APPT Championship Manila 2026 Day 7: Patrik Demus Leads PokerStars Red Dragon Final Table; Kenny Hallaert Short-Stacked
APPT Championship Manila 2026 reached another important stage at Okada Manila on Wednesday, October 14, with the PokerStars Red Dragon playing down to its final nine and the APPT Super High Roller completing Day 1.
Patrik Demus will take pole position into Thursday's PokerStars Red Dragon final with 4,615,000, ahead of Lester Edoc on 2,880,000. Edoc is one of the Philippines' most successful tournament players and currently sits fourth on the country's all-time money list, according to TheHendonMob. The ₱50,000 event attracted 518 entries and generated a ₱22,377,600 prize pool.
Elsewhere, Rudy Edenata leads the final 15 players in the ₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller, while the ₱5 million guaranteed Survivor Knockout drew 255 entries across its two starting flights.
Patrik Demus Leads PokerStars Red Dragon Final Nine
Demus sits in pole position heading into Thursday's PokerStars Red Dragon final after finishing Day 2 with 4,615,000.
The Hungarian has a big lead over Edoc, while Kim Enriquez rounds out the top three with 1,885,000. Enriquez is no stranger to success at Okada Manila, having won the Okada Manila Millions 2026 Main Event for PHP 1,874,700 (~$30,979) earlier this year.
South Korea's Seunghee Park sits fourth on 1,655,000, while Renato Villanueva Jr, Aleksei Solovev and Dohwan Kim also remain in contention.
One of the most recognizable names at the final table is Belgium's Kenny Hallaert, who reached the WSOP Main Event final table in 2016 and 2025. Hallaert enters the final as the shortest stack with 405,000 and has the most work to do.
PokerStars Red Dragon Final Nine
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
Hungary | 4,615,000 | |
2,880,000 | ||
1,885,000 | ||
1,655,000 | ||
Sarath Samarasekera | 1,170,000 | |
1,155,000 | ||
1,005,000 | ||
760,000 | ||
405,000 |
The final nine emerged from a field of 518 entries, with the event having already surpassed its ₱15 million guarantee to create a ₱22,377,600 prize pool.
The PokerStars Red Dragon final begins at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15.
Rudy Edenata Leads APPT Super High Roller Final 15
The ₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller attracted 42 entries on Wednesday, with 15 players making it through to Day 2 on Thursday.
Indonesia's Rudy Edenata leads the remaining field with 2,090,000, holding a significant advantage over New Zealand's Thomas Ward on 1,335,000.
Australia's Leo Kamiya sits third with 1,165,000, followed by Adria Dalmau on 960,000 and Sung Jin Yun with 785,000.
Emmanuel Derecho also remains in contention with 745,000, while Seunghyuk Jung, Vamerdino Magsakay and Jason Kyle Magbanua are among the other survivors.
APPT Super High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
2,090,000 | ||
1,335,000 | ||
1,165,000 | ||
960,000 | ||
785,000 | ||
745,000 | ||
655,000 | ||
570,000 | ||
520,000 | ||
512,000 |
Day 2 gets underway at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, with the tournament set to play toward Friday's livestreamed final six.
Jason Cruz Leads Survivor Knockout Into Final Day
The ₱25,000 Survivor Knockout drew a combined 255 entries across Wednesday's two starting flights, with 31 players advancing to Thursday's final day.
Flight A attracted 148 entries, with 18 progressing. Jason Cruz finished the flight on top with 840,000, ahead of Nail Aberkhaev on 758,000 and Carlo Calingasan with 456,000.
Flight B added another 107 entries, with 13 survivors. France's Selim Oulmekki led the flight with 613,000, followed by Ryohei Otani on 427,000 and Eric Alcantara with 380,000.
Cruz will therefore enter the final day as the overall chip leader.
Angelo Mancini and Eric Alcantara Claim Wednesday Titles
Two more side-event champions were crowned on Wednesday.
Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Big O - 5 Card Hi-Lo | 32 | Angelo Mancini | Chile | ₱140,004 |
Knockout [₱5K Bounty] - Turbo | 67 | Eric Alcantara | ₱70,016 |
Angelo Mancini topped the 32-entry Big O - 5 Card Hi-Lo, defeating Jae Yi Chang heads-up to collect ₱140,004. Kjetil Kemi finished third for ₱63,000.
Eric Alcantara later closed out the 67-entry Knockout Turbo for ₱70,016, with Daekyoung Kim taking second for ₱45,000 and Adam Ford third for ₱31,500.
It capped a productive day for Alcantara, who had earlier advanced from Survivor Knockout Flight B with 380,000.
APPT Championship Begins Thursday
Thursday, October 15 marks the beginning of another centerpiece event as the ₱60 million guaranteed APPT Championship gets underway with Day 1A at noon.
The opening flight carries a ₱165,000 buy-in and 50,000 starting stack.
The PokerStars Red Dragon and Survivor Knockout will both play to a winner on Thursday, while the APPT Super High Roller continues toward Friday's livestreamed finale.
Thursday, October 15 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Event #58 Super Stack - ₱1M GTD | ₱15,000 | 40,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #60 APPT Championship Day 1A - ₱60M GTD | ₱165,000 | 50,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #50 Survivor Knockout - Day 2 Final | ₱25,000 | 30,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #36 PokerStars Red Dragon - Final | ₱50,000 | 30,000 |
12:30 p.m. | Event #61 PLO - 4, 5, 6 Card | ₱25,000 | 25,000 |
1:00 p.m. | Event #62 Pot Limit Omaha | ₱100,000 | 25,000 |
1:00 p.m. | Event #52 APPT Super High Roller - Day 2 Final | ₱500,000 | 250,000 |
3:00 p.m. | Event #64 Survivor Knockout [₱50K Bounty] | ₱20,000 | 30,000 |
7:00 p.m. | Event #66 Limit Hold'em Turbo | ₱15,000 | 20,000 |
9:00 p.m. | Event #68 Win The Button - Hyper Turbo | ₱15,000 | 20,000 |
Players can view the complete APPT Championship Manila 2026 schedule on Somuchpoker.
APPT Championship Manila Livestream Begins Friday
PokerStars will begin its APPT Championship Manila 2026 livestream coverage on Friday, October 16, starting with the APPT Super High Roller Final 6.
Coverage begins at 11:00 p.m. Manila time (PHT), with the APPT Main Event Day 2 following on Saturday, October 17, Day 3 on Sunday, October 18 and the Final Day on Monday, October 19.
The commentary team features Nick Walsh, James Hartigan, Griffin Benger and David Lappin.
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.
