Mystery Bounty Main Event 3M guaranteed: Go Tai Young bags a monster; chip counts inside; only two heats left to enter


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The Asian Poker Tour opened its second day of the APT Mystery Bounty Weekend with the spotlight on the MAIN EVENT 3M guaranteed. The first two flights attracted a combined 117 entries. 31 advanced to the final day led by Korea’s Go Tai Young who topped Day 1A with an overwhelming 238,000 stack, equivalent to 79 big blinds. His biggest pot was undoubtedly the 10♦ 7♦ straight flush that crushed a player’s A♦ K♦ nut flush on a board 10♥ Q♠ 8♦ 9♦ 6♦. Both players were all in on the river. 

Go Tai Young

Also advancing was APT decorated Main Event champion Iori Yogo with 59,000. Over at Flight B, Singapore’s Kevin Lim Choon Kwang topped the heat with 159,000 in chips. All the qualifiers have a day break before returning to action on Sunday, March 6. Among the day’s fallen champions were Mike Takayama, John Paredes, and Jovan Huerto. Lucky for them, there’s still time to secure a final day seat. 

Lim Choon Kwang

Flight A 
Friday, March 4
Entries: 56
Day 2 qualifiers: 13 players

Flight B
Friday, March 4
Entries: 61
Day 2 qualifiers: 18

Chip counts

Go Tai Young Korea 238,000 Day 1A
Elan Zak Philippines 199,000 Day 1A
Terence Navales Philippines 183,500 Day 1A
Neil Lawerence Malaysia 179,000 Day 1A
Lim Choon Kwang Singapore 159,000 Day 1B
Jose Padilla Philippines 143,500 Day 1B
Noel Araniel Philippines 138,000 Day 1B
Jason Lee Yew Fei Malaysia 124,500 Day 1B
Xi Wei Li China 124,000 Day 1B
Saul Oliver Cambodia 112,500 Day 1A
Darren Yu Philippines 107,000 Day 1B
Rafael Chan Philippines 86,500 Day 1A
Maek Chikoro Russia 86,500 Day 1A
Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines 83,000 Day 1B
Xan Boc Philippines 82,500 Day 1B
Alexis Cruz Philippines 80,000 Day 1B
Edgar Asehan Jr. Philippines 76,500 Day 1B
Ahmed Noor Philippines 74,000 Day 1A
Lester Timonera Philippines 67,500 Day 1B
Raymond Basto Philippines 65,500 Day 1B
Angelo Mejia Philippines 65,000 Day 1B
Iori Yogo Japan 59,000 Day 1A
Jie Meng China 53,500 Day 1A
Rusty Co Philippines 53,000 Day 1B
Pee Jay Aratea Philippines 49,000 Day 1B
Dan Nover USA 49,000 Day 1A
Rick Jason Ambata Philippines 45,500 Day 1B
McEdwin Montanos Philippines 44,500 Day 1B
Renato “Holz” Villanueva Philippines 44,000 Day 1A
Raphael Bulaong Philippines 36,500 Day 1A
Philip Aider Philippines 17,500 Day 1B

Total entries: 117 
Chips in play: 2,925,000
Day 2 qualifiers: 31
Average stack: 94,355

Only two entry heats left to join the action. Flight C and Flight D both run on Saturday, March 5 at the Grand Wing of partner / host venue Resorts World Manila. If you are new to the Mystery Bounty format, it differentiates from regular bounty tournaments in that only players that reach ITM have a chance at winning bounty rewards. The bounty amount remains a mystery until it is drawn. 

Buy in: PHP 13,200 (PHP 4K goes to the bounty pool)
Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 
Starting stack: 25,000
Opening blinds: 50 – 100
Level intervals: 30 minutes

Flight C
Date: Saturday, March 5
Time: 1pm
Registration closes: 735pm or start of Level 13
Bagging time: 905pm

Flight D
Date: Saturday, March 5
Time: 5pm
Registration closes: 1135pm or start of Level 13
Bagging time: 105am

Final Day
Date: Sunday, March 6
Time: 1pm
Cumulative entries: 117
Cumulative qualifiers: 31 players
Live stream: once ITM is reached 

As always, the Main Event Bubble Protection will be in effect. For those new to this APT incentive, it is an insurance policy during the bubble round. If a protected player busts on the bubble, that player will receive their buy-in back in the form of APT tournament credits. To be eligible, all you need to do is follow these three simple steps:

  • Pre-register
  • Draw for your seat before the starting time
  • Have your chips put into play on the first deal of Level 1

*Bubble protection is not applicable on a same flight re-entry. 

APT Mystery Bounty Weekend schedule


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