APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Manila

08-05-2023 22:10 UTC+8

Shih Finishes Off Tomita

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tetsuro Tomita moved all-in for 68,000 in the cutoff and Kenny Shih called on the button.

Tetsuro Tomita: A♦2♦
Kenny Shih: K♠Q♥

Tomita was happy to be ahead while Shih grinned and suggested "straight, maybe?"

The K♦Q♠10♥ flop gave Shih two pair and joked "no straight, abort ... abort". Nothing changed with the 5♣ turn and 7♣ river to knock out Tomita as both players shook hands.

Day 1a chip leader Oleg Kaminski followed alongside Jeoffrey Sibal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Shih	675,000 15,000	15,000
Tetsuro Tomita	Busted
Oleg Kaminski	Busted

Jeoffrey Sibal	Busted

Tags: Kenny Shih Oleg Kaminski Tetsuro Tomita

08-05-2023 22:03 UTC+8

Down to the Last Eight Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Lok Ching Li and Yu Chen were among the latest casualties as the field plummeted to just 64 contenders. Another table will break as the field is now down to eight of them. All players with chips at their disposal have locked up PHP184,000 and a pay jump awaits with 55 left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lok Ching Li	Busted
David Ee	Busted
Taewook Park	Busted
Yu Chen	Busted

Tags: Lok Ching Li Yu Chen

08-05-2023 21:56 UTC+8

Cheng Eliminated by Clemot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kevin Clemot raised to 32,000 and was called by Cher Whey Cheng out of the big blind. Both players checked the 9♦6♦6♠ flop and that brought them to the J♣ turn. Cheng check-shoved into a bet of 60,000 by Clemot, who asked for a count.

The all-in was for another 113,000 on top and Clemot called.

Cher Whey Cheng: 8♣7♦
Kevin Clemot: K♥J♠

The 9♣ river paired the board and sent Cheng on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Clemot	900,000 350,000	350,000
Cher Whey Cheng	Busted

Tags: Cher Whey Cheng Kevin Clemot

08-05-2023 21:47 UTC+8

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Tech	1,750,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Riku Sasahara	1,700,000 -200,000	-200,000
Slade Fisher	1,450,000 -200,000	-200,000
Thomas Ward	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Marc Rivera	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Alex Chong	1,050,000 862,000	862,000
Vincent Rubianes	975,000 805,000	805,000
Yuanning Wu	950,000 730,500	730,500
Steve Yea	850,000 75,000	75,000
Edwin Dela Cruz	800,000 350,000	350,000
Vasa Kaushal	700,000 442,000	442,000
Heebeom Kim	550,000 100,000	100,000
Junya Kubo	475,000 25,000	25,000
Chierro De Leon	450,000 50,000	50,000
Cezar Quiambao	300,000 -400,000	-400,000
Mike Takayama	150,000 -360,000	-360,000

Oleg Kaminski	125,000 -550,000	-550,000

Taewook Park	Busted

08-05-2023 21:41 UTC+8

Assorted Pictures From Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

Courtesy of Chris Librojo / Asia-Pacific Poker Tour

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

08-05-2023 21:38 UTC+8

Leonarez Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a heads-up pot of around 150,000 to the 10♦8♦3♦K♥9♦ river, Jessie Leonarez bet 120,000. Zhigang Chen used two time bank extensions and opted not to call for almost half of his remaining stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessie Leonarez	600,000 175,000	175,000
Zhigang Chen	275,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Jessie Leonarez Zhigang Chen

08-05-2023 21:28 UTC+8

Tomita Doubles Through Pasitao

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Down to 52,000 in chips after the most recent all-in showdown, Tetsuro Tomita was all-in with the 3♦3♠. Rasid Pasitao isolated with a shorter stack in the small blind and tabled the A♠8♠.

The board came 3♣2♣2♥J♥K♥ and Tomita earned an "easy double".

John David was not as fortunate and bowed out in 71st place followed by Kyrillos Gerges.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rasid Pasitao	140,000 11,000	11,000
Tetsuro Tomita	120,000 40,000	40,000
John David	Busted
Kyrillos Gerges	Busted

Tags: John David Rasid Pasitao Tetsuro Tomita Kyrillos Gerges

08-05-2023 21:22 UTC+8

Pak Takes Out Park

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Min Park got his short stack in with the A♦4♣ and Paul Pak went all-in over the top with the Q♣Q♥.

It was all over on the Q♠J♦9♠ flop, which made the 2♥ turn and 2♠ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Pak	500,000 25,000	25,000
Min Park	Busted

Tags: Paul Pak Min Park

08-05-2023 21:14 UTC+8

Shih Doubles Through Tomita

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Out of the small blind, Tetsuro Tomita raised to 36,000. Kenny Shih three-bet to 125,000 and snap-called all-in when Tomita pushed.

Kenny Shih: J♦J♠
Tetsuro Tomita: K♠Q♠

The pocket pair remained ahead on the 10♣9♣7♦10♥3♠ runout as Shih doubled for 324,000.

"No more four-betting, I am not folding," Shih joked to Archie Mariano.

A new "old" player then arrived who had been balanced away, having missed just one hand as the field was down to the last nine tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Archie Mariano	950,000 675,000	675,000
Kenny Shih	660,000 60,000	60,000
Tetsuro Tomita	80,000 500	500
Jason Ong	Busted
Jeffrey Calma	Busted

Tags: Archie Mariano Kenny Shih Tetsuro Tomita