2023 APPT Manila

APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 APPT Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
11,414,730 PHP
Event Info
Prize Pool
76,832,730 PHP
Entries
1,354
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
30
Players Left
1

Sasahara Doubles Through Tech

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Riku Sasahara
Riku Sasahara

Riku Sasahara raised and then faced a three-bet to 235,000 by John Tech. The shove by the Japanese followed and Tech asked for a count. With the three-bet pulled into the middle, Sasahara was all-in for another 1,070,000 on top and Tech called.

Riku Sasahara: K?K?
John Tech: A?J?

The 10?6?5?8?4? board kept Sasahara ahead and he soared past Tech on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Riku Sasahara jp
Riku Sasahara
2,500,000
845,000
845,000
John Tech ph
John Tech
1,900,000
-1,125,000
-1,125,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: John TechRiku Sasahara

Magadan Loses a Bunch to Lee

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gyuhyuk Lee in the big blind and John Magadan in an early position both invested 100,000 on the A?A?9?10? turn. Lee then bet the 3? river for 150,000 and Magadan paid it off.

Lee verified with the dealer that it was a call and then flipped over his A?9? for a flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
3,200,000
250,000
250,000
John Magadan ph
John Magadan
400,000
-470,000
-470,000

Tags: Gyuhyuk LeeJohn Magadan

Ramsden Slipping Early on

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jacque Ramsden lost a small portion of his stack when he paid off a river bet by Yuanning Wu on the Q?J?7?3?9? river, suspecting a queen and getting shown the Q?4?.

Ramsden then called the open-shove by Junya Kubo for 605,000 while everyone else folded.

Junya Kubo: 8?8?
Jacque Ramsden: A?Q?

The J?10?9?2?Q? river gave Kubo a straight while Christopher Mateo was not too pleased, having likely folded the winning hand preflop. Edward Penaflorida also doubled through chip leader Gyuhyuk Lee as the early all-ins kept on coming.

Player Chips Progress
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
2,950,000
-650,000
-650,000
Yuanning Wu cn
Yuanning Wu
2,850,000
350,000
350,000
Jacque Ramsden gb
Jacque Ramsden
1,600,000
-1,220,000
-1,220,000
Junya Kubo jp
Junya Kubo
1,350,000
605,000
605,000
Edward Penaflorida ph
Edward Penaflorida
1,150,000
650,000
650,000

Tags: Christopher MateoEdward PenafloridaGyuhyuk LeeJacque RamsdenJunya KuboYuanning Wu

Kaushal Eliminated by Lee

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Vasa Kaushal took another spot to open jam from the button and Gyuhyuk Lee reraised in the small blind to isolate.

Vasa Kaushal: K?8?
Gyuhyuk Lee: A?K?

There was no help for Kaushal on the Q?6?3?2?4? board as the Indian went out next in 29th place.

Player Chips Progress
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
3,600,000
790,000
790,000
Vasa Kaushal in
Vasa Kaushal
Busted

Tags: Gyuhyuk LeeVasa Kaushal

Koh First to Bust on Day 3

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Vasa Kaushal got an open shove through and up next, it was Norbert Koh who jammed for 760,000 on the button. Kei Kiyohara called in the big blind and the cards were revealed.

Norbert Koh: A?9?
Kei Kiyohara: J?J?

The board came 10?3?3?5?10? and that spelled the end for Koh.

Player Chips Progress
Kei Kiyohara jp
Kei Kiyohara
2,100,000
810,000
810,000
Vasa Kaushal in
Vasa Kaushal
785,000
100,000
100,000
Norbert Koh sg
Norbert Koh
Busted

Tags: Kei KiyoharaNorbert KohVasa Kaushal

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Winner to Be Crowned in the 2023 APPT Manila Main Event

PokerStars APPT Trophies
PokerStars APPT Trophies

Only 30 players out of 1,354 entries remain in the second-biggest Main Event of the PokerStars sponsored Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and they will return to their seats in the stunning Coral Room at the luxurious Okada Manila hotel in Paranaque at 1 p.m. local time. With a price tag of PHP65,000 ($1,168), the mid-stakes event drew a prize pool of PHP76,832,730 (��$1,381,101) prize pool and the biggest slice of it will be awarded today.

Ten of the 30 finalists hail from the Philippines and three of them can be found inside the top ten. Arguably the most experienced of them is John Tech, fourth on the country's all-time money list, and he resides atop the leaderboard with a stack of 3,025,000. Alvin Sembrano (1,875,000) and Ivan Tabucal (1,680,000) are likewise among the big stacks as well.

The UK's Jacque Ramsden (2,820,000) and Gyuhyuk Lee (2,810,000) from South Korea are just one pot away fromthe top spot while other notables with above-average stacks include Nino Pansier (2,000,000), Kenny Shih (1,920,000) and Thomas Ward (1,385,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 2

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1John TechPhilippines3,025,00076
2Jacque RamsdenUnited Kingdom2,820,00071
3Gyuhyuk LeeSouth Korea2,810,00070
4Yuanning WuChina2,500,00063
5Alex ChongSingapore2,135,00053
6Nino PansierNetherlands2,000,00050
7Kenny ShihTaiwan1,920,00048
8Alvin SembranoPhilippines1,875,00047
9Hiroshi IrimajiriJapan1,705,00043
10Ivan TabucalPhilippines1,680,00042

Tech has the chance to overtake 2019 APPT Manila Main Event winner Florencio Campomanes in third place of the country ranking on The Hendon Mob if he were to win the tournament. The former champion was second in chips heading into Day 2 and ultimately fell in 43rd place last night. Marc Rivera finished a few spots ahead of that in 34th place while the WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama had to settle for 31st place and PHP312,000 for the efforts. Takayama already has a PokerStars shard trophy to his name during the series here at Okada Manila.

Only four tables remain in play and all finalists retain their seat assignments of last night until the redraw of the final three tables shuffles all contenders for the next time. The action will recommence in level 25 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. There is an average of more than 30 big blinds and it may certainly take a while to determine a winner tonight.

The tournament features a 30-second shot clock as of Day 2 and until the conclusion. New time bank extensions will be awarded on the three table redraw and the final table.

Stay tuned right here on PokerNews as the live reporting team will be on the floor throughout the conclusion of the 2023 APPT Manila Main Event.

Tags: Alvin SembranoFlorencio CampomanesGyuhyuk LeeIvan TabucalJacque RamsdenJohn TechKenny ShihMarc RiveraMike TakayamaThomas WardYuanning Wu

Day 3 Seat Assignments

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
21Koichi NozakiJapan930,00023
22Christopher MateoPhilippines1,100,00028
23Yuanning WuChina2,500,00063
24Lloyd LocsinPhilippines1,070,00027
26Slade FisherAustralia835,00021
27Junya KuboJapan745,00019
28Jacque RamsdenUnited Kingdom2,820,00071
      
32John MagadanPhilippines870,00022
33Dexter SantosPhilippines325,0008
34Steve YeaSouth Korea550,00014
35Huy NguyenVietnam640,00016
36Vasa KaushalIndia685,00017
37Gyuhyuk LeeSouth Korea2,810,00070
38Alex ChongHong Kong2,135,00053
      
41Norbert KohSingapore760,00019
42Ira BlumenthalUnited States975,00024
43Kei KiyoharaJapan1,290,00032
44Erdenekhu UuganbayarMongolia935,00023
45Ivan TabucalPhilippines1,680,00042
46Nino PansierNetherlands2,000,00050
47Zhigang ChenChina1,020,00026
48Alvin SembranoPhilippines1,875,00047
      
51Hiroshi IrimajiriJapan1,705,00043
52Riku SasaharaJapan1,655,00041
53Edward PenafloridaPhilippines500,00013
54John TechPhilippines3,025,00076
55Manuel MascunanaPhilippines675,00017
56Kenny ShihMalaysia1,920,00048
57Archie MarianoPhilippines1,440,00036
58Thomas WardNew Zealand1,385,00035

APPT Main Event

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