15 Aug Jeremy Catalig leads the Final 8 players of the Asia Poker Championship
Intense action at the Metro Card Club as the final 66 players battled for a piece of the Asia Poker Championship Php 20 Million pot and a seat to the Final 8. Many highly decorated players fell throughout the day but for the top two entering chip leaders, Hwang Seong Il and William Ysmael, they stood firm to earn their spot at the finals. Emerging as chip leader was local player Jeremy Catalig. Another local powering through was Jeorge Lagatuz.
| Player | Table | Seat | Chips |
| Catalig Jeremy | 17 | 7 | 5,070,000 |
| Ysmael William | 17 | 6 | 3,740,000 |
| Lagatuz Jeorge | 17 | 2 | 3,610,000 |
| Lee Seok Young | 17 | 5 | 2,840,000 |
| Choi Kyong Min | 17 | 1 | 1,840,000 |
| Hwang Seong Il | 17 | 3 | 1,520,000 |
| Shin Kyeong Rim | 17 | 4 | 720,000 |
| Lai Alexander | 17 | 8 | 710,000 |
We will have the remaining payouts for you shortly. The Final 8 players return on Monday, August 15 at 1pm. The event is now assured that a first timer will win the APC title. Who will it be? Catch the race via the live stream on the Metro FB page.
Dates: August 9 to 15
Buy in: Php 44,000
Guarantee: Php 20,000,000
Entries: 502
Prize pool: Php 20,080,000
ITM: 60 places
Payouts: TBD
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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