Final 8 established! Who will be the next APT Main Event champion?

It was a long battle at APT Philippines 2019 with Main Event Day 3 running 13 hours at Resorts World Manila. The day started with 70 runners, the bubble burst along the way, and at 230am, the Final 8 players was established. 

Final 8 players

Top L-R: Jung Seung Mook Christopher Mateo, Su Tianhong, Keiichiro Sugimoto Bottom L-R: Vamerdino Magsakay, Marvin Rettenmaier, Lu Zhenghao, Jessie Supnet

Christopher Mateo – Philippines – 3.94M
Jung Seung Mook – Korea – 2.235M
Marvin Rettenmaier Germany – 1.710M
Su Tianhong – China – 1.67M
Vamerdino Magsakay – Philippines – 1.38M
Lu Zhenghao – Singapore – 865k
Keiichiro Sugimoto – Japan 665k
Jessie Supnet – Philippines – 605k

You can read up on the grueling action via our Live Updates. We guarantee it wil be a great read with an incredible number of thrilling moments throughout.

Who will win the coveted title and pocket the P5,038,400 (~USD 97,000) first prize? One thing is certain, no matter who wins, a new face will be crowned. The race to the title takes place on Tuesday, April 30 starting at 130pm. For those unable to catch the action on the rails, it will stream live on APT Twitch with a 30 minute delay. No live updates. 

Opening blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K (clock counting down from 29:57)
Total chips in play: 12,575,000
Average stack: 1,571,875

The Main Event drew a record-breaking APT Philippines turnout of 503 entries for a jaw-dropping prize pool of P24,395,500. The money flowed in Day 3 starting at 51st place. Below are the remaining payouts. Good luck to all the players! 

Remaining payouts

1st P5,085,400}
2nd P3,390,600
3rd P2,357,100
4th P1,702,500
5th P1,273,200
6th P982,600
7th P780,300
8th P635,700