30 Seats Claimed
That wraps up the Super Qualifier! Congratulations to the winners!
Two Tickets
Nichols Manalo
Lukasz Jankowski
Edgar Asehan
Lenart Ecarma
One Ticket
Xiong Cheng (defending champion)
Sergei Korzhenko
Ryan Tan
Carlo Calingasan
Trifie Montebon
Ronald Haverkamp
Sukwang Ko
Dennis Gamboa
Kar Huat Alex Tiew
George Salud
Misak Tujaryan
Liu Yu Lan
Shenghao Wu
Joseroy Jeremias
Yohei Katsuragawa
Joseph sia
Raymond Enriquez
Dk Kim Kunwoo
Frederick Dimayuga
Carsten Klug
Martin Astorga
Lorelyn Estacion
Last 9 Tickets Claimed!

After Lukasz Jankowski won his second ticket, he was down to less than a big blind and busted shortly after. That left 9 players, all of them claiming the remaining 9 tickets to the APPT Manila Main Event. Among there were Nichols Manalo - the first player to win a ticket today - and Lenart Ecarma. Both players earned a second ticket.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JS Joseph Sia | 87,000(15 BB) |
RE Raymond Enriquez | 42,400(7 BB) |
LE Lorelyn Estacion | 37,500(6 BB) |
DK Dk Kim Kunwoo | 37,000(6 BB) |
FD Frederick Dimayuga | 30,500(5 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 26,000(4 BB) |
NM Nichols Manalo | 22,000(4 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 20,500(3 BB) |
MA Martin Astorga | 13,000(2 BB) |
Asehan, Jankowicz Win 2nd Ticket


While everyone strives to secure that one coveted ticket, Edgar Asehan and Lukasz Jankowicz went above and beyond, each winning a second ticket.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | 100,000(17 BB) |
LJ Lukasz Jankowski | 100,000(17 BB) |
APPT Manila Defending Champion Wins Ticket

APPT Manila 15 Main Event champion Xiong Cheng will be back to defend his title having claimed his ticket just moments ago.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XC Xiong Cheng | 100,000(17 BB) |
Yohei Katsuragawa Wins 18th Ticket

After dancing close to the finish line for some time, Yohei Katsuragawa finally secured that coveted APPT Manila Main Event ticket.
That now leaves 12 tickets with 18 players remaining.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YK Yohei Katsuragawa | 100,000(20 BB) |
Joseroy Jeremias Lands A Ticket

Joseroy Jeremias pulled through to get ticket #17. He is on his way to the APPT Manila Main Event for a shot at the ₱80 Million prize pool.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Joseroy Jeremias Jr | 100,000(20 BB) |
Wu And Ecarma Ready For The Main

Shenghao Wu and Lenart Ecarma were reached the target at Level 15 and are the latest winners of APPT Manila Main Event tickets. Only 14 tickets remaining.
Five Ticket Winners At Level 14
The race continues with another five players reaching their goal. The latest batch of ticket winners were George Salud, Misak Tujaryan, Liu Yu Yan, Lukasz Jankowski, and Edgar Asehan. That's 14 tickets claimed, only 16 left.
Alex Tiew Lucky 9

Kar Huat Tiew aka Alex Tiew will be at the APPT Manila Main Event as he became the 9th player to reach the 100,000 marker.
Dennis Gamboa Gets There

Dennis Gamboa becomes the 8th ticket winner with 100,000 in chips reached! Only 22 tickets left to the APPT Manila Main Event worth ₱80,000.
35 Players Remaining
Only 35 players remaining with over 20 tickets still up for grabs! Yohei Katsuragawa getting close with just 3 big blinds needed to cross into ticket territory.
Sukwang Ko Is Headed For The Main Event

Bust outs have slowed but that didn't stop Sukwang Ko from reaching 100,000 in chips. He became the seventh player to win a seat to APPT Manila Main Event.
Four More Tickets Claimed!

A♠ players fall, others rise.... another four players have secured their APPT Manila Main Event ticket. The happy stackers were Ryan Tan, Carlo Calingasan, Trifie Montebon, and Ronald Haverkamp.
There are still 24 tickets remaining.
Dropping fast!
The field is down to just 57 players with just under half guaranteed one of the remaining tickets. Who will be next to take the spotlight?
Sergei Korzhenko Claims A Ticket

Sergei Korzhenko is on fire! Having won a side event on opening day, he kept the momentum going and has now claimed one of the coveted tickets to the APPT Manila Main Event. The ticket is worth ₱80,000 which he has a chance to turn into a big share of the ₱58 Million prize pool.
Last Dash Entries
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 10,000(10 BB) |
GP Genesis Pilao | 10,000(10 BB) |
SA Seunghyeon An | 10,000(10 BB) |
BM Benjamin Mangaliman | 10,000(10 BB) |
SM Sidney Moak | 10,000(10 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 10,000(10 BB) |
JH John Harold Beveridge | 10,000(10 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 10,000(10 BB) |
MC Michael Calunsod | 10,000(10 BB) |
RA Rodolfo Aguilar | 10,000(10 BB) |
Registration Closed
Registration for the Super Qualifier has closed! The screen shows 204 entries but that has yet to be verified. So far only one Main Event ticket has been claimed. That lucky player was Nichols Manalo. There are still 29 tickets remaining.
New Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CA Carlynina Alfelor | 10,000(13 BB) |
10,000(13 BB) | |
EA Emmanuel Alfelor | 10,000(13 BB) |
KH Kar Huat Alex Tiew | 10,000(13 BB) |
ZC Zhuoyue Cen | 10,000(13 BB) |
RP Rene Payan | 10,000(13 BB) |
VP Venoni Paltep | 10,000(13 BB) |
SN Stephen Nathan | 10,000(13 BB) |
TM Trifie Montebon | 10,000(13 BB) |
LE Lorelyn Estacion | 10,000(13 BB) |
MG Meneleo Gloria | 10,000(13 BB) |
CD Chierro De Leon | 10,000(13 BB) |
WS Wu Shenghao | 10,000(13 BB) |
SK Sukwang Ko | 10,000(13 BB) |
HP Hyunki Park | 10,000(13 BB) |
MK Minsung Kim | 10,000(13 BB) |
JC Jayvon Carreon | 10,000(13 BB) |
DL David Lennard Ang | 10,000(13 BB) |
DP David Perreau | 10,000(13 BB) |
MA Mark Anthony Ciruelos | 10,000(13 BB) |
JP Jeongmin Park | 10,000(13 BB) |
EC Ellezer Castillo | 10,000(13 BB) |
SA Sherwin Alda | 10,000(13 BB) |
BP Benjamin Perez (2) | 10,000(13 BB) |
Nichols Manalo Claims First Ticket

Success for Nichols Manalo! He became the first player to reach 100,000 in chips to secure the first APPT Manila Main Event ticket worth ₱80,000. There are still 29 tickets remaining.
Chip Count Updates
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AP Ashley Patterson | 78,700(98 BB) |
CC Carlo Calingasan | 78,300(98 BB) |
RE Raymond Enriquez | 49,800(62 BB) |
JV Joemark Vasay | 44,600(56 BB) |
SC Son Changnam | 43,600(55 BB) |
LS Leon Steward | 41,700(52 BB) |
J Jeong Seonghun | 39,800(50 BB) |
NM Nichols Manalo | 39,800(50 BB) |
KS Kim Sanghoon | 37,600(47 BB) |
ID Ionut Dragomir | 36,700(46 BB) |
FA Fahad Alanazi | 36,100(45 BB) |
XC Xiong Cheng | 33,500(42 BB) |
RR Ron Ryan Mesina | 33,500(42 BB) |
FD Frederick Dimayuga | 33,400(42 BB) |
JT Joseph Talamayan | 32,400(41 BB) |
DG Dennis Gamboa | 30,800(39 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 30,800(39 BB) |
OD Olivier Duran | 24,400(31 BB) |
RC Rusty Co | 22,900(29 BB) |
KM Kevin Mateo | 10,000(13 BB) |
JS Joseph Sia | 10,000(13 BB) |
MG Manuel Geronimo | 10,000(13 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 10,000(13 BB) |
More Players and Chip Updates
Player | Chips |
---|---|
10,000(17 BB) | |
10,000(17 BB) | |
JS Juan Sobrevega | 10,000(17 BB) |
10,000(17 BB) | |
FA Fahad Alanazi | 10,000(17 BB) |
15 Tables Running
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LY Liu Yu Lan | 10,000(20 BB) |
SY Seung Yong Yi | 10,000(20 BB) |
RS Reynaldo Salunga | 10,000(20 BB) |
JS Juan Sobrevega | 10,000(20 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 10,000(20 BB) |
MW Markus Wolter | 10,000(20 BB) |
JR Joseph Reyes | 10,000(20 BB) |
TS Takuo Serita | 10,000(20 BB) |
CC Carlo Calingasan | 10,000(20 BB) |
10,000(20 BB) | |
RM Reiner Magbutay | 10,000(20 BB) |
KB Koo Bonjae | 10,000(20 BB) |
YS Yasumasa Sakakibara | 10,000(20 BB) |
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano | 10,000(20 BB) |
ER Edmon Rebadulla | 10,000(20 BB) |
DL David Lennard Ang | 10,000(20 BB) |
10,000(20 BB) | |
RR Rodolf Ramo | 10,000(20 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 10,000(20 BB) |
CP Christopher Pasion | 10,000(20 BB) |
LJ Lukasz Jankowski | 10,000(20 BB) |
10,000(20 BB) |
More Players In The Field
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YN Yoshihiro Noguchi | 10,000(25 BB) |
MA Martin Astorga | 10,000(25 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 10,000(25 BB) |
JT John Tech | 10,000(25 BB) |
RS Ryuki Shirase | 10,000(25 BB) |
WW William Wright | 10,000(25 BB) |
AA Antonio Abesamis | 10,000(25 BB) |
KI Kenneth Isip | 10,000(25 BB) |
YF | 10,000(25 BB) |
10,000(25 BB) | |
10,000(25 BB) | |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 10,000(25 BB) |
JJ Joseroy Jeremias Jr | 10,000(25 BB) |
JY Jeongyeol Yu | 10,000(25 BB) |
PT Paul Tirnoveanu | 10,000(25 BB) |
MB Michael Bagdasarov | 10,000(25 BB) |
EK Elmer Kalaquian | 10,000(25 BB) |
Ups and Downs
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XC Xiong Cheng | 28,800(96 BB) |
ID Ionut Dragomir | 22,900(76 BB) |
AP Ashley Patterson | 18,400(61 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 13,700(46 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 11,700(39 BB) |
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 6,200(21 BB) |
KC Kento Chogo | 5,900(20 BB) |
Grinders In The Field
One level down and more have jumped in. 135 players and rising. Among the players in the field are known grinders such as Christian Cloutier, Kim Enriquez, Edwin Dela Cruz, Suya Lee, and Liao Po Hsun to name a few. You can check out their standing in the Chip Counts tab.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CL | 10,000(50 BB) |
KE Kim Enriquez | 10,000(50 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 10,000(50 BB) |
LS Lee Suya | 10,000(50 BB) |
LP Liao Po Hsun | 10,000(50 BB) |
Cards In The Air!
Time to rack it up! Cards are now flying at the Super Qualifier. 100 players have filled up the tables with more at registration. Accumulate 100,000 to win a seat. Starting stack is 10,000.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 10,000(100 BB) |
JD Jose Drilon | 10,000(100 BB) |
RR Ron Ryan Mesina | 10,000(100 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 10,000(100 BB) |
JD Jonathan Duque | 10,000(100 BB) |
HJ Hernan Jaybee Villa | 10,000(100 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Pamplona | 10,000(100 BB) |
RV Renato Villanueva Jr | 10,000(100 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 10,000(100 BB) |
BE Benjamin Ebarle | 10,000(100 BB) |
GM Geronimo Manuel | 10,000(100 BB) |
AA Alma Aguila | 10,000(100 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 10,000(100 BB) |
RV Roxanne Victorino | 10,000(100 BB) |
J Jeong Seonghun | 10,000(100 BB) |
BA Badrudin Ampatuan | 10,000(100 BB) |
JT Joseph Talamayan | 10,000(100 BB) |
AX Andrew Xu | 10,000(100 BB) |
KT Karen Talamayan | 10,000(100 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 10,000(100 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 10,000(100 BB) |
NM Nichols Manalo | 10,000(100 BB) |
GS George Salud | 10,000(100 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia | 10,000(100 BB) |
ML Marlon Laxamana | 10,000(100 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 10,000(100 BB) |
DK Dk Kim Kunwoo | 10,000(100 BB) |
JS Jeoffrey Sibal | 10,000(100 BB) |
JJ Joseroy Jeremias Jr | 10,000(100 BB) |
KE Kim Enriquez | 10,000(100 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 10,000(100 BB) |
LS Lee Suya | 10,000(100 BB) |
LP Liao Po Hsun | 10,000(100 BB) |
MC Marciel Cerbito | 10,000(100 BB) |
Long Line At Registration


Slight delay due to the long registration line. Plenty of time for players to join the action and win an APPT Manila Main Event seat for a steal of just ₱9,000.
APPT Manila Super Qualifier 30 Seats GTD Today
The highly-awaited APPT Manila is just one day away from kick off featuring a massive ₱141 Million (~USD 2.6M) in guarantees! Just before cards start flying, players have an opportunity to secure their spot in the flagship ₱58 Million (~USD 1 Million) guaranteed APPT Manila Main Event through the APPT Manila Super Qualifier.
A minimum of 30 seats are up for grabs and buy-in is at just ₱9,000 (~USD 155). Due to the milestone format, players need only to build a stack of 100,000 chips to win a seat. The Super Qualifier starts at 5pm today.
- Date: July 22, 2025
- Buy-in: ₱9,000 (~USD 155)
- Guarantee: 30 Seats to APPT Manila Main Event (each seat valued at ₱80,000)
- Game time: 5pm (local time)
- Starting stack: 10,000
- Blind Increases: Every 25 minutes
- Accumulate 100,000 to win a seat
- Registration closes at end of Level 10 (approximately 8:30pm)
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for all the updates.