APPT Championship Manila 2026 Day 4: Dongwook Kim Leads APPT Open Final Nine
APPT Championship Manila 2026 completed another busy day at Okada Manila on Sunday, October 11, with the APPT Open reaching its final nine and several other events playing out across the tournament floor.
South Korea's Dongwook Kim leads the APPT Open final table with 2,030,000, narrowly ahead of Ariel Manipula on 1,955,000 and the Philippines' William Ysmael on 1,855,000.
Elsewhere, Ireland's Gary Thompson won the ₱100,000 Six Handed High Roller for ₱1,250,120, while the three opening flights of the APPT National attracted a combined 519 entries.
Dongwook Kim Leads APPT Open Final Nine
The ₱15 million guaranteed APPT Open is down to its final nine after Sunday's Day 2 reduced the 403-entry field to a single table.
Kim will return for Monday's final with 2,030,000, giving him a narrow advantage over Ariel Manipula, who finished Day 2 with 1,955,000.
William Ysmael sits third with 1,855,000, while Jason Kyle Magbanua is also firmly in the hunt on 1,755,000. South Africa's Rayhaan Adam rounds out the top five with 1,540,000.
APPT Open Final Table Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
2,030,000 | ||
Ariel Manipula | 1,955,000 | |
1,855,000 | ||
1,755,000 | ||
1,540,000 | ||
930,000 | ||
Bernat Carreras Moragrera | 910,000 | |
775,000 | ||
360,000 |
Thanh Cao Nguyen enters the final as the shortest stack but has already enjoyed success at the festival after winning the SuperStack - Hyper Turbo earlier in the week.
The final gets underway at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, when the APPT Open champion will be decided.
Gary Thompson Wins Six Handed High Roller
Ireland's Gary Thompson captured one of the biggest prizes of the festival so far by winning Event #29: Six Handed High Roller.
The ₱100,000 buy-in tournament attracted 41 entries, with Thompson taking home ₱1,250,120 for the victory.
Hungary's Patrik Demus finished runner-up for ₱815,000, while the Philippines' John Niko Costiniano completed the podium with ₱561,000.
Florencio Campomanes finished fourth for ₱416,000, ahead of Hiroki Nishikawa in fifth for ₱326,000 and Indonesia's Fendy Kosasih in sixth for ₱253,000.
519 Entries Across APPT National Opening Flights
The ₱8 million guaranteed APPT National also got underway on Sunday, with 519 entries recorded across its three starting flights.
Flight A attracted 194 entries, with 29 advancing, while another 202 entries joined Flight B and 30 survived.
The faster 20-minute Flight C added a further 123 entries, with 18 progressing, leaving 77 players to return for Day 2 at noon on Monday.
Aaron Stefan topped Flight A with 555,000, ahead of Jonas Rothmund on 491,000 and Edgar Antezana on 393,000.
Soichiro Seta Wins Sunday Turbo
Japan's Soichiro Seta came through a 44-entry field to win Event #31: Turbo for ₱192,568.
Jaeyoon Kim finished runner-up for ₱125,500, while Marta Guixeras Corominas collected ₱86,500 for third.
APPT Open Final and PokerStars Red Dragon Headline Monday
Monday, October 12 brings another packed day at Okada Manila, headlined by the conclusion of the APPT Open.
The final nine return at 12:00 p.m., while the remaining 77 APPT National players also resume at noon.
Attention also turns to the next major multi-day tournament as the ₱50,000 PokerStars Red Dragon begins with Flight A at noon. The event carries a ₱15 million guarantee.
High-stakes action continues at 1:00 p.m. with the ₱100,000 SHR Warm Up, while the day's schedule also includes the Super Structure NLH, 8 Handed, PLO Super Knockout and Super Deep Hyper Turbo.
Monday, October 12 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack | Registration Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Event #34 Super Structure NLH - Day 1 | ₱15,000 | 50,000 | 4:20 p.m. |
11:00 a.m. | Event #35 PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier Hyper - WYS@60K | ₱9,800 | 10,000 | 12:00 p.m. |
12:00 p.m. | Event #12 APPT Open - Final | ₱60,000 | 30,000 | - |
12:00 p.m. | Event #28 APPT National - Day 2 | ₱30,000 | 30,000 | - |
12:00 p.m. | Event #36 PokerStars Red Dragon - Flight A | ₱50,000 | 30,000 | 7:25 p.m. |
1:00 p.m. | Event #37 SHR Warm Up - Day 1 | ₱100,000 | 250,000 | 9:20 p.m. |
4:00 p.m. | Event #38 8 Handed | ₱15,000 | 20,000 | 6:10 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. | Event #39 PLO Super Knockout [₱10K Bounty] | ₱20,000 | 25,000 | 8:50 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. | Event #40 Super Deep Hyper Turbo | ₱35,000 | 50,000 | 10:30 p.m. |
9:00 p.m. | Event #41 PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier - WYS@80K | ₱7,400 | 10,000 | 10:36 p.m. |
Players can view the complete APPT Championship Manila 2026 schedule on Somuchpoker.
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for the latest results and updates 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.
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