Day 2
Junnie Pamplona ships a big pot against Tan
25,000 ante

Catching the action on a board showing 9♣ 4♠ T♦ 9♠ 6♥ , Junnie Pamplona roars upon winning the huge pot with A♠ T♥ beating Philip Tan’s K♦ Q♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,200,000(128 BB) | 2,000,000 | |
650,000(26 BB) | -1,150,000 |
Ashish Munot eliminated in 18th place - US$ 5,361
16,000 ante

Down to his last 130,000, Ashish Munot is all in with Q♦ 5♦ , Philip Tan calls with T♥ T♠ , the board runs 5♠ 7♠ 9♥ 6♥ J♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,800,000(113 BB) | -50,000 |
Philip Tan banks a massive double up. Pamplona stunned
16,000 ante
From hijack Junnie Pamplona raises to 36,000, cutoff Ashish Munot calls, button Philip Tan three-bets to 151,000, Pamplona calls, Munot shoves, Tan shoves, Pamplona tanks and expresses his disbelief. He then folds and shows J♥ J♦ .
Munot A♦ Q♥ Tan A♣ K♠
When the board runs 6♦ 3♣ 7♦ 9♥ 8♣ , Pamplona is shaken as he would have won, instead, Tan ships a massive double up and Munot plunges.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,850,000(116 BB) | 900,000 | |
1,200,000(75 BB) | -100,000 | |
140,000(9 BB) | -860,000 |
Philip Tan versus Junnie Pamplona
16,000 ante
Junnie Pamplona and Ashish Munot both limp, button Philip Tan raises to 40,000, Pamplona calls, Munot folds. At the flop 5♠ 4♥ 8♥ , both check. On the turn J♥ , Pamplona bets 33,000, Tan raises to 103,000, Pamplona flats. On the river Q♥ , Pamplona checks to the aggressor Tan who fires 400,000, Pamplona folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
950,000(59 BB) | 678,000 | |
940,000(59 BB) | 30,000 |
Philip Tan doubles through Ojha
8000 ante

All in preflop, Philip Tan is all in with 9♥ 9♣ , Vishal Ojha attempts to rail with A♠ K♦ . With the board running 2♠ 8♣ 6♦ 5♦ J♥ , Ojha misses for a double up to Tan.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
320,000(40 BB) | -310,000 | |
272,000(34 BB) | 39,000 |
Philip Tan has the straight
5,000 ante
Raise pot preflop, the cards come Q♠ T♠ K♦ , cutoff Vishal Ojha and button Philip Tan check. On the turn A♣ , Tan bets 10,000, Ojha check-calls. The river 3♣ , Tan bets 27,000, Ojha check-calls again then mucks to Tan’s J♥ J♣ straight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
375,000(75 BB) | -57,000 | |
233,000(47 BB) | 98,000 |
Day 1B/1C
Philip Tan earns for trips
2,500 ante

With 30,500 in the pot and a board that completed A♦ [ah} 5♠ 6♠ 2♥ , small blind Choi Hun Tae checks to Philip Tan who bets 19,500. Choi tanks then calls. Tan has A♣ 4♠ trips, Choi folds and shows his 7♣ 7♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
135,000(54 BB) | ||
70,000(28 BB) | 70,000 |
Philip Tan with the boat
2000 ante
With 27,000 in the pot and board that completed A♠ Q♣ 6♠ A♦ T♠ , small blind Dhanesh Chainani checked, mid position Philip Tan bets 11,000, Chainani called then tapped the table indication a nice hand when Tan opened A♣ 6♣ full house.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
135,000(68 BB) | 135,000 | |
42,000(21 BB) | 42,000 |