APPT Main Event Day 1a | 2023 APPT Manila

08-03-2023 15:02 UTC+8

More Than 200 Entries on Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The field has climbed to 216 entries of which 201 players remain and some tables have opened outside of the Coral Lounge. Below are some of the latest casualties on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akisada Yudai	Busted
Taro Ando	Busted
Zhiqiang Liu	Busted
Ke Yan	Busted
Takuya Shinoda	Busted
Paul Pak	Busted
Marcuss Liow	Busted
Narangerel Temuujin	Busted

08-03-2023 14:52 UTC+8

Farboud Jams Into Wu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between the two big stacks Feridoun Farboud and Yuanning Wu, the completed board showed 7♣5♣4♠7♥J♣. Wu had 9,000 out in front with 11,000 in the middle and Farboud then moved all-in for 42,100 total. Wu went deep into the tank and eventually folded, declaring a flush and exposing his 10♣8♣.

Farboud revealed his A♣8♠ for the nut flush blocker and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feridoun Farboud	63,000 1,000	1,000
Yuanning Wu	55,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Feridoun Farboud Yuanning Wu

08-03-2023 14:44 UTC+8

Pak's Bet Doesn't Goto Plan

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up flop of A♦Q♣4♦, Valeriy Pak raised it up to 7,500 and Takeshi Goto called. The 3♠ turn and 2♣ river were checked and Goto won the pot with the A♥8♠. "Pair and flush draw," Pak said in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takeshi Goto	43,000 43,000	43,000
Valeriy Pak	28,500 28,500	28,500

Tags: Takeshi Goto Valeriy Pak

08-03-2023 14:36 UTC+8

New Entries and Early Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Miyoung Cho	90,000
Naruki Hidaka	30,000
Sayaka Seshimoto	30,000
Louis Bilodeau	30,000
Hisashi Yamanouchi	30,000
Marc Rivera	30,000
Kenzo Mendoza	30,000
John Tech	30,000

Ivan Tabucal	30,000
Max Menzel	30,000
Lloyd Locsin	30,000
Mark Dela Cruz	30,000
Nicolas Cardyn	30,000
Evgeny Belenskiy	30,000
Kyounghun Jung	Busted
Jacques Le Guennec	Busted
Granit Krasniqi	Busted
Changro Ju	Busted

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

08-03-2023 14:21 UTC+8

Liow Loses Some to Yanagisawa

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a four-way flop of Q♠5♣4♦, Marcuss Liow bet 2,000 and received two callers including Yugi Yanagisawa from one seat over. The trio checked the 2♦ turn and Liow bet the 10♦ river for 5,000. Yanagisawa moved all-in for 13,000 and that forced two folds, leaving Liow below the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Bortfeld	48,000 14,000	14,000
Yugi Yanagisawa	35,000 5,000	5,000
Marcuss Liow	13,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Marcuss Liow Yugi Yanagisawa

08-03-2023 14:14 UTC+8

Chargualaf Eliminated by Farboud

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With slightly more than 5,000 in the middle to the 9♣4♣3♦ flop, Feridoun Farboud bet 5,000 and Joshua Chargualaf called. Farboud bet another 7,000 on the Q♥ turn and Chargualaf moved all-in, Farboud called.

"Did you hit the queen?" Chargualaf inquired but was shown the A♣A♥ instead. Chargualaf was left with two outs holding the K♠K♦ and couldn't get there with the 7♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feridoun Farboud	62,000 32,000	32,000
Joshua Chargualaf	Busted

Tags: Joshua Chargualaf Feridoun Farboud

08-03-2023 14:11 UTC+8

Sasahara Check-Raises Successfully

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three ways to the 10♥5♠2♦3♠ turn, Riku Sasahara checked and Joseph Magnotti bet 800. He received one caller before Sasahara then check-raised to 3,800. Magnotti folded after one minute as did the third player in the hand.

"Show the bluff!" Magnotti insisted but Sasahara just smiled while raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Magnotti	32,000 2,000	2,000
Riku Sasahara	29,500 -500	-500

Tags: Joseph Magnotti Riku Sasahara

08-03-2023 14:05 UTC+8

Edoria Chips Up Slightly

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three ways to the A♦J♠8♣7♥7♦ river, Karl Edoria bet 800. He managed to force one fold and received one caller to reveal his Q♥J♦. The kicker didn't play as he had to settle for a chop versus J♥10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Edoria	32,000

Tags: Karl Edoria

08-03-2023 13:57 UTC+8

Kickoff Winner Patterson in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The Coral Room is slowly filling up with now up to 139 entries of which 136 players remain. Out of a field of 589 entries in the PHP20,000 buy-in, Patterson took home a top prize of PHP 2,020,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Patterson	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ashley Patterson