APPT Open (90,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Seitaro Aso open shoved 63,000 in and was called by Tom Verbruggen with the rockets. Drawing slim, Aso spiked his two outer on flop 2♣ 3♦ Q♣ 9♦ A♦ , yet was crushed as the river peeled an ace from Verbruggen's higher set.

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.

The money bubble just burst right before the day's first break with 46 players remaining in the running. Malaysia's Yan Wen Yee currently holds down the lead, being the sole runner above the 500K threshold. Action is set to play down to the final table.

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

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.