Main Event

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

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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

Button William Ysmael limps, big blind Ting Yi Chen checks. At the flop 8♣ 6♥ 7♦ , Chen checks, Ysmael bets 2,000,000, Chen shoves, Ysmael calls for the first all in showdown at heads up.

Chen 5♦ T♠ open ended Ysmael 4♣ 5♥ straight

After the turn 3♣ and river 2♦ , Ysmael doubles up.

Button Ting Yi Chen limps, big blind William Ysmael checks. Both players check the flop 5♣ 8♠ 6♠ . On the turn 3♥ , Ysmael bets 700,000, Chen folds.

Button Ting Yi Chen limps, William Ysmael checks. Both players check to the river K♦ 3♣ 9♦ J♠ Q♠ . Ysmael bets 700,000, Chen check-calls. Ysmael opens 5♣ 8♣ air, Chen has better 5♠ Q♥ .

Button Ting Yi Chen raises to 900,000 then folds to William Ysmael‘s shove. Two hands later, Chen raises to 1,700,000, Ysmael shoves again. Chen folds.

Small blind William Ysmael raises to 1,000,000, big blind Edgar Asehan calls with less chips. Ysmael shows 6♣ 8♣ , Asehan with A♥ 7♠ , the board runs out 9♣ J♣ A♦ 8♠ 2♥ . Asehan doubles up.

After stealing the blinds and antes, Ting Yi Chen proceeds to shove from the big blind and button raiser William Ysmael folds, giving up his 800,000 raise.

Small blind Ting Yi Chen raises to 750,000, big blind William Ysmael shoves, Chen calls and shows J♥ J♦ , Ysmael with A♠ 6♥ . The board runs out 3♠ 6♦ T♦ A♣ K♦ , Ysmael’s spikes the Ace to double up.

Button player William Ysmael raises to 600,000, small blind Edgar Asehan three-bets all in with J♥ J♠ , big blind Ting Yi Chen four-bet shoves with 9♠ 9♦ , Ysmael opts to fold. The board runs out A♦ 4♣ 5♠ 2♠ T♦ for Jacks to hold and double up.

Small blind Ting Yi Chen raises to 900,000, big blind William Ysmael defends, the flop runs A♣ 2♣ 7♠ . Chen c-bets 600,000, Ysmael folds.

Small blind William Ysmael limps, big blind Edgar Asehan checks. At the flop 8♠ A♣ 6♣ , Ysmael checks, Asehan bets 300,000, Ysmael calls. On the turn 2♦ Asehan continues with a bet of 800,000, this time Ysmael folds.

Small blind Ting Yi Chen limps, big blind William Ysmael checks, the flop comes A♥ 9♥ 8♦ . Chen checks, Ysmael bets 300,000, Chen calls. On the K♠ turn, Ysmael fired 500,000, this time Chen folds.

Button player William Ysmael raises to 500,000, big blind Ting Yi Chen calls. Both players check it to the river board 5♣ T♦ J♠ 9♥ 2♣ . Chen bets 800,000, Ysmael calls then mucks to Chen’s 8♥ 7♠ straight.

Button player William Ysmael raises to 400,000, big blind Ting Yi Chen three-bets to 900,000, Ysmael four-bet shoves, Chen calls for all his chips.

Ysmael Q♠ Q♥ Chen 8♥ 8♣

The board runs 6♠ T♠ 9♦ 5♥ 7♠ for a lucky straight to Chen to avoid the rail and score a massive double up.

William Ysmael shoves from the small blind and big blind Yun Rong Cheong takes the risk for his tournament life. Ysmael opens A♣ 3♥ , Cheong with 9♦ Q♣ . The board runs out J♦ 5♣ 7♦ 7♠ 4♥ . Cheong is eliminated in 5th place.

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.

Small blind Takashi Shiono raises to 250,000, William Ysmael defends on the big blind, the flop comes 2♥ 7♥ A♠ . Shiono bets 200,000, Ysmael calls. Same action on the turn 8♣ with Ysmael calling a 500,000 bet. Both players proceed to check the river 4♦ . Shiono has 5♣ 5♠ , Ysmael wins the pot with A♣ 6♠ .

Under the gun William Ysmael raises to 250,000, small blind Ting Yi Chen and big blind Takashi Shiono call, the flop comes A♥ 2♠ Q♦ and all check. At the turn K♠ , Shiono bets 300,000, Ysmael calls, Chen folds. On the river 7♠ , Ysmael bets 250,000, Shiono check-calls. Ysmael has A♣ 5♠ , Shiono K♦ 2♣ two pair wins the pot.

From under the gun, William Ysmael raises to 250,000, big blind Takashi Shiono defends, the flop runs 3♣ T♥ 9♠ . Shiono checks then calls Ysmael’s 300,000 bet. On the turn 4♥ , Shiono checks again, Ysmael fires 550,000, Shiono shoves and pushes out Ysmael.

From cutoff, William Ysmael raises to 250,000, small blind Hai Shien Tan three-bets to 1,000,000 leaving behind around 800,000. Back to Ysmael who shoves, Tan commits the rest of his stack.

Tan A♥ 5♠ Ysmael J♠ J♥

The board runs 3♥ 9♣ 7♠ 2♣ 8♠ to end Tan’s run in 6th place.

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♥ .

Cutoff Edgar Asehan raises to 225,000, big blind Ysmael defends, the flop comes 2♣ Q♠ 2♠ . Ysmael checks, aggressor Asehan bets 175,000, Ysmael calls. Both players check the turn 5♦ , then on the river 4♦ , Ysmael leads out 225,000, Asehan folds.

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.

From under the gun +2, William Ysmael raises to 160,000, cutoff Hai Shien Tan thr/ee-bets to 380,000, back to Ysmael who calls. At the flop K♦ J♠ 3♦ , Ysmael checks to Tan who c-bets 225,000, Ysmael calls. Both players check the turn 6♠ . On the river 8♦ , Ysmael leads out 850,000, Tan folds.

Button player William Ysmael raises to 120,000, big blind Yun Rong Cheong defends, the flop comes A♣ 2♠ 7♥ . Ysmael bets 90,000, Cheong check-calls. The turn 7♣ and river A♥ both players check, Cheong shows K♠ 3♠ king-high and Ysmael mucks.

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

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CHIPS IN PLAY: 22,380,000

On a board 6♥ K♥ 6♣ and 240,000 in the pot, under the gun William Ysmael bets 300,000 and big blind Ke Yan check-calls. On the turn 8♣ more chips land with Yan leading out 575,000, and Ysmael making the call. On the river 8♥ , both opt to check, Ysmael has the higher two pair with K♣ Q♠ over Yan’s A♦ 7♠ .

Button player raises to 125,000, small blind William Ysmael calls, then big blind Jay Lubas III shoves, button folds while Ysmael calls. Lubas has 5♠ 5♥ , Ysmael with overcards K♠ T♣ , the board runs 3♣ A♥ Q♦ Q♠ 7♦ for a double up to Lubas.

Hijack player Ke Yan raises to 110,000 then calls cutoff William Ysmael‘s 335,000 raise. Both players proceed to check the board to the river 7♦ 6♥ K♠ 5♠ Q♣ . Yan bets 300,000, Ysmael raises to 800,000, Yan calls. Ysmael has Q♠ Q♦ set and wins the pot. Yan shares his hand 5♣ 5♥ lower set.

All in preflop, Ting Yi Chen with A♦ K♦ , William Ysmael attempts to eliminate with A♥ Q♠ . The board runs 4♦ 8♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ for a double up to Chen. Ysmael loses the chip lead.

From cutoff, William Ysmael raises to 80,000, the blinds call, the flop runs 9♥ 2♥ 8♥ . Ysmael c-bets 65,000, only small blind Ke Yan continues. Both players check the turn 5♦ to bring the river K♠ . Ysmael fires 90,000, Yan check-calls. Ysmael shows a 5♠ , Yan wins it with 7♦ 8♦ higher pair.

All in preflop, Erwin Navarro at risk of elimination with K♠ Q♠ against chip leader William Ysmael‘s T♣ T♦ . With the board running 5♥ K♦ A♠ 4♥ 9♦ , Navarro wins the flip for a double up.

Under the gun Norbert Koh raises to 250,000, hijack William Ysmael calls, the flop comes 9♣ A♣ 3♠ . Koh lays out a 70,000 c-bet, Ysmael shoves, Koh calls for his tournament life and shows K♥ Q♠ . Ysmael with T♣ T♠ . The turn J♥ and river 7♦ are no help to the Singaporean pro to bust out.

On a board showing K♥ K♦ 7♣ 3♥ Q♣ and 280,000 in the pot, under the gun +1 William Ysmael bets 200,000 cutoff Jae Ki Choi tank-folds. Ysmael shows A♥ K♣ trips and climbs to 140 big blinds.

William Ysmael has taken over the chip lead in a head on collision with Kazuki Yamashita. According to Ysmael he had Jx Jx and Yamashita Ax Qx . The board ran eight-high, Yamashita was eliminated.

First break of the day with 49 remaining. Here are the top 5 in chips.

Louie Princesa and William Ysmael battle for a pot that has grown to 70,000 on a board showing J♠ 7♥ T♣ 4♦ . Big blind Ysmael check-calls Princesa’s half pot bet of 35,000. The river A♦ , Princesa shoves, Ysmael check-folds. 

5:23 William Ysmael eliminate one

On a board showing 9♠ T♦ 6♦ 4♣ and 12,000 in the pot, two players in the hand. Big blind player checks to cutoff William Ysmael who bets 8500, he is called. On the river 3♦ , Ysmael shoves, big blind tank-calls for everything in the barrel, Ysmael opens 5d} 8♦ flush on the river, bb busts with T♥ 3♣ two pair.