Sitting at breakfast this morning, a couple of PokerStars Qualifiers stood nearby awaiting their freshly cooked omelettes. We chatted about this and that for a minute or so, before they turned and asked, "see you next year?" That seems to be the sentiment as players start to say their goodbyes and head home from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa - everyone just assumes you'll be back in 2010. After two years in Manila, the move of the PokerStars.net APPT to the southern city of Cebu and the idyllic Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa has been wildly successful. The sun
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Day 4
APPT Cebu: Level 26 updates (final table)
Live updates from the final table, level 26 (blinds 30,000-60,000, ante 5000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected...more
APPT Cebu: Level 25 updates (final table)
Live updates from the final table, level 25 (blinds 25,000-50,000, ante 5000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected...more
APPT Cebu: Level 24 updates (final table)
Live updates from the final table, level 24 (blinds 20,000-40,000, ante 4000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected...more
Day 3
APPT Cebu: Final table profiles
Seat 1: Mark Pagsuyuin, Manila, Philippines (497,000 in chips): Despite being one of the short stacks on the final table, there's no doubt that this PokerStars Cebu Satellite winner will go down fighting and have the crowd cheering him on along with his wife of 18 years. The 43-year-old...more
APPT Cebu: Level 21 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 21 (blinds 10,000-20,000, ante 2000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip...more
APPT Cebu: Level 20 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 20 (blinds 8000-16000, ante 2000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip...more
Day 2
APPT Cebu: Day 3 seat draw
PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event day 3 seat draw Table 1 Seat 1: Mike Gaertner (Cambodia) PokerStars Player 257,000 Seat 2: Danny Sangwook Byun (Korea) 124,000 Seat 3: Mark Pagsuyuin (Philippines) 61,500 Seat 4: Dustin Dorrance-Bowman (USA) PokerStars Player 260,000 Seat 5: Allih (Yoyong) Bansuan (Philippines) 299,500 Seat 6:...more
APPT Cebu: Level 14 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 14 (blinds 2000-4000, ante 400) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip...more
APPT Cebu: Level 13 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 13 (blinds 1500-3000, ante 300) of the PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip...more
Day 1B
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: Bumpas tops 1B, Fan still in front
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...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
Day 1A
APPT Cebu: Fan blows away the field on day 1A
Less than half of the day 1A field will return for Friday's day 2 after the opening session of play in the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Cebu Main Event. They include nine PokerStars Qualifiers and four PokerStars Cebu Satellite winners. Players from across the world converged on the idyllic Shangri-La's...more
APPT Cebu: Bring on APPT Ulan Bator!
By Landon Blackhall It's no big secret that poker has caught the world by storm, but throughout the Great Poker Boom in the last few years, there's one country that hasn't popped in poker-related conversations too often: Mongolia. Landlocked between mainland China and Russia, Mongolia is the world's most...more
APPT Cebu: Lappin' up the luxury
By Landon Blackhall and Sean Callander There's been a running gag in the past couple of days at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa - with the sun shining and so much to do, no-one's going to be too disappointed if they're eliminated in the early stages of the PokerStars.net...more
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