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A total of 260 international entries put in the PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200) buy-in to join Flight B of the PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) at the Okada Manila. 16 levels were played until there were 39 survivors remaining. Those 39 will pack their chips and bring them back tomorrow for the Day 2 Final along with the 22 other survivors of Flight A.

The top chip leader of Flight B is Chan Truong of Vietnam who bagged 429,000 chips. Malaysian poker pro Joshua Tjan is shoulder to shoulder with 426,000 chips while American Joey Weissman is just a whisper away with 413,000 to round up the top three.

PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) (Flight B, October 26)

Date(s): Oct 25 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200)

Entries: 260

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300)

ITM: 39

Starting Stack: 30,000

Total Chips: 7,800,000

Average Stack: 200,700

Blinds: 2000/5000 Ante 5000

Players Remaining: 38

The APPT One Million Challenge (Single Re-Entry) opened yesterday with six players high-rolling the PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,100) buy-in to join. Players will be given a starting stack of 1,00,000 chips which will provide for a comfortable and lengthy marathon. In fact, yesterday's action only saw one bust out. Perhaps action was too slow, but the remaining 5 decided to take a pause to continue the action the next day in the hopes that more would register, which brings us to right now!

Action continues here at the Okada Manila with a total of 11 entries so far with 10 remaining to compete for a piece of the PHP 10,349,900 (~US$ 176,700) prize pool. Registration is still open until end of Level 12. Play will resume at Level 8 where blinds are 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000.

The chip leader so far is Elias Gutierrez with 3,045,000, amassing that from making the single bust-out from yesterday. The situation might change soon with more players in the field.

Buy in: PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,100)

Entries: 11

PHP 8,468,100 (~US$ 144,500)

Cash prize pool: PHP 10,349,900 (~US$ 176,700)

Players Remaining: 10

ITM: TBA

Starting Stack: 1,000,000

Total Chips: 11,000,000

Average Stack: 1,100,000

Blinds: 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000

APPT ONE MILLION CHALLENGE (Single Re-Entry)

Blinds: 10,000/15,000 Ante 15,000 (Level 6)

Six Levels have been played so far in the APPT One Million Challenge. 6 players started the event, but only 5 remain. Australian Vincent Huang was the first casualty. Among the 5 that still remain, Elias Gutierrez of Spain has the commanding chip lead with 3,900,000.

Buy in: PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,100)

Entries: 6

Cash prize pool: PHP 5,645,400 (~US$ 96,700)

Players Remaining: 5

ITM: TBA

Starting Stack: 1,000,000

Total Chips: 6,000,000

Average Stack: 1,200,000

APPT ONE MILLION CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP (Single Re-Entry)

Level 3: Blinds: 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

Chan Truong min-raised to 16,000 from the cut-off and was called by Vincent Huang on the small blind and Stevan Chew on the big blind. The three players were shown a flop of 3♠ 6♠ 5♣. All three checked to get a free peek at the 4♦ turn. Huang bet out 16,000 and found no customers to take down the pot.

Poker aficionados from all over the globe have made their way to the PokerStars room at Okada Manila to participate in the APPT Manila Championship series from October 18 to 27, 2024 to take part in a variety of poker events that guarantee PHP 152.5 Million (Over $2.7 Million) in payouts.

One of the main events in the series calendar is the APPT One Million Challenge Championship, which has a buy-in of PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,100) and gives players a starting stack of 1,000,000 chips for a lengthy poker marathon.

The tournament already kicked off earlier with 6 millionaire entries so far.

Buy in: PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,100)

Entries: 6

Cash prize pool: PHP 5,645,400 (~US$ 96,700)

Players Remaining: 6

ITM: TBA

Starting Stack: 1,000,000

Total Chips: 6,000,000

Average Stack: 1,000,000