HomeThe two starting days of the APT Philippines Championships II 2018 – MAIN EVENT roared in 277 runners at partner and host venue Resorts World Manila.
Day 1A attracted 92 while Day 1B pulled in over double at 185. This obliterated the advertised 8M guarantee. The prize pool is currently in the ballpark of PHP13 Million which will likely grow with late registration still open for one final hour today. Those who wish to jump in or are on the fence, this is your last chance.
Welcome to Main Event Day 2!
Three-way all in during final hands called of Day 1B
Day 2 action will see 130 players back on the felt. They kick off at Level 9 300-600 ante 600. Average stack is 53,070 with 6,899,000 total chips in play. There was one double qualifier. His smaller stack was removed from play. A total of 8 rounds will be played before bagging up. Cards in the air at 1pm.
Leading in the pack is Day 1B chip leader Edison Marzan with 161,600 followed by Yang Shao Ching with 148,800. Day 1A chip leader Joseph Talamayan is in third position with 141,200, Inaki Santos with 140,300 in fourth, and to complete the top five is defending champion Metro Team Pro Lester Edoc.
A large number of notable players will head back to the felt today. Among them are 13 APT championship titleholders. Click here for Day 2 Chip Counts and seat assignments. We also have it posted in the APT Facebook page.
You can follow the Day 2 action in the Live Updates page starting at Level 10.
Events today
For players on the sidelines, we’ve got a few events running alongside the main.
14:00: No Limit Hold’em – Buyin: PHP16,500
17:00: CoinPoker High Rollers Satellite – Buyin: PHP11,000
18:00: Championships Event Satellite – Buyin: PHP9,000
Full APT Philippines Championships II 2018 schedule
APT Player of the Series leaderboard
Ryu Soo Han wins the NLH Single Day
Last night, another newcomer captured his first-ever APT trophy. Korea’s Ryu Soo Han topped the 85 runners of the NLH Single Day event. He defeated quadruple crown APT Player of the Year champion, Samad Razavi, at heads up.
Ryu Soo Han, NLH Single Day winner
Prior to Han’s victory, Singapore’s Tan Chong Hwee sent fellow countryman Dhanesh Chainani out as the bubble boy with A♣ Q♠ staying ahead of J♥ 10♥ on a blank board.
Bubble bursts!
When action resumed, the remaining 15 players quickly dropped down to the final 8 and were moved to the RFID feature table.
You can catch all the action in APT Twitch and APT YouTube.
Final 8 payouts
Prizepool: PHP1,236,700 – Buyin: 16,500 – Entries: 85 – ITM: 15
1st Ryu Soo Han – Korea – PHP202,400 (deal made)
2nd Samad Razavi – UK – PHP200,000 (deal made)
3rd Freddy Kwek Jinwei – Singapore – PHP200,000 (deal made)
4th Yoko Okamoto – Japan – PHP200,000 (deal made)
5th Kurt Jacoba – Philippines – PHP83,200
6th Tan Cnong Hwee – Singapore – PHP65,000
7th Kyounghwan Choi – Korea – PHP52,400
8th Tomomitsu Ono – Japan – PHP43,300