Kim Kiyoung Tops APPT Championship Day 1B; Last Chance To Enter

It was a stormy day in Manila, Philippines with a typhoon cancelling classes and some work. However, this did not prevent poker players from making their way to the PokerStars LIVE poker room at Okada Manila to sign up for Day 1B of the inaugural APPT Championship. 194 entries made the buy-in of PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850), surpassing yesterday’s (Day 1A) registrants, to compete for their share of the PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850) guaranteed prize pool.

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The action went on for 11 one-hour levels with play stopping just before the 12-hour mark. 80 players were still in their seats to bag their chips and bring them back tomorrow, October 25, to compete again in the Day 2 leg. They will be joined by the 59 players that advanced from Flight A.

Among the 80 survivors of Flight B, it was Kim Kiyoung of South Korea who bagged the largest stack of 452,500 chips. Moses Saquing of the Philippines was a distant second with a very healthy 295,000. Rounding up the top three chip leaders was American John Joseph Panish with 277,500 to carry onto Day 2.

Other notable players advancing were Mike Takayama, Florencio Campomanes, David Erquiaga and John Tech who are among the top 10 in the Philippines All Time Money List with over US$ 1 Million in total live earnings, APPT champion Yuanning Wu, WSOP bracelet winner Chin Wei Lim, Australian pros Daniel Neilson and Stevan Chew, Korean pro Yohwan “Boxer” Lim, and Malaysian pro Victor Chong.

The combined Day 1 flights will bring a field of 139 players to play another 11 levels. Registration will still be open for one at the start of Day 2, so we can expect the number of total entries to increase. There are currently 359 entries. Those still with chips at the end of Day 2 will come back for another round of poker on Day 3, October 26. Those hopefuls will play until a final table is formed. The final table players will then return on October 27 to determine a champion.

Apart from the guaranteed prize pool of at least PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850), PokerStars will also be awarding the top three finishers a PHP 175,000 (~US$ 3,000) APPT Cambodia Package which includes a seat and accommodation to the main event.

Day 1B Results

• Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024
• Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)
• Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 960,850)
• Day 1B Entries: 194
• Day 1B Survivors: 80

Top 10 In Chips Of Day 1B

Kim Kiyoung – 452,500
Moses Saquing – 295,000
John Joseph Panish – 277,500
John Matsuda – 270,000
Florencio Campomanes – 264,000
Takumi Odani – 295,500
Kevin Hasler – 257,500
Mike Takayama – 251,500
Daniel John Neilson – 246,000
John Tech – 233,000

For the full Chip Counts and action head to the SMP Live Updates.