APT Macau Main Event Structure and Rules

Satellites & Events

General Questions

Entering Macau as a Tourist

APT Main Event STRUCTURE & RULES

Where and when will the APT Macau be held?

The APT Macau will be held from July 24th – 31st at the Level 8 Grand Ballroom of the StarWorld Hotel, Avenida da Amizade, Macau.

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What is the buy-in for the Main Event?

The buy-in for the Main Event is HK$ 25,000.

The base currency for the Main Event buy in and all the rest of the buy ins for all tournaments during APT Macau will be the Hong Kong Dollar. The APT Cashier will ONLY accept Hong Kong Dollars. There are Foreign Exchange services available at the StarWorld Hotel.

Please note that the following series US Dollar bills might not be accepted: Series 2001 CA, CB, CF and AB 1996

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Will credit cards be accepted for buy ins to APT tournaments?

No. Only Hong Kong Dollars will be accepted by the APT Cashiers.

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What is the game type of the APT Macau Main Event?

The game type for the APT Main Event is No Limit Texas Hold’em.

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What is the minimum age to enter an APT event in Macau?

The minimum requirement to play in any APT event in Macau is 21 years of age.

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What is the maximum number of players?

We expect over 300 players to participate. We will accept alternates and late entries until the end of the first break of each starting day. This is the same of all tournament unless specified.

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Is it possible to reserve seats for the Main Event?

Players can reserve seats by pre-paying, qualifying online and winning in land-based satellites.

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How can a player pre-pay for a seat to the Main Event?

Payment will need to be made by close of business on Friday (July 19, 2013). After this date, you will need to buy in at the venue. Next, send an e-mail to info@theasianpokertour.com advising that the payment has been sent, including the following information:

- the bank that the wire is coming from
- the person that the wire is coming from
- exactly what was specified in the “Reference” field of the wire

These will help us in locating your wire.

Wire Transfer Details:

Once the payment has cleared, you will be allocated your first day of play. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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How can a player verify if his registration has been received and processed?

After sending us your payment information and once payment has been cleared, we will send you a confirmation e-mail that will state receipt of payment as well as the schedule of your 1st day of play.

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How does a player register for an APT Event?

Step 1. Register with the Asian Poker Tour

• Players will approach the APT Player Registration Team and fill in the Player Registration/Release Form.
• Players will need to present a valid ID (passport, driver’s license, etc.) as proof of identity and age.
• Players will be issued an APT Player Registration Card/ID. Players are advised to keep this card for the duration of the Event and will serve as proof that they have registered with the APT.
• Players will then advise the APT Registration Staff of the tournament/s he/she wants to join. The Players will then be issued Tournament Slips to be brought to the Cashier for payment.

Step 2. Pay for the buy in at the Cashier

• Players will then bring the Tournament Slips to the Cashier.
• Players will pay for their buy in ONLY at the Cashier.
• Once payment has been received and confirmed, the Cashier will stamp the Tournament Slip which will serve as the Tournament Receipt.

Step 3. Present Tournament Receipt to the Tournament Staff for the Seat Card

• Players will present the Tournament Receipt to the Tournament Staff for their Seat Card.
• The Tournament Staff release seat cards between 5-10 minutes before the start of each tournament.

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Do I still need to register even though I’m only going to participate in the side events?

All players who wish to play in any tournament an APT Event are required to fill out the Player Registration/Release Form and get an APT Player Registration Card/ID.

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Can registered players waive their rights to their seats in favour of somebody else?

If a registered player cannot make it to the event for whatever reason, they should inform the APT by phone or by e-mail. A paid player can normally waive their rights to the seat in favour of someone else granted that he provides the recipient with an affidavit of transfer and a photocopy of the registered player’s ID. Both these documents should be presented by the recipient along with the recipient’s ID during registration so that the transfer can be processed.

For LAND-BASED qualifiers, transfer/assignment of seats will depend on the terms specified by the Sponsor (i.e. Poker Room the seat/package was won from).

For ONLINE qualifiers, please refer to the terms & conditions of the poker room from which they qualified.

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What identification do I need to enter an APT Event?

Locals are required to present a valid photo ID while non-residents are required to show either a passport, consular identification, or alien registration card.

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What is the tournament structure of the Main Event?

The structure will be as follows:

Starting Chips: 20,000
Starting Blinds: 25-50
Level Duration: 60 minutes

This is subject to change without notice.

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Can eliminated players re-enter the tournament by re-registering and purchasing the HK$ 25,000 buy-in?

Main Event Re-Entry Policy: Same Day Re-Entry NOT Allowed.

• Day 1B – allows Re-Entry from Players eliminated from Day 1A*

Players that bust out of Day 1A can re-enter on Day 1B. Any Player caught re-entering the same starting day or has already qualified to Day 2 via a different starting day for the Main Event will be disqualified and will not receive any refund.

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What are the tax implications if a player wins?

Players are responsible for their own taxes if applicable in their country of residence.

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Is there an area where people can watch the ongoing tournament?

Spectators can watch the tournament from designated areas.

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SATELLITES AND EVENTS

Are there land-based satellites for the Event? Where?

Yes, please check under Qualifiers on the APT Macau 2013 Info Page.

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Are there online satellites for the Main Event? Which online clients conduct satellites?

Yes, please check under Qualifiers on the APT Macau 2013 Info Page.

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Are there other events apart from the APT Main Event?

Yes. There will be Cash games, Satellite Tournaments for the Main Event and other Events that will be scheduled for the duration of the APT Event.

Check out the complete Event Schedule.

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How many Main Event seats will be guaranteed in the APT Venue Satellite Events?

For every HK$ 25,000 in the prizepool, One (1) seat to the Main Event seat will be awarded.

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What stakes are available for the cash games?

Cash games will start off from HK$ 10/25 and up. For more info, please get in touch with the Poker King Club.

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I have a paid seat or won a seat to the Main Event but would like to play in the satellites, what happens if I win another seat?

All Players that win seats through satellites will be allocated to Day 1A of the Main Event (except for those that win a seat during the satellites held on Day 1A). If a Player has 2 seats and has made it to Day 2 via Day 1A, the excess seat will be refunded.

Since, re-entries are allowed on Day 1B, players that have more than 2 Main Event seats will be automatically refunded for the third and more seats won on Day 2 of the Main Event.

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GENERAL QUESTIONS

What rules do APT Tournaments follow?

The Asian Poker Tour follows the Poker Tournament Directors Association Rules in addition to rules set by the APT. Visit the APT Tournament Rules Page for details.

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Will there be Asian Poker Tour merchandise for sale at the event?

Yes, APT merchandise will be sold throughout the duration of the event.

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What hotel accommodations would be available for non-resident players?

Yes, please check under Hotel Accommodations on the APT Macau 2013 Info Page.

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What currency is used in Macau?

The primary currency used in Macau is the Macau Pattaca (MOP) and the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). Only Hong Kong Dollars will be accepted for payments of buy in throughout the APT Macau 2013.

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Is there a dress code during the tournament?

Shorts, sleeveless shirts, flip-flops and chappals are not allowed.

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Will media entities be allowed to cover the event?

Yes. Please contact us for further information.

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Entering the Macau as a Tourist

Do I need a visa to enter Macau?

Generally the answer is no; although all visitors must hold a passport or a valid travel document.

For the exact details of the allowed duration of stay, please check the following website:

http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/info/get2macau.php

MACAU GOVERNMENT TOURIST OFFICE
Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, nºs 335-341, Edifício “Hot Line”, 12º andar, Macau
Tel: (853) 2831 5566 | Fax: (853) 2851 0104 | Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000

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The Asian Poker Tour’s home in Macau, the StarWorld Hotel

For the second half of the year, plans are underway for the most anticipated event on the APT calendar – Asian Poker Tour Macau. Last year saw the tour’s return to the world’s gaming capital with the Main Event attracting 268 entries. Taiwan’s Carlos Chang took home the title and HK$ 1,913,100 in winnings. Pending and subject to approval from Macau’s governing body, this year’s event is scheduled to take place from July 24 to 31 at the StarWorld Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Check out the APT Macau 2013 Event Details.

Korea’s Jeju Island

In August, the APT will return to the island of Jeju, this time with its main brand, for the Asian Poker Tour Korea. In partnership with the Club Phoenix, the six-day event is scheduled to be held from August 18-23. It may be a slightly shorter schedule – 6 days – but there won’t be any lack of action as the APT is putting together a bevy of tournaments throughout the event week.

Resorts World Manila – host of the upcoming APT Asian Series Manila 2013

October will then see the APT’s second event for the year at Resorts World Manila for the APT Asian Series Manila. Featuring a PHP 50,000 Main Event buy-in and a host of Side Events, which in the past has attracted record player numbers for an APT event.

Current APT POY Standings Leader Minsoo Kim

Running alongside these events is the exciting APT Player of the Year. Reigning POY Sam Razavi ended last year with a huge lead over his closest rivals in the race. This year may be a different story as current standings leader Minsoo Kim is less than a hundred points ahead of Tetsuya Tsuchikawa and Ben Abrahams, second and third respectively. Check out the current APT Player of the Year standings.

As the expression goes, “time flies” and it has indeed as the Asian Poker Tour has grown from its very first event five years ago to one of the most recognized tours in the world.

It was back in May of 2008 when the APT held its first event at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati, Philippines. It was a star-studded event as the “who’s who” of the gaming industry were present. To show that the APT was a legitimate poker tour, the Main Event had a guaranteed prize pool of US$ 1 Million and saw Australian David Saab take the lion’s share. The APT then upped that ante with a guaranteed prize pool of US$ 1.5 Million with its first event in what can now be considered as one of the world’s gaming havens, Macau. The last man standing would be US based poker prodigy Yevgeniy Timoshenko. The APT would then return to both venues the following year.

During the following four years, the Asian Poker Tour team worked hard to positioning itself as a major brand in the poker industry. As a respected name, the APT received numerous requests to run special events, these events adopting the APT format would be called Accredited Events. Six Accredited Events happened in 2010, all of them based on APT tournament structures and rules. These would complement the APT major tournaments like APT Philippines 2010 which moved to the then newly-opened Resorts World Manila. While a few months later, Matt Savage made a cameo appearance as the Tournament Director for the prestigious APT Macau held that year at the recently opened City of Dreams.

Throwback to APT Philippines 2008

Opening 2011, the APT introduced its Asian Series brand which was based on existing APT structures and rules but with the buy-ins set at US$1,000. The first APT Asian Series was held in Cebu, Philippines with another one held in a totally new, exotic venue – Casino Royale in Goa, India. All of these paved the way for what would become the APT’s busiest year.

In 2012 alone, the Asian Poker Tour held a total of 10 events spread across the world. The year opened with a Special Event in London followed by the APT Asian Series Cebu. The China Poker Carnival then had the APT as its main sponsor. The rest of the year saw staple events like APT Philippines and APT Macau together with Asian Series events held in Cebu, Philippine; Goa, India; Grand Bay, Mauritius; Manila Philippines, Svay Rieng, Cambodia.

This year, the APT added another new stop to its calendar – Jeju, South Korea. The island played host to the APT Asian Series Jeju which followed the APT Asian Series Cebu. Resorts World Manila again played host to APT Philippines 2013. Although half of the year has already passed, the APT is nowhere near from slowing down. There are at least four more events planned for the year.

The past five years has seen the Asian Poker Tour build not only a respected name in the poker industry but also an international brand recognized throughout the gaming Industry.

Plaque representing the donation of Add Ons from the Asian Poker Tour and its players

Bavet Primary School

Possible through the APT’s Add On for Charity Event and its players

We look forward to the continued support from players for the Add-On for Charity Events of the Asian Poker Tour, helping one community at a time.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Champion, Khac Trung Tran

The winning hand for Tran was J♠ Q♥ after his heads-up opponent, Thang Truong, also from Australia, called his shove worth over 2.5 million. Truong was ahead preflop with A♣ 6♦ but all that would change after the flop 3♣ 9♦ J♦ came to the board. Turn Q♦ and river Q♣ confirmed Tran’s coronation as the newest APT champion.

Tran actually had an up and down campaign in this main event but showed enough consistency to advance through the multi-day tournament. Going into Day 2, his stack was just around the average (56,525) but picked it up at the end of that day moving to fourth place (257,500) in the overall chip rankings. He maintained the pace and placed 5th (332,000) going into the final day of play.

During the Final Table, he continued being consistent—and aggressive—winning key hands left and right including the huge one that not only brought him the chip lead but also in dealing the biggest bust out of the night—eliminating Nam Le, Day 3 chip leader and inarguably the most popular player in the final table.

Tran caught Le bluffing with 8♦ K♣ as the Australian called with the Big Slick A♠ K♦ and both players were all-in in a pot worth well over 2.5 million. The board was K♥ J♦ 2♥ 7♠ J♥ paving the way for Tran to become the runaway chip leader with just 3 players left.

Le was the chip leader going into the Final Table. And curiously, Tran also scalped the head of two other erstwhile chip leaders in Andrew Gaw (No. 1 in chips after Day 2 chip leader) and Moses Saquin (No. 1 in chips in Day 1B).

With A♦ A♥, Tran eliminated Gaw, who only had A♣ 9♣, on a dry board of 5♦ 6♦ 4♦ 5♥ 9♥. Against Saquin, Tran called his opponent’s all-in post-flop J♣ J♦ 6♦ with 9♣ 9♠ which was a good read as Saquin only had A♣ 8♣. Turn 9♦ and river 9♥ gave him unnecessary quads that put him among the chip leaders at that point of the tournament.

Recap all the exploits of the champion in APT’s live reporting page.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Awarding Ceremony

Completing the big winners in the main event are Truong at 2nd place ($71,600); Sekiya Yosuke at 3rd ($48,700); Le at 4th ($38,400) and Homan Houshiar at 5th ($28,300). To view complete list of 27 players who made it to the money, go to our payouts page.

View the complete list of winners in the APT Philippines 2013 Event Results. The APT returns to RWM later this year in October for the APT Asian Series Manila. Regularly check the APT site for more updates of future APT events for 2013.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Final 8 Chip Leader, Nam Le

Le’s rise to the top actually started in Day 2 when he finished with 294,500 in chips– #2 in the overall standings. Le did not let up in Day 3 and nearly quadrupled that number to finish with 1,116,000 in chips going into the Final Table.

Be it early, middle or late in Day 3, it felt like Le was everywhere and getting involved in every big pot and even eliminating players along the way. Le’s bust-out list includes Sam Razavi, online pro Daniel Kelly and Day 2 chip leader Andrew Gaw.

Le’s 10♠ 10♥ dodged over cards and beat Razavi’s J♣ Q♣ to boot out the 2012 APT Player of the Year. Against Daniel Kelly, Le tried to scare off his opponent postflop 4♠ 7♦ 9♠ with K♥ 8♥. Kelly with A♦ Q♣ would call however, only to fall to a runner-runner J♣ 10♥ that completed Le’s straight.

And versus Gaw, Le simply played marvelous in two key hands that brought him to the million-mark chip count in the latter levels. In the first hand, Le bet on all streets with K♣ Q♣ on a board of 7♣ K♠ J♠ K♦ 6♣ and gained maximum profit as Gaw called all the way and lost. In the 2nd hand, Gaw was the aggressor. Didn’t matter for Le who called bets on the flop Q♦ 6♥ A♦, turn 5♦ then bet big on the river 8♥ where he completed the flush with 10♦ 7♦. To read all of Le’s exploits in Day 3, go to our live reporting page.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Final Eight

Le will face a lot of worthy challengers in the 8-handed Final Table including China’s Miller Zhang (2nd in chips with 924,000) and Japan’s Sekiya Yosuke (3rd – 675,000).

Final Table – Chip Counts
1. Nam Le (USA) – 1,160,000
2. Miller Zhang (China) – 924,000
3. Sekiya Yosuke (Japan) – 675,000
4. Thang Truong (Australia) – 467,000
5. Khac Trung Tran (Australia) – 332,000
6. Tam Truong (Australia) – 202,000
7. Homan Housiar (Canada) – 177,000
8. Anthony Gabitan (Philippines) – 163,000

27 players placed in the money in this main event with 18 winners getting their payouts in Day 3. The champion will get the lion’s share of $124,000 from a total prize pool of $497,120 from 205 entries. View all the main event winners and payouts in our in the money page.

Meanwhile, in the pair of side events, Mike Takayama won the Deep Stack Turbo Event for $4,080 and Alistair Duff ruled the Heads-Up Event winning $7,630.

APT Philippines 2013 Heads Up Champion, Alistair Duff

APT Philippines 2013 Deep Stack Turbo Champion, Mike Takayama

The Final Table of the Main Event is set at 1:30PM Wednesday. One last side event is also scheduled the 6-Handed Event at 1PM. For full results of APT Philippines 2013 events, go to this page.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Day 3 Chip Leader, Andrew Gaw

Gaw finished with 316,000 in chips after Day 2. His rise to the top came in a bit unexpected as there were different players who flirted with the #1 ranking for most chips throughout the day.

There was Stephen Chidwick who was the first to crack the 300,000 chip mark only to falter in the latter levels of play. One hand was when he was outplayed by Bawoo Hyunshik Yun who bet on all streets; 10,200 at the flop 10♠ A♦ 4♠; 24,000 at the turn 8♥ and a shove for 70,000 at the river 9♥, where Chidwick folded.

There were also the consistent play of Moses Saquing and Nam Le—both came to Day 2 among the top 10 and preserved those spots atop the rankings. Then there were those who surged late– Sekiya Yosuke and Khac Trung Tran who started at the middle of the pack but now finds themselves among the top 5 going into Day 3. Go to our live reporting page to see full list of chip counts for the final 27 players.

But no one was as consistent as Gaw, who slowly but surely grabbed the top spot with key wins throughout Day 2. One was against an unknown opponent when he won with just 5♦ J♦ on a board of J♣ 8♠ 4♠ 8♦ Q♦. And another when he took down a huge pot against a bluffing SJ Kim after calling a river bet by the Korean.

All players participating in Day 3 are assured of at least $5,500 for placing ITM. The champion gets the lion’s share of $124,000 as part of the total $497,000 prize pool.

In a pair of side events also on Monday, Takashi Ogura won the PLO Turbo event for $1,990 while Eusebio Barrameda took the title in the Poker Hero Asia Freezeout event for $6,060

APT Philippines 2013 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo Champion, Takashi Ogura

APT Philippines 2013 Poker Hero Asia Freezeout Champion, Eusebio Barrameda

Day 3 of the Main Event resumes Tuesday at 1PM as players play down to the 8-handed Final Table. The Heads Up side event is set at 3PM plus the Deep Stack Turbo event at 6PM. For full schedule go to this page.

Main Event Day 1B Chip Leader, Moses Saquing

Saquing’s stack of 83,400 ranked first among the 62 players who qualified from Day 1B but that pales in comparison to Day 1A’s leader Cho Young Woo, who had a 163,200-chip haul. Nevertheless, Saquing is one of the chip leaders when Main Event play resumes Monday at 1PM. Others who performed well in Day 1B were SJ Kim (81,025), Nam Le (77,900) and Lawrence Sanjay (70,400).

Some key hands for Kim and Le came late in the day.

For Kim, one crucial play involved a hand against Norbert Koh in Level 8. With A♥ 7♣ 5♣ 9♣ 4♣ on the table Kim moved all-in on the river and Koh couldn’t make himself to commit giving the huge pot to the Korean.

Same as Kim, Le got some good pots late in the last level. Facing Lester Edoc in the battle of the blinds, Le bet on all streets including a 4,150 river bet with a board of 5♠ 4♣ 8♥ 2♣ J♣. Edoc got out of the way and Le got to 77,900 in this hand.

For Saquing, he’s the surprise chip leader as he came out of nowhere in taking that #1 position after Day 1B.

After two Day 1s of the Main Event this is how the overall Top 10 stacks up:

1. Cho Young Woo (Korea) – 163,200
2. Stephen Chidwick (United Kingdom) – 106,850
3. Do Hoang Anh (Vietnam) – 94,750
4. Sam Razavi (England) – 91,950
5. Ian Brion (Philippines) – 86,325
6. Andrew Gaw (Philippines) – 85,600
7. Moses Saquing (United States) – 83,400
8. Norkhalid Pimping (Philippines) – 81,100
9. SJ Kim (Korea) – 81,025
10. Nam Le (United States) – 77,900

The Main Event has a total of 101 survivors and they will battle in another 8 levels of poker action at 1-hour per round. With the total number of entries ramped up to 205 the prize pool is set at $497,120 with the champion getting the lion’s share of $124,000.

Other notable pros who made it to Day 2 are PokerAce ambassadors JC Tran (69,225), Joe Hachem (63,375) and Steve Gee (9,300); APT Philippines 2010 champion Michael Cua and APT Philippines 2009 Main Event champion Neil Arce (54,050).

In the pair of side events yesterday it was Johnson Tan who won the Pot Limit Omaha event for $5,160 beating the field of 60 players and Cecilio Hodreal who ruled the MegaSportsWorld Deep Stack Turbo event with 84 entries for the 1st place prize of $3,310.

APT Philippines 2013 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Champion, Johnson Tan

APT Philippines 2013 MSW Deep Stack Turbo Champion, Cecilio Hodreal

Aside from Day 2 of the Main Event, other side events on tap Monday are the Poker Hero Asia Freezout at 3PM and the Pot Limit Omaha Turbo at 6PM. Click here for full schedule of the APT Philippines 2013.

APT Philippines 2013 Main Event Day 1A Chip Leader, Cho Young Woo

After an exhausting 8-round action at 1-hour per level, Cho Young racked up a total of 163,200 worth of chips– a good 60K chip advantage over no. 2 Stephen Chidwick , who had 106,850 in chips. Completing the top five are Do Hoang Anh (Vietnam) with 94,750, Sam Razavi (England) with 91,950 and Ian Brion (Philippines) at 86,325. Go to our live reporting page to see the complete chip counts.

Cho Young actually grabbed the chip lead in the last level when his K♠ K♥ earned a huge pot off an opponent’s 5♠ 5♦. The flop A♥ 10♠ 3♠, turn Q♦ and river 7♦ busted out the opponent and assured Cho Young of a big stack going into Day 2 set on Monday at 1PM.

Meanwhile, Australia’s Michael Tchong took down the DafaPoker Freezeout title outlasting 88 other players. For his efforts, Tchong earned US$ 7,100 leading over Joven Villaroman who had to settle for second and Ben Abrahams at 3rd place.

APT Philippines 2013 DafaPoker Freezeout Champion, Michael Tchong

Action at the tables continues tomorrow for Day 1B of the main event at 1PM followed by Pot Limit Omaha at 3PM and MSW Deep Stack Turbo at 6PM.

Dennis Orcollo, the World Pool Billiards Association #2-ranked player is expected to join the MSW event.

Click here for full schedule of the APT Philippines 2013.

L-R: Michael Johansen – EVP Casino Marketing of Genting HK, Hakan Dagtas – RWM Chief Gaming Operations Officer, Joseph Cheong – Manila Millions 2013 Champion, Jason Morris – APT General Manager

Cheong took home the Manila Millions title and the hefty HK$ 10.4M prize for the super high rollers event with a HK$1M buy-in. The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event final tablist outlasted the 18-man field including the likes of high-stakes specialist Sam Trickett, last year’s Manila Millions champion Allan Le, Joe Hachem, Nam Le, Nick Wong, Philipp Gruissem and Tom Hall among other notable players.

Cheong just needed exactly one hand in heads-up play to take all of the chips. With a 2:1 chip advantage, Cheong’s Ace-Ten was up against Richard Yong’s Ace-King in a preflop all-in battle. Cheong grabbed the lead at the flop 9♥ 10♠ 3♠ and the turn 2♣ and river 4♠ did not change anything for Yong who settled for 2nd place and HK$6.5M.

Others who ended up ITM were Richard Peter Chan at 3rd (HK$ 4.1M) and Paul Phua at 4th (HK$3.1M). To recap all the action of the 2013 Manila Millions, visit the live reporting page at www.pokerace.tv.

In the other high-stakes side event, the PokerAce High Rollers it was Shaun Deeb who came out on top after beating 22 other players to bag the champion’s purse of $45,100.

APT Philippines 2013 PokerAce High Rollers Champion, Shaun Deeb

Meanwhile in the Ladies of Poker, Cabaling clinched her 3rd title in this same side event for the third time in three years. She already won the ladies’ titles in the 2011 and 2012 APT Asian Series Manila. Curiously, the winning hand for her on this one was the ladies Q♣ Q♠.

APT Philippines 2013 Ladies of Poker Champion, Ferlyn Cabaling

Finally, Do Hoang Anh from Vietnam won the Head Hunter event earning $5,570 for his efforts.

APT Philippines 2013 Head Hunter Champion, Do Hoang Anh

Poker action at the RWM resumes tomorrow at 1PM when Day 1A of the Main Event opens. The Dafapoker Freezeout side event starts at 3PM with two satellites also happening later in the day. For the full schedule, visit this page.