Main Event Day 1b | 2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

08-10-2018 13:00 UTC+8

Day 1b of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila ₱55,000 Main Event Starts at 6 p.m. Local Time.

Sandra Barbour

Welcome to the second and final starting day of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila ₱55,000 Main Event.

Yesterday's flight drew a total of 604 entries, breaking last year's Main Event record on the first flight already of the event, and making it the largest international tournament with a buy-in of ₱30,000 or more in the history of the Philippines. Among 167 survivors, It is China's Yuan Chao Li who bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 1a with an impressive stack of 430,000.

Players will begin today with 30,000 in chips and will play twelve 45-minute levels. There will be a 10-minute break every three levels. The late registration and reentry period will close after Level 9, at approximately 1:15 a.m. local time. This event features unlimited reentries. Players who found a bag at the end of the first flight have the option to give it another shot today if they're not happy with their stack. Only their biggest stack will carry through to Day 2.

The survivors of both starting flights will combine for Day 2 action on Saturday, August 11 to continue to battle it out.

Main Event Day 1 Level Structure

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind
1	45	50	100	0
2	45	75	150	0
3	45	100	200	25
4	45	150	300	50
5	45	200	400	50
6	45	250	500	75
7	45	300	600	100
8	45	400	800	100
9	45	500	1,000	100
10	45	600	1,200	200
11	45	800	1,600	200
12	45	1,000	2,000	300

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates throughout the day!

Tags: Yuan Chao Li

08-10-2018 18:18 UTC+8

My Stack App

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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08-10-2018 19:30 UTC+8

Rebuy Charity Event Collects ₱166,670 ($3,135) for the City of Dreams Manila Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

At noon local time, the Rebuy Charity Event PHP 300,000 Guarantee started here in the beautiful City of Dreams Manila Resort and Casino. City of Dreams Manila is an integrated resort and casino that features 3 luxurious hotel brands and various premium dining outlets. It boasts of an iconic Fortune Egg that houses Chaos nightclub known to bring in top-notch acts from around world. City of Dreams is also home to the very first DreamWorks inspired DreamPlay that offers one-of-a-kind entertainment for the whole family.

A grand total of 86 players entered the tournament for ₱5,000 which equals around $96 of which ₱600 will go to the City of Dreams Manila Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Of those 86 players, 77 of them have rebought and 71 of them opted to pay for an add-on for ₱1,000 for 5,000 in chips. The full amount of the add-on has also been added to the fund for charity. In total, an amazing amount of ₱166,670 ($3,135) has been collected for charity.

In 2017 the program included provisions for basic needs, activities in the social and educational areas for orphans and the elderly. It also helped with annual blood donations for the Red Cross. Emergency help during disasters.

The program contributed to the 'Brigada Eskawala' campaign or the National Schools Maintenance Week is a nationwide initiative by the Department of Education that mobilizes thousands and thousands of volunteers to do repairs, maintenance work, and clean-up of public elementary and secondary schools.

Some examples of the initiatives:

Spoonful of Dreams: care of orphans and street kids
Connecting Dreams: quality time spent with the elderly
Headful of Dreams: educational session provided to kids and elderly
Hopeful Dreams: hospital visits to the patients in need
Growing Dreams: environmental protection projects

There are currently still 18 players left in the tournament of which 10 will be in the money. The total prize pool is ₱695,684 and a min-cash is worth ₱20,984 and the winner will walk away with ₱187,800.

This is what the players are still playing for:

Place	Prize (PISO)	Prize (USD)
1	₱187,800	$3,532
2	₱125,200	$2,355
3	₱83,500	$1,571
4	₱69,600	$1,309
5	₱55,700	$1,048
6	₱48,700	$916
7	₱41,700	$784
8	₱34,700	$653
9	₱27,800	$523
10	₱20,984	$395

08-10-2018 20:01 UTC+8

Gan Playing Safe

Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The player in middle position opened to 450. Xiaoling Gan, on the cutoff, called, along with the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of . The big blind and the player in middle position checked. Gan bet 750. The big blind folded. The player in middle position called.

The turn brought the and Gan continued with a bet of 1,300. Her opponent check-called again.

The river completed the board. Both players then opted to check.

Gan showed to win the pot and her opponent revealed before sending his hand to the muck.

''Ace-jack? How do you call that flop?!'' asked Gan.

''Straight draw...'' responded her opponent.

''If I bet you call?'' Gan continued.

''I would have called you'' answered her opponent.

''How can you check that hand there! You have to bet,'' commented a tablemate.

''Would you have thought I was bluffing?'' Gan asked her opponent, trying to get reassurance once again that she didn't miss out on a bet.

Her opponent didn't answer but one of her tablemates did: ''Well, I thought you were bluffing!''

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoling Gan	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Xiaoling Gan

08-10-2018 20:49 UTC+8

Samara Gets Lucky; Sends One Out

Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

The player under the gun opened to 650. The cutoff three-bet to 2,200. [Removed:321] Samara, in the small blind, four-bet to 7,650. The player under the gun folded. The cutoff called.

The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Samara bet 11,000. His opponent sighed, and took a few seconds of reflection before calling.

The 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 heading to the rail.''

''I got lucky,'' commented Samara raking in the pot. ''But he did one mistake, if he shoved me, I fold my queens preflop,'' he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Samara	135,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Mohammad Samara

08-10-2018 21:52 UTC+8

Sushant Eliminates an Opponent

Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Aditya Sushant opened to 900 on the button. The player in the small blind three-bet to 3,126. Sushant called.

The flop came . 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.

Aditya Sushant:
Opponent:

The river completed the board and Sushant took down the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Sushant	60,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Aditya Sushant

08-10-2018 22:54 UTC+8

APPT Manila Beating Records

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

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Last year’s PokerStars Festival 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 with a buy-in of ₱55,000, generating a ₱28.8 million prize pool. Uday Bansal walked away with the win and ₱4,676,000 ($92,747).

This was the record until the Manila Megastack 9, which ran in May 2018, beat this with 696 entries, though with a lower buy-in of ₱30,000 and a prize pool of ₱18,228,240. Ignatius Meng conquered them all and took home ₱4,000,000 ($77,173) and a PSPC Platinum Pass worth $30,000!

Meng is actually playing the Main Event and will be looking to add another win to his list. If he does happen to win, the PSPC Platinum Pass would actually be handed over to the runner-up as only one PSPC Pass can be awarded to each player.

So with the 604 Day 1a entrants and the 623 Day 1b entrants (with 1b late reg still open until 1:15 am) for combined entries of 1,227 (which is not the final number yet), it means the 2018 APPT Manila Main Event has now set a new record which is almost double of the previous record!

08-10-2018 23:37 UTC+8

Yazhou Chen Wins the Rebuy Charity Event for ₱187,800 ($3,532)

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Yazhou Chen - APPT Rebuy Charity Event Winner

Yazhou Chen from China has taken down the Rebuy Charity Event by beating 85 other players for ₱187,800 ($3,532) which will take his lifetime recorded live tournament winnings to over $80,000 in total. This is his first Filipino cash and his fourth flag on Hendon Mob.

Final Table Results

Seat	Player	Country	Prize (PISO)	Prize (USD)
1	Yazhou Chen	China	₱187,800	$3,532
2	Hongjie Wang	China	₱125,200	$2,355
3	Maurillo Bulauitan	Philippines	₱83,500	$1,571
4	Eric Ting Yi Tsai	Taiwan	₱69,600	$1,309
5	Anton Widjaya	Indonesia	₱55,700	$1,048
6	Qiaonan Liu	China	₱48,700	$916
7	Yasuharu Kawamoto	Japan	₱41,700	$784
8	Steven Chua	Philippines	₱34,700	$653
9	Heonggon Im	Korea	₱27,800	$523

Finishing in tenth place as the final table bubble was Ching Wei Chen from Taiwan for ₱20,984 ($395).

Tags: Ching Wei Chen Yazhou Chen

08-11-2018 01:10 UTC+8

Last Registration and Reentry Level

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With about 15 minutes left in Level 9, this is the last half hour (including the break after this level) that players have to register or reenter into this record-breaking tournament. With over 700 entries, the amount of entries has amazed everyone, from the staff to the players and fans.

Yeo May Sum came third in the Manila Megastack in May earlier this year which held the previous record of highest number of entries. She's doing well up til now and has more than double the starting stack.

Tzai Wei Phua won the Megastack and a PSPC Platinum Pass last night beating Yisha Chen heads-up. Both of them are in the field again today. Phua has just above starting stack but Chen has already managed to add a bunch of chips which means she is now just above trice the amount she started with earlier.

2015 and 2017 Asia Player of the Year, Alan Lau, is not doing too great right now. With a stack of 12,300, he has some work left to do to find a bag at the end of the day. This is also the case for Hon Cheong Lee. Lee has had a pretty good summer, collecting ten cashes in Las Vegas, but he will be looking to find some double-ups soon as he only has about ten big blinds left right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	94,000 32,000	32,000
Yeo May Sum	73,000 73,000	73,000
Tzai Wei Phua	32,000 32,000	32,000
Alan Lau	12,300 -23,900	-23,900
Hon Cheong Lee	10,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Alan Lau Hon Cheong Lee Tzai Wei Phua Yisha Chen

08-11-2018 02:39 UTC+8

Lappas Applying Pressure

Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 3,500. Charalampos Lappas, on the button, three-bet to 10,000. The hijack added the remainder to call.

The dealer spread a flop of that was checked around to the turn. The hijack checked again. Lappas fired 9,000. His opponent called.

The 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charalampos Lappas	72,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Charalampos Lappas