APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Manila

08-05-2023 21:07 UTC+8

Nachor Hits the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hiroshi Irimajiri and Vivencio Nachor Jr invested 51,000 on the 10♦2♦2♠A♥ turn before checking the J♣ on the river. Nachor Jr tabled his J♠8♣ for jacks and deuces to take down the pot as Irimajiiri somewhat chuckled about the outcome.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hiroshi Irimajiri	1,100,000 225,000	225,000

Vivencio Nachor Jr	400,000 228,500	228,500

Tags: Hiroshi Irimajiri Vivencio Nachor Jr

08-05-2023 21:01 UTC+8

Seshimoto Eliminated by Blumenthal

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ira Blumenthal raised to 30,000 and then faced the button shove by Sayaka Seshimoto for 189,000. Once he had the exact count verified, Blumenthal announced the call and flipped over his cards.

Sayaka Seshimoto: J♥10♣
Ira Blumenthal: A♣J♠

Neither player connected with the 7♥7♣2♦Q♣5♣ and that spelled the end for Seshimoto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ira Blumenthal	750,000 75,000	75,000
Sayaka Seshimoto	Busted

Tags: Ira Blumenthal Sayaka Seshimoto

08-05-2023 20:59 UTC+8

Chargualaf Next to Fall

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A short-stacked Joshua Chargualaf put hishopes on the K♣5♠ and Iargo Sebastian reraised out of the small blind with the A♣3♣.

The A♦7♠4♠6♦9♠ board gave Sebastian the top pair and Chargualaf a payout slip.

Junichi Murakami and Kunwoo Kim joined him at the cashier after running out of chips as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iargo Sebastian	875,000 25,000	25,000
Junichi Murakami	Busted
Kunwoo Kim	Busted
Joshua Chargualaf	Busted

Tags: Iargo Sebastian Joshua Chargualaf Junichi Murakami Kunwoo Kim

08-05-2023 20:54 UTC+8

Kodama Eliminated by Kudo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tomas Padilla Jr was the first to bust after dinner and Keisuke Kodama followed suit.

Following a raise to 24,000 by Yo Kudo, Kunwoo Kim called on the button. Kodama jammed a short stack in the small blind and Kudo called.

Keisuke Kodama: A♣K♦
Yo Kudo: 9♣9♥

The board ran out Q♥10♥4♦7♥5♦ and the pair held up.

At almost the same time, Jeffrey Calma raised to 28,000 and then folded when Nino Pansier raised big out of the small blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	750,000 100,000	100,000
Yo Kudo	500,000 175,000	175,000
Kunwoo Kim	150,000 72,500	72,500
Jeffrey Calma	125,000 205,000	205,000
Tomas Padilla Jr	Busted
Keisuke Kodama	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Calma Keisuke Kodama Kunwoo Kim Nino Pansier Tomas Padilla Jr Yo Kudo

08-05-2023 20:45 UTC+8

Sebastian Beats Tabucal in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the 10♥6♠6♣ flop, Ivan Tabucal bet 35,000 and Iargo Sebastian called. The same action repeated on the 3♦ turn for 60,000 and the 2♠ river was checked.

Tabucal tabled the K♠J♠ for a bluff and Sebastian won the pot with the 10♦7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iargo Sebastian	850,000 25,000	25,000
Ivan Tabucal	375,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Ivan Tabucal Iargo Sebastian

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

08-05-2023 19:56 UTC+8

Dinner Break on Day 2 With 80 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Six levels of 60 minutes each have been completed thus far and the field has already been whittled down to the last 80 contenders. They have been sent into a 40-minute dinner break and the action will resume at approximately 8.35 p.m. local time.

John Matsuda was the last to fall before everyone headed outside of the tournament break to grab something to eat.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Matsuda	Busted

Tags: John Matsuda

08-05-2023 19:51 UTC+8

Yea Beats Cheng In Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cher Whey Cheng and Joonhee Yea had previously tangled with the superior end for Cheng but the tides now changed. In a duel big blind versus button, Cheng check-called a bet worth 120,000 by Yea on the Q♠9♣5♦6♣ turn and they checked the K♣ river.

Cheng exposed the A♦Q♥ for a pair of queens but Yea had that beat with the 5♣5♥ for a set of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riku Sasahara	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Steve Yea	775,000 470,000	470,000
Oleg Kaminski	675,000 100,000	100,000

Cher Whey Cheng	350,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Cher Whey Cheng Joonhee Yea

08-05-2023 19:48 UTC+8

Eliminations Before the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Pasion	Busted
Jereld Sam	Busted
Kang Chen	Busted
Bonifacio Mondalo	Busted
Gerardo Lubas	Busted
Benigno Ledina Jr	Busted
Hernando Elmido	Busted
Hazel Timonera	Busted

08-05-2023 19:43 UTC+8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Slade Fisher	1,650,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Marc Rivera	1,050,000 946,500	946,500
Iargo Sebastian	825,000 175,000	175,000
Ira Blumenthal	675,000 475,000	475,000
Lijun Zhang	650,000 75,000	75,000
Nino Pansier	650,000 330,000	330,000
Kenny Shih	600,000 389,000	389,000
Vamerdino Magsakay	550,000 110,000	110,000
Paul Pak	475,000 345,000	345,000
Edwin Dela Cruz	450,000 275,000	275,000
Heebeom Kim	450,000 347,500	347,500
Joseph Talamayan	450,000 267,000	267,000
Jacque Ramsden	400,000 204,500	204,500
Chierro De Leon	400,000 270,000	270,000
Nam Le	Busted