HomeThe second featured tournament of the ongoing APT Philippines Championships II 2018 was today’s main entree at Resorts World Manila with the CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT – PHP 8,000,0000 Guaranteed entering Day 1A. As witnessed at previous festivals, the event dragged in a tight field of notable players. 55 players forked out the PHP82,500 buyin with 26 remaining at bagging time.
Fresh off his victory at the CoinPoker High Rollers Single Day event last night, Lim Yo Hwan had the largest stack at the end of Day 1A amassing 219,400.
Another CoinPoker High Rollers winner also had chips to bag, Michael Kim Falcon. Falcon eliminated Tetsuya Tsuchikawa with his pocket twos improving to a set on the flop to overtake pocket fives. On the final hand of the day, Falcon no-look shoved and Mark Amparo called. Falcon also won that bout, doubling up with Q♥ 6♥ over A-9 with a queen gracing the flop. Falcon closed with 130,100 while Amparo dropped to 40,700.
APT major titleholders making the cut were: Feng Zhao, Choong Kian Weng, and John Tech. Hung Sheng Lin also advanced. Midway into the game, Hung Sheng won a three-way pot against Marc Rivera and all in player Jae Hyun Lim. They all had top pair with Hung Sheng holding the best kicker, A-K vs K-8, and K-6. Late in the game, Hung Sheng railed fellow APT champion Linh Tran to eventually bag up 161,000.
Osmar Moraes was one happy camper after getting a stack boost courtesy of Gabriel Carter. On a full board 10♦ 2♦ K♣ 8♦ 9♥, Carter tanked on Moraes’s shove then eventually called for his tournament life with Q♦ 9♦ flush. Moraes turned over A♦ 6♦ nut flush to send him packing on the final hands called of Day 1A. Moraes bagged up the 4th largest stack of 167,200.
You can view the chip counts below:
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Lim Yo Hwan | Korea | 219,400 |
| 2 | Meneleo A. Gloria | Philippines | 193,900 |
| 3 | Terence Kwong | Canada | 167,600 |
| 4 | Osmar Maraes | Brazil | 167,200 |
| 5 | Hung Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 161,000 |
| 6 | Yuka Asaka | Japan | 140,500 |
| 7 | Michael Kim Falcon | Denmark | 130,100 |
| 8 | Steffen Endres | Germany | 129,600 |
| 9 | Liu Zhiqiang | China | 129,000 |
| 10 | Han Wool Jang | Korea | 124,700 |
| 11 | Chen I Wei | United States | 120,300 |
| 12 | Michel Ghanem | Lebanon | 114,600 |
| 13 | Siyang Phua | Singapore | 107,400 |
| 14 | Feng Zhao | Singapore | 99,300 |
| 15 | Yuma Wakimoto | Japan | 98,400 |
| 16 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 88,800 |
| 17 | Choong Kian Weng | Malaysia | 77,600 |
| 18 | Marvin Rettenmaier | Germany | 72,200 |
| 19 | Rodger Spets | Sweden | 66,600 |
| 20 | Elilvannan | Australia | 65,000 |
| 21 | Romeo Catayas | Philippines | 61,000 |
| 22 | Yoichi Uesugi | Japan | 57,100 |
| 23 | Steven Bell | Australia | 40,900 |
| 24 | Mark Anthony Amparo | Philippines | 40,700 |
| 25 | John Tech | Philippines | 40,200 |
| 26 | Gavin Flynn | Ireland | 31,000 |
Day 1A survivors return on Saturday, September 22 for Day 2.
Day 1B takes place at 1pm tomorrow, September 21. Don’t miss out! This is the next biggest event of the series.
The CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT has an PHP 8 Million guarantee. Experience the best tournament structure in the region. Players begin with a 50,000 stack. Opening blinds are 100-200, gradually increasing every 60 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. See schedule below.
Day 1A – Thursday, September 20 @1pm (play 8 levels)
Day 1B – Friday, September 21 @1pm (play 8 levels)
Day 2 – Saturday, September 22 @1pm (play 8 levels)
Day 3 – Sunday, September 23 @1pm (play to the Final 8 players)
Final 8 – Monday, September 24 @130pm
Get there early and avail of the Bubble Protection!
Bubble Protection
As always, the Bubble Protection will be in effect. Players that have qualified for the protection have essentially secured themselves insurance for the bubble round. In the event a bubble-protected player falls as the bubble, that player will receive their buy-in back in the form of APT tournament credits.
To qualify, players must meet these 3 simple steps:
- Pre-register
- Draw for your seat before the 1pm starting time
- Have your chips put into play on the first deal of Level 1
*Eliminated players wanting bubble protection on the next starting day will have to qualify again.