
Flight A Ends With 47 Players Led By David Sommer
David Sommer - Flight A leaderFlight A of the APPT Championship ₱60M GTD is a wrap! At the end of the scheduled 11 levels of play, with each level running for 60 minutes each, only 47 players remained out of the 144 that entered.
Setting a very high bar for the next flight was Germany's David Sommer with a stack of 412,500 (275 bb). Sommer held the top spot during the last three levels of the day. In addition to knocking out multiple players that included cracking Czardy Rivera's kings, one of his stunning hands was tabling a straight with 3-4 suited over two players with top pair aces.
Also advancing with a healthy 120,000 (80 bb) stack was Vietnam’s Trong Hieu Ngo, the event’s reigning champion. Joining him into Day 2 is 2025 APPT Manila Main Event champion Justin Ong, who jumped to an early advantage then took a hit after a failed bluff against Japan's John Matsuda. This boosted Matsuda into second rank with 350,500 (233 bb) while Ong closed with 153,000 (102 bb).
Other APPT champions moving forward include Alexander Puchalski (Cambodia 2022), Christopher Mateo (Cambodia 2024), Hai Ha Tran (Cambodia 2025), and newly crowned APPT Open champion Tak Sin Alex Chong.
Action resumes tomorrow, Friday, October 24 for Flight B. This will be the last chance to enter. Somuchpoker will return with updates throughout the day starting at 12PM.
Flight A - Top 10 In Chips
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 412,500(275 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 350,500(234 BB) |
MK Mikhail Katkov | 350,000(233 BB) |
VC Vincent Chauve | 292,500(195 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 291,000(194 BB) |
SL Suyoung Lee | 287,000(191 BB) |
SJ Seunghyuk Jung | 246,000(164 BB) |
CD Craig Daniel Jones | 237,500(158 BB) |
TS Tak Sin Alex Chong | 237,000(158 BB) |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 235,000(157 BB) |
EB Eduard Burd | 234,500(156 BB) |
GB Gi Boum Kim | 222,500(148 BB) |
DL Daniel Lei | 221,000(147 BB) |
YK Youhyun Kim | 201,000(134 BB) |
PB Pranav Bagai | 200,000(133 BB) |
Nuts On The Flop For Seunghyuk Jung
Seunghyuk Jung Three-way preflop ballooned the pot to 18,000 with more getting dumped in on a flop 9♠ 6♠ 8♦ . Starting with small blind aggressor Craig Jones, he bet 8,000, big blind Seunghyuk Jung raised 25,000, David Sommer three-bet 40,000, then back to Jones who tanked before firing 105,000. This was enough to cover Jung's stack while Sommer got out of the way.
Jones flipped over 8♠ 8♥ set, Jung had the nuts with T♥ 7♥ . Jones still had outs for the boat but the board refused to give in turning a runner runner 5♦ and Q♠ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 443,000(295 BB) |
CD Craig Daniel Jones | 248,000(165 BB) |
SJ Seunghyuk Jung | 228,000(152 BB) |
Another Pot For John Matsuda
John MatsudaOne orbit since their last meeting, John Matsuda claimed more chips off Justin Ong on a battle of the blinds. Matsuda opened for 4000 and Ong wanted to play. At the flop ts 4♥ 6♠ , Ong led for 4000 and Matsuda check-called. After they both stayed friendly on the turn K♥ , Matsuda came out with a 14,500 bet, Ong asked a series of questions "What do you have? You missed your flush? You have the king? If you have the king you would have bet the turn I think. " Then called. Indeed Masuda had top pair showing K♦ Q♠ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JM John Matsuda | 360,000(240 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 120,500(80 BB) |
John Matsuda Catches Justin Ong Bluffing
John Matsuda and Justin OngJohn Matsuda opened from the button then called small blind Justin Ong's three-bet. Throughout the board K♥ 5♠ 7♦ T♣ A♠ , Ong continued on both the flop and turn with Matsuda calling each street to swell the pot to 71,500 by the river. Ong made one final bet for 51,000, Matsuda still didn't let go. Ong tabled J♦ 9♦ bluff to send the pot Matsuda's way with K♣ J♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JM John Matsuda | 334,000(223 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 143,000(95 BB) |
Quads On Board And Outs For Kaoru Kishimoto
Kaoru KishimotoSeiji Kikuoka was all in on a board Q♣ A♠ Q♠ with the stone cold nuts Q♥ Q♦ quads however, his challenger Kaoru Kishimoto, though bleak, still had outs with K♠ J♠ for the straight flush. The turn J♣ and 7♥ were not it for a Kikuoka to double through.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SK Seiji Kikuoka | 86,000(57 BB) |
KK Kaoru Kishimoto | 27,000(18 BB) |
Emmanuel Segismundo Saved By The Chop
Marco Espela raised 3000 then tanked to Emmanuel Segismundo's 41,000 shove. Despite having Segismundo well covered, it took some time for Espela to decide to call and was ahead A♣ T♣ . Segismundo was sweating it with A♦ 5♥ . When the board ran K♥ 7♦ 6♠ 6♦ K♦ , Segismundo celebrated the chop and having made an extra big blind while Espela shook his head in disbelief.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 100,000(67 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 43,500(29 BB) |
Full Value For Joshua Figuerres On The River
Joshua FiguerresOn a board 4♦ 4♠ 2♣ 7♥ 7♦ Joshua Figuerres was all in and Sumay Mishra was stumped. After a minute or so, Mishra called and mucked to the Q♣ Q♦ . Per rules that all-in must show, Mishra had pocket Nines. He dropped to 5 bb and busted on the next hand.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JF Joshua Figuerres | 155,000(103 BB) |
SM Sumay Mishra | busted |
End Of The Road For Anton Iakimenko
Anton IakimenkoAction folded around to the button Youhyun Kim who opened then shoved after small blind Anton Iakimenko three-bet 15,000. Iakimenko tanked for quite a bit and ultimately risked it only to discover he was behind and failed to improve.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | A♣K♦ D | 217,000(145 BB) |
AI Anton Iakimenko | A♠J♦ SB | busted |
Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
60 minutesJunho Hyeon Cleans Out Bernard Vu
Junho HyeonIn a four-way look at the flop T♣ 5♣ 5♦ , Seiji Kikuoka checked, Christian Lortie bet 4500, Junho Hyeon raise 11,000, then Bernard Vu jammed for 17,300. This was enough to induce two folds while Hyeon made the quick call.
Upon revealing, Vu was in bad shape with J♦ T♠ top pair behind Hyeon's Q♦ Q♥ . The turn Q♠ sealed Vu's fate as he was drawing dead.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CL Christian Lortie | 80,000(67 BB) |
SK Seiji Kikuoka | 76,000(63 BB) |
JH Junho Hyeon | 70,000(58 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | busted |
Vincent Chauve Gets A Snap-Fold
Vincent ChauveEdilberto Gopez and Vincent Chauve were both vying for a pot that grew to 19,000 before the flop. Gopez took a chance for 6000 on a board showing 6♠ Q♣ 5♦ and Chauve called to see what fourth street had to bring. When it came 4♦ , both players ramped up the aggression.
Gopez fired 21,000, Chauve tanked then check-raised all-in. In a snap, Gopez folded.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
VC Vincent Chauve | 156,000(130 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 72,200(60 BB) |
Rudy Edenata's Pockets Dominated
Rudy Edenata was dealt 9♥ 9♠ and was fearless against raiser Marco Espela and re-raiser Emmanuel Segismundo who bet 11,000. Edenata went all in for his last 17,000. Espela toyed with possibly calling but with Segismundo to follow he folded instead. Segismundo fast-called and had T♦ T♥ . No miracle or scares came on the board A♣ 2♠ 4♣ K♦ A♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
ME Marco Espela | 170,000(142 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 100,000(83 BB) |
RE Rudy Edenata | busted |
Fendy Kosasih Survives Dramatic Board
Fendy KosasihHaving just been moved to a new table, Fendy Kosasih was nearly out in a dramatic board. All in for his last 19,300 with A♦ J♣ that was called by Juyeol Lee with A♣ T♦ , the flop came T♠ T♥ 8♥ to burn his lead. With only a 5% chance to retake it. That chance increased top 20% on the turn 9♥ with an open-ended that connected on the river 7♠ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JL Juyeol Lee | 265,000(221 BB) |
FK Fendy Kosasih | 40,000(33 BB) |
Christian Lortie Dominates For The Boost
Christian LortieChristian Lortie-Cloutier was down to 33,400 when banked a double up off Justin Ong with A♠ J♥ dominating A♦ 4♦ throughout the board 6♥ K♥ T♣ 3♦ K♣ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JO Justin Ong | 200,000(167 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie | 68,300(57 BB) |
No Match Against David Sommer
David SommerDavid Sommer is currently chip leading and added more to his arsenal against Fendy Kosasih and Hai Ha Tran. All three had built a pot of 22,300 on a board that completed A♦ J♣ 5♠ A♥ 2♦ . Tran bet bet first for 11,400, Kosasih raised 24,000, Sommer called, then Tran tanked then ultimately couldn't let go of his top pair. When they opened, Tran A♠ T♠ and Kosasih A♦ 8♦ were far behind Sommer's 3♦ 4♦ straight.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 470,000(392 BB) |
HH Hai Ha Tran | 55,200(46 BB) |
FK Fendy Kosasih | 19,300(16 BB) |
Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
60 minutesCzardy Rivera's Kings Cracked
Czardy RiveraCzardy Rivera could not believe his bad luck that costed him all of his chips. It opened with a raise from Edilberto Gopez, three-bet from David Sommer for 9000, then Rivera jammed 42,000. Only Sommer made the call and Rivera was feeling good with K♠ K♦ with Gopez saying he folded an ace.
However, Rivera's moment turned sour when the flop ran 6♥ 7♥ A♠ with Sommer spiking one of his only two outs. The turn J♠ and river 5♠ sealed the win for Sommer.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 355,000(296 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 108,000(90 BB) |
CR Czardy Rivera | busted |
Classic Flip Ends In Broadway
Taiga Ishiwatari was dealt premiuum A♦ K♦ and gave it respect with a 2500 raise. Down the orbit, APPT Open champion Alex Chong looked down at Q♦ Q♥ and three-bet 7600. Decision back on Ishiwatari who went all in for 65,800 and Chong snap-called.
The Q♣ 4♦ T♣ flop quickly improved Chong while Ishiwatari was down to just four outs with a 16% win-rate. That apparently was all he needed with the turn J♣ producing one of the jacks for broadway. Chong still had outs - 23% to retake it but the 9♥ ruined his plans to pay the double up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TI Taiga Ishiwatari | 134,600(112 BB) |
TS Tak Sin Alex Chong | 131,000(109 BB) |
Kaoru Kishimoto Pushes For The Pot
Kaoru KishimotoKaoru Kishimoto defends his raise from Seiji Kikuoka 8500 to take the fight to the flop where the dealer fans A♣ 4♣ 4♦ . It's basic action with Kikuoka continuing for 3800 and Kishimoto making the call until the turn Q♠ brings a change up with Kishimoto pushing on top of Kikuoka's 15,700 bet. After some tanking, Kishimoto claims the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KK Kaoru Kishimoto | 112,000(93 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | 50,000(42 BB) |
SK Seiji Kikuoka | 27,300(23 BB) |
Daniel Lei Stands Behind Connectors
Daniel Lei With a massive pot of 45,200 built preflop, it was down to just two players, Daniel Lei and Edison Ang. From the small blind, Lei checked the board 2♣ 6♦ 9♠ then tank-called Ang's 15,000 bet. On the turn J♠ and river 9♣ , they both tapped felt. Lei showed 7♥ 6♥ for a winning two pair.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DL Daniel Lei | 215,000(179 BB) |
ES Edison Sia Ang | 25,000(21 BB) |
Somashekar Survives The Flip
Somashekar Kurkhepally MahadevaKaren Talamayan was hoping to scoop up Somashekar Mahadeva's chips, calling his shove with K♠ Q♣ on a board 5♠ 4♣ T♦ . However, Mahadeva's snowmen 8♣ 8♥ proved tough to crack as the turn and river T♠ and 8♠ ensured his win with a commanding full house. He is now back to starting stack while Talamayan dropped to near half stack.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 50,000(42 BB) | |
KT Karen Talamayan | 28,000(23 BB) |
Big Stacks At The New Level
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 291,000(243 BB) |
CD Craig Daniel Jones | 273,000(228 BB) |
YK Youhyun Kim | 240,000(200 BB) |
DL Daniel Lei | 219,100(183 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 190,000(158 BB) |
EA Edgar Antezana | 172,000(143 BB) |
TS Tak Sin Alex Chong | 171,000(143 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 162,000(135 BB) |
DW David Wang | 150,000(125 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 150,000(125 BB) |
KK Kjetil Kemi | 138,000(115 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 137,000(114 BB) |
WS Waris Soontorn | 136,000(113 BB) |
DL Daehyung Lee | 136,000(113 BB) |
MK Mikhail Katkov | 135,000(113 BB) |
SL Suyoung Lee | 133,000(111 BB) |
SY Seungmin Yu | 131,000(109 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 130,000(108 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia | 129,000(108 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 128,000(107 BB) |
SJ Seunghyuk Jung | 128,000(107 BB) |
EB Eduard Burd | 124,000(103 BB) |
HH Hai Ha Tran | 110,000(92 BB) |
HH Harry Halim | 109,500(91 BB) |
LL Leo Lombardozzi | 109,000(91 BB) |
EL Eng Loong Choi | 109,000(91 BB) |
JF Joshua Figuerres | 106,000(88 BB) |
Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
60 minutesChasing Flushes
With 24,400 in the pot and a board of T♥ 3♥ 7♣ T♣ before them, Youhyun Kim with Q♥ 8♥ and Ronald Haverkamp with A♥ K♥ were both searching for the flush. Kim bet 12,000 and Haverkamp paid to see the river produce 8♦ . Both checked and Haverkamp laughed at having lost to Kim's rivered pair.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | 230,000(230 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 64,600(65 BB) |
Seunghyuk Jung Firing With Quads
Seunghyuk JungYordan Petrov min-raised from under the gun and four players joined for a big party headed down the streets. At the flop 4♥ 4♣ 7♥ , Petrov c-bet and nearly claimed the pot when big blind Seunghyuk Jung check-raised to 12,000. Petrov stopped in his tracks then made the call.
The turn then came 4♠ where Jung led out 17,000, Petrov called, and the 6♦ completed the spread. Again Jung bet, making it a lighter 15,000 to call. Petrov couldn't resist and saw the big hand T♦ 4♦ quads.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SJ Seunghyuk Jung | 125,500(126 BB) |
YP Yordan Petrov | 50,000(50 BB) |
Too Much For Mikhail Katkov
Mikhail KatkovMikhail Katkov opened 2000 from under the gun then called Eng Loong Choi's 6000 three-bet. Katkov spent another 8500, calling Choi's 8500 c-bet at the flop 4♠ 5♣ 2♥ . However, on the turn T♥ with Choi firing 21,500, Katkov folded while showing A♥ K♦ and told Choi "too much bet bro".
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TH Trong Hieu Ngo | 106,000(106 BB) |
MK Mikhail Katkov | 58,000(58 BB) |
No Club For The Champ
Trong Hieu NgoJulien Van and reigning champion Trong Hieu Ngo went pound for pound until all of their chips were committed. Van had A♠ K♣ and Hieu Ngo with A♣ K♥ . When the board ran 4♣ 6♥ J♣ 5♣ it gave Van a sweat while the champ chanted for a club however the river 5♠ came instead to split it up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JJ Julien John Adrien Van | 43,000(43 BB) |
TH Trong Hieu Ngo | 31,000(31 BB) |
Daniel Lei Takes Charge
Daniel LeiAfter an open from under the gun, it folded to the button Hogyun Kang who fired a three-bet of 6500. To his immediate left, small blind Daniel Lei also liked what he was dealt and four-bet to 15,500. Much too much, utg folded while Kang was willing to continue after a brief pause.
With the pot now heavy with 36 bigs, more came pouring in on a board that felted A♦ 6♠ T♣ with 8000 coming out of Lei's stack. Kang called again. This brought the 9♠ on the turn where Lei bet 12,000 onto a pot of 50,000 and this time Kang tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DL Daniel Lei | 136,000(136 BB) |
HK Hogyun Kang | 35,000(35 BB) |
David Sommer Turns Up The Heat
David SommerDavid Sommer is one of the biggest stacks at the start of the level and grinded in more after triple barreling starting preflop with a reraise of 6500 that Harry Halim called, then 4500 and 30,500 on the K♣ 3♣ 2♣ J♠ board. Halim couldn't handle the heat on the turn and folded.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DJ David Josef Sommer | 264,000(264 BB) |
HH Harry Halim | 130,000(130 BB) |
Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
60 minutesThomas Lee Gets Lucky
Thomas LeeThomas Lee faced a 2200 raise from hijack player Gi Boum Kim and jammed his last 21,600. Two spots over on the big blind, William Ysmael quickly joined the shove-fest sending the decision back to Kim who tanked for a long time. Kim finally folded and said he had pocket Jacks.
When Ysmael revealed Q♦ Q♠ , Lee flipped over A♠ Q♣ and said, "why does my kicker have to be a queen?" But it proved to be very helpful as the board ran T♦ J♥ 3♥ 8♥ K♠ for broadway. Upon seeing the flop Kim was unhappy to have folded then quickly changed his mind for having preserved his chips.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
GB Gi Boum Kim | 50,400(50 BB) |
TL Thomas Lee (5) | 47,100(47 BB) |
WY William Ysmael | 21,200(21 BB) |
Gabby Concepcion Can't Believe The Snap-Call
After Waris Soontorn opened for 2200, action folded around to Michael Gabby Concepcion who jammed for 21,500. One player tanked then folded while Soontorn snapped it off and shows Q♦ J♠ . Concepcion was ahead with A♦ K♣ though not for long. The flop quickly improved Soontorn then ran out 3♥ 4♥ jc T♠ 7♣ to eliminate a shocked Concepcion.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
WS Waris Soontorn | 100,000(100 BB) |
MG Michael Gabby Concepcion | busted |
Gutsy Call By Kjetil Kemi
Kjetil KemiOn a board of 3♦ 3♥ 9♦ 2♣ with 7800 in the pot, big blind Kjetil Kemi continues to defend with a bet of 2500. From +1, Joshua Chargualaf raises to 8,100, Kemi calls after a lengthy tank. When the river comes Q♥ , Kemi backs down and checks, Chargualaf bloats the 24K pot with an overbet of 26,100, Kemi tanks again then makes the big call. It's the right one as Chargualaf is bluffing with A♦ K♣ . Kemi shows 9♣ 6♣ for a very gutsy hero call.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KK Kjetil Kemi | 134,000(134 BB) |
JC | 100,000(100 BB) |
What A Call By Daniel Le!
Daniel LeiAndre Marcano opens then is joined by the blinds to build a pot of 7000. However when the flop comes Q♠ J♠ 2♥ , Marcano can't continue after his c-bet of 3000 gets check-raised by Daniel Lei to 8000 then three-bet by big blind Leo Kamiya to 18,000. Lei tank-calls.
Lei then checks the turn K♥ , Kamiya moves all in for 16,800, Kemi goes back to the tank again for much longer than previous then finds reason to call once more. Kamiya has T♠ 8♠ draw. Lei has Q♣ 7♥ second pair. The river J♣ doesn't improve Kamiya to get bounced out.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DL Daniel Lei | 85,000(85 BB) |
AM Andre Marcano | 24,500(25 BB) |
LK Leo Kamiya | busted |
Daehyung Lee Pressures Youhyun Kim
Youhyun KimFollowing a raise from under the gun Youhyun Kim for 2000, everyone folds to the big blind Daehyung Lee and he defends with an 11,000 re-raise. Kim makes the call. Action moves to the flop 6♥ 6♠ 8♠ where Lee continues for 10,000 and again Kim calls.
The turn brings a face-card of K♦ which Lee seemed to like and fired 25,000. This didn't scare away Kim who called prompting Lee to check the river 2♥ . Kim checked back. Lee showed Q♥ Q♣ for the win. Kim had lower pockets.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DL Daehyung Lee | 178,000(178 BB) |
YK Youhyun Kim | 148,000(148 BB) |
Edilberto Gopez Seizes Control
Edilberto GopezBattle of who's in charge and who takes it down began with a raise from under the gun Ilsung Kwon for 2500 that was called by cutoff Edilberto Gopez. Two spots over, small blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni three-bets 11,000 and it's three-way to the flop with only the big blind getting out of the way.
Two taps open after a board comes 2♦ 3♥ 9♥ leaving it up to Gopez to decide. He bets 8000 which gets the preflop aggressor to fold while Kwon slides out the call. This bring a river 8♠ which is again checked by Kwon and bet by Gopez for 17,000. Kwon goes deep in the tank until he finally surrenders his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
EG Edilberto Gopez | 100,000(100 BB) |
IK Ilsung Kwon | 55,000(55 BB) |
SD | 30,000(30 BB) |
[Update] Edgar Asehan Wins APPT Super High Roller
Edgar AsehanEdgar Asehan has just been crowned the newest APPT Super High Roller champion! He defeated Miyoung Cho at heads up to seize the shard trophy and the ₱5,070,000 top prize. Congratualtions to Asehan for his triumph!
[Update] APPT National Down To Final 9 Players
APPT National 9 Players From a field of 511 entries with 75 players returning today, only 9 players remain on the hunt for the next shard trophy and the ₱2,824,605 (~$48,500) top prize. Everyone is guaranteed ₱280,000 (~$4,800).
Seat 1: Thitiwant Phattanaworasit - 3,140,000
Seat 2: Edwin Dela Cruz - 705,000
Seat 3: Alexandru Tudor - 1,980,000
Seat 4: Jaesung Lee - 1,190,000
Seat 5: Seunghee Park - 1,650,000
Seat 6: Finn Ove Penderak - 2,930,000
Seat 7: Henrik Tollefsen - 1,340,000
Seat 8: Daiki Yoshikawa - 1,365,000
Seat 9: Michael Cheng - 910,000
Remaining Payouts
1st ₱2,824,605
2nd ₱1,760,000
3rd ₱1,260,000
4th ₱970,000
5th ₱740,000
6th ₱570,000
7th ₱440,000
8th ₱340,000
9th ₱280,000
Big Stacks Around The Room
Top 20 In Chips
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | 220,700(221 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | 214,000(214 BB) |
CD Craig Daniel Jones | 204,000(204 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 190,000(190 BB) |
ES Edison Sia Ang | 171,000(171 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 158,000(158 BB) |
SY Seungmin Yu | 154,000(154 BB) |
HH Harry Halim | 148,600(149 BB) |
HH Hai Ha Tran | 147,600(148 BB) |
MK Mikhail Katkov | 147,200(147 BB) |
JC | 137,000(137 BB) |
JF Joshua Figuerres | 133,000(133 BB) |
SL Suyoung Lee | 133,000(133 BB) |
EA Edgar Antezana | 131,900(132 BB) |
AU Artem Utevskii | 130,000(130 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 117,100(117 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie | 116,300(116 BB) |
RE Rudy Edenata | 110,500(111 BB) |
DL Daehyung Lee | 106,000(106 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 105,000(105 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 100,000(100 BB) |
VC Vincent Chauve | 10,500(11 BB) |
Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
60 minutesGary Thompson Jams Into The Nuts
Gary ThompsonA battle of wills between aggressive players Gary Thompson and Youhyun Kim first opened with a raise of 1600 by Thompson at hijack. Next to act Daehyung Lee flatted, then button Kim made it 6800. Thompson fired back with a four-bet to 17,000. Lee let go and it was a bout with Kim not willing to back down for a call.
When the board landed Q♠ J♠ 5♥ , Thompson kept firing for 7000. Kim tested with a raise to 17,000, Thompson called. After all the heavy bets, both players opted to check the turn T♦ which then brought a river card of 6♠ . Thompson tanked then announced all-in, Kim snap-called and showed the nuts with A♠ 8♠ crushing Thompsons A♣ J♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | 220,700(276 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | busted |
Abhijeet Shetty Storms Off
Abhijeet ShettyAbhijeet Shetty was down to around 12K+ and put it all on the line holding J♣ T♥ on a flop T♣ A♦ 4♣ . His nemesis Juyeol Lee had 7♣ 2♣ and called in hopes of drawing the flush. The turn T♦ further improved Shetty and was looking good to scoop a double until the river 9♣ awarded the flush to send him storming off in disappointment.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JL Juyeol Lee | 153,000(191 BB) |
AS Abhijeet Shetty | busted |
Cooler Downs One As Seungmin Yu's Rockets Hold
Seungmin YuCooler at Table 16 between Seungmin Yu and Seoyoung Kong that started off with a raise of 1600 from Yu. Kong fired back 5500 only to be returned with a four-bet shove. Kong wasted no time with a snap-call then showed K♦ K♠ . Yu had A♦ A♣ . No help arrived on a board Thursday 8♠ 7♣ J♥ A♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SY Seungmin Yu | 139,000(174 BB) |
SK Seoyoung Kong | busted |
Christian Lortie-Cloutier Jams On Bernard Vu
Christian LortieAction-packed hand opened with an 2000 raise from under the gun Bernard Vu that button Christian Lortie-Cloutier called. Big blind Mikhail Katkov squeezed for 8800 hoping to take the pot right there but not the case with Vu and Cloutier both making the call.
With 27,300 in the pot, the flop 9♦ 4♥ Q♥ saw more action with Vu laying out 13,000, called by Cloutier while preflop aggressor Katkov stepped aside. More pressuring on the turn K♦ with Vu checking only to face a shove from Cloutier for 69,600.
Vu counted out the chips and could afford it but ultimately opted to relinquish his bid for the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
MK Mikhail Katkov | 147,200(184 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 122,000(153 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie | 120,000(150 BB) |
KN Khant Naing | 50,000(63 BB) |
Hogyun Kang Wins On Aggression
Hogyun KangHogyun Kang raises 18000 and only button Daniel Benor gives him action for a pot of 5600. The board lands all spades 3♠ 5♠ 7♠ and Kang slows down to a check, Benor takes the chance with a bet of 1600, then Kang springs a raise to 6000. Benor doesn't take the bait and proceeds to fold.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DB Daniel Benor | 60,000(75 BB) |
WK Wanhee Kang | 58,000(73 BB) |
Wanhee Kang Folds Queens
Wanhee KangJoshua Figuerres opened the betting for 1600 then down the orbit on the button, Wanhee Kang three-bet 3000. Figuerres answered with a tank-push and Kang open-folded Q♣ Q♠ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JF Joshua Figuerres | 105,000(131 BB) |
WK Wanhee Kang | 93,000(116 BB) |
Gi Boum Kim
Gi Boum Kim By the turn 6♥ Q♥ K♥ 3♣ , the pot had grown to 21,000 with Gi Boum Kim and William Ysmael looking to take it down. Ysmael checked it to Kim who fired 2/3 of the pot for 14,000 to continue. Ysmael gives it a thought then surrenders his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
GB Gi Boum Kim | 65,000(81 BB) |
WY William Ysmael | 50,000(63 BB) |
Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
60 minutesVincent Chauve Gets Paid
Vincent ChauveCatching the action on a board showing 2♦ A♥ 3♥ T♦ J♣ and a pot of 22,200. Vincent Chauve is all in holding A♦ K♥ with 38,500 behind. Andrew Han is paying up with A♣ Q♥ and dropping to 13,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
VC Vincent Chauve | 97,200(162 BB) |
AH Andrew Hosok Han | 13,000(22 BB) |
Dumbfounded But Will Take It
Emmanuel SegismundoCatching the action with Waris Soontorn all-in for 34,600 and challenger Emmanuel Segismundo with a covering stack opens A♠ K♥ . When Soontorn shows A♥ Q♥ , the players seem confused. And after the board runs out ten-high, Soontorn busts while Segismundo scoops while commenting "that was weird, it seemed like aces".
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 95,000(158 BB) |
A Higher Pair Instead For Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson Everyone folds to the button Gary Thompson, he raises with K♠ J♦ on hand and is denied the blinds and ante with both players defending. When the flop runs 8♦ T♥ Q♣ , Thompson has an open-ended and continues for 1600 and still the blinds - Youhyun Kim and Kjetil Kemi - both stick around to the turn 2♣ .
After they passed the option again to Thompson, he made it cost more with a 4200 bet laid out, and this time only Kim stayed in then both players checked the river K♥ .
First to act Kim flipped over Q♥ 5♥ , Thompson picked up the pot with K♠ J♦ higher pair that he spiked on the river.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | 175,000(292 BB) |
KK Kjetil Kemi | 75,000(125 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 68,000(113 BB) |
Reigning Champion Enters
Trong Hieu NgoBe on the lookout for Vietnam's Trong Hieu Ngo who is seated at Table 12. Hieu Ngo championed the inaugural APPT Championship last year. Good luck to him!
Over 100 Entries
The field has increased to 102 entries with registration wide open all day, closing at the start of Day 2. Listed below are some of the newcomers.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CY Chun Yuan Chen | 50,000(83 BB) |
EL Eng Loong Choi | 50,000(83 BB) |
XF Xiaohua Fu | 50,000(83 BB) |
YL Youngtaek Lim | 50,000(83 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 50,000(83 BB) |
YP Yordan Petrov | 50,000(83 BB) |
DW David Wang | 50,000(83 BB) |
WY William Ysmael | 50,000(83 BB) |
Big Stacks Around The Room
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JO Justin Ong | 159,500(266 BB) |
JC | 154,000(257 BB) |
AU Artem Utevskii | 145,400(242 BB) |
HH Hai Ha Tran | 134,500(224 BB) |
SY Seungmin Yu | 132,300(221 BB) |
EA Edgar Antezana | 124,200(207 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 113,000(188 BB) |
RE Rudy Edenata | 112,400(187 BB) |
DJ David Josef Sommer | 110,000(183 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 107,000(178 BB) |
CD Craig Daniel Jones | 105,000(175 BB) |
BL Boon Leong Wong | 100,000(167 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | 12,030(20 BB) |
Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
60 minutesArtem Utevskii Adds More To His Big Stack
Artem UtevskiiAlready one of the biggest stacks in the room, Artem Utevskii fueled more in with J♣ J♥ dusting Fendy Kosasih's A♦ 6♥ that failed to improve on the King-high board.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AU Artem Utevskii | 140,000(280 BB) |
FK Fendy Kosasih | busted |
Edilberto Gopez Earns With Cowboys
Edilberto GopezThree players stare down a flop of A♦ A♣ 9♦ with 11,700 up for grabs. Two taps give Ilsung Kwon the go-ahead which he uses be slide out four pinks amounting to 4000. Edilberto Gopez check-calls as Leo Kamiya gets out of the way.
The turn 3♦ bloats the pot further with a bet of 7500 from Kwon that Gopez check-calls. When the board completes 8♠ on the river, one more check from Gopez is followed by a check from Kwon who proceeds to muck to Gopez's K♠ K♦ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
EG Edilberto Gopez | 63,000(126 BB) |
IK Ilsung Kwon | 33,400(67 BB) |
Seitaro Aso Can't Believe It, Youhyun Kim Doubles Up
Seitaro AsoYouhyun Kim opened 1000 from hijack with Anton Iakimenko calling from cutoff. On the button, Seitaro Aso three-bet to 3500 however it still didn’t thin the field with big blind Kjetil Kemi also came along, making it a four-way pot.
After the flop landed 4♠ J♠ 6♦ , action erupted. First Kim led for 1500, Iakimenko raised to 7500, Seitaro called, and Kemi bowed out, then Kim then shoved for 31,000. Iakimenko reluctantly folded having to give up his 10.5K stake in the pot, while Seitaro made the call with a covering stack.
Kim revealed J♦ 4♦ for flopped two pair, Seitaro showed K♥ K♠ for the overpair. The turn 7♣ and river 5♠ changed nothing, securing Kim the double. Seitaro could only shake his head and question, “you call the three-bet?”
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Youhyun Kim | 84,500(169 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | 50,000(100 BB) |
Suyoung Lee Takes Out Julien Van In Two
Suyoung LeeSuyoung Lee and Julien Van were engaged in a pot that grew to 14,000 by the turn 7♥ J♣ 3♣ T♣ . Both players opted to check for a free look at the river card 5♥ . Van checked again then folded to Lee's 15,000 bet.
Immediately following that hand, both players met again which started with a raise from Lee on the button for 1000. Small blind Van bumped it up to 3000, and off it was to the flop after Lee called. When the dealer spread 4♦ 5♣ 9♦ , Van continued for 3500 and Lee check-called.
On the 3♠ turn, action ignited with an open-shove from Van that Lee snap-called showing 7♦ 6♦ straight. Only a 7% chance for Van's gutshot to find its way to fifth street however it was not to be as the river came 2♦ to give him the boot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SL Suyoung Lee | 70,000(140 BB) |
JJ Julien John Adrien Van | busted |
Andy Graf Barrels Preflop
Andy GrafPaul De Lisboa's preflop raise to 1200 was quickly challenged by Mikhail Katkov with a three-bet to 3700. Then two spots over at cutoff, Andy Graf barreled a four-bet of 10,000 which was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AG Andy Graf | 59,500(119 BB) |
Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
60 minutesWanhee Kang Makes The Right Call
Wanhee KangFour players have built a sizable 12,800 pot before the flop and more gets added in with Somashekar Mahadeva betting 5100 on a board K♠ Q♦ 4♣ . Wanhee Kang calls as the other two drop out. Mahadeva fires again for 12,000 on the turn card 3♦ and still Kang stays with him.
One final betting round, the river 5♣ sees Mahadeva push, sending Kang tanking with just 13,800 behind. After a minute, Kang goes for it. Mahadeva shows K♣ 7♣ top pair which is not enough to claim the pot as Kang proudly reveals K♥ 9♠ higher kicker.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
WK Wanhee Kang | 74,600(187 BB) |
| 70,000(175 BB) |
Juyeol Lee vs Oliver Lirio Again
Juyeol LeeWhat started as a three-way to the flop 5♠ 8♥ 5♦ with 5200 weighing down the middle, trimmed to heads-up with Juyeol Lee betting 1300 and only Oliver Lirio sticking around. On fourth street Q♣ , Lee continued the aggression with a bet of 2500 and again Lirio paid up to watch the J♣ find the river. Lee opted to change up and check, Lirio did the same then mucked to Lee's A♦ 8♠ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JL Juyeol Lee | 82,000(205 BB) |
OL Oliver Lirio | 41,000(103 BB) |
Thank You For All The Chips
Re-entry player Seitaro Aso got involved in a preflop fight that started with a raise from Brent Schlaadt, re-raised by Seitaro, then Leo Kamiya four-bet 6000. Schlaadt went all in for his last 18,000, Seitaro joined for 37,200 total, and Kamiya could not let go, hoping to deliver a double bust.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
SA Seitaro Aso | A♣A♦ | 92,200(231 BB) |
BS Brent Schlaadt | A♠K♠ | busted |
LK Leo Kamiya | Q♠Q♥ | 40,000(100 BB) |
With the board running 4♦ 4♣ 7♣ 7c K♣ , not only did aces hold, it also improved to a flush for a sweep as Seitaro thanked them for the chips.
Kento Nasu Baits Brent Schlaadt
Kento NasuBig pot of 32,500 brewed at Table 19 with two players remaining in the hand. The board showed 8♦ 5♦ 3♥ A♦ Q♥ and Kento Nasu bet a suspiciously small 5500 bet. This was enough to bait Brent Schlaadt into calling who then mucked upon seeing Nasu's 8♥ 8♣ set.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KN Kento Nasu | 81,000(203 BB) |
BS Brent Schlaadt | 18,200(46 BB) |
More Arrivals
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
PB Pranav Bagai | 50,000(125 BB) |
MM Mansour Matloubi | 50,000(125 BB) |
SJ Seng Jun Dixon Pang | 50,000(125 BB) |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 50,000(125 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 50,000(125 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 50,000(125 BB) |
BL Boon Leong Wong | 50,000(125 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 50,000(125 BB) |
Big Stacks Around The Room
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JO Justin Ong | 130,000(325 BB) |
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 111,000(278 BB) |
RE Rudy Edenata | 98,000(245 BB) |
KM Kevin Marney | 97,000(243 BB) |
JC | 72,500(181 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 71,000(178 BB) |
Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
60 minutesNo Callers For Yao Liu
Yao Liu Four-way with each one investing 2000 for a pot of 8400 brings a flop of A♥ 2♣ 4♠ . Following two checks, Yao Liu bets 4000 and everyone folds for an easy pick up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YL Yao Liu | 31,500(105 BB) |
Artem Kabanov Steals It On The Turn
Artem KabanovThree players are in for 2000 each for a pot of 6600 before the flop comes A♥ 8♥ 5♠ . From middle position, Daryl O'Rourke bets 2000 and only button Artem Kabanov joins to the turn T♠ . O'Rourke backs down and checks only to see Kabanov dip in and slide out just under half pot for 5000. O'Rourke folds while showing A♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AK Artem Kabanov | 57,300(191 BB) |
DO Daryl Orourke | 51,500(172 BB) |
Mikhail Katkov's Hooks Hold To Rail David Erquiaga
Mikhail KatkovA battle of raises erupted preflop starting with 600 from button Mikhail Katkov. From small blind David Erquiaga three-bet 5x to 3000. Katkov checked his hand again then four-bet 8000. Erquiaga snap-jammed and still wasn't able to induce a fold, instead Katkov snap-called.
It was a flip with Katkov holding J♠ J♥ and Erquiaga with A♦ K♠ . The board ran out 5♠ 2♦ 6♥ 8♥ 6♠ . Erquiaga quickly got up and said it was just his second hand. We will likely see him re-enter.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
MK Mikhail Katkov | 51,000(170 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | busted |
Justin Ong More Than Doubles, Lu Zhou Out
Justin OngGetting to Table 3 and we find Lu Zhou has already busted. The proud and happy executioner Justin Ong retold the tale of his win. Zhou opened for 600 and three players called. The flop was 3♥ 4♥ 3♣ , Zhou c-bet, got one caller then Ong raised, Zhou three-bet jammed and only Ong challenged with a covering stack.
Zhou had T♥ 6♥ flush draw, Ong with A♦ 3♠ . The turn and river were blanks.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JO Justin Ong | 128,000(427 BB) |
LZ Lu Zhou | busted |
APPT Super High Roller - Final 9 Underway
APPT Super High Roller - Final 9The featured APPT Super High Roller event is now underway with 9 players out of the 32 entries hunting down the shard and the largest top prize so far of ₱5,070,000.
1-4: Edgar Asehan - 1,590,000
1-1: Egidijus Stasiulaitis - 1,070,000
1-9: Florencio Campomanes - 995,000
1-6: Jayden Zalac - 805,000
1-2: Kaoru Kishimoto - 780,000
1-3: Bernard Vu - 770,000
1-8: Miyoung Cho - 770,000
1-5: Leonardo Drago - 645,000
1-7: Youhyun Kim - 575,000
Only top 6 players will earn a piece of the ₱15,054,400 (~$258,300) prize pool.
1st ₱5,070,000
2nd ₱3,310,000
3rd ₱2,280,000
4th ₱1,690,000
5th ₱1,320,000
6th ₱1,054,400
Newcomers
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DE David Erquiaga | 50,000(167 BB) |
NC Nicolas Cardyn | 50,000(167 BB) |
| 50,000(167 BB) | |
WK Wanhee Kang | 50,000(167 BB) |
BR Bradley Ruben | 50,000(167 BB) |
SY Seungmin Yu | 50,000(167 BB) |
DJ David Josef Sommer | 50,000(167 BB) |
JH Josef Huber | 50,000(167 BB) |
EA Edgar Antezana | 50,000(167 BB) |
HN Hema Nandipati | 50,000(167 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | 50,000(167 BB) |
LK Leo Kamiya | 50,000(167 BB) |
Early Eliminations
Three players have already been zeroed out early in Level 2. Two of them have already re-entered.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KN Khant Naing | 50,000(167 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 50,000(167 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | busted |
Abhijeet Shetty Has The Goods
Abhijeet ShettyThree-way action opened by Seitaro Aso at +2 for 700 was called by Kjetil Kemi and Abhijeet Shetty. They all checked to the turn 4♣ 8♥ Q♣ 6♠ where Seitaro sent a delayed c-bet of 1300 out front. Only Shetty was interested in continuing to the river 9♥ . Switching up, Shetty led for 2500, Seitaro called it then mucked to T♥ 7♥ straight.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AS Abhijeet Shetty | 50,000(167 BB) |
KK Kjetil Kemi | 50,000(167 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | 44,400(148 BB) |
Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
60 minutesOliver Lirio Test-Bets The River
Oliver LirioBy the turn, with the board showing Q♠ 5♦ 9♣ 3♠ , and a bloated pot of 5,300 in the middle, Juyeol Lee added more with a bet of 2,300, which Oliver Lirio called to see the T♣ on the river. This time, Lee put the brakes on and checked however Lirio was still raring to battle and slid out 5,500. After a short pause, Lee opted to let Lirio have the pot without a challenge.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
OL Oliver Lirio | 50,500(253 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 44,700(224 BB) |
No Showdown Needed For Jihun Choi
Jihun Choi Catching the action on a three-bet pot that built up to 6,300 by the time the flop landed, two players remained in the hand. Jihun Choi checked to Daryl O’Rourke who continued for 2,500 on the J♠ Q♠ J♥ board, and Choi called. The turn 4♦ saw the same action with a check-call from Choi for another 2,500, bringing the 6♣ on the river.
After one last check from Choi, O’Rourke fired 5,500 in a steal attempt, but Choi called once more. O’Rourke quickly mucked, surrendering the pot to Choi without a showdown.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JC Jihun Choi | 43,000(215 BB) |
DO Daryl Orourke | 40,000(200 BB) |
More Arrivals
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 50,000(250 BB) |
AG Andy Graf | 50,000(250 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 50,000(250 BB) |
JL Juyeol Lee | 50,000(250 BB) |
OL Oliver Lirio | 50,000(250 BB) |
YL Yao Liu | 50,000(250 BB) |
KM Kevin Marney | 50,000(250 BB) |
SM Said Mekhmedov | 50,000(250 BB) |
SM Sumay Mishra | 50,000(250 BB) |
AS Abhijeet Shetty | 50,000(250 BB) |
JT Jean Testa | 50,000(250 BB) |
MW Martin Wong | 50,000(250 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | 50,000(250 BB) |
PS Paul Sergio De Lisboa | 50,000(250 BB) |
RE Rudy Edenata | 50,000(250 BB) |
Action Heavy At Table 3
Lu Zhou
Justin OngPots at Table 3 have been ballooning in this opening level with aggressive bets initiated by Justin Ong and Lu Zhou. Catching a few hands, the first one had Khant Naing raise from under the gun for 600, repopped by button Zhou to 2000, called by big blind Ong and Naing.
Blind check from Ong was also checked by Naing and Zhou wanted to take it down right there with a bet of 3600 but Ong called while Naing let go. The heat was followed by two checks on the turn 9♦ then Ong led out 5500 on the J♦ river which was good for the win as Zhou folded.
A few hands later, Zhou opened 600 from middle position, Naing three-bet 2000 from small blind, Zhou fired back a hefty 9500 four-bet, and Naing seized the heat with a call. When the flop ran K♠ 9♥ 3♦ , Zhou continued for 3500 and Naing check-called to take them to fourth street where another 8000 barrel from Zhou on the 9♣ turn card. This time Naing believed and gave up his stake in the pot.
Immediately following that hand, Ong opened then three-bet 5100. Eduard Burd punched back with a four-bet shove that well covered Ong who opted to fold. Ong is now below half starting stack.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LZ Lu Zhou | 65,500(328 BB) |
EB Eduard Burd | 58,000(290 BB) |
KN Khant Naing | 31,000(155 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 24,000(120 BB) |
APPT National Day 2 Underway
Running alongside the main feature is the second shard event of the series — the APPT National — which returns for Day 2 with 76 players remaining out of 511 entries. Leading the pack is Flight B chip leader Kittisak Temwan, who surged to the top after winning back-to-back showdowns that catapulted him from off the radar to the overall lead.
One thing’s certain, a new champion will be crowned today, as no former titleholders remain in contention. Play resumes with the goal of narrowing the field down to the final nine. Results are available on the SMP results page and through the PokerStars app.
Early Sluggers
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
EB Eduard Burd | 50,000(250 BB) |
JC | 50,000(250 BB) |
JC Jihun Choi | 50,000(250 BB) |
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 50,000(250 BB) |
AK Artem Kabanov | 50,000(250 BB) |
MK Mikhail Katkov | 50,000(250 BB) |
KK Kjetil Kemi | 50,000(250 BB) |
SP Song Peng Lee | 50,000(250 BB) |
KN Khant Naing | 50,000(250 BB) |
KN Kento Nasu | 50,000(250 BB) |
DO Daryl Orourke | 50,000(250 BB) |
JO Justin Ong | 50,000(250 BB) |
BS Brent Schlaadt | 50,000(250 BB) |
AU Artem Utevskii | 50,000(250 BB) |
JJ Julien John Adrien Van | 50,000(250 BB) |
LZ Lu Zhou | 50,000(250 BB) |
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Cards are now flying at the main attraction opening flight of the APPT Championship ₱60M guaranteed! For players getting in late, registration is open all day, closing at start of Day 2 before Level 12 begins.
Today's agenda is to play a total of 11 levels with blinds increasing every 60 minutes. There will be a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6.
Good luck to all!
Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
60 minutesRemaining Players: 17/17
APPT Championship Main Event ₱60M GTD Begins Today!

Last year, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour debuted its Championship series at Okada Manila in the heart of the Philippine metropolis - and this year, the spotlight shines once again with the APPT Championship Main Event, now back, richer than ever with a record-breaking ₱60 Million (~US$1M+) guaranteed prize pool.
While the festival has been running since October 16, the main attraction is just about to take center stage - the APPT Championship Main Event kicks off today, October 23, and runs through to its crowning day on October 27. Unlike the popular summer edition of APPT Manila, the Championship carries a high-roller flair with a ₱165,000 (~US$2,900) Main Event buy-in, expected to draw an elite mix of regional and international pros.
2024 APPT Championship winner Already onsite are APPT champions Florencio Campomanes, Justin Ong, newly crowned back-to-back APPT Open champion Leo Kamiya, and reigning APPT Championship Main Event winner Trong Hieu Ngo. And that’s just a glimpse. A long list of familiar faces and rising contenders have already been in action over the past week all getting in some early reps before the big one begins.
APPT Championship – Information
- Date: October 23-27, 2025
- Buy-in: ₱165,000 (~US$ 2,900)
- Guarantee: ₱60,000,000 (~US$ 1,080,000)
- Day 1A: October 23, 2025
- Day 1B: October 24, 2025
- Day 2: October 25, 2025
- Day 3: October 26, 2025
- Final Table: October 27, 2025
Here are some important details to know:
Players start with a deep 50,000 stack - which is a deep 250 big blinds at the opening level of 100-200 ante 200. With 60-minute blinds throughout, the structure offers room for strategic play and table reads, while also giving latecomers plenty of time to enter the mix. Those cutting it close will still have a chance to register, the latest being just before Day 2 begins.
- Day 1 plays 11 levels (60 mins per level)
- Day 2 plays 10 levels (60 mins per level)
*Registration closes at the start of Level 12 in Day 2.
- Day 3 plays to the Final Table or TD discretion
- Final 9 – transition to a specified number of hands per level structure where a pre-determined number of hands will be played rather than a fixed time duration per level
Cards start flying at 12PM. Somuchpoker is onsite to bring you the action from start to finish. It will also be live-streamed on the last three days.









