₱65,000 APPT Main Event
Day 1a Started
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
₱65,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
Buy-in
65,000 PHP
Prize Pool
64,405,575 PHP
Entries
1,135
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Welcome to the 2019 PokerStars APPT Manila Main Event
The first starting flight of the 2019 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila ₱65,000 Main Event is about to start at 5:00 p.m. local time, at Okada Manila, which hosts the PokerStars LIVE Manila poker room.
This year's series has already given away multiple prizes, as the Main Event is the 16th event in the schedule. With ₱65,000, and a ₱20,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, it is expected to have a big turnout, as this is the event that all the players would want to win, here in Manila.
Each player will receive 30,000 chips, and will have the chance for a single re-entry per flight, in the case of elimination during the late registration period that will last for nine levels.
Last year, it was Wilson Lim who had the honor of winning the 2018 APPT Manila Main Event, beating a 1,364-player field for ₱12,970,000 plus a Platinum Pass.
Main Event Day 1a Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 40 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 40 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
This will be the last event that the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you updates from, as the ₱33,000 National has already concluded with the triumph of Benigno Jr Ledina, and the ₱500,000 is already in Day 2.
Stay tuned for all the action of 2019 APPT Manila.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Play just started for the 2019 APPT Manila Main Event!
Some of the First Names in Day 1a
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
Quads for Sajwan
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jaideep Sajwan is off to a good start here in the Main Event, after hitting quads in one of the first hands of the day.
The board was 
, and Sajwan was holding 
. He got paid in the river from an opponent who was holding 
, and is now up to 43,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 |
Kang Three-Bets
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
William Kang was in the small, and he saw a player raising from early position to 400, and get two callers.
Kang proceeded with a three-bet to 2,100 chips, that brought folds from all three players. The second caller was Thijs Hilberts, who finished eighth in the National event, that concluded yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Scotwin Wins Four-Bet Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Ulrik Scotwin was found four-betting to 5,000 from the hijack, after Ze Jin Shen's three-bet to 1,500 from the button. Shen called and the two players saw the flop coming 
.
Scotwin bet 3,000, and Shen raised to 8,000. The Danish player went into the tank for two minutes before announcing all in, covering Shen.
Shen was left with 13,500 chips, and folded his hand, giving a sizeable pot to Scotwin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
13,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Lee Rivers Nuts to Bust One
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The board was on the turn, with the 
, and Jamie Lee had shoved from the big blind, while his opponent was tanking from the big blind.
He finally made the call and the two players opened their cards.
Jamie Lee: 
Opponent: 
Lee put his chips in the middle with a semi-bluff, and was now looking for a diamond to win the pot.
This is exactly what happened in the river with the , and Lee sent his opponent in the rail, while he has one of the biggest stacks in the field so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |