South Korea's Youngje Anh Solves APT's Largest & Richest Philippines Mystery Bounty Hunter for PHP 1M (~USD 17.7K)

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, October 30, 2024 — The APT Manila 2024 festival continues to set records, with the PHP 20,000 Event #10: Mystery Bounty Hunter - Sponsored by Natural8 - PHP 6,000,000 GTD drawing the tour’s largest-ever Philippines-based mystery bounty field.

Just 68 players out of the initial 480 entries (314 unique) returned for the second and final day already guaranteed a PHP 21,000 (~USD 360) share of the PHP 5,407,680 (~USD 91,930) prize pool – the richest APT mystery bounty prize pool ever generated in the country.

With a PHP 1,046,680 (~USD 17,790) top prize on the line, in addition to a further PHP 2,880,000 (~USD 48,960) in the bounty pool and a top bounty worth PHP 500,000 (~USD 8,500) up for grabs there was all to play for.

It took close to fifteen 30-minute levels for Youngje Anh to solve the mystery of who would walk away with the lion’s share of the prize pool. The South Korean player bested the Philippines' Edilberto Gopez in an epic back-and-forth heads-up battle that saw Anh overcome a 5-to-1 chip deficit to clinch his maiden live tournament title and the largest score of his poker career. Anh collected five scalps on his way to victory, earning a further PHP 50,000 with which to celebrate with.

Gopez, who boasts over USD 300,000 in live tournament winnings, will be understandably disappointed to have been unable to convert his chip lead into a win, and was forced to settle for the PHP 665,000 (~USD 11,305) on offer for second place.

However, the Filipino did collect the most scalps, busting eight players on his deep run to claim a further PHP 150,000 from the bounty pool, which should take the edge off somewhat.

Start-of-day chip leader Georgios Skarparis came within touching distance of the trophy before falling in third place after Anh turned a straight to end the Cypriot’s dreams of a maiden APT title. Skarparis banked PHP 476,000 (~USD 8,090) for his bronze podium finish and collected seven scalps for a further PHP 150,000 in winnings.

Germany’s Daniel Smiljkovic also made a final table appearance, falling in fourth place to Gopez and earning PHP 375,000 (~USD 6,375) for his efforts as well as collecting a further PHP 240,000 in bounties after railing four opponents.

It was fifth place finisher Magnus Martin who bagged the biggest bounty in addition to two others, with the Brit earning PHP 295,000 (~USD 5,015) for his final table showing, plus a further PHP 570,000 in bounties.

Flight A frontrunner Slaven Popov also ran deep, finishing in sixth place for PHP 173,000 (~USD 2,940) and collecting a further PHP 180,000 after scalping three opponents, with the final table paying out as follows:

MYSTERY BOUNTY FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Other notables to cash included APT Taipei Poker Classic Mystery Bounty champion Isaac Phua (13th for PHP 68,000), Ireland’s Gavin Flynn (15th for PHP 59,000), former Mystery Bounty champion Kiwanont Sukhum (20th for PHP 47,000), the Philippines’ David Erquiaga (53rd for PHP 24,000), and Richard Marquez (55th for PHP 24,000), and the UK’s Jun Li (61st for PHP 21,000).

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You can follow all the action as it played out via the APT Blog.

All tournament information can be found on the Mystery Bounty Hunter - Final Day - Sponsored by Natural8 tournament page.

Malaysia’s William Teoh Bags Commanding Lead in APT Super High Roller with PHP 9.78M (~USD 166K) Up Top

Malaysia William Teoh bagged the chip lead in the APT Super High Roller

The PHP 600,000 Event #21: APT Super High Roller - PHP 15,000,000 GTD is the first of the festival’s scheduled marquee events, with the tournament regularly attracting the cream of the Asia-Pacific’s high stakes poker community – and the APT Manila 2024 was no exception.

A total of 59 (42 unique) high rolling entries ponied up the hefty /~USD 10,000 buy-in and battled it out at the baize over the sixteen 40-minute Day 1 levels, all looking to play themselves into prime position to earn a share of the PHP 32,621,100 (~USD 554,560) prize pool.

With the award-winning pewter lion APT Super High Roller trophy and a top prize of PHP 9,785,100 (~USD 166,350) on the line, competition for a spot in the final day’s action was fierce.

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High calibre players such as the Natural8 Ambassadors Phachara Wongwichit, and Eric “Six Poker” Tsai, the USA’s Jospeh Cheong, the Philippines’ #1 ranked tournament player Marc Rivera, bracelet winner Mike Takayama, and two-time APT Main Event champion Lester Edoc were all unable to make the cut, along with a whole host of others.

It is William Teoh who will be returning in the driving seat when the action resumes for the Final Day, with the Malaysian player hunting his third APT tournament title after bagging up a chip leading stack of 3,550,000 – valued at a sizable 118 big blinds when play resumes.

Teoh holds a commanding lead, with next closest rival Vincent Huang of New Zealand concluding play with a stack of 1,770,000 (59 big blinds).

Lithuania’s Paulius Plausinaitis will be returning third in the pecking order after bagging 1,390,000 in chips, worth 46 big blinds.

Other notables still in contention include the USA’s Jordan Westmorland (1,245,000 – 42 big blinds), South Korea’s Steve Yea (1,165,000 – 39 big blinds), Natural8 Ambassador Nevan Chang (1,070,000 – 36 big blinds), New Zealand’s Thomas Ward (1,030,000 – 34 big blinds), and Australia’s Daniel Neilson (765,000 – 26 big blinds).

A total of 12 players survived the maelstrom, but with only the top eight positions paid, four of these will be departing empty-handed when the action gets underway at 11:15am local time on Thursday, October 31.

APT SHR DAY 1 SURVIVORS

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You can follow all the action as it played out via the APT Blog.

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Canada’s Philipp Zukernik Claims Maiden APT Title & PHP 1.43M (USD 24K) Top Prize in Super Stack

Canada’s Philipp Zukernik claimed his maiden APT title in the Super Stack

The PHP 30,000 Event#20: Super Stack - PHP 6,000,000 GTD proved to be the day’s biggest draw, attracting 258 entries (210 unique) who duked it out over ten 25-minute levels and a further twenty four 20-minute levels for a share of the PHP 6,757,020 (~USD 114,870) prize pool.

It was Canada’s Philipp Zukernik the man to claim the accolades, defeating Philippines’ National Cup winner Marco Espela heads-up to deny the Filipino his second series title in as many days.

This win represents Zukernik’s sixth live tournament title, and the Canadian is closing in on USD 1M in live tournament winnings and looked pleased as punch to clinch the coveted silver lion silhouette trophy.

In addition to snagging the PHP 1,432,020 (~USD 24,345) top prize Zukernik claimed his maiden APT title, leaving Espela to settle for the PHP 962,000 (~USD 16,355) on offer for second. Still, being as that brings the Filipino cash grinder’s total haul up to over PHP 2.13 million in two days, it’s doubtful Espela will be too disappointed.

The Philippines’ Alfredo Boligor rounded out the winner’s podium, taking PHP 678,000 (~USD 11,525) for his third place finish, with the final table paying out as follows:

SUPER STACK FINAL TABLE RESULTS

The Philippines’ Redentor Edoc narrowly missed out on making the final table, earning PHP 678,000 (~USD 11,525) for tenth place.

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All tournament information can be found on the Super Stack tournament page.