APPT Championship Manila 2026 Day 2: Vamerdino Magsakay Leads APPT Open after Flight A
APPT Championship Manila 2026 moved into Day 2 on Friday, October 9, with the ₱15 million guaranteed APPT Open taking center stage at Okada Manila in the Philippines.
The opening flight attracted 105 entries, with 16 players surviving the ten levels. Vamerdino Magsakay led the way with 321,000, narrowly ahead of Tatiele Shirlei Cardozo Dos Santos on 312,000.
Meanwhile, Harry Halim captured the biggest completed tournament of the day, winning the ₱100,000 Megastack High Roller for ₱443,200.
Vamerdino Magsakay Leads APPT Open Flight A
The APPT Open got underway with 105 entries in Flight A as players began the chase for a share of the ₱15 million guaranteed prize pool.
Sixteen players made it through to Day 2, with Magsakay emerging as the early overall leader after bagging 321,000.
Brazil's Tatiele Shirlei Cardozo Dos Santos finished close behind with 312,000, while Japan's Shinya Matsumoto rounded out the top three with 252,000.
The ₱60,000 event continues on Saturday with two more opportunities to qualify. Flight B begins at noon, before the faster 20-minute Flight C gets underway at 7:30 p.m.
Harry Halim Wins Megastack High Roller
Indonesia's Harry Halim took down Event #13: Megastack High Roller, topping the 10-entry field for ₱443,200.
The ₱100,000 buy-in event saw Ankit Ahuja finish runner-up for ₱264,000, while Bernard Trong Huy Vu placed third for ₱176,000.
Halim's victory delivered another title for Indonesia during the early stages of the 12-day festival.
More APPT Championship Manila Day 2 Winners
Taiwan's Ting Yu Shan topped the 19-entry Event #14: Ladies Warm-up, collecting ₱35,256 from the ₱5,000 buy-in event. Garcia Bea finished runner-up for ₱21,500, with Maggy Cenon third for ₱14,000.
Vietnam's Thanh Cao Nguyen came through 22 entries in Event #17: SuperStack - Hyper Turbo to earn ₱209,760. Anirudh Bakshi collected ₱131,000 for second, while Marta Guixeras took third for ₱87,000.
Japan's Ryo Yamasaki closed out another late-night tournament by winning the 19-entry Event #19: Hyper Turbo for ₱104,268. Quoc Tuan Vu finished second for ₱65,000, with Johnson Tan Tan taking third for ₱43,000.
More Opening-Day Winners Confirmed
Several additional results from the opening day have also now been confirmed.
The biggest of those came in the ₱55,000 Megastack Mini High Roller - Warm-up, where Don Paolo Santos topped a 53-entry field and received ₱680,280. Runner-up Bernard Trong Huy Vu was also awarded ₱680,280, while Tee Linh Tran collected ₱365,000 in third.
Vietnam's Do Quoc Dat won the 43-entry Ultrastack for ₱189,896, while Lisette Julian Blacano captured the 24-entry Ladies - Turbo for ₱20,688.
South Korea's Daekyoung Kim completed the additional opening-day winners by taking down the 39-entry Hyper Turbo for ₱57,736.
APPT Open Flights B and C Headline Saturday Schedule
Saturday, October 10 is centered around the remaining two opening flights of the APPT Open.
Flight B starts at 12:00 p.m., with registration available until 7:25 p.m., before the 20-minute Flight C begins at 7:30 p.m.
The day's other major attraction is the ₱120,000 High Roller Super Knockout, which starts at 1:00 p.m. and carries a ₱50,000 bounty.
Saturday, October 10 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack | Registration Closes |
11:00 a.m. | Event #20 Knockout [₱5K Bounty] | ₱10,000 | 30,000 | 2:00 p.m. |
11:00 a.m. | Event #21 APPT Open Direct Qualifier Hyper - WYS@60K | ₱11,700 | 10,000 | 12:00 p.m. |
12:00 p.m. | Event #12 APPT Open - Flight B | ₱60,000 | 30,000 | 7:25 p.m. |
1:00 p.m. | Event #22 High Roller Super Knockout [₱50K Bounty] | ₱120,000 | 100,000 | 3:40 p.m. |
3:00 p.m. | Event #23 Bubble Rush | ₱20,000 | 25,000 | 5:10 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. | Event #24 APPT Open Direct Qualifier Hyper - WYS@60K | ₱11,700 | 10,000 | 6:00 p.m. |
7:00 p.m. | Event #25 PLO Win The Button - Turbo | ₱15,000 | 25,000 | 9:10 p.m. |
7:30 p.m. | Event #12 APPT Open - Flight C [20 min] | ₱60,000 | 30,000 | 11:20 p.m. |
8:00 p.m. | Event #26 APPT National Qualifier - WYS@60K [5 Seats GTD] | ₱5,800 | 10,000 | 9:36 p.m. |
9:00 p.m. | Event #27 Super Hyper Turbo | ₱15,000 | 50,000 | 10:05 p.m. |
Players can view the complete APPT Championship Manila 2026 schedule on Somuchpoker.
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for the latest results as APPT Championship Manila 2026 continues at Okada Manila.
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Tim Baker is a UK-born Live Poker Reporter based in Indonesia, covering major poker tournaments across Asia and around the world since 2023. With nearly two decades of experience around live and online poker, he brings deep knowledge of the game and the international poker scene to his tournament coverage.
