APT Main Event

Hand 123 Lee opened the button with K♥ 9♣ and took down the pot.

Hand 124 Antezana limped and Lee put him effectively all-in. The button folded.

Hand 125 Lee limped from the button and Antezana checked his options. Both players saw a flop of A♥ 4♠ 4♦ , the big-blind checked and Lee put out a 500,000 bet. Antezana called with 8♣ 4♣ . The T♥ on the turn went without any action. The river brought the J♣ and Lee went for a 700,000 bet. Antezana clicked it back to 1,500,000 which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand 126 Antezana completed and Lee checked his big-blind. Both players checked the Q♣ 6♣ 4♦ flop. On the 3♠ turn Lee led out for 750,000. The button called and the river was the 6♠ . Both players checked and Lee tabled Q♠ T♥ for the winning hand.

Hand 118 Edgar Antezana raised to 1,000,000 and Daniel Lee called. On the flop of 2♥ 4♣ A♠ , both checked through to see the Q♦ turn, which Lee checked to Antezana, who bet 900,000. Lee folded.

Hand 119 Lee called and Antezana checked. On the flop of 4♦ 5♥ T♦ , the two checked. The 4♣ fell on the turn, and Antezana checked to Lee, who bet 500,000. Antezana dropped in a call. The river showed T♥ , where Antezana bet 700,000. Lee folded.

Hand 120 Antezana folded and Lee collected the pot.

Hand 121 Lee called and Antezana checked. On the flop of Q♣ 6♥ A♦ , Antezana check-folded after Lee bet 500,000.

Hand 122 Antezana called and Lee checked. On a flop of Q♦ K♦ 3♣ , Lee check-folded after Antezana bet 600,000.

Hand107 Daniel Lee limped in and Edgar Antezana checked. A flop rolled of 5♥ T♣ 9♣ , and Antezana checked to Lee, who bet 500,000. Antezana called to see the 2♥ turn, where Antezana check-caled again after Lee bet 1,100,000. The river showed 4♦ , and Antezana bet 2,00,000. Lee snap-called. Lee tabled T♠ 7♠ for a flopped pair of tens to rival the pair of nines from Antezana’s 9♦ 8♥ .

Hand 108 Antezana limped in and Lee called to see a flop of T♠ K♣ 6♣ , where Lee checked to Antezana, who bet 600,000. Lee called. The Q♥ hit on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river brought the K♥ , and Lee bet 900,000. Antezana folded.

Hand 109 Lee called and Antezana checked to see the flop of 7♣ J♦ , and both checked through to see a 5♦ fall on the turn, where the action went check-check again. The river showed 7♦ , and the two decided to check to a free showdown. Lee tabled king-three for king-high against eight-deuce from Antezana.

Hand 110 Edgar Antezana called on the button and Daniel Lee checked form the big blind. On the flop of 2♦ A♠ A♥ , Lee checked to Antezana, who bet 900,000. Lee folded.

Hand 111 Lee raised to 1,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 106 Antezana limped in with T♠ 3♠ and Lee checked with K♦ 5♦ .

On the flop of J♦ 7♦ 9♠ , bringing a flush to Lee, both players checked it through to see the 3♣ turn, where the action went check-check again.

The river brought a 3♦, completing Lee’s flush and he bet 800,000. Antezana raised to 2,000,000. Lee then three-bet to 6,000,000. Antezana four-bet shoved for 28,000,000. Lee called and collected his double up.

Hand 105 Daniel Lee limped and Edgar Antezana raised to 1,000,000. Lee called. Antezana checked the flop Q♣ 4♦ 2♠ , likewise did Lee. The turn J♣ was the turn, Antezana checked once more, and Lee went for a 700,000 bet. Antezana raised it to 2,000,000 and Lee made the fold.

Antezana will be heading with a two-to-one chip lead into the next break.

Hand 87 Daniel Lee opened T♦ T♥ on the button. Edgar Antezana three-bet his K♦ Q♣ to 1,800,000. Lee responded with a big four-bet to 6,000,000. Antezana made the call. The flop came 4♥ 4♦ 2♥ , Antezana checked, and Lee put out a 4,500,000 bet. Antezana threw his hand into the muck and Lee overtook Antezana as the chip leader.

Hand 88 Antezana completed and Lee checked. The flop came down J♠ 6♥ 3♥ and both players checked. Lee checked once more on the A♥ turn, but Antezana made a 600,000 bet. Lee called. The river brought the 2♠ and both players checked.

Edgar Antezana: J♥ 4♦

Daniel Lee: 9♥ 3♦

Hand 89 Lee opened from the button and the big blind made the call. The flop read A♣ 9♣ 7♥ and Lee continued with a 600,000 bet and took down the pot.

Hand 77 Daniel Lee raised to 770,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand 78 Edgar Antezana raised to 750,000 and Lee called. On the flop of T♠ Q♦ 3♦ , both checked through to see the 3♠ turn, where Lee checked to Antezana, who bet 500,000. Lee called. The river came J♥ , and the action went checked. Antezana showed A♦ 6♣ for ace-high against Lee’s king-seven.

Hand 79 Lee limped in on the button and Antezana checked to see a flop of 6♣ K♥ 3♣ , which Antezana bet 500,000 and Lee put in a raise to 1,200,000. Lee then three-bet to 3,000,000. Antezana folded.

Here's the heads-up chip counts for Edgar Antezana and Daniel Lee.

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Hand 66 Four handed Ferdinand Lu opened from the button and Daniel Lee defended his big blind. The flop came out T♥ 7♦ 6♦ and Lu continued with a 650,000 bet, to which Lee responded with a raise to 2,000,000. Lu moved all-in, totaling 6,300,000 chips. Lee made the call.

Ferdinand Lu: 5♦ 4♦

Daniel Lee: A♦ 3♦

The turn brought the 6♠ and Lu needed to hit one of his outs on the river to stay alive. He did not though, as the 2♠ hit the river.

Hand 62 Sandagdorij Munkhbaatar raised to 800,000 and won the pot.

Hand 63 Munkhbaatar raised to 500,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand 64 Munkhbaatar raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Lee three-bet to 1,300,000 from the button, which Munkhbaatar called. On the flop of 5♠ 8♣ 6♦ , Munkhbaatar bet 1,000,000 and Daniel Lee called only to be jammed by Munkhbaatar for 6,300,000, which Lee then shoved all in for 7,200,000.

Sandagdorij Munkhbaatar: A♣ T♣

Daniel Lee: K♦ K♣

The board came 6♦ 8♣ 5♣ K♥ 5♥ , improving Lee to a full house on the river, which sealed the elimination for Munkhbaatar in fifth for a payday of PHP 4,390,000 (~$74,630).

Hand 61 Daniel Lee opened from early-position and Gab Yong Kim moved all-in from the button, equaling 3,300,000 chips. Lee made the call and Kim's tournament dreams were on the brinks.

Gab Yong Kim: K♥ Q♥

Daniel Lee: A♥ K♠

The board ran out J♠ 9♠ 8♠ 4♣ 4♦ , eliminating Gab Yong Kim in 6th place.

The final six players are on their first break of the day. Action will resume in 15 minutes.

Here are the current chip counts:

Hand 31 John Costiniano opened the action to 400,000 from early-position and Renji Mao moved all-in on the button for 2,900,000. Costiniano made the call and Renji's tournament life was at risk.

Renji Mao: 5♥ 5♣

John Constiniano: J♦ J♣

The board Q♦ T♥ 3♥ 9♣ 6♦ did not bring any help to Mao, who finished the tournament in 7th place.

Hand 24 John Costiniano opened up the action in early-position. Sitting in the small-blind Vincent Huang had a stack of around 2,900,000 and decided to move all-in. Costiniano quickly made the call.

Vincent Huang: A♦ 5♦

John Costiniano: A♣ K♣

The board ran out J♠ J♣ Q♠ T♦ 7♥, busting Vincent Huang in 8th place for PHP 1,725,000.

Hand 10 From middle-position Vincent Huang opened the action with a min-raise to 240,000. Sandagdorj next to him made the call. On Q♠ 9♠ 2♥ Huang did not continue and check. Holding 7♠ 7♥ the Mongolian player put out a 250,000 to which Huang folded.

Hand 11 From early-position Antezana opened 7♥ 7♣ and it folded around to Costiniano in late-position who put out a three-bet to 720,000 with Q♣ J♣ . Antezana folded his pair.

Chip Counts:

The Final Table of the record-breaking APT Manila 2024 Main Event is set, with Daniel Lee from the United States in the lead holding 6,620,000 in chips. The final nine players have outlasted 1,081 entries—the largest field in APT tour history—to compete for a share of the biggest guaranteed prize pool of PHP 100 Million (~$1.7 million) in Philippine poker history. They will battle it out on the final day for the prestigious 24K Lion trophy and the top prize of PHP 18,060,000 ($307,020).

The day started with 48 players returning to the field, and after seven 60-minute levels of intense play, the final table was reached. Former APT Champion Mike Takayama came tantalizingly close to securing a spot at the final table and vying for a historic third APT Main Event title but ultimately fell just short, exiting in 13th place.

Other notable players who didn't make it included Alex Chong (30th), Lester Edoc (39th), Ronnie Tate (40th), Joonhee "Steve" Yea (41st), and Renniel Galvez (47th).

Lee took the lead by eliminating SJ Kim in a pivotal hand, where his king-queen offsuit managed to stay ahead, even though Kim’s queen-eight suited held multiple outs. Lee’s turn catch of a king sealed Kim’s fate and knocked him out of the tournament.

Close on Lee’s heels is South Korea’s Gab Kim, who steadily built his stack after claiming a significant pot from Edgar Antezana, hitting a broadway straight to secure his edge.

Day 3 chip leader and WSOP bracelet holder Renji Mao remains in the mix, having doubled his stack from the start of the day to enter tomorrow’s final battle with 4,660,000 chips.

The chip counts of the final nine players are listed below.

Here are the payouts for the final table.

With the biggest stack only double the shortest, it’s an open contest heading into the final day. Join us for the thrilling conclusion of the APT Manila Main Event, where a new champion will be crowned.

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The final table of the APT Main Event is set!

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Sung Jin Yun shoved the cutoff for 345,000 and Daniel Lee called from the button.

Sung Jin Yun: A♦ 9♥

Daniel Lee: A♣ 2♣

Yun had a chance to almost triple up and was a big favorite to do so. The flop of 7♥ A♠ Q♣ gave both players top pair, but the 2♥ on the turn gave Lee two pair, and left Yun on the brink of bubbling the final table. The T♦ river changed nothing, and Yun was out in tenth.

The last remaining APT Main Event winner in the field has just been eliminated, which means a new champion will be crowned tomorrow.

SJ Kim made it 225,000 on the button and Daniel Lee called from the big blind.

They went to a flop of J♣ 3♥ T♥ where Lee checked, and Kim fired 175,000. Lee then reached for chips and raised to 500,000, then Kim shoved for 1,600,000. Lee asked for a count and after thinking it over, he made the call.

SJ Kim: Q♥ 8♥

Daniel Lee: K♥ Q♣

Kim had flopped a monster draw with a flush draw and a gutshot, but was behind to the overcards and open-ended straight draw of Lee.

A K♣ on the turn gave Lee a pair, which was quickly followed by the J♣ on the river, which meant Kim was sent to the rail just shy of the final table.

Daniel Lee opened to 200,000 from under the gun and SJ Kim shoved from the small blind. Lee had just over 1,500,000 to start the hand, and put in the chips, which left him at risk.

Daniel Lee: K♠ K♥

SJ Kim: A♥ Q♣

Lee was a big favorite, but it's always a sweat being the at-risk player. The flop of 7♣ T♥ 9♥ didn't offer much to Kim, but he did pick up an open-ended straight draw on the J♦ turn. The Q♦ river did pair Kim, but it also gave Lee a straight and earned him a double-up.

With the three table redraw complete, here's an up-to-date chip count along new seat assignments.

Currently, South Africa's Edgar Antezana leads with 5,105,000 chips!

Day 3 of the PHP 85,000 APT Manila Main Event concluded with 48 players advancing from the original 159 players that started the day. Leading the pack is former APT Single Day High Roller Champion and WSOP bracelet holder Renji Mao, who amassed 2,689,000 chips, one of only two players to exceed the two-million mark, along with Yuhang Chen, who bagged 2,472,000.

A total of 1,081 entries were recorded in the Main Event, making it the largest Main Event field in APT tour history in the Philippines, with the biggest-ever guaranteed prize pool of PHP 100 million (~$1.7 million) in the country. The eventual champion will take home the top prize of PHP 18,060,000 ($307,020).

Vincent Huang, who entered Day 3 as one of the chip leaders, still remains in contention but lost a significant portion of his chips to Chen in a hand where Huang held ace-deuce suited but missed his flush draw against Chen’s two-pair with queen-jack suited on the turn.

Four former APT Main Event champions remain in the hunt for the title and the coveted 24K Gold Lion trophy. Among them are two-time champions Mike Takayama with 977,000, and Lester Edoc, who has a stack of 888,000. Both players have a chance to make history as the first-ever player to win the Main Event three times.

SJ Kim won the Main Event in Macau back in 2016, and brought through a stack of 623,000 after a successful day on the felt. Renniel Galvez, a former APT Philippines Main Event Champion, is also in the mix with a stack of 255,000, determined to become the last player standing. However, he, along with Joonhee "Steve" Yea (252,000) and Ronnie Tate (242,000), who currently sit at the bottom of the leaderboard, will face an uphill battle to catch up to the top prize.

The start-of-day chip leader Zhen Chen came into the day with 1,094,000 chips, but ended Day 3 in the middle of the pack with 776,000.

Other notables to make it through were Gab Yong Kim (1,635,000), Rex David Clinkscales (806,000), Alex Chong (740,000).

The top ten stacks can be found below.

Play will resume at 11AM on Tuesday, November 5, with just over 37 minutes remaining in Level 23. The average stack sits at just under 900,000, which is around 38 big blinds.

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Daniel Lee of the USA raised the flop fee to 600 with Nyam-Osor Davaasuren calling at the cut-off and Benhur Ybarsabal defending from the big blind. The dealer peeled a flop of K♣ 5♥ 2♣ . Ybarsabal passed his option to Lee, who threw in a bet of 700. Daavasuren raised to 3,100. The big blind stepped aside and Lee took a moment before throwing in the towel along with his cards.