APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

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.

After two shoves, Gemmy maintained her aggression in the following hand

Quach open-jammed for 235,000 from under the gun and was called by Lars Kamphues from the hijack to put her at risk.

Lars Kamphues: K♣ J♣

Gemmy Quach: 8♦ 8♣

Quach picked up the lead with pocket eight and it was improved to a set on the flop of 8♥ 7♣ A♠ , leaving Kamphues a small chance to win.

The turn came a 6♣ , and Kamphues drew dead. The inconsequential J♥ hit on the river, giving Kamphues a pair, but it was no match for Quach’s set.

Dimitri Belikov raised to 120,000 from early position and Gemmy Quach shoved all-in the next seat over for her last 270,000 chips. Small blind Lars Kamphues threw in a time bank token before finally deciding to make the call. Belikov stood down and left the two players for a showdown.

Lars Kamphues 9♣ 9♥

Gemmy Quach A♣ 4♣

The flop came T♥ Q♦ 3♥ keeping Kamphues in the lead.

The turn showed a 5♥ and gave Quach more outs with a gutshot.

The poker gods threw in a 2♠ on the river to award Quach a straight and keep her Main Event championship dream alive.

A flop filled out Q♠ T♦ 6♣ with around 11,000 chips in the middle when Nattawut Kwunsong checked over from the big blind. Lars Kamphues then sent a bet of 3,000 from the cutoff and Kwunsong called.

The turn showed an A♣ . Kwunsong checked to Kamphues again, who fired out 16,000. Kwunsong stuck around to see the 3♣ fall on the river, where Kwunsong sent another chunky bet of 30,000. Kamphues called.

Kwunsong tabled K♦ T♦ for a flopped pair of tens, but it was no match for a set of queens from Kamphues’s Q♥ Q♣ .

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.