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 |