2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
12,970,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
65,492,460 PHP
Entries
1,364
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Kang Doubles Through Zhou

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Daesoon Kang moved all in under the gun for 1,425,000. Jun Zhou in middle position made the call.

Daesoon Kang: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Jun Zhou: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Zhou hit a pretty favorable flop of {8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Spades}. But the {a-Spades} turn and {6-Spades} river completed the board and Kang's rivered flush gave him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daesoon Kang kr
Daesoon Kang
2,900,000 850,000
Jun Zhou cn
Jun Zhou
2,200,000 -2,505,000

Tags: Daesoon KangJun Zhou

Huang Continues to Build

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Jiang Ho Huang
Jiang Ho Huang

Samuel Welbourne opened to 250,000 from the hijack, Jiang Ho Huang called from the cutoff, Yuan Chao Li called from the button and the flop came down {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

Action checked to Huang who pushed in a bet of 500,000, both players folded and Huang added another reasonable pot to his growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jiang Ho Huang cn
Jiang Ho Huang
5,900,000 1,160,000

Tags: Jiang Ho HuangSamuel WelbourneYuan Chao Li

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Zhang Finds Bullets Again

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Bin Zhang
Bin Zhang

Bin Zhang opened to 265,000 from under the gun, Sebastian Wong three-bet to 650,000 from the button, Zhang four-bet to 1,100,000 and Wong moved all in. Zhang Snap-called all in for 3,455,000 and the players turned over their hands with Zhang at risk.

Bin Zhang: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Sebastian Wong: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The flop came down {2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Zhang was still ahead. A interesting card fell on the turn when the {q-Spades} hit, giving Wong some outs to take down the pot. The {q-Diamonds} that landed on the river was none of the outs Wong was looking for as Zhang took down the pot with his aces up.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Zhang cn
Bin Zhang
7,200,000 4,620,000
Sebastian Wong us
Sebastian Wong
Day 2 Chip Leader
3,800,000 -2,645,000

Tags: Bin ZhangSebastian Wong

I Cheng Lin Eliminated in 11th Place (₱701,000)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
I Cheng Lin
I Cheng Lin

I Cheng Lin moved all in for 1,220,000 from under the gun and Yuan Chao Li made the call from the big blind, players turned over their hands with Lin at risk of elimination.

Yuan Chao Li: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
I Cheng Lin: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Lin started cheering, "ace!ace!ace!", the dealer fanned out a flop of {4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and instantly Lin started yelling, "no ace! no ace!". The turn fell the {q-Diamonds} and Li had now taken the lead with his pair of queens. A {4-Diamonds} came on the river and Lin was sent packing by Li's pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
8,850,000 1,575,000
I Cheng Lin tw
I Cheng Lin
Busted

Tags: I Cheng LinYuan Chao Li

Wilfredo Ablola Eliminated in 12th place (₱701,000)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Wilfredo Ablola
Wilfredo Ablola

The very next hand after losing most of his chips, Wilfredo Ablola shoved his last 245,000 from the small blind in the dark. Hudson Wong made the call from the big blind.

Hudson Wong: {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Wilfredo Ablola: {8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

The runout was {3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and that was it for Ablola, eliminated in 12th place for a ₱701,000 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Hudson Wong my
Hudson Wong
3,200,000 400,000
Wilfredo Ablola ph
Wilfredo Ablola
Busted

Tags: Wilfredo AblolaHudson Wong

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000