The tournament clock currently shows a total of 110 entries with 107 of them still in the field. A reminder that late registration and single re-entry is available up until the end of Level 9.
There will be 13 levels played on Day 1a and 1b.
Rex Clinkscales opened from under the gun and got one call before Qunxiong He three-bet to 900,000. Luc Tomassi called in the big blind, as did Clinkscales and the other player.
The flop 
checked to He who bet 2,100. Tomassi and Clinkscales both called, with the other player folding.
The turn was the 
and this time Tomassi took the lead, betting 3,800. Clinkscales flung his cards into the muck but He stuck around.
The river was the 
. Tomassi checked to He who bet 11,000 and after a couple of minutes, he folded allowing He to take down the pot.
Uri Gilboa is seated at this table also and has chipped up to just under 40,000 since entering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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44,000 | |
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38,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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22,000 | |
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21,000 | |
Ricardo Torres was just one card away from elimination but he managed to spike a magic river, to not only keep him in the field, but also double up his stack.
The flop was reading 
and Torres had bet 4,200 chips. His opponent didn't think about it for long before shoving his stack of 25,000 in the middle. Torres was covered with 15,500 behind him and called.
Torres: 
Opponent: 
Torres was in serious need of some help against his opponent's two pair and he didn't found it on the 
that fell on the turn. He should more grateful for the river though, since the 
gave him a better two pair along with a fist in the air to celebrate his win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
In March, Uri Gilboa defeated a 758-player field to win the EPT Sochi Main Event for ₽27,475,000 (~$420,000). He's now jumped into the APPT Manila National field with a fresh 30,000 stack at the start of Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The button opened to 300 and the small blind called. Elfrida Bambutsa three-bet to 1,200 from the big blind and the button four-bet to 3,600.
The small blind folded and Bambutsa five-bet to 12,200. The button called. The flop was 
and Bambutsa wasted no time moving all in for 20,500, covering her opponent.
Her opponent tanked and mumbled to himself before folding.
Bambutsa turned over 
for just ace-high.
"I knew it," said her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 |
Arravind Udayakumar is the next player to bust in the event, after being left crippled in the previously reported hand.
This time he found a set but on the flop but he was unlucky enough to meet his opponent's straight on the river. The board had 
and Udayakumar had 
while his opponent had opened 
in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
A player opened to 300 and Jingzhi Wang three-bet to 500 from the small blind. The big blind four-bet to 1,500. The initial player folded and Wang called.
The flop was 
. Wang check-called 1,500 and the pair checked the 
turn.
The river was the and Wang bet 6,000, forcing her opponent out of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 |
VIcente Fernandez is the first player to bust during Day 1a of the APPT Manila National event. He was facing an all in from Taku Yamamori in the river, with the board reading 
.
Actually, Fernandez had bet 13,000 and his opponent's shove was for 18,500, that put him in the tank for almost three minutes. While he was tanking, he said about ten times "so early", evaluating whether he should call or not.
Finally, he called showing , and mucked when Yamamori opened for a flopped straight. He had a slightly covered stack by his opponent, and went to the cashier for an immediate re-entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
Lee Wang Yong and Michael Williams were already in the pot before Arravind Udayakumar three-bet from the big blind and got two calls.
The flop was 
and Udayakumar continued for 2,000. Yong was the only caller and the turn was the 
.
Udayakumar bet 5,000 and Yong called again. The river was the 
and Udayakumar wasted no time betting 16,000. Yong quickly moved all in and Udayakumar flung his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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59,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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29,000 | |
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3,000
3,000
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3,000 |
