Final 9 of APPT Warm Up Main Event Emerges; Kurushima Hiroya Leads
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Warm Up concluded Day 2 of the Main Event with the field trimmed from 105 players to the Final 9 in just under eight hours of play. Japan’s Kurushima Hiroyuki emerged as top dog with a stack equivalent to 61 bb.One of Kurushima’s biggest hands was a straight flush on a board 
with the shoves on the turn. Kurushima had 
. He piled in more chips by railing Jae Yi Chang (14th) on a two-outer and short stack Jonald Garcia (12th).
Kurushima Hiroya Leads Final 9
The Main Event kicked off on July 10 and over four starting flights, 682 contributed the PHP 16,500 buy in to easily surpass the guarantee. At Day 2, the 105 returning players were met by a larger PHP 9,605,561 (~USD 164,470) prize pool.
Immediately following the announced “shuffle up and deal”, shoves were rampant as short stacks attempted to chip up fast. Among the early casualties was big stacked Ashley Patterson who flopped top two pair only to see Patrick Enriquez’s higher two pair on the turn.
Among the mid-game movers was Ron Ryan Mesinauntil he tried to push entering chip leader Kyle Anderson out of a pot with 
. With about even stacks, Anderson stood his ground calling the four-bet jam with 
. The win sent Anderson soaring to the top and held to secure a final 9 seat. For Mesina, he nosedived to 5 bb then went on a heater to quickly recover and impressively reached the final table wedged in the middle with 19 bb.
Down to two tables, action heightened with shoves quite frequent. Oleg Mordassov stayed consistent all day grinding for chips and railing several along the way that included Winifred Obedoza (16th). He bagged up 17 bb.
Taiwan’s lone representative Wei Chen Lin eliminated Michael Gabby Concepcion (15th) then seesawed his way into the final 9. Lin couldn’t win a hand against Kun Lim, even seeing his aces cracked however, he recovered off Redentor Edocwho in turn made up for the lost chips by denying Phliip Baider a spot at the final table in 10th place.
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The final 9 begins at 3pm local time. Each player is now guaranteed PHP 159,561 while awaiting the champion is the PHP 1,730,000 top prize. The top two prizes includes a package to APPT Manila Main Event valued at PHP 120,000. It includes a seat worth PHP 80,000 and accommodations.
Final 9 players
| Kurushima Hiroya | Japan | 3,645,000 |
| Wei Chen Lin | Taiwan | 3,020,000 |
| Kun Lim | Singapore | 3,020,000 |
| Badrudin Ampatuan | Philippines | 2,640,000 |
| Ron Ryan Mesina | Philippines | 1,875,000 |
| Redentor Edoc | Philippines | 1,695,000 |
| Oleg Mordassov | Switzerland | 1,660,000 |
| Kyle Anderson | USA | 1,485,000 |
| Hiroaki Terasaka | Japan | 1,370,000 |
Final 9 Payouts
| Rank | Payout in PHP |
In USD equivalent
|
| 1 | 1,730,000 | 29,618 |
| 2 | 1,080,000 | 18,490 |
| 3 | 770,000 | 13,183 |
| 4 | 595,000 | 10,187 |
| 5 | 455,000 | 7,790 |
| 6 | 350,000 | 5,992 |
| 7 | 270,000 | 4,622 |
| 8 | 205,000 | 3,510 |
| 9 | 159,561 | 2,732 |
APPT Warm Up Main Event – By The Numbers
Dates: July 10 – 14, 2024
Buy in: PHP 16,500 (~USD 280)
Guarantee: PHP 5,000,000 (~USD 85,290)
Entries: 682
Prize pool: PHP 9,605,651 (~USD 164,470)
ITM: 105 players
Flight Results
Flight A: 88 entries / 14 ITM
Flight B: 156 entries / 24 ITM
Flight C: 290 entries / 44 ITM
Flight D Turbo: 148 entries / 23 ITM
