APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.