13 Aug APC Day 1D sees a rush of 165 entries; Marco Espela tops the heat; Elmer Kalaquian wins the Power Button
As always, the weekend brings in a mad rush of players. At Day 1D of the Asia Poker Championship, 165 turned up to the Metro Card Club, making it the largest starting day of the series. Adding it in with the previous days, the event has accumulated 407 total entries. That number is expected to grow with Day 1E (Turbo flight) yet to complete.
Closing out Day 1D as chip leader was Marco Espela with a stack that slated him as 5th rank overall. For the third consecutive day, Day 1B chip leader Federick Cruz maintained his position at the top of the counts. Other players making the cut were William Ysmael, Niroshan Loganathan, Florencio Campomanes, Richard Marquez, David Erquiaga, and James Mendoza.
Marco Espela
Day 2 qualifiers: 128 players
| Rank | Last name/First name | Table | Seat | Chips |
| 1st | Cruz Federick | 14 | 2 | 409,000 |
| 2nd | Kim Min Ku | 21 | 6 | 370,000 |
| 3rd | Young Lee Seok | 31 | 8 | 349,000 |
| 4th | Vasay Joemark | 29 | 1 | 332,000 |
| 5th | Espela Marco | 10 | 3 | 312,500 |
| 6th | Ysmael William | 11 | 6 | 292,500 |
| 7th | Youn Yuhyun | 24 | 1 | 291,500 |
| 8th | Loganathan Niroshan | 26 | 7 | 286,000 |
| 9th | Tabucal Ivanchev | 12 | 6 | 284,500 |
| 10th | Edoc Lester | 26 | 6 | 265,500 |
| 11th | Teoh William | 11 | 8 | 258,500 |
| 12th | Shin Kyeong Rim | 26 | 2 | 254,000 |
| 13th | Michl Joris | 10 | 6 | 235,000 |
| 14th | Cho Sunil | 31 | 3 | 232,500 |
| 15th | Mesina Ronn Ryan | 10 | 8 | 222,500 |
| 16th | Hwang Seong Il | 23 | 2 | 222,000 |
| 17th | Park Jong Ho | 23 | 6 | 220,000 |
| 18th | Marzan Edison | 25 | 7 | 217,500 |
| 19th | Carballojr Fernando | 23 | 4 | 216,000 |
| 20th | Aban Leonard | 13 | 7 | 214,000 |
| 21st | Morales Clyde | 28 | 7 | 213,500 |
| 22nd | Jang Jung Su | 20 | 4 | 213,500 |
| 23rd | Talamayan Joseph | 24 | 3 | 213,000 |
| 24th | Araniel Noel | 11 | 3 | 211,500 |
| 25th | Yu Je Nam | 31 | 2 | 210,500 |
| 26th | Yu Byeolram | 13 | 2 | 205,500 |
| 27th | Castillo Richard | 28 | 1 | 198,000 |
| 28th | Park Inho | 12 | 8 | 193,500 |
| 29th | Lumaban Conrad Casula | 31 | 1 | 188,000 |
| 30th | Carmona Adones | 28 | 3 | 187,000 |
| 31st | Catalig Jeremy | 22 | 8 | 187,000 |
| 32nd | Kim Da Hye | 10 | 2 | 186,000 |
| 33rd | Bueza Michael | 24 | 7 | 177,500 |
| 34th | Galvez Renniel | 22 | 1 | 174,000 |
| 35th | Gomez Raymundo | 25 | 1 | 166,500 |
| 36th | Lu Ferdinand | 20 | 2 | 164,000 |
| 37th | Segismundo Emmanuel | 12 | 2 | 162,500 |
| 38th | Yoon Ji Won | 12 | 1 | 153,000 |
| 39th | Ruaya Harold | 21 | 7 | 150,500 |
| 40th | Angeles Aron Pablo Jaime Gerald | 15 | 2 | 149,500 |
| 41st | Magbanua Jason Kyle | 24 | 6 | 145,000 |
| 42nd | Sayo John Carlo | 22 | 4 | 143,500 |
| 43rd | Choi Eun Jin | 20 | 8 | 142,000 |
| 44th | Magadan John Jay | 29 | 3 | 137,000 |
| 45th | Park Je Young | 15 | 4 | 137,000 |
| 46th | Pardales Jeff | 23 | 7 | 135,000 |
| 47th | Sibal Jeoffrey | 13 | 6 | 134,500 |
| 48th | Almerez Marco | 27 | 7 | 134,500 |
| 49th | Venoza Jerico | 27 | 3 | 133,500 |
| 50th | Lim Alexis R. | 27 | 1 | 133,000 |
| 51st | Geronimo Justin Jerome | 14 | 6 | 128,500 |
| 52nd | Asehan Edgar | 22 | 6 | 128,000 |
| 53rd | Park Jeongmin | 32 | 1 | 126,500 |
| 54th | Kim Chang Hyun | 26 | 3 | 123,000 |
| 55th | Pak Seok Won | 29 | 8 | 114,000 |
| 56th | Lagatuz Jeorge | 12 | 3 | 113,500 |
| 57th | Takayama Mike | 25 | 2 | 111,500 |
| 58th | Kim Kyung Pyo | 31 | 4 | 109,000 |
| 59th | Ju Seunghun | 30 | 6 | 109,000 |
| 60th | Chua Christopher | 29 | 6 | 109,000 |
| 61st | Bernardo Luis | 10 | 1 | 106,500 |
| 62nd | Kitchen Jody | 25 | 4 | 106,000 |
| 63rd | Rivera Czardy | 14 | 1 | 106,000 |
| 64th | Min Yu Jung | 15 | 3 | 104,500 |
| 65th | Marquez Richard | 21 | 1 | 104,000 |
| 66th | Lee Duhan | 28 | 6 | 100,500 |
| 67th | Hyeon Junho | 21 | 3 | 100,000 |
| 68th | Pasion Christopher | 25 | 3 | 98,500 |
| 69th | Boller Line | 22 | 2 | 98,000 |
| 70th | Yang Haewoon | 14 | 4 | 96,500 |
| 71st | Mascunana Iii Manuel | 31 | 6 | 93,500 |
| 72nd | Campomanes Florencio | 10 | 7 | 93,000 |
| 73rd | Lai Alexander | 23 | 8 | 93,000 |
| 74th | Matsuda John | 24 | 8 | 92,500 |
| 75th | Almusajin Mark Jerick | 26 | 8 | 92,000 |
| 76th | Javier Jimmie | 30 | 8 | 91,500 |
| 77th | Florendo Christian Aladin | 11 | 1 | 89,000 |
| 78th | Colada Jose | 20 | 1 | 88,500 |
| 79th | Erquiaga Dave Jansen | 28 | 2 | 86,000 |
| 80th | Huerto Joven | 28 | 4 | 85,000 |
| 81st | Mateo Christopher Vecino | 26 | 4 | 84,000 |
| 82nd | Cheung Jose Marquez | 15 | 1 | 84,000 |
| 83rd | Mendoza James | 30 | 4 | 83,500 |
| 84th | Yu Darren Hipolito | 20 | 3 | 83,000 |
| 85th | Mangaliman Benjie | 15 | 7 | 82,500 |
| 86th | Enriquez Kim Michael | 13 | 1 | 82,500 |
| 87th | Park Jin Yong | 28 | 8 | 82,000 |
| 88th | Noor Ahmed | 32 | 8 | 79,000 |
| 89th | Leoncio Jan Jason | 32 | 4 | 75,000 |
| 90th | Oh Se Kyung | 30 | 2 | 73,000 |
| 91st | Kim Yeong Seok | 24 | 2 | 71,500 |
| 92nd | MK Solanki | 11 | 7 | 69,500 |
| 93rd | Ok Dongyoon | 14 | 7 | 69,000 |
| 94th | Rosete Maxwell Philippe | 29 | 4 | 66,500 |
| 95th | Villanueva Jr Renato | 21 | 4 | 66,000 |
| 96th | Brion Adrian | 30 | 7 | 64,500 |
| 97th | Sung Younghwan | 29 | 2 | 63,500 |
| 98th | Lee Sung Kun | 27 | 2 | 61,000 |
| 99th | Kwon Min Soo | 23 | 1 | 61,000 |
| 100th | Lee Thomas | 15 | 8 | 60,500 |
| 101st | Cea Sandy | 22 | 7 | 60,000 |
| 102nd | Park Jun Kyu | 32 | 7 | 59,500 |
| 103rd | Rivera Euryd | 15 | 6 | 57,000 |
| 104th | Montebon Ii Trifie | 25 | 6 | 55,000 |
| 105th | Pesino Frederick | 30 | 3 | 54,500 |
| 106th | Lee Jung Min | 13 | 4 | 53,000 |
| 107th | Kim Yong Deok | 26 | 1 | 50,500 |
| 108th | Song Yoonkyoung | 24 | 4 | 50,000 |
| 109th | Pamplona Jeffrey | 21 | 2 | 46,500 |
| 110th | Kim Hanyul | 27 | 4 | 45,500 |
| 111th | Lim Alexis Wenceslao | 27 | 6 | 45,000 |
| 112th | Tuason Reynaldo | 25 | 8 | 44,500 |
| 113th | Park Seungri | 14 | 3 | 43,500 |
| 114th | Dwarkanath Praveen | 31 | 7 | 42,000 |
| 115th | Pacayra Renato | 20 | 6 | 41,500 |
| 116th | Oh In Taek | 30 | 1 | 38,000 |
| 117th | Edoc Redentor | 22 | 3 | 37,500 |
| 118th | Constiniano John Niko | 32 | 2 | 36,000 |
| 119th | Say Dennyz | 12 | 4 | 36,000 |
| 120th | Tolefsen Henrick | 20 | 7 | 35,500 |
| 121st | Singapan Ricardo | 27 | 8 | 35,000 |
| 122nd | Tech John | 13 | 3 | 34,500 |
| 123rd | Kang Hyomo | 11 | 4 | 34,500 |
| 124th | Magsakay Vamerdino | 32 | 3 | 32,500 |
| 125th | Cerbito Marciel | 32 | 6 | 29,500 |
| 126th | Dela Cruz Edwin | 10 | 4 | 29,000 |
| 127th | Mondalo Bonifacio | 23 | 3 | 26,000 |
| 128th | Lee Hanul | 21 | 8 | 22,000 |
Chips in play: 16,280,000
Average stack: 121,187
Day 1A: 10 advanced out of 48 entries
Day 1B: 23 advanced out of 82 entries
Day 1C: 37 advanced out of 112 entries
Day 1D: 58 advanced out of 165 entries
Cumulative entries: 407
Cumulative qualifiers: 128
The survivor list has grown to a massive 128 players. Only one heat left to complete. Day 1E (Turbo) starts at 11am on Saturday, August 13. That is turbo flight; blinds will increase every 20 minutes. This is the LAST CHANCE to enter the APC and have a chance at the Php 20 Million prize pool. Buy in is Php 44,000 with unlimited re-entries. Attempting for multiple stacks is allowed however only the largest stack moves forward.
Starting stack: 40,000
Opening blinds: 100 – 100
Format: BB Ante
Later in the day, Day 2 hits the felt at 6pm. The stage will play out six levels or to ITM whichever comes first. Change has been made to the payout structure. Players will be happy to know that more players will see the money. The event now pays out 12% of the field.
For players that make it to Day 3, which takes place on Sunday, August 14 at 1pm, there will be a rollback to a 30 BB ratio and a seat draw. Same goes for the Final Table on Monday, August 15 at 1pm. The final table will also see blinds increase at a slow 60 minute pace and it will revert from BB Ante format to a Regular Ante format. The final table will also be streamed live on the Metro FB page.
Side Events
Filipino player Edilberto Gopez emerged as the first side event champion after he took down the Mystery Bounty tournament. Gopez outlasted the 93 entrants to pocket the sweet Php 267,100 first prize. In addition, he earned 8 secret bounties amounting to Php 190k for a combined score of Php 457,100.
Buy in: Php 16,000
Entries: 93
Main prize pool: Php 930,000
Bounty pool: Php 465,000
ITM: 11 place
Next side event champion was Ashley De Guzman who shipped the Deep Stack Turbo. De Guzman topped the 90-entry field to claim the Php 409,500 first prize. This was his first ever recorded live tournament victory.
Buy in: Php 16,500
Entries: 90
Prize pool: Php 1,350,000
ITM: 11 places
On Thursday night, Elmer Kalaquian came out on top at the Power Button side event. This was his first victory in three years. He pocketed a cool Php 223,596.
Entries: 90
Prize pool: Php 900,000
ITM: 11 places
There are only three side events remaining. We’ve listed them below. Make sure to check the schedule for the starting times. At the time of writing the No Limit Hold’em was in progress.
No Limit Hold’em – Friday, August 12 – Php 11,000
High Roller – Sunday, August 14 – Php 110,000
Monster Stack – Monday, August 15 – Php 22,000
Brief history of the APC
The APC is a fairly young series. Its first run at the Metro was in 2020 with entry at half of today’s price. Despite the heavily populated local turnout, the event was a huge success, seeing 429 entries to more than double the Php 5M guarantee. After a four-way ICM deal, Noel Araniel became the first champion for a career high score of Php 1,525,877, however a significantly larger payout went to third placer Martin Gonzales amounting to Php 2,238,066.
Two years later, the second edition was held in June 2022. The buy in was bumped up to Php 44,000 and the guarantee was raised to an ambitious Php 20 Million. Unlike previous, the event was in collaboration with KMGM. This produced a huge turnout of 544 entries, mostly Koreans and Filipinos. The guarantee was also exceeded to a larger Php 21,107,200. Metro Team Pro / WSOP bracelet champion Mike Takayama shipped it for a massive US$ 6,000,000 reward.
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