HomeThe APT Finale Philippines 2018 saw the return of 149 players to Resorts World Manila for Day 2 of the MAIN EVENT. Registration stayed open for one last hour and at the close another 43 signed up for a total of 307 entries. With the 10m guarantee already surpassed in Day 1B, the official prize pool soared to PHP 14,889,500 (~US$284,100).
Although it was hoped that the money would be reached, 56 still remained at the end of Day 2 which was four spots shy. You can read up on the action in the LIVE UPDATES page.
Claiming the chip lead was Japan’s Takao Shimizu with 308,500. Shimizu entered Day 2 running third in chips and despite doubling up Alexis Lim very early with quads over full house, he found his way to the top.
Takao Shimizu
Bagging up the second largest stack was Korea’s Chang Jae Lee with 286,500. Lee caught a lucky break in a hand against Anton Del Rosario to avoid elimination. His overpair spiked two pair on the turn to overtake Del Rosario’s flopped two pair. During the last level of the day, he railed a player to boost his stack further.
Chang Jae Lee
Sam Welbourne rounds out the top three with 273,000. One of his biggest pots of the day was shipping in all of Ying Lin Chua‘s stack on a cooler. Chua had pocket kings, Welbourne with pocket aces, board bricked.
Sam Welbourne
Trailing Welbourne by one big blind was Lim Yohwan aka Boxer with 270, 500. Boxer enjoyed a rise in chips very early then swung the rest of the day. He delivered a painful defeat to Hirotaka Limura when his pocket threes improved to a set to overtake pocket nines. Out of the five APT major champions surviving the day, Boxer ranked the highest in chips. Others making the cut were Czardy Rivera, Joven Huerto, Linh Tran, and Alexis Lim.
Day 2 was a difficult day for many players. Falling out of the running were notables defending champion Tetsuya Tsuchikawa, Lester Edoc, Phachara Wongwichit, Marc Rivera, John Tech, Henrik Tollefsen, and WSOP bracelet winners Mike Takayama and Aditya Sushant.
The day’s entering chip leader, Ang Boon Seng also got the boot. He enjoyed a good run until he suffered a big loss to Ryuichi Uesonomiya. From there, he had difficulty recovering and fell just before the day ended. For Day 1A leader Chul Ho Bae, he managed to survive the day but with a very short stack of 38,000. Bae could not gain any momentum in Day 2 and only saw his stack continuously drop.
The final 56 playerS will return on Saturday, December 1 at 1pm. They will race to reach the money of 52 places which means four players will leave empty-handed. Bubble protection will be in effect. Once the money flows, it will be a hunt for a Final 8 seat to be one hurdle away from the coveted title and the PHP 2,844,200 (~US$54,200) first prize. Live updates will be running throughout the day until a champion is crowned.
Day 3 resumes with blinds at 2K/4K ante 4K. Total chips in play is 7,675,000. Average stack is 137,053.
Gavin Flynn wins the NLH Short Deck Single Day
Gavin Flynn
Another single day event concluded, this time it was the NLH Short Deck event with Gavin Flynn claiming the victory. Flynn overcame the 51 runners in his path, defeating Azusa Maeda at heads up.
Heads up
The final hand was Flynn 10♠ 8♦ straight over Maeda’s Q♥ 10♥, on a board of 9♥ 7♦ 7♣ J♥ J♠. Flynn was awarded the PHP 222,500 first prize and the event trophy.
Payouts
1st Gavin Flynn – Ireland – PHP 222,500
2nd Azusa Maeda – Japan – PHP 148,300
3rd Marc Rivera – Philippines – PHP 103,600
4th Kam Yuk – USA – PHP 75,400
5th Jasper David – Philippines – PHP 57,000
6th Enoki Tetsuya – Japan – PHP 44,500
7th Edwin Marzan – Philippines – PHP 35,900
8th Shuo Yang – China – PHP 29,700
9th Go Mori – Japan – PHP 25,100