Philippines, Crowne Plaza Manila GalleriaEVENT #18

2025.02.09 - 2025.02.15Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Kwonhwan Mun

South Korea

Blind level

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

175/1,202

Total Chips

48,080,000

Average

274,743

Day 2

SMPSMP

2/12/2025, 8:36:57 AM

Foster's Jack Helps

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Kwonhwan Mun limped in from the cutoff and was called by the small blind. Dylan Foster then put in a raise to 26,000 from the big bind, and only Mun dropped in a call.

The two checked through the flop of K♦ J♦ Q♠ to the 3♠ turn, where Foster checked to Mun, who fired 15,000. Foster made the call.

The 4♣ came on the river and it went check-check.

Foster tabled a flopped pair of jacks with A♠ J♣ , making Mun muck his cards.

Player	Chips
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	730,000(183 BB)
KM Kwonhwan MunSouth Korea	196,000(49 BB)

SMPSMP

2/12/2025, 8:23:17 AM

Foster On the Right Side of a Cooler

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Dylan Foster

Dylan Foster has around 700,000 chips in front of him and is contesting for the chip lead after being on the right side of a cooler against Takuya Inoue.

Before the break, Foster opened from under the gun to 6,500 and Inoue three-bet the cutoff to 19,000. When it got back to Foster, he called.

The duo saw a flop of T♦ Q♥ J♦ where Foster checked, Inoue bet 22,000, and Foster called.

An A♥ on the turn put a second flush draw on the board and both players decided to check to see the Q♦ drop on the river. Foster riffled his chips for a while then carved out a bet of 68,000. Inoue had 111,000 remaining in his stack and committed them all after around a minute, and Foster snap-called.

Foster then revealed a boat with A♠ Q♠ , and Inoue showed a smaller full house with J♠ J♣ .

It's a good thing Inoue is wearing a jacket because that was an absolute cooler!

Since the break, Foster has continued his trend of stacking chips as he three-bet Kwonhwan Mun's open from the small blind. On the 5♣ 3♣ 5♥ flop, Foster fired a continuation-bet of 21,000, which got the job done as Mun quickly relented to the pressure.

Player	Chips
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	700,000(175 BB)
KM Kwonhwan MunSouth Korea	150,000(38 BB)
TI Takuya InoueJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/12/2025, 7:23:25 AM

Mun Among Chip Leaders

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Kwonhwan Mun came through Flight C as the chip leader with 288,000 in his stack and has almost doubled that so far on Day 2.

In the latest hand he played, Min Sung Lee opened the button to 6,000 and Mun defended his big blind.

They went to a flop of 8♣ 7♥ 4♣ , which both checked to the board-pairing 8♥ turn. Mun bet 5,000, and Lee called.

A 3♦ completed the board and again Mun went with a sizing of 5,000. After a short time, Lee reluctantly tossed in a chip to call.

Mun then showed 9♣ 7♠ for a pair of sevens, and Lee's K♥ 4♥ went into the bin.

Player	Chips
KM Kwonhwan MunSouth Korea	517,000(172 BB)
MS Min Sung LeeSouth Korea	50,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/12/2025, 2:25:20 AM

Spotlight on APT Manila Classic Main Event Day 2 Action

Good morning, poker enthusiasts!

The stage is set for Day 2 of APT Manila Classic Main Event, where 377 survivors from the four starting flights will converge at the Crowne Plaza and battle for a share of the PHP 60,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. With 1,146 entries recorded across all starting flights, the number is expected to rise as registration remains open until the start of play.

The action kicks off at 11:00 AM local time. Blinds begin at 800/1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600. A 15-minute break is scheduled every two levels, and contestants will play through 60-minute levels until making it into the money.

Leading the pack in Day 2 is Japan’s Tomoki Terashima, who amassed an impressive stack of 347,300 after navigating through Flight A. Close behind is Austria’s Matthias Lipp. He bagged up 345,000 chips, less than two big blinds gap from the chip leader. Lithuania’s Andrius Janca also crossed the three-hundred mark, securing 338,000 chips and the third spot on the chipboard.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Player	Chips
TT Tomoki TerashimaJapan	347,300
ML Matthias LippAustria	345,000
JA Janca AndriusLithuania	338,000
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	292,600
KM Kwonhwan MunSouth Korea	288,200
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	259,800
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	252,900
AU Alexander UgayRussia	248,000
RH Rex Hunt AiAustralia	230,400
JB Jayaram BharathIndia	229,100

Other notable APT titleholders advancing to Day 2 include Joshua Chargualaf (252,900), David Erquiaga (205,800), Henrik Tollefsen (202,200), Marco Espela (201,900), Thanisom Saelor (200,500). Kunal Patni (184,500), fresh off his Mystery Bounty Hunter victory, and Mike Takayama (173,600) are also among the contenders.

Stay tuned for comprehensive coverage of the Main Event Day 2 and discover who will outlast and advance to Day 3.

Day1C Qualifiers - 119 Players

Player	Chips
KM Kwonhwan MunSouth Korea	288,200
OS Olivier SerrieFrance	226,600
JH Joshua Hamilton DuceAustralia	223,900
KT Kuan Ting YehChina	218,600
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	211,200
SS Steven SmartUnited Kingdom	205,600
HT Henrik TollefsenNorway	202,200
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	186,400
KP Kunal PatniIndia	184,500
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	173,600
JF Joshua FiguerresPhilippines	171,000
JO Jin OkuharaJapan	164,800
RL Ricardas LukauskasLithuania	163,700
SC Shyh Chyn LimMalaysia	159,100
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	157,900
MR Mark Rirod Dela CruzPhilippines	154,700
GJ Gwangyeol Jeong	154,400
IA Ish AgarwalIndia	153,400
MA Marco AlmerezPhilippines	149,000
TU Tanawat U-snit	142,800
BZ Batnyam ZayabaatarMongolia	142,700
HL Hyundong LeeSouth Korea	135,300
JL Jacques Le GuennecFrance	133,700
WP Wutikrai PhraikhieoThailand	128,700
NS Nobuaki SasakiJapan	126,300
KK Kenshiro Koseki	122,900
AA Adem AgoudjilFrance	119,400
MT Muneyuki Tanimura	115,800
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	115,400
JD Joseph Dante Reyes	115,000
HE Hakamada EisukeJapan	115,000
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	114,100
DJ Dale JohnstoneAustralia	113,200
SS Shiva Shankar ShenbagarajIndia	113,000
KH Kaito HashimotoJapan	111,600
KF Kam Fung LeeHong Kong	111,000
JR Jules RohrFrance	110,800
YA Yusuke ArimaJapan	107,500
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	106,700
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	106,000
RR Rahul Rajendra Darak	105,700
KK Kiyoung Kim	104,300
HW Hajime WatanabeJapan	103,200
KM Kaito MoriJapan	102,900
CD Christopher De LaraPhilippines	100,100
JG Jae Geun Lim	99,800
JT Jansen TiuPhilippines	97,900
GP Geoffrey Phillip Tomes	94,000
CL Chun-kit Lai	92,100
IV Ian Veine Pinsan	90,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr	89,600
JM James MorilesPhilippines	89,000
MO Makoto Osa	85,800
DA Dale Andrew Townsend	85,800
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	85,400
SU Seong Uk Huh	84,600
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	82,400
YH Yi-feng Hsieh	81,600
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	81,000
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	80,600
AS Adam ShrikiIsrael	79,500
DC Damien CollinsIreland	77,900
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	77,400
SM Shotaro MitsuishiJapan	75,500
PP Phuritat Phaosathianphan	71,900
YY Yiu Yeung LeungHong Kong	69,600
KS Kohei SuzukiJapan	68,300
LD Luke DaintonUnited States of America	68,000
WT William TeohMalaysia	67,300
YK Yohei KitazatoJapan	67,000
CC Chit Chuan Lim	65,600
NM Nicola MontalbanoItaly	65,000
AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	65,000
TA Taeil AhnSouth Korea	65,000
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	64,900
FO Finn Ove Penderak	64,200
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	63,600
WJ Wei Jen WangTaiwan	62,000
BG Battulga GanboldMongolia	57,000
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	56,400
JY Jun Young ParkSouth Korea	56,200
SK Shigenori Komatsu	54,600
ML Mun Leong CheongSingapore	51,000
DP Dixon Pang Seng Jun	50,500
PU Patchareeporn Usnit	49,400
JM John MatsudaJapan	48,800
JP Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines	48,800
KA Kenneth AnthonyAustralia	48,100
LM Linda Minh Phuong Nguyen	46,800
MM Masayuki MurataJapan	44,200
DV Deepak VansilIndia	43,300
JL Jimin LeeSouth Korea	43,200
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	43,100
JL Jimin LimSouth Korea	42,900
KT Kaga TamHong Kong	41,900
EM Edwin MarzanPhilippines	41,800
DK Daehoon Kim	40,800
GM Gregory Matthew WinyardThailand	40,700
DK Daiju KomineJapan	40,000
YI Yousuke InoJapan	40,000
TK Taku KubotaJapan	37,400
TK Tamoya KajiJapan	37,100
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	35,300
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	34,200
KS Koyo SeraJapan	33,900
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	33,500
RY Raiden Yew Fatt Kan	32,900
RA Randolph AcacioPhilippines	32,600
RB Richard Bati Tolentino	32,200
CX Cai Xin Wong	31,700
RK Rikuhito Komichi	31,300
FY Frederick Yu Jr.	27,800
TH Takumi HashimotoJapan	27,500
KT Kin Tung Chan	27,400
ST Sananthachat ThanapatpisalThailand	24,000
TP Thanapipat PeesanoughThailand	20,000
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	19,500
HM Hiroyuki Matsuzaki	17,400
TJ Tashi James Harrower	17,000