₱33,000 APPT National Day 1b | 2019 PokerStars APPT Manila

07-29-2019 22:41 UTC+8

Bonanno Straightens Out Chong

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Victor Chong opened to 1,600 from under the gun and got calls from James Bonanno on the button and the player in the big blind.

The trio checked the flop and the turn checked to Bonanno who bet 1,200. Chong was the only caller.

The river was the .

Chong checked again and this time Bonanno bet 1,500. Chong called and Bonanno showed for a turned straight and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bonanno	75,000
Victor Chong	9,000	-6,000

Tags: Victor Chong James Bonanno

07-29-2019 21:35 UTC+8

Defending Champion Rivera Joins the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Last year's APPT National Manila champion Marc Rivera has joined this year's field. Last year he defeated a field of 829 entries to win ₱4,559,000 ($85,940).

However, he also won a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players Championship where he finished third for over $2.1m.

Tournament officials announced on the microphone that he was in the field, and there was a polite smattering of applause for the defending champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Rivera	30,000

Tags: Marc Rivera

07-29-2019 18:58 UTC+8

Team PokerStars Pro Lin Still in ₱100,000 Shot Clock Contention

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Just six players remain in the ₱100,000 Shot Clock tournament from a starting field of 77 and they include Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin.

The six players are guaranteed ₱481,000 but the winner will walk away with the trophy and ₱1,855,500.

Tags: Celina Lin

07-29-2019 14:53 UTC+8

Players Ready for APPT National Manila Day 1b

Will Shillibier

After 60 players advanced from Day 1a of the ₱33,000 APPT National, today sees players' last chance to punch their ticket to Day 2 on 30th July.

Players will receive 30,000 chips and have 13 levels of play. Each level is 40 minutes long and there will be 10-minute breaks after every three levels.

Yesterday 236 players joined the field and by the end of the day, it was Singapore's Alex Lee who came out on top with 329,500. Close behind him was Hsien Yuan Yang from Taiwan with 312,500.

These were the only two players over 300,000 chips and they will be the ones to beat once cards are in the air at 17:00 local time.

Here are the levels for today:

National Day 1b 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 for continued coverage of the APPT Manila festival.

Tags: Alex Lee Hsien Yuan Yang