APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Manila

08-05-2023 23:14 UTC+8

Aces Magnet Tabucal Strikes Again; Busts Talamayan and Sebastian

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ivan Tabucal already celebrated even before the cards were turned over when he was all-in against two opponents including Iargo Sebastian and Joseph Talamayan.

"Aces ... aces again," he declared almost in ecstasy and once the side and main pot was cleared, it was also certain he had Sebastian covered by a small margin as well.

Joseph Talamayan: A♦5♥
Iargo Sebastian: 9♥9♣
Ivan Tabucal: A♥A♠

The board ran out J♦4♥3♥6♥K♥ and Tabucal screamed out his victory with the words "nuts nuts".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Tabucal	1,400,000 620,000	620,000
Iargo Sebastian	Busted
Joseph Talamayan	Busted

Tags: Iargo Sebastian Ivan Tabucal Joseph Talamayan

08-05-2023 23:06 UTC+8

Bagaria Runs Into Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Down to a severe short stack,Raj Bagaria got it in with the A♣2♥ and was called by Dexter Santos on the button with the A♦A♠.

There was no upset on the 6♦5♠4♥8♦5♥ board and Bagaria became the next casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dexter Santos	850,000 729,000	729,000

Raj Bagaria	Busted

Tags: Dexter Santos Raj Bagaria

08-05-2023 23:01 UTC+8

Penaflorida Wins Two All-Ins; Busts Quiambao

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Edward Penaflorida only saw one card and jammed out of the small blind to get called by Ming Ken Thoo in the big blind.

Edward Penaflorida: A♣A♥
Ming Ken Thoo: A♦5♥

The board came 4♠3♥3♦A♠7♥ and Thoo joked that he had been trolled.

Shortly after, Cezar Quiambao pushed a short stack and Penaflorida got involved again.

Cezar Quiambao : K♥8♥
Edward Penaflorida: A♦Q♥

The 10♣9♠3♣A♣6♣ board kept Penaflorida ahead all the way, sending Quiambao out in 56th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Penaflorida	600,000 300,000	300,000
Ming Ken Thoo	330,000 227,500	227,500
Cezar Quiambao	Busted

Tags: Cezar Quiambao Edward Penaflorida Ming Ken Thoo

08-05-2023 22:56 UTC+8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Riku Sasahara	1,900,000 200,000	200,000
Alvin Sembrano	1,500,000 1,415,000	1,415,000
Ira Blumenthal	1,300,000 550,000	550,000
Christopher Mateo	1,000,000 250,000	250,000
Kei Kiyohara	900,000 826,000	826,000
Vasa Kaushal	800,000 100,000	100,000
Thomas Ward	700,000 500,000	500,000
Iargo Sebastian	600,000 275,000	275,000
Junya Kubo	400,000 75,000	75,000
Paul Pak	300,000 200,000	200,000
Andrej Nagy	Busted
Kevin Clemot	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-05-2023 22:39 UTC+8

Time for Another Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Only 57 players remain at the end of level 21 and they have been sent in another 10-minute break. At this point of time, it remains unclear whether or not the final table can be reached tonight at a reasonable time.

08-05-2023 22:37 UTC+8

Pansier Raises the Turn; Yea Gets Big Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Three ways to the J♠6♠4♦4♣ turn, Norbert Koh invested 65,000 but quickly folded to a raise by Nino Pansier while Florencio Campomanes also got out of the way as well. Despite losing this pot, Koh has a very comfortable big stack and that also applies to Steve Yea one table over.

Kevin Clemot had been the one to suffer as Yea doubled through him in a large pot. According to Clemot, he "made a big mistake" and three-bet too small to then get it in via check-shove on a Kx9x5x7♠ turn when a second spade appeared. Yea happily called with the 8♠6♠ for the nuts and the AxKx of Clemot had zero equity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Yea	1,650,000 800,000	800,000
Norbert Koh	1,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Nino Pansier	1,300,000 550,000	550,000
Florencio Campomanes	310,000 215,000	215,000

Kevin Clemot	100,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Florencio Campomanes Nino Pansier Norbert Koh Steve Yea Kevin Clemot

08-05-2023 22:32 UTC+8

Tabucal Doubles Through Talamayan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

One of the most classic setups unfolded over on table six when Joseph Talamayan clashed with Ivan Tabucal, and the latter was the player at risk for 360,000.

Ivan Tabucal: A♥A♣
Joseph Talamayan: K♠K♦

There was no upset on the J♠4♦3♣4♠Q♥ board and Tabucal celebrated vividly, almost as if he had just won the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Tabucal	780,000 405,000	405,000
Joseph Talamayan	230,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Ivan Tabucal Joseph Talamayan

08-05-2023 22:25 UTC+8

Cao Among the Recent Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ngoc Anh Cao had previously lost most of his stack and was sent to the payout desk soon after. The table never got to see his cards as Lloyd Locsin and Yuanning Wu shared the same straight in showdown.

Man Lok Chan then jammed for 269,000 in the next hand and found no callers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Slade Fisher	1,850,000 400,000	400,000
Yuanning Wu	1,100,000 150,000	150,000
Marc Rivera	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Lloyd Locsin	750,000 420,000	420,000
Jacque Ramsden	600,000 200,000	200,000
Man Lok Chan	290,000 103,500	103,500
Ngoc Anh Cao	Busted
Jessie Leonarez	Busted

Tags: Lloyd Locsin Man Lok Chan Ngoc Anh Cao Yuanning Wu

08-05-2023 22:17 UTC+8

Nachor Jr Hits a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

John Tech arrived and looked up a short stack all-in by Vivencio Nachor Jr with the Q♦10♣. His fellow countryman was ahead with the A♥6♠ and that stayed this way on the K♦8♦3♣8♥8♠ runout.

Chulwoo Park was not as fortunate in his final hand and headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Tech	1,250,000 500,000	500,000

Vincent Rubianes	1,100,000 125,000	125,000
Hiroshi Irimajiri	700,000 400,000	400,000

Mike Takayama	300,000 150,000	150,000

Vivencio Nachor Jr	260,000 140,000	140,000
Chulwoo Park	Busted

Tags: John Tech Vivencio Nachor Jr Chulwoo Park