2019 PokerStars APPT Manila

₱65,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
11,092,500 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
65,000 PHP
Prize Pool
64,405,575 PHP
Entries
1,135
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Yamane Busts Against Set

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Saeha Yamane was found all in, with the flop reading {4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, and he was holding {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, while his opponent had a big lead with pocket fours and a set.

The {k-Spades} gave some outs to Yamane but the {2-Clubs} on the river sent him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Saeha Yamane jp
Saeha Yamane
Busted

Tags: Saeha Yamane

Gillot Pays River; Mucks Vs Full House

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alexis Gillot was spotted in a hand with the board showing {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, and he was facing a 27,500 bet.

He tanked for a couple of minutes, and finally called, only to muck against his opponent's full house with {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Alexis Gillot fr
Alexis Gillot
155,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Alexis Gillot

Curtis' Aces Cracked

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

As Max Curtis reported on the PokerNews team, he got his aces cracked, and lost a part of his stack. He three-bet preflop to 22,000 after his opponent's raise, getting a call to see a {k-}{3-}{5-} flop.

Curtis checked, his opponent shoved, and he called with aces, only to see his opponent having pocket threes with a set. The set held until the river and Curtis doubled up his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Max Curtis us
Max Curtis
110,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Max Curtis

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Former APPT Main Event Champions

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Huidong Gu
Huidong Gu

There are three former champions still in the APPT Manila Main Event field, hoping to become the third two-time APPT Main Event winners after Aaron Lim (APPT Seoul 2013 & APPT Manila 2015) and Yifan Zheng (APPT Macau 2016 & APPT Macau 2018)

APPT National Manila runner-up Linh Tran is in the best position with almost double average. He won this event back in 2016 for ₱6,135,000.

Sparrow Cheung took down the APPT Incheon Main Event back in April for KRW 198,100,000, with Huidong Gu (pictured) the most recent winner, winning the APPT Jeju Main Event in June for KRW 183,695,000.

Player Chips Progress
Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
240,000
198,000
198,000
Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
180,000
62,500
62,500
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
88,000
-62,000
-62,000

Tags: Huidong GuLinh TranSparrow Cheung

Quan Dominates But Busts

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Da Quan
Da Quan

Da Quan was left with her six last big blinds, and she put them in the middle after Marcuss Liow's raise. Liow called and they went to showdown.

Marcuss Liow: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Da Quan: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Quan was a big favorite to double up, but the {6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades} on the flop turned things around, in Liow's favor. The {5-Diamonds} on the turn, and the {5-Hearts} on the river didn't change anything, and Quan left her seat.

Player Chips Progress
Da Quan cn
Da Quan
Busted

Tags: Da QuanMarcuss Liow

Pinto Made to Wait For His Double

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

The player on the button raised to 11,000 and Lester Ian Pinto then three-bet all in for 61,000 from the big blind. With the action back on his opponent, Pinto cut an increasingly frustrated figure with his opponent taking his time.

Eventually, the clock was called but the player soon called.

Lester Ian Pinto: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

The flop {4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} gave his opponent a flush draw, but the {j-Spades} turn and {j-Hearts} river were both bricks and Pinto doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Lester Ian Pinto sg
Lester Ian Pinto
130,000
71,500
71,500

Tags: Lester Ian Pinto

Yue Loses Pot vs "Empty Seat"

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

An interesting situation arise in a table, where Tsun Wai Yue raised preflop, and it was folded around to the big blind. The big blind player was missing from his seat, and his stack was less than a big blind, so he was automatically all in.

Yue was holding {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and the "empty seat" had {5-Spades}{10-Spades}. The flop came {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, and Yue was still ahead, but his opponent had six more outs to make a straight now.

The {k-Diamonds} on the turn didn't change anything, but the {7-Spades} brought some laughs on the table, since the "empty seat" doubled up, while Yue hit a set with his pair.

Still, no threat for Yue, since he is up to more than 350,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tsun Wai Yue hk
Tsun Wai Yue
365,000
129,000
129,000

Tags: Tsun Wai Yue

Zalpys Cruising

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

Marius Zalpys has a great day so far, as he is already up to 370,000 chips.

In one of his hands, he was facing a 16,000 bet from his opponent in a 50,000 chip-pot. The board was reading {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts}, and Zalpys finally called with {a-Spades}{2-Spades}, and a straight, while he was opponent had just a pair with {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Zalpys lt
Marius Zalpys
370,000
226,500
226,500