APT Philippines 2019 sets new Main Event series record of 503 entries

It’s official! APT Philippines 2019 set a new Main Event series record in the country with a total of 503 entrants. With each buy-in at P55,000, remaining players are now in for a very lucrative pot of P24,395,500 (~USD 468,400). Here’s a look at the payouts:

Day 1A: 124 entries
Day 1B: 305 entries 
Day 2: 74 entries 

Total: 503 entries

This broke the previous record of 442 entries set two years ago. It is uncertain if we will reach the money today however what everyone will be gunning for is the P5,085,400 (~USD 97,500) first prize. Good luck to all! We are tracking some of the action so head to the Live Updates for those stories. 

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