Main Event
Day 1a Completed
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Prize Pool
11,349,000 PHP
Entries
260
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Only 35 Survive Day 1a
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Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Day 1a of the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila main event came and went in a flash inside The Metro Card Club Friday.
By the time registration was through some 107 players had ponied up the Pisos to play, but after eight and a half levels just 35 remained. With Day 1b set for 1 p.m. local time Saturday, the Day 1a survivors will return to play on Day 2 Sunday, also beginning at 1 p.m.
If things stand through Saturday's second starting flight, they will all be looking up at Estonian PokerStars player Daniel Belov, who built a massive stack of 177,500 chips by the time play ended.
Right behind him sits Ricky Foo (140,000), Ronald Singson (133,600), Thanh Ha Duong (121,500), Anyang Xu (107,600) and Mike Takayama (106,500) as the only other players above the 100,000-chip mark.
Once again, The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will return to the The Metro Card Club Saturday at 1 p.m. for Day 1b action in the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila main event and as always, you are welcome to join.
End of Day 1A Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
133,600
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
121,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
|
107,600
45,600
|
45,600 |
|
106,500
106,500
|
106,500 |
|
||
|
|
86,700
86,700
|
86,700 |
|
78,700
78,700
|
78,700 |
|
|
74,500
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
|
72,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
72,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
71,100
17,100
|
17,100 |
|
|
63,600
63,600
|
63,600 |
|
59,700
59,700
|
59,700 |
|
57,300
57,300
|
57,300 |
|
|
53,600
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
|
|
52,400 | |
|
|
51,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
47,300
47,300
|
47,300 |
|
|
46,300
46,300
|
46,300 |
|
|
39,900
39,900
|
39,900 |
|
|
39,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dealers have been instructed to deal four more hands and play will wrap for the night.
Updated Counts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Here are the latest counts with just 15 minutes of play remaining in the day:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
153,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
130,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
82,100
31,700
|
31,700 |
|
|
80,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
79,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
67,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
62,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
54,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
31,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
26,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
|
26,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
25,800
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
21,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Belov Leads
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Daniel Belov has taken control here in Manila as the first player up to 150,000 in chips.
He recently picked up another pot making it 2,000 under the gun and getting two callers in the blinds. The flop fell 
and after two checks, Belov made it 2,500 to see the turn. Neither player called and Belov added the chips to his ever growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Runner Runner
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Thanh Ha Duong sat quietly having pushed all in for his last 25,900 on an 
board.
There was already some 25,000 in the middle as Shih Ciao Wang contemplated the massive call. Eventually he made it and Duong let out a yelp, slapping 
on the felt, having gone runner-runner to make trips.
Wang could only shake his head and muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
30,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Bluff Catcher
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alex Andreev just pushed over the 100,000-chip mark picking off a sizable bluff.
His heads-up opponent check called 6,000 on the turn of a 
board, then proceeded to bet 12,000 after the river.
Andreev took very little time making the call and was shown 
. He rolled over 
and raked in the pot having read his opponent's soul.
Updated Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | |
|
|
115,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
110,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
85,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
76,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
65,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
60,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
59,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
50,400
18,625
|
18,625 |
|
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
35,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
32,000
-20,300
|
-20,300 |
|
|
31,400
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
|
23,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
22,000
-7,400
|
-7,400 |
|
|
21,000
-100
|
-100 |
|
|
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