Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #8

2025.07.24 - 2025.07.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

9/600

Total Chips

18,000,000

Average

2,000,000

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 1:38:04 PM

Youngtaek Lim Ends Day 2 At The Helm

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

Youngtaek Lim

Day 2 of the APPT National resumed at Okada Manila with 90 players back on the felt, each guaranteed a piece of the ₱18,333,000 prize pool and vying for one of the coveted Final 9 spots. By the twelfth round of play, the lineup was set, with Korea’s Youngtaek Lim leading the pack, bagging a commanding 5,075,000 (63 bb) stack which was 30 big blinds ahead of his nearest rival.

Lim was a dominant force throughout the day. Starting with the fourth largest stack, he surged to the top after eliminating Seiji Kikuoka in 28th place and maintained his lead. Despite the rise of players Ryan Gebow, Maxwell Rosete, Alvin Jeff Sembrano, not one would surpass. And as the field shrank to ten players, Lim leveraged his sizable stack to apply pressure on the short stacks, staying in control until the final table bubble burst.

The Final 9 players will return on July 27, 2025 for the last dash to the title and the ₱3,340,000 (~$58.8K) champion's purse.

Final 9 Payouts

Place	Payout (PHP)	Payout (USD)
1	3,340,000	$58,810
2	2,100,000	$36,975
3	1,510,000	$26,590
4	1,160,000	$20,425
5	890,000	$15,670
6	690,000	$12,150
7	530,000	$9,330
8	405,000	$7,130
9	322,000	$5,670

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:51:19 PM

APPT National Final 9 Players Set

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	1,160,000(15 BB)	20	1
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,450,000(31 BB)	20	2
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	1,700,000(21 BB)	20	3
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	2,665,000(33 BB)	20	4
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	670,000(8 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	5,075,000(63 BB)	20	6
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,260,000(16 BB)	20	7
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	760,000(10 BB)	20	8
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,645,000(21 BB)	20	9

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:46:08 PM

Eliminations 10th - 16th

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
10	EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	260,000	$4,580
11	CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	260,000	$4,580
12	LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	220,000	$3,875
13	JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	220,000	$3,875
14	YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	185,000	$3,255
15	JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	185,000	$3,255
16	FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	164,000	$2,890

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:39:58 PM

Edgar Asehan Falls in 10th Place

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

Edgar Asehan

After Edgar Asehan lost a showdown, he was left with just 95,000 which he tossed in with 4♣ 7♣ . Alvin Sembrano called from the big blind with J♠ 8♦ . Both players got a piece of the board 4♠ 3♣ J♥ with Sembrano way ahead. The turn A♣ and river 2♦ sealed the win and the end for Asehan in 10th place, just missing the final table.

Player	Chips
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,260,000(16 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:31:18 PM

Short Stacks Double Up

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

The hunt for the final 9 players continues with two called shoves resulting in double ups. In a battle of the blinds, small blind Mac Mantos was all in for 295,000 holding A♥ 8♦ and won against big blind caller Edgar Asehan with K♥ 5♣ . The board was A♦ 6♠ Q♠ T♣ Q♣ .

At the other table, Maxwell Rosete three-bet shoved 540,000 and initial raiser Naohiro Arita called. Rosete was behind A♠ T♥ against Arita's A♦ J♦ until the flop 5♦ T♣ 2♣ gave him a pair which held through the runout 2♦ 9♠ .

Player	Chips
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	3,320,000(42 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	1,200,000(15 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	670,000(8 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	135,000(2 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:30:09 PM

Final 10 Players

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,180,000(15 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	455,000(6 BB)	20	2
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	550,000(7 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	800,000(10 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	5,840,000(73 BB)	20	7
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	1,180,000(15 BB)	27	1
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,370,000(17 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	2,570,000(32 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	675,000(8 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	3,150,000(39 BB)	27	5

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:24:53 PM

Naohiro Arita Pushes Out Ryan Gebow

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

From under the gun, Naohiro Arita makes it 160,000 to go, small blind Ryan Gebow challenges with a re-raise of 565,000. Arita takes it to the limit with a covering stack and that's enough to push out Gebow.

Player	Chips
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	3,495,000(44 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	2,495,000(31 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:14:43 PM

Final 10 Players

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

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	4,600,000(77 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	3,800,000(63 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	2,285,000(38 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,045,000(34 BB)
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,320,000(22 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	1,080,000(18 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	1,060,000(18 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	860,000(14 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	800,000(13 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	760,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 12:08:45 PM

Xiong Cheng Celebrates The River

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

Xiong Cheng

Maxwell Rosete has been very active at short-handed, seen entering and initiating multiple pots per orbit. On one hand, he opened 300,000 from the button then called Xiong Cheng's all in for 485,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	A♠K♥ BB	1,060,000(18 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	Q♠T♠ D	800,000(13 BB)

When the board ran 4♣ 5♦ 4♥ , Cheng was still ahead, then the turn dropped T♣ improving Rosete to a pair. Looking like the end for Cheng, the river had other plans as it spiked A♣ . Cheng celebrated the win and sat back down to collect his chips.

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:51:53 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,190,000(20 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,035,000(17 BB)	20	2
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	815,000(14 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	930,000(16 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	4,470,000(75 BB)	20	7

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:50:12 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	835,000(14 BB)	27	1
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	2,450,000(41 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	2,650,000(44 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	1,430,000(24 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,350,000(39 BB)	27	5

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:40:00 AM

Max Rosete Loses More Chips

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

One orbit after dropping on a failed bluff, Maxwell Rosete defended his big blind by calling a button raise. Rosete and Andoni Sanchez both checked the flop J♦ 5♥ 8♣ , then Sanchez bet 115,000 on the turn 2♥ . Rosete answered with a check-raise of 375,000, Sanchez flatted. On the river, it was back to checking. Rosete showed Q♥ 9♦ missed gutshot, Sanchez claimed the pot with 7♠ 8♠ pair.

Player	Chips
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	2,450,000(49 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	1,430,000(29 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:34:16 AM

Maxwell Rosete Caught Bluffing

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

Catching the action on the turn J♦ 3♥ 9♦ 4♦ with 375,000 in the pot, big blind Maxwell Rosete fired 250,000 and small blind Ryan Gebow check-called. The river then paired the board 4♣ . Another check from Gebow and another bet from Rosete for a much larger 700,000. Still Gebow wanted to see and called. It was the right decision as Rosete flipped over K♥ 7♠ bluff, Gebow dragged in the pot with 8♥ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	2,880,000(58 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	2,105,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:24:13 AM

Czardy Rivera Out In 11th Place Again

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

Czardy Rivera

At the APPT Manila opener Okada Kickoff, Czardy Rivera finished in 11th place. It seems to be a trend for him as he just busted in 11th place at the APPT National. On Rivera's final hand he three-bet all in for his last 10 bb and went on to fall to Youngtaek Lim.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	T♠T♣ D	busted
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	K♥9♣ CO	4,365,000(87 BB)

Board:2♦9♦K♦Q♣Q?

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:23:05 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	720,000(14 BB)	27	1
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,630,000(33 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,835,000(37 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	3,235,000(65 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,190,000(44 BB)	27	5

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:19:19 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,490,000(30 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,150,000(23 BB)	20	2
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	620,000(12 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	760,000(15 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,760,000(75 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	505,000(10 BB)	20	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:14:11 AM

Le Ngoc Khanh Eliminated In 12th Place

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

Le Ngoc Khanh

After losing a showdown, Le Ngoc Khanh was down to just 6 bb and risked it all with A♦ Q♥ . However, he was up against Ryan Gebow with A♣ K♣ . The board bricked, running ten-high to end Le in 12th place.

Player	Chips
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,835,000(37 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:10:26 AM

Short Stacks Staying Alive

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

A couple of short stacks doubled up. First was Edgar Asehan with Marko Puskadija paying up. At the other table, Xiong Cheng doubled up off Le Ngoc Khanh with A♦ K♠ dominating K♣ Q♥ on a ten-high board.

Player	Chips
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	825,000(17 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	780,000(16 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	620,000(12 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	296,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:09:20 AM

Table 20 Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,625,000(33 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,525,000(31 BB)	20	2
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	410,000(8 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	1,140,000(23 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,410,000(68 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	415,000(8 BB)	20	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:07:35 AM

Table 27 Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	350,000(7 BB)	27	1
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,865,000(37 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,550,000(31 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	3,010,000(60 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,165,000(43 BB)	27	5
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	670,000(13 BB)	27	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 11:03:50 AM

Final 12 Players

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

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,410,000(68 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	3,010,000(60 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,165,000(43 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,865,000(37 BB)
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,625,000(33 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,550,000(31 BB)
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,525,000(31 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	1,140,000(23 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	670,000(13 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	415,000(8 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	410,000(8 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	350,000(7 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:58:31 AM

Jayden Zalac Dominated And Out

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

Jayden Zalac

Facing a raise of 80,000 from cutoff Maxwell Rosete, small blind Jayden Zalac looked down at 6♣ 6♥ and announced all in for 855,000 (21 bb). Rosete called and revealed his higher pair 9♠ 9♦ . No bad beats nor scares found the board T♦ J♣ 5♥ 3♣ 7♥ for Rosete to ship it and Zalac to finish in 13th place.

Player	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	3,010,000(75 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:53:40 AM

Naohiro Arita Knocks Out Gyeong Tae Yoo

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

With his last 15 bigs, Gyeong Tae Yoo took a stand with 8♥ 9♥ then ran into Naohiro Arita's A♣ K♣ . The flop gave Yoo a pair as it came 9♠ T♣ Q♠ but with the turn J♥ , it was broadway for Arita to end Yoo's run in 14th place.

Player	Chips
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	2,165,000(54 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:52:12 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,620,000(41 BB)	20	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,500,000(38 BB)	20	2
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	1,870,000(47 BB)	20	3
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	285,000(7 BB)	20	5
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	1,130,000(28 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	3,145,000(79 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	515,000(13 BB)	20	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:49:41 AM

Ryan Gebow Doubles Up

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

Ryan Gebow three-bet all in for 755,000 (19 bb), got called by Jayden Zalac. Gebow was ahead throughout to stay in the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	A♥K♣	1,570,000(39 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	A♣Q♦	1,025,000(26 BB)

Board:K♦3♠3♥T♥2♥

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:43:28 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	620,000(16 BB)	27	1
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	660,000(17 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	795,000(20 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	2,100,000(53 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	1,225,000(31 BB)	27	5
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	1,870,000(47 BB)	27	7
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	600,000(15 BB)	27	8

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:35:19 AM

Eliminations 17-30, Two Tables Remaining

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
17	BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	164,000	$2,890
18	GT Gary ThompsonIreland	143,000	$2,520
19	AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	143,000	$2,520
20	BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	143,000	$2,520
21	QX Qi XiaChina	124,000	$2,185
22	JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	124,000	$2,185
24	MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	108,000	$1,900
25	KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	108,000	$1,900
26	HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	108,000	$1,900
27	KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	108,000	$1,900
28	SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	94,000	$1,655
29	MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	94,000	$1,655
30	RC Rusty CoPhilippines	94,000	$1,655

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:29:52 AM

Maxwell Rosete Eliminates Benjamin Martinez

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

Benjamin Martinez

Short stacked Benjamin Martinez sent his last 8 bb in and lost it all to Maxwell Rosete.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	8♠8♥ CO	2,200,000(73 BB)
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	A♠2♠ SB	busted

Board:7♦T♥6♦5♦3♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:27:15 AM

Mac Mantos Chips Up, Anastasios Pavlou Eliminated

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

Following a raise from Anastasios Pavlou for 65,000, Mac Mantos three-bet 150,000. Pavlou four-bet all in and Mantos snap-called.

Player	Hand	Chips
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	K♠K♥	1,860,000(62 BB)
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	A♣J♥	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:19:45 AM

Gary Thompson Plunges Then Busts

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

Gary Thompson started the day very strong and seemed unstoppable as he eliminated players and racked up a massive lead. However, that's now in the past as he lost a majority of his stack to Alvin Jeff Sembrano then busted shortly after.

Sembrano opened the hand for 75,000 and Thompson defended on the big blind. At the flop 6♥ 8♥ J♣ , Sembrano continued for 85,000 then called Thompson's 220,000 raise. After they checked the turn 9♠ , the river 4♣ brought more chips to the middle. Following Thompson's check, Sembrano bet 650,000, Thompson tanked for two time-banks then called.

Sembrano flipped open 7♣ 5♣ straight, Thompson mucked. One orbit later, Thompson was back on the big blind and shoved with A♦ Q♦ . Marko Puskadija had A♥ K♥ . The board bricked. Thompson finished in 18th place.

Player	Chips
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	2,400,000(80 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	1,420,000(47 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:14:04 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,470,000(49 BB)	20	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,380,000(46 BB)	20	2
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	635,000(21 BB)	20	3
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	760,000(25 BB)	20	5
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,795,000(93 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	665,000(22 BB)	20	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:10:08 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	825,000(28 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,325,000(44 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	1,735,000(58 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	925,000(31 BB)	27	5
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	560,000(19 BB)	27	7
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	385,000(13 BB)	27	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:04:51 AM

Table 28 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	170,000(6 BB)	20	6
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	900,000(30 BB)	21	5
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	1,185,000(40 BB)	28	2
JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	640,000(21 BB)	28	3
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	475,000(16 BB)	28	4
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	860,000(29 BB)	28	5
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	295,000(10 BB)	28	6

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 10:01:47 AM

Naohiro Arita Boots Qi Xia

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

Qi Xia three-bet all in for 435,000 with fish hooks only to run into Naohiro Arita's cowboys. Xia was eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Hand	Chips
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	K♥K♠ CO	925,000(31 BB)
QX Qi XiaChina	J♦J♠ BB	busted

Board:4♥T♦Q♠5♦8♦

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 9:54:34 AM

Maxwell Rosete Survives The Flip

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

Ryan Gebow opened 60,000 then called Max Rosete's shove for a huge 780,000 (31 bb). Upon showing, it was a flip. Rosete's pair held against overcards to score a huge boost.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	9♣9♦ CO	1,735,000(69 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	A♠K♣ HJ	1,325,000(53 BB)

Board:4♣7♥2♣T♥6♥

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 9:31:41 AM

Suck Out Over Suck Out Over Suck Out

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

Probably the wildest board of the day yet. Czardy Rivera was all in preflop with 6♠ 6♥ and was behind chip leader Youngtaek Lim's 7♦ 7♣ ... that is until the flop ran K♥ 2♦ 6♦ giving Rivera the set. More miracles came on the turn with 7♥ sending Lim back on top. Rivera got up and accepted his defeat but then the river slapped down the last out 6♥ sending shockwaves across the felt.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,560,000(102 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	590,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 9:20:48 AM

Andoni Sanchez Goes Back Up

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

After losing some chips to Gary Thompson, Andoni Sanchez three-bet shoved his last 390,000 and got called by Francisco Sanchez. Both had a pocket pair with Andoni one point higher which held for a double up. Francisco nosedived to less than a big blind.

At the other table, Jayden Zalac eliminated Joseph Magnotti in 22nd place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	7♠7♣ SB	730,000(29 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	6♠6♣ UTG+1	20,000(1 BB)

Board:A♣3♥T♦8♣A♦

Player	Chips
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	1,035,000(41 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 9:16:13 AM

Gary Thompson vs Andoni Sanchez

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

With everyone folding to the small blind Gary Thompson, he limped in and got to see a flop cheap with big blind Andoni Sanchez checking. When the board ran A♥ 9♥ T♥ 2♥ 7♠ , Thompson check-called 60,000 and 80,000 then both checked the river. Thompson showed T♦ 2♠ two pair which was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,460,000(58 BB)
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	390,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 9:01:21 AM

Alvin Jeff Sembrano Crosses Into 1M Territory

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

Alvin Jeff Sembrano joined the millionaire stackers after knocking out Keijiro Shimojo in 25th place. Action opened with Sembrano on the butting raising his 9♦ 7♦ , Shimojo defended on the big blind with Q♦ 8♥ .

At the flop 3♣ 8♣ 9♦ , Shimojo announced all in for 190,000, Sembrano snap-called. The turn 5♠ and river A♣ ended Shimojo as Sembrano shipped it.

Player	Chips
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	1,035,000(41 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:54:33 AM

One Card Flush For Benjamin Martinez

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

Benjamin Martinez

Unlucky way to go for Kevin Mateo who was down to just 190,000 (7 bb) and put it all out front holding A♥ T♥ . Though he was ahead of Benjamin Martinez's K♠ Q♦ , the board running 6♣ 4♠ T♠ 7♠ 2♠ ended his bid, falling to Martinez's one card flush.

Player	Chips
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	575,000(23 BB)
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:49:22 AM

Youngtaek Lim Defends And Busts One

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

Holding Q♣ T♦ , Seiji Kikuoka open shoved from early position for 445,000 (17 bb). Everyone folded down the orbit until the big blind Youngtaek Lim who defended with K♠ Q♠ . With the board running J♣ Q♦ 2♦ K♦ 2♣ , that ended Kikuoka as Lim catapulted to the top of the counts.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,800,000(112 BB)
SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:47:44 AM

Top 5 Stacks

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,335,000(53 BB)	20	2
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	1,345,000(54 BB)	20	7
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	795,000(32 BB)	21	8
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,900,000(76 BB)	27	3
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	845,000(34 BB)	28	2

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:44:37 AM

Table 28 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)	28	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	845,000(34 BB)	28	2
JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	710,000(28 BB)	28	3
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	525,000(21 BB)	28	4
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	450,000(18 BB)	28	5
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	310,000(12 BB)	28	6
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	435,000(17 BB)	28	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:43:01 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	195,000(8 BB)	22	7
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	700,000(28 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,900,000(76 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	645,000(26 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	520,000(21 BB)	27	5
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	285,000(11 BB)	27	6
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	375,000(15 BB)	27	7

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:41:52 AM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	460,000(18 BB)	21	1
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	265,000(11 BB)	21	2
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	746,000(30 BB)	21	4
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	455,000(18 BB)	21	5
QX Qi XiaChina	705,000(28 BB)	21	6
HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	50,000(2 BB)	21	7
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	795,000(32 BB)	21	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:40:15 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	445,000(18 BB)	20	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,335,000(53 BB)	20	2
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	785,000(31 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	700,000(28 BB)	20	5
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	430,000(17 BB)	20	6
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	1,345,000(54 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	380,000(15 BB)	20	8

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:35:33 AM

Anastasios Pavlou Doubles, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki Nosedives

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

Anastasios Pavlou

Catching the action with two players all in preflop and roughly about the same stacks. Anastasios Pavlou was made with fishhooks and went on to survive the flip as Hiroyuki Matsuzaki plunged to 1 bb

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	J♠J♦ SB	746,000(37 BB)
HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	A♦K♦ UTG+1	26,000(1 BB)

Board:9♣9♥8♣J♣7♣

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:29:45 AM

Marko Puskadija Gains Off Gary Thompson

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

Marko Puskadija

Marko Puskadija and Gary Thompson built a pot of 180,000 before the river 9♠ 3♦ 2♦ Q♦ . When the river came 6♥ , Thompson bet 70,000, Puskadija raised to 180,000, Thompson paid to see then mucked to K♥ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,335,000(67 BB)
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	700,000(35 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:25:25 AM

Youngtaek Lim On A Roll

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

The top two chip leaders are seated at the same table with Youngtaek Lim having position over Gary Thompson. Lim went on attack mode leading to three wins in one orbit. His last one was up against Thompson who called defended on the big blind.

When the board completed 4♠ T♥ 5♠ J♣ A♦ , Lim barreled down every street betting 35,000, 80,000, and 175,000. Thompson folded on the river.

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	2,348,000(117 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,633,000(82 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:11:56 AM

Ryan Gebow Finishes Off Marvin Cerbito

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

Ryan Gebow

Looking down at 7♠ 7♣, Marvin Cerbito open shoved 299,000 (15 bb) from cutoff. Two spots over Ryan Gebow was dealt 8♦ 8♥ and didn't hesitate to call. With the board running Q♣ 6♣ 8♠ 4♣ 6♥ , Gebow further improved to send Cerbito packing.

Player	Chips
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,872,000(94 BB)
MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:07:43 AM

Rusty Co Falls To Francisco Sanchez's Rockets

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

Rusty Co

Unaware that Rusty Co had moved all in from early position, big stacked Francisco Mir Sanchez called thinking he was limping in from the small blind. When they turned them up, Co saw the bad news and went on to bust in 30th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	A♠A♣ SB	541,000(27 BB)
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	T♠T♣ UTG+1	busted

Board:J♦Q♦8♠8♦K♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:05:47 AM

Table 28 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	270,000(14 BB)	16	1
JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	747,000(37 BB)	16	2
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	268,000(13 BB)	16	8
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	560,000(28 BB)	17	3
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	190,000(10 BB)	19	8
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	905,000(45 BB)	22	2
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	535,000(27 BB)	22	7
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	354,000(18 BB)	23	7

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:04:03 AM

Table 27 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	375,000(19 BB)	27	1
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	810,000(41 BB)	27	2
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	1,353,000(68 BB)	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	321,000(16 BB)	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	636,000(32 BB)	27	5
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	367,000(18 BB)	27	6
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	342,000(17 BB)	27	7

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 8:02:17 AM

Table 21 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	616,000(31 BB)	21	1
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	426,000(21 BB)	21	2
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	423,000(21 BB)	21	4
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	502,000(25 BB)	21	5
QX Qi XiaChina	696,000(35 BB)	21	6
HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	563,000(28 BB)	21	7
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	380,000(19 BB)	21	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:57:47 AM

Table 20 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	256,000(13 BB)	20	1
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,984,000(99 BB)	20	2
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	483,000(24 BB)	20	4
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	354,000(18 BB)	20	5
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	217,000(11 BB)	20	6
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	1,941,000(97 BB)	20	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	248,000(12 BB)	20	8

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:56:16 AM

Busts 31-47, 30 Players Remaining

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
31	RY Rubencito Yutatco GavinoCanada	94,000	$1,655
32	LL Lucian LettNew Zealand	82,000	$1,445
33	DO Daryl ORoukeIreland	82,000	$1,445
34	AP Antonio PainoAustralia	82,000	$1,445
35	VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	82,000	$1,445
36	CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	82,000	$1,445
37	SJ Seokwon JeongSouth Korea	82,000	$1,445
38	AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	82,000	$1,445
39	HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	82,000	$1,445
40	IM Iat Man LeongMacao	71,000	$1,250
41	BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	71,000	$1,250
42	NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	71,000	$1,250
43	WK Wui Kwang TanSingapore	71,000	$1,250
44	AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	71,000	$1,250
45	JY Jiaxin YeChina	71,000	$1,250
46	VS Vikaash ShahIndia	71,000	$1,250

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:50:07 AM

Joseph Magnotti Sends One Packing Up

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

Joseph Magnotti

After chipping up off Antonio Paino with King-Jack over Queen-Jack, Joseph Magnotti received another boost when he faced Paino once more, this time delivering a knockout blow on a classic flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	A♣K♥	560,000(28 BB)
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	Q♠Q♥	busted

Board:A♠5♥3♠K♦J♦

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:41:55 AM

Anastasios Pavlou Survives The Three-Way

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

Daryl O'Rourke started a trend when he open shoved 248,000 Seiji Kikuoka joined in for 341,000, then Anastasios Pavlou made it a three way with his last 183,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	J♥J♦	589,000(37 BB)
DO Daryl ORoukeIreland	6♣6♠	74,000(5 BB)
SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	A♦T♠	65,000(4 BB)

Board:3♥Q♠Q♣8♥

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:34:53 AM

Seokwon Jeong Denied In Every Way

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

Action folds around to cutoff player Seokwon Jeong who pushes his last 198,000 (12 bb), however, he is denied the steal with big stacked Youngtaek Lim defending his big blind. Upon showing, it's a flip. Lim's small pair holds to take the lead.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	4♥4♣ BB	2,540,000(159 BB)
SJ Seokwon JeongSouth Korea	T♥5♥ CO	busted

Board:A♥9♦J♦2♥8♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:30:21 AM

Keijiro Shimojo Rails Alvir Inocentes

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

Keijiro Shimojo

From hijack, Alvir Inocentes shoved his last 144,000 (9 bb) and nearly stole the blinds and ante until big blind Keijiro Shimojo called to put him at risk. When they revealed, it was a flip that led to Inocentes' elimination in 38th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	T♦T♠ BB	400,000(25 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	A♠J♦ HJ	busted

Board:5♦8♣K♣K♠Q♥

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 7:05:48 AM

Classic Flip Ends Hyun Jong Kim

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

All in preflop with Hyun Jong Kim Q♦ Q♣ up against big stacked Francisco Mir Sanchez A♥ K♦ . The flop dropped an Ace and a King to end Kim's run in 39th place.

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	440,000(28 BB)
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	busted

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:56:14 AM

Nikolai Zhivoderov Crashes Out Against Ryan Gebow

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

Nikolai Zhivoderov

Immediately following Nikolai Zhivoderov's chip up, he went crashing out with Ryan Gebow claiming all of his chips. Like previous, the hand opened with Gebow making it 27,000 to go, Zhivoderov three-bet 75,000, Gebow four-bet shoved his massive 907,000 stack, Zhivoderov risked his entire load amounting to 378,000 (31 bb).

When the cards are on their backs, it's a flip with Zhivoderov needing to connect. However no such luck comes, instead Gebow further improves to secure the big pot and the bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	A♠Q♥ D	busted
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	T♠T♦ CO	1,325,000(110 BB)

Board:5♥T♣3♥4♣3♣

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:43:55 AM

Aleksandr Kondrashov Busts To Aces

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

Ryan Gebow was pushed out when his 27,000 raise was met with a shove from two players, Aleksandr Kondrashov and Nikolai Zhivoderov. Upon revealing, the shorter stacked Kondrashov was far behind with his mid pocket up against the nuts. No improvement on the board for Kondrashov to fall out of the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	A♠A♣ SB	378,000(32 BB)
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	7♣7♥ CO	busted
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	HJ	907,000(76 BB)

Board:4♣J♥6♣4♠8♦

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:37:29 AM

Gary Thompson Running Hot

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

Gary Thompson

More chips for the leader Gary Thompson after sending Erique Tan to the rail. Tan was ahead with Ace-King against Thompson's Queen-Ten until a queen turned up at the flop and held.

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,800,000(150 BB)
WK Wui Kwang TanSingapore	busted

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:32:54 AM

Double Up For Alvin Sembrano

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

Alvin Sembrano

Down to 12 bb, Alvin Jeff Sembrano open shoves and is given a sweat by big stacked Kevin Mateo. At showdown, Sembrano's kicker dominates and plays to win double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	A♠J♥ UTG+1	332,000(28 BB)
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	A♦2♦ CO	737,000(61 BB)

Board:Q♦9♠4♥9♦7♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:22:50 AM

Top 10 Stacks

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

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	1,700,000(142 BB)
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	1,448,000(121 BB)
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	837,000(70 BB)
QX Qi XiaChina	818,000(68 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	790,000(66 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	760,000(63 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	581,000(48 BB)
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	571,000(48 BB)
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	560,000(47 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	557,000(46 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:20:38 AM

More Eliminations, 47 Remaining

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

Man Cheng Hoi

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
48	MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	71,000	$1,250
49	XF Xiaohua FuChina	71,000	$1,250
50	CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	71,000	$1,250
51	IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	71,000	$1,250
52	KY Ke YanChina	71,000	$1,250
53	AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	71,000	$1,250

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 47/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 6:06:48 AM

Triple Up For Marvin Cerbito

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

Three-way showdown started with Isaac Hechanova raising 20,000, Motokatsu Uhara jammed 126,000, Marvin Cerbito risked his last 78,000, the Hechanova with the most chips thought for a bit then joined in hoping for a double bust.

Upon revealing, Cerbito had a pair while Hechanova and Uhara had the same big cards. The board bricked granting Cerbito the triple up.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	T♠T♦	259,000(26 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	A♣Q♣	48,000(5 BB)
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	A♦Q♦	70,000(7 BB)

Board:8♥K♥9♦J♦4♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:59:38 AM

Kevin Mateo Shoots Back At Seokwon Jeong

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

Kevin Mateo

Another action heavy preflop opened with a raise of 22,000 from Keijiro Shimojo, several spots down, cutoff player Kevin Mateo three-bet 62,000, then big blind Seokwon Jeong four-bet 140,000. Shimojo quickly got out of the way and Mateo called after using up a time-bank.

At the flop 4♣ K♣ Q♥ , Jeong continued for 60,000, Mateo shot back with a raise of 140,000, Jeong tanked then gave up his stake in the pot. Jeong said he had Ace-King, Mateo smirked and said he had pocket Kings... though we will never know.

Player	Chips
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	813,000(81 BB)
SJ Seokwon JeongSouth Korea	200,000(20 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	160,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:52:53 AM

Hyun Jong Kim Banks With A Straight

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

Hyun Jong Kim

Catching the action on the river with 188,000 in the pot and a board 3♣ T♣ A♦ 7♦ 5♣ , Hyun Jong Kim shoves and gets the call Man Cheng Hoi that he was hoping for.

Player	Hand	Chips
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	2♦4♦ SB	420,000(42 BB)
MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	A♣Q♠ MP	148,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:35:34 AM

More Eliminations, 53 Remaining

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
54	MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	71,000	$1,250
55	YL Yao LiuChina	71,000	$1,250
56	JH Jang Hwan KimSouth Korea	62,000	$1,090
57	MB Michael BagdasarovUnited States of America	62,000	$1,090
58	WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	62,000	$1,090
59	TM Takuya MakinoJapan	62,000	$1,090
60	AA Anju AbrolIndia	62,000	$1,090
61	JE Joonghoon EomSouth Korea	62,000	$1,090
62	GS George SaludPhilippines	62,000	$1,090
63	NK Namju KimSouth Korea	62,000	$1,090
64	ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	62,000	$1,090
65	MM Michael ManlapazPhilippines	62,000	$1,090
66	TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	62,000	$1,090
67	KA Kioh AhnSouth Korea	62,000	$1,090
68	JR John Roger RuizPhilippines	62,000	$1,090
69	AP Anant PurohitIndia	62,000	$1,090
70	JM Joris MichlNetherlands	62,000	$1,090
71	GR Gary Richard AdamsonNew Zealand	62,000	$1,090
72	JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	55,000	$970
73	MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	55,000	$970
74	IC Inder ChandnaniIndia	55,000	$970

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/600

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:28:54 AM

Maxwell Rosete Chips Up After Dusting

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

Maxwell Rosete

Maxwell Rosete's bid for a double title is well alive. He is currently one of the leaders after cleaing out Yao Liu on a cooler.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	J♠J♦	754,000(94 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	A♥K♣	busted

Board:Q♥4♥T♥9♦3♠

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:22:09 AM

Antonio Paino Doubles, Anju Abrol Plunges

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

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	T♣T♥	396,000(50 BB)
AA Anju AbrolIndia	7♥7♣	2,000(0 BB)

Board:5♦3♦9♣8♣6♥

TriciaTricia

7/26/2025, 5:16:20 AM

Lucian Lett Calls For The Lows

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

Action heavy prelop opened with a min-raise from Max Rosete that was called by Motokatsu Uhara. From cutoff, Lucian Lett shoved his last 24,000, then button Michael Manlapaz shoved for 94,000.

Now back to Rosete who tank-folded after Lett shared he had a big hand. Uhara folded as well for the two to slug it out.

Player	Hand	Chips
LL Lucian LettNew Zealand	J♥J♠ CO	100,000(13 BB)
MM Michael ManlapazPhilippines	A♦Q♣ D	58,000(7 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	UTG	380,000(48 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	MP	103,000(13 BB)

Board:T♥6♠5♥5♠K♣

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7/26/2025, 5:09:39 AM

Takuya Makino Burns John Ruiz

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

Takuya Makino

Two short stacks went head to head with Takuya Makino holding 3♥ 3♠ and was flipping with John Ruiz A♥ 8♥ . When the flop ran 6♥ A♠ 2♠ , Ruiz was looking good for a double but sent to the rail instead as the board completed T♠ J♠ .

Player	Chips
TM Takuya MakinoJapan	148,000(19 BB)
JR John Roger RuizPhilippines	busted

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7/26/2025, 4:47:29 AM

Lastest Eliminations

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
75	JS Jihyun ShinSouth Korea	55,000	$970
76	FP Finn PenderakGermany	55,000	$970
77	DK Deokin KangSouth Korea	55,000	$970
78	CY Chun Yin LauHong Kong	55,000	$970
79	JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	55,000	$970
80	LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	55,000	$970
81	JD John Daenzel DavidCanada	55,000	$970
82	JK Jinkwan KimSouth Korea	55,000	$970
83	GA Goto AkihikoJapan	55,000	$970

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 74/600

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7/26/2025, 4:40:08 AM

Czar Ian Marcos Scores A Double

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

Czar Ian Marcos

Facing a raise from Byungwook Ahn, Czar Ian Marcos looks down at top two and shoves. Ahn calls and discovers he is behind. The board offers no help to Ahn for a double to Marcos.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♦K♣	241,000(40 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	A♥Q♣	79,000(13 BB)

Board:3♦J♣9♥9♣7♥

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7/26/2025, 4:35:08 AM

Day 1A Leader Soars

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

Day 1A leader Youngtaek Lim catapulted to the top of the counts after cleaning out Jinkwan Kim on a cooler. Both players entered with huge stacks that all went in on one hand. Lim had K♣ K♥ , Kim with A♠ K♠ . The board threw blanks 6♣ 4♣ 5♥ T♠ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	822,000(137 BB)
JK Jinkwan KimSouth Korea	busted

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7/26/2025, 4:28:25 AM

Seven Players Eliminated Within 20 Mins

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

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
84	EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	55,000	$970
85	JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	55,000	$970
86	JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	55,000	$970
87	KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	55,000	$970
90	KS Kim SangyoonSouth Korea	55,000	$970

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7/26/2025, 4:20:19 AM

Aditya Sushant Burned By The River

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

Aditya Sushant

Aditya Sushant took a hard fall with all of his chips going in on the flop 7♥ 4♥ 3♦ . He was up against Jiaxin Ye with Q♣ 4♣ . The turn 8♣ was good for Sushant but the river 4♠ was a shocking defeat, burning him into 89th place.

Player	Chips
JY Jiaxin YeChina	500,000(83 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	busted

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7/26/2025, 4:12:31 AM

Early Pots And Showdowns

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

Table 18: Action folded to the blinds. Ruben Gavino limped only to be raised by Man Cheng Hoi to 18,000. Gavino three-bet to 55,000, Hoi tank-folded.

Table 19: On a board showing 4♦ Q♦ 9♥ 8♥ and 125,000 in the pot, two players were all in. Michael Bueza with J♥ J♠ and Jayden Zalac with K♥ K♠ . The river K♣ sealed the win for Zalac.

Table 22: With 82,000 built preflop, two players see a flop A♥ A♦ 8♦ . Jiyun Shin bets 23,000 and Ke Yan check-calls. Both check the turn K♣ and river J♠ . Yan shows Q♣ Q♥ and takes down the pot.

Player	Chips
RY Rubencito Yutatco GavinoCanada	250,000(42 BB)
KY Ke YanChina	243,000(41 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	239,000(40 BB)
MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	178,000(30 BB)
JS Jihyun ShinSouth Korea	145,000(24 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	7,000(1 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 90/600

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7/26/2025, 4:00:47 AM

Race To The Final Table Begins!

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

Cards in the air for Day 2 of the APPT National! Good luck to all!

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7/25/2025, 7:33:11 PM

90 Players Return For Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the APPT National taking place at the stunning Cove Manila inside the world-renowned Okada Manila resort. Over the past two days, the first APPT shard event drew 600 entries across three flights to push the prize pool to ₱18,333,000 (~USD 323K).

Today, 90 players return to the felt, each eyeing their share of the pot, but the size of their slice will depend on how far they can go. The minimum payout is ₱55,000 and at the very top is a massive ₱3,340,000 awaiting the champion. The mission for the day? To battle through the field and narrow it down to the final 9 players.

Leading in the pack is Francisco Mir Sanchez who bagged 646,000 which is 107 big blinds, based on the 3000-6000 blinds. Players will have more wiggle room to choose hands and size up the competition with blinds increasing every 40 minutes.

Cards start flying at 12pm. Somuchpoker is onsite to bring you hands and chip count updates throughout the day.

Chip Count

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	646,000
IM Iat Man LeongMacao	618,000
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	572,000
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	510,000
SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	498,000
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	413,000
JK Jinkwan KimSouth Korea	408,000
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	407,000
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	390,000
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	384,000
JY Jiaxin YeChina	378,000
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	374,000
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	353,000
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	347,000
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	303,000
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	281,000
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	276,000
JS Jihyun ShinSouth Korea	267,000
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	264,000
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	262,000
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	259,000
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	256,000
GR Gary Richard AdamsonNew Zealand	253,000
QX Qi XiaChina	246,000
MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	245,000
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	240,000
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	236,000
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	232,000
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	213,000
DO Daryl ORoukeIreland	212,000
YL Yao LiuChina	210,000
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	205,000
MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	202,000
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	201,000
DK Deokin KangSouth Korea	200,000
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	197,000
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	190,000
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	190,000
RY Rubencito Yutatco GavinoCanada	189,000
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	189,000
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	181,000
MB Michael BagdasarovUnited States of America	180,000
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	177,000
KY Ke YanChina	170,000
IC Inder ChandnaniIndia	169,000
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	168,000
AA Anju AbrolIndia	163,000
AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	160,000
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	158,000
SJ Seokwon JeongSouth Korea	154,000
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	149,000
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	144,000
AP Anant PurohitIndia	142,000
WK Wui Kwang TanSingapore	142,000
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	138,000
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	130,000
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	127,000
JH Jang Hwan KimSouth Korea	125,000
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	124,000
TM Takuya MakinoJapan	123,000
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	121,000
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	119,000
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	119,000
GA Goto AkihikoJapan	118,000
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	115,000
JR John Roger RuizPhilippines	114,000
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	112,000
KA Kioh AhnSouth Korea	110,000
JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	104,000
JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	101,000
FP Finn PenderakGermany	100,000
CY Chun Yin LauHong Kong	98,000
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	97,000
JE Joonghoon EomSouth Korea	95,000
AS Aditya SushantIndia	94,000
LL Lucian LettNew Zealand	94,000
HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	88,000
XF Xiaohua FuChina	88,000
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	87,000
VS Vikaash ShahIndia	83,000
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	80,000
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	79,000
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	76,000
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	71,000
JD John Daenzel DavidCanada	61,000
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	55,000
MM Michael ManlapazPhilippines	54,000
GS George SaludPhilippines	46,000
KS Kim SangyoonSouth Korea	45,000
CP Clive PreeceUnited Kingdom	38,000

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	189,000	11	1
WK Wui Kwang TanSingapore	142,000	11	2
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	80,000	11	3
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	119,000	11	4
AA Anju AbrolIndia	163,000	11	5
HM Hiroyuki MatsuzakiJapan	88,000	11	6
IC Inder ChandnaniIndia	169,000	11	7
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	130,000	11	8
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	259,000	15	1
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	144,000	15	2
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	205,000	15	3
SJ Seokwon JeongSouth Korea	154,000	15	4
GA Goto AkihikoJapan	118,000	15	5
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	112,000	15	6
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	71,000	15	7
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	262,000	15	8
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	115,000	16	1
JP Jose PadillaPhilippines	101,000	16	2
AL Andoni Larrabe SanchezSpain	353,000	16	3
KA Kioh AhnSouth Korea	110,000	16	4
VS Vikaash ShahIndia	83,000	16	5
TM Takuya MakinoJapan	123,000	16	6
MB Michael BagdasarovUnited States of America	180,000	16	7
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	236,000	16	8
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	413,000	17	1
KS Kim SangyoonSouth Korea	45,000	17	2
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	149,000	17	3
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	190,000	17	4
CY Chun Yin LauHong Kong	98,000	17	5
IM Iat Man LeongMacao	618,000	17	6
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	55,000	17	7
JR John Roger RuizPhilippines	114,000	17	8
DK Deokin KangSouth Korea	200,000	18	1
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	201,000	18	2
XF Xiaohua FuChina	88,000	18	3
NK Namju KimSouth Korea	213,000	18	4
CP Clive PreeceUnited Kingdom	38,000	18	5
MC Marvin CerbitoPhilippines	245,000	18	6
RY Rubencito Yutatco GavinoCanada	189,000	18	7
MC Man Cheng HoiMacao	202,000	18	8
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	76,000	19	1
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	97,000	19	2
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	240,000	19	3
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	119,000	19	4
AP Anant PurohitIndia	142,000	19	5
GS George SaludPhilippines	46,000	19	6
JG Jang GaeunSouth Korea	104,000	19	7
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	127,000	19	8
RC Rusty CoPhilippines	281,000	20	1
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	121,000	20	2
JE Joonghoon EomSouth Korea	95,000	20	3
MP Marko PuskadijaCroatia	190,000	20	5
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	646,000	20	6
FP Finn PenderakGermany	100,000	20	7
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	79,000	20	8
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	138,000	21	1
DO Daryl ORoukeIreland	212,000	21	2
SK Seiji KikuokaJapan	498,000	21	3
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	158,000	21	4
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	181,000	21	5
QX Qi XiaChina	246,000	21	6
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	374,000	21	8
JH Jang Hwan KimSouth Korea	125,000	22	1
MY Mc Yeldarb MantosPhilippines	384,000	22	2
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	264,000	22	3
KY Ke YanChina	170,000	22	4
BM Benjamin MartinezUnited States of America	407,000	22	5
KM Kevin MateoPhilippines	303,000	22	7
JS Jihyun ShinSouth Korea	267,000	22	8
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	276,000	23	2
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	177,000	23	3
JK Jinkwan KimSouth Korea	408,000	23	4
YL Youngtaek LimSouth Korea	510,000	23	5
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	572,000	23	6
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	168,000	23	7
JD John Daenzel DavidCanada	61,000	23	8
MM Michael ManlapazPhilippines	54,000	27	1
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	256,000	27	3
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	347,000	27	4
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	232,000	27	5
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	197,000	27	6
YL Yao LiuChina	210,000	27	7
LL Lucian LettNew Zealand	94,000	27	8
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	87,000	28	2
GR Gary Richard AdamsonNew Zealand	253,000	28	3
AS Aditya SushantIndia	94,000	28	4
AC Andrey CherkashinRussia	160,000	28	5
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	390,000	28	6
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	124,000	28	7
JY Jiaxin YeChina	378,000	28	8