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

Kwon Makes the Call, Sends One Home

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

A player under the gun moved all in for 56,000 and Eum Mi Kwon made the call from late position, the two players turned over their hands.

Eum Mi Kwon: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The flop came down {3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Kwon would still need some help. A {9-Spades} fell on the turn and Kwon would now need a queen. The dealer turned over the {q-Spades} on river and Kwon would take down the pot with her two-pair, eliminating her opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Eum Mi Kwon kr
Eum Mi Kwon
208,000
135,500
135,500

Tags: Eum Mi Kwon

Wu Finds a Double

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

The player under the gun opened to 10,000. Hao Kai Wu, on the cutoff, called. The small blind called as well.

A flop reading {j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Spades} was dealt. The small blind checked. The original raiser bet 21,000. Wu called. The small blind folded.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds}. The original raiser fired another bet of 39,000. Wu responded by moving all in for 87,000. His opponent added the remainder to call.

Hao Kai Wu: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The {4-Spades} river completed the board and Wu doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Hao Kai Wu tw
Hao Kai Wu
242,000
110,200
110,200

Tags: Hao Kai Wu

Hung Starting a Heater

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

En Cheng Hung has won several pots this round including a double through Randy Lew. He just called an all in from an opponent on a {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} board and the two turned over their hands.

His opponent tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for aces up and Hung showed {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for flopped trips. The river came the {3-Spades} and Hung held on to take down the pot, eclipsing his Day 2 starting stack for the first time today.

Player Chips Progress
En Cheng Hung cn
En Cheng Hung
399,000
257,000
257,000

Tags: En Cheng HungRandy Lew

APPT Manila: Main Event Breakdown by Country

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

The following information has been provided to PokerNews by PokerStars:

The record-breaking 1,364-strong field drew players from 38 different countries with China (17.8%) making up the largest portion of the field with 134 unique entries. The Philippines (12.6%) and Singapore (11.3%) were the next best represented with 105 and 95 unique entries respectively.

India (7.4%) was represented by 44 unique players, with Japan (7.3%) rounding out the top five with 69 unique representatives.

Korea was close behind with their 65 unique representatives making up 7.3% of the field, followed by Taiwan (6.6%) with 55 players, Malaysia (4.5%) with 40 unique players, the USA (4.3%) with 32 unique players and Vietnam (3.7%) completing the top ten with 25 unique entrants.

APPT Manila - Pie Chart

See the full details below:

No.CountryUniquesEntries% of Field
1China13424317.8%
2Philippines10517212.6%
3Singapore9515411.3%
4India441017.4%
5Japan691007.3%
6Korea651007.3%
7Taiwan55906.6%
8Malaysia40624.5%
9USA32594.3%
10Vietnam25503.7%
11Hong Kong23483.5%
12UK17282.1%
13Canada5171.2%
14Israel5141.0%
15Indonesia7131.0%
16Australia6120.9%
17Ireland4120.9%
18Thailand4120.9%
19Germany7100.7%
20Russia3100.7%
21-38ROW36574.0%
TOTALS 7811364 

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000