HomePASAY CITY, Philippines – Exciting day at APT Philippines II as players hustled in for Day 2 of the Main Event at Newport World Resorts. The floodgates opened with 201 players charging in from the Day 1 heats led by India’s Laksh Pal Singh, and with registration still available for the first two hours, it dragged in another 85 runners. This boosted the combined event attendance to 497 entries. By the end of the day’s scheduled eight rounds, the field trimmed to just 57 players. When action resumes on Day 3, Monday, September 12, they are just seven busts away from dipping in the mighty Php 24,104,500 (~US$ 434,225) prize pool.
Ong Dingxiang
Closing the heat as chip leaders were Singapore’s Ong Dingxiang with 589,000 (117 BB) and Korea’s Hwany Lee with 572,000 (114 BB). Both players bagged up over 100 BB. A strong third rank was Kim Jun Hee with a 98 BB stack. Several known players also pulling through were Sweden’s Sofia Lovgren Fullmer (86 BB), locals Marc Rivera (80 BB), David Erquiaga (48 BB), India’s Abhinav Iyer (30 BB), and satellite winner Kai Lee Tse with (41 BB). Having the hardest yet most impressive climb of the day was Lim Sangbeom who entered ranked 192nd with an arsenal less than starting stack, then drove it to top 20 at day’s end. To catch some of the action, check out the recorded stream on APT YouTube and APT Twitch, or read up on the Live Updates.
Among those not fortunate to advance were three time APT champion Iori Yogo, defending champion Renniel Galvez, Victor Chong, Seungmook Jung, Vamerdino Magsakay, Jae Kyung Sim aka Simba. Feng Zhao, and Alex Lindop who busted on a bad beat with pocket Aces cracked by Marc Rivera’s pocket Jacks.
End of Day 2 survivors
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Table | Seat |
| 1 | Ong Dingxiang | Singapore | 589,000 | 31 | 4 |
| 2 | Hwany Lee | Korea | 572,000 | 32 | 5 |
| 3 | Kim Jun Hee | Korea | 493,500 | 28 | 3 |
| 4 | In Ho Song | Korea | 483,000 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bonifacio Mondalo Jr. | Philippines | 470,000 | 30 | 5 |
| 6 | Sofia Lovgren Fullmer | Sweden | 432,000 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | David Rodwell | Australia | 423,500 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 402,500 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Denis Pisarev | Russia | 401,000 | 32 | 4 |
| 10 | An Jae Young | Korea | 398,000 | 29 | 1 |
| 11 | Soufiane Bakas | Morocco | 381,000 | 30 | 1 |
| 12 | Aron Dermer | United States | 361,000 | 30 | 7 |
| 13 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 355,000 | 29 | 6 |
| 14 | Masatoshi Ezawa | Japan | 353,500 | 34 | 4 |
| 15 | Dek Cruz | Philippines | 315,000 | 31 | 1 |
| 16 | Hernan Villa | Philippines | 308,000 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Neo Zhi Han | Singapore | 287,500 | 29 | 7 |
| 18 | Vladimir Mefodichev | Russia | 273,500 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Lim Sangbeom | Korea | 253,000 | 30 | 4 |
| 20 | Justin Geronimo | Philippines | 249,000 | 28 | 5 |
| 21 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 242,000 | 28 | 1 |
| 22 | Mike Allen | United Kingdom | 232,000 | 32 | 6 |
| 23 | Ashley De Guzman | Philippines | 228,500 | 28 | 2 |
| 24 | Kwon Soon Gueon | Korea | 214,500 | 32 | 7 |
| 25 | Kai Lee Tse | Hong Kong | 209,000 | 34 | 6 |
| 26 | Sam Deering | Australia | 208,500 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | John Costiniano | Philippines | 185,000 | 28 | 4 |
| 28 | Joshua Chargualaf | Guam | 180,500 | 34 | 7 |
| 29 | Mark Dela Cruz | Philippines | 180,000 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | You Jun Hong | Malaysia | 168,000 | 29 | 3 |
| 31 | William Fasano | United Kingdom | 165,000 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Abhinav Iyer | India | 152,500 | 31 | 5 |
| 33 | Xiu Qi | China | 150,000 | 30 | 2 |
| 34 | Jung Ho Young | Korea | 138,500 | 32 | 3 |
| 35 | Laksh Pal Singh | India | 129,500 | 34 | 2 |
| 36 | Richard Castillo | Philippines | 124,500 | 28 | 7 |
| 37 | Ji Yang | China | 124,500 | 31 | 3 |
| 38 | Jan Jason Leoncio | Philippines | 113,000 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Troy Morales | Philippines | 106,000 | 34 | 3 |
| 40 | Carlo T. Manalastas | Philippines | 103,000 | 31 | 7 |
| 41 | Tomohiro Tsuchiya | Japan | 103,000 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | Joseroy Jeremias | Philippines | 100,000 | 34 | 5 |
| 43 | Le Guennec Jacques-Edouard | France | 100,000 | 32 | 2 |
| 44 | Richard Magaro | Philippines | 94,000 | 32 | 1 |
| 45 | Ryan Gebow | United States | 93,000 | 2 | 3 |
| 46 | Richard Marquez | Philippines | 75,000 | 31 | 6 |
| 47 | Nicola Montalbano | Italy | 68,500 | 3 | 7 |
| 48 | Ryota Oda | Japan | 64,500 | 29 | 4 |
| 49 | Darren Yu | Philippines | 64,500 | 29 | 5 |
| 50 | Song Jae Min | Korea | 62,000 | 34 | 1 |
| 51 | Katsu | Japan | 60,000 | 30 | 3 |
| 52 | Willy | Indonesia | 59,500 | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | Bich Nguyen | Vietnam | 51,000 | 2 | 8 |
| 54 | Rodrigo Sequite Jr. | Philippines | 51,000 | 29 | 2 |
| 55 | Joel Justin Singam | Malaysia | 48,500 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Weon Jae Yoon | Korea | 36,000 | 30 | 6 |
| 57 | Yukiko Fujiki | Japan | 13,500 | 31 | 2 |
| 1A = 104 / 1B = 103 / 1C = 205 / Day 2 = 85 / 497 Total Entries | |||||
| 12,425,000 Chips in Play / 218,000 Average | |||||
The Main Event drew 412 entries over three starting days and 85 at Day 2 for 497 total entries. With buy in at Php 55,000, it shattered the Php 15M guarantee for a much richer Php 24,104,5000 prize pool. Coming Day 3, 57 players will return for a chance at the pot with only the top 50 guaranteed to be paid. While everyone will be gunning to reach the money round which earns a minimum payout of Php 101,900 (~US$ 1,790), all focus will be on banking the Php 5,046,000 (~US$ 88,815) top prize and the prestigious title.
Buy in: Php 55,000
Guarantee: Php 15,000,000
Entries: 497 (Day 1 – 412, Day 2- 85)
Prize pool: Php 24,104,500
ITM: 50 places
Payouts
| 1st | Php 5,046,000 |
| 2nd | Php 3,364,000 |
| 3rd | Php 2,338,000 |
| 4th | Php1,689,000 |
| 5th | Php 1,263,000 |
| 6th | Php 975,000 |
| 7th | Php 774,000 |
| 8th | Php 630,800 |
| 9th | Php 525,700 |
| 10th | Php 438,100 |
| 11th-12th | Php 365,100 |
| 13th-15h | Php 304,200 |
| 16th-18th | Php 253,500 |
| 19th-22nd | Php 211,300 |
| 23rd-27th | Php 176,000 |
| 28th-36th | Php 146,700 |
| 37th-45th | Php 122,300 |
| 46th-50th | Php 101,900 |
