₱200,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

08-12-2018 02:00 UTC+8

Li Takes Chip Lead into Day 2 of the High Roller; Befus, Gerrits, Kuo, Soyza, and Tang Through Too

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

After six levels of play, Day 1 of the 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila ₱200,000 High Roller has concluded and Yan Li claimed the chip lead with 122,100 in chips. In total, 46 entries were collected on Day 1 with registration still open until the end of Level 12. Thirty-eight players found a bag to tag after a relatively short day.

Li actually won the APPT High Roller here in Manila in 2016 for ₱3,527,400 ($74,889) besting 57 other players. Second in the chip counts is Maxim Befus from Germany, trailing by only 400 in chips as he bagged 121,700. Closing out the podium is Martijn Gerrits with 112,100.

The Dutchman is no stranger to the Asian poker circuit as he resides in Macau. Gerrits is coming from a pretty hot summer in Las Vegas where he collected five cashes including a third place where he lost against another player who is having the best year in poker ever, Justin Bonomo. Gerrits also made it to the last two tables in the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 15th place.

Other notable players to keep an eye on include Kitty Kuo (103,000), Single Day High Roller and 2018 APPT Korea Main Event winner Michael Soyza (97,400), and 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague High Roller winner Danny Tang (77,900).

PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew (16,300) has the shortest stack coming into Day 2 tomorrow so he has some work to do. Sparrow Cheung and PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin decided to jump in during the last minute of registration to benefit from the fact that two extra time bank chips will be awarded at the start of Day 2.

Day 2 will restart tomorrow, Sunday, August 12, at noon local time with the late registration and reentry period open until approximately 4:20 pm (end of Level 12). The organization is expecting a lot more players to enter to break the previous record here for the APPT High Rollers in Manila. The previous record stands at 47 players, so only two more entries are needed.

The tournament will play down to a winner, levels last 40 minutes each with a 10-minute break after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break is scheduled to take place after Level 15.

Make sure to come back as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all the updates from the "Shuffle up and deal" until the final cards have been dealt!

Tags: Celina Lin Danny Tang Justin Bonomo Kitty Kuo Martijn Gerrits Maxim Befus Michael Soyza Randy Lew Sparrow Cheung Yan Li

08-11-2018 22:22 UTC+8

Zheng Third to Go

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Weiyi Zhang raised to 1,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Michael Huang in late position. Huang three-bet to 5,000. Yifan Zheng four-bet shoved for a bit less than 20,000. Everyone folded and Zhang was up for the decision. Zhang looked at his cards once more and then decided to also go all-in, having both of his opponent covered. Huang snap-called for the 26,450 he had in front of him.

Yifan Zheng:
Michael Huang:
Weiyi Zhang:

The board ran out , even though Zheng flopped a flush draw, it never materialized and he was sent to the cashier to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Huang	71,000 21,000	21,000
Weiyi Zhang	20,000 -36,000	-36,000
Yifan Zheng	Busted

Tags: Michael Huang Weiyi Zhang Yifan Zheng

08-11-2018 22:08 UTC+8

Befus Busted by Kuo

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Maxim Befus was sent to the cashier to pay for a reentry and Martijn Gerrits was kind enough to relate what had happened:

Kitty Kuo opened and Maxim Befus three-bet. Action folded back to Kuo who four-bet to put Befus all-in and Befus called,

Maxim Befus:
Kitty Kuo:

The ace on the board eliminated Befus from the tournament and he made his way to the cashier. When he reentered, he pulled the exact same seat as he was seated in before.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	100,000 50,000	50,000
Maxim Befus	50,000

Tags: Kitty Kuo Martijn Gerrits Maxim Befus

08-11-2018 21:44 UTC+8

Gerrits Gains More

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 150/300, 300 ante

Wen Qing Cai raised to 800 from the hijack and was called by Preston Lee on the button and Martijn Gerrits in the big blind.

The dealer dealt the on the flop and both Gerrits and Cai checked. Lee bet 1,600 and only Gerrits called.

The turn brought them the , Gerrits check-raised to 15,000 when Lee continued with a bet of 4,000. Lee considered it for a while but then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martijn Gerrits	64,000 14,000	14,000
Wen Qing Cai	49,000 49,000	49,000
Preston Lee	46,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Martijn Gerrits Preston Lee Wenqing Cai

08-11-2018 18:04 UTC+8

Will the 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila ₱200,000 High Roller Breaks Records Too?

Shirley Ang

Welcome to Day 1 of the 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila ₱200,000 High Roller which starts at 8 pm local time. Last year’s edition of the High Roller during the PokerStars Festival attracted 47 runners with Peter Plater taking the win and ₱3,100,000 ($61,429) with him down under.

Looking at the other APPT High Rollers that have taken place earlier this year, Rainer Kempe took down the one in Macau (38 entries) for HK$1,203,000 ($153,294) in March. In Incheon there were 82 entries and Daniel Demicki took first place for KRW100,600,000 ($93,941).

With the Main Event breaking all the Asian records already, the organization is expecting that the High Roller field will be bigger than ever. A satellite started at 2:30 pm and attracted 35 players. Due to the unlimited amount of reentries possible, 5 players will walk away with a ticket to enter the actual High Roller.

The APPT High Roller will feature a 30-second shot clock and a big blind ante. Players will receive 50,000 in chips and 2 time bank chips (each worth 30 seconds). Players who survive the six levels that will be played on Day 1 will get an additional 2 time bank chips at the start of Day 2. Another 2 time bank chips will be issued to players who make the final table.

The players will play 6 40-minute levels on Day 1 with a 10-minute break after the third level of the day. Day 2 will restart at noon, Sunday, August 12 with the late registration and/or unlimited reentry period opened until the end of Level 12 at approximately 4:20 pm. A winner will be crowned by the end of the day and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide you with all the action from start till finish.

Tags: Daniel Demicki Peter Plater Rainer Kempe