APT Philippines 2016 III Main Event


Marcos shows his bluff

Level: 6 Blinds: 300-600 Ante: 75

Ian Marcos took down a well deserved pot against Masahiro Toyoda. The flop was A 4 J, Marcos checked, Toyoda bet 1500, Marcos called. On the turn of 5, Marcos bet 2050, Toyoda raised to 5550, Marcos three-bet to 11,050, and Toyoda called. The river of 8 saw Marcos lead out with 16k and Toyoda folded. Marcos showed his Q 9 bluff.


Khanh’s pocket pair wins

Level: 6 Blinds: 300-600 Ante: 75

On a turn board of 6 7 5 A and a pot of over 20k already brewed, Le Ngok Khanh checked to Do Hoang Anh who bet 11k. Khanh called and the river landed J. Both players checked and Khanh opened up 8 8. Anh mucked.


Tran doubles up through Chainani

Level: 6 Blinds: 300-600 Ante: 75

Linh Tran got himself a double up back to starting stack in a hand against Dhanesh Chainani.

Chainani 10-10
Tran A-7

The board ran 7 J 7 K K giving Tran a full house.


Degracia vs Mori

Level: 6 Blinds: 300-600 Ante: 75

Toniyoung Degracia earns herself another nice pot, this time against Go Mori. We caught the action on a board of 9 4 8 6. Mori bet 4k and Degracia called. The river of 7 saw Mori check, Degracia bet 13k, and Mori folded.


Last level to enter the Main Event

Level: 6 Blinds: 300-600 Ante: 75

We are now at round 6. Late registration closes at the start of round 7.


Feliciano muscles up Kong

Level: 5 Blinds: 250-500 Ante: 50

Rodolfo Feliciano is one of the late entry players and already he is putting his chips to work. On a flop of 9 7 5, the Seongsu Kong checked, Edwin Marzan bet 2k, Feliciano raised to 6k, Kong called, and Marzan folded. At the turn of 2, Kong checked, Feliciano bet 32k which covered Kong’s stack. Kong folded.


Chainani vs Tran

Level: 5 Blinds: 250-500 Ante: 50

Big stacked Dhanesh Chainani muscled Linh Tran in this hand. With a raised pot brewed preflop, the board was 2 3 8. Tran checked to Chainani who bet 5825. Tran smooth-called. On the turn of Q, Tran checked again, Chainani made it 25k to continue which put Tran pretty much all in. Tran saved his chips for another hand and folded.


Park tanks Lee

Level: 5 Blinds: 250-500 Ante: 50

Action began with Vilma Goldman raising to 1200, Gyeong Byeong Lee called, then Byung Il Park three-bet to 4k. Both Goldman and Lee called and the flop landed 6 J 8. Park led out for 7k, Goldman bowed out, Lee called. On the turn of 10, both checked and a 4 showed up on the river. Park bet 12k, Lee tanked. After a couple of minutes, Lee opted to fold.


Goldman eliminates Morizono

Level: 5 Blinds: 250-500 Ante: 50

Kazuo Morizono was all in on the flop of A 7 9 and Vilma Goldman called.

Morizono A 10
Goldman A J

The turn of 5 and river of 5 ended Morizono’s day.