Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
APPT Manila Ready to Rock!
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The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 8 Manila main event kicks off just minutes from now and the Metro Card Club is buzzing.
The Philippines leg of the tour went off in Cebu last season with Korean Simba Jae Kyung Sim taking the top prize PHP 3,948,000. The last time the APPT was in Manila was in 2010 when Binh Nguyen captured the crown.
This season, moving back to Manila means gaining the support of a rather large local poker community and hundreds are expected to vie for the coveted title. The PHP 45,000+5,000 Phillipine Peso buy-in translates into just over US $1,000 and should attract some of the best and brightest poker minds from around the region.
The plan is to play some eight levels on Day 1a Friday, with the first three lasting 40 minutes and the rest 60 minutes.
Of course, PokerNews will bring you all the action in tidy live update form from start to finish here in Manila. Just sit back and enjoy, APPT Manila is coming at you.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Lin Fires Away
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin is off to a fast start here in Manila.
She recently fired 4,000 at a 5,000-chip pot on the turn with the board reading 
.
Her heads up opponent took a minute to think about it, but eventually tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500 |
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Aussie Ivan Zalac, whose biggest career score happened to come here in the Philippines with a third-place finish at an APT event in Cebu earlier this year, managed to pick up and early pot.
It all started with a late position raise to 225 that the button called. Zalac came along for the ride in the small blind and the 
flop checked around. However, on the 
flop, Zalac opened for 300 and managed to convince his two opponents to lay down their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Wang Gets There
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
PokerStars Qualifier Shih Ciao Wang, also know around these parts as Joe, just dragged a rather large early pot.
He made it 225 only to see the player on his left three-bet to 500. The rest of the table got out of the way and Wang made the call. The flop came down 
and Wang check-called a bet of 650. He also check-called 1,400 on the 
turn.
But when the 
river presented itself, Wang seized the opportunity, betting 5,000. His heads-up opponent made the call and Wang showed 
, also know around these parts as the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Lin Flushed
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
A big pot started brewing on an 
flop over at Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin's table.
There was already about 1,500 in the middle when Lin led out for 950. Mark Amparo promptly made it 3,000 and Peter Kleudgen shipped it in for what looked like 13,000.
Lin then pushed all in over the top and Amparo folded. The cards were turned on their backs and Lin held 
for top two. Kleudgen was holding 
and a flush draw that hit on the 
turn.
The river came the 
and the pot was shipped to Kleudgen, leaving Lin a little less than a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
17,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante:
Movers and Shakers
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
33,300
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
18,300 | |
|
|
8,600
-18,400
|
-18,400 |