Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2023 APPT Manila
APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 APPT Manila
Prize Pool
76,832,730 PHP
Entries
1,354
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
30
Players Left
1
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Two levels have been completed and 30 contenders have been whittled down to the last 19 hopefuls as the first 10-minute break is underway.
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Thomas Ward raised and called the three-bet shove by table neighbour Horishi Irimajiri for 1,190,000.
Hiroshi Irimajiri: 6?6?
Thomas Ward: A?K?
The pocket pair held up thanks to a board of Q?9?5?9?5? and Ward was left short.
Soon after, the New Zealander was flipping for his last 380,000 against Kei Kiyohara.
Thomas Ward: A?K?
Kei Kiyohara: 10?10?
The K?8?5? flop paired up Ward and he retained the lead throughout the 6? turn and 9? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
||
|
1,285,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
|
860,000
-690,000
|
-690,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Soon after losing a big portion of his stack, Ira Blumenthal was all-in for the last 255,000 in the small blind and Kenny Shih four-bet jammed in the big blind to successfully isolate against an initial raiser.
Ira Blumenthal: A?5?
Kenny Shih: 8?8?
The K?J?9?3?7? board sent Blumenthal to the rail in 20th place for a payday of PHP517,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Zhigang Chen defended the big blind against a raise by Ira Blumenthal in middle position and check-jammed the A?9?9? flop. Blumenthal had bet 150,000 and called the all-in for 580,000.
Zhigang Chen: A?5?
Ira Blumenthal: Q?2?
Steve Yea almost fell out of his chair when he saw the cards of Blumenthal and repeatedly asked "queen deuce???" while the Thailand-based American smirked.
Chen held on the 4? turn and 10? river runout.
One table over, Christopher Mateo raised to 100,000 and Alex Chong called on the button. Thomas Ward jammed for 1,225,000 and got through with it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,325,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
2,650,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
2,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,700,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
1,550,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lloyd Locsin three-bet jammed for just 305,000 and Archie Mariano called.
Lloyd Locsin: A?A?
Archie Mariano: A?J?
The K?9?4?7?6? board confirmed the double of Locsin, who remains one of the short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
700,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Yuanning Wu raised to 100,000 and Archie Mariano three-bet to 350,000. The initial raiser then grabbed a stack of T-25,000 chips and piled them in while announcing a reraise to 750,000.
The dealer announced the amount and that's when confusion broke out as discussions went on for more than six minutes. Mariano insisted it was just a call and the floor was called over as both sides explained their action. Mariano was visibly upset and ultimately, it was ruled as a forced min-raise to 600,000 as it couldn't be determined if the chip movement and verbal announcement came in which order.
Mariano gave it brief consideration and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,875,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Thomas Ward opened the action with a raise to 100,000 and Christopher "BIGTIME" Mateo three-bet on the button to 350,000. Nino Pansier in the bib blind then cold four-bet to 750,000 and Ward folded while Mateo quickly called.
Pansier continued for 500,000 on the J?6?5? flop only for Mateo to instantly shove. The all-in was for 2,985,000 and Pansier folded after getting an exact count.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,150,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Slade Fisher raised to 110,000 and instantly called all-in when Zhigang Chen pushed with the covering stack.
Zhigang Chen: 9?9?
Slade Fisher: K?K?
Chen instantly shared the bad news in Chinese to a friend on the rail and couldn't deal another suckout. The board ran out J?10?3?A?2? and Fisher doubled with the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
2,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,300,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
775,000
-1,085,000
|
-1,085,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Archie Mariano raised and called a three-bet to 295,000 by Riku Sasahara, who then continued for 300,000 on the K?9?8? flop. They checked the 7? turn and Mariano bet the 10? river for 400,000.
Mariano gave it some thought and eventually settled on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
3,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,615,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
2,235,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
|
1,740,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
1,125,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
|
700,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |