The line-up for day two has been finalised in the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event after two day one flights under the big top here at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa. The Marquee has been packed to capacity all day with side events, cash games and a day 1B field of 213 players, which took the Main Event total to 319 - a record for the Philippines and another feather in the cap for the APPT. A total of 103 players survived day 1B, joining the 50 players who progressed from day 1A meaning 153 will be back for
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APPT Cebu: Day 2 seat draw
PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event day 2 seat allocation Table 1 Seat 1: TBC (Taipei) 28900 Seat 2: Un Jung Yum (Korea) 47500 Seat 3: Lester Edoc (Philippines) 66700 Seat 4: Frank Salvador (Philippines) PokerStars Qualifier 40400 Seat 5: Raul Fernandez (Philippines) 31000 Seat 6: Ender Ozkan (USA) 10800...more
APPT Cebu: A slam dunk for Filipino sports fans
By Landon Blackhall Most poker players love following some form of sport, and visitors don't have to go far to get their dose in the Philippines. However, the domestic sporting scene is dominated by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The competition was launched in 1975, making it the oldest...more
APPT Cebu: Hanes rains on the Hachem parade
By Landon Blackhall Day 1B in the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event is starting to take shape, with more big names hitting the rail and an outright chip leader emerging. PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Tony Hachem has enjoyed phenomenal success this year, having secured the PokerStars.net ANZPT Player of...more
APPT Cebu: From card sharks to big, scary, real sharks
Who is Toto, the famed Malapascua dive guide, kidding? "The shark is more scared of you," he laughs as members of the dive party start to slip below the waves. "But Toto, who told the shark?" That's one of the questions to pops into the minds of divers as...more
APPT Cebu: Aussies under fire in early skirmishes
With a loaded field and scores of locals determined to claim one of the big scalps, it's hardly surprising that the rate of eliminations has been higher than yesterday after the opening three levels in the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event. PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Eric Assadourian was...more
APPT Cebu: New record for Philippines poker
By Landon Blackhall and Sean Callander The records are tumbling in The Marquee at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa where more than 200 players - 213 to be exact - have taken their seats for day 1B of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event. That means the Main Event...more
APPT Cebu: Clubs a winning suit in Shangri-La
Tournament venues tend to be fairly quiet in the AM hours as players charge up their batteries for a long day's play or sleep off a long night on the tables. Not here at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa. Players and their guests are hitting the brekky buffet early...more
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