2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Aces for Huang

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang had already increased the stack since the last break and got through with a value-bet worth 4,000 on the {5-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{K-Spades} river. The opponent of Huang flipped over his {K-Hearts} and tapped the table once Huang had revealed his {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and the Team Pro is on the right track for a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
66,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Bryan Huang

Kim Calls for Information

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

With the board reading {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Sean McMahon made a bet worth 2,325 and Johnjin asked the dealer again for the exact amount before making the call and then quickly nodding. McMahon had flipped over {A-Spades}{K-Spades} for kings and fours, which won the pot. "Nice hand. Call with ace-high," Kim said to his opponent and flashed the {A-Hearts} before releasing his two cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Johnjin Kim ph
Johnjin Kim
65,000
Sean Mcmahon au
Sean Mcmahon
49,000
-6,000
-6,000

Tags: Sean McMahonJohnjin Kim

Lee On The Rise

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Calgary, Alberta, Canada's Tom Lee decided to play this event while traveling around South East Asia. Now he finds himself among the chip leaders as Level 6 comes to a close here on Day 1a.

Lee's biggest jumps came courtesy of a few big hands, including one where he picked up pocket aces versus pocket queens and another where he won a flip with {a-}{q-} over jacks.

"Other than that I've won a lot of uncontested pots," he told PokerNews.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Lee ca
Thomas Lee
115,000

Tags: Tom Lee

Duong Stacking Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The very same player that had previously paid off the pocket aces of Bryan Huang now shipped over the remainder of his stack to Quang Duong. From what could be gathered on the table, Duong had top pair with the {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} on {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades} and called the shove of the opponent to get shown pocket fours, a failed semi-bluff attempt. None of the remaining fours in the deck showed up on the river and the chips were awarded to Duong.

Player Chips Progress
Quang Duong
Quang Duong
65,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Bryan HuangQuang Duong

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

They Are At it Again

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sean Mcmahon and Johnjin Kim got into yet another interesting spot and the latter bet 1,900 on the {7-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop to receive a call by the Australian on the button. Kim also fired the {K-Diamonds} turn for 3,425 and was called before the {2-Hearts} fell on the river. Now, Kim made it 7,500 to go and Mcmahon was sent into the think tank for at least two minutes.

The Australian made the reluctant call and Kim immediately tapped the table before sheepishly turning over his {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Mcmahon was relieved and claimed the pot with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Mcmahon au
Sean Mcmahon
62,000
13,000
13,000
Johnjin Kim ph
Johnjin Kim
40,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Johnjin KimSean McMahon

Tran Exposes Cards

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jester Intia was all in for 17,025 after the turn of a {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board and Hai Ha Tran didn't say a word, instead exposed his {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. The tournament director happened to walk past the table and inquired what was going on after Tran had still not said a single word. "You have just killed the hand," the TD said and as such the cards went into the muck.

Train said that he would have folded anyways and received a "It doesn't matter anyways, I have the nuts" from Jester. The local player smashed his {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} to the middle of the table and was unhappy about not getting the full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Hai Ha Tran vn
Hai Ha Tran
105,000
Jester Intia
Jester Intia
35,000

Tags: Hai Ha TranJester Intia

Action With Kim

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The player in one seat over from Johnjin Kim just almost tripled up to 40,000 chips while the former failed to score the pot with {A-Spades}{10-Spades} in a three-way all in. Another short-stack hit the rail with pocket queens while the second biggest stack in the hand won it all with the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} on a board of {J-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{2-Spades} despite Kim's loud demand for a Ten.

One hand later, Sean Mcmahon opened to 1,600 and a short-stack moved all in for 6,600. Kim announced a raise from the cutoff before saying "I am all in". The Filipino counted his stack for 38,100 total and joked "tomorrow again" after Vivian Im woke up in the small blind with a curios look on the face. Ultimately Im, Thomas Ward in the big blind and Mcmahon mucked.

The short stack was at risk with {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} but Kim's {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} stayed ahead on a {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Johnjin Kim ph
Johnjin Kim
47,000
7,000
7,000
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
36,000
4,000
4,000
Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
30,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Johnjin KimSean McMahonThomas WardVivian Im

Another Kim With Chips

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

"Wow I am lucky," Dongkyu Kim said after he had gotten his stack of 35 big blinds in preflop in a raising war with the player next to him, out of the big blind with the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. He faced the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} for his tournament life after being covered and completed a straight on the {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Spades} board.

Shortly after he shoved out of the small blind with {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and the remaining chips of the previous opponent vanished with {Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} on a board of {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Dongkyu Kim kr
Dongkyu Kim
78,000
78,000
78,000

Tags: Dongkyu Kim

Flopping The Nut Straight

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Norwegian Rolf Galasen has moved his stack up above six figures here in Level 7.

His big move came in hand with a ton of fireworks three handed on a {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop. After an opening raise got called by one player, Galasen raised it up. The original raiser called before the original caller pushed all in.

Galasen followed suit for a lot more and the original raiser let it go.

Galasen had flopped the nut straight on {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and his opponent had decided to get frisky with {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. The {6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} turn and river gave him trips, but it wasn't enough.

Player Chips Progress
Rolf Galasen no
Rolf Galasen
104,000

Tags: Rolf Galasen