Joseph Cheong Leads Manilla Millions; $1.34 Million for First

Quietly on the other side of the world, the Asian Tour Manila Millions kicked off on Thursday, April 18. The event boasted a massive HK$1,000,000 buy-in (approx. $129,000) and has been taking place at the Resorts World Manila.

At the end of the first day, Joseph Cheong led and only seven players remained from the 18 who played, but four of those players added rebuys. Thanks to the addition of HK$2,000,000 from the Genting Club and Resorts World Manila, the prize pool came to a whopping HK$24,000,000 (approx. $3,100,000) and first place has been set at HK$10,428,000 (approx. $1,340,000).

Place Player Prize
1 Josesh Cheong 738,000
2 Thomas McDonald 695,000
3 Peter Chan 688,000
4 Richard Yong 416,000
5 Paul Phua 350,000
6 David Benefield 253,000
7 Tore Lukashangen 180,000