Welcome to the Pokerstars.net 2015 APPT9 Manila
The first starting flight of the Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila Main Event will get underway at the City of Dreams complex in Manila at 18:00 local time today. This location also hosts the PokerStars LIVE Manila poker room, however, the tournaments on this tour stop play out inside the property's Grand Ballroom, featuring 30 tables in total.
The numbers at all events so far have been very promising, including yesterday's ?10,000 Main Event Mega Satellite, which crushed its guarantee of 10 seats and awarded 23 tickets instead. Another two Satellites are currently undergoing and the ?50,000 Main Event gets underway just minutes from now. The tournament features a starting stack of 20,000 chips, the first three levels last 40 minutes each and the duration increases to 60 minutes after.
One optional re-entry is possible per starting flight and players can also participate on Day 1b even if they bag chips on Day 1a. In this case, the bigger stack will be carried over for the restart Saturday. The event concludes Sunday with the winner receiving the lion's share of the prizepool and a HKD $100,000 entry to the 2015 ACOP Main Event.
There's sure to be a ton of action in Manila and you can follow PokerNews' live reporting from start to finish to find out who will be crowned champion and climb the Asia Player of the Year rankings as well.