2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23
Event Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Manila
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
6,016,250 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
45,000 PHP
Total Entries
585
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 585
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Won Has Tons

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Korea's Won Jun Choi has amassed a big stack early thanks to one big hand.

He cracked queens with {8-}{9-} by flopping two pair and is above 70,000 now.

Choi Doubles Through White

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

"Nice hand," Ben White said after he had shipped over a big portion of his stack to Sungil Choi in seat one. The board was reading {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts} and both players had a raising war with White's four-bet preflop just getting called before the remaining stack of Choi went in after the flop.

Choi's all in with the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} was for 18,475 still and White's pocket queens came up second-best, as they were already in the muck.

Tags: Ben WhiteSungil Choi

Liow Leads!

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Malaysia's Marcuss Liow has skyrocketed into the chip lead here in Manila.

He got it in with {a-}{9-} versus {a-}{6-} on a board with the case aces to bust one player. Then he turned {k-}{q-} into a pair of kings and got it in with an, his kicker played and at over 80,000 now, he's on the top of the leader board.

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Optional Re-Entry

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Dennis Wilke lost his first stack with pocket queens versus {A-}{K-} after an ace immediately showed up on the flop. The German then re-entered the competition and lost some chips of the second bullet as well. All players have the chance to re-enter once until the end of level 5 and this will become increasingly important tomorrow on Day 1b.

Wilke's buddy Michael Allmrodt has had a much better start with more than twice the initial stack.

Tags: Dennis WilkeMichael Allmrodt

Mcallister in Trouble

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Brian Mcallister's open raise found a three-bet by the player in the big blind got 2,000 and the Australian moved all in, having the opponent covered by almost twice the chips. The opponent called with the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Mcallister's {A-Spades}{10-Spades} failed to improve on a board of {4-Spades}{7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

Time to spin up the 25 remaining big blinds!

Tags: Brian Mcallister

Yogo Doubles

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Iori Yogo raised to 700 and received two callers to see a flop of {4-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades}. The player from one seat over of the Japanese raised from 1,7000 to 3,550 while the third player in the hand mucked his cards, Yogo called. Then, the dealer burned and turned the {K-Hearts} turn to see Yogo check-raise all in.

His opponent had made a bet of 4,550 and Yogo's all in was for another 14,700 on top of that. It took another minute for the call after the amount had verified and the opponent was drawing to a flush with the {K-Spades}{J-Spades} while Yogo's {Q-Hearts}{K-Clubs} had found top two pair. The {Q-Diamonds} river gave the Japanese a full house and he jumped into the current big stacks.

Tags: Iori Yogo

Maeda Cracks Aces

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Japan's Azusa Maeda, who finished runner-up for a bracelet in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe's €2,500 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em event, describes himself as a crazy player.

Cold calling a three-bet with {6-}{3-} suited doesn't suggest otherwise.

But what's even crazier is the fact he smashed the {k-}{3-}{3-} flop, cracked the raiser's aces, and now has a spot among the early leaders here in Manila.

Tags: Azusa Maeda

Squeeze at the Wrong Time

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

After a raise and a call, Yan Li moved all in for 5,100 chips from middle position and the player on the button reshoved for more. Both initial players in the hand mucked and Li was in bad shape with the {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} versus {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The board ran out {2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and that was it for the Chinese.

Tags: Yan Li

Can't Always Jam

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sam Ng was involved in yet another multi-way pot but this time he changed the strategy. Facing three opponents he checked out of the big blind and called a continuation bet by the preflop aggressor from early position for 1,550. On the {8-Spades} turn, Ng check-folded to a 6,200 bet and stopped grinning for a few seconds.

Shortly after, Hao Tian raised to 1,100 and received a single caller in the big blind. The {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop saw a bet of 1,500 by the Chinese and his opponent let go.

Tags: Hao TianSam Ng