Wouter Beltz Leads APPT Championship Final Table With ₱13,200,000 Up Top
Wouter Beltz will return with almost twice as many chips as his nearest rival when the APPT Championship Manila 2026 final table gets underway at Okada Manila on Monday.
The Dutchman finished Day 3 with 7,645,000, ahead of Graham Cowan on 4,053,000 and Jason Kyle Magbanua on 3,075,000, after Sunday's play cut the field from 35 to its final nine.
All nine have ₱1,246,240 locked up, with ₱13,200,000 waiting for Monday's winner. Elsewhere on Sunday, Czardy Rivera won the APPT Mystery Bounty, Daiki Miyamoto grabbed a big lead in the Mini Championship, and Dohwan Kim finished on top of the High Roller Day 1 counts.
Beltz Takes the Lead Into the APPT Championship Final
Beltz began Sunday third in chips but ended it with 7,645,000, putting plenty of distance between himself and the rest of Monday's final table.
Graham Cowan is his nearest challenger with 4,053,000, while Jason Kyle Magbanua gives the Philippines a top-three stack with 3,075,000.
Sung Jin Yun, who led after Day 1B, remains in the hunt with 2,275,000. William Ysmael, Viacheslav Zotov, Julian Hasse, John Tech, and Lee Han Sic complete the lineup.
APPT Championship Final Table Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
7,645,000 | ||
4,053,000 | ||
3,075,000 | ||
2,275,000 | ||
1,880,000 | ||
1,670,000 | ||
1,620,000 | ||
845,000 | ||
810,000 |
Fellow Dutchman Joris Michl may have started Sunday in pole position, but his run ended in 18th place for ₱580,000, leaving Beltz to carry the Dutch flag into Monday's final.
All nine finalists have now locked up at least ₱1,246,240, but there is a huge jump waiting at the top. The winner will be the only player to collect an eight-figure payout, taking home ₱13,200,000 from the ₱68,286,240 prize pool, along with the elusive APPT Shard Trophy.
The final table begins at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19.
Czardy Rivera Wins APPT Mystery Bounty
Czardy Rivera won the 384-entry APPT Mystery Bounty on Sunday.
The event generated a ₱8,110,080 prize pool. The separate payout screen listed ₱1,126,080 for first place, while the PokerStars LIVE results showed Rivera with ₱1,490,080 in bounties.
Anacleto Quijano finished runner-up, while Noel Regencia took third.
APPT Mystery Bounty Final Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | ₱1,490,080 | ||
2 | ₱1,372,000 | ||
3 | ₱607,000 | ||
4 | Chierro Sarinas De Leon | ₱427,000 | |
5 | ₱664,000 | ||
6 | ₱245,000 | ||
7 | Kenshi Uchiyama | ₱211,000 | |
8 | ₱288,000 | ||
9 | Yu Soon Tan | Singapore | ₱137,000 |
Daiki Miyamoto Takes Big Lead Into Mini Championship Final
The ₱3 million guaranteed APPT Mini Championship comfortably cleared its guarantee, drawing 179 entries for a ₱5,412,960 prize pool.
Only 18 players remain, with Daiki Miyamoto sitting well out in front on 1,905,000. Emmanuel Segismundo is second with 960,000, followed by Qi Wang on 705,000.
There is ₱1,101,960 waiting for the winner when the final resumes at noon on Monday.
APPT Mini Championship Leading Stacks
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
1,905,000 | ||
960,000 | ||
705,000 | ||
Yuta Kiumi | 570,000 | |
Thailand | 560,000 | |
Michael Michael | 555,000 | |
515,000 | ||
Romania | 430,000 | |
405,000 | ||
375,000 |
Dohwan Kim Tops High Roller Day 1
The ₱200,000 APPT High Roller opened on Sunday and had reached 69 entries by the end of Day 1, with 35 players still holding chips.
Dohwan Kim finished with the biggest stack on 305,500, followed by Viet An Nguyen on 243,500 and Sheila Marianne Rojas on 210,000.
Rudy Edenata also returns with 156,000, while Seunghee Park sits on 129,000.
The field is not final yet, with Day 2 re-entry allowed and registration remaining open until 2:35 p.m. on Monday.
APPT High Roller Day 1 Big Stacks
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
305,500 | ||
243,500 | ||
Sheila Marianne Rojas | 210,000 | |
171,500 | ||
156,000 | ||
Young Mok Lee | 137,500 | |
130,000 | ||
129,000 | ||
125,000 |
Angelo Mancini Wins Sunday Marathon
The Sunday Marathon packed everything into one day, running three opening flights before the survivors returned at 10:00 p.m. to play down to a winner.
The flights drew 93, 135 and 86 entries, giving the event 314 entries in total.
Angelo Mancini eventually came out on top for ₱240,336, earning his third Spadie of the series. It was a rare feat and made Mancini the first player of APPT Championship Manila 2026 to win three trophies. Eric Alcantara finished second for ₱160,000 plus one ticket, with Giuseppe Sardella third for ₱110,000.
Sunday Marathon Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | ₱240,336 | |
2 | ₱160,000 + 1 ticket | ||
3 | Giuseppe Sardella | Italy | ₱110,000 |
4 | ₱84,500 | ||
5 | ₱65,000 | ||
6 | ₱50,000 | ||
7 | Xiaodong Chen | ₱40,000 | |
8 | Victor Munoz | ₱33,000 | |
9 | ₱28,000 |
Wanghee Lee and Guillaume Bonnet Take Late Titles
Wanghee Lee won the 39-entry Knockout [₱5K Bounty] Turbo for ₱160,944, ahead of Joungsun Kim on ₱104,000 and Bonifacio Mondalo Jr on ₱71,500.
Guillaume Bonnet won the 20-entry Super Hyper Turbo for ₱108,940. Kim Dowan finished second for ₱68,500, with Johann Modschiedler third for ₱45,500.
Sunday also included the festival's free-to-enter Charity Event. The action can be watched back on the Charity Event stream.
Final Day Arrives in Manila
Monday brings APPT Championship Manila 2026 to a close, with three of the festival's biggest remaining tournaments reaching their final stages.
The Mini Championship gets the day started at noon with 18 players remaining, before the APPT Championship final table and APPT High Roller Day 2 both begin at 1:00 p.m.
The High Roller can still attract more entries before registration closes at 2:35 p.m., while another five side events give players a final chance to leave Okada Manila with a trophy.
Monday, October 19 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Event #95 Ultrastack - ₱1M GTD | ₱15,000 |
12:00 p.m. | Event #90 APPT Mini Championship Final | ₱35,000 |
1:00 p.m. | Event #60 APPT Championship Final | ₱165,000 |
1:00 p.m. | Event #92 APPT High Roller Day 2 - ₱5M GTD | ₱200,000 |
3:00 p.m. | Event #96 Super Knockout [₱10K Bounty] | ₱20,000 |
4:00 p.m. | Event #97 Last Chance High Roller - Turbo | ₱100,000 |
6:00 p.m. | Event #98 Mix NLH/PLO - Turbo | ₱20,000 |
7:00 p.m. | Event #99 Last Chance - Super Hyper Turbo | ₱10,000 |
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.
