Kwonhwan Mun

Flight C of the PHP 60,000 APT Manila Classic 2025 Main Event is officially in the books after ten intense levels of play. The flight drew 266 entries (218 unique), with 119 players securing their spot in Day 2. Kwonhwan Mun from South Korea bagged an impressive 288,200 chips, making him the flight's chip leader.

With Flight D ongoing and late registration open until the start of Day 2, the total number of entries—including qualifiers—has already reached 956 and is expected to climb even higher.

Joining Mun at the top are three former APT Main Event champions: Henrik Tollefsen (202,200), Mike Takayama (173,600), and Moses Saquing (157,900). Takayama made waves when he entered late into the tournament yet managed to amass a massive chip stack in just two hands. With his vast experience, he and the other champions are strong contenders to claim yet another APT Lion Trophy.

Kunal Patni

Kunal Patni, fresh off his Mystery Bounty victory over the weekend, also secured his Day 2 spot with 184,000 chips. Other notable players moving forward include John Costiniano (80,600), William Teoh (67,300), Richard Marquez (64,900), and John Matsuda (48,800).

With one final flight to go, all eyes are on Flight D to see who else will join the field on Day 2 of the Main Event.

Flight C Top Ten Chip Counts

A full APT Main Event Flight C Survivor List can be found by CLICKING HERE.

Stay tuned for live updates on Flight D of the Main Event which is currently ongoing. Registration remains open until 12:10 AM local time and will have six 30-minute levels and four 45-minute levels of play.

Flight C of the APT Main Event has come to an end with the survivors now bagging up their chips for tomorrow's Day 2.

A full write-up of the day's action will follow shortly.

With the tournament down to the final seven hands, players were looking to double up or go broke, hoping to secure a spot in Day 2 or take one last shot by re-entering the final flight of Day 1.

Such was the case at Table #30, where action was picked up on a completed board, with Kim Enriquez at risk in an all-in showdown against Jeffrey Pamplona.

Kim Enriquez: Q 9

Jeffrey Pamplona: 8 T

Board: 6 5 2 T 5

Both players hit a flush on the river, but Enriquez held the superior hand, securing a crucial double-up at the expense of Pamplona's stack.

Wutikrai Phraikhieo raised to 3,000 from late position and got himself three callers: Jimin Lim on the button, Edgar Asehan and Nicola Montalbano from the blinds.

Four players checked through the flop of A K K to see the turn show a K . Asehan checked to Montalbano, who led out for 2,500, which Phraikhieo put in a raise to 7,000. Only Montalbano made the call.

The 4 fell on the river, where both players checked to a free showdown. Montalbano tabled invincible quads with K T to overcome a full house from Phraikhieo’s A 7 .

Gregory Liow

Action was picked up with Gregory Liow deep in the tank over a completed board of Q 6 3 K 9 , carefully considering his options. After a long pause, he finally announced all-in, putting his tournament life on the line. Hakamada Eisuke, the only remaining player in the hand, quickly made the call.

Gregory Liow: A 7

Hakamada Eisuke: Q J

Eisuke had connected with the flop, making a pair, while Liow, unfortunately, was left with a busted flush draw. With no way to recover, Liow hit the rails in the last level of the day.

Vineet Kumar

Action was picked up with Vineet Kumar at risk on the button, facing off against Phurirat Phaosathianphan in the big blind in an all-in showdown.

Vineet Kumar: A Q

Phurirat Phaosathianphan: A 8

Initially dominating Phaosathianphan, the tides shifted when the flop revealed A 2 8 , giving Phaosathianphan a two-pair. Kumar held his breath, hoping for a reversal of fortune on the following streets.

The turn 7 brought no help, and the river 8 sealed Kumar’s fate, giving Phaosathianphan a full house and eliminating Kumar from the tournament.

Kim Enriquez raised to 3,000 from the hijack and received three callers: Thanapipat Peesanough on the button, Kwonhwan Mun and Anant Purohit from the blinds.

Four players read a flop of A 8 8 , and the blinds checked to Enriquez, who continued for 4,400, which only Mun dropped in a call to see the Q fall on the turn. The action went check-chck.

The 7 landed on the river, where Mun fired out 25,000. After tanking for a long time, Enriquez still couldn't make up his mind. Eventually, Mun had to call the floor for the time. Another one minute passed, Enriquez finally made the call. Mun revealed an unbeatable full house with 8 7 , leaving Enriquez no choice but to forfeit the pot and muck his cards.

William Teoh

William Teoh made it 2,800 to go from under the gun and received three callers: Ish Agarwal from the hijack, Deepak Vansil on the button and Joseph Magnotti from the big blind.

A flop rolled off T 6 7 , and Magnotti checked it to Teoh, who made a continuation-bet of 5,500. Both the hijack and the button snap-folded. Magnotti shoved all in for 24,500, and Teoh dropped in ac all to put his opponent at risk.

Joseph Magnotti: Q 8

William Teoh: 8 7

Teoh picked up the lead for pairing a seven on the flop and Magnotti received straight and flush draw. The J fell on the turn, and Magnotti still had many outs to win the pot. Unfortunately for Magnotti, the river brought the bricky 5 , sealing his elimination and shipping the sizable pot.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing 3 6 K T and around 17,000 chips in the middle. Both Hakamada Eisuke from under the gun and Joonhee Yea and Joonhee Yea on the button checked through,

The 6 fell on the river, and the action went check-check again. Eisuke tabled pocket eights for two pair and it was enough to make Yea muck his hand.

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama opened for 2,600 from middle position and was quickly met with a three-bet to 9,000 by Yayun Liu in the cutoff. Takayama made the call, and they went to the flop.

The dealer spread 3 9 K flop, and Takayama check-raised to 16,500 after Liu continued for 6,000. Not backing down, Liu responded with a three-bet to 37,000, only to be met with an all-in shove from Takayama for his tournament life. Liu snap-called, and the cards were revealed:

Mike Takayama: K J

Yayun Liu: A K

Both players paired the board, but Liu held the better kicker. However, the J turn gave Takayama two pair, flipping the advantage in his favor. Liu still had outs, but the Q river didn’t bring any help.

With that, Liu’s stack was crippled to about 20 big blinds, while Takayama secured a crucial double-up.