2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
6,016,250 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Entries
585
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

The Final Day of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila Main Event Starts Now!

The final day of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila Main Event will kick off inside the City of Dreams Grand Ballroom at 14:00 local time today with just 23 players still in the hunt for the title and ₱6,016,250 first-place prize.

The tournament drew 585 entries this year, smashing the record for a major tournament in the Philippines with a ₱25,535,250 prizepool and a champion will be crowned later today.

Leading the field is German Iona Finkenrath who grabbed the overnight lead Saturday in Manila, bagging 1,084,000 chips.

Poker King Club President and Asian high-stakes legend Winfred Yu, Korean Seung Soo Jeon, who finished 44th in this event last year, 2013 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific bracelet winner Aaron Lim and 2015 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em fifth-place finisher Terry Fan are also among those still in with a shot.

Play will resume with the start of Level 21 and blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.

All eyes are on Manila today and some exciting poker action is expected as the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila Main Event title will be decided and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand for it all from beginning to end.

Tags: APPTIona FinkenrathManilaSeung Soo JeonTerry FanWinfred Yu

Filart's Aces Cracked to Bust

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Nicandro Filart
Nicandro Filart

Terry Fan opened the action with a raise to 35,000 and Nicandro Filart moved forward his stack worth 187,000. Romit Advani in the cutoff asked for a count and gave it some thought before electing to fold. The action folded around to Fan and he snap-called, following by a sigh when he spotted the cards of his opponent:

Filart: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Fan: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The {2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{K-Spades} flop immediately provided help for the big stack and Filart had six outs after the {3-Diamonds} turn in order to stay in the tournament. However, the {J-Spades} river was a brick and Fan apologized before Filart headed to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Terry Fan
760,000
185,000
185,000
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Nicandro Filart
Busted

Tags: Nicandro FilartRomit AdvaniTerry Fan

Finkenrath Busts Wang

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jiaxiu Wang
Jiaxiu Wang

Iona Finkenrath opened the action with a raise and received a three-bet by short stack Jiaxiu Wang from one seat over. The German opted to shove with the {A-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and got called by the Chinese with pocket tens. A comeback story was stopped by an ace on the flop right away and the two-outer for Wang didn't come anymore.

Player Chips Progress
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Iona Finkenrath
1,310,000
226,000
226,000
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Jiaxiu Wang
Busted

Tags: Iona Christopher FinkenrathIona FinkenrathJiaxiu Wang

Gonzaga Gonzo!

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Terry Gonzaga
Terry Gonzaga

An extremely short stacked Terry Gonzaga shipped it in from early position and Fubo Fu Bang Huang made the call.

It was Gonzaga's {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds} needing help against Huang's {k-Spades}{10-Spades} and getting none on the {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades} board.

With Gonzaga gone there are now 20 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Terry Gonzaga
Busted

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Dementev's Eights No Good

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Andrei Dementev
Andrei Dementev

Seung Soo Jeon opened from early position and the Korean had been quite active early on while today's action had been careful thus far. Andrei Dementev then three-bet shoved for what looked like 350,000 in the cutoff and was snap-called to set up the following showdown:

Jeon: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Dementev: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{3-Spades} and the Russian has been eliminated in 20th place. One further exit will unite the remaining field on the last two tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Seung Soo Jeon
1,100,000
390,000
390,000
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Andrei Dementev
Busted

Tags: Andrei DementevSeung Soo Jeon

Tian Runs Out of Chips

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hao Tian
Hao Tian

Ying Chua limped and then faced the all in of Hao Tian for 154,000. Xiao Tian Yang moved all in himself from one seat over and the action folded around to Chua. "Count, count," he asked and took his time to make a decision.

"Sorry. Give me some more time," the Malaysian then apologized and folded, saying he had ace-queen. He had the cards high enough for us to confirm it: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

Tian: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Yang: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and the battle of the Chinese went to Yang. There are 18 players left, which now get combined to two tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Ying Lin Chua
810,000
290,000
290,000
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Xiao Tian Yang
650,000
190,000
190,000
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Hao Tian
Busted

Tags: Hao TianXiao Tian YangYing Lin Chua

Chandihok Out; Kitajima Huge

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mital Chandihok
Mital Chandihok

Hayato Kitajima raised it up and Mitan Chandihok defended his big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Spades} and after a Chandihok check, Kitajima made it 55,000.

Chandihok check-raised to 127,000 and Kitajima called. The turn brought the scary {a-Hearts} and another check from Chandihok. Kitajima led for 79,000 and Chandihok check-raised again, this time going all in for 452,000 total, having Kitajima barely covered.

Kitajima called with {a-Spades}{k-Spades} and Chandihok was on a naked bluff, holding {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. After the {8-Hearts} river a 1,200,000-chip pot was shipped to Kitajima and Chandihok was left super short.

They redrew for seats in the final 18 and Chandihok got it in a hand later for less than a min-raise, facing a Terry Fan open. Iona Finkenrath also called and they checked down an {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} board to the river. Fan bet, Finkenrath folded and Tan's {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} was good enough to send Chandihok and his {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Hayato Kitajima
1,200,000
625,000
625,000
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Mitan Chandihok
Busted

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Shirasawa Busts in Two Hands

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kazuhiro Shirasawa
Kazuhiro Shirasawa

In a battle of the blinds, Kazuhiro Shirasawa moved all in from the small blind and Ashley Tay called from one seat over for his last 106,000 chips. Shirasawa only had the {Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Tay's {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs} secured a double up on the {7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Spades} board.

A few hands later, the big blind was nearing and the Japanese got his last 84,000 chips in from under the gun. Thomas Lee called out of the big blind with the {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and won the flip versus {J-Spades}{8-Spades} despite a scary flop on the {4-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Lee
520,000
14,000
14,000
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Ashley Tay
230,000
35,000
35,000
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Kazuhiro Shirasawa
Busted

Tags: Ashley TayKazuhiro ShirasawaThomas Lee

Hernandez Out; Yu Climbs

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Frederick Hernandez
Frederick Hernandez

Winfred Yu made it 45,000 and Frederick Hernandez pushed all in for some 180,000.

Yu made the call with {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Hernandez was flipping for his tournament life on {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}. The flop came down {3-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs} giving Yu a set and he busted Hernandez after the {4-Spades}{j-Diamonds} turn and river combo.

Player Chips Progress
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Winfred Yu
1,260,000
210,000
210,000
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Frederick Hernandez
Busted

Tags: Frederick Hernandez