₱33,000 APPT National
Day 1b Completed
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
₱33,000 APPT National
Days: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
Buy-in
33,000 PHP
Prize Pool
19,417,266 PHP
Players
674
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Hogyun Kang Grabs Overall Lead After 2019 APPT Manila National Day 1b
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
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!
End of Day 1b Chip-Counts (full)
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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418,500 | |
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305,000 | 176,000 |
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300,500 | 300,500 |
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295,000 | |
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274,500 | 274,500 |
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238,000 | -200 |
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238,000 | 153,000 |
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234,500 | 114,500 |
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231,000 | |
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217,500 | 217,500 |
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213,000 | 213,000 |
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213,000 | 213,000 |
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205,000 | 205,000 |
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198,000 | 198,000 |
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193,500 | 193,500 |
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186,500 | 186,500 |
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185,000 | 185,000 |
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185,000 | 185,000 |
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177,000 | 177,000 |
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175,000 | 175,000 |
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169,500 | -55,500 |
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169,000 | 74,000 |
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166,500 | 166,500 |
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166,000 | 166,000 |
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164,500 | 164,500 |
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Assorted End of Day Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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418,500 | |
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395,000 | 35,000 |
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295,000 | 60,000 |
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238,200 | 123,200 |
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231,000 | 231,000 |
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107,500 | 78,500 |
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105,500 | 45,500 |
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102,000 | 12,000 |
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79,000 | 19,000 |
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48,000 | 31,000 |
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Kim Soars into Chip Lead
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
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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360,000 | |
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Kim Makes the Correct Fold with Queens Preflop
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
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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100,000 | |
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Last Six Hands
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
There will be six more hands before players bag up at the end of Day 1b of the APPT National Manila.
Notables Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
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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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Luo Shoves River
Level 12
: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
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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55,000 | |
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