2019 PokerStars APPT Manila

₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Manila

Final Results
Winner
Chaofei Wang
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
7,000,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
500,000 PHP
Prize Pool
23,992,950 PHP
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Lee Raises with Aces

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Wai Kiat Lee
Wai Kiat Lee

On a {7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs} turn, Junichi Nakanowatari bet 8,000 and Wai Kiat Lee raised to 25,000. Nakanowatari quickly called.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} and both players checked. Nakanowatari showed {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of queens, and Lee had that beat with {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Junichi Nakanowatari jp
Junichi Nakanowatari
320,000
70,000
70,000
Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
295,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Junichi NakanowatariWai Kiat Lee

Lik Getting Short

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Rintaro Kagawa opened from under the gun. Siow Wei Lik called in the cutoff, as did Yuwen Pan in the big blind.

The flop {3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds} checked to Lik who bet 10,000. Kagawa was the only caller.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and Kagawa check-called 17,000.

The river was the {10-Hearts} and Kagawa bet 60,000. Lik snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Rintaro Kagawa jp
Rintaro Kagawa
270,000
80,000
80,000
Graeme Siow sg
Graeme Siow
50,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Rintaro KagawaSiow Wei LikYuwen Pan

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Iyer Lays a River Trap

Level 2 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Abhinav Iyer
Abhinav Iyer

Abhinav Iyer check-called a bet of 5,000 from Rintaro Kagawa on a {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop and the pair both checked the {7-Spades} turn.

Iyer bet small, just 2,500 into a pot of over 15,000 on the {3-Diamonds} river and Kagawa raised to 12,500. Iyer took his time before eventually re-raising to 112,500 and Kagawa quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Abhinav Iyer in
Abhinav Iyer
280,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rintaro Kagawa jp
Rintaro Kagawa
190,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Abhinav IyerRintaro Kagawa

Luo Misses His Draw

Level 2 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Xixiang Luo
Xixiang Luo

Xixiang Luo checked out of his small blind and Jian Yang bet 6,000 on the {6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop.

Luo called and the pair saw the {8-Clubs} dealt on the turn. Luo check-called a bet, again for 6,000 and the river was the {6-Hearts}.

Both players checked the {6-Hearts} river. Luo showed {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a missed straight draw as Yang took down the pot with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
290,000
40,000
40,000
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
170,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Jian YangXixiang Luo

Top Pair Good for Lin

Level 2 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Celina Lin
Celina Lin

Celina Lin opened to 3,500 from the cutoff. Phachara Wongwichit three-bet to 11,000 from the button and Lin called.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Lin check-called 6,500 and both players checked the {j-Clubs} turn.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Lin bet 11,000. Wongwichit quickly called and Lin showed {a-Spades}{8-Spades} which was good enough to win the pot.

Meanwhile, Lifeng Yang has joined the field.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
310,000
60,000
60,000
Lifeng Yang us
Lifeng Yang
250,000
250,000
250,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
220,000
-30,000
-30,000