2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Entries
1,364
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Cheung Races for Tournament Life

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Sparrow Cheung moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 34,000 and an opponent in the big blind made the call, players turned over their hands with Cheung at risk.

Sparrow Cheung: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Cheung's pair of jacks held on for the double up through his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
74,500
-29,400
-29,400

Tags: Sparrow Cheung

Garberg Takes From Kuo

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

Markus Garberg opened to 8,000 from the hijack. Kitty Kuo called from the button, along with the player in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. The player in the big blind and Garberg checked. Kuo bet 13,000. The big blind folded. Garberg called.

The turn brought the {2-Diamonds}. Garberg checked. Kuo continued with a bet of 27,000. Garberg called.

The {6-Hearts} river completed the board and was checked around. Garberg showed {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Kuo tossed her hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Markus Garberg no
Markus Garberg
205,000
116,800
116,800
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
151,000
63,500
63,500

Tags: Kitty KuoMarkus Garberg

Liu Adds to his Stack

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mingyang Liu called an all-in from an opponent for around 56,000 and the two players turned over their hands.

Mingyang Liu: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}

The flop came down {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades} as Liu hit a pair of kings to take the lead. The {7-Hearts} on the turn and {j-Clubs} on the river did not change anything as Liu took down the pot with his kings, eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Mingyang Liu cn
Mingyang Liu
397,000
30,600
30,600

Tags: Mingyang Liu

Lin Picks Up Big Slick at an Opportune Time

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Chen An-Lin
Chen An-Lin

A player moved all in for 60,000 from the small blind, Chen An Lin called from the big blind and the two players turned over their hands with Lin's opponent at risk of elimination.

Chen An Lin: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Lin took down the pot with his aces up, eliminating his opponent and surpassing the 300,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
315,000
183,600
183,600

Tags: Chen An Lin

Kicker Plays for Kim

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Minsoo Kim opened to 11,000 from the hijack. The player in the big blind called.

The dealer spread a flop of {9-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}. The big blind checked. Kim bet 12,500. The big blind check-called.

The turn brought the {a-Diamonds} and was checked through to the {4-Diamonds} river. Both players checked again. The player in the big blind showed {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} but that wasn't good enough as Kim tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Minsoo Kim kr
Minsoo Kim
235,000
176,400
176,400

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Latest Eliminations

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Yu-Hao Yang tw
Yu-Hao Yang
Busted
Katsuhiro Shimpo jp
Katsuhiro Shimpo
Busted
Fu Bang Huang tw
Fu Bang Huang
Busted
Xilian Liu de
Xilian Liu
Busted
Thinh Nguyen Chi vn
Thinh Nguyen Chi
Busted
Hao Tian cn
Hao Tian
Busted
Mohammad Samara jo
Mohammad Samara
Busted
Rathi Shashank in
Rathi Shashank
Busted
Edmund Eng sg
Edmund Eng
Busted
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
Busted
Huy Thong Trinh vn
Huy Thong Trinh
Busted
Ippei Takaki jp
Ippei Takaki
Busted
Ian Williams gb
Ian Williams
Busted
Dhaval Mudgal in
Dhaval Mudgal
Busted
Rundulf Martin Gonzales ph
Rundulf Martin Gonzales
Busted
Ming Suan Tan my
Ming Suan Tan
Busted
Tetsuya Enoki jp
Tetsuya Enoki
Busted
Simon Burns gb
Simon Burns
Busted
Terry Gonzaga ph
Terry Gonzaga
Busted
Kwan Kit Kwok hk
Kwan Kit Kwok
Busted
Geobert Bertulano ph
Geobert Bertulano
Busted
Nicandro Filart mx
Nicandro Filart
Busted
Man Fat Luk hk
Man Fat Luk
Busted

Li Staying Near the Top

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Yuan Chao Li
Yuan Chao Li

The board read {9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Yuan Chao Li bet 56,500 into a pot that was around 105,000 and his opponent made the call.

Li turned over {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a flopped set of nines and his opponent mucked his hand, giving Li the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
589,000
159,000
159,000

Tags: Yuan Chao Li

Cheng's Shove Gets Through

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 12,000. The cutoff three-bet to 34,000. Cher Whey Cheng, in the big blind, three-bet to 110,000.
The hijack went deep into the tank before giving up his hand. The cutoff quickly folded.

''I wanted a call!'' commented Cheng.

''You had a pocket?'' asked the player in the hijack.

''For sure. I put my tournament life at risk. Picture pocket.''

''I had ace-king,'' said the hijack.

''Really? I had ace-king too! but I folded,'' added one of their tablemates!

''No, I had ace-king! I'm playing with liars,'' answered Cheng jokingly.

Player Chips Progress
Cher Whey Cheng sg
Cher Whey Cheng
160,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Cher Whey Cheng