APPT Championship Manila 2026 Day 6: Sameer Shivhare Leads PokerStars Red Dragon; Masayoshi Arii Wins SHR Warm Up
Another day has finished at the APPT Championship Manila 2026 inside the Okada Manila, with the PokerStars Red Dragon completing its opening flights and several more champions crowned.
The ₱50,000 PokerStars Red Dragon attracted 518 entries, comfortably surpassing its ₱15 million guarantee to build a ₱22,377,600 prize pool. A total of 78 players, all in the money, advanced to Wednesday's Day 2, led by India's Sameer Shivhare with 753,000.
Elsewhere, Masayoshi Arii won the ₱100,000 SHR Warm Up for ₱1,500,000, while Jiego Erquiaga converted his overnight chip lead into victory in the Super Structure NLH.
Sameer Shivhare Leads 78 Into PokerStars Red Dragon Day 2
The PokerStars Red Dragon will return on Wednesday with 78 players remaining from a 518-entry field and ₱22,377,600 up for grabs.
Flight B produced the largest turnout of the three starting flights with 274 entries, of which 41 advanced. Alexandru Tudor and Renato Villanueva Jr both finished the flight on 511,000.
The faster Flight C added another 132 entries, with 20 making it through. Shivhare dominated the flight with 753,000, enough to take the overall chip lead into Day 2.
He sits ahead of Flight A leader Kheng Chen Ng, who carries 657,000 into Wednesday.
PokerStars Red Dragon Day 2 Top Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
Sameer Shivhare | 753,000 | |
657,000 | ||
511,000 | ||
511,000 | ||
455,000 | ||
431,000 | ||
430,000 | ||
Tonino Montesanti | 422,000 | |
396,000 | ||
384,000 |
Day 2 gets underway at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, with the field set to continue its pursuit of the PokerStars Red Dragon trophy.
Masayoshi Arii Wins SHR Warm Up
Masayoshi Arii emerged on top in Event #37: SHR Warm Up, topping the 57-entry field for ₱1,500,000.
Harry Halim finished runner-up for ₱980,000, while Emmanuel Derecho collected ₱710,000 for third.
Viet An Nguyen, who entered the final day with a big chip lead, eventually finished fourth for ₱540,000.
Gary Thompson added another deep run with sixth place for ₱325,000, while Ankit Ahuja finished seventh for ₱250,000.
Jiego Erquiaga Converts Chip Lead Into Super Structure Title
Jiego Erquiaga converted his chip lead into a victory in the ₱15,000 Super Structure NLH.
Erquiaga entered Tuesday's nine-handed final with the chip lead and went on to triumph in the 117-entry field for ₱380,624.
Emmanuel Segismundo finished runner-up for ₱237,000, with Richard Marquez taking third for ₱169,000.
More Tuesday Winners
Several more titles were decided across Tuesday's schedule.
Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Double Stack | 71 | ₱270,212 | ||
PLO Bomb Pot (Double Board) | 26 | ₱171,800 | ||
Survivor Knockout [₱250K Bounty] | 20 | ₱1,093,000 | ||
Freezeout | 35 | Noah Wozney | ₱255,200 | |
Bubble Rush | 32 | Gen Matsuura | ₱140,004 |
Ng added the Double Stack title to his successful week after also advancing from PokerStars Red Dragon Flight A.
The PLO Bomb Pot ended in a deal between Min Ho Cho and Kaoru Kishimoto. Cho was officially awarded first place and ₱171,800, while Kishimoto received ₱171,820, ₱20 more than the winner as part of the deal.
Koichi Sakamoto collected the biggest payout among Tuesday's additional side-event winners, taking home ₱1,093,000 from the 20-entry Survivor Knockout.
PokerStars Red Dragon Day 2 and APPT Super High Roller Headline Wednesday
Wednesday, October 14 sees the PokerStars Red Dragon return for Day 2 at noon with 78 players remaining.
High-stakes action also steps up another level with the ₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller, which begins at 1:00 p.m. and carries a ₱5 million guarantee.
The ₱5 million guaranteed Survivor Knockout also begins with Flight A at 11:00 a.m. and the faster Flight B at 6:00 p.m., while the schedule includes Big O and a Knockout Turbo.
Wednesday, October 14 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack | Registration Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Event #50 Survivor Knockout - Flight A | ₱25,000 | 30,000 | 2:50 p.m. |
11:30 a.m. | Event #51 Big O | ₱15,000 | 25,000 | 2:30 p.m. |
12:00 p.m. | Event #36 PokerStars Red Dragon - Day 2 | ₱50,000 | 30,000 | - |
1:00 p.m. | Event #52 APPT Super High Roller - Day 1 | ₱500,000 | 250,000 | 9:20 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. | Event #50 Survivor Knockout - Flight B [20 min] | ₱25,000 | 30,000 | 9:10 p.m. |
7:00 p.m. | Event #55 Knockout [₱5K Bounty] - Turbo | ₱10,000 | 20,000 | 8:55 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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