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Final Day
Final 9 payouts
Main Event - Live Updates - Final Day
Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 Prize pool: PHP 9,551,784 (~US$ 170,918) ITM: 113 players
1st place: inclusive of APPT Manila Main Event Package worth PHP 105,000 2nd place: inclusive of APPT Manila Main Event seat worth PHP 65,000
Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $33,339 | |
| 2 | $20,357 | |
| 3 | $13,661 | |
| 4 | $10,304 | |
| 5 | $8,170 | |
| 6 | $6,179 | |
| 7 | $4,438 | |
| 8 | $3,032 | |
| 9 | $2,402 |
Cheong doubles up
Yun Rong Cheong shoves with Q♣ Q♦ and is called by Edgar Asehan with A♥ 6♥ . The board runs 6♠ 7♣ T♥ T♦ J♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,200,000(20 BB) | -600,000 | |
| 1,700,000(11 BB) | 1,100,000 |
Asehan doubles up, Cheong plunges to 4 bb
Button player William Ysmael raises to 320,000, small blind Yun Rong Cheong three-bet shoves with A♦ 4♦ , big blind Edgar Asehan joins the shove with A♠ K♦ , back to Ysmael who opts to fold. The board runs out 7♣ 2♥ 4♣ K♥ 6♦ , Asehan doubles up, Cheong plunges to 4 bb.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 9,000,000(56 BB) | -300,000 | |
| 3,800,000(24 BB) | 1,400,000 | |
| 600,000(4 BB) | -2,100,000 |
Cheong doubles up through Tan
After his failed bluff, Yun Rong Cheong shoves from the small blind holding 9♦ 7♣ and big blind Hai Shien Tan calls with Q♣ J♥ . The board runs out 8♣ 5♠ 4♦ 9♥ 8♦ . Cheong spikes a pair to double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700,000(23 BB) | 1,400,000 | |
| 1,800,000(15 BB) | -1,300,000 |
Cheong bluff fails, Ysmael soars to 75 bb
On a board showing T♦ 6♠ K♥ 2♦ and 600,000 in the pot, small blind William Ysmael bets 250,000, big blind Yun Rong Cheong raises to 1,000,000, Ysmael calls. On the river 5♥ , Ysmael checks, Cheong fires 1,700,000, Ysmael calls. Cheong shows A♠ 7♠ bluff, Ysmael ships it with T♥ 2♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 9,100,000(76 BB) | 3,000,000 | |
| 1,300,000(11 BB) | -3,000,000 |
Chip count update
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 6,100,000(51 BB) | 600,000 | |
| 4,300,000(36 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 4,100,000(34 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 3,100,000(26 BB) | -300,000 | |
| 2,400,000(20 BB) | -500,000 | |
| 1,900,000(16 BB) | -200,000 |
Asehan doubles up
Button player Yun Rong Cheong raises to 200,000, small blind Hai Shien Tan and big blind Edgar Asehan call. At the flop 8♥ 2♣ 3♥ , Tan checks, Asehan shoves 1,100,000, Cheong folds, Tan calls.
Tan 6♦ 6♥ Asehan K♦ 8♦
The turn 4♠ and river J♠ secures the double up for Asehan.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,200,000(42 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 3,400,000(34 BB) | -1,000,000 | |
| 2,900,000(29 BB) | 1,500,000 |
Ysmael wins the pot
Small blind William Ysmael limps then calls big blind Yun Rong Cheong’s 400,000 raise. At the flop 2♣ 7♦ T♥ , Ysmael check-calls a 300,000 c-bet from Cheong. Both players check the turn K♦ and river 9♠ . Ysmael shows K♥ T♦ two pair and wins the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,300,000(43 BB) | -1,290,000 | |
| 4,000,000(40 BB) | -200,000 |
Day 2
Final 9 players
Main Event - Live Updates - Day 2
Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 Prize pool: PHP 9,551,784 (~US$ 170,918) ITM: 113 players
CHIPS IN PLAY: 22,380,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 5,590,000 | ||
| 4,050,000 | 950,000 | |
| 3,420,000 | 20,000 | |
| 3,370,000 | 270,000 | |
| 1,770,000 | 70,000 | |
| 1,235,000 | -65,000 | |
| 1,125,000 | 25,000 | |
| 950,000 | -350,000 | |
| 875,000 | 175,000 |
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
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Ke Yan eliminated in 10th place - PHP 109,500 (~$1,955)
After losing a chunk to William Ysmael, Ke Yan three-bet shoved with 5♠ 5♣ and initial raiser Yun Rong Cheong called with A♠ T♦ . With the board running 4♠ 9♦ T♠ K♣ 9♥ , Yan was eliminated in 10th place.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 5,590,000(93 BB) | 1,590,000 |
Cheong doubles through Marquez
Under the gun player raises to 110,000, small blind Richard Marquez and big blind Yun Rong Cheong call to see the flop 5♣ 6♥ 9♠ . All three check, the turn is 5♠ , Marquez leads out 200,000, only Cheong continues. On the river 6♠ , Marquez fires 250,000, Cheong jams, Marquez folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,000,000(80 BB) | 1,400,000 | |
| 1,000,000(20 BB) | -1,200,000 |
Erwin Navarro eliminated in 16th place - PHP 78,500 (~$1,402)
On a board showing A♥ 3♠ A♠ Q♦ 9♠ and 900,000 weighing down the middle, button player Yun Rong Cheong goes all in, big blind Erwin Navarro check-calls for all he’s got and shows A♦ 4♠ trips. Cheong wins the pot with T♠ 6♠ flush to send out Navarro in 16th place.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,600,000(52 BB) | 1,000,000 |
Pilao calls to his doom
From cutoff, Genesis Pilao raises to 80,000, big blind Yun Rong Cheong three-bet shoves, back to Pilao who calls for his tournament life. Pilao has A♠ 7♠ , Cheong with A♥ K♦ , the board runs J♣ T♠ 3♥ K♠ J♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,600,000(32 BB) | 800,000 | |
busted | -110,000 |
Alexis Cruz triples up
Yun Rong Cheong raises to 80,000 from hijack, small blind Alexis Cruz three-bet shoves, big blind and Cheong both call. At the flop 8♥ 2♣ 3♥ , Cheong bets 75,000 for a side pot big blind folds. Cheong opens T♠ J♠ , Cruz with A♥ 9♠ , the turn 4♠ and river 5♣ further improve Cruz to a straight to triple up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 800,000(20 BB) | ||
| 250,000(6 BB) | -289,000 |
Cowboys pay Takashi Shiono the max
All in preflop, Yun Rong Cheong with A♣ J♣ , Takashi Shiono with K♦ K♠ . The board runs 8♣ K♥ J♠ 5♥ 3♣ . Shiono’s cowboys prevail for a double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200,000(30 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 800,000(20 BB) | -500,000 |
Yun Rong Cheong rails Liu
Zhi Qiang Liu jams and limper Yun Rong Cheong calls. Liu opens K♥ J♣ and is flipping against Cheong’s 3♠ 3♣ . The board runs 3♦ 7♦ 5♣ Q♠ Q♥ for a full house to Cheong and the exit for Liu.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,300,000(52 BB) | 550,000 |
Big stacks butt heads, Cheong rails Dastmachi
Big stacks build a huge 300,000 pot preflop, the flop comes K♣ 6♣ T♠ . Cutoff Siavasch Dastmachi shoves with A♣ K♥ , button Yun Rong Cheong calls with A♥ A♠ . The turn 7♥ and river 3♦ are no help to Dastmachi to fall early in the day.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 750,000(94 BB) | 377,000 | |
busted | -268,000 |
Day 1B
End of Day 1B survivors - 33 players
Main Event - Live Updates - Day 1B
Date: June 1, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 6,600,000 | 2,280,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 572,000 | 232,000 | |
| 462,000 | 42,000 | |
| 399,000 | 399,000 | |
| 373,000 | -87,000 | |
| 292,000 | 172,000 | |
| 287,000 | 287,000 | |
| 286,000 | 226,000 | |
YK | 275,000 | 275,000 |
| 268,000 | 268,000 | |
| 264,000 | 264,000 | |
| 263,000 | 227,000 | |
| 250,000 | ||
| 225,000 | 225,000 | |
| 190,000 | 190,000 | |
| 185,000 | 85,000 | |
| 180,000 | 180,000 | |
| 172,000 | 172,000 | |
| 164,000 | 4,000 | |
| 164,000 | -16,000 | |
| 142,000 | 142,000 | |
| 139,000 | 139,000 | |
| 132,000 | 132,000 | |
| 129,000 | 129,000 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 108,000 | 108,000 | |
| 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| 95,000 | 95,000 | |
| 90,000 | 90,000 | |
| 84,000 | 84,000 | |
| 66,000 | 66,000 | |
| 66,000 | -24,000 | |
| 55,000 | 55,000 | |
| 54,000 | -26,000 |
Cheong Yun Rong win big pot against Stephen Yen
By the turn board 5♥ 9♠ Q♦ A♠ a massive 100,000 pot has been built. Under the gun Stephen Yen bets 45,000, beside him Cheong Yu Rong jams, much too much, Yen folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 460,000(92 BB) | 460,000 | |
| 110,000(22 BB) | 110,000 |