HomeAfter a lengthy 13.5 hours of play, Richard “hot sauce” Marquez lifted the first title of the inaugural APT Mystery Bounty Weekend series. Marquez outlasted the 246 entry field of the Mystery Bounty Introduction Event, and after a heads up chop with Allan Daypuyart, he out-flipped for the trophy. For his achievement, Marquez pocketed PHP 94,800 from the main prize pool and an additional PHP 29,400 in bounty rewards for his seven eliminations. Out of his incredibly long list of APT cashes through the years, this was his fifth win. According to Marquez, he has given up numerous titles at victory’s door and was finally glad to bring this one home.
You can watch the champion’s final table road to victory via APT Twitch or APT YouTube. We also have a recap for you down below.
Richard Marquez – Mystery Bounty Introduction Event champion
Buy in: PHP 3,300
Guarantee: PHP 300,000
Entries: 246
Main prize pool: PHP 469,900
Bounty prize pool: PHP 246,000
ITM: 25 places
Final table payouts
1st Richard Marquez – Philippines – PHP 94,800* + PHP 29,400 bounties = PHP 124,200
2nd Allan Daypuyart – Philippines – PHP 94,800* + PHP96,500 bounties = PHP 191,300
3rd Rommel Angeles – Philippines – PHP 52,800 + PHP 3,500 bounties = PHP 56,300
4th Joseph Carbonell – Philippines – PHP 38,100 + PHP 60,250 bounties = PHP 98,350
5th Joseroy Jeremias – Philippines – PHP 28,500 + PHP 6,300 = PHP 34,800
6th Junnie Pamplona – Philippines – PHP 22,000 + PHP 10,200 = PHP 22,000
7th Renato “JR” Villanueva – Philippines – PHP 17,500
8th Rory Magallanes – Philippines – PHP 14,200
*Heads up chop
Event recap
It has been two and a half years since the Asian Poker Tour hosted a live event at partner venue Resorts World Manila and what better way to celebrate its return than with something new and exciting. The series opener was the first taste and it was nothing short of a smashing success. With 246 in attendance, it absolutely crushed the guarantee for a richer PHP 738,000 prize pool. Adding more to the thrill were the 25 mystery bounty draws where three rewards worth PHP 44,000 each were up for grabs.
Allan Daypuyart
In the end, Marquez may have knocked out the most number of players but it was Daypuyart who drew the luckiest bounties. Daypuyart won not one but two of the top rewards plus a couple of small ones to collect a total of PHP 96,500 in bounties. Adding in the PHP 94,800 payout for second place, Daypuyart walked away as the richest earner of the day.
Race to the final table
The money was reached after JR Villanueva eliminated very short stacked Mark Pagsuyuin on the bubble with 9♠ 9♥ over A♣ 6♣ that bricked. From there, busts were at every turn. Leading up to the final table, Marquez had the most kills to earn him three mystery bounty draws. Short stacked Orlando Santos dropped out in 9th place to Daypuyart to form the final table. This was Daypuyart’s second bounty ticket with the first awarding him the lowest amount of PHP 2,000. On this next pull, it was for one of the coveted PHP 44,000 top prizes.
Final table recap
Final Table
The final table ran a grueling four hours. Action kicked off with Marquez at the helm followed closely by Junnie Pamplona. The first hand was a quick double up for Joseroy Jeremias with A♠ Q♥ staying ahead of Marquez’s 5♣ 6♣. Rommel Angeles then stepped up to take down numerous pots, including a big one that sent Rory Magallanes‘ stack into the danger zone. Magallanes eventually exited in 8th place at the hands of Joseph Carbonell. The next showdown saw Daypuyart’s 8♦ 8♠ get very lucky, landing the two outer on the turn to crack Pamplona’s A♥ A♣. Not so lucky for Villanueva who lost all his chips to Carbonell, then Marquez finished off Pamplona with K♣ K♠ dominating K♥ Q♥.
Rommel Angeles
Action slowed at five handed with Angeles widening his lead. Daypuyart scored another double up and pumped in more chips by railing Jeremias with A-J dominating A-10. Pulling his third bounty ticket, Daypuyart drew the coveted PHP 44,000 again to earn a roar from the crowd. Down to four players, Marquez shipped a three way shove when his J♣ J♠ lucked out against chip leader Daypuyart’s Q♣ Q♠ with a full house on the flop. In turn, Carbonell A♦ 8♦ was eliminated. Just before departing, Carbonell still had one bounty ticket to redeem He drew the last PHP 44,000 top prize. Shortly after, Angeles also met Marquez’s axe to bring about heads up.
Heads up
The final duel saw Marquez way ahead over 6:1. Daypuyart managed to cut the gap to 2:1. From there, the pair agreed on an even chop of both the remaining money and bounty rewards. They then flipped for the trophy. Marquez won it with J♦ 6♦ beating Q♥ 7♣ on a board 8♦ 6♣ 2♣ A♠ 4♦.
Congratulations to Richard “hot sauce” Marquez for his victory!