2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23
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
Total Entries
1,364
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,364
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Bae Eliminates an Opponent

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Chul Ho Bae opened to 3,000 under the gun. The player from one seat over called, along with the player in middle position.

The flop came {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Bae bet 6,500. The player from one seat over folded. The player in middle position raised to 17,500. Bae responded by moving all in for around 74,000. His opponent made the call putting his last chips at risk.

Chul Ho Bae: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The {6-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river completed the board and Bae took down the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.

Tags: Chul Ho Bae

Campomanes Eliminates a Short Stack

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Florencio Campomanes called an all in of around 7,000 and both players turned over their hands.

Florencio Campomanes: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, securing the pot for Campomanes and eliminating his opponent in the process.

Tags: Florencio Campomanes

Lim Makes Finds a Double Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board read {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, the big blind opponent bet 3,000 into a pot around 6,500, Zen Lim raised to 7,000 and his opponent quickly moved all in for more than enough to cover Lim's 25,600 stack.

Lim thought for several moments, but in the end, he made the call and the players turned over their hands. Lim showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for top pair with top kicker and his opponent tabled {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for the same pair with a lower kicker but a flush draw as well.

The river came down a brick when the {7-Clubs} hit the table, securing a double up for Lim through his opponents missed flush draw.

Tags: Zen Lim

Lew Pushes and Takes Down a Pot

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Randy Lew
Randy Lew

A player in the hijack opened to 2,600, an opponent in the cutoff made the call and Randy Lew moved all in from the button for 26,000. Both of his opponents quickly folded as he the PokerStars Team Online Pro took down the pot.

Tags: Randy Lew

Chen Doubles Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player under the gun opened to 2,600. Hao Chen three-bet shoved for 22,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to the original raiser who made the call.

Hao Chen: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The board ran {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Chen doubled up.

Tags: Hao Chen

New Record Set

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With 604 entries for Day 1a, last year's total amount of entries of 594 has been broken on the first day already. As there is still a Day 1b tomorrow at 6 pm local time, the prize pool is set to be huge.

Garberg Doubles Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in the early position raised to 2,500 and action folded to Markus Garberg in the small blind who shoved for 26,000 in total. The big blind folded and the initial raiser called.

Markus Garberg: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Early Position: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for Garbergs pocket nines to hold to double him up.

Tags: Markus Garberg

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Last Break of the Day

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players will now be taking their last 15-minute break of the day and late registration for Day 1a will be closing at the start of Level ten.

Cao Wins Big

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

James Mitchell, recent WSOP bracelet winner Preston Lee, and Ngoc Anh Cao are seated at the same table.

The board read {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{8-Clubs} with quite a lot of chips in the pot already. Both Cao (mid-position) and Lee (hijack) had checked. The player in the cutoff bet 48,000 and after considering his options for a while, Cao called. Lee quickly folded. The cutoff showed {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the missed flush-draw and Cao quickly flipped over {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for the turned top two pair to take down the pot.

Tags: James MitchellPreston LeeNgoc Anh Cao