Joris Michl Leads Final 35 in APPT Championship Manila
Joris Michl ended Day 2 with the biggest stack in the APPT Championship Main Event, bagging 1,790,000 at Okada Manila to lead the final 35 into Day 3 of the APPT Championship Manila 2026.
When late registration closed, the Championship ended with 479 entries, creating a ₱68,286,240 prize pool. Sung Jin Yun, who led after Day 1B, sits second on 1,560,000, with Wouter Beltz, Zhiqiang Liu, and Joshua Chargualaf also above 1.3 million.
Away from the Championship, Florencio Campomanes picked up the High Roller Turbo title, while the APPT Mystery Bounty wrapped up both starting flights with 58 players moving on to Sunday’s final day.
Joris Michl Leads the Field into Day 3
Michl finished Day 2 with 1,790,000, making the Dutchman the man to catch as the Championship moves into its final two days.
Sung Jin Yun is nearest to Michl on 1,560,000 after entering Saturday at the top of the standings, while fellow Dutchman Wouter Beltz finished third with 1,345,000.
Zhiqiang Liu is only 5,000 chips behind Beltz on 1,340,000. Joshua Chargualaf and Young Mok Lee both bagged exactly 1,300,000.
There is also a strong Philippines presence a little further down the leaderboard. Nikolas Rivera sits seventh with 935,000, John Tech has 880,000, William Ysmael has 870,000, and Jason Kyle Magbanua returns with 835,000.
APPT Championship Day 3 Top Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
1,790,000 | ||
1,560,000 | ||
1,345,000 | ||
1,340,000 | ||
Guam | 1,300,000 | |
Young Mok Lee | 1,300,000 | |
935,000 | ||
880,000 | ||
870,000 | ||
840,000 | ||
835,000 | ||
785,000 |
The final 35 return at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, for Day 3, with play scheduled to continue until the final table is reached, subject to the tournament director's discretion. Levels remain 60 minutes long, with play resuming at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante.
PokerStars will also be streaming the APPT Championship action live on its YouTube channel.
Gambhir Heads the APPT Mystery Bounty Field
The APPT Mystery Bounty drew 384 entries across its two opening flights, with 58 players making it through to Sunday's Day 2 Final.
Sunjae Lee finished on top of the 137-entry Day 1A after accumulating 405,000, with 21 players surviving the flight.
Day 1B was considerably bigger, pulling in another 247 entries. Birangat Gambhir came through that field with 723,000, almost 300,000 more than anyone else returning on Sunday.
Siyuan Liu sits second overall with 437,000, followed by Lee with 405,000 and Gerardo Ulloa with 400,000.
APPT Mystery Bounty Day 2 Leading Stacks
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
723,000 | ||
437,000 | ||
Sunjae Lee | 405,000 | |
Peru | 400,000 | |
Mizuki Imato | 393,000 | |
Kenshi Uchiyama | 391,000 | |
377,000 | ||
345,000 | ||
336,000 | ||
335,000 |
Campomanes Adds High Roller Turbo Title
Florencio Campomanes picked up Saturday's biggest side-event prize in the ₱100,000 High Roller Turbo.
The Filipino came out on top of the 20-entry field for ₱759,400, with Emmanuel Derecho taking second for ₱477,000.
Thursday's APPT Super High Roller champion Rudy Edenata added another podium finish, coming third for ₱318,000, while Abhijith Cheruku finished fourth for ₱212,000.
The field also included Fendy Kosasih, John Paul Caputo and Adria Dalmau.
Saturday's Other Winners
Campomanes was far from the only player collecting a trophy on Saturday.
Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Big O | 14 | Chile | ₱211,360 | |
Ladies Championship | 35 | Hyejeong Jeon | ₱153,020 | |
Seniors Championship | 45 | ₱164,740 | ||
Freezeout Turbo | 10 | ₱151,400 | ||
NLH 20/15/10 | 22 | Shota Nonaka | ₱119,784 | |
High Roller Turbo | 20 | ₱759,400 | ||
Midnight Super Hyper Turbo | 35 | ₱102,180 |
Angelo Mancini took down the 14-entry Big O for ₱211,360, winning his second PokerStars trophy of the series, with Andrei Sidorov finishing second and Hirotoshi Nakabo third.
Hyejeong Jeon won the Ladies Championship for ₱153,020 from a field of 35, while Nicholas Galtos finished first in the 45-entry Seniors Championship for ₱164,740.
Katsutoshi Watanabe collected ₱151,400 in the Freezeout Turbo, and Shota Nonaka won the NLH 20/15/10 for ₱119,784.
The day eventually wrapped up with Niroshan Loganathan winning the 35-entry Midnight Super Hyper Turbo for ₱102,180. Kyungsuk Ko finished second for ₱66,500, with Wooram Cho third for ₱46,000.
Sunday Sets Up the Festival Finish
Sunday is the penultimate day of the festival, with the APPT Championship aiming to reach its final table and the Mystery Bounty playing down to a winner.
Both events restart at noon. The Championship returns with 35 players from its 479-entry field, while 58 players remain in the Mystery Bounty.
A new ₱3 million guaranteed APPT Mini Championship starts at 11:00 a.m., followed by the ₱5 million guaranteed APPT High Roller at 3:00 p.m. The High Roller carries a ₱200,000 buy-in, with Day 2 re-entry allowed.
The Sunday Marathon also runs three starting flights before its 10:00 p.m. final, while a Knockout Turbo and another Super Hyper Turbo round out the evening.
Sunday, October 18 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Event #89 Free to Enter Charity Event [R+A] - ₱500K GTD | Free to Enter |
11:00 a.m. | Event #90 APPT Mini Championship Day 1 - ₱3M GTD | ₱35,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #60 APPT Championship - Day 3 | ₱165,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #79 Mystery Bounty - Day 2 Final | ₱25,000 |
2:00 p.m. | Event #91 Sunday Marathon - ₱1M GTD Day 1A | ₱5,000 |
3:00 p.m. | Event #92 APPT High Roller Day 1 - ₱5M GTD | ₱200,000 |
5:00 p.m. | Event #91 Sunday Marathon Day 1B | ₱5,000 |
6:30 p.m. | Event #91 Sunday Marathon Day 1C | ₱5,000 |
8:00 p.m. | Event #93 Knockout [₱5K Bounty] - Turbo | ₱20,000 |
10:00 p.m. | Event #91 Sunday Marathon Final | ₱5,000 |
10:00 p.m. | Event #94 Super Hyper Turbo | ₱15,000 |
The complete APPT Championship Manila 2026 schedule is available on Somuchpoker.
About the Editor
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.
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