Philippines, Crowne Plaza Manila GalleriaEVENT #18

2025.02.09 - 2025.02.15Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Michikiko Matsuda

Japan

Add-ons

Place

10th

Prize

$11,670

Prize (PHP)

₱679,000

Blind level

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Entries

9/1,202

Total Chips

48,080,000

Average

5,342,222

Day 4

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 1:37:26 PM

Michikiko Matsuda Eliminated in 10th Place For PHP 679,000 (~$11,667)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Michikiko Matsuda

Short-stacked for much of the day, Michikiko Matsuda was desperate for some tinder to reignite his tournament hopes, and when Hiroya Iwamoto raised to 240,000 from the cutoff, he took his stand, shoving for 365,000 from the big blind. Iwamoto quickly called.

Michikiko Matsuda: 9♠ 8♣

Hiroya Iwamoto: 6♥ 3♥

Matsuda was ahead, but Iwamoto had live cards—and more importantly, hearts. The 4♠ K♥ 4♥ flop brought a flush draw, and the T♥ on the turn sealed Matsuda’s fate, leaving him drawing dead.

A meaningless K♣ landed on the river, officially ending Matsuda’s run in 10th place, just shy of the final table.

Player	Chips
HI Hiroya IwamotoJapan	8,225,000(69 BB)
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 11:50:49 AM

Tsujisaka Wins a Flip

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Tetsuya Tsujisaka shoved from early position for almost 500,000 and Michikiko Matsuda three-bet to isolate from the hijack.

Tetsuya Tsujisaka: T♠ T♦

Michikiko Matsuda: A♣ K♥

Tsujisaka needed to win a flip to remain in contention, and his pocket tens managed to stay in front as the dealer ran a board of 7♦ 8♦ 4♥ J♥ 4♠ .

Player	Chips
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	1,500,000(15 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	1,200,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 10:29:18 AM

Dinner Break

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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

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

Player	Chips
HI Hiroya IwamotoJapan	6,590,000(82 BB)
ED Egidijus DigrysLithuania	6,135,000(77 BB)
OY Or Yaaqov NezerIsrael	6,000,000(75 BB)
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	4,600,000(58 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	3,410,000(43 BB)
SM Samuel MullurAustria	3,350,000(42 BB)
NM Niklas Marcus WarlichGermany	3,200,000(40 BB)
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	2,940,000(37 BB)
AU Alexander UgayRussia	2,245,000(28 BB)
AP Adalsteinn Petur KarlssonIceland	1,760,000(22 BB)
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	1,700,000(21 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	1,600,000(20 BB)
NH Ngoc Huyen QuachViet Nam	1,545,000(19 BB)
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	1,275,000(16 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	830,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 9:26:49 AM

Matsuda Versus Matsuda

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Shinya Matsuda opened the button to 160,000 and Michihiko Matsuda three-bet to 500,000. Shinya called.

On a flop of 4♥ 2♣ 9♥ , Michikiko checked to Shinya, who led out for 250,000. Michikiko made the call to see an A♥ fall on the turn, where both players checked through.

The Q♣ hit on the river. Michikiko changed his pace here and fired out 600,000, which successfully took down the pot.

Player	Chips
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	2,600,000(33 BB)
SM Shinya MatsudaJapan	820,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 7:06:12 AM

"All-In!"

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Shinya Matsuda

Michikiko Matsuda raised to 110,000. Action folded to Or Yaaqov Nezer on the big blind who liked his cards and announced "All-in!". Michikiko Matsuda reviewed his hand before returning it to the dealer.

In the next hand, pre-flop action folded to Sangbum Kim at the cut-off, who also liked his cards enough to declare "All-in" but found no customers, scooping up the blinds to add a bit more to his stack.

In the following hand, Shinya Matsuda raised to 100,000 on the button and Jayden Zalac defended the big blind. The dealer peeled a flop of 4♦ 8♥ 7♥

Zalac check-called the 125,000 bet of Shinya Matsuda to show a T♠ on the turn. Zalac check-called again, but this time for 350,000.

The river showed a 4♠

Zalac checked and Shinya Matsuda spent a time bank token for dramatic effect before announcing "All-in" and put his last 810,000 at risk.

Zalac counted off the chips and made the call.

Shinya Matsuda showed 7♦ 7♣ for a full house. Zalac mucked his hand, but the table requested for him to show. Zalac flipped T♦ 6♦ to show two-pair.

Player	Chips
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	3,100,000(62 BB)
SM Shinya Matsuda	2,900,000(58 BB)
OY Or Yaaqov NezerIsrael	1,600,000(32 BB)
SK Sangbum KimSouth Korea	1,100,000(22 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	630,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 6:28:42 AM

Govorov Inches His Way Up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ivan Govorov raised to 90,000 on the button and Jie Zhang defended the big blind.

The flop showed 7♥ Q♥ 6♠ . Zhang checked and folded when Govorov bet 80,000.

In a following hand Michikiko Matsuda raised to 85,000 and Govorov three-bet to 230,000. Matsuda thought for a moment and decided to fold.

Player	Chips
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	2,600,000(65 BB)
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	2,500,000(63 BB)
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	1,500,000(38 BB)

SMPSMP

2/14/2025, 5:57:37 AM

Matsuda's River Barrel Works

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Gemmy Quach made it 95,000 to go from under the gun with Jie Zhang and Michihiko Matsuda calling from the blinds.

Three players checked through the flop of K♠ 3♠ 5♠ to see the 4♠ fall on the turn, where Zhang checked over and Matsuda fired out 150,000. Quach folded and Zhang made the call.

The board-pairing 4♥ hit on the river. Zhang checked to Matsuda, who sent another barrel of 400,000, which successfully to make Zhang muck the hand.

Player	Chips
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	2,850,000(71 BB)
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	2,595,000(65 BB)
NH Ngoc Huyen QuachViet Nam	1,250,000(31 BB)

Day4 Qualifiers - 48 Players

Player	Chips
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	3,930,000
AU Alexander UgayRussia	2,335,000
SM Samuel MullurAustria	2,065,000
GG Geno GendranoPhilippines	1,995,000
HP Huang Po Shuo	1,755,000
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	1,740,000
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	1,630,000
ED Egidijus DigrysLithuania	1,609,000
RM Rishi MehraIndia	1,465,000
NM Niklas Marcus Warlich	1,365,000
AP Adalsteinn Petur Karlsson	1,345,000
CT Chuning TanChina	1,300,000
CL Cheli Lin	1,295,000
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	1,260,000
OY Or Yaaqov NezerIsrael	1,260,000
HI Hiroya IwamotoJapan	1,220,000
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	1,200,000
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	1,175,000
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	1,170,000
HL Hyundong LeeSouth Korea	1,100,000
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	1,090,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr.Philippines	1,050,000
XH Xuan Huy Dinh	1,030,000
VS Vlada StojanovicSerbia	990,000
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	970,000
JH Jiaqi HeChina	945,000
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	940,000
SM Shinya MatsudaJapan	800,000
WJ Weslian Jase Alvaran	740,000
NH Ngoc Huyen QuachViet Nam	665,000
NP Nopparut PiyatassakornThailand	615,000
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	525,000
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	480,000
PP Padipan Photha	470,000
NS Nobuaki SasakiJapan	450,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	420,000
YH Yi-feng Hsieh	410,000
CZ Cheng ZhouChina	320,000
SK Sangbum KimSouth Korea	320,000
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	315,000
LD Luke DaintonUnited States of America	315,000
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	310,000
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	300,000
HM Hayama Miei	285,000
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	280,000
TS Tirajad SirimueanphongThailand	280,000
YK Yu-chien KungTaiwan	250,000
JZ Javier ZarcoSpain	30,000

Blind level

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Entries

48/1,202

Total Chips

48,080,000

Average

1,001,667

Day 3

Day3 Qualifiers - 175 Players

Player	Chips
HP Huang Po Shuo	1,168,000
JZ Javier ZarcoSpain	959,000
NS Nobuaki SasakiJapan	922,000
SM Samuel MullurAustria	834,000
NM Niklas Marcus Warlich	828,000
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	820,000
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	769,000
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	734,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	700,000
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	680,000
ML Matthias LippAustria	640,000
VS Vlada StojanovicSerbia	620,000
HI Hiroya IwamotoJapan	613,000
LW Lawrence WongSingapore	597,000
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	593,000
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	592,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	577,000
XH Xuan Huy Dinh	577,000
GG Geno GendranoPhilippines	551,000
CT Chuning TanChina	545,000
HL Hyundong LeeSouth Korea	545,000
CZ Cheng ZhouChina	540,000
AU Alexander UgayRussia	516,000
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	511,000
LP Leonidas PanagiotopoulosGreece	492,000
ED Egidijus DigrysLithuania	489,000
SI Senan InoueJapan	481,000
RE Ramana EpparlaUnited States of America	474,000
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	472,000
YE Yoshizazu Endo	468,000
DM Darius Maximilian Nass	465,000
SD Sita DivariThailand	464,000
JM Javier MartinezUnited States of America	460,000
PS Pattanan Sriwichain	457,000
NK Nattawut KwunsongThailand	450,000
CY Cheng Yen LoTaiwan	442,000
KO Ken Ochiai	434,000
AP Adalsteinn Petur Karlsson	428,000
TC Tsz Chan (2)Hong Kong	428,000
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	403,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr	397,000
YK Yu-chien Kung	389,000
JH Jiaqi HeChina	386,000
SK Sangbum KimSouth Korea	363,000
AA Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin	353,000
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	345,000
YA Yuya AsakawaJapan	336,000
SL Stephen LaiHong Kong	333,000
MG Marc GagneFrance	331,000
WZ Wanhao ZhaoChina	331,000
BJ Bharath Jayaram	330,000
XQ Xiang Qian Ran	330,000
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	322,000
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	321,000
JF Joshua FiguerresPhilippines	315,000
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	311,000
HM Hayama Miei	311,000
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	311,000
NP Nopparut PiyatassakornThailand	305,000
YI Yousuke InoJapan	305,000
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	302,000
MA Marco AlmerezPhilippines	300,000
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	291,000
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	291,000
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	287,000
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	286,000
OT Oliver Thomas Bithell	285,000
SK Sho KatsuraJapan	285,000
RM Ronn Mesina	280,000
SM Shinya Matsuda	274,000
LD Luke DaintonUnited States of America	270,000
AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	267,000
IC Isaac Chern Chze Phua	266,000
RM Rishi MehraIndia	266,000
JL Jacques Le GuennecFrance	262,000
JO Jihwan OhSouth Korea	257,000
KT Kaga TamHong Kong	253,000
OS Olivier SerrieFrance	246,000
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	246,000
TL Thomas LeeCanada	245,000
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	242,000
BQ Bao Qiang HoSingapore	241,000
MF Martin FingerGermany	240,000
YT Yu Tang WangTaiwan	237,000
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	232,000
BK Byeongjin KimSouth Korea	226,000
NH Ngoc Huyen QuachViet Nam	226,000
PP Padipan Photha	225,000
CL Cheli Lin	219,000
JR Jesse RiveraUnited States of America	218,000
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	216,000
MM Michikiko MatsudaJapan	215,000
EM Edwin MarzanPhilippines	210,000
ZY Zhifan YeAustralia	210,000
NK Nattamon KaweesorasakThailand	206,000
WJ Weslian Jase Alvaran	204,000
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	203,000
JL Junghyun LeeSouth Korea	198,000
RA Rokas AsipauskasLithuania	194,000
SA Stephen Andrew Freestone	191,000
YH Yi-feng Hsieh	190,000
FH Frederick Hernandez	182,000
TM Takumi MondenJapan	182,000
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	180,000
WK Wipawadee Kanaraksapong	179,000
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	177,000
DH Daichi HirumaJapan	174,000
TC Tsz Chung YipHong Kong	171,000
JG Jimmy Gin Wee Yar	170,000
RJ Raju JaruplavathIndia	169,000
ZC Zhen ChenChina	165,000
PT Prommin TalordpongThailand	163,000
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	158,000
SC Shyh Chyn LimMalaysia	157,000
AT Alex TchongAustralia	149,000
AC Alexis CruzPhilippines	149,000
OY Or Yaaqov NezerIsrael	149,000
GM Geronimo ManuelPhilippines	148,000
TT Tomoki TerashimaJapan	147,000
JH Joshua Hamilton DuceAustralia	141,000
BK Beng Key Teoh	136,000
AG Asa Gregory Smith	135,000
EC Edward Chun Ho YamHong Kong	134,000
WY Won YouSouth Korea	134,000
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	133,000
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	131,000
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	129,000
TS Tirajad SirimueanphongThailand	129,000
KH Kaito HashimotoJapan	128,000
CG Collin GentnerCanada	124,000
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	124,000
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	123,000
SL Shengwei LiangSingapore	122,000
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	122,000
JP Jason Park Lun Wong	119,000
YT Yuji TsuboiJapan	119,000
SA Seina AsagiriJapan	117,000
AR Aaron Richard Valencia	113,000
DT David Thomson Moore	108,000
YK Yohei KitazatoJapan	105,000
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	97,000
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	93,000
SD Sithanh DeuansavanhLao People's Democratic Republic	93,000
RR Rahul Rajendra Darak	92,000
JM James MorilesPhilippines	91,000
LV Laurinaitis VytautasLithuania	91,000
GL Gregory LiowCanada	90,000
KF Kam Fung LeeHong Kong	90,000
BH Beng Hong KerSingapore	88,000
KM Kazuma MaekawaJapan	88,000
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	84,000
LO Liam O Donoghue	77,000
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	74,000
LC Lok Ching Li	74,000
RP Runch PornraksamaneeThailand	73,000
YP Yohn ParedesPeru	71,000
RH Rex Hunt AiAustralia	68,000
AK Anthony KastelicUnited States of America	64,000
BG Battulga GanboldMongolia	64,000
JW Jakub WojtasGermany	64,000
JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	62,000
CX Cai Xin Wong	59,000
IC I-chun ChiuTaiwan	58,000
CL Craig LandryAustralia	56,000
DA Dale Andrew Townsend	55,000
MT Muneyuki Tanimura	40,000
PH Patayut Hiranprueck	35,000
AN Andrew NguyenUnited States of America	34,000
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	24,000
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	19,000
IA Ish AgarwalIndia	18,000
KM Kaito MoriJapan	17,000
YA Yusuke ArimaJapan	15,000
FO Finn Ove Penderak	12,000
MM Masayuki MurataJapan	5,000