Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
Wong Leads Heading into Final Day of APPT Manilla Main Event ₱20 Million Guaranteed
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
There were 404 players that returned for the start of Day 2 of the APPT Manilla Main Event ₱20 Million Guaranteed, with only 41 advancing to the third and final day of the tournament. One of which is Singapore's Sebastian Wong who bagged an impressive 2,365,000 and is the biggest stack headed into Day 3, where he will have his eyes set on the ₱12,970,000 first place prize and a PSPC Platinum Pass worth $30,000 (USD).
Right behind Wong on the leaderboard are Kean Wie Tan and Samuel Welbourne who both pulled in a healthy 2,055,000. Welbourne constantly gained traction all day without really having any downswings and Tan found himself grinding his stack most of the day until later on when he found himself on the better end of a few hands during the last level of the night.
Some other players that ended the night near the top of the food chain include Kenny Shih (2,040,000), Daero Lee (1,990,000), Filipino Lester Edoc (1,800,000), and China's Zebin Sun (1,775,000).
Other notable players that found a bag at the end of the day include China's Bin Zhang (1,335,000), Norbert Koh (1,295,000), Japan's Yuka Asaka (1,105,000), Yvo Molin (1,080,000), Day 1a chip leader Yuan Chao Li (500,000), and Tianyuan Tang (145,000).
The money bubble popped at the end of Level 18 when Thananat Therdtskoonrat was rivered by Qiang Xi, who hit trip sixes. All the remaining players were ecstatic as everyone was now in the money and guaranteed at least ₱118,000.
A group of well-known runners that made the money but did not clinch a Day 3 birth are Korea's Seung Soo Jeon (67th Place - ₱157,000), Sparrow Cheung (72nd Place - ₱157,000), Filipino Florencio Campomanes (78th Place - ₱157,000), James Mitchell (79th Place - ₱157,000), and PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin (128th Place - ₱124,000).
Day 3 will start tomorrow at 13:00 local time, with 60-minute levels and a 15-minute break after every two levels of play. The tournament will play down until someone is awarded the trophy and is crowned the APPT Manila Main Event Champion.
The PokerNews team will be here to bring you full coverage of the Main Event and the High Roller tomorrow.
Day 3 Seat Draw
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tien Son Nguyen | Vietnam | 375,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | Anthony Gabitan | Philippines | 345,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 3 | Vincent Li | Hong Kong | 625,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 4 | Calvin Tan | Singapore | 555,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 5 | Wilfredo Ablola | Philippines | 890,000 | 30 |
| 1 | 6 | Bin Zhang | China | 1,335,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 7 | Charles Lesmana | Indonesia | 1,065,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 8 | Zebin Sun | China | 1,775,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 1 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 2 | 2 | Shuhei Yuyama | Japan | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | David Sanil | United States | 445,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Sebastian Wong | Singapore | 2,365,000 | 79 |
| 2 | 5 | Jiang Ho Huang | Singapore | 710,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 6 | Hudson Wong | Malaysia | 1,675,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 7 | Liu Yin | China | 1,330,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 8 | Yves Sy | Philippines | 245,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Tian Yuan Tang | China | 145,000 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | Kenny Shih | United States | 2,040,000 | 68 |
| 3 | 3 | Zhi Han Neo | Singapore | 895,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 4 | Jun Zhou | China | 210,000 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | Wilson Lim | Singapore | 645,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 6 | Wei Jiao | China | 445,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 7 | James Mendoza | United States | 525,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Yvo Molin | Netherlands | 1,080,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 1 | Siyoung Lee | Korea | 475,000 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | I Cheng Lin | Taiwan | 1,465,000 | 49 |
| 4 | 3 | Keisuke Morishita | Japan | 230,000 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Samuel Welbourne | United Kingdom | 2,055,000 | 69 |
| 4 | 5 | Daero Lee | Korea | 1,990,000 | 66 |
| 4 | 6 | Daesoon Kang | Korea | 360,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 7 | Yuan Chao Li | China | 500,000 | 17 |
| 4 | 8 | Norbert Koh | Singapore | 1,295,000 | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | Soo Jo Kim | Korea | 1,035,000 | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | Ming Hong Teoh | Malaysia | 385,000 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | Sen Mu | China | 605,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | Jian Gui Giam | Singapore | 815,000 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 405,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | Yuka Asaka | Japan | 1,105,000 | 37 |
| 5 | 7 | Markus Garberg | Norway | 1,470,000 | 49 |
| 5 | 8 | Kean Wie Tan | Malaysia | 2,055,000 | 69 |
| 5 | 9 | Teruhisa Aoyama | Japan | 1,740,000 | 58 |
End-of-day Chip Counts (full)
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,365,000 | -235,000 |
|
2,055,000 | 560,000 |
|
2,055,000 | 955,000 |
|
2,040,000 | 70,000 |
|
1,990,000 | 140,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 160,000 |
|
1,775,000 | 75,000 |
|
1,740,000 | -95,000 |
|
1,675,000 | -25,000 |
|
1,470,000 | 300,000 |
|
1,465,000 | 655,000 |
|
1,335,000 | -65,000 |
|
1,330,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,295,000 | -125,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | 535,000 |
|
1,105,000 | -145,000 |
|
1,080,000 | 80,000 |
|
1,065,000 | -395,000 |
|
1,035,000 | -165,000 |
|
|
895,000 | 5,000 |
|
890,000 | -35,000 |
|
815,000 | -90,000 |
|
710,000 | 20,000 |
|
645,000 | -65,000 |
|
625,000 | 225,000 |
Play Has Now Ended for the Day
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
The last six hands of the night have now finished and the tournament recap and chip counts will soon follow. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 13:00 local time to begin Day 3.
Tang Runs Kings into Asaka's Aces
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
Tianyuan Tang called an all in of 526,000 from Yuka Asaka before the flop and would have her at risk of elimination, the players turned over their hands.
Yuka Asaka: 
Tianyuan Tang: 
The board ran out 
and Asaka's bullets held on to beat Tang's cowboys, securing a double during the last six hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 770,000 |
|
180,000 | -500,000 |
Additional Counts
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 1,091,900 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 620,000 |
|
|
925,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
905,000 | -795,000 |
|
|
890,000 | 261,000 |
|
|
570,000 | -120,000 |
|
500,000 | 100,000 |
|
200,000 | 48,900 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,495,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
1,420,000 | 532,000 |
|
|
810,000 | 525,500 |
|
|
680,000 | 50,000 |
|
570,000 | -280,000 |
|
555,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
480,000 | 235,000 |
|
475,000 | 315,600 |
Last Six Hands
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
Sebastian Wong had the honor to draw how many more hands needed to be played in the Main Event before play ended as he's currently the chip leader. Quan drew the six-card so the 44 remaining players need to play six more hands before they can bag and tag for the night.
More Recent Chip Counts
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,970,000 | 1,522,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -120,000 |
|
|
1,460,000 | 1,419,300 |
|
|
1,170,000 | -480,000 |
|
|
710,000 | 592,500 |
|
545,000 | 143,000 |
|
450,000 | -449,000 |
|
412,000 | -123,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 343,200 |