APT Philippines 2019 Championships Event


Eugene Co doubles up through SJ Kim

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Eugene Co is now sitting with just under 300k after a double up paid by Soo Jo Kim. Co held a winning A Q on a board 3 J Q 2 3.


Joshua Chargualaf swings

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Joshua Chargualaf just lost a pot to Yuta Murakami then proceeded to gain it back and more on a double up against Lester Edoc. It was all in preflop, Chargualaf K J, Edoc A Q, the board ran K 10 9 3 6 for a pair spiked by Chargualaf.


Linh Tran eliminated

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Linh Tran tried but couldn’t get his short stack to par. He shoved with 2 2, was called by Lin Wen Hong with A Q, the board granted Hong a queen on the turn to end Tran’s day well before the money.


Big stacks battle: Siyoung Lee vs Yuanchao Li

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Big stacks went at it on this hand. Yuanchao Li raised to 25k, Siyoung Lee called. On the flop Q 2, Li c-bet 30k, Lee called. On the 10 turn another 60k sent out by Li and called by Lee. The river 3, no bets landed. Li showed A J, Lee won it with Q 9 top pair. Lee up to 976k.


Christopher Mateo rails Chaesung Lim, zooms to 1M

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Christopher Mateo is on fire and has now taken command of his table. Catching the action with a raised pot preflop brewed, the cards were 6 J 3. Lim bet 25k, Mateo raised to 55k, Lim jammed, quick call by Mateo.

Lim Q Q overpair
Mateo 6 6 set

The turn 7 and river 4 were no help to Lim. He fell to 90k. Mateo zoomed to 1.030M then further to 1.1M after railing Lim several hands after.


Ken Foo Hsien Loong climbing

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Ken Foo Hsien Loong won a pot against Marvin Rettenmaier that added around 65k to his stack. He earned much more in this hand against Masatoshi Arai. The hand began with a raise by Loon to 22k, called by Arai on the big blind. At the flop 3 7 5, Arai checked, Loong c-bet 23k, called by Arai. On the J turn, same action with Arai check-calling 57k. On the 6 river, same again with Arai check-calling 130k. Loong showed A 4 straight, Arai mucked. Loong up to 870k, Arai dropped to 400k.


John Tech outdrawn by Kong Seung Su

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Preflop shove by John Tech with J J was called by big stacked Kong Seung Su 8 8. Despite being ahead, it all changed on the board 2 8 2 4 3. Tech eliminated, Kong fattened to 940k with his set.


Soo Jo Kim on the rise, Low goes slightly low

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Chen Yazhou raised to 18k, decorated APT champion Soo Jo Kim called, Kar Ooi Low three-bet to 60k, Yazhou folded, Kim called. On the flop 5 9 K, Kim checked, Low shoved, Kim called.

Low A K top pair
Kim 9 9 set

The turn J and river 6 ended the board for a double up to Kim to 540k. Low dropped to 500k.


Gyeong Byeong Lee in action

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Decorated APT champion Gyeong Byeong Lee raised to 18k, got called by Hiroshi Matsumoto and John Tech. On the flop 2 4 3, Lee led for 35k, called by Matsumoto. On the 8 turn, Lee checked, Matsumoto bet 40k, this was enough to win it with Lee folding. Lee down to 220k, Matsumoto rose to 290k.

Couple of hands after, Lee jammed and got no callers to claim the blinds and antes.