Mitchell Bags Day 1b Lead in APPT Manilla Main Event ₱20 Million Guaranteed; Li Leads the Field
A total of 760 entries were gathered during Day 1b of the APPT Manilla Main Event ₱20 Million Guaranteed, smashing multiple international tournament records in the Philippines including most entries in any one day (760), most entries in one tournament (1,364), and largest prize pool of ₱65,492,460 Million (~$1.2 million).
When the dust had settled there were just 237 players remaining and it was well-known Brit James Mitchell coming out on top of Day 1b with a staggering 284,000 stack. Bagging second in chips for the day was American Duy Manh Ho who bagged 278,500.
A few other players that found themselves sitting atop the leaderboard were Tjiauw Tito Suwito (268,000), Michael Fullmer (267,100), Michael Larsen (259,500), Yudong Yang (257,400), James Mendoza (257,300), and Xin Jin (241,200).
There were many well-known players to take a shot on Day 1b and a few that found a bag at the end of the day include the likes of India's Zarvan Tumboli (171,200), Chen An Lin (146,700), Vidwath Shetty (126,500), Sparrow Cheung (103,900), Yisha Chen (82,600), Mike Takayama (57,000), Yeo May Sum (56,400), and reigning Asia Poker Player of the Year Alan Lau (31,000).
PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew and PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin both took another shot on Day 1b, with both players making it to Day 2. Lin made it through on her third bullet with a stack of 70,700 and Lew made it in with 22,700. Look for them to be running up a stack tomorrow.
Day 2 of the Main Event will resume tomorrow Saturday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. local time. The remaining players from Day 1a & 1b will play at least 10 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).
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you full coverage of this and the High Roller tomorrow.
. The big blind checked. Yisha bet 6,000. Her opponent called.
. The player in the big blind moved all in for 21,000. Chen went deep into the tank, before throwing in chips signifying a call.
completed the board and Chen raked in the pot, sending her opponent out.
, an opponent in the small blind position bet 5,500 into a pot around 22,000 and Alan Lau moved all in for 21,300. 
for a pair of kings with an ace kicker and his opponent tabled 
and Lau's ace kicker held on to take down the pot, securing him a double up through his opponent late in the day.
that was checked around to the 
turn. The hijack checked again. Lappas fired 9,000. His opponent called.
river filled up the board. The hijack checked. Lappas fired another bet of 24,600. His opponent went deep into the tank, before letting go of his cards.
. The small blind bet 3,500. Sushant called. The turn brought the 
. The small blind quickly moved all in for his last 13,150 and Sushant made the call.
river completed the board and Sushant took down the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
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turn. Samara bet 11,000. His opponent sighed, and took a few seconds of reflection before calling.
river filled up the board. Samara moved all in for around 110,000. His opponent went into the tank and decided to make the call, putting at risk his last chips. Samara turned over 
for a set and his opponent showed 
before sending his hand to the muck.