APT Philippines Mystery Bounty Opener shatters guarantee; 63 advance out of 254 entries


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If opening day of APT Philippines 2022 is a glimpse of what’s to come, then players are in for an explosive series. The festival opener Mystery Bounty came charging out of the gates with Flight A attracting 128 runners and Flight B pulling in 126. This amassed a total of 254 entries, and with buy in at Php 16,500 a pop, it crushed the 2M guarantee for an immense opening prize pool of Php 3,695,700 (~US$ 70,918). At night’s end, a total of 63 players advanced to the Final Day. 


When the survivors return, they will be gunning for a spot in the money round. Only 26 will earn a piece of the cash pot and have a chance at the mystery bounty prizes. While everyone will be hunting down the Php 583,300 first place cash prize and the bragging rights first event title, they will also be looking to lady luck for one of the Php 225,000 top mystery bounty prizes.

Payouts

Total Cash prize pool = Php 2,425,700

Mystery Bounty prizes

Total Mystery Bounty rewards = Php 1,270,000

 

John Matsuda

Players most likely to take it deep are Flight A leaders John Matsuda, Dek Cruz, and Christopher Mateo. These three players are running red hot. Last week, they grabbed poker headlines for racking up the biggest stacks at a local event. Matsuda closed out Flight A as front runner with 312,000 in chips, Cruz with 288,000, and Mateo bagged 234,500. Brandon Mifsud also finished strong with 252,000. Notable players making the cut in this heat were decorated pro Iori Yogo, John Tech, Henrik Tollefsen, and Mike Takayama. 

Ji Jian Feng

At Flight B, China’s Ji Jian Feng ruled the charts with 302,000, placing him second overall just 3 BB behind the leader Matsuda. Feng was already chip leader when the last hands were announced however that didn’t stop him from pumping in more chips. He railed a player when 10♣ 10♦ held against A♠ K♣ that missed. Notable players qualifying from this heat were Mystery Bounty Weekend Series champion Richard Marquez, India’s Manish Lakhotia, Lester Edoc, and Jeorge Lagatuz. 

Chip counts by rank and Table / Seat assignment = 63 players

Rank Name  County Chip Count Table Seat
1 John Matsuda Japan 312,000 2 4
2 Ji Jian Feng China 302,000 3 8
3 Dek Cruz Philippines 288,000 2 1
4 Brandon Mifsud Malta 252,000 5 5
5 Christopher Mateo Philippines 234,500 7 2
6 Cheong Yun Rong Singapore 190,500 4 4
7 Iori Yogo Japan 184,000 4 2
8 Ellezer J. Castillo Philippines 164,500 7 1
9 Manish Lakhotia India 159,000 3 6
10 Flores, John Paul N. Philippines 150,000 3 1
11 Lee Yun Xiang Singapore 144,000 6 3
12 Buddy Boy Blue Philippines 139,000 3 7
13 Ryan Thomas Whitw United States 134,500 4 6
14 Chris Pasion Philippines 127,500 4 9
15 Richard Marquez Philippines 125,500 5 2
16 John Cordero Canada 125,000 2 7
17 Janno Alvarez Philippines 123,500 8 4
18 Song Wing Keong Singapore 117,500 4 3
19 Kelvin Lim Choon Kwang Singapore 116,500 5 7
20 Vicente Pena Philippines 111,500 6 4
21 Nguyen Duy Tung Vietnam 111,000 7 9
22 Vu Minh Tri Vietnam 109,500 8 7
23 Lester Timonera Philippines 107,000 2 8
24 Junnie Pamplona Philippines 106,000 3 3
25 Yamaguchi Yudai Japan 99,500 2 3
26 Joseroy Jeremias Philippines 97,500 3 9
27 Kim Enriquez Russia 94,500 6 2
28 William Acciad Philippines 93,500 8 6
29 Matt Veciichlovich Australia 89,500 6 7
30 Terrence Jhon Dizon Philippines 88,500 4 8
31 Lester Edoc Philippines 88,000 4 1
32 Noel Martin United States 84,500 7 4
33 John Tech Philippines 81,500 8 3
34 Noel Araniel Philippines 81,500 8 9
35 Henrik Tollefsen Norway 80,500 6 9
36 Jose F. Padilla Philippines 79,000 5 6
37 Luis Bernardo II Philippines 72,500 6 5
38 Leo Agustin II Philippines 68,500 5 4
39 Rick Jason Ambata Philippines 68,000 2 5
40 Park Jung Woong Hong Kong 67,500 5 3
41 Edgar Asehan Jr. Philippines 62,000 4 7
42 Mike Takayama Philippines 58,500 7 5
43 Satoshi Kuriga Japan 58,000 7 8
44 Joshua Chargualaf Guam 56,500 2 2
45 Chad Fullmer United States 56,000 6 8
46 Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines 54,500 7 6
47 Go Mori Japan 52,500 4 5
48 Jingliang Chen China 52,000 2 9
49 Yoichi Uesugi Japan 50,500 8 5
50 Thomas Lee Canada 50,500 5 1
51 Norman Grande Philippines 47,000 3 4
52 Czardy Rivera Philippines 47,000 7 7
53 John Niko Costiniano Philippines 44,500 3 2
54 Jan Jason Leoncio Philippines 43,500 6 6
55 Joris Michl Netherlands 43,500 5 9
56 Jeorge “Egoy” Lagatuz Philippines 41,000 3 5
57 Gil G. Marca Jr. Philippines 37,000 8 8
58 Rafael Chan Philippines 36,500 8 1
59 Niroshan Loganathan Canada 35,000 6 1
60 Venoni “Bong” Paltep Jr, Philippines 34,500 2 6
61 Juno Hyeon Korea 33,500 7 3
62 Christian Florendo Philippines 27,500 5 8
63 George Salud Philippines 25,000 8 2
 
Flight A = 128 Entries / Flight B = 126
Total Entries 254
Chips in Play 6,350,000 / 100,793 Average Chips

 

Up next: High Rollers and Head Hunter

Day 2 of APT Philippines 2022 will see another two side events light up the tables at Resorts World Manila. Both are two-day events running on Thursday, April 28.

14:00: High Rollers – Php 107,500 buy in 
15:00: Head Hunter – Php 19,800 buy in (Php 4K goes to the bounty pool)

For those looking to get in the Main Event for cheap, there is a Satellite Hit and Run format at 18:00. Buy in is Php 6,000. 

Full APT Philippines 2022 schedule and Event Structures

Up ahead: Main Event and Championships Event

Following this event is the APT’s most highly revered tournament, the Main Event featuring a boosted Php 15 Million guarantee (~US$ 287,139). Through the years, this event is considered to have one of the best deep stack structures in the region with slow escalating 60 minute blinds. For this installment, the guarantee is a third higher than previous. To enter, there are two starting days with one final hour of registration open on Day 2. Live reporting starts once registration closes. The final table will stream live on APT YouTube and APT Twitch.

Dates: April 29 to May 3
Buy in : Php 55,000
Guarantee: Php 15,000,000

Day 1A: Friday, April 29
Day 1B: Saturday, April 30
Day 2: Sunday, May 1
Day 3: Monday, May 2
Final 8: Tuesday May 3

Running back to back is the Championships Event with Php 8,000,000 (~US$ 153,140) guaranteed in tow. It runs from May 4 to 8. Due to its high buy in of Php 82,500 (~US$ 1,580) this event tends to gather a tight field of heavy hitters. It is considered the Main Event for high rollers. Like the main, it extends a deep structure and slow escalating 60 minute blinds. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 in Day 2. Live reporting starts once registration closes. The final table will stream live on APT YouTube and APT Twitch.

Dates: May 4 to 8
Buy in: Php 82,500 
Guarantee: Php 8,000,000

Day 1A: Wednesday, May 4
Day 1B: Thursday, May 5
Day 2: Friday, May 6
Day 3: Saturday, May 7
Final 8: Sunday, May 8

Modes of Payment

Joining APT Philippines is even easier ever with multiple modes of payment accepted. We accept Philippine Piso, bank transfer, USDT, and Skrill. Foreign Currency is also accepted with buy back at the same rate up to the last day of the event. 

APT Player of the Series

At every APT festival, a Player of the Series title is awarded to the player who has accrued the most points. At the recently concluded APT Vietnam Phu Quoc, Filipino pro Vamerdino Magsakay blew away the competition by bagging three wins to capture the POS title. Along with the prestige, the winner will receive an APT POS Trophy, APT POS Ring, exclusive watch, and US$ 800. 


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