Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
65,492,460 PHP
Entries
1,364
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Yuan Chao Li Bags the Lead on Day 1a in the APPT Main Event with ₱20,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
Last year’s Main Event set the record for the largest international tournament with a buy-in of ₱30,000 or more in the history of the Philippines, attracting 594 entrants and generating a ₱28.8 million prize pool. This year's event not only broke that record but did it on the first flight, collecting 604 entries from 479 unique players on Day 1a and accumulating a ₱29,001,060 million prize pool up till now.
There were just 167 remaining when the last chance saloon had closed for business in the APPT Main Event ₱20M GTD and it was China native Yuan Chao Li who bagged the chip lead with an impressive 430,000 in chips. Some other players to find a bigger than average stack at the end of day include Mingyang Liu (366,400), Boon Seng Ang (315,700), Jun Obara (310,700), and Ming Huang (301,800) who round out the top five.
Some notable players to make it through Day 1a include Martijn Gerrits (214,500), Kitty Kuo (188,800), Filipino native Florencio Campomanes (142,700), and PSPC Patinum Pass winner Tsolmon-Erdene Ochir (118,300).
Some well-known players to fire at least one bullet in Day 1a of this event but not make it to Day 2 include the likes of Aditya Sushant, PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew, PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin, Alan Lau, James Mitchell, Mike Takayama, and Park Yu Cheung.
Day 2 of the Main Event will resume on Saturday, August 11 at 14:00 local time. The remaining players from Day 1a & 1b will play ten 60-minute levels, with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of the sixth level (level 18).
Any player that made it through on Day 1a has the option to register as well for Day 1b and if they make it two times, the smaller stack will be surrendered and no player can cash with more than one stack. Day 1b has a start time of 18:00 local time and will play 12 levels of 45-minutes in length, with nine levels of late registration.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you full coverage of the remainder of the Main Event.
Play Ended
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
A full recap and chip count of all remaining players is to follow.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | 52,000 |
|
366,400 | 366,400 |
|
315,700 | 17,700 |
|
310,700 | 310,700 |
|
301,800 | 27,800 |
|
|
284,900 | 251,400 |
|
284,500 | |
|
|
268,900 | |
|
248,200 | 49,200 |
|
246,500 | |
|
|
245,200 | |
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
223,500 | |
|
218,100 | |
|
|
217,000 | |
|
214,500 | -5,500 |
|
|
201,900 | |
|
199,700 | -20,300 |
|
198,700 | 42,700 |
|
|
197,300 | |
|
|
196,700 | 144,700 |
|
188,800 | -21,200 |
|
180,800 | -14,200 |
|
|
179,600 | |
|
179,300 |
Kim Triples Up, Schamaun Doubles Up
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
In the last hand of the day, Yunki Kim shoved all in from early position for 20,700 in total and action folded to the player in the small blind who called. Martin Schamaun, in the big blind, also shoved for 50,900 in total. The player in the small blind tanked for a while but then called.
Yunki Kim: 
Martin Schamaun: 
Small Blind: 
The flop came 
to give Schamaun top pair and Kim a straight draw.
The turn brought them the 
to give Kim the straight for the triple-up and the side-pot.
The river completed the board with the 
to give Schamaun two pair which was enough for Schamaun to double up for the remainder of his stack after paying Kim which was still worth 30,200 in total.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,800 | 64,800 |
|
60,400 |
Singhvi Doubles Through Li
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
The player in early position raised to 4,500 and as called by the players in mid-position and Yen Li in the hijack. Siddarth Singhvi shoved from the cutoff for 44,100 in total. The players on the button and in the blinds quickly folded. So did the early position and mid-position players. Li called.
Siddarth Singhvi: 
Yen Li: 
The flop came 
to give Li a pair of jacks and Singhvi a gutshot to a straight.
The 
on the turn didn't change the situation but the 
on the river completed Singhvi's straight for the double-up.
Singhvi cheered loudly and fist-pumped while Li quietly counted out chips to pay Singhvi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,900 | |
|
|
34,000 |
Chen Loves the Cowboys
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
The board read 
, Quxiao Chen led for 35,000 into a pot that was around 60,000 and his opponent moved over the top for 65,000 total.
Chen made the call turned over 
for kings up and his opponent tabled 
for a lower two pair. The river was the 
and changed nothing as Chen took down a good pot late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | 133,300 |
Five More Hands
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
Five more hands will be played at each table before players bag and tag for the night.
Shin Doubles Up
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
The player in middle position opened to 5,100. Jae Wook Shin, on the button, called. The big blind called as well.
A flop reading 
was dealt. The big blind checked. The original raiser fired 7,500. Shin called. The big blind folded.
The turn brought the . The player in middle position checked. Shin threw in a bet of 13,500. His opponent check-raised all in for around 75,000. Shin called.
Jae Wook Shin: 
Opponent:
Shin had a full house and his opponent had a royal flush draw. But The river ran safe to Shin who raked in the pot, leaving his opponent with two big blinds left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
378,000 | |
|
|
298,000 | 298,000 |
|
|
274,000 | 274,000 |
|
|
220,000 | 86,000 |
|
|
210,000 | 75,000 |
|
165,000 | 111,500 |
|
|
45,000 | -46,000 |