APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Hand 76 Edgar Antezana opened from the button and, from the small-blind, John Constiniano moved all of his 5,300,000 chips into the middle. Antezana did not waste any time and called.

John Constiniano: K♦ 9♦

Edgar Antezana: A♦ 7♣

The flop gave both players a sweat as it came out 8♥ 7♦ 6♣ . The 6♦ on the turn gave additional outs to the Filipino player, but the A♣ on the river sealed his fate.

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.

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.

The action gets underway at 11am local time and live updates will be posted here. The action will also be streamed live (with a 30-minute delay) and you can tune in by clicking through the following channels.

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The final table of the APT Main Event is set!

Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.

Having just lost a flip, Kim Enriquez shoved from the button for almost 1,100,000, and John Costiniano called from the small blind.

Kim Enriquez: K♥ T♥

John Costiniano: A♦ K♠

Enriquez was dominated but did pick up a flush draw on the 3♣ 2♥ A♥ flop. However, it was just false hope as the 8♠ turn and A♣ river meant Enriquez was eliminated in twelfth.

After action folded to the blinds, John Costiniano limped in from the small blind, only to face a raise of 275,000 from Gab Kim on the big blind. Costiniano called after using a time bank to think it over.

The flop came J♠ 6♦ 3♥ . Costiniano checked, and Kim bet 185,000. Costiniano took his time again, eventually calling. Both players then checked the turn T♥ and river A♥ . Kim revealed A♣ K♥ , and Costiniano mucked his hand.

One round later, they clashed again—this time with Costiniano opening from the cutoff for 160,000 and Kim three-betting to 475,000 from the button. Costiniano called, and they saw a flop of 8♥ 4♣ 9♦.

After Costiniano checked, Kim bet 330,000, and Costiniano called. The turn J♣ was checked by both players after Kim used a time bank.

On the river 6♠ , Costiniano check-called a 605,000 bet from Kim, who revealed 6♣ 6♥ , catching a set on the river. Costiniano mucked his hand once more, and Kim scooped the pot with a lot of Costiniano's chips transferring to his side.

Zhen Chen had a great tournament run and was the chip leader when Day 2 of the APT Main Event concluded. However, his deep run ended on Day 4 in 18th place.

John Costiniano raised to 135,000 from the hijack and Zhen Chen re-popped to 850,000. Costiniano then pushed all-in, with Chen making the call to risk his Main Event life.

Zhen Chen: A♦ Q♣

John Costiniano: J♥ J♦

The flop came 2♣ 6♦ 2♦ , which gave Costiniano two-pair to lead the coin toss. The 6♣ turn tightened the noose around Chen and the river 7♣ finalized the demise.

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!

John Costiniano made it 85,000 on the button and Vincent Huang three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Costiniano, he called.

They went to a flop of Q♣ 2♣ Q♠ where Huang continued for 155,000, and Costiniano called.

A 3♠ dropped on the turn where Huang slowed down with a check, and Costiniano fired 200,000. Huang took his time but eventually laid it down, and Costiniano took it down.

Soo Jo Kim opened for 65,000 and got called by John Costiniano from the small blind. Lester Edoc in the big blind jammed all-in for 754,000. Kim immediately folded his hand, while Costiniano, who covered Edoc, threw in two time banks, considering his options. He finally made the call.

Lester Edoc: K♦ Q♣

John Costiniano: A♣ 9♣

The dealer flopped 7♥ J♣ 2♣ , giving Costiniano a flush draw. The dealer continued with a 3♦ turn and a 4♥ river. Despite not getting his flush draw, Costiniano was still ahead with ace-high and scooped the pot, which stripped Edoc of the chance to potentially win his third APT Main Event title.

Junho Hyeon shoved for 220,000 from under the gun and John Costiniano called from the cutoff.

Junho Hyeon: 9♥ 9♠

John Costiniano: A♥ Q♦

Hyeon needed to win the flip to stay alive, but got off to the worst possible start on the T♠ A♣ 2♦ flop, as Costiano paired his ace. No help arrived on either the 6♥ turn or T♥ river, which meant Hyeon headed to the exit in 36th.

It started out as a friendly quarrel of the blinds with John Constiniano meeting the minimum requirement and Lester Edoc checking from the big blind to see a flop of 7♣ A♦ 6♣ .

Constiniano made a friendly bet of 25,000 and Edoc called to see a 3♠ on the turn. Constiniano turned it up a notch to 90,000, with Edoc then pumping it up to 250,000. Constiniano peeked at his cards and counted off the chips to match the raise.

Both checked after the 2♦ river with Costiano showing a pair of aces with his A♥ 4♥ . Edoc didn't bother to turn over the losing hand.

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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