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APPT9 Manila: Alex Lee wins Warm-up, Pete Chen moves up to No. 3 on APOY

This past weekend, Season 9 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) visited PokerStars LIVE Manila for what was being billed as one of the biggest poker festivals ever held in the Philippines. Opening weekend of the APPT9 Manila did not disappoint as a combined 806 weekend warriors created u20b17,558,116 in prize money over the first four events.

"We expected a strong turnout for APPT Manila but the early results are well above my expectations." said APPT President Danny McDonagh. "It bodes extremely well for the Main Event on Thursday.