APPT Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 APPT Manila

08-04-2023 21:55 UTC+8

Big Stacks Near the End

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Several big names among the local poker pros have vaulted towards the top of the leaderboard.That includes Florencio Campomanes, Christopher Mateo and Mike Takayama who are all vying for the chip lead. Several other contenders are not far behind as the final stages are underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florencio Campomanes	380,000 335,000	335,000

Chierro De Leon	350,000 90,000	90,000
Christopher Mateo	320,000 245,000	245,000
Luan Haitao	290,000
Woojong Ha	280,000 205,000	205,000
Mike Takayama	250,000 50,000	50,000

Chan Sung Choi	250,000 20,000	20,000
Kim Enriquez	240,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Christopher Mateo Florencio Campomanes Mike Takayama

08-04-2023 21:45 UTC+8

Caalim Wins a Pot Off Kubo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joining the action on the K♥6♣4♥ flop, Patrick Caalim checked and then called a bet worth 4,500by Junya Kubo. The 4♠ turn and 5♥ river were checked through and Caalim's K♠2♦ were the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junya Kubo	180,000 85,000	85,000
Patrick Caalim	140,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Junya Kubo Patrick Caalim

08-04-2023 21:40 UTC+8

Edoc Loses a Big Chunk To Moon

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kyongrock Moon check-called a hefty bet of 45,000 on the K♣9♣5♦2♦ against Lester Edoc, who then checked behind the Q♠ on the river. Moon revealed his K♦Q♦ for rivered two pair and Edoc checked his cards once more before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyongrock Moon	260,000
Lester Edoc	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Lester Edoc Kyongrock Moon

08-04-2023 21:36 UTC+8

Late Night Counts for 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Only a few tables remain in the secondary tournament area which currently features Day 1c as well, having entered level three with 188 players out of 200 entries remaining.

Coincidentally, Day 1b is down to the very same 188 players out of 646 entries and the final level of the night is underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Sung Choi	230,000
Mike Takayama	200,000

Andrej Nagy	190,000
Kento Chogo	170,000
Joseph Magnotti	140,000
Huy Nguyen	115,000
Jason Ambata	110,000
Sannomiya Tsubaki	45,000
Junho Hyeon	Busted
Edgar Asehan	Busted
Eui Ho Cheun	Busted
Minku Kang	Busted
Motohiro Fujita	Busted
Vincent Wong	Busted
Nobuaki Sasaki	Busted
Yoshitomo Ishii	Busted
Haifeng Wang	Busted
Yosuke Takagi	Busted
Alexis Cruz	Busted
Tien Van Tran	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-04-2023 21:28 UTC+8

Lai Doubles Through Oesterstroem

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sweden's Phenix Oesterstroem was left on fumes after an all-in showdown with Jun Lai, who has had a few words for his opponent. Lai doubled through Oesterstroem for 80,500 when his A♠6♥ got there versus 9♦9♠ on a board of A♣7♥7♦J♠8♥ as he joined the bigger stacks in the final stages.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Lai	165,000 165,000	165,000
Phenix Oesterstroem	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jun Lai Phenix Oesterstroem

08-04-2023 21:24 UTC+8

Late Night Pictures on Day 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

08-04-2023 21:12 UTC+8

Chogo Doubles Through Ishii

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The cards of Yoshitomo Ishii were already in the muck as he paid off a full double to fellow Japanese player Kento Chogo. On a board of A♠K♥10♥7♦5♥, the A♥K♦ for the top two pair were good enough for the double.

Ishii jammed his last 7,000 one hand later and Chogo couldn't call from the big blind, getting shown A♣K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kento Chogo	85,000 85,000	85,000
Yoshitomo Ishii	11,000

Tags: Kento Chogo Yoshitomo Ishii

08-04-2023 21:10 UTC+8

Assorted Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the river of a K♠10♠5♠10♣3♣ board, Junya Kubo pushed all-in for 53,500 into a pot of around 42,000. Patrick Caalim went into the tank and ultimately folded as his opponent flashed the A♠. Further assorted counts late on Day 1b can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chierro De Leon	260,000 120,000	120,000
Jinlong Hu	180,000 180,000	180,000

Oleg Mordassov	140,000
Ryosuke Yamazaki	130,000 15,000	15,000
Patrick Caalim	120,000
Junya Kubo	95,000
Chien Chih Weng	45,000 45,000	45,000
Jiyoung Kim	25,000 15,000	15,000

Ting-Yi Tsai	Busted
Hal Rotholz	Busted

Vage Babayan	Busted
Thomas Lee	Busted
Takuya Inada	Busted
Firat Basbaydar	Busted
Mark Dela Cruz	Busted
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted
David Watson	Busted

Thomas Lamb	Busted
Corine Shi	Busted
John Beveridge	Busted
Jason Ambata	Busted

Tags: Junya Kubo Patrick Caalim

08-04-2023 21:03 UTC+8

Turbo Heat 1c Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The turbo heat 1c kicked off with a delay of more than half an hour but started out strong as level one has just concluded. Thanks to 163 entries and 158 players remaining, the overall field size is now pushing more than 1,200 entries.