Inaugural APPT Championship Amasses PHP 59.9M Prize Pool; Livestream

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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.

Author:Noel Zarate