PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
3,472,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Prize Pool
11,349,000 PHP
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Xu Runs Good

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Anyang Xu continues to lay waste to his table.

He called a three-bet pre flop with {4-}{5-} and shipped it in over a bet on the {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop.

His heads-up opponent made the call for his tournament life with {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} but could only watch in amazement as the turn came the {4-Spades} to give Xu trips before the river {5-Hearts} made him a boat.

Player Chips Progress
Anyang Xu
Anyang Xu
91,000
3,500
3,500

Wu Pressures Chang

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Weiduo Wu decided the best course of action was to three-bet when facing an early position raise from Carlos Chang.

Chang had made it 1,100 but Wu put out 3,600. Chang called, but checked the {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop.

Wu bet again, this time making it 3,000, but Chang's cards were in the muck as fast as Wu's chips hit the felt.

Updated Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anyang Xu
Anyang Xu
87,500
2,500
2,500
Erik Andres
Erik Andres
87,000
Alex Andreev
Alex Andreev
76,000
76,000
76,000
Yen Han Chen tw
Yen Han Chen
65,000
12,000
12,000
Do Hoang Anh
Do Hoang Anh
55,500
14,500
14,500
Weiduo Wu
Weiduo Wu
50,000
-10,100
-10,100
Peter Kleudgen
Peter Kleudgen
45,150
-7,000
-7,000
Martin Gonzalez
Martin Gonzalez
44,700
-6,800
-6,800
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
40,500
-200
-200
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
36,300
1,300
1,300
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
36,300
-6,700
-6,700
Carlos Chang tw
Carlos Chang
33,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tomochika Kamiya
Tomochika Kamiya
24,500
-5,925
-5,925
Shih Ciao Wang
Shih Ciao Wang
18,000
7,500
7,500
Thanh Ha Duong cn
Thanh Ha Duong
15,700
3,700
3,700

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Ivan Trumps

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac

Ivan Zalac is rolling again, having pushed up and over two times the starting stack with a few quick moves.

He just got three callers for an 1,100 under the gun open, but none had the stones to make another call when he bet 3,000 chips into the {2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
40,700
18,225
18,225

Tags: Ivan Zalac

Take Me To Your Leader?

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Anyang Xu has emerged as the midday chip leader here in Manila and is running over his table.

He recently defended his big blind against a 700-chip late position open. Xu and his heads-up opponent checked the {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, but when the {3-Clubs} turn came into play. Xu made it 2,000.

His opponent called, but folded when Xu bet 3,500 into the {3-Hearts} river. Xu flashed the {6-Diamonds} just to let everyone know he was serious.

Player Chips Progress
Anyang Xu
Anyang Xu
85,000

Macau's Million Dollar Man Busts in Manila

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Hao "HoHo" Chen
Hao "HoHo" Chen

The winner of the 2014 Macau Millions at PokerStars LIVE Macau is out of Day 1A here in Manila.

Hao "HoHo" Chen shipped it in once and got no callers, but when he fired 8,000 over an 1,100 open the very next hand, the raiser put him all in.

Chen called for his tournament life and it was {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} against his {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}. The eights held on a {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} run out to send Chen packing.

However, APPT Manila is a Repechage tournament, allowing players busting on Day 1A to play again on Day 1B, so we may not have seen the last of Chen.

Tags: Hao Chen

Decisions, Decisions

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Celina Lin
Celina Lin

Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin was left with what looked like a rather tough decision moments ago.

Her heads-up opponent had bet 6,000 into an 8,000-chip pot on the river of a {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{A-Hearts} board. She mulled it over for a minute or two before finally sliding in a call.

Her opponent showed {5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} but his busted gutter was no good against her {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Second pair now has Lin back in decent shape after an up and down early part of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
35,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Celina Lin

Updated Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Weiduo Wu
Weiduo Wu
60,100
17,800
17,800
Yen Han Chen tw
Yen Han Chen
53,000
-7,000
-7,000
Peter Kleudgen
Peter Kleudgen
52,150
4,150
4,150
Martin Gonzalez
Martin Gonzalez
51,500
15,500
15,500
Carlos Chang tw
Carlos Chang
43,000
-2,100
-2,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
43,000
9,000
9,000
Do Hoang Anh
Do Hoang Anh
41,000
4,000
4,000
Tomochika Kamiya
Tomochika Kamiya
30,425
425
425
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
23,000
-1,000
-1,000
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
22,475
-1,525
-1,525
Thanh Ha Duong cn
Thanh Ha Duong
12,000
-26,000
-26,000
Shih Ciao Wang
Shih Ciao Wang
10,500
-4,500
-4,500