12 Oct Badrudin Ampatauan, Bonifacio Mondalo Top APT Challenge Flights
Another two entry flights to the APT Challenge 5M Guaranteed now in the books! On Friday, October 11, 2024, players came pouring in the Metro Card Club for Flight C resulting in 104 entries at the close of registration. This was the largest flight to date and unsurprisingly, many notable locals were scattered around the room. While a majority missed the mark, there were a few that found a bag to be among the 15 players that reached ITM.
At the top of that list was Badrudin Ampatuan (pictured below) who racked up a mighty 502,000 to send him zooming to the top of the Day 2 lineup. This is a strong start for Ampatuan who is still in search of his first ever live title.
End of Day 1C – 15 players
| Player | Stack |
| Badrudin Ampatuan | 502,000 |
| Thomas Young | 284,500 |
| Federico Peralta | 216,500 |
| Jerick Dela Cruz | 207,000 |
| John Niko Costiniano | 196,000 |
| Christopher Pasion | 192,500 |
| Jose Ruzzel De Leon | 183,000 |
| Leopoldo Capule | 172,500 |
| Randolph Acacio | 128,000 |
| Palenius Topi Johannes | 127000 |
| Katrandzhiev Veselin Valchev | 118,500 |
| Ethan Andrei De Ocampo | 92,000 |
| Lenart Ecarma | 91,000 |
| Jeffrey Pamplona | 70,000 |
| Philip Laurence Reyes | 20,000 |
The evening Flight D turbo wasn’t nearly as popular with only 37 jumping in. Still, it was a tough battle for one of the coveted ITM spots with only 6 guaranteed. Ensuring his seat to the next round was Metro decorated champion Bonifacio Mondalo who bagged the flight’s top stack of 432,000. This also earned Mondalo third rank in the current Day 2 lineup.
End of Day 1D – 6 players
| Player | Stack |
| Bonifacio Mondalo | 432,000 |
| Joey Pardales | 204,000 |
| John Michael Rivera | 140,000 |
| Wilvyn Tantongco | 64,500 |
| Richard Nakila | 62,500 |
| Sham Wing Sheuk | 22,000 |
Previous Flight Results
End of Day 1A – 6 players out of 49 entries
| Player | Stack |
| Gerardo Lubas III | 480,500 |
| Tobias Fabech | 180,000 |
| Vamerdino Magsakay | 175,000 |
| Jester Intia | 143,000 |
| Osmar Moraes | 98,000 |
| Neil Vincent Ortillo | 69,000 |
End of Day 1B – 11 players out of 74 entries
| Player | Stack |
| Francisco Cruz | 348,000 |
| Lester Edoc | 311,500 |
| Robert Cheng | 216,500 |
| Lance Mhartin De Vera | 208,000 |
| Jason Tan Jia Zhen | 156,000 |
| Ashley De Guzman | 149,000 |
| Vicente Pena | 146,000 |
| Maurillo Bulauitan | 114,500 |
| Czardy Rivera | 93,500 |
| Rene Mar David | 56,000 |
| Emmanuel Segismundo | 51,000 |
APT Challenge 5M Guaranteed
The APT Challenge 5M Guaranteed got rolling on October 9 and will run through October 12. This is followed by Day 2 (October 13) and the Final Day on October 14.
With four flights completed out of the six on schedule, the APT Challenge has now drawn 264 entries with 38 players guaranteed a piece of the PHP 5 Million guaranteed prize pool. The qualifiers are also another step closer to winning a seat worth PHP 85,000 to the APT Manila Main Event.
A total of five APT Main Event tickets will be given away at the Metro-APT Challenge. The first one has already been claimed by Metro Team Pro Marc Rivera at the APT Challenge Opener. Apart from the APT Challenge 5M guaranteed that awards three seats – 1st, 2nd, 3rd – one ticket will also be given to the Single Day High Roller champion.
Up next is Day 1E (30 minute blinds) and Day 1F (20 minute blinds), running on Saturday, October 12, 2024 starting at 1pm and 7pm. Buy in is PHP 10,000 (~US$ 175).
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