98 players have already qualified for Day 2 of the APT Asian Poker Series Manila 2015 Main Event in the tournament held at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, Philippines.
Day 1C, the final starting day in the highlight tournament this week, starts Sunday at 1:00PM and the total number for the day is expected to exceed either both totals from Day 1A (107) and Day 1B (92).
The chip leader, so far, before the start of Day 2 is Linh Tran from Vietnam and close behind are Simba (Korea) and the Philippines’ Noel Araniel and Jojo Allado. All four has over 100,000 in chips and most likely in pole position in the next round, depending on the chip haul of the leaders in today’s Day 1C. Follow the action today with the APT’s coverage of Day 1C via the Live Updates.
APT Asian Poker Series Manila 2015 Main Event – Top 20 in Chips (Combined Day 1A/Day 1B):
1. Linh Tran (Vietnam) – 111,300
2. Simba (Korea) – 109,100
3. Noel Araniel (Philippines) – 106,900
4. Jojo Allado (Philippines) – 103,050
5. SJ Kim (Korea) – 95,550
6. Hu Bao Qiang (Singapore) – 92,650
7. Jae Chang (Korea) – 92,175
8. Jun Javalera (Philippines) – 90,000
9. Piyush Gupta (Australia) – 84,650
10. Ruth Graham (United States) – 82,225
11. Nicholas Gorman (United States) – 76,000
12. Kai Paulsen (Norway) – 73,350
13. Kenneth Khoo (Singapore) – 72,350
14. Elmer Kalaquian (Philippines) – 71,275
15. Marc Rivera (Philippines) – 66,575
16. Mark Benasa (Philippines) – 66,000
17. Amit Ajwani (India) – 63,000
18. Jeongham Lee (Korea) – 61,700
19. Daniil Khvan (Uzbekistan) – 60,550
20. Lawrie Gibson (Australia) – 59,825
Also on Sunday, two side events are on tap; the Pot Limit Omaha Hi (PHP 11,000 buy-in) and MegaSportsWorld Deep Stack Turbo (PHP 5,500) events at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, respectively. Check Event Schedule page for complete details.