APPT -- Manila Stop Begins Tomorrow

The fourth stop during season two on the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour will begin tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. PHT. There will be two day-one flights, and the three-day event will crown a champion on Sunday, Nov. 16. Players who have registered so far include Team PokerStars pro Lee Nelson and Taiwan-born J.J. Liu. The no-limit hold’em main event features a $2,350 buy-in, and there is also going to be a high-roller event for the first time in Manila. That event features a $5,102 buy-in, and the action will take place on Saturday, Nov. 15. starting at 8 p.m. PHT. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

$2,350 no-limit hold’em main event

Thursday, Nov. 13: Day 1A (all event days begin at 12:30 p.m. PHT)
Friday, Nov. 14: Day 1B
Saturday, Nov. 15: Day 2
Sunday, Nov. 16: Final table

$5,102 high roller event

Saturday, Nov. 15: Day 1 (begins at 8 p.m.PHT -- one-day event)

2007 PokerStars APPT Manila Results

Number of entries: 255
Buy-in: $2,350
Total prize pool: $599,250
First-place prize: 179,775
Places paid: 24

Final-table results:

1: Brett Parise -- $179,775
2: Ira Blumenthal -- $113,858
3: Nick Bamman -- $62,921
4: Van Marcus -- $44,940
5: Maor Feldinger -- $35,955
6: Roger Spets -- $26,966
7: Bas Van Liere -- $20,974
8: Kazuhiro Sato -- $14,981
9: Derick Hernandez -- $11,386

Check back late Sunday for a report about the 2008 final table.

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