APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024
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APT National Cup - Flight A - TWD 10,000,000 GTD

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Irishman Brendan Luke McManus Leads Flight A of the APT National Cup

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APT National Cup Flight A Chip leader Brendan Mcmanus.jpg Brendan Luke Mcmanus

APT Taipei Poker Classic kicked off today with Flight A of the APT National Cup at the Asia Poker Arena, which drew 654 entries (565 unique) throughout the day, with only 90 players managing to make it to Saturday’s Final Day.

Ireland’s Brendan Luke McManus climbed to the top of the leaderboard and amassed an impressive stack of 877,000 for the Final Day.

The American player Alexander Charron bagged up the second-biggest stack in the field, amounting to 753,000 chips. Charron is no stranger to APT events and has previously finished third in an event at APT Da Nang in 2022 for a prize of just over $2,000.

Taiwan’s Rui Lu, the player following Charron, has accumulated 717,000 chips, making her the third-highest stack in the field. Lu, who is a regular on the APT circuit, final tabled an event right here at APT Taipei earlier this year.

Other notables include Kuan Yu Lin (141,000), Hung Yueh Chang (63,000), and Chia-Hung Lin (41,000), who will return for the Final Day on Saturday.

The top ten stacks in Flight A can be found below:

PosNameCountry/RegionChips
1Brendan Luke McmanusIreland877,000
2Alexander CharronUnited States753,000
3Rui LuTaiwan717,000
4Allen ChanPortugal709,000
5Yi Hao LimMalaysia565,000
6Yi Ching WanHong Kong557,000
7San Chun WongHong Kong524,000
8Chia Hsiang KoTaiwan488,000
9Chi Ho YeungHong Kong433,000
10Tsuen Shi ChiangTaiwan420,000

A full APT TPC 2024 National Cup Flight A Survivor List can be found by CLICKING HERE.

Be sure to tune in to the APT Blog for the Final Day tomorrow as the APT National Cup plays down to a winner.

This live reporting blog was brought to you by Life of Poker.

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Day 1 Flight A Complete

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Flight A of the APT National cup has ended and the survivors are currently bagging up their chips. A full recap of Flight A's action will follow shortly.

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Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000, 10000 ante

Yun Ends Flight A

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With no one busting out of the hand-per-hand play, players were getting anxious to end the day. It finally happened in an all-in hand involving Lai Wan Yun with big slick A♦ K♥ and Kong Chung Lam Allan with 6♣ :2h.

With a J♥ 7♣ 4♠ 6♦ 5♥ board, a loud cheer from the floor erupted as Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas announced the elimination of Yun.

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Level 20: Blinds 6000-12000, 12000 ante

Han on the Edge of Elimination

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It’s on the bubble time now. Yu Chen from middle position and Su Yu Han on the button were all-in preflop with around 238,000 chips in the pot.

Yu Chen J♦ J♣ Su Yu Han A♦ K♣

A flop of J♥ 2♣ 7♠ rolled out, improving Chen to a set of Jacks and leaving Han’s big slick with a slim chance to win the pot.

The board-pairing 7♥ slammed on the turn and upgraded Chen to a full house, shutting out Han's hope of winning the pot. A bricky 4♦ slid on the river to complete the board.

NameChip Count
Yu Chen270,000
Su Yu Han4,000
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Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000, 10000 ante

Takumi Survives with Kings

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Japan’s Ogasawara Takumi was all in from the button and was called by Hong Kong’s Mui Chiu Lit from middle position.

Ogasawara Takumi K♥ K♦

Mui Chiu Lit A♦ T♣

The runout came J♥ 4♣ 8♣ 9♦ 2♦ and the pot shipped to Takumi who remained alive in the tournament.

NameChip Count
Mui Chiu Lit330,000
Ogasawara Takumi95,000
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Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000, 10000 ante

Dhanesh Doubles on Hand per Hand

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With 14% in-the-money, hand-per-hand play had started and it has been one all-in after another with players hoping for someone to bust so that all could move forward to Day 2.

Chainani Dhanesh with A♠ Q♣ went against A♣ Jd: from Chan Ting Fung. The board went K♥ Q♥ 7♦ Q♦ 2♥ giving Dhanesh trips.

An audible sigh of dismay was heard around the floor, as hand-per-hand play continued.

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Level 17: Blinds 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Kings Versus Queens

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It was a classic battle when we arrived at the table to see Chung Chung En all-in with K♥ K♦ versus Lee Chien Tse's ladies Q♣ Q♦

As En stood up hoping his Kings held, the dealer dealt a board of 9♥ 6♣ 4♥ 5♣ 9♠. En sat back down with a huge smile behind a doubled stack leaving Tse crippled.

NameChip Count
Chung Chung En329,000
Lee Chien Tse119,000
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Level 17: Blinds 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Two Pair for Ann

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Actions starts with folds around to Lim Xin Ann who raised in the cut-off position for 12,000. Sun Ka Ho on the small blind three-bets to 32,000. Staring at Ho to get a read, Ann eventually called to see a flop.

The flop came J♦ 6♥ 2♥ and Ho passed the action to Ann who bet 12,000. Ho called. Both players checked the turn and river that showed Q♣ K♥

Ho tabled pocket T♣ T♦, after which Ann showed his two-pair with K♦ Q♦

NameChip Count
Lim Xin Ann170,000
Sun Ka Ho160,000
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Level 16: Blinds 2000-5000, 5000 ante

Hsu Delivers a Double Knockout

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Lee Yuan Hsu.jpg

Lee Yuan Hsu

One three-way all-in hand just played out resulting in a double knockout.

Lee Yuan Hsu from the small blind, Himathongkom Pongspak from under-the-gun, and De Hao Lai from the hi-jack shoved all-in preflop, resulting in a pot of around 160,000.

Lee Yuan Hsu K♦ K♣

Himathongkom Pongspak A♣ Q♠

De Hao Lai 8♠ 8♥

A dry board rolled off 4♥ 9♥ 2♣ 4♠ 9♦, sending Pongspak and Lai to the rail. Hsu scored a double elimination.

NameChip Count
Lee Yuan Hsu228,000
Himathongkom Pongspak0
De Hao Lai0
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Level 16: Blinds 2000-5000, 5000 ante

Yuttakan Chips Up

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Sangri Yuttakan

Sangri Yuttakan

Yeung Chi Ho raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Lin Chi-Ying from the small blind and Sangri Yuttakan from the big blind.

They saw a flop of A♥ 9♥ 4♠. Ying check-folded after Yuttakan donk-raised to 20,000, with Ho also getting out of the way.

NameChip Count
Sangri Yuttakan199,000
Lin Chi-Ying185,000
Yeung Chi Ho13,000
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