APT Philippines 2022 II Main Event


Joshua Chargualaf bags a double

Level: 20 Blinds: 5K-10K Ante: 10k

Joshua Chargualaf was all in with A K, got called by Neo Zhi Han with A 8. Chargualaf was ahead and the board ensured the win running K 7 10 4 J. He climbed to 280. Han was dented to 320k.


Sofia Lovgren Fullmer soars to over 1M

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

Sofia Lovgren Fullmer continues to lay havoc at the featured table. After picking up a double up through Marc Rivera, hands later, she took a chunk off Singapore’s Ong Dingxiang to send he stack skyrocketing to nearly 1M. The hand opened with cutoff Ong raising to 17k, button Fullmer three-bet to 46k, Ong called. At the flop K 9 3, Fullmer continued to pressure with a 65k bet, Ong check-called. On the turn A, more chips fell with a 150k bet by Fullmer, check-called again by Ong. On the river 10, Fullmer jammed, Ong was well covered, then folded.


Sofia Lovgren Fullmer doubles up through Rivera

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

Big hands tabled between Sweden’s Sofia Lovgren Fullmer and Filipino Marc Rivera. In the end, Fullmer got paid for her set to rise to nearly 600k. The hand opened with a raise by Rivera to 18k, Fullmer three-bet to 52k, called by Rivera. At the flop A Q K, Fullmer c-bet 50k, check-called by Rivera. On the turn 6, Fullmer jammed, Rivera called.

Fullmer Q Q
Rivera A Q

The river came 10 for a huge double to the Swedish player.


Eliminations 37th – 45th – Php 122,300

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

Eliminations 37th – 45th

36th Weon Jae Yoon Korea
37th Bich Nguyen Vietnam
38th Mark Dela Cruz Philippines
39th Ryan Gebow USA
40th Laksh Pal Singh India
41st Tomohiro Kuchiya Japan
42nd Jason Magbanua Philippines
43rd Darren Yu Philippines
44th Richard Magaro Philippines
45th John Costiniano Philippines

Bich Nguyen railed by An Jae Young – 37th – Php 122,300

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

The last remaining Vietnamese player Bich Nguyen in the field was all in with K J to battle with but An Jae Young not only had a bigger stack but a slightly better hand as well of A 5. No hits for either player on the board to finish off Nguyen in 37th place.


Abhinav Iyer goes from 10k to 68k

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

After losing on a bad beat to You Jun Hong, Abhinav Iyer has been searching for spots to double up. Down to his last 10k, he limped from mid position, Soufiane Bakas limped as well, then bb Hong checked. When the board ran Q 6 8 6, Hong checked, Iyer tossed in his last 2k and got no callers. Iyer was shocked and quite happy to take it down.

A couple of hands after, Iyer was all in with Q Q, Jung Ho Young called with J 10. No bad beat arrived for a double up to Iyer to 68k.


Abhinav Iyer doubles up to 188k

Level: 20 Blinds: 5K-10K Ante: 10k

Action folded around the table to button You Jun Hong who raised 20k, small blind Ryota Oda shoved (181k), big blind Abhinav Iyer followed suit jamming his last 80k, back to Hong who got out of the way.

Iyer A 8
Oda Q Q

The board ran A 6 5 A J for a higher pair to Iyer and a double up to 188k. Oda dropped to 101k.


Bonifacio Mondalo sends Cruz to the think tank

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

Bonifacio Mondalo

On a turn board Q 7 A 4, Federick Cruz bet 65k onto a pot of ~115k, Bonifacio Mondalo answered with a raise to 340k, Cruz tanked. After a minute or so, Cruz folded. Mondalo climbed to 820k while Cruz dipped to 225k.


Carlo Manalastas takes down a good pot

Level: 19 Blinds: 4K-8K Ante: 8K

Carlo Manalastas

On a board 6 3 9 4 J, Carlo Manalastas bets 50k onto a pot of 135k. Bich Nguyen then folded. Manalastas chipped up to 345k.