HomeThe Asian Poker Tour will crown its newest MAIN EVENT champion today! The APT Finale Philippines 2018 will see the Final 8 of the Main Event return to the felt of Resorts World Manila. One player will claim the ultimate APT championship title and the PHP 2,844,200 first prize. We will bring you all the action via our LIVE UPDATES running until the winner emerges.
Final 8 players
Mikiya Kudo 2,070,000
Lim Yohwan – 1,525,000
Koji Asaka – 1,230,000
Kosei Ichinose – 1,155,000
Victor Chong – 675,000
Le Ngoc Khanh – 520,000
Jiego Erquiaga – 300,000
Stephen Nathan – 200,000
The Final 8 bout will resume at 130pm today. The clock counts down from 33:11 at Level 26: blinds 15K/30K ante 30K. Average stack is 959,375 with 7,675,000 total chips in play. Good luck to the players!
Final 8 payouts
1st PHP 2,844,200
2nd PHP 1,896,100
3rd PHP 1,323,800
4th PHP 963,600
5th PHP 728,200
6th PHP 569,000
7th PHP 458,000
8th PHP 379,200
Other events today
The tournament floor will be buzzing again today with several events taking place:
1:00PM: NLH Single Day – PHP 16,500 buyin
2:00PM: Short Deck High Rollers Single Day (Shot clock) – PHP 107,500 buyin
6:00PM: Satellite to the Championships Event – PHP 18,000 buyin – one seat awarded per 10 players
Full APT Finale Philippines 2018 schedule
In addition to the main, the High Rollers event resumes at 1pm with 22 players out of the 58 entries heading back. The event had a PHP 107,500 buyin for a prizepool of PHP 5,626,000 (~US$107,400). The top 10 will get paid with the winner pocketing the PHP 1,639,700 first prize.
The NLH (Shot Clock) event also failed to complete yesterday. The final 8 players will return at 1pm as well for the race to the PHP 397,000 first prize. 175 runners jumped in this event, each one contributing PHP 22,000 for a pot of PHP 1,455,000 (~US$27,700). The money flowed starting at 13th place. We will have the results for you once it concludes.
James Auld wins the MSW DeepStack Turbo
The MegaSportsWorld Deepstack Turbo event was the second out of three side events extending a guarantee. This event boasted of a PHP 1 Million prizepool. Players filed in trying to get in on the action creating long lines and an alternate list of nearly 100 players. In the aftermath, 208 signed up for a juicy pot of PHP 1,008,800 (~US$19,200).
The event lasted past the witching hour. Lifting up the trophy was Canada’s James Auld defeating Japan’s Katsuhiro Mori at heads up. He earned the PHP 213,700 first prize and his first-ever APT title.
James Auld
Other players making it to the final table were Filipino pro Mike Takayama and MSW players Guilherme Matsunaga. They finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
Final 10 payouts
1st: James Auld – Canada – PHP 213,700
2nd Katsuhiro Mori – Japan – PHP 142,600
3rd Mike Takayama – PHP 99,600
4th Guilherme Matsunaga – PHP 72,500
5th Mark Leonardo – PHP 72,500
6th Ricardo Torres – PHP 42,800
7th Luis Bernardo – PHP – 34,500
8th Mikio Komatsu – PHP 28,500
9th Mark Ilin – PHP 24,200
10t Yusutake Oka – PHP 20,600
