₱33,000 APPT National
Day 1a Started
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
₱33,000 APPT National
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
Buy-in
33,000 PHP
Prize Pool
19,417,266 PHP
Entries
674
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Welcome to the 2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
The festival of 2019 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila started on Friday, July 26 with the ₱16,000 APPT Kickoff NL Hold'em, but PokerNews' coverage starts today. The ₱33,000 APPT National NL Hold'em - Single Re-Entry is welcoming the players with Day 1a, starting at 5:00 p.m. local time, in Okada Manila.
The festival consists of 25 events and PokerNews will bring you updates from three of them: The APPT National, Main Event and the ₱500,000 Super High Roller.
While it is the Main Event that will be holding most of the players' attention, the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you every little detail of these events, and everything else that happens during APPT Manila 2019.
The previous APPT Manila Series took place at a similar time last year during the Platinum Pass fever sweeping the poker world, drawing record-breaking fields. While it remains to be seen if the 2019 edition will surpass those numbers, the organizers are expecting a big turnout this year too, in the sunny, rainy and hot weather of Manila.
The National event starts today, Sunday, July 28, with Day 1a. Players will begin with a 30,000 starting stack, doing battle at the baize over thirteen 40-minute levels. There will be a 10-minute break after every three levels, and the level length will increase to 60 minutes when the final table begins. Late registration will be open until Level 9 of each starting flight, meaning that the final registering level will be 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. All players will have the option of a single re-entry during each starting flight.
It was local hero Marc Rivera who triumphed over the 829-strong APPT National 2018 field to take title plus the ₱4.55M top prize and, if the numbers in the 924-strong opening APPT Kickoff event are anything to go by, expectations are high for another large turnout.
National Day 1a Level 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 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out, as the Live Reporting Team will be bringing you all the action of the APPT National event, straight from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are up in the air, as play for National's Day 1a just started.
Udayakumar Can't Shake Yong
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
29,000 | |
|
3,000 | 3,000 |
"So Early"
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 62,000 |
Wang Bets the River
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 |
Udayakumar Out
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Five-Bet Pot Heads Bambutsa's Way
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100