Philippines, Crowne Plaza Manila GalleriaEVENT #18

2025.02.09 - 2025.02.15Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Takumi Monden

Japan

Add-ons

Place

53rd

Prize

$3,265

Prize (PHP)

₱190,000

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

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 8:46:08 AM

Aces Hold as Zhang Scores Massive Double Knockout!

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

Jie Zhang

Jie Zhang kicked off the action with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun, and Or Yaaqov Nezer called right behind him. When the action reached Suya Lee on the button, he jammed for 425,000. Takumi Monden, sitting in the small blind, peeked at his cards and instantly moved all in for around 1,200,000. Zhang didn’t hesitate—he snap-shoved his stack of nearly 1,300,000, prompting Nezer to fold with a calm, "I surrender."

Suya Lee: A♦ Q♣

Takumi Monden: K♣ K♦

Jie Zhang: A♥ A♠

What a brutal setup! Lee was all but drawing dead, while Zhang had a golden opportunity to build a massive three-million chip stack—provided his aces held.

The J♦ 6♥ 9♠ flop was bone-dry, leaving Lee with a slim chance at survival. The 4♥ on the turn sealed his fate, and only a king could save Monden. But the 5♣ river was clean for Zhang, who raked in the monster pot and sent both opponents to the rail!

Player	Chips
JZ Jie Zhang (4)Hong Kong	3,000,000(120 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	busted
TM Takumi MondenJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 7:55:30 AM

Monden Gets Value For Straight

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Terry Gonzaga raised to 40,000 from the hijack. He was called by Takumi Monden in the small blind, and van Govorov out of the big blind.

Three players were treated to a flop of 5♣ 8♦ T♠ , which they all checked to see the J♦ on the turn. The action checked again to show a 9♦ land on the river. Monden then led out for 70,000, causing Govorov to step aside, while Gonzaga made the call.

Monden showed Q♠ T♣ for top pair on the flop that became a straight by the river. Gonzaga couldn't do anything but muck his hand.

Player	Chips
TM Takumi MondenJapan	1,100,000(55 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	360,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 5:10:00 AM

Mondeh Beats Govorov's Ladies

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ivan Govorov

Takumi Monden shoved all in for 154,000 on the button and Ivan Govorov also moved all in from the small blind for around 1,235,000.

Takumi Monden: A♥ T♥

Ivan Govorov: Q♠ Q♥

Govorov dominated the lead with pocket queens, but soon the dealer sent the bad news as a flop came down J♦ 3♠ A♦ , improving Monden to top pair of aces. The clean runout rolled off K♥ 4♦ , securing Monden a much-needed double up.

Player	Chips
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	1,115,000(112 BB)
TM Takumi MondenJapan	338,000(34 BB)

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 Jung	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

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, 11:41:25 AM

Govorov’s Shaky Hands Stack Up a Big Pot

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ivan Govorov

Hand-for-hand play continues with 176 players still in contention in the Main Event.

Ivan Govorov just claimed a sizable pot, though not without a few nerves along the way.

The action was picked up on the turn with roughly 250,000 in the middle on a Q♦ 8♦ T♠ Q♠ board. Govorov, in the cutoff, fired out 115,000, and Takumi Monden called from the button.

The 2♠ landed on the river, and with about 260,000 behind, Govorov used both hands to push forward a bet of 235,000. However, as he moved his chips forward, his trembling hands sent his stacks tumbling into the pot, prompting the dealer and floor staff to quickly restack them.

Monden remained silent throughout the commotion, and once the bet size was confirmed, he tossed in a call.

Govorov then revealed 9♠ 6♠ for a flush, and Monden quietly mucked as Govorov raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	900,000(150 BB)
TM Takumi MondenJapan	140,000(23 BB)