APPT Manila MAIN EVENT ₱55M Gtd Starts Today; Gary Thompson Leads SHR Day 1

After nine days of pre-games at APPT Manila, doors open today, August 1 with the Main Event! For the first time in history, a guarantee of ₱55 Million (~USD 941,800) has been announced and gauging by the turnout these past days, that figure will soar past its target. There are three starting days scheduled. Cards in the air daily at 12pm at the breath-taking Cove Manila at Okada.

Dates: August 1-5, 2024

Buy in: PHP 80,000 (~USD 1,360)

Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~USD 936,530)

Flight A: Thursday, August 1

Flight B: Friday, August 2

Flight C: Saturday, August 3

Day 2: Sunday, August 4

Final Day: Monday, August 5

Already seen at the felt are APPT 2019 champion Florencio Campomanes and 2022 chmapion Lai Xin Hua. Both players are in top form. Campomanes won the APPT Open and Hua placed 4th at the PokerStars Red Dragon. Other players to watch for are Mike Takayama who has reached four final tables with two runner-ups, the newly crowned APPT National champion Vivencio Nachor, and Danielle Noja who has been on a heater since WPT Cambodia a few weeks prior.

APPT SUPER HIGH ROLLER

Gary Thompson Bags Lead At APPT Super High Roller Day 1

The APPT Super High Roller kicked off a little late but once the cards started flying, 38 runners coughed up the PHP 500,000 (~USD 8,665) buy in to build a prize pool of PHP 17,877,100 (USD 306,125). Some of the players in attendance were Trung Quan Nguyen, Huu Dung Nguyen, James Mendoza, Thomas Ward, and Florencio Campomanes, however they all missed the mark.

Powering through the star-studded field were Marc Rivera, and Quang Huy Nguyen. Mike Takayama continued his incredible run, holding the chip lead for some time. During the late rounds, Takayama knocked out Victor Chong on a cooler with over .

Just before the close of day, Gary Thompson surged past Takayama after knocking out Young Hoon Kim with set over on a board .

Racking up the third largest was top Malaysian pro Michael Soyza. He was seen dragging in a big pot by eliminating Hyung Tai Kim who called Soyza’s five-bet shove with only to run into Soyza’s .

Remaining Payouts

Players return on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Cards in the air at 12pm Only the top 6 get paid with a top prize of PHP 6,618,100 (~USD 105,565). This is the largest payout of the festival to day. Follow the action via the LIVE UPDATES.