Last July 29 to August 7, PokerStars LIVE produced the biggest event in the Philippines since the pandemic, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), at their hub in Okada Manila. Over the ten days, players flocked into the bustling capital city. Among the largest contingents were from South Korea, Singapore, Japan, India, and the […]
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Pinoy Briefs: Mark Amparo wins the Metro WALK TO A MILLION; Manila Super Series and APPT Manila in July
We’ve entered the last half of the year and with that comes plenty of exciting poker all over the Asian region. Focusing our attention on the Philippines, this July will see plenty of cards flying and chips shuffling at Okada Manila. Two events will bookend the month, the Manila Super Series 11 and APPT Manila. […]
APPT9 Manila: Aaron Lim becomes first two-time APPT Main Event champion
A By: KomishAirms CITY OF DREAMS Manila, Philippines The history books have been rewritten again here at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila as Australian pro Aaron Lim becomes the first player since its inception to win two Main Event titles in an epic and swingy heads-up against Sweden’s Douglas Olsson. The 29-year-old from […]
APPT9 Manila: From 175 down to 23, Finkenrath is lone “millionaire”
CITY OF DREAMS Manila, Philippines After more than twelve straight hours of gruelling action on the felt, 23 of the 175 that started Day 2 made it through to the finale in the Main Event of the ninth staging of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila here. With Bryan Huang, Vivian Im and Celina […]
APPT9 Manila Main Event in Figures
585 entrees: A massive 325 Day 1B entries combined with Day 1A’s participants of 260 to bring the grand total of runners to a collosal 585. This is the biggest field in Philippine history for major events with a buy-in of US$1,000 and above. PhP 6,016,250: The eventual champion will be pocketing about PhP6M (approx.US$133,000) which […]
APPT9 Manila: New Philippine record set as 585 join Main Event
By: KomishAirms CITY OF DREAMS Manila, Philippines Records were meant to be broken. The ninth staging of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Main Event easily set a new mark which could be difficult to topple as Day 1B saw an avalanche of players. A massive 325 Day 1B entries combined with Day 1A’s participants […]
APPT9 Manila: 260 participants in Day1A of the Main Event
By KomishAirms CITY OF DREAMS Manila, Philippines A whopping 260 total participants packed Day 1A of the PhP50,000 (approx. US$1,100) Main Event of the ninth staging of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila here making this among the biggest starting fields in this country’s poker history. “This is an impressive showing,” said Fred Leung, […]
APPT9 Manila: Chen Ching Wei cops 6-Max title, Mega Satellite field hits 133
City of Dreams – Manila By KomishAirms Chinese Taipei scored their second crown of the competition as Chen Ching Wei snared the first major title of his poker career in his conquest of the PhP25,000 6-Max NLHE event even as the Mega Satellite to the Main Event drew a whopping 133 runners at Day 7 […]
APPT9 Manila Round Up: 2 of 6 for the Filipinos so far
City of Dreams – Manila By KomishAirms With the Main Event just days away, the ninth staging of the Pokerstars Live APPT Manila leg has so far witnessed riveting action from the events that already played out, and leading up to the highlight of the festivities come those who have thrown it all out […]
Francis Beliran wins PilipinasPoker APPT Leaderboard series
Manila, City of Dreams By RedAirkson Poker Insider, After seven weeks and a dozen tournament events, a field of about two hundred local tourney rounders was narrowed down to the top thirty performers. On Sunday one player rose above all the others: Francis Beliran. For his amazing display of consistency, Francis – who plays on […]