APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Minkyun Kim shoved all-in for 45,000 after the turn on a board of 4♥ 2♥ 7♦ 9♦ There was maybe another 40,000 already in the pot. Seitaro Aso counted out thr 45,000 and looked how his stack would be without it, then he stared at the board, thinking of what Kim could possible have. Then, Aso tanked some more before finally pushing a chip to call.

Kim flipped over K♦ K♠ and Aso congratulated "nice hand" before revealing 7♣ 6♣ for a pair of sevens. The 8♣ on the river kept Kim ahead and awarded him a crucial double-up and some.

Good morning, poker fans!

The stage is set, players are ready, and Day 2 of the PHP 85,000 APT Main Event is set to kick off at 11:00 am local time. Survivors from all four opening flights will return to compete together.

After making it through the opening flights, a total of 369 players bagged up their chips and will take their seats in the Grand Ballroom for Day 2. Registration remains open until play starts at 11:00 am. Contestants will play through ten 60-miutes levels untill the bubble burst.

Shortly after registration closes, the payouts will be calculated and converted roughly to USD, then posted on the APT blog.

The top ten stacks going into Day 2 can be found below.

A full APT Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw can be found by CLICKING HERE.

There will be a feature table for live streaming (with a 30-minute delay), which you can access by clicking the links below.

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A total of 249 entries showed up for Flight A of the APT Main for a chance to win their share from the guaranteed PHP100,000,000 prize pool. After ten 60-minute levels of poker action, only 82 players were able to bag up their chips and take them to Day 2 on November 3, 2024.

The Philippines' very own Edilberto Gopez Jr. was the one with the top chip count at the end of the day with a total of 338,900. Gopez Jr. just booked a runner-up cash in The Mystery Bounty Hunter -Sponsored by Natural 8 yesterday, and is in great position to earn another big cash.

South Africa's Edgar Antezana has the second largest stack with 309,700 while South Korea's Jaejoong Kim rounds up the top three with 308,300.

Some of the notable players who also bagged their chips at the end of Flight A included recent APT Manila Single Day High Roller -Freezout champion Nang Quang Nguyen (189,100) and the highly-decorated Mike Takayama (161,000).

Some of the big names that missed the cut included APT Manila Single Day High Roller-Mystery Bounty champion John Matsuda, 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champ Jack Sinclair and Philippines All-Time Money List Number One Marc Rivera and Number three Lester Edoc.

These players may still be back with three more Day 1 flights to come. Flight B opens tomorrow on 11:00AM, November 2, 2024. On November 3, Flight C kicks off at 11:00AM with the final Flight D dealing at 6:00PM later in the day.

Meanwhile, here are the top ten chip counts of Flight A.

Colin Tsang went all-in for his last 22,000 and Seitaro Aso re-raised to isolate fo a heads-up duel.

Colin Tsang flipped K♠ K♥ and Aso turned A♦ Q♦ The dealer fanned a flop of A♠ 9♣ T♥ for Aso to overtake with a pair of aces. Tsang already stood from his seat and picked up his gear before the dealer threw the 3♣ turn and the 7♣ river. Seitaro took down the huge pot while Tsang... well, he was nowhere in sight.