Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #8

2025.07.24 - 2025.07.27Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

28/186

Total Chips

5,580,000

Average

199,286

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7/25/2025, 6:09:08 PM

Francisco MIr Sanchez Bags Overall Lead At Flight C

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Francisco Mir Sanchez

The last entry flight of the APPT National concluded with the last batch of ITM players established. From a field of 186 entries, 28 players bagged with USA's Francisco Mir Sanchez at the top of the heap. Sanchez delivered several knockouts throughout the flight that included Lance De Vera on a cooler with two pair over two pair. He closed out the day sitting on 646,000 which earned him the overall top spot in the Day 2 qualifiers list. Also finding success was Okada Kickoff champion, Maxwell Rosete, with a decent 347,000.

With all three flights now completed, the event attracted a total of 600 entries to push the prize pool well beyond the guarantee, reaching ₱18.33 Million (~USD 323K). 90 players have booked their spot at Day 2 along with a share of the pot.

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	646,000(65 BB)

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7/25/2025, 5:38:31 PM

Marcio Martins Bubbles The Final Flight

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

After the fall of short stacks AJ Cris Acdal and Jesus Viloria, Marcio Martins open shoved 110,000 and went flipping with caller Hyun Jong Kim. Martins missed completely to fall as the stone cold bubble.

Player	Hand	Chips
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	J♠J♦ UTG+1	572,000(57 BB)
MM Marcio MartinsPortugal	A♦Q♠ UTG	busted

Board:7♣4♦T♥J♥2♣

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7/25/2025, 5:34:17 PM

JIaxin Ye Rails William Teoh

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

No slowing down despite the bubble looming. William Teoh called Jiaxin Ye's preflop raise then jammed the flop 2♥ 3♥ 9♦ after Ye checked. Ye snap-called and showed 2♣ 2♦ set. Teoh had a draw with J♥ T♥ . The turn Q♦ and river 5♠ were no help to Teoh to fall out of contention.

Player	Chips
JY Jiaxin YeChina	398,000(40 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	busted

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7/25/2025, 5:30:04 PM

Francisco Sanchez With A Big Lead

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Francisco Sanchez

Francisco Mir Sanchez widened his lead in a hand against Xiaohua Fu. Both players built a pot of 119,000 preflop then saw a board K♠ T♣ 2♣ . Fu checked, Sanchez bet 25,000, and Fu called. Both players checked the turn 8♦ to complete the board with 8♥ on the river. Check again from Fu, Sanchez fires 100,000, Fu called then mucked to Sanchez's A♠ T♠ .

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	687,000(69 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	84,000(8 BB)

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7/25/2025, 5:29:16 PM

32 Players Remaining

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Down to four tables with 32 players remaining. Only 4 busts needed to wrap up Day 1.

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7/25/2025, 5:16:04 PM

Big Blind Special For Rosete

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Edilberto Gopez opened from hijack for 16,000 with 9♠ 7♣ . No takers until big blind Maxwell Rosete defended with 3♣ 5♥ . Both players checked the flop 5♣ 2♠ 3♥ , then Rosete led out 25,000 on the turn 9♦ . Gopez answered with a raise of 75,000. Rosete shoved (120,000), and Gopez called.

At showdown, Rosete was ahead with two pair and held on the river J♦ for a double up.

Player	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	284,000(36 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	96,000(12 BB)

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7/25/2025, 5:02:44 PM

Double KO For Ryan Gebow

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ryan Gebow

First to jam was Masaaki Hibino at hijack for 107,000, followed by Pau Iglesias with just 53,000, snap-called by Ryan Gebow with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	A♣A♠ BB	461,000(77 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	9♦9♣ HJ	busted
PI Pau IglesiasSpain	A♦J♦ SB	busted

Board:2♣3♦4♦8♣Q♥

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7/25/2025, 4:48:07 PM

Big Stacks

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	374,000(75 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	327,000(65 BB)
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	312,000(62 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	262,000(52 BB)
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	247,000(49 BB)
MM Marcio MartinsPortugal	230,000(46 BB)
JY Jiaxin YeChina	226,000(45 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	183,000(37 BB)
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	181,000(36 BB)

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7/25/2025, 4:40:22 PM

Gary Thompson Eliminates Martin Astorga

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Gary Thompson

No deep run for Martin Astorga at the APPT National as he will not be advancing to Day 2. On his final stand, Astorga tank-called for all of his chips holding A♥ J♠ on a board T♣ 8♥ J♥ . Gary Thompson had K♣ K♦ . Astorga's hopes of getting lucky on the turn and did not pan out with the cards coming 4♦ and 7♠ .

Player	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	327,000(65 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	busted

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7/25/2025, 4:36:32 PM

Random Stack Updates

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
XF Xiaohua FuChina	183,000(37 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	178,000(36 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	172,000(34 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	137,000(27 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	132,000(26 BB)
CU Cheong UhyeongSouth Korea	94,000(19 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	90,000(18 BB)
CY Chanhee YeaSouth Korea	87,000(17 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	73,000(15 BB)
GA Goto AkihikoJapan	67,000(13 BB)
VS Vikaash ShahIndia	65,000(13 BB)
JV Jesus ViloriaPhilippines	62,000(12 BB)
LH Lin HaoHong Kong	60,000(12 BB)

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7/25/2025, 4:27:30 PM

Sanchez On The Better End Of A Cooler

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Lance De Vera looked down at suited cards J♠ 6♠ and raised to 8000 from the button. One spot over big stacked Francisco Mir Sanchez liked his cards as well A♠ J♣ and three-bet 25,000. Vera called to see the flop come J♦ 6♣ 7♦ .

With top pair, Sanchez continued for 29,000, Vera with two pair called then both checked the turn A♦ . Now with a higher two pair, Sanchez jammed when the river landed 3♥ . Vera tanked then called for all of his chips amounting to 82,000. After the cards were opened, Vera packed up in disbelief.

Player	Chips
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	374,000(94 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	busted

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7/25/2025, 3:53:29 PM

Czardy Rivera Cleans Out A Player

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Czardy Rivera

End of the road for Ivan Dela Cruz who risked it all preflop but couldn't get past Czardy Rivera.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	9♦9♣ SB	275,000(92 BB)
ID Ivan Dela CruzPhilippines	A♥5♣ BB	busted

Board:K♦9♥A♣5♦6♥

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7/25/2025, 3:40:34 PM

Big Stacks Update

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	349,000(116 BB)
FJ Feng Ji ChuaSingapore	300,000(100 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	200,000(67 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	192,000(64 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	189,000(63 BB)
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	159,000(53 BB)
MM Marcio MartinsPortugal	153,000(51 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	142,000(47 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	134,000(45 BB)
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	106,000(35 BB)
CU Cheng UhyeongSouth Korea	94,000(31 BB)

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7/25/2025, 3:29:01 PM

Chip Count Updates

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	192,000(77 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	189,000(76 BB)
MM Marcio MartinsPortugal	153,000(61 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	142,000(57 BB)
AP Antonio PainoAustralia	131,000(52 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	130,000(52 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	124,000(50 BB)
JH Jang Hwan KimSouth Korea	123,000(49 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	121,000(48 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	110,000(44 BB)
HJ Hyun Jong KimSouth Korea	106,000(42 BB)
VS Vikaash ShahIndia	101,000(40 BB)
AZ Amayo ZhengJapan	98,000(39 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	97,000(39 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	94,500(38 BB)
LA Lloyd Antonio LocsinAustralia	89,000(36 BB)
SA Shinya ArigaiJapan	88,000(35 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	85,000(34 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	84,000(34 BB)
PI Pau IglesiasSpain	77,000(31 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	76,000(30 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	76,000(30 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	73,000(29 BB)
EC Eugene CoPhilippines	68,000(27 BB)

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7/25/2025, 3:13:58 PM

Christopher Pasion Run Ends On A Bad Beat

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Christopher Pasion called a preflop raise then four-bet jammed for his remaining 85,000. Chin Yu Ku snap-called. At showdown, Pasion's kicker dominated until Ku paired up on the flop and held.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	A♥Q♥ SB	297,500(149 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	A♠K♥ D	busted
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	CO	162,500(81 BB)

Board:5♣Q♠2♣8♠8♦

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7/25/2025, 3:05:38 PM

Random Chip Updates

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	205,000(137 BB)
FM Francisco Mir SanchezUnited States of America	200,000(133 BB)
AK Aleksandr KondrashovRussia	167,000(111 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	134,000(89 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	85,000(57 BB)
JY Jiaxin YeChina	79,000(53 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	76,000(51 BB)
SS Shohei ShinkaiJapan	65,000(43 BB)
SJ Sung Jin YunSouth Korea	63,500(42 BB)
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	62,000(41 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	58,000(39 BB)

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7/25/2025, 2:38:06 PM

Flight C Registration Closes at 186 Entries

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Registration for the APPT National is closed with Day 1C Turbo now dealing at Level 11. The last flight pulled in another 186 entries to boost the prize pool over ₱18.3 Million (~USD 323K). Play continues until the field is down to 28 players which is ITM / 15% of the field.

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7/25/2025, 10:08:01 AM

Last Flight To Enter APPT National Underway

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Cards in the air for the last flight of the APPT National! Stay tuned for the updates once Flight B bags up.