07 Jun 2022 APC: Day 1A leader Changhwan Lee sets the bar sky high; Metro Team Pros Marc Rivera and John Tech advance
The Asia Poker Championship completed its first starting day at the Metro Card Club and though the field was light with only 36 taking interest it still provided plenty of action. Among the early goers were Metro Team Pros Marc Rivera and John Tech, both players qualifying to Day 2. Club partner Korean Mind Game Members (KMGM) also fielded a good chunk of players with one of their own, Changhwan Lee, bagging up a mighty stack of 421,000 equivalent to 105 BB. Lee sets the bar very high for the next entry day. In second position, though quite a distance from the leader, was USA’s Moses Saquing, who has been running incredibly hot this summer. Saquing closed the day with a 48 BB stack.
Changhwan Lee
Day 1A = 10 qualifiers
| 1st | Changhwan Lee | Korea | 421,000 | 105 BB |
| 2nd | Moses Saquing | USA | 197,400 | 48 BB |
| 3rd | Dongyoon Ok | Korea | 140,400 | 35 BB |
| 4th | Lee Seok Young | Korea | 138,900 | 34 BB |
| 5th | Dongcheol Im | Korea | 115,500 | 28 BB |
| 6th | John Tech | Philippines | 108,000 | 27 BB |
| 7th | Ungwang Choi | Korea | 106,700 | 26 BB |
| 8th | Hyunhee Jeong | Korea | 97,000 | 24 BB |
| 9th | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 69,800 | 17 BB |
| 10th | Dongmyung Ham | Korea | 45,300 | 11 BB |
Chips in play: 1,440,000
Average stack: 144,000
Day 2 opening blinds: 2,000-4,000 ante bb 4,000
The ten qualifiers have a three break as they await the results of the next starting days. They return on Friday, June 10 at 5pm.
Day 2, Day 3, Final table structure
| Level | SB | BB | Ante BB | Ante |
| 13 | 2000 | 4000 | 4000 | |
| 14 | 2500 | 5000 | 5000 | |
| 15 | 3000 | 6000 | 6000 | |
| 16 | 4000 | 8000 | 8000 | |
| 17 | 5000 | 10000 | 10000 | 1000 |
| 18 | 6000 | 12000 | 12000 | 2000 |
| 19 | 8000 | 16000 | 16000 | 2000 |
| 20 | 10000 | 20000 | 20000 | 3000 |
| 21 | 12000 | 24000 | 24000 | 4000 |
| 22 | 15000 | 30000 | 30000 | 5000 |
| 23 | 20000 | 40000 | 40000 | 5000 |
| 24 | 25000 | 50000 | 50000 | 5000 |
| 25 | 30000 | 60000 | 60000 | 10000 |
| 26 | 40000 | 80000 | 80000 | 10000 |
| 27 | 50000 | 100000 | 100000 | 10000 |
| 28 | 60000 | 120000 | 120000 | 20000 |
| 29 | 80000 | 160000 | 160000 | 20000 |
| 30 | 100000 | 200000 | 200000 | 30000 |
| 31 | 120000 | 240000 | 240000 | 40000 |
| 32 | 150000 | 300000 | 300000 | 50000 |
| 33 | 200000 | 400000 | 400000 | 50000 |
| 34 | 250000 | 500000 | 500000 | 50000 |
| 35 | 300000 | 600000 | 600000 | 100000 |
APC update and info
With one entry day down, only four chances left to join the action. Its jaw-dropping Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 378,600) guarantee is something you don’t wan to pass up. A long list of players have confirmed their attendance including highly decorated Metro Team Pros Mike Takayama, Lester Edoc, and Vamerdino Magsakay. Reigning champion Noel Araniel is also expected to defend his title.
Buy-in: Php 44,000 (~US$ 833)
Guarantee: Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 378,600)
Starting stack: 40,000 (400x opening big blind)
Level duration: 40 minute blinds / 60 minutes (final table)
Format: Ante BB / Ante (final table)
Day 1A: 10 advanced out of 36 entries
Day 1B: Tuesday, June 7
Day 1C: Wednesday, June 8
Day 1D: Thursday, June 9
Day 1E (Turbo): Friday, June 10 (20 minute blinds)
Day 1 structure
| 1 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | |
| 3 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 4 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 5 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 6 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 7 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 8 | 700 | 1400 | 1400 |
| 9 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
| 10 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 11 | 1200 | 2400 | 2400 |
| 12 | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 |
Another piece of good news, Metro has installed an RFID table and will be streaming the final table action live via the Metro’s official Facebook page. Make sure to catch the action on June 12, 2022.
Side Events
Aside from the Main Event, the scheduled side events have also seen a boost in its overall entry fees with buy-ins ranging from Php 11,000 (~US$ 210) to as high as Php 110,000 (~US$ 2,100) for the High Roller event. For those that have qualified to the APC, stay fresh by playing these games.
No Limit Hold’em Turbo: Tuesday, June 7 @ 4pm – Buy-in: Php 11,000
No Limit Hold’em Turbo: Wednesday, June 8 @ 4pm – Buy-in: Php 11,000
Power Button: Thursday, June 9 @ 4pm – Buy-in: Php 16,500
High Roller: Saturday, June 11 @ 3pm – Buy-in: Php 110,000
Monster Stack: Sunday, June 12 @ 11am – Buy-in: Php 22,000
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