APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Ivan Govorov has etched his name in the biggest APT Main Event in Phillippines.

Stay tuned to see how he did it!

Hand 82 Samuel Mullur raised to 600,000 on the button and was jammed by Dmitrii Belikov from the big blind for 3,200,000.

Dmitrii Belikov: 8♠ 8♣

Samuel Mullur: K♠ Q♦

It was a flip that Belikov needed to win. However, the flop came down K♣ A♥ T♦ , improving Mullur to a pair of kings. The rest of the runout was helpless for Belikov, as it rolled off 5♥ 2♣ , meaning Belikov was sent to the rail in 6th place for PHP 1,943,000 (~$33,385).

Hand 71 Samuel Mullur raised with K♣ 7♥ from the cutoff to 600,000 and won the pot.

Hand 72 Or Nezer shoved from the cutoff with Q♣ 7♦ from the cutoff and took down the blinds.

Hand 73 Nezer made it 600,000 with J♣ 8♣ from the hijack and won the pot.

Hand 74 Dmitrii Belikov looked down at A♣ Q♠ in the hijack and made it 1,500,000 to go. Everybody else folded.

Hand 75 Mullur limped in from the small blind with J♦ 2♦ and Nezer made it 1,100,000 from the big blind with A♣ T♣ . Mullur called.

On a flop of Q♥ K♦ T♠ , both checked to the 4♠ turn, where they both tapped the table again. A 9♥ river saw Mullur complete his straight, and he fired out 2,600,000. Nezer laid it down.

Hand 68 Alexander Ugay raised with K♠ Q♦ in the cutoff to 600,000 and Dylan Foster three-bet ot 5,000,000 with Q♥ T♥ from the small blind to win the pot.

Hand 69 Samuell Mullur raised with A♦ Q♣ to 1,000,000 in the small blind and collected the pot.

Hand 70 Samuel Mullur raised with Q♠ 7♥ on the button to 600,000 and Or Nezer three-bet to 2,000,000 out of the small blind. Dmitrii Belikov then shoved all in from the big blind. Mullur folded, but Nezer dropped in a call.

Dmitrii Belikov: A♦ K♦

Or Nezer: A♠ Q♥

Nezer looked likely to be the next elimination at this final table as he had the inferior ace. The flop came down 4♣ 6♦ 5♥ which didn't improve either player. The 4♠ turn offered Nezer some chop outs, and when the 6♥ double-paired the board, Nezer should be thankful to the dealer that he is still seated in the Main Event.

Hand 54 Dmitrii Belikov raised with K♥ 9♥ from the hijack and was defended by Samuel Mullur from the big blind with T♦ 7♦ .

On the flop of 4♣ 7♥ Q♠ , Mullur checked to Belikov, who bet 450,000. Mullur then raised it to 1,300,000 and won the pot.

Hand 55 Or Nezer raised with J♠ J♥ from under the gun to 500,000 and collected the pot.

Hand 56 Samuel Mullur raised to 500,000 on the button with A♦ Q♣ and won the pot.

Hand 57 Dylan Foster raised with K♣ 6♣ from the hijack to 500,000. Or Nezer three-bet to 1,700,000 from the small blind with A♠ A♣ and won the pot.

Hand 41 Or Nezer shoved all in for 2,900,000 from under the gun with A♥ J♣ and collected the pot.

Hand 42 Jie Zhang shoved all in for 2,900,000 from the small blind with Q♦ Q♣ and won the pot.

Hand 43 Samuel Mullur raised with A♠ 6♦ to 500,000 from the cutoff and was called by Dmitrii Belikov from the big blind with K♦ K♣ .

On the flop of 2♥ 5♦ 7♣ , Belikov bet 250,000 and Mullur called to see the 7♥ turn, where Belikov sent another bet of 700,000. Mullur folded.

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Hand 38 Or Nezer raised with T♥ 9♥ to 400,000 in the cutoff and Ivan Govorov called from the big blind with K♥ 5♥ .

On the flop of 6♠ 6♥ K♦ , Govorov checked and Nezer bet 200,000. Govorov called to see the Q♥ fall on the turn. The action went check-check.

The river revealed the 6♣ . Govorov fired 500,000 and won the pot.

Hand 39 Dmitrii Belikov raised to 400,000 in the cutoff with 9♠ 8♠ and Aleander Ugay called on the button with 4♦ 3♦ . Ivan Govoro three-bet to 1,600,000 from the small blind with A♣ K♦ and won the pot.

Hand 40 Samuel Mullur got a walk.

Hand 29 Dmitrii Belikov raised with 4♦ 3♠ from the small blind to 600,000 and collected the pot.

Hand 30 Dmitrii Belikov raised with Q♣ J♠ to 400,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand 31 Alexander Ugay raised with A♥ 5♣ to 400,000 on the button and Ivan Govorov three-bet with Q♦ Q♣ from the small blind to 2,100,000 and collected the pot.

Hand 25 Dylan Foster raised to 400,000 from the cutoff holding 9♠ 8♠ and Hiroya Iwamoto shoved from the small blind with A♦ 9♦ for around 2,900,000. Foster quickly folded.

Hand 26 Samuel Mullur limped in from the small blind with A♥ 6♦ and Jie Zhang checked his option from the big blind with Q♣ 2♦ .

On the 8♠ K♠ K♣ flop, Mullur stabbed 200,000 into the pot and Zhang put in the call to see a K♥ fall on the turn. Mullur checked, Zhang bet 250,000, and Mullur called.

A 4♥ completed the board and both checked it down, which meant Mullur took the pot with ace-high.

Hand 27 Iwamoto min-raised to 400,000 from the cutoff with Q♠ 6♠ and Zhang three-bet with K♠ Q♥ from the small blind to 1,400,000. Iwamoto folded quickly.

Hand 28 Ivan Govorov peeked down at A♥ K♥ from early position and min-raised to 400,000. Dmitrii Belikov called from the big blind holding 9♦ 6♦ .

The all four flop of 4♣ 4♥ 4♠ saw Belikov check-fold to the 200,000-chip continuation-bet from Govorov.

Hand 11 Adalsteinn Karlsson shoved for 1,100,000 from early position with K♠ 8♦ , and Hiroya Iwamoto three-bet with A♣ Q♣ to 2,600,000.

A board came down 3♦ 5♥ 6♣ 8♥ 5♣ , improving Karlsson to two pair and won a double-up.

Hand 12 Jie Zhang raised with A♣ J♦ to 325,000 from the hijack and Dimitrii Belikov three-bet on the button to 800,000 with 8♣ 7♣ . Zhang called.

On the flop of Q♦ 8♠ T♥ , both players checked through to the 6♦ turn, where Zhang bet bet 350,000 and Belikov called.

The river showed 3♦ . Zhang bet 325,000 and won the pot.

Hand 13 Alexander Ugay fraised with A♠ 8♣ to 320,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand 7 Jie Zhang looked down at A♥ Q♠ from under the gun and raised to 325,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 8 Hiroya Iwamoto raised to 325,000 on the button with A♠ 4♠ and Samuel Mullur shoved K♣ J♣ from the small blind for around 2,100,000. Iwamoto mulled it over for a while but eventually elected to lay it down.

Hand 9 Alexander Ugay raised to 320,000 from early position with A♥ Q♣ and took down the pot.

Hand 10 Ivan Govorov made it 320,000 from early position holding 9♥ 9♣ and Or Nezer called with 9♦ 9♠ from the small blind.

With both players having the same hand, they went to a flop of 4♠ Q♣ Q♥ where Nezer check-called a bet of 265,000 from Govorov. An 8♦ dropped on the turn and again Nezer went into check-call mode after Govorov fired out 550,000.

Another eight, the 8♣ , completed the runout and both players knuckled the table and split the pot.

Hand 2 Dmitrii Belikov picked up K♥ T♦ in the small blind and made it 420,000. Alexander Ugay then three-bet to 1,200,000 out of the big blind with A♠ Q♥ . Belikov folded.

Hand 3 Dylan Foster raised to 320,000 from under the gun holding 8♠ 8♥ and Ivan Govorov defended with A♥ 9♦ from the big blind.

They saw a flop of 6♦ T♥ 9♥ where both checked to the 2♣ turn, which also went check-check. The J♣ dropped on the river and again both checked, which left Gorovov to scoop the pot with his pair of nines.

Hand 4 Belikov raised the cutoff with T♠ T♥ to 320,000 and Foster peeled from the big blind. On the 8♦ 9♣ A♣ flop, both checked to the J♣ turn, which also checked through. A 5♦ landed on the river Foster went with a pot-sized bet of 925,000. Belikov rechecked his cards then tossed them away, allowing Foster to steal the pot.

Top row (L-R): Dylan Wayne Foster (Australia) - 6,615,000, Adalsteinn Karlsson (Iceland) - 1,700,000, Samuel Mullur (Austria) - 2,150,000, Alexander Ugay (Russia) - 4,720,000 Bottom Row (L-R): Jie Zhang (Hong Kong) - 5,320,000, Hiroya Iwamoto (Japan) - 8,225,000, Dmitri Belikov (Russia) - 8,890,000, Or Nezer (Israel) - 6,660,000, Ivan Govorov (Russia) - 3,390,000

After four days of intense competition, the APT Main Event final table is set, and today, one player will etch their name into history as the champion of the biggest APT Main Event ever held in the Philippines. With a massive PHP 62,311,680 (~$1,070,647) prize pool and a PHP 11,069,680 (~$190,201) first-place prize on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Leading the charge is Russia’s Dmitrii Belikov (8,890,000), who surged ahead on Day 4 after winning the tournament’s biggest flip. Japan’s Hiroya Iwamoto (8,225,000) isn’t far behind, while Or Nezer (6,660,000) and Dylan Foster (6,615,000) round out the top four, each well within striking distance.

With APT titles, major final tables, and millions in live earnings among this final table lineup, experience is plentiful, but so is hunger. Samuel Mullur (2,150,000), a decorated bracelet winner, will need to work his short stack to mount a comeback, while Adalsteinn Karlsson (1,700,000) enters as the shortest stack, looking for an early double-up to stay in contention.

With PHP 11,069,680 (~$190,201) up top, every decision at the final table carries high-stakes consequences. Each of the remaining nine players is already guaranteed PHP 819,000 (~$14,072), but the real battle begins now, with the top three finishers all securing seven-figure payouts.

A deep run guarantees life-changing money, with PHP 6,507,000 (~$111,804) for second place and PHP 4,577,000 (~$78,643) for third. But as the eliminations stack up, so do the pay jumps, inching the final contenders closer to the prestigious Gold Lion trophy and the biggest APT Main Event title ever awarded in the Philippines.

The pressure is on, and every decision will be magnified under the bright lights of the final table. Play resumes at 11 AM, with action streaming on a 30-minute delay. By day’s end, only one will remain—the newest APT Main Event champion.

Who will rise to the occasion and claim poker immortality? It’s time to find out!

as the sun rose over Manila this morning, 48 hopefuls returned to the tables inside the Crowne Plaza Galleria with one shared mission—securing a seat at the APT Main Event final table. After eight levels of play, that number has been slashed to just nine, each now shifting their focus to the ultimate prize: the PHP 11,069,680 (~$190,201) first-place payout.

The player in the best position to capture the title is Russia’s Dmitrii Belikov, who ran hot throughout the day and closed out with an impressive 8,890,000 in chips. Japan’s Hiroya Iwamoto wasn’t far behind, building his stack to 8,225,000, while Or Nezer secured the third spot on the leaderboard with 6,660,000, keeping himself in striking distance of the leaders.

When they return tomorrow for the fifth and final day, the remaining nine players will battle for the prestigious APT Main Event title and their share of the massive PHP 62,311,680 (~$1,070,647) prize pool—the biggest APT Main Event ever held in the Philippines. Each has already secured at least PHP 819,000 (~$14,072) for reaching the final table, but with the payouts getting progressively bigger, the stakes couldn’t be higher as they chase history and a career-defining victory.

With a healthy stack of 6,615,000, Dylan Foster is well-positioned to make a run at the title. A familiar face on the APT circuit, Foster has already racked up eight final table appearances in APT events, but a trophy has eluded him outside of his home country of Australia.

Now, with a career-best payday within reach, Foster will be looking to leverage his experience and navigate his way up the payouts—all the way to the PHP 11,069,680 (~$190,201) top prize and his first international title.

The most decorated player at the final table is undoubtedly Samuel Mullur. The Austrian bracelet-winner boasts nearly $5,000,000 in live tournament earnings and currently sits third on Austria’s All-Time Money List—a resume that speaks for itself.

However, Mullur faces an uphill climb with just 2,150,000 in chips, leaving him as one of the short stacks heading into Day 5. But with his experience and deep-run prowess, few would be surprised to see him mount a comeback and battle for the title as the tournament reaches its final stages.

Rounding out the final table are Jie Zhang (5,320,000), Alexander Ugay (4,720,000), Ivan Govorov (3,390,000), and Adalsteinn Karlsson (1,700,000). While Zhang and Ugay sit comfortably in the middle of the pack, Govorov has some ground to make up, while Karlsson enters as the short stack, needing an early double-up to stay in contention.

Day 4 Action

Among those who started the day, Javier Zarco had the steepest hill to climb, entering with just a single big blind. While he hoped to spin up a miracle run, his journey ended in 45th place. Terry Gonzaga (39th), Rishi Mehra (33rd), Jayden Zalac (24th), and Vlada Stojanovic (21st) also fell before the pay jumps started to get a little juicier.

One of the standout stories of the tournament was Gemmy Quach, who described her deep run as “magical” after bagging at the end of Day 3. But as fate would have it, the deck had other plans.

Quach's troubles began in Level 26, when Belikov’s ace-queen rivered her ace-king, but she managed to recover and battle on. However, in Level 29, it was déjà vu—this time, Quach four-bet shoved with king-jack, only to once again find herself at risk against Belikov’s ace-queen.

A king on the flop offered hope for a crucial double-up, but in a cruel twist, the river brought an ace, officially ending her Main Event journey at the hands of the same opponent who cracked her earlier. A magical run, but sometimes even fairy tales get a bad ending.

Belikov vaulted to the top of the chip counts after winning a massive flip, holding strong with pocket jacks against Egidijus Digrys' ace-queen in the tournament’s biggest pot so far. The crucial hand catapulted Belikov into the lead while leaving Digrys on life support with just a handful of big blinds.

Still reeling from the loss, Digrys found himself flipping again just a few hands later, this time with pocket eights against Hiroya Iwamoto’s ace-jack. Unfortunately for him, the board brought an ace on the flop, dashing any hopes of a comeback and sending him out in the unlucky 13th place.

Niklas Warlich (12th) and Jeoffrey Sibal (11th) came agonizingly close to the final table but still walked away with solid paydays for their deep runs. However, it was Japan’s Michikiko Matsuda who suffered the toughest blow, finishing as the final table bubble boy after his stack was slowly ground down to dust.

In his final hand and down to just a few big blinds, Matsuda shoved with nine-eight over an open from Iwamoto, who called with six-three suited. The flop brought Iwamoto a flush draw, and the turn completed it, leaving Matsuda drawing dead and his tournament dreams officially over in tenth.

Play resumes at 11 AM on Saturday, February 15, where the final nine players will battle until one is crowned APT Main Event champion. There’s one minute remaining in Level 30, and with the average stack around 5,300,000, every decision will be magnified as the blinds continue to rise.

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With PHP 11,069,680 (~$190,201) up top, the pressure is at its peak. The stage is set, the chips are counted, and by the end of the day, a new APT Main Event champion will be crowned. Buckle up—it’s going to be a thrilling finale!

With the Main Event final table approaching, a monster pot erupted after a flurry of action.

Adalsteinn Karlsson opened to 250,000 from the hijack, with Alexander Ugay calling from the cutoff and Hiroya Iwamoto peeling on the button. In the small blind, Egidijus Digrys decided to squeeze to 1,200,000, but the real fireworks began when Dmitrii Belikov shoved for 4,800,000 from the big blind.

After taking a count and burning through several time banks, Digrys made the call, creating a 10,000,000-chip pot—the biggest of the tournament so far!

Dmitrii Belikov: J♥ J♣

Egidijus Digrys: A♦ Q♦

A huge flip with Belikov at risk, but his jacks stayed ahead on the 5♦ T♣ 7♣ flop. The 9♥ on the turn added an unnecessary gutshot for Belikov, while Digrys still needed an ace or a queen to flip the script.

But Belikov’s heater continued as the 6♥ bricked on the river, securing him a massive double-up and the chip lead! Meanwhile, Digrys was left crippled, his stack reduced to just 500,000.

It's the end of the road for Gemmy Quach.

After Quach opened to 225,000 from the cutoff, Dmitrii Belikov three-bet the button to 500,000. The blinds quickly got out of the way, and with the action back on Quach, she moved all in for 1,500,000. Belikov took just ten seconds before making the call.

Gemmy Quach: K♥ J♦

Dmitrii Belikov: A♦ Q♠

Quach was all in and behind but had already escaped from a similar spot earlier in the day. She hoped history would repeat itself.

The flop came K♠ 3♦ 4♣ , pairing Quach’s king and leaving Belikov with just three outs. The turn 9♥ was a blank, but the river A♠ delivered a heartbreaking end to Quach’s Main Event run.

Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

Here's a peek at the counts while the players fuel up.

Dmitrii Belikov raised to 160,000 from under the gun, only to be jammed by Jeoffrey Sibal for 745,000 from the cutoff. After some consideration, Belikov dropped in a call to put Sibal at risk.

Dmitrii Belikov: A♦ K♦

Jeoffrey Sibal: K♠ K♣

Sibal held the lead with the pocket kings on the flop of 3♣ 6♠ J♣ .

The 7♦ hit on the turn, leaving Belikov drawing dead.

A bricky 8♦ fell on the river, shipping Sibal a double-up.

Ivan Govorov made it 305,000 to go from the cutoff and Dmitrii Belikov shoved all in from the big blind for 4,580,000. Govorov called off his last 30,000 chips.

Dmitrii Belikov: Q♣ 5♣

Ivan Govorov: Q♥ T♦

A Q♠ 4♥ 2♠ flop improved both players into a pair of queens but Govorov was still ahead with his kicker.

The 3♦ hit on the turn, and Belikov was looking for a five, ace or 6 to bust Govorov.

The J♦ landed on the river, securing a much-needed double up for Govorov.

Jeoffrey Sibal had his last 600,000 chips at risk against Dimitri Belikov.

Jeoffrey Sibal K♣ K♠

Dimitri Belikov A♦ K♥

The board ran 3♣ 6♠ J♣ 7♦ 8♦ giving SIbal's kings a crucial double-up.

The action was picked up on the river with a board showing J♣ T♥ J♦ 3♥ 5♦ and around 650,000 chips in the middle.

Lars Kamphues, from under the gun, checked to Dmitrii Belikov on the button, who shoved all in for around 2,000,000. After tanking for a long time, Kamphues called off his remaining 750,000 chips.

Belikov tabled A♣ J♥ for a flopped pair of jacks to beat the two pair from Kamphues’ K♠ T♣ .

Belikov raked in the sizable chips and bust Kamphues out of the tournament.

Dmitrii Belikov opened the cutoff to 50,000 and Gemmy Quach shoved all in for 235,000 on the button. Belikov dropped in a call to put Quach at risk.

Gemmy Quach: K♦ 9♥

Dmitrii Belikov: A♦ 4♥

Belikov held the lead with an ace, but Quach soon took it over as the flop ran out 2♦ 9♠ 5♠ , improving her to a pair of nines.

The turn 8♥ and river T♥ couldn’t send help to Belikov, shipping a double-up to Quach.

Everything Dmitrii Belikov touches right now turns to gold!

Chuning Tan opened to 105,000 from under the gun and Belikov three-bet from the next seat to 260,000. It got back to Tan, who then four-bet to 425,000, only for Belikov to five-bet rip for around 1,900,000. Within a second, Tan called off his stack of 1,800,000.

Chuning Tan: K♥ K♦

Dmitrii Belikov: A♥ A♣

Tan found himself on the wrong end of the ultimate cooler and couldn't find any reprieve from the 6♦ 6♥ 4♥ 2♠ Q♣ runout, which meant he was eliminated.

Belikov, however, rockets up the counts and is closing in on four million!

Delight for Dmitrii Belikov, but dismay for Gemmy Quach after a brutal river card!

Belikov opened to 500,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just 400,000 behind. Quach, sitting in the cutoff, shoved for around 1,600,000, and when the action folded back to Belikov, he called for his tournament life.

Dmitrii Belikov: A♠ Q♥

Gemmy Quach: A♥ K♦

Quach had Belikov dominated and on the verge of elimination, with her Big Slick holding firm through the 2♠ T♥ J♥ flop. The 4♣ turn erased any chop possibilities, leaving Belikov down to a single out—a king for Broadway.

Just when it looked like Quach was about to claim a massive pot and thin down the field, the cruel K♠ landed on the river, flipping the script in dramatic fashion. A hammer blow for Quach, but pure elation for Belikov, who let out a smirk as he raked in the pot.

Short-stacked Dmitrii Belikov committed himself with a raise to 450,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself just 15,000 behind. The action got to Po-Shuo Huang in the small blind and he moved all in for around 830,000. Once the big blind folded, Belikov put in his last few chips.

Dmitrii Belikov: A♦ T♦

Ph-Shuo Huang: 9♦ 9♥

Belikov was flipping for his tournament left and took a step towards elimination after he whiffed the 3♥ 8♠ 7♥ flop. However, a T♠ on the turn propelled him into the lead, but also gave Huang an open-ended straight draw.

Fortunately for Belikov, the 7♦ river was a brick, and he managed to double up, effectively swapping stacks with Huang.

Dimitri Belikov raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Gemmy Quach re-raised to 130,000 on the button. Belikov threw in a time bank token for effect before shoving all-in. Quach made the immediate call.

Gemmy Quach A♦ A♣

Dimitri Belikov J♥ J♠

Board ran 8♦ Q♣ T♦ 4♦ 4♠

Quach was nervous at the flop, but was elated when the river came to secure her the win.

Or Yaaqov Nezer raised to 60,000 then Dimitir Belikov three-bet to 155,000. When action came back to Nezer, he shoved all-in. Belikov immediately folded, giving Nezer a decent scoop to push his stack past the million mark.

In a following hand, Rishi Mehra raised to 60,000 and Nezer defended the big blind. Both players were given a flop of 4♠ 4♣ 9♠

Nezer check-called the 45,000 bet of Mehra to open a J♠ on the turn. Nezer check-called again for 120,000 to open a Q♥ on the river. Both players checked. Nezer peeled open 9♥ 7♦ with the pair of nines giving him a decent pot to build his stack even more.

Javier Zarco pushed his last 20,000 in the middle and Dimitrii Belikov raise all-in to isolate.

Javier Zarco A♠ 8♥

Dimitri Belikov K♦ 9♠

The board ran J♠ 9♣ Q♥ 8♦ 5♥

The pair nine of Belikov was enough to end Zarco's APT Main Event run.