Philippines, City of Dreams ManilaEVENT

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Asian Poker Tour

Thomas Ward

New Zealand

Blind level

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Entries

1/59

Total Chips

14,750,000

Average

14,750,000

Final Day

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/31/2024, 5:44:11 AM

Ward Bubbles in Painful Fashion

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Thomas Ward

Thomas Ward raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Willliam Teoh three-bet to 300,000. When the action got back to Ward, he shoved all in for 1,200,000. Teoh went into the tank, but eventually, he dropped in the call.

Thomas Ward: K♥ K♠

William Teoh: T♠ T♥

Ward was in great shape to double up, and the flop of J♦ 6♥ J♣ kept his Cowboys well in the lead. However, things took a turn for the worse for Ward when the T♦ dropped, which improved Teoh to a full house. Only a river king or jack could save Ward from bubbling, however the A♦ hit the river, which meant Ward departed empty-handed.

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	5,800,000(145 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/31/2024, 5:04:46 AM

Final Table Stacks

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Top Row (L to R) William Teoh, Toan Truong, Joonhee Yea, John Matsuda, Thomas Ward. Bottom Row (L to R) Alexander Lynskey, Jordan Westmorland, Vincent Huang, Paulius Plausinaitis

Here's the stacks for the final nine, and William Teoh holds a commanding stack to start.

The action with the APT live stream can be followed either on Youtube or Twitch. Don't miss out!

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	4,580,000(115 BB)
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	2,395,000(60 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	1,790,000(45 BB)
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	1,510,000(38 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	1,165,000(29 BB)
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,110,000(28 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	860,000(22 BB)
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	850,000(21 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	490,000(12 BB)

Blind level

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Entries

12/59

Total Chips

14,750,000

Average

1,229,167

Day 1

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 7:21:34 PM

William Teoh Leads Final 12 Players in the APT Super High Roller

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

William Teoh

William Teoh is the Day 1 chip leader of the PHP 600,000 (~USD $10,300) APT Super High Roller. The Malaysian won a massive pot against second-in chips John Matsuda late in Day 1, putting him in a great starting position for Day 2.

A total of 59 entries (42 unique) led to a total prize pool standing at a mouth-watering PHP 32,621,100 (~USD $545,560) and the eventual winner taking home a PHP 9,785,100 (~USD $166,350) top prize.

Teoh accumulated a total of 3,550,000 in chips over the sixteen 40-minute levels played. A fourth place in this tournament would mean a career-high score for him. He achieved his best score at the 2022 APT Manila Championship which he finished in second position for PHP 2,797,700.

Vincent Huang

Second in chips with 1,770,000 finished the New Zeeland professional Vincent Huang. Throughout the day he could be seen chipping up nicely, never losing any huge pots. Closely following him comes seasoned pro Paulius Plausinaitis with 1,390,000. Other notable names making it to Day 2 include Jordan Westmorland (1,245,000), Nevan Chang (1,070,000), Thomas Ward (1,030,000), and Daniel Neilson (765,000).

Out of the 12 remaining players, 8 will make it to the money, but all eyes will be on the glorious Lion Trophy. For sure, it will be an action packed day which can either be followed on the live blog or via the live stream.

Here are the chip counts of the 12 remaining players.

Player	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	3,550,000(142 BB)
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	1,770,000(71 BB)
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,390,000(56 BB)
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	1,245,000(50 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	1,165,000(47 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	1,070,000(43 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	1,030,000(41 BB)
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	1,000,000(40 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	765,000(31 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	720,000(29 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	555,000(22 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	525,000(21 BB)

Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$167,830
2	$121,415
3	$78,330
4	$59,310
5	$45,880
6	$35,810
7	$28,540
8	$22,380

Play will start thursday 11:15 PM local time. Follow this live blog to keep up to date on all the outer tables. A live stream will be available at the start of Day 2. Tune in to our channels to not miss any of the exciting action.

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Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 12:30:56 PM

Chip Counts in the Break

Level 11: 4,500 / 9,000 ante: 9,000

Player	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,434,000(159 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	1,387,000(154 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	1,340,000(149 BB)
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	1,210,000(134 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	1,120,000(124 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	1,118,000(124 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	947,000(105 BB)
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	649,000(72 BB)
AK Alex KeatingUnited States of America	623,000(69 BB)
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	586,000(65 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	450,000(50 BB)
TT Tobias TopicGermany	272,000(30 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	250,000(28 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	250,000(28 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	220,000(24 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	201,000(22 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	159,000(18 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	150,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 11:58:43 AM

Neilson Continues to Chip Up

Level 11: 4,500 / 9,000 ante: 9,000

Daniel Neilson

Playing only five handed, Thomas Ward opened from early-position and got three-bet by Daniel Neilson to 90,000 in the big-blind. He made the call and both players were off to a flop.

The flop came down 5♣ 3♥ 3♣ and Neilson continued with a 95,000 bet. Ward called. The turn brought the spicy A♠ and Neilson put out another half pot bet, equaling 180,000 chips. Ward looked annoyed, saying his hand is too strong to fold. But yet, decided to let his cards go. "You had Jacks?" Neilson asked his opponent. "I had Tens" he said with a chuckle.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	2,200,000(244 BB)
TW Thomas WardNew Zealand	340,000(38 BB)