2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
6,016,250 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Entries
585
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Choi With Quads

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

A very unfortunate flop for the player right next to Sungil Choi let the Korean add even more chips to his already decent stack. The fireworks understandably started on a flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts} when you consider that Choi had the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for quads and his opponent the {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

No cards could help the player at risk anymore and he quickly left the tournament area, both the {3-Hearts} turn and the {J-Hearts} river were just a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Sungil Choi kr
Sungil Choi
67,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Sungil Choi

Sing a Song

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Sungil Choi bet the {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Spades} flop for 1,700 from under the gun and was called only by Junyeob Song in the big blind before the {8-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Song's bet of 4,500 went uncalled and he scooped the pot. One hand later, four players saw a {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts} flop and the short stack in seat three moved all in for 11,000 chips to enforce folds all the way around.

It didn't take long for those chips to walk over to the other side of the table and right into Song's stack though.

Player Chips Progress
Junyeob Song kr
Junyeob Song
50,000

Tags: Sungil ChoiJunyeob Song

Break!

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Feature Table
Feature Table

Another two levels are in the books here in Manila and the players are off on a 10-minute break.

The tournament clock currently claims 256 entries with 190 players remaining and as soon as the cards are back in the air, the late registration as well as re-entry period is over.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Updated Counts from Level 6

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Azusa Maeda jp
Azusa Maeda
90,000
32,500
32,500
Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
65,000
12,000
12,000
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
53,000
-8,000
-8,000
Sam Ng my
Sam Ng
51,000
4,000
4,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
48,000
9,500
9,500
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
46,000
6,000
6,000
Michael Allmrodt de
Michael Allmrodt
36,000
14,000
14,000
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
32,000
12,000
12,000
Kosei Ichinose jp
Kosei Ichinose
25,000
5,000
5,000
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
22,000
Akira Ohyama jp
Akira Ohyama
22,000
22,000
22,000
Dennis Wilke de
Dennis Wilke
19,000
5,000
5,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
18,200
8,200
8,200
Gerald Casey us
Gerald Casey
14,000
-23,000
-23,000

Olsson Applies Pressure

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Facing a 4,100-chip bet on a {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds} board with 8,500 already in the middle, Sweden's Douglas Olsson pushed a stack of yellow 5,000-denomination chips across the line, effectively putting his heads-up opponent all in for his last 13,150.

After a minute or two in the tank, he folded, allowing Olsson to push up close to 70,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Douglas Olsson se
Douglas Olsson
69,000

Tran's Run Continues

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The dealer had already shipped over the stack to Hai Ha Tran in the big blind and his {K-Clubs}{7-Clubs} was tabled with the board of {8-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} being completed. After a quick inquiry, it turned out that the player who had busted flopped a set of jacks but couldn't hold up to hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Hai Ha Tran vn
Hai Ha Tran
110,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Hai Ha Tran

Registration for Day 1a Closed

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

All players that run out of chips as of level six and until the end of the day cannot re-enter the competition for the same starting day anymore. Instead, they have the option to re-enter tomorrow and take another shot at the juicy prize pool.

Within the first five levels, more than 70 players have been eliminated.

Finkenrath Dodges Combo Draw

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Until the {8-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} turn, a pot of 6,000 chips had emerged and Iona Christopher Finkenrath faced a bet of 3,500 by the player in the big blind. He moved all in and the opponent asked for a count, then took a few bites from his pasta. The dealer verified it to be 6,400 more and the all in was called by the opponent with {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a straight and flush draw.

Finkenrath had the best hand until that point with the {A-Spades}{J-Spades} and the {K-Clubs} river bricked.

Player Chips Progress
Iona Finkenrath de
Iona Finkenrath
26,000

Tags: Iona Christopher Finkenrath

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