim snapped with A♣ A♥ . The board threw blanks 3♠ 8♠ 2♣ Q♠ 8♦ to end Jang's run in 27th place.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	4,400,000(110 BB)
YJ Yeongjun JangSouth Korea	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:24:00 PM

Juan Espinar Barracin Eliminated By Man Lok Chan

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

Juan Espinar Barracin

Juan Espinar Barracin pushed with A♥ K♦ and got called by Man Lok Chan with T♦ T♥ . With the board running 3♦ 5♣ 2♦ J♠ J♦ , Barracin was eliminated in 29th place.

Player	Chips
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	2,025,000(51 BB)
JE Juan Espinar AlbarracinSpain	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:23:04 PM

Alex Chong's Ladies Tumble

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

Alex Chong

Down to 6 bb, Alex Chong put it all on the line with Q♠ Q♦ and was in great shape against caller Juan Guevara that is until the board ran 7♥ K♥ J♥ 9♣ 4♠ for a set to Guevara, knocking out Chong in 30th place.

Player	Chips
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,500,000(38 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:21:10 PM

Raj Bagaria Spikes Two Outer

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

Raj Bagaria open shoves 615,000 with 7♣ 7♦ and is snap-called by Benhur Ybarsabal with T♣ T♦ . Accepting his fate, Bagaria gets up then is stunned in place when the flop runs 7♥ 2♠ K♠ to overtake with a set. The turn A♥ and river 8♦ keep Bagaria ahead to sit back down.

Player	Chips
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	1,360,000(34 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	1,310,000(33 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:19:03 PM

Edgar Asehan Sticks Around

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

Down to 8 bb, Edgar Asehan shoves and goes on to ship a double through caller Chase Cokaliong.

Player	Hand	Chips
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	Q♣Q♣	740,000(19 BB)
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	A♦Q♥	690,000(17 BB)

Board:2♦4♠6♠J♦4♥

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8/3/2025, 4:14:16 PM

William Teoh Chunks Carmelo Tutay

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

William Teoh

Since the previous level where William Teoh dropped significantly below 10 bb, he has clawed his way back up with winning showdowns. His latest was a double up against Carmelo Tutay with A♣ 3♥ staying ahead of K♠ T♠ on a board 7♦ Q♠ 4♣ 5♦ 5♥ .

Several hands later, Teoh proceeded to clean out Tutay in 28th place with K♦ 7♣ one card flush besting A♠ Q♣ on a board 3♦ 4♦ 8♦ 4♥ 5♦ .

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	1,640,000(41 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:12:29 PM

Top 10 At The New Level

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

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,700,000(93 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	2,500,000(63 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,160,000(54 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,810,000(45 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,800,000(45 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	1,800,000(45 BB)
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	1,745,000(44 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	1,305,000(33 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,300,000(33 BB)
SO Sungmin OhSouth Korea	1,300,000(33 BB)

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8/3/2025, 3:34:46 PM

Eliminations 31-40

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
31	RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines	320,000	$5,545
32	AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	280,000	$4,850
33	SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	280,000	$4,850
34	MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	280,000	$4,850
35	RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	280,000	$4,850
37	CC Carlo CalingasanPhilippines	280,000	$4,850
38	DJ David Josef SommerGermany	280,000	$4,850
39	SA Seitaro AsoJapan	280,000	$4,850

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/1246

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8/3/2025, 3:27:39 PM

Yuanning Wu Puts The Heat On

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

Vamerdino Magsakay with K♦ 5♦ opened from hijack, Kim Enriquez with 9♣ 9♥ called from the button, then small blind Yuanning Wu woke up with A♠ K♥ and three-bet 180,000. Both players called. Yu continued 110,000 at the flop 7♠ J♠ 5♥ and only Enriquez took interest to head to the turn 8♦ . This time Yu slowed down and checked, Enriquez did the same. Then it was back to betting for Yu on the river A♣ for 260,000. Enriquez surrendered his hand.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,160,000(72 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,810,000(60 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	1,800,000(60 BB)

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8/3/2025, 3:25:26 PM

Jeongwon Seo Jams And Rails One

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

Jeongwon Seo

Man Lok Chan kicked off the hand with a 65,000 raise that found one interested player in Justin Ong. Two spots over, Jeongwon Seo was not interested in joining the fun, instead he jammed his massive 845,000 stack. Raymond Enriquez went all in as well for just 70,000, and it was heads up with Chan and Ong folding.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeongwon SeoSouth Korea	A♠K♣	1,105,000(37 BB)
RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines		busted

Board:6♣5♦5♣T♠6♥

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8/3/2025, 3:20:39 PM

Katsuhito Kawai Grinding

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

With Q♣ 5♣ in the hole, cutoff Katsuhito Kawai raised 65,000 from cutoff and big blind Cezar Quiambao defended with T♦ 7♥ . Kawai continued for 55,000 at the flop T♠ 3♣ 4♥ but after he was called again, Kawai slowed down on the turn A♦ checking back for a free river 3♠ . Quiambao checked once more, Kawai bet 95,000, Quiambao did as before and called and won the pot with two pair.

Following that hand, Kawai continued to grind and found success in two consecutive pots. The second one he three-bet 155,000 with A♥ Q♣, Andoni Sanchez went all in pushing out initial raiser Vamerdino Magsakay from the hand. Sanchez had J♥ J♦ for a flip. The board ran 8♣ 3♣ 9♣ K♣ K♥ for a flush to Kawai as Sanchez went bust.

Player	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,870,000(62 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	1,100,000(37 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	1,100,000(37 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	busted

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8/3/2025, 3:18:18 PM

Joseph Talamayan Opens With Doyle Brunson

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

Action folds to the small blind Joseph Talamayan who has Doyle Brunson T♦ 2♦ and raises, big blind David Wang calls and off to the flop 4♥ T♠ 6♦ . With top pair, Talamayan continues for 75,000 and Wang calls again. Talamayan slows on the turn 4♦ as both check it to the river 5♦ . Talamayan comes out firing again for 150,000, Wang calls, and sees the winning flush.

Player	Chips
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	1,000,000(33 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	925,000(31 BB)

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8/3/2025, 3:15:02 PM

Hiroshi Tanaka Doubles Up

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

Short stacked Hiroshi Tanaka survived the flip against Edgar Asehan to sit back down and restack his chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hiroshi TanakaJapan	7♠7♥	655,000(22 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	A♥9♣	415,000(14 BB)

Board:5♥K♣J♠6♣K♦

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8/3/2025, 3:03:53 PM

Sergei Korzhenko Falls To Oliver Lirio

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

Sergei Korzhenko

To think that early in the day Oliver Lirio struggled with a short stack until two timely double ups put him back in good health. He has continued to run well and now on pace with the leaders having just delivered a huge knockout blow to Sergei Korzhenko.

Lirio: T♣ T♦

Korzhenko: A♣ Q♠

Board: 5♣ T♠ Q♦ 6♣ 2♦

Player	Chips
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,915,000(64 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	busted

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8/3/2025, 2:59:18 PM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Cleans Out A Player

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

Fast action continues with Michihiko Matsuda biting the bullet in 34th place with Somashekhar Nahadeva raking it in with the best hand from start to finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	A♠K♠	1,200,000(40 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	A♣Q♣	busted

Board:T♥8♦3♦6♥6♠

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8/3/2025, 2:52:53 PM

Benhur Ybarsabal Rivers Out Ryan Hong

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

Benhur Ybarsabal

When the river came down, Benhur Ybarsabal spiked the two outer to send Ryan Ming Hong out very disappointed. It was all in on a turn board Q♥ 6♥ 7♦ 6♣ with Hong betting, Ybarsabal raised, then jam from Hong that was called.

Hong: 7♥ 6♦

Ybarsabal: Q♣ T♣

Hong was ahead with trips and was looking good for the double up until the river Q♦ foiled his plans with higher trips for Ybarsabal who roared in excitement.

Player	Chips
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	1,280,000(43 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	busted

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/1246

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8/3/2025, 2:50:10 PM

Andoni Sanchez Doubles Up

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

Andoni Sanchez

After losing a showdown, Andoni Sanchez is all in for his last 215,000 and is put on the ropes by Yeongjun Jang. Sanchez's had is ahead and holds to stay in the game.

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	A♠4♠ HJ	465,000(19 BB)
YJ Yeongjun JangSouth Korea	6♠5♦ BB	524,000(21 BB)

Board:5♣A♥Q♠8♣7♦

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8/3/2025, 2:47:06 PM

Sungmin Oh Saved By Cowboys

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

Sungmin Oh three-bet 140,000 then called Andoni Sanchez's push. Oh was at risk but ahead with kings that held through the runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Sungmin OhSouth Korea	K♠K♣ D	940,000(38 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	A♥K♥ CO	215,000(9 BB)

Board:2♣9♣T♦4♣9♥

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8/3/2025, 2:43:25 PM

Justin Ong Recovers, Rails David Sommer

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

Justin Ong

After losing a flip against Seokwon Park, Justing Ong recovered the lost chips by knocking out David Sommer.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	A♦K♥	1,300,000(52 BB)
DJ David Josef SommerGermany	K♦T♦	busted

Board:3♦J♥J♦J♠Q♥

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8/3/2025, 2:35:08 PM

Seongwon Park Flips Into A Double

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

Seokwon Park hangs in there winning a flip against Justin Ong.

Player	Hand	Chips
SP Seokwon ParkSouth Korea	A♥T♥	760,000(30 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	3♠3♦	900,000(36 BB)

Board:A♦5♥6♠2♦

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8/3/2025, 2:31:49 PM

Seitaro Aso Eliminated By Liao Po Hsun

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

Seitaro Aso

Seitaro Aso went all in and got called by Liao Po Hsun who dominated the entire way.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	A♥Q♥ HJ	busted
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	A♦K♥ BB	1,215,000(49 BB)

Board:3♦T♠J♦A♣4♣

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8/3/2025, 2:24:06 PM

Big Pot For The Leader Youngtaek Lim

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

Youngtaek Lim

From early position.k, Juan Guevara made it 50,000 to go and the blinds called. Action ignited at the flop 3♦ 5♥ 2♣ with Guevara c-betting 85,000 that Oliver Lirio folded to while big blind Youngtaek Lim check-raised 200,000. Guevara called and they went to the turn A♥ .

Lim continued for 250,000, Guevara called again to bring the 5♣ on the river where Lim went all in for around 2.5M. Guevara tank-folded.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,640,000(146 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,240,000(50 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	935,000(37 BB)

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8/3/2025, 2:20:18 PM

Vamerdino Magsakay Rails Minchul Lee

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

No double up for Minchul Lee as he goes down against Vamerdino Magsakay.

Player	Hand	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	A♠K♠	1,600,000(64 BB)
ML Minchul LeeSouth Korea	K♥J♦	busted

Board:T♣3♥9♠6♠5♣

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8/3/2025, 2:18:10 PM

Liao Po Hsun's Aces Cracked

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

Liao Po Hsun opened with A♠ A♥ then called Sergei Korzhenko's K♣ J♣ jam for 375,000. Aces looked good at the flop 4♦ 9♥ 4♣ , slight scare on the turn T♦ with a gutshot for the Russian which landed on the river Q♥ .

Player	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	840,000(34 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	785,000(31 BB)

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8/3/2025, 2:10:25 PM

Up and Down For David Erquiaga

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

David Erquiaga

David Erquiaga picked up a 220,000 pot after his 120,000 turn bet on a board A♦ 5♦ A♠ 8♦ was uncalled by Alex Chong.

Following that hand, he engaged in a preflop battle against Man Lok Chan who opened 50,000 from the button, Erquiaga three-bet from the big blind 250,000, Chan four-bet all in and Erquiaga snap-called showing A♥ Q♠ . Chan was behind A♠ 4♦ .

When the flop ran A♦ K♦ 3♦ , Chan had a chance with a flush possibility but instead the turn gave him 4♠ and another on the river 4♥ for runner runner trips.

Player	Chips
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	1,745,000(70 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	325,000(13 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	300,000(12 BB)

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8/3/2025, 1:43:49 PM

Current Chip Leaders

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

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,300,000(132 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,800,000(72 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,720,000(69 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,650,000(66 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	1,580,000(63 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,297,000(52 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	1,200,000(48 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	1,160,000(46 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	1,080,000(43 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,080,000(43 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,050,000(42 BB)
JS Jung SangjunSouth Korea	1,021,000(41 BB)

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8/3/2025, 1:41:49 PM

Eliminations 41-50

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
41	IK Ilsung KwonSouth Korea	244,000	$4,225
42	KS Kohei SuzukiJapan	244,000	$4,225
43	ML Minchul LeeSouth Korea	244,000	$4,225
44	JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	244,000	$4,225
45	MN Maiki NishiJapan	244,000	$4,225
46	MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	244,000	$4,225
47	SY Seokyeong YunSouth Korea	244,000	$4,225
48	HK Hsien Kui YangTaiwan	244,000	$4,225
49	DB Daniel BenorIsrael	244,000	$4,225
50	HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	244,000	$4,225

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8/3/2025, 1:38:09 PM

No Chop Says Suzuki

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

Kohei Suzuki

Kohei Suzuki has been sitting on a short stack and has been surviving despite the heavyweights all around him. He picked up a double up against Christopher Mateo to stay in the running though still short. With his K♦ T♦ up against caller Mateo's K♠ 6♦ . When the board ran A♥ 2♠ Q♥ 9♣ A♣ , Mateo says "chop" and Suzuki laughed answering "no chop" as he shipped it in.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,800,000(72 BB)
KS Kohei SuzukiJapan	200,000(8 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 46/1246

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8/3/2025, 1:19:04 PM

Christopher Mateo Back On Track

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

Christopher Mateo's swings seem to have settled for the moment as he has reclaimed some of the towers he lost along the way. His latest score was knocking out Maiki Nishi who went all in for 87,000 backed by Q♣ T♠ . Mateo called with A♠ 5♦ . The board ran 9♦ 9♥ 4♠ K♠ 8♦ for the ace to prevail.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,730,000(87 BB)
MN Maiki NishiJapan	busted

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8/3/2025, 1:16:04 PM

Cezar Quiambao Chips Up Off Carlo Calingasan

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

Cezar Quiambao

Catching the action with around 190,000 in the pot and a full board of T♥ 2♦ Q♣ 8♣ 9♣ , Cezar Quiambao bets 130,000 and gets called by Carlo Calingasan. Quiambao wasn't stealing as he shows J♠ T♣ straight.

Player	Chips
CC Carlo CalingasanPhilippines	589,000(29 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	517,000(26 BB)

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8/3/2025, 1:11:35 PM

Mike Calunsod Jams Into Raj Bagaria's Set

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

With no action before him, Raj Bagaria limps on the small blind and Mike Calunsod checks. At the flop 8♦ T♠ 5♦ , Bagaria checked again, then called Calunsod's 20,000 bet. Chips went splashing on the turn 2♥ with Calunsod betting 70,000, Bagaria raised 250,000, Calunsod shoved, and Bagaria snap-called.

Calunsod had T♥ 9♥ top pair and was drawing dead to Bagaria's 2♠ 2♣ set.

Player	Chips
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	1,230,000(62 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	busted

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8/3/2025, 12:45:44 PM

Youngtaek Lim Bounces Out Hai Ha Tran

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

Youngtaek Lim

Catching the action as the dealer is sending all of Hai Ha Tran's chips to the already massive stacked Youngtaek Lim. It was a no brainer all in preflop with Tran's 4♥ 4♦ losing the flop against Lim's A♣ Q♦ on a board 8♦ A♥ 9♦ 5♠ 7♣ .

Only two APPT decorated champions left in the field, Yuanning Wu and Christopher Mateo.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,170,000(159 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	busted

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8/3/2025, 12:29:33 PM

Current Leaders

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

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,480,000(124 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	2,380,000(119 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,053,000(103 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,320,000(66 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	1,200,000(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,164,000(58 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	1,096,000(55 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	1,041,000(52 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	1,036,000(52 BB)
JS Jung SangjunSouth Korea	1,021,000(51 BB)

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8/3/2025, 12:26:58 PM

Eliminations 51-71

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
51	BC Bongcheol ChoiSouth Korea	244,000	$4,225
52	JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	244,000	$4,225
53	KH Kar Huat Alex TiewSingapore	244,000	$4,225
54	IK Ito KazukiJapan	244,000	$4,225
55	JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	244,000	$4,225
56	HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	213,000	$3,690
57	VB Van BocPhilippines	213,000	$3,690
58	MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	213,000	$3,690
59	SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	213,000	$3,690
60	DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	213,000	$3,690
61	LL Leonell LosentesPhilippines	213,000	$3,690
62	DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	213,000	$3,690
63	DL Donghyun LimSouth Korea	213,000	$3,690
65	RC Rusty CoPhilippines	213,000	$3,690
66	AS Aditya SushantIndia	213,000	$3,690
67	KS Ki Seok KangSouth Korea	213,000	$3,690
69	JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	213,000	$3,690
70	MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	213,000	$3,690
71	JN Jason Ng Tze WeiSingapore	213,000	$3,690

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8/3/2025, 12:23:38 PM

Not Invincible After All

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

Yuanning Wu

Yuanning Wu has delivered the hatchet on numerous players today but could not do the same to Hogyun Kang. With 267,000 behind, Kang was all in holding A♣ 8♥ and got past the champ who had K♦ Q♥ on a board J♦ 8♠ K♥ A♠ 2♣ .

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,053,000(103 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	584,000(29 BB)

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8/3/2025, 12:20:18 PM

Yuanning Wu Cracks Kings

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

Painful way to go for Jayden Zalac who had pocket Kings and went pound for pound preflop aginst Yuanning Wu until he was pushed all in. Wu had Ace-King. The board was unkind to Zalac with an Ace turning up to go bust as the 2023 champion catapulted over 2M.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,320,000(116 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	busted

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8/3/2025, 12:16:04 PM

Bongcheol Choi Shoves Into David Wang's Aces

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

Unfortunate moment for Bongcheol Choi to get A♦ Q♣ and lay out a four-bet shove as David Wang has A♠ A♥ and snap-called. The board paired up Choi's queen but was still behind at the runout.

Player	Chips
DW David WangAustralia	1,100,000(55 BB)
BC Bongcheol ChoiSouth Korea	busted

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8/3/2025, 12:15:34 PM

Pavel Zuev Doubles Up

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

Pavel Zuev

Pavel Zuev's has been nursing his short stack of 235,000 and finally got it in with A♠ 4♥ on the button only to run into big blind Edgar Asehan's cowboys. A bit of hope came for Zuev on a flop Q♠ 3♦ 2♣ , then a runner runner 4♦ 4♠ wasn't exactly what he was looking for but a win nonetheless to ship a double and sit back down.

Player	Chips
PZ Pavel ZuevRussia	494,000(25 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	180,000(9 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 52/1246

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8/3/2025, 11:45:23 AM

Benhur Ybarsabal Chunks Maxwell Rosete

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

Benhur Ybarsabal https://ik.pokerevents.live/Events/01000000-a9fe-0a58-26aa-08dda2a2143f/Benhur_Ybarsabal_ME_D2_-_APPT_Manila_2025-45_A0wbvVqQO.jpg

All in preflop with Benhur Ybarsabal holding the higher pair but at risk of elimination against Maxwell Rosete who has one bb more. Ybarsabal's stands firm to ship a double and send Rosete down to crumbs.

Player	Hand	Chips
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	T♣T♠	922,000(58 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	8♦8♥	18,000(1 BB)

Board:3♠Q♥A♣9♠2♥

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8/3/2025, 11:35:50 AM

Board Denies Liao Po Hsun, Cezar Quiamabao Triples

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

Liao Po Hsun

Preflop action opened with a min-raise from John Niko Costiniano that was called by Liao Po Hsun. When action moved to Cezar Quiambao, he shoved 178,000. Costiniano called then folded to Liao's 878,000 shove.

Quiambao: A♥ J♥

Liao: K♣ K♠

With the board running 7♣ T♦ 9♦ 6♥ 8♥ , the board cracked Liao's kings and Quiambao's jack played for the higher straight for a triple up.

Player	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	700,000(44 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	574,000(36 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	451,000(28 BB)

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8/3/2025, 11:29:21 AM

Yuanning Wu Delivers Double KO

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

Yuanning Wu

Before Yuanning Wu brought the axe down on Rusty Co and Seungmin Yu, the two went head to with Yu all in for 82,000 and Co calling from the big blind. Co was ahead A♠ 6♠ while Yu had K♣ 9♠ . The board favored Yu, running 4♦ J♥ K♥ 5♠ 9♥ to double through.

On the very next hand, it was a three-way showdown with the 2023 APPT Manila champion Wu holding a commanding pocket Aces. Co had pocket Tens and Yu with pocket Sevens. No bad beat arrived to end Co's run in 65th place and Yu out 64th.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,773,000(111 BB)
SY Seungmin YuSouth Korea	busted
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	busted

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8/3/2025, 11:10:28 AM

Chase Cokaliong Banks On Kings

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

Chase Cokaliong was dealt K♠ K♥ in early position and raised 32,000. William Teoh had J♠ 8♠ and played it. With no other callers, the flop came A♥ 5♥ 7♥ where they both checked then Cokaliong bet 32,000 again on the turn 6♣ . Teoh shoved his straight draw. Cokalino tanked for a minute then risked his 208,000 stack.

At showdown, Cokaliong was ahead it held through the river 8♦ to ship it in.

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	831,000(52 BB)
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	520,000(33 BB)

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8/3/2025, 11:08:36 AM

Can't Bluff The Leader

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

Yeongjun Jung raises from cutoff and at big blind is the leader Youngtaek Lim who defends to play the flop. When the board runs T♥ 8♦ K♣ 3♥ , Lim check-calls 20,000 and 80,000. Lim checks again on the river 9♣ where Jang slides out two towers of yellows amounting to 200,000. Lim counts it out and it's cheap compared to his stack and calls. Jang snap-folds.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,590,000(162 BB)
YJ Yeongjun JangSouth Korea	367,000(23 BB)

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8/3/2025, 11:02:28 AM

Chip Leaders At The Start Of The New Level

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

Youngtaek Lim

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,148,000(134 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	1,654,000(103 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,511,000(94 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,297,000(81 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,276,000(80 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	1,133,000(71 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	1,093,000(68 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	1,040,000(65 BB)
JS Jung SangjunSouth Korea	1,021,000(64 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	1,003,000(63 BB)

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8/3/2025, 11:01:28 AM

Eliminations 72-88

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
72	JK Jaehyuk KimSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
73	JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
74	JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
75	HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	185,000	$3,205
76	RI Ryota IshidaJapan	185,000	$3,205
77	DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	185,000	$3,205
78	LJ Lukasz JankowskiPoland	185,000	$3,205
79	WL Walken LiSingapore	185,000	$3,205
80	RC Rex ClinkscalesUnited States of America	185,000	$3,205
81	ZS Ziqiang ShiPhilippines	185,000	$3,205
82	MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	185,000	$3,205
83	AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	185,000	$3,205
84	KT Kei TakazawaJapan	185,000	$3,205
85	FS Fabian SpielmannUnited Kingdom	185,000	$3,205
86	MZ Marius ZalpysLithuania	185,000	$3,205
87	KL King Lun ShihHong Kong	185,000	$3,205
88	SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 71/1246

DINNER BREAK

Game resumes at 7PM

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8/3/2025, 10:25:34 AM

Massive Double Up For Carmelo Tutay

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

Carmelo Tutay

Carmelo Tutay catapulted to the top of the counts after a massive double up off Ki Seok Kang. The hand opened with a 24,000 raise from Kang that Tutay and big blind Raj Bagaria called.

At the flop 4♦ J♥ Q♥ , action was checked to Tutay, he bet 63,000 which got Bagaria to fold while Kang continued to the turn 6♠ . Again Tutay barreled 130,000 and Kang check-called once more. The board completed with J♠ on the river. Kang checked a third time, Tutay shoved, Kang tanked for three-time banks then called.

Tutay flipped open Q♦ J♦ full house, Kang was far behind with Q♣ 6♣ .

Player	Chips
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	1,654,000(138 BB)
KS Ki Seok KangSouth Korea	135,000(11 BB)

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8/3/2025, 10:21:32 AM

Big Bluff Catcher Vamerdino Magsakay

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

Catching the action on the river 2♦ 9♠ 5♣ 3♠ T♦ and 220,000 weighing down the middle, Ryota Ishida shoved 195,000 and Vamerdino Magsakay called. Ishida had Q♣ J♦ bluff, Magsakay shipped with a sick A♣ K♥ . What a call!

Player	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	1,120,000(93 BB)
RI Ryota IshidaJapan	busted

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8/3/2025, 10:16:06 AM

Joseph Talamayan Jams For The Pot

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

Joseph Talamayan kicked it off with a raise of 25,000 then called Juan Albarracin's 75,000 re-raise. Another 45,000 from Albarracin on a flop 5♠ 6♥ Q♣ that Talamayan smooth-called. Then both checked the turn 6♦ . When the 3♥ found the river, Talamayan tanked then announced all in which earned a snap-fold from Albarracin.

Player	Chips
JE Juan Espinar AlbarracinSpain	800,000(67 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	444,000(37 BB)

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8/3/2025, 10:14:38 AM

Rusty Co Rails Walken Li

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

Rusty Co

Rusty Co called Walken Li's shove and was ahead A♣ T♣ over K♦ Q♦ . Co sealed the win and the takedown when the board ran 6♣ A♥ T♥ 6♥ 7♣ .

Player	Chips
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	290,000(24 BB)
WL Walken LiSingapore	busted

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8/3/2025, 10:07:48 AM

"I Know You Have Queens"

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

Justin Ong

Justin Ong and Youngtaek Lim face off again with Lim raising 25,000 on the button. Ong defended his big blind then faced another bet from Lim of 100,000 on a flop 7♠ 6♣ Q♣ . Lim tank-called to see a turn 3♠ . Ong checked again, Lim shoved, Ong tanked again saying "if I win I go to the final table, if I lose, I go home" then folded A♣ K♣ while saying "I know you have queens".

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	1,258,000(105 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	660,000(55 BB)

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8/3/2025, 9:28:12 AM

Eliminations 89-109

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
89	KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	185,000	$3,205
90	SH Sang Ho KimSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
91	MT Mizue TokuhashiJapan	185,000	$3,205
92	JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	185,000	$3,205
93	AB Ankit BajajIndia	185,000	$3,205
94	DC Ducksang ChoSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
95	KK Kiyoung KimSouth Korea	185,000	$3,205
96	AM Alexey MalitskiyRussia	160,000	$2,770
97	ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
98	CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
99	SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
100	YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	160,000	$2,770
101	IP Ilseok ParkSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
102	JP Jonathan Pickering (2)United Kingdom	160,000	$2,770
103	TS Toru SekimotoJapan	160,000	$2,770
104	SO Sindre OksaasNorway	160,000	$2,770
105	YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
106	TH Tae Hoon ChangSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
107	AG Akihiko GotoJapan	160,000	$2,770
108	MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
109	SB Segundo BartePhilippines	160,000	$2,770

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 88/1246

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8/3/2025, 9:21:31 AM

Juan Guevara Gets Value For Quads

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

Juan Guevara

According to the dealer, Juan Guevara limped in with pocket Queen then called Alex Chong's 60,000 raise. Chong had pocket Aces. When the flop arrived, the last two queens graced the felt for quads to Guevara who checked. Chong continued for 50,000 and another 100,000 on the turn. Guevara drew more from Chong on the river sending out 190,000, Chong called.

Player	Chips
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	830,000(83 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	210,000(21 BB)

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8/3/2025, 9:17:47 AM

Oliver Lirio Sticks Around

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

Oliver Lirio

Hue Dang opened then called Oliver Lirio's all in. It was a flip with Lirio showing A♦ T♠ and Hue with 4♥ 4♦ . The board ran empty for Lirio J♣ 9♦ K♥ 6♦ until the river T♣ came to save him from elimination.

Player	Chips
DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	208,000(21 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	192,000(19 BB)

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8/3/2025, 9:11:57 AM

Raymond Enriquez Outdraws Mizue Tokuhashi

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

Raymond Enriquez

Mizue Tokuhashi fell out of contention on Raymond Enriquez's big blind special. Raising from late position with A♣ 9♥ that Enriquez called with 8♣ 7♠, the board ran 8♦ 7♣ 4♦ 9♣ . Tokuhashi shoved and was in trouble when Enriquez called. The river 7♦ sealed her fate in 91st place.

Player	Chips
RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines	512,000(51 BB)
MT Mizue TokuhashiJapan	busted

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8/3/2025, 9:08:43 AM

Bongcheol Choi Banks With Aces

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

Catching the action as Bongcheol Choi is shipping it in. His A♥ A♠ got full pay from William Teoh's Ace-Three offsuit that paired up on the board 3♠ Q♣ J♥ J♣ 4♣ .

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	770,000(77 BB)
BC Bongcheol ChoiSouth Korea	211,000(21 BB)

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8/3/2025, 9:03:49 AM

Man Lok Chan vs Somashekar Nahadeva

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

Man Lok Chan

Man Lok Chan and Somashekar Nahadeva went head to head in back to back hands. The first clash opened with a min-raise from Nahadeva, Chan three-bet 53,000, Nahadeva folded.

Next hand, Chan raised 21,000, blinds Hsien Kui Yang and Nahadeva called. Chan continued for 23,000 at the flop that only Nahadeva called to bring them to the turn 4♠ . This time, Nahadeva took charge for 30,000 and after Chan called, he bet another 65,000 on the river Q♠ . Chan tank-folded to the river bet.

Player	Chips
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	341,000(34 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	305,000(31 BB)

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8/3/2025, 9:00:20 AM

Mike Calunsod Climbs Out Of The Hole

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

Mike Calunsod

Mike Calunsod was down to crumbs just before the bubble burst and now has grinded his way to a healthy stack. One of the hands that assisted was A♠ K♦ all in called and paid by Seoha Lee with K♠ J♣ on a board K♠ 8♦ A♣ 6♥ T♣ .

Player	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	365,000(37 BB)
SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	265,000(27 BB)

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8/3/2025, 8:30:28 AM

Eliminations 110-118

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
110	CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
111	TY Ting Yen HuangTaiwan	160,000	$2,770
112	MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
113	ST Santo TripodiAustralia	160,000	$2,770
114	JH Jeon HyuntaeSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
115	SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	160,000	$2,770
116	DN Darius NassGermany	160,000	$2,770
117	KT Kim TaehwanSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
118	AC Alexis CruzPhilippines	160,000	$2,770

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8/3/2025, 8:22:59 AM

Aces Again For Daniel Benor

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

Daniel Benor

According to the players at the table, this was Daniel Benor's second aces on the big blind. While we missed the first one, we caught Benor double up on the second. The hand opened with a raise from cutoff David Sommer, button Bongcheol Choi three-bet 40,000, then big blind Benor three-bet 95,000. Action was too heavy for Sommer while Choi called.

At the flop J♣ Q♠ 7♣ , Benor slid out 45,000 into a 225,000 pot and Choi called. On the turn 9♠ , Benor shoved 122,000 and Choi tanked until he found reason to call.

Benor showed A♦ A♠ , Choi had K♦ K♥ . The river A♥ ensured Benor the huge double up.

Player	Chips
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	534,000(53 BB)
DJ David Josef SommerGermany	436,000(44 BB)
BC Bongcheol ChoiSouth Korea	207,000(21 BB)

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8/3/2025, 8:16:27 AM

Seires Champions Go Head To Head

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

APPT National champion Youngtaek Lim defended his big blind by calling the PokerStars Red Dragon champion Justin Ong's 20,000 raise. Ong continued at the flop 8♦ 4♣ A♥ for 32,000 and Lim also continued to defend. On the turn K♠ and river J♠ , Lim checked and Ong checked back. Lim flipped open A♣ 8♥ two pair prompting Ong to say, "ah trapping".

Following the hand, Ong raised the next hand and got one caller in the small blind Ilseok Park. At the flop 5♥ 7♠ K♣ , Park led out 35,000, Ong barreled 100,000, Park folded. Ong showed his K♠ top pair.

Player	Chips
IP Ilseok ParkSouth Korea	700,000(70 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	560,000(56 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	385,000(39 BB)

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8/3/2025, 8:13:03 AM

Liao Po Hsun C-Bet Is Enough

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

Liao Po Hsun three-bet 75,000 and it was enough to get initial raiser Jonh Niko Costiniano to fold while Losentes called again to play it out at the flop. When the cards ran K♠ 4♥ 4♣ , Losentes checked it, Liao continued for 30,000, Losentes tanked then tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	830,000(83 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	680,000(68 BB)
LL Leonell LosentesPhilippines	380,000(38 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:57:19 AM

Eliminations 111-119

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

Somasekhar Sanampuri

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
111	TY Ting Yen HuangTaiwan	160,000	$2,770
112	MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
113	ST Santo TripodiAustralia	160,000	$2,770
114	JH Jeon HyuntaeSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
115	SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	160,000	$2,770
116	DN Darius NassGermany	160,000	$2,770
117	KT Kim TaehwanSouth Korea	160,000	$2,770
118	AC Alexis CruzPhilippines	160,000	$2,770
119	MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	160,000	$2,770

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 112/1246

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8/3/2025, 7:45:55 AM

Eliminatons 120-142

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
120	SS Sora SuzukiJapan	140,000	$2,425
121	TK Tomoya KakiharaJapan	140,000	$2,425
122	WK Woo Kuk LeeSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
123	SP Seonghun ParkSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
124	JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	140,000	$2,425
125	LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	140,000	$2,425
126	JT Johnson TanPhilippines	140,000	$2,425
127	FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	140,000	$2,425
128	XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	140,000	$2,425
129	MM Mansour MatloubiUnited Kingdom	140,000	$2,425
130	JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	140,000	$2,425
131	JE Joonghoon EomSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
132	AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	140,000	$2,425
133	RM Ralph MarquezCanada	140,000	$2,425
134	TI Tatsuya IkedaJapan	140,000	$2,425
135	JC Jihun ChoiSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
136	GT Gary ThompsonIreland	140,000	$2,425
137	SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
138	KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	140,000	$2,425
139	SA Shuichi AkibaJapan	140,000	$2,425
140	DA David AngPhilippines	140,000	$2,425
141	PC Pierre CourcoulFrance	140,000	$2,425
142	MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	140,000	$2,425

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8/3/2025, 7:42:25 AM

Chase Cokaliong Celebrates The Catch

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

Chase Cokaliong

Chase Cokaliong open shoved from hijack for 126,000, beside him, Yohei Katsuragawa counted it out and called. No other takers for a heads up showdown.

Cokaliong: A♠ 9♠

Katsuragawa: T♣ T♦

The board ran empty for Cokaliong 7♦ 6♥ 4♠ J♥ until the river A♠ saved him and he celebrated the win.

Player	Chips
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	272,000(34 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	231,000(29 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:40:22 AM

Three APPT Champions In The Running

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

Hai Ha Tran

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,040,000(130 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	480,000(60 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	400,000(50 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:35:39 AM

Xiong Cheng Eliminated

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

Xiong Cheng

Another champion has fallen with Xiong Cheng unable to defend his title. Following a raise from button Christopher Pasion that was called by small blind Somashekar Nahadeva, Xiong Cheng joined in for a look at the flop 7♥ 2♦ K♣ . Cheng went all in, fast call from Pasion as Nahadeva folded.

Cheng flipped open K♦ 6♦ top pair and was in big trouble against Pasion's K♠ K♥ set. With the turn 2♣ , Cheng was drawing dead and busted in 128th place.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	292,000(37 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	262,000(33 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	busted

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8/3/2025, 7:31:25 AM

Michihiko Matsuda Shoves For The Pot

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

Michihiko Matsuda

Action folded to the small blind Jason Kyle Magbanua, he limped in. Big blind Michihiko Matsuda was not going to let him see the board cheap and raised 25,000. Magbanua called, taking the action to the flop 8♦ 4♦ A♦ .

The all diamond board induced more action as Matsuda bet 15,000 that Magbanua check-called. After another check from Magbanua nn the turn J♦ , Matsuda announced all in. Magbanua folded.

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	330,000(41 BB)
JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	160,000(20 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:28:29 AM

David Sommer Has Daniel Benor's Number

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

David Sommer

Just before the end of the previous level, David Sommer dragged in a big pot against Daniel Benor that saw a board K♦ 6♥ A♦ Q♠ . Sommer shoved the turn and Benor tank-folded. They met again, and stil it went to Sommer who showed pocket Tens against Benor's Ace-rag.

Player	Chips
DJ David Josef SommerGermany	640,000(80 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	128,000(16 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:09:01 AM

Christopher Mateo Leads After Two Levels

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

Christopher Mateo

The entering chip leader Christopher Mateo had a swingy start but is now back in full control with the largest stack of 955,000 after the first two levels. Other big stacks are listed below.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	955,000(119 BB)
IP Ilseok ParkSouth Korea	790,000(99 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	730,000(91 BB)
PZ Pavel ZuevRussia	700,000(88 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	660,000(83 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	620,000(78 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	600,000(75 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	570,000(71 BB)
ML Minchul LeeSouth Korea	570,000(71 BB)
LL Leonell LosentesPhilippines	562,000(70 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	542,000(68 BB)
AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	496,000(62 BB)

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8/3/2025, 7:03:32 AM

Eliminations 143-162

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
143	KB Ki Bum ParkSouth Korea	140,000	$2,425
144	KF Kuei Fan HsiehTaiwan	125,000	$2,165
145	MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
146	MM Max MenzelGermany	125,000	$2,165
147	AP Anant PurohitIndia	125,000	$2,165
148	RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
149	LH Lifu HuangChina	125,000	$2,165
150	MM Masafumi MatsushitaJapan	125,000	$2,165
151	BS Bum Suk KangSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
152	DT Diana TanPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
153	SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
154	MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
155	CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
156	JP Jaehyung ParkSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
157	KK Kazuhiko KamitaniJapan	125,000	$2,165
158	MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
159	YT Yuta TakazawaJapan	125,000	$2,165
160	CY Chanhee YeaSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
161	FM Francisco Mir SanchezSpain	125,000	$2,165
162	CK Chen Kun LinTaiwan	125,000	$2,165

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 142/1246

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8/3/2025, 6:54:24 AM

John Niko Costiniano Sends Jaejoong Kim Deep In The Tank

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

John Niko Costiniano

John Niko Costiniano picked up a big pot but not before causing havoc in Jaejoong Kim's mind. The hand opened with a 14,000 raise from Costiniano at cutoff, Kim three-bet 42,000 from the small blind.

At the flop 5♠ Q♠ 5♣ , Kim fired 35,000 and Costiniano called. Same action on the turn 4♦ with Costiniano calling 75,000. After the river 9♦ completed the board, Kim checked, Costiniano slid out 205,000, Kim tanked for four time banks then surrendered his hand.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	730,000(122 BB)
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	251,000(42 BB)

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8/3/2025, 6:20:22 AM

Flurry Of Eliminations After Bubble Bursts

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
163	SK Seungyeol KimSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
164	NY Nishikawa YukiJapan	125,000	$2,165
165	YN Yuki NakadaJapan	125,000	$2,165
166	WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
167	IJ Ingeun JhoSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
168	GR Gary Richard AdamsonNew Zealand	125,000	$2,165
169	WY William YsmaelPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
170	CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
171	MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
172	BV Bernard VuFrance	125,000	$2,165
173	CJ Changsung JangSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
174	KF Kristine FloresPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
175	BS Bryan SantosPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
176	CJ Cho JaeikSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
177	JG Justin GeronimoPhilippines	125,000	$2,165
178	WK Won Keun LeeSouth Korea	125,000	$2,165
179	MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	125,000	$2,165
180	JM Joris MichlNetherlands	125,000	$2,165
181	BK Beng KerSingapore	125,000	$2,165
182	JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	125,000	$2,165
183	AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	125,000	$2,165

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8/3/2025, 6:10:10 AM

Fabian Spielmann Stunned At The Turnout

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

Passing by Table 30 with a big pot brewed and Fabian Spielmann surprised at the turnout. The hand opened with a min-raise from under the gun Spielmann that was called by Youhyun Kim. Next to him Alex Tiew jammed for 52,000 and after action folded back to Spielmann, he called followed by Tiew.

At the flop T♠ T♦ T♥ , Spielmann continued 40,000 and Kim matched it. The turn 8♠ brought more chips to the table with Spielmann betting 75,000 that Kim called again to complete the board 6♣ . Spielmann shoves, Kim calls, and instantly Spielmann stands up thinking he is beat.

Spielmann: A♦ K♣

Kim: K♥ Q♥

Tiew: A♠ Q♣

Spielmann picked up the side pot then split the main pot with Tiew.

Player	Chips
FS Fabian SpielmannUnited Kingdom	603,000(101 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	200,000(33 BB)
KH Kar Huat Alex TiewSingapore	94,000(16 BB)

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8/3/2025, 6:07:27 AM

Finn Penderak Bubbles

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

Finn Penderak looked down at A♥ Q♥ and three-bet then called Jeongwon Seo's four-bet push. Seo was ahead with K♣ K♠ . The board gave Penderak some hope K♥ Q♦ J♠ but with the turn 9♠ and river 4♠ , his run ended as the stone cold bubble.

Player	Chips
JS Jeongwon SeoSouth Korea	452,000(75 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	busted

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8/3/2025, 5:53:08 AM

Flop Scare For David Erquiaga

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

David Erquiaga

Still on the bubble and David Erquiaga engages Wongkyu Kang who tries to exploit with a raise only to be met with a three-bet from Erquiaga. Kang unload with a four-bet over 330K, Erquiaga calls his 257,000 stack.

Upon showing, everyone is in shock when Kang flips over Q♥ 4♥ , Erquiaga is way ahead with Q♣ Q♠ . The flop 2♠ 3♠ 5♦ draws excitement as Kang now has an open-ended. The turn 3♣ keeps Erquiaga sweating until the river K♦ .

Erquiaga survives and zooms to one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Player	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	529,000(88 BB)
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	70,000(12 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:41:04 AM

Ziqiang Shi Rails Chun Yuan Chen

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

Chun Yuan Chen took a chance with K♠ Q♥ but ran smack into Ziqiang Shi's K♦ K♥ . No miracles on the board for Chen as Shi further improved to a set to bring the field down to 184 players.

We are now on the bubble.

Player	Chips
ZS Ziqiang ShiPhilippines	374,000(62 BB)
CY Chun Yuan ChenTaiwan	busted

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8/3/2025, 5:34:46 AM

Three Double Ups

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

David Wang

David Wang Survives The Flip

David Wang all in with J♠ J♦ survives the flip against Maxwell Rosete's A♣ K♠ on a board 8♦ Q♥ 2♣ T♠ 6♣ .

Xiong Cheng

Xiong Cheng Stays In The Running

Celebration for defending champion Xiong Cheng as he stays in the game following a successful shove with A♦ Q♦ over Somashekhar Nahadeva's A♣ J♣ . The board was Cheng's all the way running 6♦ 2♦ Q♠ T♣ 8♥ .

Marius Zalpys

Marius Zalpys Aces Hold

Marius Zalpys with A♣ A♠ dominated Won Keun Lee's 9♣ 9♦ throughout the queen-high board.

Player	Chips
MZ Marius ZalpysLithuania	183,000(31 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	173,000(29 BB)
MM Max MenzelGermany	153,000(26 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	140,000(23 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	113,000(19 BB)
WK Won Keun LeeSouth Korea	38,000(6 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:24:00 AM

Suck Out Over Suck Out

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

Seokyeong Yun all in and at risk wiht A♣ A♠ called was up against Vamerdino Magsakay with K♥ K♦ . When the flop came 6♠ J♠ K♥ , Magsakay jumped ahead with a set. The turn 4♠ gave Yun hope for a the nuts and it materialized on the river 3♠ to be saved from elimination.

Player	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	270,000(45 BB)
SY Seokyeong YunSouth Korea	233,000(39 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:23:19 AM

Blinds Up 185 Players Remaining

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

Soft bubble hand for hand with 185 remaining.

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 185/1246

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8/3/2025, 5:15:07 AM

Christopher Mateo Has The Boat

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

Christopher Mateo

Christopher Mateo found one customer in big blind Somashekhar Sanampuri to tango to the board 2♦ 6♦ 6♠ 3♦ 6♦ . Mateo sent bets of flop 15,000 and turn 20,000, Sanampuri check-called both then Mateo checked back on the river.

Sanampuri showed 5♥ 4♦ straight, Mateo announced "I have a full house" and showed K♦ 2♦ .

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	510,000(102 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	244,000(49 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:12:58 AM

185 Players Remaining, Christopher Pasion Doubles Up

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

Christopher Pasion

With the money just two spots away, it is now hand for hand. Christopher Pasion is all in with K♣ K♠ and is up against Mike Takayama with A♦ 5♦ . No bad beat comes on the board for Pasion to scoop a double.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	213,000(43 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	183,000(37 BB)

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8/3/2025, 5:09:30 AM

Mike Calunsod Under Pressure As Bubble Approaches

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

Only four spots to the money and Mike Calunsod is under pressure against Wongyu Kang. Facing a board 4♦ T♠ 6♦ 3♠ with 49,000 in the pot, Calunsod checks on the big blind and Kang is all in with his huge stack. Calunsod is well covered and tanks for two time banks then decides to hold on to his chips.

Player	Chips
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	400,000(80 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	62,000(12 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:56:18 AM

Liao Po Hsun Four Bet Takedown

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

From cutoff, Liao Po Hsun opens 10,000 only to be met with a three-bet from button Ilsung Kwon of 32,000. Liao answers with a four-bet of 100,000, Kwon uses up two time banks before folding.

Player	Chips
IK Ilsung KwonSouth Korea	350,000(70 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	260,000(52 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:53:04 AM

Sumin Jang Celebrates Surviving

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

From hijack, Sumin Jang went all in for 50,000 with A♠ T♥ in the hole and button Anant Purohit made him sweat, calling with A♣ 9♣ . When the board spread J♠ Q♣ 7♣ , Purohit had a flush draw that didn't pan out at the runout 7♦ and T♦ . The overly thrilled Jang roared at the win.

Player	Chips
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	112,000(22 BB)
AP Anant PurohitIndia	100,000(20 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:50:46 AM

On The Spot With Isaac Galazan

Back in 2005, USA's Isaac Galazan entered his first ever WSOP event and won a bracelet. We caught up with him for a brief interview at APPT Manila Main Event:

How did you find out about APPT Manila?

I was contacted by them when they first started way back 18 years ago. This is my first time here in Okada Manila and so far so good.

What do you think about the growth of poker here in the Philippines since the last time you were here in 2010?

I mean, it grew a lot. When I first came here there was still a very good turnout, but it grew exponentially. Right now it's world class whereas before we used to play in garages and hotel rooms.

Can you share your story on how you won the WSOP Bracelet?

The WSOP that I won was actually the first time I entered the World Series Of Poker and it was the third time I ever played poker in a casino. Six months before that, I only played Short Deck and I never played with more than four or five players so once my friend knew that I am going to play in WSOP they said that i have to start playing with a full deck and learn how to play a full table. Three months before I won the WSOP Bracelet I went to Amsterdam and I entered the tournament for the first time in my life and I went second place and then on the way to Vegas, I stopped in LA and I entered another tournament and finished third place. The next day I entered the WSOP and won the WSOP Bracelet. That was my first three times in Poker Casino.

Galazan will be hunting for his first title in Asia. He bagged up a decent stack at Flight B. Check out his poker stats right here.

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8/3/2025, 4:50:16 AM

Jihun Choi Doubles Up

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

Jihun Choi

Catching the action on the river with 100,000 in the pot and a board 8♦ 3♥ 6♠ Q♠ K♥ . Yuki Nishikawa checked to Choi who went all in for his last 48,000. Nishikawa gave it some thought then pad to see the K♠ T♠ winner.

Player	Chips
JC Jihun ChoiSouth Korea	196,000(39 BB)
NY Nishikawa YukiJapan	68,000(14 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:46:56 AM

Seitaro Aso Leading Table 14

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

There has been a change of leadership at Table 14 with Seitaro Aso now backed by a big stack while Christopher Mateo has dropped significantly. Seems as if Aso doubled up his 200K+ stack through Mateo. We will get the details at the first break.

Player	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	460,000(92 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	362,000(72 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:42:52 AM

Players Dropping Fast

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

More players have fallen with 199 players remaining and 20 minutes left in this level.

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	busted
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	busted
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	busted
EP Eunseo ParkSouth Korea	busted
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	busted
YL Yonghyun LeeSouth Korea	busted
DY Dongha YooSouth Korea	busted
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	busted
IM Iat Man LeongMacao	busted
ES Eunjung SimSouth Korea	busted
SY Shinya YoshimotoJapan	busted
IG Isaac GalazanUnited States of America	busted
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	busted
KS Kasumi SuzukiJapan	busted
SY Soon Yung Ben LooMalaysia	busted
TM Takuya MakinoJapan	busted
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	busted
TL Thomas LeeCanada	busted
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:27:54 AM

Florencio Campomanes Eliminated

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

Florencio Campomanes

We just lost a champion with Florencio Campomanes going all in with his below average stack and got called by Juan Guevara. Campomanes had Ace-King, Guevara with pocket Kings, no help came for the champ.

Player	Chips
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	300,000(60 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:25:51 AM

APPT Champions In The Field

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

APPT Main Event champions hot on the hunt for that elusive second title. Good luck to them!

Hai Ha Tran: APPT Cambodia 2025

Xiong Cheng: APPT Manila 2024

Christopher Mateo: APPT Cambodia 2024

Florencio Campomanes: APPT Manila 2019

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8/3/2025, 4:21:25 AM

Seitaro Aso vs Christopher Mateo

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

Seitaro Aso

Catching the leader in action, he opened 14,000 from cutoff and button Seitaro Aso gave him action. Mateo continued for 13,000 at the flop 7♣ K♠ 4♣ and again Aso called. The turn 2♠ saw the leader slow down and check then call Aso's 17,000 bet. Mateo called and checked again on the river 5♠ . Aso opted to check back.

Mateo showed K♥ 6♣ top pair, Aso had K♦ J♥ top pair higher kicker to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	583,000(117 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	217,000(43 BB)

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8/3/2025, 4:14:40 AM

14 Players Out Within Minutes

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

Within the first ten minutes, 14 players have quickly fallen. On the first deal of Table 18, Robert Schwartz shoved with A♥ 6♥ and was outdrawn by Jaejoong Kim's K♣ J♦ on a board 6♣ Q♠ J♣ 8♦ T♦ .

At Table 15, Nayeon Cho pushed from early position with T♦ 7♦ and nearly claimed the blinds and ante but was stopped by big blind Hernan Villa defending with K♦ 9♥ . The. board ran 3♦ K♠ 9♦ giving Villa two pair and Cho the flush draw. Then the board completed 3♠ J♥ for Villa to scoop.

Player	Chips
KK Keng Kwang ChanSingapore	busted
GB Gi Boum KimSouth Korea	busted
RS Robert Schwartz (4)South Africa	busted
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	busted
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	busted
GS George SaludPhilippines	busted
KK Katsuyuki KondoJapan	busted
AB Andrea BurzioItaly	busted
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	busted
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	busted
AN Akihiro NishimuraJapan	busted
KY Ke YanChina	busted
CS Chirag ShahIndia	busted
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	busted

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8/3/2025, 4:01:43 AM

Shuffle Up And Deal!

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

Cards now flying at Day 2 of the 2025 APPT Manila Main Event! 232 players back on the hunt for a piece of the ₱87,020,640 prize pool. Money flows at 163 places. From there, they play down to the final table. Good luck to all!

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 232/1246

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8/2/2025, 8:08:06 PM

232 Players Return For Day 2 At 12PM

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

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	690,000(138 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	500,000(100 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	487,000(97 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	443,000(89 BB)
LL Leonell LosentesPhilippines	439,000(88 BB)
JS Jung SangjunSouth Korea	438,000(88 BB)
JE Juan Espinar AlbarracinSpain	431,000(86 BB)
IK Ilsung KwonSouth Korea	427,000(85 BB)
CJ Chun Jun BeumSouth Korea	420,000(84 BB)
JK Jaehyuk KimSouth Korea	389,000(78 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	384,000(77 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	370,000(74 BB)
KS Ki Seok KangSouth Korea	360,000(72 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	350,000(70 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	348,000(70 BB)
MN Maiki NishiJapan	347,000(69 BB)
YH Yen Han ChenTaiwan	345,000(69 BB)
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	341,000(68 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	330,000(66 BB)
CC Chase CokaliongPhilippines	326,000(65 BB)
RC Rex ClinkscalesUnited States of America	323,000(65 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	314,000(63 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	309,000(62 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	307,000(61 BB)
MT Mizue TokuhashiJapan	306,000(61 BB)
TY Ting Yen HuangTaiwan	306,000(61 BB)
RI Ryota IshidaJapan	306,000(61 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	301,000(60 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	297,000(59 BB)
SS Sora SuzukiJapan	296,000(59 BB)
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	295,000(59 BB)
SP Seonghun ParkSouth Korea	293,000(59 BB)
AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	292,000(58 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	289,000(58 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	288,000(58 BB)
PZ Pavel ZuevRussia	283,000(57 BB)
KT Kei TakazawaJapan	282,000(56 BB)
CT Carmelo Tutay JrUnited States of America	280,000(56 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	279,000(56 BB)
YJ Yeongjun JangSouth Korea	276,000(55 BB)
RM Ryan Ming HongAustralia	276,000(55 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	275,000(55 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	275,000(55 BB)
SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	272,000(54 BB)
TK Tomoya KakiharaJapan	272,000(54 BB)
JC Jihun ChoiSouth Korea	270,000(54 BB)
KK Katsuhito KawaiJapan	265,000(53 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	264,000(53 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	264,000(53 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	263,000(53 BB)
ML Minchul LeeSouth Korea	254,000(51 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	253,000(51 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	251,000(50 BB)
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	250,000(50 BB)
SY Seungmin YuSouth Korea	245,000(49 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	241,000(48 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	241,000(48 BB)
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	235,000(47 BB)
CC Carlo CalingasanPhilippines	235,000(47 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	235,000(47 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	226,000(45 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	225,000(45 BB)
HK Hsien Kui YangTaiwan	221,000(44 BB)
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	217,000(43 BB)
DC Ducksang ChoSouth Korea	214,000(43 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	211,000(42 BB)
BC Bongcheol ChoiSouth Korea	209,000(42 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	207,000(41 BB)
WL Walken LiSingapore	207,000(41 BB)
YT Yuta TakazawaJapan	199,000(40 BB)
SA Shuichi AkibaJapan	194,000(39 BB)
JG Juan GuevaraEcuador	193,000(39 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	190,000(38 BB)
JP Jonathan Pickering (2)United Kingdom	189,000(38 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	187,000(37 BB)
IP Ilseok ParkSouth Korea	179,000(36 BB)
SH Seokchul HwangSouth Korea	177,000(35 BB)
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	176,000(35 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	174,000(35 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	172,000(34 BB)
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	172,000(34 BB)
SO Sungmin OhSouth Korea	172,000(34 BB)
MH Masato HattoriJapan	170,000(34 BB)
LJ Lukasz JankowskiPoland	169,000(34 BB)
SH Sang Ho KimSouth Korea	167,000(33 BB)
AP Anant PurohitIndia	165,000(33 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	163,000(33 BB)
SP Seokwon ParkSouth Korea	162,000(32 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	158,000(32 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	156,000(31 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	153,000(31 BB)
RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines	151,000(30 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezSpain	151,000(30 BB)
NO Nonoka OtakeJapan	151,000(30 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	149,000(30 BB)
ML Man Lok ChanMacao	146,000(29 BB)
PC Pierre CourcoulFrance	145,000(29 BB)
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	144,000(29 BB)
ZS Ziqiang ShiPhilippines	140,000(28 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	139,000(28 BB)
CL Changhwan LeeSouth Korea	138,000(28 BB)
MM Masafumi MatsushitaJapan	137,000(27 BB)
BK Beng KerSingapore	136,000(27 BB)
TS Toru SekimotoJapan	135,000(27 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	135,000(27 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	134,000(27 BB)
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	134,000(27 BB)
HM Hajime MuraseJapan	134,000(27 BB)
NY Nishikawa YukiJapan	133,000(27 BB)
CK Chen Kun LinTaiwan	132,000(26 BB)
GB Gi Boum KimSouth Korea	131,000(26 BB)
IJ Ingeun JhoSouth Korea	129,000(26 BB)
BS Bryan SantosPhilippines	128,000(26 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	127,000(25 BB)
KK Kiyoung KimSouth Korea	126,000(25 BB)
DY Dongha YooSouth Korea	125,000(25 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	124,000(25 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	124,000(25 BB)
DJ David Josef SommerGermany	123,000(25 BB)
MM Max MenzelGermany	123,000(25 BB)
WK Won Keun LeeSouth Korea	123,000(25 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	122,000(24 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	120,000(24 BB)
SO Sindre OksaasNorway	119,000(24 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	118,000(24 BB)
KF Kristine FloresPhilippines	117,000(23 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	117,000(23 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	116,000(23 BB)
CY Chun Yuan ChenTaiwan	116,000(23 BB)
TL Thomas LeeCanada	116,000(23 BB)
TH Tae Hoon ChangSouth Korea	115,000(23 BB)
SK Sergey KharitonovRussia	114,000(23 BB)
CJ Cho JaeikSouth Korea	114,000(23 BB)
MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	113,000(23 BB)
IK Ito KazukiJapan	111,000(22 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	110,000(22 BB)
JG Justin GeronimoPhilippines	110,000(22 BB)
WK Woo Kuk LeeSouth Korea	109,000(22 BB)
DL Donghyun LimSouth Korea	109,000(22 BB)
TM Takuya MakinoJapan	109,000(22 BB)
AC Alexis CruzPhilippines	109,000(22 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	108,000(22 BB)
SK Seungyeol KimSouth Korea	108,000(22 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	105,000(21 BB)
KS Kohei SuzukiJapan	103,000(21 BB)
DT Diana TanPhilippines	100,000(20 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	97,000(19 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	97,000(19 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	97,000(19 BB)
HT Hiroshi TanakaJapan	97,000(19 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	96,000(19 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	96,000(19 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	95,000(19 BB)
SB Segundo BartePhilippines	95,000(19 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	94,000(19 BB)
KH Kar Huat Alex TiewSingapore	94,000(19 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	93,000(19 BB)
KB Ki Bum ParkSouth Korea	92,000(18 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	92,000(18 BB)
AG Akihiko GotoJapan	91,000(18 BB)
KL King Lun ShihHong Kong	91,000(18 BB)
SS Seiji SasakiJapan	91,000(18 BB)
SY Soon Yung Ben LooMalaysia	90,000(18 BB)
AN Akihiro NishimuraJapan	90,000(18 BB)
DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	87,000(17 BB)
TI Tatsuya IkedaJapan	84,000(17 BB)
KT Kim TaehwanSouth Korea	84,000(17 BB)
DW David WangAustralia	83,000(17 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	82,000(16 BB)
JE Joonghoon EomSouth Korea	82,000(16 BB)
CJ Changsung JangSouth Korea	81,000(16 BB)
HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	81,000(16 BB)
SY Seokyeong YunSouth Korea	81,000(16 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	80,000(16 BB)
VH Viet Hoang TranViet Nam	78,000(16 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	78,000(16 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	78,000(16 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	75,000(15 BB)
JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	75,000(15 BB)
KF Kuei Fan HsiehTaiwan	75,000(15 BB)
GR Gary Richard AdamsonNew Zealand	74,000(15 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	74,000(15 BB)
IG Isaac GalazanUnited States of America	73,000(15 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	72,000(14 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	72,000(14 BB)
FS Fabian SpielmannUnited Kingdom	72,000(14 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	72,000(14 BB)
AB Ankit BajajIndia	70,000(14 BB)
BS Bum Suk KangSouth Korea	70,000(14 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	69,000(14 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	69,000(14 BB)
AM Alexey MalitskiyRussia	68,000(14 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	67,000(13 BB)
SJ Sumin JangSouth Korea	65,000(13 BB)
JN Jason Ng Tze WeiSingapore	64,000(13 BB)
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	61,000(12 BB)
JP Jaehyung ParkSouth Korea	60,000(12 BB)
MM Mansour MatloubiUnited Kingdom	59,000(12 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	59,000(12 BB)
VB Van BocPhilippines	55,000(11 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	55,000(11 BB)
IM Iat Man LeongMacao	54,000(11 BB)
CY Chanhee YeaSouth Korea	53,000(11 BB)
EP Eunseo ParkSouth Korea	53,000(11 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	51,000(10 BB)
JS Jeongwon SeoSouth Korea	51,000(10 BB)
KK Kazuhiko KamitaniJapan	50,000(10 BB)
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	50,000(10 BB)
YJ Ye JiaxianChina	50,000(10 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	49,000(10 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	49,000(10 BB)
ES Eunjung SimSouth Korea	48,000(10 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	47,000(9 BB)
RM Ralph MarquezCanada	45,000(9 BB)
SK Sota KuriharaJapan	44,000(9 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	43,000(9 BB)
MZ Marius ZalpysLithuania	42,000(8 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	40,000(8 BB)
AB Andrea BurzioItaly	39,000(8 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	36,000(7 BB)
YN Yuki NakadaJapan	36,000(7 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	34,000(7 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	34,000(7 BB)
KK Keng Kwang ChanSingapore	34,000(7 BB)
JH Jeon HyuntaeSouth Korea	33,000(7 BB)
RS Robert Schwartz (4)South Africa	29,000(6 BB)
GK Guemho KimSouth Korea	28,000(6 BB)
KK Katsuyuki KondoJapan	24,000(5 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	20,000(4 BB)
KS Kasumi SuzukiJapan	17,000(3 BB)
SY Shinya YoshimotoJapan	17,000(3 BB)
YL Yonghyun LeeSouth Korea	16,000(3 BB)