APT Online Series: ‘ManuBO,’ ‘LuckySecret,’ ‘hibou45,’ & Mike Takayama Win Titles; ‘Lee567890’ Wins His 2nd

Day 5 of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Online Series 2nd edition taking place on Natural8.com named 16 winners. The much-awaited APT Online Series Main Event that boasts a massive $1 Million prize pool guarantee completed three starting flights yesterday. The Flight B chip leader, ‘chiqiao’ (359,829), holds the overall chip lead after the three starting flights. Flight D of the Main Event got underway at 1:30 PM today, followed by Flight E at 4:30 PM. Flight F begins at 7:30 PM and Flight G at 10:30 PM.

‘ManuBO’ took down the Monster Stack title to win the biggest prize of the series so far worth $20.26K after beating ‘noclue_just’ heads-up.

The $75K GTD High Roller was championed by ‘LuckySecret’ ($18.20K), while ‘hibou45’ ($13.36K) took down the $50K GTD High Roller Deep Stack.

The four-hour-long $40K GTD High Roller Turbo crowned WSOP bracelet winner Mike ‘MahalnaHari’ Takayama as the victor. Takayama toppled a field of 100 entries to win $11.20K and the APTO title.

The other big winner on Thursday was ‘Lee567890,’ who became the third player at the ongoing series to win two titles. The mystery player was the last one standing in Event #64: Micro Turbo and won $960 for the title. This user had won the same event on Wednesday for $951.

The complete list of winners on the series (so far):

Featured Event: $500 Buy-in Main Event $1 Million GTD – Flight A, B & C

Buy-in – $500

Total Entries – 397

Flight A Entries – 139

Flight B Entries – 138

Flight C Entries – 114

Total Survivors – 84

Flight A Survivors – 31

Flight B Survivors – 29

Flight C Survivors – 24

The cynosure of all eyes and the massive $1 Million guaranteed APT Main Event kicked off yesterday, completing three starting flights. The $500 buy-in Main Event logged in 397 entries in all, with 11 flights yet to go before Day 2 (final day) begins on Sunday, June 21, at 5.30 PM IST.

Only 84 players advanced to Day 2 from the three starting flights combined.

The Flight B chip leader, ‘chiqiao’ (359,829), holds the overall chip lead after the three starting flights. ‘mrduckie’ (359,213), Flight A chip leader Lester ‘mon$terDad‘ Edoc (301,121), ‘LeeHsienLoong’ (297,845), and ‘Alors Peul-Etre’ (249,785) round out the top five stacks. Flight C chip leader ‘Almedin Imsirovic’ (248,073) also made the top 10 chip counts list.

Flight D got underway at 1:30 PM today, followed by Flight E at 4:30 PM. Flight F begins at 7:30 PM and Flight G at 10:30 PM.

Top 10 Chip Counts After 3 Flights

1. chiqiao – 359,829
2. mrduckie – 359,213
3. Lester ‘mon$terDad‘ Edoc – 302,847
4. LeeHsienLoong – 297,845
5. Alors Peul-Etre – 249,785
6. Almedin Imsirovic – 248,073
7. AnsuFati31 – 211,536
8. riverphoenix – 211,410
9. oldzet – 206,746
10. dn-viking – 205,499

Event #49: $200 Buy-in Monster Stack $100K GTD – Day 2

Buy-in – $200

Total Entries – 633

Prize pool – $116,472

Places Paid – 89

The other star attraction was the final day`s play at the two-day-long Monster Stack. The $100K GTD tourney drew in 633 entries across five starting flights, to smash its guarantee, collecting a $116.47K prize pool.

The final day began with 192 contenders, and more than half went home empty-handed as only 89 places got paid.

Outlasting the competition was a mystery player ‘ManuBO,’ who won the title and the $20.26K cash prize that came with it. ‘noclue_just’ (runner-up for $14.85K) and ‘TheJourney’ (3rd for $10.88K) were others who received five-figure prizes.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. ManuBO – $20,265.26
2. noclue_just – $14,853.99
3. TheJourney – $10,887.92
4. Aabbcczz – $7,980.92
5. Martin Pineiro – $5,849.92
6. S16888 – $4,287.98
7. calvadetxomin – $3,143.07
8. Interlace – $2,303.87
9. bjyn – $1,688.73

Event #73: $1000 Buy-in High Roller $75K GTD

Buy-in – $1,000

Total Entries – 78

Prize pool – $75,000

Places Paid – 11

The $75K GTD High Roller was the biggest buy-in event of the day. The $1,000 buy-in tourney registered 78 contenders, falling 1 entry short of the advertised guarantee.

The top three places were awarded five-figure prizes. Topping them all was ‘LuckySecret’ who banked $18.20K. ‘Simpy_The_Best’ stood second and took home $13.87K, while ‘brynkenneyAA’ received $10.56K for placing third.

Complete Results (USD)

1. LuckySecret – $18,201.59
2. pokerxia888 – $13,865.07
3. Simpy_The_Best – $10,561.76
4. qkqhemf – $8,045.46
5. Peleus34 – $6,128.66
6. tonkatsu&wagyu – $4,668.52
7. GT0-wannabe – $3,556.26
8. waransan – $2,708.99
9. PequenoPony – $2,451.55
10. PuntSonPunt – $2,218.57
11. supermoustache – $2,218.57

Event #70: $500 Buy-in High Roller Deep Stack $50K GTD

Buy-in – $500

Total Entries – 129

Prize pool – $61,275

Places Paid – 17

The $50K GTD High Roller Deep Stack attracted 129 hopefuls, to accrue $68.88K in the prize pool.

Racing past the competition was ‘hibou45,’ who won $13.36K for the title victory. The runner-up ‘Dostoevsky’ received a five-digit payout worth $10.17K.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. hibou45 – $13,363.49
2. Dostoevsky – $10,165.40
3. $tereo – $7,732.68
4. Cheers! – $5,882.14
5. Kevin Pu – $4,474.47
6. Jimmyfish – $3,403.67
7. waransan – $2,589.12
8. ManuBO – $1,969.51
9. JoshExotic – $1,498.18

Event #74: $500 Buy-in High Roller Turbo $40K GTD

Buy-in – $500

Total Entries – 100

Prize pool – $47,500

Places Paid – 13

The $40K GTD High Roller Turbo saw WSOP bracelet winner Mike ‘MahalnaHari‘ Takayama run away with the title victory. Takayama toppled a field of 100 entries to win $11.20K. The runner-up prize of $8.48K went to ‘Arnaud Enselme.’

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Mike ‘MahalnaHari ‘ Takayama – $11,200.80
2. Arnaud Enselme – $8,482.62
3. HansNeverLose – $6,424.11
4. newjerry – $4,865.14
5. Beishadezhu2 – $3,684.50
6. NeverGambol – $2,790.37
7. TSK Neil – $2,113.21
8. Jack Salter – $1,600.39
9. Fiddlesticks – $1,375.12

Event #64: $20 Buy-in Micro Turbo $5K GTD

Buy-in – $20

Total Entries – 231

Prize pool – $5,000

Places Paid – 39

The $20 buy-in Micro Turbo brought in a packed field of 231 hopefuls, that left an overlay worth $611.

‘Lee567890’ was the last player standing and won $960 for the title. The mystery user had championed this same event on Wednesday for $951, making him/her the third player to have won two titles at the ongoing series.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Lee567890 – $959.97
2. arran – $709.44
3. t3slAA – $524.36
4. CyberChaser – $387.57
5. Jack Salter – $286.46
6. Jannat52 – $211.73
7. X c a r I b e r . – $156.49
8. yazen – $115.66
9. $ Maggopople11 – $85.49

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