Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Entries
585
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Muto Doubles Twice
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
A lot of laughter came from table 23 and it was Katsuhiro Muto who doubled up twice, sending one player to the rail as a result and within two consecutive hands. The Japanese first flopped two pair with 
and benefited from a creative opponent and 
after the latter had turned two pair.
Then, Muto three-bet shoved from the cutoff for around 13,000 in chips and was snap-called by the initial raiser with 12,000 chips and the 
. Muto only had 
but somehow got there on the 
board. The table burst out in further laughter and suddenly the Japanese is back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Park with a Big Stack
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Picking up the action on the 
turn, Handong Jo of Korea risked all his chips with the 
for a flush and straight draw while Park had the 
for two pair. The 
river gave Park a full house and he grabbed his burger straight after stacking up the tasty chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
The Champ Is Here...Again
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Vietnam's Thanh Ha Duong took down the APPT Season 8 Manila Main Event last year at the Metro Card Club across town in dramatic fashion, coming from way behind against massive chip leader Michael Guzzardi to get the job done.
Apparently it's going to take another comeback for Duong to defend his title here at City of Dreams, as he busted his first bullet here in Level 4 and just fired a second one moments ago, taking the same seat he had just left behind.
He was not welcomed in a very friendly way after raising to 750 from the hijack and receiving a call from the player in the big blind. The first continuation bet worth 850 on the 
flop was check-called by his opponent before Duong bet-folded the 
turn to a shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,600
16,600
|
16,600 |
Re-Entry Not Necessary Yet
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
In a three-way all in before the flop, Ben White had two players at risk with the 
from the button. The player in the small blind held and Johnjin Kim over-called with 
in order to re-enter quickly. However, the board ran out 
and Kim essentially tripled up while the best hand preflop was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Li Lights One Up
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Bejing, China's Yan Li opened with pocket fours and called when one opponent three-bet.
She manage to make a set on the 
flop, check-called a c-bet, then check-raised all in when an ace came on the turn.
Turned out her opponent had flopped top two and Li is now up and over 50,000 in chips after busting him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500
34,000
|
34,000 |
Lim Joins Active Table
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
John Tech had Hiroshi Kosugi double up with the on the 
board after both players invested 6,000 chips each on the turn. Kosugi then got his last 6,650 in after the final community card and received a very reluctant call only to muck when shown the bad news.
The very same table also contains Aaron Lim, as the Australian showed up after the first break. His girlfriend Yaxi Zhu is not in yet but will be here soon, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Ward Felts The Godfather
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
The UK's Alex Ward flopped two pair holding heads-up with the man they call the Godfather of Filipino Poker, Wally Sombero.
Sombero had 
and shoved the turn, busting his first bullet on the day when Ward made the call.
As a result, Ward now finds himself among the early leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 |
Liow Calls Time
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Quite a large pot had evolved near our blogger desk and Marcuss Liow ended up calling time on his opponent Gordon Nord after a heads-up flop of . Liow had moved all in for 13,975 and Nord tanked for a while before the time was called. The dealer told the floorman that only 2-3 minutes had passed and thus Nord was given a bit more time.
Liow ended up racking in the pot when his opponent mucked the and the Malaysian immediately said "You are way behind. Very good fold for you" before flipping over the . Both players continued to argue a bit and carried on, seemingly disgruntled. Nord in fact put his hoodie deep over the head and the sunglasses on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
It's All About Blaschke
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
The full player list is not available yet, thus we don't know who the player was that busted just now on table three. What is known is the fact that the chips went to Manuel Blaschke and the Austrian filled us in concerning the bet sizing. After a limp for 300, Blaschke reraised to 1,000 out of the hijack and the player from one seat over three-bet to 2,800. Only the Austrian called and they saw a flop of 
.
Blaschke check-called a bet of 3,200 before the turn saw no betting action. On the 
river, the Austrian check-raised all in and his opponent called it off with the 
after having put in 10,000 of his chips. The very aggressive image of the Austrian was rewarded after he had turned a set with the and the stack keeps growing further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
22,000
|
22,000 |