Boasting $20 million in prize pool guarantees and running November 10th to December 1st, 2024, the third thrilling installment of the Asian Poker Tour Online 2024 (APTO) has reached the halfway point with 11 out of the scheduled 20 Trophy Events now done and dusted. You can catch up with the previous action here:
APT Online 2024 Recap: Events #1 & #2 – APT Online Bounty Kickoff & Superstar Challenge
APT Online 2024 Recap: Event’s #3-#5 – Thailand National Cup, Double Stack & Vietnam National Cup [Bounty]
APT Online 2024 Recap: Events #6-#8 – Sunday Super Stack, Mini Main Event, APT Online Invitational $10K Added
Events #9-#11 played out between November 19th to 23rd awarding a further USD 821,241 in prize money in addition to the three physical APTO trophies and crowning three newly minted champions.
Over the 11 Trophy Events played so far, that brings the total number of entries up to 27,816 with ~USD 4,119,130 in prize money awarded to date with a further 9 Trophy Events and plenty of side event action still to come.
Upcoming Highlights
Upcoming highlights in the next recap include action from the USD 1,500 Event #12: APT High Roller 8-Max (2-Day Event]—which awards the coveted APTO Bronze Lion APT High Roller Trophy and comes with a USD 500,000 guarantee—running Sunday, November 24th to Monday, November 25th, the USD 210 Event #13: Mystery Bounty Hunter - $100K Top Bounty which comes with a sizable USD 1.5 million guarantee with multiple Day 1s running from November 16th to 24th with the Final Day playing out at 9 p.m. (HKT) on Sunday, November 24th, and the USD 125 Event #14: Deepstack Turbo Blaze – running Sunday, November 24th at 9 p.m. (HKT).
Other upcoming highlights include the TWD 3.300 (USD 103*) Event #15: Taiwan Poker Classic TWD 5,000,000 (USD 156,588* converted from Taiwan Dollars) – running Tuesday, November 26th at 8 p.m. (HKT), the USD 525 Event #16: Omaholic Bounty Masters USD 100,000 guaranteed – running Thursday, November 28th at 8 p.m. (HKT), and the RNB 1,100 (USD 155*) Event #17: China 7odiac Classic [Bounty] RNB 1,500 000 (USD 211,180* converted from Chinese Yuan) – running Saturday, November 30th at 8 p.m. (HKT).
Win Your Way Through to The APT Online Main Event
Action in the $800 Event #19: APT Main Event $3M GTD is also underway, with the nine online flights having already played out, drawing 1,140 entries with 110 players successfully fighting their way through to Day 2, which plays out on Sunday, December 1st at 9 p.m. (HKT).
APT Main Event Day 1s are running from 16th November to December 1st, with daily $8 Step Satellites and $80 Mega Satellites. In addition to claiming the lion’s share of the enticing Main Event $3 million prize pool guarantee, the eventual winner will walk away with the exclusive bespoke APT Online Black Lion Main Event Trophy – don’t miss out on the action!
Event #9: Philippines National Cup [Deepstack Bounty]
With a progressive bounty of at least PHP 1,150 (USD 19.50) awarded for each player eliminated, the PHP 5,000 (USD 85) buy-in Event #9: Philippines National Cup [Deepstack Bounty] proved to be the largest of the festival’s Trophy Event bounty tournaments out of the four played so far, drawing 2,414 entries. This easily eclipsed the PHP 7.5 million (USD 128,654) guarantee, generating a PHP 11,104,400 (USD 188,311) prize pool.
Players battled over nine hours and sixteen minutes of game time with Brazil’s “Miguel Vila” claiming the win and the PHP 561,136.24 (USD 9,517) top prize—earning a further PHP 612,132.59 (USD 10,382) in bounties—after overcoming “R Ibragimov” heads-up to take the title and trophy, with the Russian-based player collecting PHP 561,134.99 (USD 9,517) for their runner-up finish and claiming a further PHP 191,165.04 (USD 3,242) in bounties.
Japan’s “TEAM MVP KKUP” took bronze and a payout of PHP 445,876.61 (USD 7,562) for third place, earning a further PHP 196,645.53 (USD 3,335) in bounties. Natural8’s “Beavercry” of Vietnam (4th), “LetsGo_Shen” of China (5th), and “wchw” of Taiwan (6th) all made final table appearances with a total of 288 players making the paying positions, a min-cash good for PHP 4,960.70 (USD 84), and the final table paying out as follows:
PHILIPPINES NATIONAL CUP FINAL TABLE RESULTS
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounty (PHP) | Bounty (~USD) | Result (PHP) | Result (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Vila | Brazil | 612,132.59 | 10,382 | 561,136.24 + 612,132.59 | 9,517 + 10,382 |
| 2 | R Ibragimov | Russia | 191,165.04 | 3,242 | 561,134.99 + 191,165.04 | 9,517 + 3,242 |
| 3 | TEAM MVP KKUP | Japan | 196,645.53 | 3,335 | 445,876.61 + 196,645.53 | 7,562 + 3,335 |
| 4 | Beavercry | Vietnam | 38,471.08 | 652 | 354,292.16 + 38,471.08 | 6,008 + 652 |
| 5 | LetsGo_Shen | Hong Kong | 78,307.81 | 1,328 | 281,519.42 + 78,307.81 | 4,774.7 + 1,328 |
| 6 | wchw | Taiwan | 17,429.69 | 296 | 223,694.62 + 17,429.69 | 3,793 + 296 |
| 7 | Vikksukatka | Russia | 26,629.68 | 452 | 177,747.33 + 26,629.68 | 3,015 + 452 |
| 8 | Jay Sun | New Zealand | 55,110.16 | 935 | 141,237.71 + 55,110.16 | 2,395 + 935 |
| 9 | Placodermi | Mongolia | 88,657.81 | 1,504 | 112,227.10 + 88,657.81 | 1,904 + 1,504 |
Event #10: King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max
Playing out on Thursday, November 21st and boasting a USD 300,000 guarantee, the USD 525 Event #10: King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max saw a field of 760 entries assemble in front of their computer monitors and battle it out at the digital baize for just over eight hours of game time, all looking to claim a share of the USD 380,000 prize pool.
With a progressive bounty of at least $125 awarded for each player eliminated and only the top 92 places paid, competition for a place in the hallowed money spots was fiercely contested. A min-cash was good for $536.06, but it was the title, trophy and the plaudits accompany it that all were aiming for.
It was Natural8’s “Iambeggar” of Canada who came out on top, overcoming APT Incheon 2023 Super High Roller champion “Milos Petakovic” to take a USD 24,861.09 top prize, earning a further USD 33,795.98 in bounties for a combined total of USD 58,657.07 in tournament winnings. Petakovic, who was hunting for an APTO title to add to accompany his APT Super High Roller title, had to settle for second place and a runner-up prize of USD 24,860.45, plus a further USD 12,620.13 in bounties.
Malaysia’s “yxdqwsa” rounded out the winner’s podium, earning USD 18,840.70 for third place and claiming an additional USD 2,681.65 in bounties. Natural8’s “Good168” of Thailand and “M Nguyen” of Vietnam both managed to make the final table, finishing in fourth and ninth respectively, with the top nine places paying out as follows:
KING OF THE JUNGLE FINAL TABLE RESULTS
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounty (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iambeggar | Canada | 33,795.98 |
| 2 | Milos Petakovic | Montenegro | 12,620.13 |
| 3 | yxdqwsa | Malaysia | 2,681.65 |
| 4 | Good168 | Thailand | 5,564.44 |
| 5 | Pepegasus | Austria | 5,335.95 |
| 6 | Shaymin4b | Austria | 4,794.93 |
| 7 | SSeeaa | Mongolia | 1,488.27 |
| 8 | EzBrO_888 | Thailand | 1,093.75 |
| 9 | M Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,007.81 |
Tournament specialist “David Peters” — who already boasts an APTO title having won November 2023’s APTO Event #10: Mystery Bounty Hunter — came close to making the final table and padded out his over USD 46 million in live tournament winnings and over USD 6.5 million in online tournament winnings with the USD 2,860.23 on offer for tenth place, collecting a further USD 2,226.56 in bounties.
Other notables to cash included Ukraine’s “Kostya Holskyi” (24th for USD 1,238.24 plus USD 1,718.75 in bounties), Event #9: Philippines National Cup finalist “LetsGo_Shen” of Hong Kong (32nd for USD 936.69 plus USD 898.44 in bounties), Event #1: APT Online Bounty Kickoff finalist “gimme_Chicken” (48th for USD 708.62 plus USD 476.56 in bounties), and China’s “Ricky Mao” (51st for USD 708.62 plus USD 1,156.25 in bounties).
Event #11: Korea National Cup
The last of the weekends Trophy Events to play out, the KRW 330,000 (USD 240) Event #11: Korea National Cup, saw 1,165 entries duke it out over eight hours and forty minutes of game time for a share of the KRW 353,694,000 (USD 252,930) prize pool, easily surpassing the KRW 300,000,000 (USD 217,467) guarantee.
It was Natural8 India’s “SoonaPaana” claiming the accolades and the KRW 47,701,716 (USD 34,095) top prize, overcoming Ukraine’s “Winningmillions” heads-up, with the latter earning KRW 36,783,018 (USD 26,300) for their runner-up finish. Natural8 India’s “SpewSolver” completed the winner’s triumvirate banking KRW 28,363,562 (USD 20,280) for their third-place finish.
APT Summer Series Da Nang 2023 Superstar Challenge champion “Joshua McCully” also made a final table showing, adding to his over USD 2 million in live tournament winnings and over 5,400 recorded online tournament scores with a seventh-place finish which was good for KRW 10,028,042 (USD 7,170).
A total of 165 players made the paying positions, with a min-cash coming in at KRW 692,015 (USD 495) with the final table paying out as follows:
KOREA NATIONAL CUP FINAL TABLE RESULTS
| Rank | Player | Country | Result (KRW) | Result (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoonaPaana | India | 47,701,716 | 34,095 |
| 2 | Winningmillions | Ukraine | 36,783,018 | 26,300 |
| 3 | SpewSolver | India | 28,363,562 | 20,280 |
| 4 | long999ly | Singapore | 21,871,300 | 15,635 |
| 5 | mTk_ | Brazil | 16,865,069 | 12,060 |
| 6 | amsoluckyhaxx | Poland | 13,004,763 | 9,295 |
| 7 | Joshua McCully | Australia | 10,028,042 | 7,170 |
| 8 | whyme1988 | Brazil | 7,732,658 | 5,530 |
| 9 | one-77 | China | 5,962,719 | 4,260 |
Natural8 India’s "MadhuriDixit" narrowly missed out on making the final table, earning KRW 4,000,579 (USD 2,860) for tenth place.
Other notables to make the money including China’s “Wei Zhou” (17th for KRW 2,071,914), and “Ricky Mao” (28th for KRW 1,663,876), the UK’s “Jack Salter” (103rd for KRW 861,701), Natural8 Ambassador Kannapong “Tent” Thanarattrakul (108th for KRW 692,015), Event #9: Philippines National Cup finalist “LetsGo_Shen” (145th for KRW 692,015), and APT Incheon 2023 Super High Roller champion “Milos Petakovic” (165th for KRW 692,015).
