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 Gets Some Value From Ward

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Riku Sasahara raised it up from the cutoff and Thomas Ward defended the small blind.The New Zealander check-called for 175,000 on the K?6?5? flop and the 5? turn was checked. Ward check-called another 400,000 on the 6? river and mucked when Sasahara tabled the A?A?.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Ward nz
Thomas Ward
6,600,000
-100,000
-100,000
Riku Sasahara jp
Riku Sasahara
5,100,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Riku SasaharaThomas Ward

Lee Leaves Mariano Short

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Gyuhyuk Lee
Gyuhyuk Lee

Gyuhyuk Lee opened the action with a button raise to 170,000 and Archie Mariano defended the big blind.

The A?9?8? flop saw Mariano check-call for 200,000 and he did so again for 475,000 on the 6? turn.

That brought them to the 10? river and Mariano checked again. Lee sized up to 1,350,000 and Mariano called, which was verified twice as it may have sounded similarly to an entirely different action.

Lee tabled the 7?7? for the straight and that won a very healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
6,175,000
2,275,000
2,275,000
Archie Mariano ph
Archie Mariano
975,000
-2,150,000
-2,150,000

Tags: Archie MarianoGyuhyuk Lee

Steve Yea Eliminated in 15th Place (PHP671,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Steve Yea
Steve Yea

Down to what appeared to be around 470,000, Steve Yea moved all-in. It folded to Alex Chong in the big blind who made the call with the covering stack.

Steve Yea: 3?3?
Alex Chong: K?10?

The second all-in showdown between the duo in a matter of minutes once again ran out in favour of Chong thanks to a board of A?6?2?10?7? and Yea was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Chong hk
Alex Chong
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Steve Yea kr
Steve Yea
Busted

Tags: Alex ChongSteve Yea

Chong Doubles; Sasahara Jams Successfully

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alex Chong
Alex Chong

Joining the action on the 8?7?5?J? turn, Riku Sasahara checked and Gyuhyuk Lee bet 475,000. What followed was the check-shove by Sasahara and Lee folded.

At the same time one seat over, Alex Chong was all-in for 405,000 with the J?J?. Fellow short stack Steve Yea looked him up with A?9? but one nine on the 9?7?2?Q?7? board was not enough for the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Riku Sasahara jp
Riku Sasahara
4,200,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
3,900,000
-825,000
-825,000
Alex Chong hk
Alex Chong
950,000
250,000
250,000
Steve Yea kr
Steve Yea
600,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Alex ChongGyuhyuk LeeRiku SasaharaSteve Yea

Slade Fisher Eliminated in 16th Place (PHP594,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Slade Fisher
Slade Fisher

Soon after the action for the final two tables resumed, Slade Fisher was all-in for 860,000 total and he earned a swift call from chip leader Thomas Ward.

Slade Fisher: 10?10?
Thomas Ward: K?K?

The dominated pair found no help on the Q?J?6?J?9? runout and Fisher had to settle for 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Ward nz
Thomas Ward
6,700,000
900,000
900,000
Slade Fisher nz
Slade Fisher
Busted

Tags: Slade FisherThomas Ward

Redraw of the Final Two Tables

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
21Nino PansierNetherlands3,800,00048
22Lloyd LocsinPhilippines1,700,00021
23Kei KiyoharaJapan550,0007
24Alex ChongHong Kong700,0009
25Junya KuboJapan1,610,00020
26Ivan TabucalPhilippines1,450,00018
27Steve YeaSouth Korea1,100,00014
28John TechPhilippines2,800,00035
      
41Christopher MateoPhilippines4,200,00053
42Thomas WardNew Zealand5,800,00073
43Slade FisherAustralia860,00011
44Yuanning WuChina3,300,00041
45Gyuhyuk LeeSouth Korea4,725,00059
46Zhigang ChenChina1,325,00017
47Archie MarianoPhilippines3,125,00039
48Riku SasaharaJapan2,500,00031
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Ward nz
Thomas Ward
5,800,000
Gyuhyuk Lee kr
Gyuhyuk Lee
4,725,000
655,000
655,000
Christopher Mateo ph
Christopher Mateo
4,200,000
-550,000
-550,000
Nino Pansier nl
Nino Pansier
3,800,000
Yuanning Wu cn
Yuanning Wu
3,300,000
-400,000
-400,000
Archie Mariano ph
Archie Mariano
3,125,000
325,000
325,000
John Tech ph
John Tech
2,800,000
400,000
400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Riku Sasahara jp
Riku Sasahara
2,500,000
-600,000
-600,000
Lloyd Locsin ph
Lloyd Locsin
1,700,000
370,000
370,000
Junya Kubo jp
Junya Kubo
1,610,000
-490,000
-490,000
Ivan Tabucal ph
Ivan Tabucal
1,450,000
-100,000
-100,000
Zhigang Chen cn
Zhigang Chen
1,325,000
295,000
295,000
Steve Yea kr
Steve Yea
1,100,000
330,000
330,000
Slade Fisher nz
Slade Fisher
860,000
-1,095,000
-1,095,000
Alex Chong hk
Alex Chong
700,000
-500,000
-500,000
Kei Kiyohara jp
Kei Kiyohara
550,000
-150,000
-150,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Kenny Shih Eliminated in 17th Place (PHP594,000)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kenny Shih
Kenny Shih

Kenny Shih had previously raise-folded to a three-bet and then raised it up again, which Nino Pansier called out of the big blind.

Pansier check-called a bet on the J?5?3? flop and that brought them to the Q? turn. Pansier checked again and Shih bet 400,000. The check-shove for 1,915,000 by Pansier followed and Shih vaulted out of his chair to study the board pushing forward his time bank extensions.

Ultimately, Shih called for the 1,600,000 he had behind.

Kenny Shih: A?K?
Nino Pansier: Q?3?

Shih needed a ten or heart but bricked the 8? river, becoming the 17th place finisher.

Player Chips Progress
Nino Pansier nl
Nino Pansier
3,800,000
825,000
825,000
Kenny Shih tw
Kenny Shih
Busted

Tags: Kenny ShihNino Pansier

Hiroshi Irimajiri Eliminated in 18th Place (PHP517,000)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hiroshi Irimajiri
Hiroshi Irimajiri

Thomas Ward raised to 120,000 and Hiroshi Irimajiri then pushed for around twenty big blinds to get called by the New Zealander.

Hiroshi Irimajiri: A?J?
Thomas Ward: 8?8?

The board ran out 8?4?3?Q?2? and Irimajiri was eliminated in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Ward nz
Thomas Ward
5,800,000
1,850,000
1,850,000
Hiroshi Irimajiri jp
Hiroshi Irimajiri
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Hiroshi IrimajiriThomas Ward