Welcome Back to Day 1b of APPT Cebu!
Welcome back to the live coverage of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour from Cebu in the Philippines. Today will see the Day 1b action of the APPT Cebu Main Event kick into full swing from midday today.
Yesterday saw just 81 players take to the felt in what ended up being a shorter than expected day. That didn't mean the poker was any less tough though as Ivan Zalac managed to become the Day 1a chip leader. He finished on 109,100 and that's the amount all the players will be chasing today.
The tournament staff are hopeful that we will get 120-entrants today and surpass a total of 200 runners for the event. It’s a tad short of the 246 that took part in last year’s event, but anything can happen today, so we’ll just wait and see.
It is expected that Team PokerStars Pros Raymond Wu and Celina Lin will both be at the tables today and looking to make a deep run. They will be hoping to join fellow pro Bryan Huang on Day 2, after he finished just below starting stack at the end yesterday’s play.
Make sure to keep your eyes locked to your screens as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team again brings you all the action from the floor of the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu. It all begins in just over an hour at 12:00 pm local time.
For now, check out Lynn Gilmartin's tour of the Cebuano streets: