HomeThe APT Philippines Championships 2018 enters its second day of festivities with more fun-filled side events lined up here at Resorts World Manila. Lighting up the felt at 1pm is the NLH Two Day Event followed by the Ante Up for Charity at 5pm. The APT-RWM Opening Event also shares the floor with 82 players remaining. For players interested in entering the Main Event at a discount, the first of three satellites will take place at 6pm. Read below for a rundown on all of today’s activities.
NLH Two Day Event
The NLH Two Day Event kicks off at 1pm. This event is good practice for the upcoming High Rollers event with both tournaments sporting the exact same structure. This event has a Php55,000 entry fee; players start with a 40,000 stack, opening blinds at 100-200 and increasing every 40 minutes.
Ante Up for Charity
At every APT festival, we host a charity tournament for the benefit of a local community organization. For this Ante Up for Charity event, donations will go to the Foundation for These Abled Persons, Inc. (FTI).
“FTI supports self-help organizations of persons with disability by bridging gaps and removing barriers that hinder developing their potentials and accessing opportunities for achieving economic independence. FTI facilitates various opportunities for employment and livelihood for people with disability hoping they will achieve empowerment and become active in the various community economic activities.”
We would like to invite everyone to join this tournament. Your donation will go a long way in helping this wonderful cause. Buy-in is Php7500. A third of the total prize pool will be donated to the foundation. Cards in the air at 5pm.
Main Event Mega Satellite
The first featured event of the festival is the APT Main Event 8 Million Guaranteed. This highly awaited event is set to take off on Saturday March 24. Buy-in is Php55,000 however players do have a chance to try and get in at a tiny fraction of the price. There are three satellites offered to this event with the first one happening at 6pm tonight. Buy-in is Php6,000. One seat will be awarded per ten players.
Full APT Philippines Championships 2018 schedule
APT-RWM Opening Event 2M GTD – Final Day
Yesterday, the APT-RWM Opening Event 2M GTD had a smashing turnout with 280 entries pulled in by the combined flights. Respectively Flight A produced 138 entries while Flight B had 142. At Php11,000 each, this easily surpassed the 2M advertised guarantee to a sweeter prize pool of Php2,716,000.
After each heat ran its course of 13 rounds, a total of 82 players remained. They return today gunning for the first title of the festival and the Php485,100 first place prize money. Whoever picks up this purse will undoubtedly be enjoying a very healthy bankroll for the rest of the series. Only 47 of the hopefuls will be seeing some cash palmed.
Opening Event Final Day Chip Leader, Jaydeep Dawer
Leading the pack with the largest stack is India’s Jaydeep Dawer with 145,600 in chips. Dawer topped Flight B. Right on his tail is Philippines’s Meneleo Gloria with 136,800 in chips. Gloria led the survivors of Flight A. Other players also high in the rung are Peng Mendoza, Jeon Seung Soo, Kim Seung Yeol, Lito Quijano, and Goh Kok Keung, all above 100K.
In addition to the leaders, some of today’s seats will be filled by Mike Takayama, Joven Huerto, Lim Yohwan, Anthony Hope, Andy Li Xueyan, JC Sayo, Joseph Sia, Anthony Abram, Richard Marquez, Jin Yong, Go Mori, Flo Campomanes, and Euryd Rivera.
We will have daily highlights for you in the APT YouTube channel so make sure to check that out.