APPT Open (90,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Hand #132: Dohwan Kim raises all-in and Gary Thompson calls off for his last 860,000 (10 BB). Dominated, Thompson found no help on board K♥ 4♣ 5♣ 6♠ T♥ , ending his run for the title.

Hand #126: A limp pot blind vs blind saw both Dohwan Kim and Gary Thompson battle on board T♦ 4♥ 6♠ K♥ 8♠ . Kim check called all three streets - 80,000, 180,000 and a final 440,000, and picked up the pot with K♦ 7♠ after Thompson turned over a bluff J♣ 5♠ .

Hand #121: Button Dohwan Kim opens and folds to a 450,000 three bet from big blind Matthew Wakeman.

Hand #122: Matthew Wakeman limps on the small blind and Dohwan Kim checks back. Both check flop A♦ Q♦ T♠ through to turn 4♥ . Wakeman leads 100,000 and takes the pot.

Hand #123: Dohwan Kim limps on the small blind and Gary Thompson checks behind. On board 5♣ 3♣ 8♦ K♠ J♥ , Kim fires three streets - 60,000, 170,000 and 350,000. Thompson calls two bets and tank folds by the river.

Hand #117: Gary Thompson defends his big blind against a button open from Matthew Wakeman and check folds on flop K♠ 2♦ 7♥ .

Hand #118: Dohwan Kim raises on the button, both opponents fold.

Hand #119: Dohwan Kim gets a walk.

Hand #120: A limp pot blind vs blind dealt flop A♠ 6♦ T♦ . Dohwan Kim leads 80,000 and goes on to check call 130,000 on turn 3♠ . Opponent Gary Thompson barrels a final 350,000 on river 2♥ and Kim folds.

Hand #116: Gary Thompson opened to 130,000, called by Dohwan Kim on the big blind. On board T♦ T♣ 6♦ 3♣ 3♠ , Thompson barreled all three streets - 75,000, 220,000, and a final 450,000. Kim check calls to showdown with A♠ 7♦ and ships the pot as Thompson turns over 9♣ 8♣ for a busted straight draw.

Hand #112: Matthew Wakeman defends his big blind and check calls for another 100,000 on flop K♣ K♥ 8♦ . Dohwan Kim checks back both turn 4♠ and river 8♣ , and mucks after Wakeman shows K♦ 7♥ .

Hand #113: Another limp pot blind vs blind dealt flop 4♥ 4♠ Q♣ . Matthew Wakeman leads 60,000, called by Dohwan Kim behind. Both check turn K♥ and river 8♠ to showdown where Kim collects the pot with ten-high.

Hand #114: Gary Thompson defends his big blind to see flop A♠ Q♣ 8♦ . Button raiser Matthew Wakeman fires 80,000 and checks back turn 8♠ and river 9♥ following a call from his opponent. Thompson tables A♣ 7♠ for the win.

Hand #115: Dohwan Kim opens from the button and folds to a 440,000 three bet from Gary Thompson.

Three players left vying for the APPT Open title and PHP 4,835,000 (~USD 84,270) top prize, with Matthew Wakeman still in the lead.

Chip Count Update

Remaining Payouts

Hand #101: Dohwan Kim gets a walk.

Hand #102: Gary Thompson defends his big blind against a button open from Matthew Wakeman. Flop A♣ Q♠ K♥ sees Thompson check raise to 180,000, called by his opponent. Both players check turn 3♥ through to river Q♦ . Thompson leads 320,000, and Wakeman tank folds.

Hand #100: Gary Thompson opens from the button and snap calls Justin Chu's all-in for 465,000 (9 BB). At risk, Chu heads out as board A♥ T♣ 5♥ 8♥ 9♣ landed a set for his opponent.

Hand #90: A limp pot blind vs blind dealt flop A♥ 4♣ 9♠ . Dohwan Kim check folds to a 60,000 bet from Gary Thompson.

Hand #91: Matthew Wakeman opens to 150,000 and finds no callers.

Hand #92: Gary Thompson opens from the button, both players on the blinds fold.

Hand #93: Gary Thompson opens from utg and folds to a 375,000 three bet from big blind Dohwan Kim.

Hand #94: Action folds to Dohwan Kim on the small blind, who raises to 150,000. Gary Thompson completes and calls for another 105,000 on flop J♥ T♣ 3♦ . Turn 6♣ sees Dohwan Kim check fold following a 200,000 bet from his opponent.

Hand #88: Dohwan Kim opens from utg and fails to defend against a 375,000 three bet from big blind Matthew Wakeman.

Hand #89: Dohwan Kim completes on the big blind and check calls 70,000 on flop J♠ 2♠ 4♣ against utg raiser Gary Thompson. Turn J♣ goes check check, pushing Kim to lead 250,000 on river Q♦ . Thompson folds and Kim takes it down.

Hand #81: A limp pot blind vs blind saw flop 3♣ 5♥ T♠ . Matthew Wakeman check folds to a one big blind bet from Dohwan Kim.

Hand #82: Matthew Wakeman opens on the button and both players on the blinds fold.

Hand #83: Dohwan Kim opens on the button and folds to a 370,000 three bet from Gary Thompson.

Hand #84: Justin Chu limp jams on the small blind and Matthew Wakeman gives it up.

Hand #85: Matthew Wakeman limp folds to a 150,000 raise from big blind Dohwan Kim.

Hand #86: Dohwan Kim limp folds to a 150,000 raise from big blind Gary Thompson.

Hand #87: Another limp pot blind vs blind revealed flop 5♥ 2♥ Q♦ . Gary Thompson leads for 50,000 and follows with another 120,000 on turn A♠ . Justin calls one bet and folds by the second barrel.

Hand #78: Justin Chu opens from utg and goes on to four bet all-in against big blind Gary Thompson's 270,000 three bet. Thompson snap folds, earning Chu the needed boost.

Six players remain in contention for the APPT Open title with Matthew Wakeman in command.

Chip Count Update

Hand #53: Gary Thompson opens from utg and sees Flo Campomanes complete on the big blind. On board 2♣ Q♠ T♦ J♠ A♥ , Thompson barrels all three streets - 60,000, 100,000, and 200,000. Campomanes calls two bets but is denied showdown after his opponent continued with aggression.

Hand #48: A blind vs blind limp pot rolled flop T♥ 3♦ A♠ . Flo Campomanes leads 40,000 and barrels another 110,000 on turn 6♥ , with Gary Thompson calling both streets. River Q♠ gets checked down and Campomanes tables 9♥ 7♥ air, earning Thompson the pot with A♦ 2♣ .

Hand #23: Lester Edoc defends his big blind vs a utg open from Flo Campomanes, and check calls 50,000 on flop 5♥ K♥ 8♠ . Both check turn 5♦ and river 9♠ , and Edoc tables 8♦ 7♣ for the pot.

Hand #24: Gary Thompson opens from utg and all players fold.

Hand #25: Jaime Reyes with a min open gets no callers.

Hand #26: Gary Thompson limp folds on the small blind after Julian Warhurst moved all-in.

Hand #27: Dohwan Kim opens and folds following a 165,000 three bet from Gary Thompson.

Hand #1: Gary Thompson opens and folds following a jam from Justin Chu.

Hand #2: Gary Thompson opens to 60,000, called by both Matthew Wakeman and the big blind. Action on flop K♠ 8♦ 7♣ was checked to Wakeman who bet 55,000, and both opponents fold.

Hand #3: Limp pot blind vs blind saw action check all the way to river on board K♣ J♥ 6♠ K♠ 6♥ . Jaime Reyes leads for 30,000, and Julian Warhurst folds.

Hand #4: Gary Thompson opens and folds following an all-in for 330,000 from Dohwan Kim.

The second key event of the APPT Manila Championship 2024, APPT Open, ran through its Day 2 games with the 61-survivor field down to its final nine players. Local pro Flo Campomanes closed the action with the lead, stacking a mighty 1,700,000 (68 BB) chip count onto the Final Day. Campomanes stormed up the ranks having secured a 100 BB pot off of Christopher Mateo by the last three tables. Gary Thompson follows just eight big blinds behind with 1,510,000 (60 BB).

Action resumes tomorrow, October 22nd, 12 noon.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players, 9 qualified

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Final Table Payouts

Ruben Clamares open shoved 300,000 (12 BB) from the cutoff and was called by Gary Thompson on the big blind. A huge favorite, Clamares headed out as the final table bubble as board revealed 4♣ 6♦ 3♣ 5♣ 8♥ a straight for his opponent.

Gary Thompson opened to 55,000 on the small blind, called behind by Julian Warhurst. On board T♥ K♣ K♥ A♣ Q♣ , Thompson barreled all three streets - 45,000, 85,000, and a final all-in by the river, with Warhurst calling him down all the way. Thompson shows T♠ 6♥ , no good against Warhurst's trip kings K♠ 5♠ .

Jaime Reyes opened to 50,000, joined by Gary Thompson on flop 5♠ 4♣ T♠ . Checked to Thompson, he bet 45,000, and tank called 55,000 more following a check raise from Reyes. Action on turn A♣ and river 5♣ welcomed no more bets, revealing Reyes' Q♠ Q♣ good for the pot.

Julian Warhurst opened to 25,000 and saw Gary Thompson complete from the big blind to see flop 9♥ T♦ 2♦ . Warhurst continued for 42,000, and fired another 120,000 on turn A♣ . Thompson check called one bet but gave it up after Warhurst barreled a second one.

Okada Kick Off champion Czardy Rivera open shoved 137,000 (12 BB) from utg and was called behind by Gary Thompson. In rough shape, Rivera found no help on board 5♥ 7♥ T♥ 8♥ 4♦ for his elimination.

The day's second break sees only 24 players remain in the running for the APPT Open title, each guaranteed PHP 206,000 in prizes. Local pro Florencio Campomanes currently leads the charge, being the sole runner holding down a seven digit chip count.

APPT Open Day 2

Date/s: October 19-22, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 90,000 (~USD 1,560)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 433,690)

Entries: 314

ITM: 47 places

Flight A - 64 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B - 172 entries, 30 qualified

Flight C Turbo - 78 entries, 19 qualified

Day 2 - 61 players

Final - Tuesday, October 22

Top Chip Counts

Folded to Tom Verbruggen on the small blind, he raised all-in with jack-four and saw Gary Thompson behind, call off for his entire 138,000 with A♠ 7♣ . Looking to pair up, Verbruggen found none on board K♦ 5♦ K♠ Q♠ Q♥ , shooting him down.

A blind vs blind battle brewed 120,000 in the pot on board T♠ T♥ 4♦ 6♥ 4♣ right on bubble time. Tom Verbruggen checked to Gary Thompson who bet all-in. Verbruggen used up all his time banks and eventually made the call for his tournament life (171,000) with Q♠ Q♦ . Thompson shows 2♣ 3♣ and bags the loss.