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Inaugural APPT Championship Amasses PHP 59.9M Prize Pool; Livestream

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Noel Zarate
Noel Zarate

PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship has already created milestones in its very first undertaking taking place at Okada Manila in Manila, Philippines. After two starting days and one hour into Day 2, its marquee event APPT Championship, with an advertised prize pool of PHP 55M, breached its guarantee for a new prize pool of PHP 59,922,720 equivalent to ~US$ 1,028,270. 

APPT Championship

PokerStars LIVE APPT Championship
PokerStars LIVE APPT Championship

The APPT Championship ran two starting days on October 23-24 drawing 359 entries combined, and with registration still open during the first level of Day 2 (October 25), it added another 57 entries to bring the total number of entries to 416. 

With the announcement of the official payouts, the top 63 will earn a piece of the seven figure USD prize pool. The min-cash is PHP 250,000 (~US$ 4,280) while the eventual champion will pocket a whopping PHP 11,610,000 (~US$ 199,100), one of the biggest top purses in this country’s poker history. 

Among those that entered in Day 2 were APPT National runner-up Jonathan Chetty of South Africa, Grosvenor UKPT Main Event champion Brett Kennedy of Canada, Vietnam’s Multi-titled Ngoc Pham Bao and Korean-American international campaigner Kim Wooseok. 

Day 2 will play ten levels or until ITM is reached. You can track the action via the SMP Live Updates.

  • Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

  • Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

  • Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)

  • Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$1,028,270)

  • Entries: 416

  • ITM: 63 places

Rank

Prize (In PhP)

Prize (in ~US$)

1

11,610,000

199,100

2

7,260,000

124,530

3

5,180,000

88,835

4

3,980,000

68,200

5

3,060,000

52,435

6

2,360,000

40,430

7

1,810,000

31,010

8

1,480,000

25,360

9

1,237,720

21,205

10 to 11

1,030,000

17,645

12 to 13

860,000

14,720

14 to 15

715,000

12,240

16 to 17

620,000

10,615

18 to 20

540,000

9,245

21 to 23

470,000

8,045

24 to 27

410,000

7,020

28 to 31

355,000

6,075

32 to 39

310,000

5,305

40 to 55

275,000

4,710

56 to 63

250,000

4,280

APPT Championship To Be Livestreamed

Players, spectators, and fans can now watch the APPT Championship feature table via the livestream on PokerStars YouTube and PokerStars Twitch.

LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE

  • Oct 25th – APPT Championship Day 2

  • Actual Start time: 6 PM

  • Livestream Start Time: 6:30 PM

  • Oct 26th - APPT Championship Day 3

  • Actual Start time: 3:30 PM

  • Livestream Start Time: 4:00 PM

  • Oct 27th - Championship Final Table

  • Actual Start time: 4:30 PM

  • Livestream Start Time: 5:00 PM

Please note that there is a30 minute delay in streaming the game. Links will be sent 30 minutes before the livestream begins.

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