APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Manila

08-06-2023 00:45 UTC+8

Magadan Doubles Through Yea

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

"Bully, bully, bully," John Magadan exclaimed in excitement after the rush of emotions had all but cooled down. As one of the shorter stacks in the field, Magadan had gotten it in with the A♠6♦ and Steve Yea looked him up holding the 8♣8♦.

The board ran out 8♠5♠4♠6♠2♣ and Magadan turned the nut flush to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Magadan	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Steve Yea	775,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: John Magadan Steve Yea

08-06-2023 00:48 UTC+8

Final Break on Day 2 With 35 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Level 23 has concluded and the field is down to the last 35 hopefuls, all of which will aim to bag up chips for the night. One more 60-minute level is scheduled for tonight before Day 2 is finished.

No longer in contention is Srinivas Polishetty as he headed to the payout desk right before the end of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srinivas Polishetty	Busted

Tags: Srinivas Polishetty

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

08-06-2023 01:05 UTC+8

The Risk and Re-Ward Knocks Out Shin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded around to Hyeonho Shin in the small blind and he pushed all-in for what appeared to be around 475,000.

Thomas Ward made the call with the covering stack and they flipped em over.

Hyeonho Shin: A♦7♣
Thomas Ward: K♦J♦

Nothing changed on the 10♦5♠4♥ flop but Ward gained a lot of outs on the Q♥ turn.The 9♠ river was among them as he knocked out Shin in 35th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Ward	1,650,000 950,000	950,000
Hyeonho Shin	Busted

Tags: Hyeonho Shin Thomas Ward

08-06-2023 01:10 UTC+8

Ramsden Rivers Rivera Rivered to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jacque Ramsden led the J♦5♥3♠ flop for 120,000 into 240,000 and then called the shove by Marc Rivera for 440,000 from an early position.

Marc Rivera: A♣J♠
Jacque Ramsden: 6♥4♦

The open-ended straight draw of Ramsden added a pair to go with on the 4♥ turn and then got there with the 2♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacque Ramsden	2,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Marc Rivera	Busted

Tags: Jacque Ramsden Marc Rivera

08-06-2023 01:18 UTC+8

Chong Eliminates Rubianes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vincent Rubianes had previously open-shoved a short stack and got through with it. The next three-bet shove for 325,000 in the cutoff was called by Alex Chong in the hijack.

Vincent Rubianes: A♠K♣
Alex Chong: K♦10♦

The Q♠9♥7♠ flop gave Chong a gutshot, which he missed on the 9♠ turn only to hit on the J♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Chong	2,540,000 1,490,000	1,490,000
Vincent Rubianes	Busted

Tags: Alex Chong Vincent Rubianes

08-06-2023 01:24 UTC+8

Chong Loses a Chunk to Takayama

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Alex Chong check-raised the A♣J♠5♠ flop from 30,000 to 85,000 and Mike Takayama called.

The 10♠ turn saw Chong lead for 125,000 and Takayama call before Chong also bet the A♥ river for 250,000. Takayama called and was shown an ace, which he had beat with 7♠6♠ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Chong	2,100,000 440,000	440,000
Mike Takayama	1,350,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Alex Chong Mike Takayama

08-06-2023 01:32 UTC+8

Chen Doubles Through Pansier

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Nino Pansier open-jammed out of the small blind and Zhigang Chen called for the 450,000 he had behind.

Zhigang Chen: A♦5♣
Nino Pansier: Q♠10♣

The 7♣7♦5♠5♥Q♣ runout gave Chen fives full of sevens for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Zhigang Chen	930,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Nino Pansier Zhigang Chen

08-06-2023 01:35 UTC+8

Lee Eliminated by Kubo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Two shorter stacks collided in Siyoung Lee and Junya Kubo with the former as the effective stack in the following coin flip.

Siyoung Lee: A♥K♠
Junya Kubo: J♠J♥

The 10♠5♣2♣8♠9♥ board kept the pair in the lead and sent Lee out in 32nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junya Kubo	925,000 525,000	525,000
Siyoung Lee	Busted

Tags: Junya Kubo Siyoung Lee

08-06-2023 01:43 UTC+8

Takayama Loses it All to Lee

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the heads-up river of K♥7♥6♦10♣3♣, Gyuhyuk Lee pushed all-in for 615,000 into a pot of around one million while in the big blind. Mike Takayama went into the tank for a short while and called with the A♠7♠. It was no good, as Lee had flopped two pair with the K♣7♣.