₱33,000 APPT National
Day 1b Completed
₱33,000 APPT National
Day 1b Completed
After 13 exciting levels of play, Day 1b of the 2019 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila ₱33,000 National is in the books. When the ninth level of Day 1b ended, that meant the end of registration and there were 438 entries for the second starting flight of the National event. Those will be added to the 236 entries of Day 1a, comprising a total field of 674 entries. The total prize pool is ₱19,417,266 (~$380,570), but the payouts will be announced tomorrow, before the start of Day 2.
After everything was done, 118 players remained in their seats with chips in front of them. Along with the 60 players that advanced after Day 1a, there will be 178 players playing tomorrow for Day 2.
One thing is for sure, and this is the fact that there is going to be a new champion for 2019, since Marc Rivera busted during the tenth level of the day. He was unlucky enough to see his ace-queen lose from Ulrik Scotwin's ace-jack, when a jack hit the turn.
On the top of the counts sits Hogyun Kang with 418,500 in chips, although the Korean flew under the radar during Day 1b. Edgar Eui Kim is in second place with 395,000, Gab Yong Kim is third with 305,000, and Joven Huerto is following with 305,500 chips. Christopher Mateo rounds up the top five stacks of the field, with 295,000.
Team PokerStars Pro had its representative in the face of Celina Lin, but she fell short before the end of Day 1b, after spending most of the day around 50k chips. She had her share of success though during the day, since she finished fifth in the ₱100,000 Shot Clock High Roller for a prize of ₱549,500 (~$10,770).
Several notables are still in the field, with Rex Clinkscales (107,000), James Bonanno (105,500), Victor Chong (102,000), and Pete Chen (48,000) among them.
Day 2 is scheduled to start on Tuesday July 30, and the players will play for 12 levels, as it was officially announced after the end of Day 1b.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued live coverage as the festival continues!
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hogyun Kang | 418,500 | |
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Gab Yong Kim |
305,000
176,000
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176,000 |
Joven Huerto |
300,500
300,500
|
300,500 |
Christopher Mateo
|
295,000 | |
Ali Nasr Erfahani
|
274,500
274,500
|
274,500 |
Yo Seb Rhee |
238,000
-200
|
-200 |
Hao Tian |
238,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
Raul Aquino
|
234,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
Shintaro Nozawa | 231,000 | |
William Kang |
217,500
217,500
|
217,500 |
Tautvydas Jonikas |
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
Yu Hsien Lin |
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
Guangcheng Chen |
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Daniel Smiljkovic |
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
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Desmond Yow |
193,500
193,500
|
193,500 |
Linh Tran |
186,500
186,500
|
186,500 |
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Ngoc Khanh Le |
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Hermann Lee |
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Jaideep Sajwan |
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
Nguyen Thinh
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Bolei Zhang |
169,500
-55,500
|
-55,500 |
Lei Yu |
169,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
Anthony Thong Boon Tee |
166,500
166,500
|
166,500 |
Seong Jin Han
|
166,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
Wang Zhe
|
164,500
164,500
|
164,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hogyun Kang | 418,500 | |
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Edgar Eui Kim
|
395,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Christopher Mateo
|
295,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Yo Seb Rhee |
238,200
123,200
|
123,200 |
Shintaro Nozawa |
231,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
Rex Clinkscales |
107,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
James Bonanno
|
105,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
Victor Chong |
102,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Seongsu Kong |
79,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Pete Chen |
48,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
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A player called all in on a board for his last 25,000 but mucked when Edgar Eui Kim showed for a rivered full house.
The all-in player was forced to turn over for just top pair and he was eliminated.
Kim took down the pot, and moved well above 350,000 in chips, which looks to be good enough for the overall chip lead. With not many hands left in the day, stay tuned to find out whether or not he can hold on to his lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Edgar Eui Kim
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360,000 |
A massive pot with a five-bet preflop was created in Soo Jo Kim's table, with an open from under-the-gun to 6,000, and a three-bet from Qi Wang to 15,000.
Soo Jo Kim was in the button, and made a four-bet to 37,500 chips. The initial raiser thought about it for two minutes and announced all in for 131,000. Qi Wang folded, and Kim had to decide if he would call, with his tournament life on stake.
He asked his opponent if he would show his hand after his fold, but he didn't got any reply. He finally showed queens before he threw them to the muck, and this prompted the all in player to show his kings, confirming that Kim made the correct move.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Soo Jo Kim | 100,000 |
There will be six more hands before players bag up at the end of Day 1b of the APPT National Manila.
Both Aditya Sushant and Celina Lin's seats are now empty or occupied by someone else, with less than a level remaining on Day 1b of the APPT National Manila.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Aditya Sushant | Busted | |
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Celina Lin | Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With around 12,000 in the middle on a board, Xixiang Luo bet 8,400 and a single opponent called.
The river was the putting three hearts on the board, and Luo moved all in for around 22,000. His opponent quickly folded and Luo took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Xixiang Luo | 55,000 | |
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