Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2019 PokerStars APPT Manila
₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Gu Rising Early
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a 
flop Lei Yu checked to Huidong Gu who bet 4,000. Pete Chen called on the button and Yu check-raised to 24,000. Gu called and Chen folded.
The turn was the 
and Yu check-called 35,000 from Gu.
The river was the 
. Yu bet 60,000. Gu chuckled and then sighed before calling.
Yu showed 
for a rivered straight but Gu had him beat with 
for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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60,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
More New Players
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
More Players Join; Field Up to Eight
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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250,000 | |
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Gu Joins the Field
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
APPT Jeju Main Event champion Huidong Gu has joined the field just as cards were in the air after a short delay. He defeated a field of 362 players to win ₩183,695,000 ($159,000) back in June this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Early Entrants
Some familiar faces have joined the tournament at the start of level 1. They include Junichi Nakanowatari, who played in the WSOP $100,000 High Roller, as well as Yiqing Huang who won two tournaments at APPT Jeju back in June.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000 |
₱500,000 High Roller Gets Underway at 3 p.m.
Welcome to live coverage of the APPT Manila ₱500,000 Super High Roller. This is the biggest buy-in event at the 2019 APPT Manila festival and a whole host of big names are expected to jump into the field.
For their ₱500,000 (~$9,800) entry fee, players will receive 250,000 chips. Levels are 40 minutes with 12 levels scheduled for Day 1.
There is a 30-second shot clock in play, with players receiving six time banks at the start of play. They will receive three more at the start of Day 2 as well as at the final table.
Late registration and unlimited re-entry is allowed for the first nine levels.
Last year, it was Hong Kong's Ivan Hon Cheong Lee who took down a ₱200,000 High Roller for ₱4,676,260 ($87,953) and we will wait and see who adds their name to the list of 2019 APPT High Roller champions.
| Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize (PHP) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPT Incheon ₩10,000,000 Super High Roller | 65 | Michael Soyza | ₩178,890,000 | $157,164 |
| APPT Incheon ₩5,000,000 SIngle Day High Roller | 75 | Toshiyuki Onda | ₩80,440,000 | $70,670 |
| APPT Incheon ₩5,000,000 High Roller | 181 | Keiji Takahashi | ₩143,890,000 | $126,699 |
| APPT Incheon ₩4,000,000 High Roller Turbo | 49 | Yunlong Jin | ₩65,021,000 | $57,344 |
| APPT Jeju ₩6,000,000 High Roller | 34 | Jiang Chen | ₩61,895,000 | $53,359 |
| APPT Jeju ₩6,000,000 High Roller | 11 | Donghui Xu | ₩29,449,000 | $25,481 |
| APPT Jeju ₩6,000,000 High Roller | 39 | Liuheng Dai | ₩70,999,000 | $61,428 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates right here from the Okada Manila poker room.
₱500,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Started