Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #22

2025.10.19 - 2025.10.22Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

6/340

Total Chips

10,200,000

Average

1,700,000

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10/21/2025, 1:36:19 PM

Day 2 Ends With Final 6 Set!

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

Final 6 - PokerStars Red Dragon

Day 2 of the PokerStars Red Dragon brought 51 players out of 340 total entries back to the Coral Lounge in Okada Manila, and took nearly nine hours of play to reach the final six lineup.

When Kjetil Kemi bowed out in 7th place, it was Cao Ngoc Anh who emerged as the frontrunner, edging past Eng Loong Choi for the chip lead. The two had clashed just before the final bust with Cao winning the pot that secured him the overnight pole position.

The final six return tomorrow, October 22 at 1PM. Each one is guaranteed ₱800,000 ( ~$13,760) but all focus will be on securing the title, the iconic PS Red Dragon trophy, and the ₱3,950,000 (~$67,935) top prize.

Blinds will resume at 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000 for 16 hands.

Final 6 Players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,365,000(55 BB)	1	1
FL Frank LillisIreland	1,300,000(52 BB)	1	4
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,685,000(67 BB)	1	5
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	2,100,000(84 BB)	1	7
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	1,735,000(69 BB)	1	8
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,015,000(81 BB)	1	9

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$67,935
2	$42,135
3	$30,095
4	$23,220
5	$18,060
6	$13,760

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 1:23:44 PM

Kjetil Kemi Flushed Out In 7th Place For ₱630,000 / $10,835

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

Kjetil Kemi - 7th Place

Similar to how he bad beat Hogyun Kang, Alex Chong pulled off another come from behind, this time to eliminate Kjetil Kemi in 7th place.

Prior to the bustout, Kemi had slipped to 11 bb after opening 55,000 then faced a shove from Song Peng Lee. With 290,000 left, he decided to wait for a better spot. That chance arrived on the big blind when he found A♦ T♥ and three-bet jammed. Easy call for initial raiser Chong holding A♥ 5♠ .

It was looking peachy for Kemi on a flop T♠ Q♠ K♣ , but the 8♠ turn brought danger. The 7♠ river sealed his fate as Chong completed the flush to score the knockout.

Player	Chips
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,685,000(67 BB)
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	busted

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10/21/2025, 1:20:19 PM

Cao Ngoc Anh Into 2M

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

Cao Ngoc Anh made it 50,000 from hijack and only the leader Eng Loong Choi gave him some action to bring a flop 9♠ 7♥ 7♠ . Cao switched up and checked, Choi attempted to steal for 120,000 but Cao called. Both players opted to control the pot on the turn A♣ and check, but on the river, Cao resumed for 100,000 and claimed it without a showdown.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,100,000(84 BB)
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,990,000(80 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/340

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10/21/2025, 1:14:39 PM

Hogyun Kang Outdrawn Into 8th Place For ₱520,00 / 8,945$

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

Hogyun Kang - 8th place

Ever since he lost a showdown, Hogyun Kang has been struggling to recover and picked up some chips along the way however his run was put to hard halt, falling on a bad beat against Alex Chong.

Chong opened the hand with a raise then snap-called Kang's all-in. Both hand an ace with Kang holding a strong kicker with A♠ J♦ over A♣ 5♦ . His hope for a double looked bleak when the flop ran 5♠ 9♦ 7♣ and with the turn 3♥ river 3♣ , it vanished completely for an 8th place finish.

Player	Chips
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,575,000(79 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 1:06:37 PM

Song Peng Lee's Five-Bet Takedown

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

Song Peng Lee

No board needed in this hand to win a big pot. From middle position, Cao Ngoc Anh min-raised only to see next to act Song Peng Lee three-bet 120,000. After the rest folded, Cao four-bet 300,000, then Lee sent out a cold five-bet to 720,000. Cao folded.

Player	Chips
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,745,000(87 BB)
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	1,168,000(58 BB)

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10/21/2025, 12:54:34 PM

Seunghyuk Jung Flips Into 9th Place For ₱432,400 / $7,435

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

Seunghyuk Jung - 9th place

Eng Loong Choi opened to 50,000 and faced a shove from big blind Seunghyuk Jung. After asking for a count, Choi called off an additional 220,000 to put Jung at risk. It was a flip with Jung holding overcards, but the board ran dry, sending him out as the first casualty of the final table in 9th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	A♣J♠	busted
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	8♣8♦	2,280,000(114 BB)

Board:T♠K♥2♠7♦2♣

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10/21/2025, 12:37:06 PM

Eng Loong Choi One Point Higher

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

Kjetil Kemi opened from utg+1 and both blinds defended - Eng Long Choi and Graham Cowan. The board was checked to the turn A♦ T♥ 4♥ Q♠ where Kemi sent a feeler bet of 50,000 that only Choi matched. It was back to checking on the river 2♦ .

Kemi revealed 9♥ 9♣ but was denied the pile with Choi showing J♦ T♦ .

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	1,900,000(95 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,600,000(80 BB)
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	425,000(21 BB)

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10/21/2025, 12:32:04 PM

Blinds Up

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

Blinds are up and will now increase every 24 hands.

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/340

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10/21/2025, 12:22:09 PM

Alex Chong Continues To Drive The Action

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

After his double up, Alex Chong got involved in the next three hands. On ft hand #6, he called Eng Loong Choi's raise and it was a three-way with big blind Song Peng Lee joining the party.

After Choi continued for 30,000 at the flop K♥ 2♣ 7♣ , Chong raised to 90,000, Lee folded, and Choi went on to the turn 5♣ where he checked. Chong fired 150,000 and it was enough to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	1,918,000(120 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,222,000(76 BB)
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	1,150,000(72 BB)

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10/21/2025, 12:12:22 PM

Alex Chong Zooms, Hogyun Kang Plunges

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

Alex Chong

The first all-in showdown of the final table happened on just the third deal. Under the gun Hogyun Kang opened 32,000, Graham Cowan and Kjetil Kemi called, then big blind Alex Chong squeezed for 526,000. Only Kang tossed in the one-chip call. Upon showing, it was a flip with Chong needing to improve.

Player	Hand	Chips
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	K♦Q♥	1,092,000(68 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	T♠T♦	195,000(12 BB)

Board:Q♦4♠9♥2♦5♠

With a queen on the window, the field stays intact with Chong scooping a double while sending Kang down to 13 bb in the process.

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10/21/2025, 11:56:26 AM

Firs hand Goes To Cao Ngoc Anh

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

Cao Ngoc Anh

First hand of the final table and it was a battle of raises with Alex Chong opening from +1 for 35,000 then calling middle position Cao Ngoc Anh's 105,000 re-raise. The flop 9♦ 2♦ Q♥ drew a check from Chong who then folded to Cao's 80,000 c-bet.

Player	Chips
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,270,000(79 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,092,000(68 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 11:50:52 AM

Final 9 underway!

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

Cards are now back in the air. Players have received an additional five time-banks. The TD has announced that the top three will win a seat worth ₱165,000 to the APPT Championship Main Event ₱60M GTD.

Play will stop when the final 6 has been reached. Blinds are currently at 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000. After this level (18:11) remaining, blinds will increase every 24 hands.

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10/21/2025, 11:48:58 AM

Final 9 Players of the PS Red Dragon

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

Final 9 Players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,678,000(105 BB)	1	1
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	257,000(16 BB)	1	2
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	716,000(45 BB)	1	3
FL Frank LillisIreland	1,312,000(82 BB)	1	4
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	647,000(40 BB)	1	5
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	753,000(47 BB)	1	6
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,578,000(99 BB)	1	7
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	1,181,000(74 BB)	1	8
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,038,000(127 BB)	1	9

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 11:38:30 AM

George Tomescu Eliminated In 10th Place - ₱380,00 / $6,535

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

George Tomescu - 10th Place

George Tomescu returned from the dinner break in fighting form but could not keep his stack from going south. After losing to the leader on a cooler flush to full house, he brought his stack up a bit then dropped to 4 bb against Kjetil Kemi.

From the big blind Tomescu defended with T♣ 7♣ and a flop gave him top pair 2♣ 2♥ 7♥ . He checked to the aggressor Kemi on cutoff who jammed for 316,000, Tomescu hero-called only to see he was far behind the T♥ T♠ set. By the turn J♦ he was drawing dead and dropped to 4 bb.

The next hand, Song Peng Lee raised on the button, Tomescu went all in for 54,000, easy call for Lee who showed A♥ 4♥ . Tomescu's K♣ 7♠ hand was live until the board ran J♦ 6♣ 8♦ Q♣ T♥ to fall as the final table bubble.

Player	Chips
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	1,181,000(74 BB)
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	737,000(46 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	busted

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10/21/2025, 11:25:59 AM

Alex Chong Bottom Pair Holds

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

Alex Chong

Alex Chong finally put a lid on his losing streak with double up off Hogyun Kang. The hand kicked off with Chong raising 35,000 then calling small blind Hogyun Kang's 100,000 three-bet. After the dealer spread the flop 8♦ 2♣ 2♦ , Kang continued 60,000 and this time it was Chong who put him to the test with a raise of 100,000. After a quick thought, Kang called.

Chong was ahead with K♣ 2♣ , Kang was still on a draw with A♠ Q♦ . With the turn 8♣ and river 5♠ , Chong cheered "yes!" and the final table bubble round continues.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	703,000(44 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	638,000(40 BB)

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10/21/2025, 11:18:10 AM

Graham Cowan Survives The Showdown

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

Graham Cowan

Graham Cowan shoved from the small blind and was snap-called by big blind Alex Chong. Cowan was ahead but needed to fade Chong's live cards. Not only did he do so, he also paired up to double through.

Immediately after, Cowan won the next pot and crossed over into seven digits.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	A♦6♥ SB	1,142,000(71 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	Q♣J♣ BB	565,000(35 BB)

Board:5♣5♦6♦2♣9♦

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10/21/2025, 11:04:41 AM

George Tomescu Loses A Chunk On A Cooler

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

George Tomescu

Battle of the blinds concluded with a board of J♥ T♣ 2♥ 5♥ 2♣ and a pot of 120,000 brewed. George Tomescu checked, Eng Loong Choi overbet 150,000, Tomescu check-raised 500,000, and Choi called.

Player	Hand	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	5♠5♦ BB	2,100,000(131 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	T♥9♥ SB	680,000(43 BB)

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10/21/2025, 10:58:25 AM

Graham Cowan Jams Scary Board

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

First hand of the new level and utg Cao Ngoc Anh opens 37,000, called by cutoff Graham Cowan and big bind Hogyun Kang. All hearts on the flop J♥ 9♥ 4♥ and it's checked to Cowan who goes all in. No one bites he shows J♣ 9♣ saying he had to jam.

Player	Chips
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,747,000(109 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,227,000(77 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	458,000(29 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/340

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10/21/2025, 10:33:17 AM

Table 36

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FL Frank LillisIreland	1,627,000(136 BB)	36	2
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,278,000(107 BB)	36	3
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,767,000(147 BB)	36	5
GC Graham CowanAustralia	360,000(30 BB)	36	6
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	916,000(76 BB)	36	7

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10/21/2025, 10:31:57 AM

Table 1

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	198,000(17 BB)	1	2
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	770,000(64 BB)	1	3
GT George TomescuRomania	875,000(73 BB)	1	4
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,060,000(172 BB)	1	5
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	480,000(40 BB)	1	7

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 10:30:47 AM

Dinner Break

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

The final 10 players are on a dinner break. We will be right back.

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10/21/2025, 10:25:07 AM

Another Double Up For Hogyun Kang

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

Hogyun Kang

Hogyun Kang is on a roll! After a winning showdown for all of his chips against Graham Cowan, he got fully paid again, this time it was Alex Chong paying up. Catching the hand on a board 10c 4♦ 2♠ 7♣ with 144,000 already in the pot, from the button Chong bet 75,000 only to face a check-raise of 200,000. Chong called and they went to fifth street.

When the 8♦ river arrived, Kang announced all-in and Chong asked for a count then took it back saying "no count, I call" and flipped over J♦ J♥ . The overpair was not enough as Kang revealed 7♥ 7♠ set.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,633,000(136 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	860,000(72 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 10:10:28 AM

Well Done Says Graham Cowan

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

Graham Cowan

Hogyun Kang and Graham Cowan went toe-to-toe that saw all the chips go in. It started with a min-raise from Kang at utg then Cowan three-bet 75,000 on the button. Kang called and they saw a flop of J♥ 5♥ 3♠ . Cowan was given the reins which he used to send out a c-bet of 100,000 to which Kang called again.

Kang open-checked again on the turn 6♠ and Cowan opted to do the same for a free river card A♠ . No more checking for Kang who jammed, and without blinking Cowan snap-called then saw the bad news. Kang opened J♣ J♠ set, Cowan said "well done" as he showed A♦ 5♠ two pair.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	742,000(62 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	390,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 9:54:44 AM

Eng Loong Choi Eliminates Henrik Tollefsen

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

Eng Loong Choi and Henrik Tollefsen

Eng Loong Choi put the hammer down on Henrik Tollefsen in 11th place. Sitting as the shortest with just below 20 bb Tollefsen was all in with K♠ J♠ and was behind Choi with A♦ Q♠ . The flop gave the Norwegian hope with a draw Q♥ 8♥ T♦ but the runout was 3♥ turn and river 7♣ .

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	1,800,000(150 BB)
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
11	HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	$6,535

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 9:48:20 AM

Preflop Takedowns

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

At Table 1, Seunghyuk Jung opened from cutoff and got challenged by the massive stacked Eng Loong Choi with a three-bet of 85,000. Jung stayed tough and fired a four-bet of 155,000 only to snap-fold when Choi jammed.

At Table 36, Frank Lillis min-raised, Hogyun Kang three-bet 75,000, then Cao Ngo Anh on the small blind four-bet 195,000. This was enough to win the hand uncontested.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	1,540,000(128 BB)
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,378,000(115 BB)

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10/21/2025, 9:37:02 AM

Eliminations 12-22

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

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
12	YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	$5,675
13	AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	$5,675
14	MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	$4,990
15	FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	$4,990
16	TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	$4,385
17	KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	$4,385
18	JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	$3,870
19	TL Thomas LeeCanada	$3,870
20	LZ Lu ZhouChina	$3,870
21	CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	$3,355
22	HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	$3,355

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/340

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10/21/2025, 9:13:26 AM

Table 36

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	160,000(16 BB)	36	1
FL Frank LillisIreland	1,070,000(107 BB)	36	2
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,115,000(112 BB)	36	3
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	675,000(68 BB)	36	4
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,135,000(114 BB)	36	5
GC Graham CowanAustralia	550,000(55 BB)	36	6
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam		36	7
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	120,000(12 BB)	36	8

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 9:05:26 AM

Table 1

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	1,335,000(134 BB)	1	1
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	800,000(80 BB)	1	2
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	335,000(34 BB)	1	3
GT George TomescuRomania	650,000(65 BB)	1	4
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	1,250,000(125 BB)	1	5
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	87,000(9 BB)	1	6
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	517,000(52 BB)	1	7
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	350,000(35 BB)	1	8

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10/21/2025, 9:00:35 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo Flips And Falls

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

Trong Hieu Ngo

Somewhere along the way, big stacked Trong Hieu Ngo lost a majority of his chips and was down to 7 bb when he went all in with T♦ T♠ . He was put on the ropes by fellow countryman Cao Ngoc Anh with A♣ J♠ who quickly improved on the flop then held 2♠ J♣ Q♦ 8♥ K♦ .

Player	Chips
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	1,135,000(114 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	busted

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10/21/2025, 8:58:31 AM

Hogyun Kang Cleans Out Julien Van

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

Hogyun Kang

And the rich get richer as Hogyun Kang finishes off short stacked Julien Van who first went all in for his last 100,000. Kang and Graham Cowan called then the latter folded to a 50,000 bet on the flop 4♥ 8♦ 8♣ .

Kang showed T♦ T♥ , Van was flipping with Q♥ J♥ but it was not to his favor as the 2♥ and 5♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,115,000(112 BB)
JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 8:57:28 AM

Frank Lillis Has Thomas Lee's Number

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

Frank Lillis

After splitting the pot, Thomas Lee went crashing out in two hands, both up against Frank Lillis. The first one was with pocket Queens that lost the flip to Ace-King with an ace finding the board. Plunging below 5 bb, Lee went all in with A♥ 4♠ and did not catch an ace to fall to Lillis's 8♣ 8♠.

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	1,070,000(107 BB)
TL Thomas LeeCanada	busted

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10/21/2025, 8:56:38 AM

George Tomescu Cracks Cezar Quiambao's Trips

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

Cezar Quiambao

Cezar Quiambao was joined by the blinds to see the flop come down 3♣ 4♠ T♠ . They checked to him and he slid out nearly all of his chips leaving just 5000 behind. Small blind George Tomescu called while Eng Loong Choi stepped aside.

Tomescu checked the turn T♣ and Quiambao put in his last chip in that was easily called. Upon showing, Quiambao had T♦ 7♦ trips and had 80% chance to win the hand against Tomescu's A♣ 4♣ . However, that 20% found the board with a river card 5♣ giving Tomescu the flush.

Player	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	723,000(72 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 8:55:57 AM

Two Split It Florencio Campomanes

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

Florencio Campomanes

Action heavy hand after a three-way to the flop 5♣ J♣ T♦ with 75,000 now in the pot. Preflop aggressor Frank Lillis on utg continued for 20,000, a few spots over Thomas Lee raised to 60,000, then big blind Florencio Campomanes check-raised to 190,000. Lillis tanked then jammed (268,000), Lee followed behind (287,000), and Campomanes called to put both players on the ropes.

When they flipped 'em over, Campomanes was behind T♣ 8♣ but had outs for the flush while Lillis and Lee were looking for a possible split with Lillis holding J♠ T♠ and Lee J♥ T♥ . The turn Q♠ and river 8♠ were no help to Campomanes to pay up for the two to chop up while Lee claimed a side pot.

Player	Chips
TL Thomas LeeCanada	472,000(47 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	435,000(44 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	244,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 8:29:14 AM

Table 36

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	473,000(47 BB)	36	1
FL Frank LillisIreland	268,000(27 BB)	36	2
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	430,000(43 BB)	36	4
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	865,000(87 BB)	36	5
TL Thomas LeeCanada	262,000(26 BB)	36	6
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	450,000(45 BB)	36	7
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	161,000(16 BB)	36	8

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10/21/2025, 8:26:29 AM

Table 23

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GC Graham CowanAustralia	578,000(58 BB)	23	1
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	609,000(61 BB)	23	2
LZ Lu ZhouChina	196,000(20 BB)	23	3
JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	185,000(19 BB)	23	4
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,049,000(105 BB)	23	5
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	568,000(57 BB)	23	6
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	452,000(45 BB)	23	7
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	470,000(47 BB)	23	8

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10/21/2025, 8:24:49 AM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	167,000(17 BB)	1	1
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	299,000(30 BB)	1	3
GT George TomescuRomania	516,000(52 BB)	1	4
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	880,000(88 BB)	1	5
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	273,000(27 BB)	1	6
HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	43,000(4 BB)	1	7
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	188,000(19 BB)	1	8

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/340

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 8:23:35 AM

Eliminations 23-28

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

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
23	JB Javier BecerrilSpain	$3,355
24	RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	$2,925
25	AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	$2,925
26	DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	$2,925
27	LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	$2,925
28	TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	$2,495

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 8:20:26 AM

Small Pot For The Massive Stacked Hogyun Kang

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

Hogyun Kang has somehow catapulted to the top of the leaderboard and is now sitting with over a million after winning this small pot. He three-bet 60,000 on the button to induce a fold in raiser Trong Hieu Ngo while Lu Zhou called again. At the flop A♣ 5♣ 3♦ , Zhou snap-folded to a Kang's 30,000 c-bet.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	1,060,000(133 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:59:38 AM

Table 1 Bust Outs

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

Getting to Table 1 as David Erquiaga was packing up while Eng Loong Choi was arranging the newly acquired pile to climb to 880,000.

Alex Puchalski followed out when he shoved with 8♥ 8♣ and lost the flop to George Tomescu whose A♥ J♠ improved on the board 2♦ 5♣ Q♠ A♠ A♥ .

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	880,000(110 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	530,000(66 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	busted
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:53:12 AM

Hogyun Kang Earns The Max With Rockets

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

Hogyun Kang

Form under the gun, Seunghyuk Jung min-raised and got a caller in +2 Lu Zhou. When it reached the button Hogyun Kang, he repopped to 60,000 and only Jung topped up.

At the flop 3♣ 9♠ 2♣ , Kang barreled again for 40,000 then faced a check-raise of 120,000, Kang called then checked the turn 2♦ , relinquishing control to Jung who went all-in. Kang was covered which didn't matter as he replied with a snap-call and showed A♥ A♠ . Jung was behind J♥ J♦ . The river 4♠ ensured Kang the double up and more.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	836,000(105 BB)
LZ Lu ZhouChina	320,000(40 BB)
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	226,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:37:44 AM

Nuts Flush Out Yiu Yeung Leung

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

Yiu Yeung Leung

Under the gun Trong Hieu Ngo opened with two callers taking him on. He continued at the flop K♥ J♠ 3♥ and still it was three-way to the turn 4♣ . This time followed the big blind Yi Yeung Leung with a check, then +1 Cezar Quiambao tried to steal, sending out a 42,000 but he was called by both to complete the board A♥ on the river.

The once quiet Leung lunged out with a surprising shove for 139,000 onto a pot of 241,000, Hieu Ngo reviewed the board then called while Quiambao exited the heavy action. Upon revealing, it was a flush over flush situation with Hieu Ngo backed by the nuts to rail Leung in 27th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	5♥6♥ BB	busted
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	Q♥T♥ UTG	793,000(99 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	UTG+1	500,000(63 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:33:55 AM

Only South For Thi Hue Dang

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

Thi Hue Dang

Thi Hue Dang hasn't been able to get anything going all day and with her last 9 bb, she risked it with Q♠ 9♦ . Still, it brought no luck as she ran into Frank Lillis's A♥ K♣ . The board also didn't cooperate, running 5♠ 6♥ 7♠ K♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	240,000(30 BB)
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	busted

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/340

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:14:51 AM

Eliminations 29-34

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

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
29	QM Quang Minh BachViet Nam	$2,495
30	JM Joris MichlNetherlands	$2,495
31	XF Xiaohua FuChina	$2,495
32	JM John MatsudaJapan	$2,150
33	KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	$2,150
34	AK Akinobu KirishimaJapan	$2,150

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:11:49 AM

Alex Puchalski Doubles Up

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

Alex Puchalski

Down to just 7 bb, Alex Puchalski three-bets it all and open-raiser Xiaohua Fu makes the easy call. At showdown, Puchalski has the best kicker and it holds to secure the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	A♦K♠ BB	97,000(16 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	A♥8♦ CO	120,000(20 BB)

Board:9♥6♠3♦5♦T♥

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:06:51 AM

Andrew Rodgers Shaves Down David Erquiaga

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

Andrew Rodgers was in the driver's seat throughout the hand despite David Erquiaga attempting to steal. Preflop action started with an open from Erquiaga who then called Rodger's three-bet. On a flop A♣ 9♦ Q♠ , Erquiaga led out but was denied control again with a raise from Rodgers. Erquiaga called to balloon the pot further to 213,000. On the turn T♥ , Erquiaga opted to check, Rodgers slid out a tower of yellows that sized up Erquiaga's stack who then folded to preserve his remaining chips.

Player	Chips
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	442,000(74 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	100,000(17 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 7:02:17 AM

Florencio Campomanes Continues To Rise

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

Florencio Campomanes

Florencio Campomanes opens with K♣ Q♣ at utg and Thi Hue Dang defends the big blind with 5♣ 7♦ . Hue Dang finds the flop 5♥ A♦ 8♦ and check-calls a 15,000 c-bet. Both players check the turn A♥ then Hue Dang lays out a half pot bet on the river worth 30,000. Campomanes pays to see and claims the pot with the better kicker.

Player	Chips
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	500,000(83 BB)
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	76,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:59:54 AM

Graham Cowan Chips Up

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

Graham Cowan

We aren't sure how Graham Cowan went from 350,000 to 580,000 however Akinobu Kirishima was missing from the table before it broke.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	350,000(58 BB)
AK Akinobu KirishimaJapan	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:51:07 AM

Back-To-Back Pressure Play By George Tomescu

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

George Tomescu has a battle in his hands with Andrew Rodgers sticking around to defend his initial raise by calling the 37,000 three-bet. Rodgers puts Tomescu to the test on a flop 4♥ K♦ A♠ by check-raising from 21,000 to make it 62,000 to go. Tomescu flats then fires again on the turn 8♥ for 41,000 after another open-check from Rodgers. This time Rodgers gives it up.

The very next hand, Tomescu raises 12,000 from cutoff and big blind Hyeongjun Kwon calls. When the board runs down 3♦ 8♦ J♥ Q♠ K♥ , Kwon check-calls 9,000 and 41,000, then snap-folds on a river bet that didn't need a count.

Player	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	463,000(77 BB)
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	326,000(54 BB)
HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	88,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:26:54 AM

Table 36

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	310,000(52 BB)	36	1
FL Frank LillisIreland	290,000(48 BB)	36	2
JB Javier BecerrilSpain	268,000(45 BB)	36	3
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	233,000(39 BB)	36	4
TL Thomas LeeCanada	176,000(29 BB)	36	6
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	213,000(36 BB)	36	7
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	209,000(35 BB)	36	8

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:25:45 AM

Table 24

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	300,000(50 BB)	24	1
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	105,000(18 BB)	24	2
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	740,000(123 BB)	24	3
AK Akinobu KirishimaJapan	180,000(30 BB)	24	4
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	790,000(132 BB)	24	5
JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	180,000(30 BB)	24	7
GC Graham CowanAustralia	350,000(58 BB)	24	8

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:24:16 AM

Table 23

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QM Quang Minh BachViet Nam	137,000(23 BB)	23	1
JM John MatsudaJapan	252,000(42 BB)	23	2
LZ Lu ZhouChina	367,000(61 BB)	23	3
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	450,000(75 BB)	23	5
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	320,000(53 BB)	23	6
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	490,000(82 BB)	23	7

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:23:08 AM

Table 2

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	340,000(57 BB)	2	1
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	284,000(47 BB)	2	3
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	274,000(46 BB)	2	4
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	110,000(18 BB)	2	5
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	550,000(92 BB)	2	6
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	190,000(32 BB)	2	7
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	168,000(28 BB)	2	8

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:20:43 AM

Table 1

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	141,000(24 BB)	1	2
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	439,000(73 BB)	1	3
GT George TomescuRomania	129,000(22 BB)	1	4
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	679,000(113 BB)	1	5
XF Xiaohua FuChina	163,000(27 BB)	1	6
HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	252,000(42 BB)	1	7
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	171,000(29 BB)	1	8

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 34/340

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:19:49 AM

Eliminations 35-37

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

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
35	HT Hoa Thinh NguyenViet Nam	$2,150
36	CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	$2,150
37	AS Aaron StefanUnited States of America	$2,150

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:18:49 AM

Splashy Pot For John Matsuda

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

John Matsuda

Single-raised pot drew interest with four players in then watching the board complete J♦ Q♠ 2♠ K♦ 8♣ . Small blind John Matsuda picked it up with K♣ 6♣ .

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	283,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:15:34 AM

Kevin Song Barrels Down Every Street

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

Kevin Song

Kevin Song kicked off the hand from under the gun with a min-raise and got a bout going with big blind defender Alex Puchalski. When the board completed 8♠ 6♠ 2♠ T♦ T♣ , Song was relentless, firing down every street - 21,000, 38,000, and a shove. Puchalski check-called the first two bets then preserved his remaining chips with a river fold.

Player	Chips
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	880,000(176 BB)
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	80,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:11:36 AM

Czardy Rivera Denied By The River

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

Czardy Rivera

Czardy Rivera was all in preflop for 61,000 with A♠ Q♣ and was flipping against caller Choi Eng Loong with T♣ T♠ . Rivera quickly improved on the flop 4♣ 2♦ A♥ with no change on the turn 8♣ . The river crushed his hopes finding one of Choi's two-outs to get bounced out.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	420,000(84 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 6:07:39 AM

Song Peng Lee On A Rush

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

Song Peng Lee

Song Peng Lee ignited in three consecutve hands to nearly triple up. The hand that sparked his rise was A♦ A♣ which he opened then jammed with Thi Hue Dang calling with J♣ J♦ . No bad beat on the board for the aces to ship a double.

Next hand, he three-bet Frank Lillis's open and won the pot uncontested. Repeat on the next deal with no callers to his raise.

Player	Chips
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	300,000(60 BB)
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	162,000(32 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:59:33 AM

Alex Chong's Pocket Nines Hold

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

Tak Sin Alex Chong

Alex Chong found 9♥ 9♠ in the small blind and three-bet 32,000, with John Matsuda defending his open. On the flop 2♣ 3♥ Q♦ , Chong kept up the pressure with a 25,000 continuation bet, which Matsuda called again however when the Q♣ came on the turn, this slowed down both players, leading to checks through the river 7♣. At showdown, Matsuda mucked to Chong's pocket pair.

Player	Chips
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	500,000(100 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	222,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:41:44 AM

Eliminations 38-42

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

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
38	AA Ajay AbrolIndia	$2,150
39	GS George SaludPhilippines	$2,150
40	MJ Minwoong JeongSouth Korea	$1,890
41	FK Fendy KosasihIndonesia	$1,890
42	AU Artem UtevskiiRussia	$1,890

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:34:12 AM

Ronald Haverkamp Banks On Kings

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

Ronald Haverkamp

Three-bet pot preflop trimmed the action down to two players vying for the 76,000 pot. Aggressor Ronald Haverkamp on the small blind continued for 24,000 on a 2♠ 6♦ 8♠ flop, cutoff Minwoong Jeong jammed 132,000. Haverkamp was covered and waited for the screen to shove a payjump before making the call for his last 102,000.

The Dutchman was far ahead with cowboys and with blanks on the turn and river, he doubled through. Jeong busted 40th shortly after.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	K♦K♥ SB	280,000(56 BB)
MJ Minwoong JeongSouth Korea	9♥9♠ CO	30,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:27:36 AM

David Erquiaga Baits For A Well Deserved Pot

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

David Erquiaga

David Erquiaga opened 11,000 from under the gun and big blind Yusuke Okazawa defended to take the action to the flop. When the board landed K♦ 3♥ 7♥ , both players tapped it for a free turn card 3♣ .

No more checking for Erquiaga with a light 6,000 bet and it was enough to bait in Okazawa to bring them to fifth street where an 8♠ appeared. Check again from Okazawa led to Erquiaga using a time-bank before firing an overbet of 50,000. This sent Okazawa tanking for one time-bank then slid out the one-chip call. Erquiage flipped over K♣ K♠ full house.

Player	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	214,000(43 BB)
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	139,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:22:44 AM

Two Pots For George Tomescu

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

George Tomescu

George Tomescu has already cashed at the APPT Open in 39th place and is certain to have a better run here having with a decent stack and adding in a bit more. Catching him win two pots, the first was blind on blind where he defended then checked down the board A♣ T♥ 9♠ 5♦ 2♣ . Small blind Andrew Rodgers showed K♠ J♣ and was out-kicked by Tomescu's K♦ Q♦ .

Two hands after, he faced a raise from David Erquiaga of 11,000 that was re-raised by Rdogers at cutoff for 44,000. Tomescu four-bet 100,000 and took it down without a fight.

Player	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	160,000(32 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:04:02 AM

Big Stacks in The Field

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

Player	Chips
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	785,000(157 BB)
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	760,000(152 BB)
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	625,000(125 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	580,000(116 BB)

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 42/340

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 5:02:11 AM

Eliminations 43-48

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
43	DB Daniel BenorIsrael	$1,890
44	BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	$1,890
45	YN Yoshisato NakagawaJapan	$1,890
46	SA Seitaro AsoJapan	$1,890
47	NW Nontapat WattanaThailand	$1,890
48	GS Go SaitoJapan	$1,890

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:51:42 AM

Hogyun Kang Sends Rockets To Dust

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hogyun Kang

Seitaro Aso looked down at premium A♥ A♣ and min-raised it from hijack. He nearly scooped the blinds and ante until the big blind Hogyun Kang decided to toss in the cheap call with K♥ 4♥ . The dealer fanned a strong board for Kang K♠ J♥ 5♥ whose win-rate improved from 15% to 45%. Seitaro continued with his overpair with a bet of 8,000, Kang check-raised to 20,000, Seitaro topped up.

Action heated up on the turn 2♠ with Kang now leading out 20,000, Seitaro raised to 45,000, Kang shoved, and a snap-call from Seitaro. With only one card to come, the aces were a strong favorite however, an 8♥ found the river to send Seitaro packing up disappointedly in 46th place.

Player	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	426,000(107 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	busted

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:45:04 AM

John Matsuda's Cowboys Give One The Boot

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

John Matsuda and Nontapat Wattana

Preflop betting war erupted before the chips went all in starting with a min-raise from John Matsuda. To his immediate left, Nontapat Wattana drove it up to 24,000, only to be challenged with a 55,000 four-bet from Matsuda. Unwilling to back down, Wattana shoved and in a snap, Matsuda called and showed the big pair. Wattana was drawing, then was eliminated by the turn.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	K♦K♠ HJ	335,000(84 BB)
NW Nontapat WattanaThailand	A♦Q♣ CO	busted

Board:K♥J♣7♦7♥A♣

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:33:41 AM

Eliminations 49-51

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
49	MU Michael UguccioniItaly	$1,890
50	PK Pisan KumpreeThailand	$1,890
51	PB Pham BaoViet Nam	$1,890

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:31:05 AM

Benhur Ybarsabal Lucks Out With Two-Outer

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Short stacked Benhur Ybarsabal avoided the rail when his 7♠ 7♦ spiked the two-outer on the river 6♦ 5♥ J♠ 2♣ 7♥ to double through Czardy Rivera's 8♦ 8♥ .

Player	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	91,000(23 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	86,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:26:25 AM

Three Pots For Nontapat Wattana

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Nontapat Wattana

Nontapat Wattana ain't afraid to risk his short stack with three shoves within the past four deals. The first brought a double up when he three-bet pushed 35,000 from big blind with A♥ 3♦ and button player Song Peng Lee tossed topped up with 6♦ 7♥ . The board was A♠ 8♠ K♥ J♣ 8♥ .

Moved to the small blind, Wattana shoved and big blind Pham Bao folded. Two deals after, on the he jammed again on the button and won the blinds and ante.

Player	Chips
NW Nontapat WattanaThailand	90,000(23 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:22:42 AM

Florencio Campones Boosted Thirty Percent

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Florencio Campones

Florencio Campomanes started the day with 150,000 and has now increased to 208,000 after picking up a pot against Thi Hue Dang. On a board of 4♠ 5♥ J♠ 9♥ 3♥ , he bet the river and got value for his A♥ 6♥ with Hue Dang making the call.

Player	Chips
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	457,000(114 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	208,000(52 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:17:53 AM

Yusuke Okazawa Bets With Straight On Board

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yusuke Okazawa

First hand at Table 1 built a pot of 25,000 by the river where Yusuke Okazawa slid out a bet of 12,000 on a board showing a straight K♣ T♠ Q♣ 9♦ J♠. Choi Eng Loong gave it a bit of thought then tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	204,000(51 BB)
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	123,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:05:48 AM

APPT National ₱10M GTD - Flight A Underway

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Players that missed out on making today's PS Red Dragon stage will find plenty of options on offer with several tournaments scheduled. If you are seeking one of the few remaining shard trophies, you are in luck. The APPT National kicks off today featuring ₱10 Million prize pool. Buy -in is ₱35,000. Starting stack is 30,000 (100 bb). Cards are now flying for Flight A. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 7:10PM.

Other Trophy Events Today

[Underway] Survivor Knockout [2K Bounty]: ₱10,000, starting stack 30,000, reg ends at 2:40PM

[2PM] Mini High Roller - Day 1: ₱90,000, starting stack 100,000, reg ends 6:20PM

[4PM] Freezeout: ₱25,000, starting stack 30,000, reg ends 6:20PM

For evening warriors, there are two events available:

[8PM] Mini High Roller - Hyper Turbo: ₱60,000, starting stack 100,000, reg ends 9:30PM

[9PM] Bubble Rush: ₱15,000, starting stack 20,000, reg ends 11:10PM

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 4:00:53 AM

Shuffle Up And Deal!

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Day 2 of the PokerStars Red Dragon is underway! Good luck to all. Play runs until the final 9 players are established. Blinds open at 2000-4000 ante 4000

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/340

TriciaTricia

10/21/2025, 1:26:49 AM

51 Players Return For PS Red Dragon Day 2

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Day 2 of the PokerStars Red Dragon headlines the sixth day of the 2025 APPT Manila Championship taking place at Okada Manila, Philippines. The past days brought a total of 340 entries across two flights with 51 players securing a spot in today's ITM round.

When they return, everyone is now guaranteed a piece of the ₱20,770,440 (~$357,340) prize pool, earning a minumum ₱110,000 (~$1,890) while awaiting the champion is a mighty load worth ₱3,950,000 (~$67,935).

Leading the pack is Flight A leader, Andrew Rodgers, a newcomer to the APPT arena, followed by veteran player Kwan Bin "Kevin" Song who topped Flight B.

Cards start flying at 12PM local time. You can track the action right here at Somuchpoker.

SMPSMP

10/20/2025, 6:12:23 PM

Day 2 Chip Count And Seat Draw

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	668,000(167 BB)
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	632,000(158 BB)
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	607,000(152 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	498,000(125 BB)
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	480,000(120 BB)
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	356,000(89 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	290,000(73 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	280,000(70 BB)
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	276,000(69 BB)
JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	275,000(69 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	268,000(67 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	268,000(67 BB)
MJ Minwoong JeongSouth Korea	264,000(66 BB)
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	252,000(63 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	235,000(59 BB)
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	232,000(58 BB)
AK Akinobu KirishimaJapan	222,000(56 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	221,000(55 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	197,000(49 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	181,000(45 BB)
JB Javier BecerrilSpain	179,000(45 BB)
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	179,000(45 BB)
HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	174,000(44 BB)
HT Hoa Thinh NguyenViet Nam	167,000(42 BB)
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	165,000(41 BB)
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	164,000(41 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	160,000(40 BB)
AA Ajay AbrolIndia	158,000(40 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	154,000(39 BB)
QM Quang Minh BachViet Nam	153,000(38 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	150,000(38 BB)
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	140,000(35 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	128,000(32 BB)
TL Thomas LeeCanada	121,000(30 BB)
LZ Lu ZhouChina	114,000(29 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	107,000(27 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	98,000(25 BB)
FK Fendy KosasihIndonesia	97,000(24 BB)
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	96,000(24 BB)
YN Yoshisato NakagawaJapan	96,000(24 BB)
GS Go SaitoJapan	89,000(22 BB)
AS Aaron StefanUnited States of America	88,000(22 BB)
MU Michael UguccioniItaly	75,000(19 BB)
AU Artem UtevskiiRussia	74,000(19 BB)
PK Pisan KumpreeThailand	66,000(17 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	65,000(16 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	60,000(15 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	57,000(14 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	48,000(12 BB)
NW Nontapat WattanaThailand	39,000(10 BB)
PB Pham BaoViet Nam	23,000(6 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AU Artem UtevskiiRussia	74,000(19 BB)	1	1
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	181,000(45 BB)	1	2
AR Andrew RodgersUnited States of America	668,000(167 BB)	1	3
GT George TomescuRomania	98,000(25 BB)	1	4
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	140,000(35 BB)	1	5
XF Xiaohua FuChina	221,000(55 BB)	1	6
YN Yoshisato NakagawaJapan	96,000(24 BB)	1	7
YO Yusuke OkazawaJapan	179,000(45 BB)	1	8
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	96,000(24 BB)	2	1
MJ Minwoong JeongSouth Korea	264,000(66 BB)	2	2
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	498,000(125 BB)	2	3
PK Pisan KumpreeThailand	66,000(17 BB)	2	4
QM Quang Minh BachViet Nam	153,000(38 BB)	2	5
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	160,000(40 BB)	2	6
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	235,000(59 BB)	2	7
AS Aaron StefanUnited States of America	88,000(22 BB)	2	8
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	57,000(14 BB)	23	1
GS George SaludPhilippines	65,000(16 BB)	23	2
LZ Lu ZhouChina	114,000(29 BB)	23	3
MU Michael UguccioniItaly	75,000(19 BB)	23	4
FK Fendy KosasihIndonesia	97,000(24 BB)	23	6
TS Tak Sin Alex ChongHong Kong	232,000(58 BB)	23	7
HT Hoa Thinh NguyenViet Nam	167,000(42 BB)	23	8
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	164,000(41 BB)	24	2
KB Kwan Bin SongSouth Korea	632,000(158 BB)	24	3
AK Akinobu KirishimaJapan	222,000(56 BB)	24	4
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	607,000(152 BB)	24	5
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	197,000(49 BB)	24	6
JJ Julien John Adrien VanFrance	275,000(69 BB)	24	7
GC Graham CowanAustralia	280,000(70 BB)	24	8
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	107,000(27 BB)	34	1
GS Go SaitoJapan	89,000(22 BB)	34	2
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	128,000(32 BB)	34	3
AA Ajay AbrolIndia	158,000(40 BB)	34	4
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	290,000(73 BB)	34	6
KK Kjetil KemiNorway	276,000(69 BB)	34	7
FL Frank LillisIreland	268,000(67 BB)	34	8
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	165,000(41 BB)	35	1
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	48,000(12 BB)	35	2
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	154,000(39 BB)	35	3
TL Thomas LeeCanada	121,000(30 BB)	35	4
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	252,000(63 BB)	35	5
HK Hyeongjun KwonSouth Korea	174,000(44 BB)	35	6
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	60,000(15 BB)	35	7
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	150,000(38 BB)	36	1
JB Javier BecerrilSpain	179,000(45 BB)	36	3
SP Song Peng LeeSingapore	356,000(89 BB)	36	4
JM John MatsudaJapan	268,000(67 BB)	36	5
NW Nontapat WattanaThailand	39,000(10 BB)	36	6
PB Pham BaoViet Nam	23,000(6 BB)	36	7
TH Thi Hue DangViet Nam	480,000(120 BB)	36	8