APT RWM Mystery Bounty Weekend – Final day

Now enter the gladiators!

A total of 348 entrees. but only 91 players advance to day 2. that just the way it is. there can after all be only one champion. 

There were a lot of big names that survived Day 1. Champions and already living legends. but it was still about who wanted it most.

Entering day 2 with 125k chips, he is the opponent that must be defeated as soon as possible because once he picks up steam. he would take everyone down.

3 of the 4 kings were also present, Dave Spade, Team captain of ActionPH, Vamerdino Magsakay, Metro Team Pro and ActionPH ambassador, and Kim “The Icebreaker” Enriquez. technical players who are both good in online and live tournaments.

And then there the 3 musketeers! They might now be the tallest players on the felt but they have the hearts of Lions, Regardless of how big the hurdle is they are ready to fight.

Joe Mark “JoMaK” Vasay who recently won the Manila Super Series Main event, Noel “Kid Rock” Arraniel, who was also in the final table of the Manila Super Series finishing 3rd, and then there is Renniel Galvez, who was second on the warm-up in the Super series. 

As the tournament began, the Resort world Team is certainly doing a great job. There has been a lot of changes due to the pandemic but it is definitely great that a team from Resort World is handling the staff while the APT team is on top of it, especially the tournament.

Although a lot of us desire to become champions. The battle to become a champion is a long road. and sometimes lady luck must smile in order to win.

Edgar Asehan who has been rising lately and have won some good events when Live tournaments came back hit a wall. He had pocket queens that were called by an Ace-King preflop. He started the day with a medium stack and was on a good run. but luck was to on his side.

Sandy “Hari ng Pinya” Also got hit with a similar fate. but his desire to conquer the Holdem world just keeps growing.

Meanwhile, John tech was an early exit as well. on the last hand of day 1D, he made a great play and played his position shoving his stack in what he believed was a weak player.

As everyone wanted to enter day 2.  He had a good stack but wanted more. He made a calculated risk but his opponent took a gamble. Putting him short stack for Day 2

There were a lot of early casualties on the felt, after all, only 35 will make it into the money.

But some of them were determined to bring home something that is why they jumped into the side event.

Alexis Lim who came all the way from Cebu wanting to play big live tournaments was seen on the side. Joven Huerto who was out of luck on a preflop shove also joined in.

D-Ramsey of the blacklist also decided to join the last event of the APT. 

It was now a race to become a champion. but as we are telling a story that has already happened. what was the champion doing all this time?

Although people fought bravely and their desire to become the champion is great as well. It is a competition and there can only be one.

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There were a lot of great players that made it to the ITM. but it just was not their time.

Alex Cruz, a cash game grinder, Vicente Pena, an old poker veteran who has proven he still has what it takes. Junnie “Rolly Rules” Pamplona. Kim Enriquez, And even Recent Manila super series Main event champion Jomak failed to reach the final 8

Neil Lawrence, the deep stack turbo champion, although he ran deep only finished at 15th. Even Luis “Dhon Dhon” Bernando finished only at 11th

What was surprising was the number 13th spot. 

But that is poker, sometimes one bad hand can destroy you. Mike fought great. He was in top form during the event. 

But this time the cup was not for him.

Slowly we reach the final table.

Janno Alvarez performed great during the event, he has also been running deep in recent major events. But entering the final 8 short stacks proved to be costly.

Left with only 1 big blind. he was first to exit.

Mark ChiKoro Joson soon followed next. The man from Cebu, who had his whole team cheering for him during all this time Failed to bring home the trophy back.

Iori Yogo, Originally from Japan who now calls the Philippines his home and have been running in recent main events exits at 6th

Regular high stake cash game player, Lim Choon Kwang was steady all throughout the game. 

But a confrontation with Jeorge crippled his stack as he believed he had the better hand. That call cost him a lot of chips and soon bowed out. 

Rennie Galvez was busted out next but he accumulated the most bounties and the biggest in total bounties. He received more than 370k PHP in bounties which are higher than the third-place prize. 

Meanwhile, Navales although had the weaker stack between Lester “Hazel” Timonera and Joerge Lagatuz. He was quite disciplined and was keeping his calm all throughout the game.

He folded a lot of hands that even if it would place him on the short stack and would make a comeback a few times as well. 

Jeorge Lagatuz was already the chip leader at this point. He had an overwhelming chip lead that if both Hazel and Navales combined would still be less than Lagatuz stack.

A deal was proposed but due to Jeorge having an overwhelming lead. The game continued until Navales was out. 

It was just was not Hazel time yet. It was Jeorge.

But it is only the first quarter of the year and more and more events are coming. 

Jeorge Legatuz proved to be the better players today and he took it down. 

As the champagne is poured and the celebration begins. The trophies were awarded. 

Jeorge Legatuz became the first APT Main Event champion in Manila for almost 2 years.

APT did such a great event. Resort world definitely great.

We cant wait for their next event which is happening on April.

Congratulations Everyone!

Stay safe poker playas!