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Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Total Entries
585
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 585
Filter
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila Main Event — a tournament that attracted 585 entrants and created a prize pool of ₱25,535,250 — saw 175 players return to action at the City of Dreams Grand Ballroom in Manila, Philippines on Saturday with the 72-player money bubble in sight.
After seven hours of play, the money bubble would burst at the expense of Hsein Ching Feng and when it was all said and done, just 23 remained in the hunt for the title and ₱6,016,250 first-place prize. German Iona Finkenrath grabbed the overnight lead as the only player over one million in chips riding a wave of good cards when he had to show, and even better play when he didn't, on the way to bagging 1,084,000 chips.
PokerStars Team Pro Vivian Im flirted with the chip lead nearing the bubble, but could not hold on to her big stack, busting in the money. Others to fall on Day 2 but cashing included Norwegian Svein Jorgen Kristensen, defending champ Thanh Ha Duong, and start-of-day chip leader Dong Il Kim.
In the meantime, Poker King Club President and Asian high-stakes legend Winfred Yu was putting together one of those chip-and-a-chair stories of poker lore. After firing two bullets on Day 1a, Yu bagged under 20,000 in chips. He tried to better that on Day 1b, but failed and was forced to bring less than a Day 1 starting stack with him into play today.
Yu gained some early momentum, built a stack, and by the time they pushed past the money bubble and beyond, he had moved into the chip lead on over 900,000 busting players left and right. He'll return for Day 3 Sunday with 983,000, good for second on the leader board and a legitimate shot at adding to his $1,369,045 in career tournament earnings.
Seung Soo Jeon, who finished 44th in this event last year has already bettered that and will come back stacked on the final day looking to improve on what is already a solid story of redemption.
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 will also come in with solid chances after putting together resilient Day 2 performances.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona Finkenrath | Germany | 1,084,000 |
| 2 | Winfred Yu | Canada | 983,000 |
| 3 | Mital Chandihok | USA | 766,000 |
| 4 | Mike Kim | Korea | 713,000 |
| 5 | Douglas Olsson | Sweden | 712,000 |
| 6 | Seung Soo Jeon | Korea | 710,000 |
| 7 | Terry Fan | Chinese Taipei | 575,000 |
| 8 | Aaron Lim | Australia | 558,000 |
| 9 | Romit Advani | India | 548,000 |
| 10 | Andrei Dementev | Russia | 508,000 |
The rest of the final 23 will all be looking up at Finkenrath when play resumes at 14:00 local time Sunday in Manila, and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand for all the action from the start until a 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila champ is crowned.
While you wait, check out our APPT Manila welcome video:
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | Andrei Dementev | Russia | 508,000 |
| 28 | 2 | Ying Lin Chua | Malaysia | 213,000 |
| 28 | 4 | Hao Tian | China | 290,000 |
| 28 | 5 | Xiao Tian Yang | China | 460,000 |
| 28 | 6 | Frederick Hernandez | Philippines | 466,000 |
| 28 | 7 | Seung Soo Jeon | Korea | 710,000 |
| 28 | 8 | Aaron Lim | Australia | 558,000 |
| 29 | 1 | Mital Chandihok | USA | 766,000 |
| 29 | 2 | Iona Finkenrath | Germany | 1,084,000 |
| 29 | 3 | Jiaxiu Wang | China | 225,000 |
| 29 | 4 | Terry Fan | Chinese Taipei | 575,000 |
| 29 | 5 | Nicandro Filart | Philippines | 165,000 |
| 29 | 6 | Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 430,000 |
| 29 | 7 | Romit Advani | India | 548,000 |
| 29 | 8 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 506,000 |
| 30 | 1 | Kazuhiro Shirasawa | Japan | 162,000 |
| 30 | 2 | Ashley Tay | Malaysia | 385,000 |
| 30 | 3 | Jessie Leonarez | Philippines | 374,000 |
| 30 | 4 | Terry Gonzaga | Philippines | 295,000 |
| 30 | 5 | Winfred Yu | Canada | 983,000 |
| 30 | 6 | Mike Kim | Korea | 713,000 |
| 30 | 7 | Fubo Fu Bang Huang | Chinese Taipei | 397,000 |
| 30 | 8 | Douglas Olsson | Sweden | 712,000 |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
The last table took a bit longer for their two hands and the penultimate hand then reduced the field to 23 players for the final day. Aaron Lim opened to 25,000 from the hijack and Romit Advani checked his stack, then asked short stack Takuya Yamashita in the small blind for his stack to make his next move.
The desired info was around 12 big blinds and then Advani three-bet to 61,000. Yamashita checked his stack carefully when the action was on him and ultimately announced all in. Quick folds came around to the Indian and he asked the dealer to pull in the chips committed to the pot in order to see how much more he had to call. It was seemingly a difficult decision but Advani made the call.
Advani: 
Yamashita: 
The 
flop immediately put the Japanese behind and the 
turn as well as 
river changed nothing whatsoever anymore. The very last hand saw no action at all and that was it for the day.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
A draw was conducted to determine the number of hands to play before bagging up for the night. They drew a deuce.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
After a raise by Douglas Olsson from early position, Wai Lun Ng moved all in from the button for just under 10 big blinds and the Day 1a chip leader from Sweden called within a heartbeat. Ng had picked the worst possible timing with his 
, as Olsson turned over the 
and had very little to fear on a board of 
.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
There were three all in, one on each table, and two players would bust. The information of the second seat open will follow in the next post and Ying Lin Chua's shove went through uncalled.
Jose Drilon wasn't as fortunate, as he open-shoved for around 180,000 in chips with the 
. Frederick Hernandez snapped him off with pocket aces and the miracle never materialized to bust Drilon in 26th place.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Kazuhiro Shirasawa moved all in for only 71,000 from early position and was called by Aaron Lim on the button as well as Romit Advani in the small blind. Both active players checked the 
flop before Advani's bet of 40,000 on the 
turn got a fold from Lim and the Indian turned over the 
.
Shirasawa's desperate move had in fact flopped a straight with the 
and the 
river was somewhat of a uppercut punch for the pocket pair.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
KC Wong got his short stack of less than 10 big blinds in the middle with the and Andrei Dementev looked him up with the 
. It was all over after the 
turn and the 
river just a formality. Wong, who is a contender for the ACOP leader board and would have earned points with a top 20 finish, was sent to the rail in 27th place.
