Day 2 Ends With Daniel Benor Leading The Final 18
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After eleven rounds of play, Day 2 ended with 18 players bagging up. Up top was Israel's Daniel Benor with a commanding 5,295,000 stack equivalent to 88 bb entering the final day's starting blinds. At his heels was Japan's Shobu Oda with 71 bb and to round out the top three was John Matsuda, also from Japan, with 62 bb.
When the final 18 players return, they are guaranteed PHP 530,000 while the top prize of PHP 15,000,000 awaits its champion.
Stay tuned for the recap.
End Of Day 2 Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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DB Daniel Benor | 5,295,000(106 BB) |
SO Shobu Oda | 4,270,000(85 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 3,735,000(75 BB) |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 3,365,000(67 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) | 2,740,000(55 BB) |
BK Beng Ker | 2,645,000(53 BB) |
FZ Feng Zhao | 2,535,000(51 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 1,965,000(39 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 1,950,000(39 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 1,875,000(38 BB) |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 1,435,000(29 BB) |
ML Man Lok Chan | 1,110,000(22 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 945,000(19 BB) |
875,000(18 BB) | |
TM Takuya Morita | 785,000(16 BB) |
730,000(15 BB) | |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 730,000(15 BB) |
John Matsuda Rails Two
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John Matsuda went on a knockout spree, eliminating two players just before the end of day. The first was Victor Chong in 20th place with A♥ 6♠ over K♠ Q♥ on a board K♦ T♠ 2♦ A♦ 8♣ . This earned him 13 bb.
Several hands after, he raised 100,000 then snap-called Marc Rivera's 650,000 shove. Matsuda showed A♣ K♥ , Rivera with A♦ 9♦ , the board ran 7♦ 6♦ K♣ 7♠ K♦ improving both with Matsuda's full house dominating the nut flush. Rivera finished in 19th place.
Player | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | 3,800,000(76 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | busted |
MR Marc Rivera | busted |
Marc Rivera Has The Better Kicker
Marc Rivera opens 110,000 and big blind Victor Chong calls. Both check the flop 4♥ T♥ J♥ . Chong checks the turn A♥ then calls Rivera's 60,000 bet. On the river T♦ , it is back to checking. Chong shows A♣ 3♣ , Rivera claims the pot with A♦ K♣ higher kicker.
Daniel Benor Denies James Dela Cruz's Bluff
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Chip leader Daniel Benor opens 100,000 then calls James Dela Cruz's 300,000 re-raise. On a flop 6♣ 7♣ Q♥ , Benor check-calls 200,000, then both knock the turn 7♠ . On the river K♣ , check again from Benor, Cruz bets 500,000, Benor tanks for one time-bank then calls and exposes Cruz's bluff.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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DB Daniel Benor | A♣Q♦ | 6,100,000(122 BB) |
A♠4♥ | 450,000(9 BB) |
Shobu Oda Pushes Out Tran Huy Hoang
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Small blind Shobu Oda opens 160,000, big blind Tran Huy Hoang three-bets 500,000, Oda tanks for two time-banks then jams with stack covering Tran who folds.
Vamerdino Magsakya Tanks On Neo Zhi Han's Shove
Button Vamerdino Magsakay opens 100,000, big blind Neo Zhi Han three-bets all in for 790,000, back to Magsakay who tanks for two time-banks then gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
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VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 1,850,000(37 BB) |
NZ Neo Zhi Han | 965,000(19 BB) |
Quang Huy Nguyen Dodges Overcards
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 5♠5♣ | 555,000(11 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | A♠Q♥ | 1,600,000(32 BB) |
Xiong Cheng Flashes The Full House
Zhao Feng raises 110,000 from utg and is joined by big blind Xiong Cheng to the flop Q♥ J♥ 7♦ . Cheng check-calls a 90,000 c-bet then both check on the turn J♦ . The river 7♠ has Cheng lead out 280,000, Feng folds. Cheng shows J♠ for the full house.
Player | Chips |
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FZ Feng Zhao | 2,900,000(58 BB) |
935,000(19 BB) |
Table 26
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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JJ Jongbea Jang | 3,000,000(60 BB) | 26 | 2 |
DB Daniel Benor | 3,870,000(77 BB) | 26 | 3 |
2,750,000(55 BB) | 26 | 4 | |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 2,800,000(56 BB) | 26 | 5 |
ML Man Lok Chan | 500,000(10 BB) | 26 | 7 |
MT Mike Takayama | 3,100,000(62 BB) | 26 | 8 |
Table 25
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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SO Shobu Oda | 4,270,000(85 BB) | 25 | 1 |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 1,435,000(29 BB) | 25 | 2 |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 730,000(15 BB) | 25 | 3 |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 1,950,000(39 BB) | 25 | 4 |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 945,000(19 BB) | 25 | 5 |
NZ Neo Zhi Han | 1,145,000(23 BB) | 25 | 7 |
TM Takuya Morita | 1,750,000(35 BB) | 25 | 8 |
Table 23
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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JM John Matsuda | 2,570,000(51 BB) | 23 | 1 |
VC Victor Chong | 750,000(15 BB) | 23 | 3 |
BK Beng Ker | 2,600,000(52 BB) | 23 | 4 |
JT John Tech (2) | 1,700,000(34 BB) | 23 | 5 |
MR Marc Rivera | 1,330,000(27 BB) | 23 | 6 |
500,000(10 BB) | 23 | 7 | |
FZ Feng Zhao | 3,100,000(62 BB) | 23 | 8 |
Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
60 minutesRemaining Players: 20/1304
Shobu Oda Rails Melchor Vasquez
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Shobu Oda opens then calls Melchor Vasquez's three-bet shove. Oda is ahead the whole way to ship it and boot Vasquez.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MV Melchor Vasquez | A♠8♣ | busted |
SO Shobu Oda | K♣K♠ | 2,900,000(73 BB) |
James Dela Cruz Rails Im Heesoo
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Heavy preflop action starts with an 80,000 raise by James Dela Cruz, small blind Im Heesoo three-bets 240,000, Cruz jams, Heesoo commits his 800,000 stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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A♦K♣ | 2,200,000(55 BB) | |
IH Im Heesoo | Q♠Q♦ | busted |
Maxwell Rosete Puts The Brakes On Tran Huy Hoang
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Maxwell Rosete opens 80,000 then calls small blind Tran Huy Hoang's 240,000 re-raise. They head to a flop 6♥ 3♣ 6♣ . Tran continues for 200,000, Rosete shoves 1,250,000, Tran is stopped in his tracks.
Player | Chips |
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TH Tran Huy Hoang | 2,050,000(51 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 1,950,000(49 BB) |
John Matsuda Dusts Big Slick
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Defending his big blind, John Matsuda calls utg Andrew Nguyen's min-raise and head to a flop T♠ A♥ 6♠. Matsuda checks to Nguyen who c-bets 50,000, Matsuda flats to bring the turn 9♣ . Nguyen continues for 120,000 leaving which is met with a check-raise all in from Matsuda that well covers Nguyen's stack, Nguyen risks it.
The river 5♣ changes nothing, Matsuda ships while booting Nguyen in the process.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | T♣6♣ | 3,170,000(79 BB) |
AN Andrew Nguyen | A♠K♠ | busted |
Daniel Benor Scoops A Big Pot
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Daniel Benor opens 80,000 then calls big blind Im Heesoo's three-bet of 235,000. Flop comes 8♠ 3♥ 7♥ , Heesoo c-bets 125,000, Benor flats to the turn T♠ . Heesoo bangs out 350,000, once again Benor calls. On the river A♠ , Heesoo checks, Benor fires 430,000, Heesoo tanks for three time-banks then calls. Benor opens A♣ 9♣ top pair on the river. Heesoo mucks.
Player | Chips |
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DB Daniel Benor | 4,450,000(111 BB) |
IH Im Heesoo | 775,000(19 BB) |
Maxwell Rosete Applies Pressure
Button Quang Huy Nguyen raises 80,000, Maxwell Rosete defends the big blind. On the flop Q♠ 6♠ 8♥ , Nguyen c-bets 50,000, Rosete check-raises 125,000, Nguyen calls. The turn 7♣ , Rosete leads out 250,000 and takes down the pot unchallenged.
Player | Chips |
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MR Maxwell Rosete | 1,350,000(34 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 395,000(10 BB) |
Another Takedown By Tran Huy Hoang
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Tran Huy Hoang opens 85,000, big blind Jinwook Yun shoves 375,000, Tran calls then wins the flip to claim another stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TH Tran Huy Hoang | 8♠8♥ | 2,850,000(71 BB) |
JY Jinwook Yun | A♠K♣ | busted |
John Tech Rails George Salud
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John Tech opens 100,00 then calls George Salud's 600,000 jam. Salud goes on to fall in 27th place.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JT John Tech (2) | K♦K♥ | 2,800,000(70 BB) |
GS George Salud | A♠J♠ | busted |
End Of The Road For Ashley Patterson
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Ashley Patterson's swingy day ends at the hands of Daniel Benor. Hand opens with Patterson's min-raise, Benor three-bets 240,000, Patterson four-bets all in for 950,000, Benor snap-calls and covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AP Ashley Patterson | Q♣9♣ | busted |
DB Daniel Benor | A♣K♥ | 2,850,000(71 BB) |
Though Patterson is behind, the flop gives plenty of hope until the river to fall in 28th place for PHP 350,000
Nishi Maiki Falls On A Bad Beat
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Jongbea Jang raises 65,000 then calls Nishi Maiki's shove. Though Maiki is ahead, the two-outer lands to be delivered a bad beat elimination.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JJ Jongbea Jang | 3♥3♦ | 3,100,000(78 BB) |
MN Maiki Nishi | 8♠8♣ | busted |
Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
60 minutesMichael Soyza Goes Down In Two Hands
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Michael Soyza opens, Beng Ker three-bets 200,000, Soyza jams and Ker risks with less chips. Soyza has A♦ T♥ , Ker with K♣ K♥, no improvement for Soyza on the board to drop to
Shortly after, Soyza three-bet shoves with 8♦ 8♥ , Tran Huy Hoang snap-calls with A♣ K♥ . With the board running K♦ K♣ 6♦ 9♣ 9♦ , Soyza exits in 32nd place for PHP 305,000.
Player | Chips |
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TH Tran Huy Hoang | 2,300,000(77 BB) |
BK Beng Ker | 1,570,000(52 BB) |
MS Michael Soyza | busted |
Maxwell Rosete Paid For The Set
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Maxwell Rosete kicks it off with a min-raise that finds two callers to the flop 5♠ J♠ 3♥ . Rosete c-bets 55,000 that's check-called by both players. On the turn 9♦ , James Dela Cruz leads out 110,000, Mike Takayama folds, Rosete raises 220,000, Cruz flats then checks the river 8♦ . Rosete continues for 275,000, Cruz calls then mucks to Rosete's J♥ J♣ set.
Player | Chips |
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MT Mike Takayama | 1,500,000(50 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 1,400,000(47 BB) |
650,000(22 BB) |
John Matsuda Jams For The Pot
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From the button, John Matsuda opens 60,000 then calls big blind Ashley Patterson's 200,000 re-raise. When the board runs A♠ 5♦ T♦ , Patterson bets 125,000 and 205,000, Matsuda calls both bets then head to the river 9♦ . Patterson checks, Matsuda shoves, Patterson surrenders his hand.
Player | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | 3,150,000(105 BB) |
AP Ashley Patterson | 825,000(28 BB) |
Mike Takayama Rails Another
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MT Mike Takayama | A♠Q♥ | 2,000,000(67 BB) |
FS Fernando Sanchez | A♥T♥ | 590,000(20 BB) |
Tran Huy Hoang Rails Edwin Dela Cruz
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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TH Tran Huy Hoang | 9♦9♠ | 2,000,000(67 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | A♠K♣ | busted |
Aldous Formanes Stopped In 38th Place
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Aldous Formanes's roller coaster day ends at the hands of Jongbea Jang with K♣ J♠ unable to crack Jang's 4♦ 4♠ . Formanes exits in 38th place for a decent PHP 305,000 at no cost to enter.
Player | Chips |
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JJ Jongbea Jang | 2,100,000(70 BB) |
AF Aldous Formanes | busted |
Mike Takayama Dominates Lubas Throughout
Player | Hand | Chips |
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GL Gerardo Lubas Sr | A♠7♦ SB | busted |
MT Mike Takayama | A♣K♠ HJ | 1,250,000(42 BB) |
Marc Rivera Rails Chongmin Park
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MR Marc Rivera | A♣A♦ D | 920,000(31 BB) |
PC Park Chongmin | Q♣8♦ UTG | busted |
Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
60 minutesBeng Ker Delivers A Bad Beat
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Victor Chong opens with a 50,000 raise, Beng Ker re-raises 135,000, Randee Clybouw four-bets all in for 365,000, Chong gets out of the way while Ker calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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VC Victor Chong | 650,000(26 BB) | |
BK Beng Ker | A♠Q♠ | 1,100,000(44 BB) |
RC Randee Clybouw | A♥K♦ | busted |
Jeremy Catalig Burned On The River
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From the button, ,Jeremy Catalig raises 60,000 then calls big blind Zhao Feng's 245,000 three-bet. On the flop 9♠ J♦ Q♣ , chips go flying. Feng shoves, Catalig calls with less behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JC Jeremy Catalig | K♥T♠ | busted |
FZ Feng Zhao | T♦T♥ | 1,000,000(40 BB) |
Catalig has the nuts straight which holds on the turn 9♦ then with the river T♣ , Feng overtakes with a full house to rail Catalig and soar over 2M.
Huu Dung Nguyen Boots One On A Flip
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Patrick Enriquez open shoves 410,000 and is flipping against caller Huu Dung Nguyen. At the runout, Nguyen's pocket pair stands firm to oust Enriquez.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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HD Huu Dung Nguyen | J♥J♦ BB | 1,700,000(68 BB) |
PE Patrick Enriquez | A♣K♣ UTG | busted |
Shobu Oda Denies Trung Quan Nguyen
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Following Emmanuel Segismundo's raise that's called by Shobu Oda, big blind Trung Quan Nguyen shoves 450,000 that induces a fold from Segismundo while Oda makes the call to put Nguyen at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SO Shobu Oda | A♠Q♠ MP | 2,500,000(100 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | A♦T♠ BB | busted |
Nguyen improves on the flop then Oda rivers the straight to ship it and boot Nguyen.
James Dela Cruz Rails Scott Black
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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K♦K♣ HJ | 1,200,000(48 BB) | |
SB Scott Black | 9♣9♠ CO | busted |
Double Up For Neo Zhi Han
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William Teoh's Kicker Plays
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Im Heesoo raises 50,000, William Teoh and Jongbea Jang call, flop comes 2♥ 6♣ K♠ . Action is checked to Teoh who shoves 235,000, only Jang calls.
With the turn 3♦ and river J♥ , Teoh's kicker plays for a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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WT William Teoh | K♣Q♦ | 655,000(26 BB) |
IH Im Heesoo | 1,500,000(60 BB) | |
JJ Jongbea Jang | K♥T♠ | 870,000(35 BB) |
Sanjeev Kapoor Takes It On A Four-Bet Shove
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Sanjeev Kapoor raises 55,000, cutoff James Dela Cruz throws it back with a 150,000 re-raise, Kapoor tanks for two time-banks then four-bets all in for 435,000. Cruz folds.
Player | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 645,000(26 BB) |
500,000(20 BB) |
Vamerdino Magsakay Lucks Out
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Lucky catch by Vamerdino Magsakay to stay in the game with A♦ T♦ all in called by Tobias Fabech with A♥ Q♦ . The board runs 4♠ T♣ K♠ 6♣ 5♥ , Magsakay pairs up.
Player | Chips |
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VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 595,000(24 BB) |
TF Tobias Fabech | 110,000(4 BB) |
Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
60 minutesAshley Patterson Survives The Flip
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Seokchul Hwang opens 50,000 from the button then is pushed out by Ashley Patterson who shoves 505,000 that's called by Keiju Utsu. At the runout, Patterson wins the flip to double up
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KU Keiju Utsu | A♠J♣ BB | 310,000(16 BB) |
SH Seokchul Hwang | 730,000(37 BB) | |
AP Ashley Patterson | 9♠9♦ | 1,080,000(54 BB) |
Marc Rivera Doubles Up
Marc Rivera opens 40,000, small blind Zhiqiang Liu calls, both see a flop T♠ 8♣ 7♠ . Liu leads out for 30,000, Rivera jams 295,000, Liu calls and slightly covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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6♣7♣ SB | 70,000(4 BB) | |
MR Marc Rivera | K♠K♥ HJ | 710,000(36 BB) |
The turn 8♠ and river J♥ keeps cowboys ahead for a double up to Rivera while Liu plunges.
Lead Out Bet Wins It For James Dela Cruz
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Player | Chips |
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DB Daniel Benor | 1,260,000(63 BB) |
550,000(28 BB) |
Button Daniel Benor raises 40,000, small blind James Dela Cruz calls then check-calls 35,000 on the flop K♠ 9♦ K♥ . On the turn Q♠ , Cruz switches up and leads out 100,000, Benor folds.
Shobu Oda Beats Irvan Iliadi's Top Pair
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Irvan Iliadi opens 45,000 then calls the 140,000 re-raise of Shobu Oda. Flop comes Q♠ 8♥ 5♦ , Oda c-bets 110,000, Iliadi calls. Turn 8♦ Oda checks it, Iliadi shoves 505,000, Oda calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SO Shobu Oda | K♥K♣ SB | 1,660,000(83 BB) |
II Irvan Iliadi | Q♣J♣ MP | busted |
The river 6♦ doesn't improve Iliadi to hit the rail as Oda soars.
Florencio Campomanes Falls
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A new champion will be crowned at the 15th APPT Manila Main Event with the last title-holder Florencio Campomanes missing the mark. Campomanes was all in on a flip with Ace-Ten, Edgar Asehan's 7♦ 7♠ held.
Player | Chips |
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EA Edgar Asehan | 525,000(26 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | busted |
John Matsuda Turns It For A Huge Takedown
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Utg+1 Hyunyeong Kang raises 40,000, cutoff John Matsuda calls , buttong Seokchul Hwang three-bets 100,000, Kang and Matsuda call. Flop comes 6♥ A♣ 3♣ , action is checked to Hwang who c-bets 200,000, Kang calls, Matsuda raises 650,000, Hwang folds giving up 15 bb, Kang goes all in for 660,000, Matsuda calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | K♣9♣ CO | 2,700,000(135 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | A♦Q♠ UTG+1 | busted |
SH Seokchul Hwang | D | 475,000(24 BB) |
The turn 2♣ is one of Matsuda's out for the flush and Kang is drawing dead.
Edwin Dela Cruz Outdraws Kiyoung Kim
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Edwin Dela Cruz opens, calls Kiyoung Kim's all in, then gets spikes a pair to ship it and boot Kim.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ED Edwin Dela Cruz | A♥9♣ | 680,000(34 BB) |
KK Kim Kiyoung | A♦T♣ | busted |
Hyunyeong Kang Wins The Preflop Battle
From hijack Hyunyeong Kang raises 40,000, button John Matsuda re-raises 115,000, Kang uses one time bank then four-bets 540,000 which is enough to induce a fold.
Player | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | 1,550,000(78 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 800,000(40 BB) |
Jun Lai Lands Two-Outer
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | Q♥Q♣ UTG+1 | 225,000(11 BB) |
JL Jun Lai | J♠J♦ SB | 620,000(31 BB) |
Victor Chong Rails Nicole Wee
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Nicole Wee open shoves 8 bb and goes on to fall to Victor Chong with a higher pocket pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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VC Victor Chong | T♥T♠ | 710,000(36 BB) |
NW Nicole Wee | 4♣4♦ | busted |
Emmanuel Segismundo Doubles Up On A Cooler
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Trung Quan Nguyen raises 45,000, button Emmanuel Segismundo three-bets 140,000, Nguyen pushes, Segismundo calls 375,000 and is at risk. A♠ they cards flip over, both have premium pairs. Segismundo's is ahead and holds to earn a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ES Emmanuel Segismundo | K♥K♦ | 800,000(40 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | Q♣Q♦ | 505,000(25 BB) |
Jinwook Yun Ensured The Double Up With Quads
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Button Florencio Campomanes min-raises then calls Jinwook Yun's three-bet shove of 240,000. Yun is ahead the whole way, landing quads to ensure the double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JY Jinwook Yun | A♥J♦ | 520,000(26 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | K♦T♦ | 160,000(8 BB) |
Aggressive Bets By Takuya Morita
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Small blind Takuya Morita limps in and big blind Daniel Benor checks and head to a flop 7♣ 6♦ K♥ . Morita leads out 20,000, Benor raises 55,000, Morita calls. The turn 7♦ , Morita passes the betting to Benor who continues for 110,000, Morita raises 220,000, Benor calls to bring the river 2♣ . Morita jumps out with a shove and wins the pot without further challenge.
Three Way Cooler!
Sanjeev Kapoor opens 2, Jeremy Catalig re-raises 160,000, Xiong Cheng all in for 35,000, back to Kapoor who jams 320,000. Catalig calls and covers both.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | K♦K♠ MP | 570,000(29 BB) |
JC Jeremy Catalig | J♥J♣ HJ | 690,000(35 BB) |
A♠A♦ BB | 135,000(7 BB) |
Cheng triples up and Kapoor claims the larger side pot.
Thomas Lee Falls On A Flip Against Catalig
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Action folds to the small blind Jeremy Catalig who slides out a huge raise of 115,000, big blind Thomas Lee shoves 170,000, Catalig calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JC Jeremy Catalig | 6♠6♦ | 1,025,000(51 BB) |
TL Thomas Lee | A♠T♠ | busted |
Lee misses the board to fall out of the running.
Michael Soyza's Full House Earns
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From utg, Michael Soyza opens 40,000 and finds two caller to the flop A♠ 3♥ 9♥ . Big blind Nicole Wee checks, Soyza checks as well, utg+1 Victor Chong lays out 50,000. Only Soyza calls then both check the turn 9♥ to bring the river Q♥ . Soyza leads out 30,000, Chong calls then mucks to Soyza's Q♠ Q♣ full house.
Player | Chips |
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VC Victor Chong | 650,000(33 BB) |
MS Michael Soyza | 635,000(32 BB) |
NW Nicole Wee | busted |
Fernando Sanchez Wins The Flip
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Tran Huy Hoang opens 45,000 then snap-calls Fernando Sanchez's 270,000 shove. At the runout, Sanchez wins the flip to double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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FS Fernando Sanchez | A♠Q♣ HJ | 590,000(30 BB) |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | J♦J♠ UTG | 89,000(4 BB) |
Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
60 minutesRandom Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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AF Aldous Formanes | 1,800,000(113 BB) |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 1,650,000(103 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) | 1,500,000(94 BB) |
DB Daniel Benor | 1,470,000(92 BB) |
SO Shobu Oda | 1,240,000(78 BB) |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 1,050,000(66 BB) |
FZ Feng Zhao | 1,000,000(63 BB) |
IH Im Heesoo | 965,000(60 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 955,000(60 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 950,000(59 BB) |
JC Jeremy Catalig | 825,000(52 BB) |
MU Motokatsu Uhara | 800,000(50 BB) |
SH Seokchul Hwang | 798,000(50 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 754,000(47 BB) |
BK Beng Ker | 740,000(46 BB) |
740,000(46 BB) | |
VC Victor Chong | 715,000(45 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 640,000(40 BB) |
PC Park Chongmin | 638,000(40 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 630,000(39 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 610,000(38 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 590,000(37 BB) |
GS George Salud | 575,000(36 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 530,000(33 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 520,000(33 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 510,000(32 BB) |
KK Kim Kiyoung | 490,000(31 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 460,000(29 BB) |
MN Maiki Nishi | 426,000(27 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 409,000(26 BB) |
400,000(25 BB) | |
MS Michael Soyza | 56,000(4 BB) |
Double Up For A Champion
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2019 APPT Main Event champion Florencio Campomanes is the lone title-holder in the field. He raises 35,000, Quang Huy Nguyen three-bets 100,000, Campomanes four-bets all in for 205,000, Nguyen calls with Ace-Queen.
Campomanes is ahead with K♦ K♥ which holds throughout a board T♦ 3♦ 6♦ 7♥ 9♦ for the flush.
Player | Chips |
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FC Florencio Campomanes | 450,000(28 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 231,000(14 BB) |
Shobu Oda Takes Half Of Maxwell Rosete's Stack
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Utg Shobu Oda opens 25,000, cutoff Maxwell Rosete three-bets 95,000, Oda four-bets all in for 504,000 which is about half of Rosete's stack, Rosete calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MR Maxwell Rosete | J♦J♠ | 495,000(31 BB) |
SO Shobu Oda | A♠A♥ | 1,048,000(66 BB) |
Emmanuel Gets More Than He Bargained For
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Action folds to the button Emmanuel Segismundo who open jams for nearly 250,000, big blind John Dela Cruz calls with 230,000 behind to deny the steal. However, at the runout, Segismundo pairs up to rail Cruz.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 6♣7♦ | 500,000(31 BB) |
JD John Dela Cruz | A♥9♥ | busted |
Maxwell Rosete Cleans Out Alexis Cruz
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Maxwell Rosete raises 35,000 then calls Alexis Cruz's 100,000 shove. Rosete dominates throughout to clean out Cruz.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MR Maxwell Rosete | A♠Q♥ | 1,100,000(69 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | A♦9♥ | busted |
Zhao Feng Finishes Off Christopher Mateo
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Button Christopher Mateo risks his last 5 bb and goes bust to Zhao Feng's pocket aces.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CM Christopher Mateo | A♠8♠ | busted |
FZ Feng Zhao | A♦A♥ | 1,000,000(63 BB) |
Edwin Dela Cruz Gets Top Pair To Fold
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Edwin Dela Cruz pumps it up to 32,000, blinds Ira Blumenthal and Zhiqiang Liu call, flop rusn A♠ 6♦ 9♥ . Cruz continues for 40,000, Blumenthal check-calls, Liu check-raises 110,000, Cruz responds with a shove of 357,000, no takers. Liu folds and shows A♣ .
Player | Chips |
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ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 619,000(39 BB) |
470,000(29 BB) | |
IB Ira Blumenthal | 230,000(14 BB) |
Pot For Daniel Benor
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Button Takuya Morita opens 35000, small blind Daniel Benor three-bets 115,000, Morita calls. On a flop T♦ A♦ 8♥ , Benor continues for 70,000, Morita calls it then both check the turn A♣ and river 3♦ . Benor shows T♥ 8♦ , Morita mucks.
Player | Chips |
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DB Daniel Benor | 1,280,000(80 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 480,000(30 BB) |
Another Takedown By Aldous Formanes
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Having just railed Lifu Hwang, Aldous Formanes raises then calls Nicolas Cardyn's s 255,000 shove and proceeds to win the flip to ship it.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AF Aldous Formanes | 7♥7♦ | 1,770,000(111 BB) |
NC Nicolas Cardyn | K♥J♥ | busted |
Aldous Formanes Pairs The Kicker To Oust One
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Raising from hijack, Aldous Formanes calls Lifu Hwang's three-bet shove of 228,000 then pairs his kicker card to boot Hwang.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AF Aldous Formanes | A♣5♣ HJ | 1,490,000(93 BB) |
LH Lifu Hwang | A♠8♠ SB | busted |
Trung Quan Nguyen Continues To Rise
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Facing a mid-position min-raise, big blind Trung Quan Nguyen three-bets all in for 190,000, initial raiser Alexis Cruz calls. At the runout, Nguyen dodges overcards for a third full stack boost.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | T♦T♥ | 580,000(36 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | A♣J♠ | 130,000(8 BB) |
Daryl Loh Falls On A Cooler
Looking down at aces, Jinwook Yun raises 32,000, Daryl Loh looks down at queens and three-bets 102,000, Yun lays out a four-bet jam that covers Loh who risks it.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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DL Daryl Loh | Q♦Q♣ | busted |
JY Jinwook Yun | A♠A♦ | 750,000(47 BB) |
Trung Quan Nguyen Doubles On A Flip
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From utg, Trung Quan Nguyen raises 32,000 which is met with a 105,000 three-bet from Alexis Cruz. Nguyen four-bet shoves 334,000, Cruz calls and it's a flip.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AC Alexis Cruz (3) | A♣J♠ MP | 130,000(8 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | T♥T♦ UTG | 708,000(44 BB) |
Maxwell Rosete Doubles Up
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Heavy preflop betting ends with Maxwell Rosete all in holding Ace-King that is ahead of caller Benjamin Jacobs with Ace-Queen. The board runs Ten-high, Rosete doubles up.
Player | Chips |
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MR Maxwell Rosete | 936,000(59 BB) |
BK Benjamin Kim Jacobs | 100,000(6 BB) |
John Matsuda Wins The Flip
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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JM John Matsuda | A♣J♣ CO | 840,000(53 BB) |
AP Ashley Patterson | 6♣6♠ SB | 615,000(38 BB) |
Tug Of War For The Pot
Seokchul Hwang takes control with a 32,000 preflop raise, big blind Hyungyeong Kang calls. Hwang c-bets 25,000 on the flop J♦ 4♣ T♥ , Kang check-calls then switches up on the turn 4♦ with a lead out bet of 110,000. Hwang makes the call and the turn lands 8♦ . Kang goes back to checking, Hwang shoves 244,000, Kang folds.
Player | Chips |
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SH Seokchul Hwang | 582,000(36 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 349,000(22 BB) |
Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
60 minutesChase Cokaliong Earns With The Straight
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Early position Huu Dung Nguyen min-raises, blinds Chase Cokaliong and Benhur Ybarsabal call. Action is checked to Nguyen who c-bets 18,000, blinds check-call. No bets land on the turn A♥ to bring the river 6♠ . From the small blind, Cokaliong leads out 55,000, big blind Ybarsabal calls, Nguyen bows out.
Cokaliong shows the straight to claim the pot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CC Chase Cokaliong | T♠Q♣ | 77,000(6 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 536,000(45 BB) | |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 946,000(79 BB) |
Trung Quang Nguyen Wins Round 2
Three hands after having lost the showdown, Trung Quan Nguyen three-bets all in for 69,000 and initial raiser Irvan Iliadi calls for round 2 between them.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | A♥T♦ | 175,000(15 BB) |
II Irvan Iliadi | A♦J♥ | 500,000(42 BB) |
Irvan Iliadi Scores Another Double Up
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Irvan Iliadi defends the big blind by calling utg Trung Quan Nguyen's 25,000 raise. On a flop 2♥ 2♣ 6♣ , Nguyen bets 25,000 again, Iliadi replies with a strong check-raise of 100,000, Nguyen jams 329,000, Iliadi calls and is covered.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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II Irvan Iliadi | 6♠7♣ BB | 590,000(49 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | A♠Q♠ UTG | 86,000(7 BB) |
The turn K♦ and river 7♦ further improve Iliadi to double up.
Benhur Ybarsabal Goes Over The Top
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Edilberto Gopez opens 25,000 and is joined to the flop A♥ J♣ 6♣ by the blinds Benhur Ybarsabal and William Teoh. Gopez continues for 40,000, Ybarsabal check-calls, Teoh check-raises 150,000, this is enough to push out Gopez while Ybarsabal goes the other direction and shoves 508,000. Teoh tank-folds.
Player | Chips |
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WT William Teoh | 540,540,000,000(45045000 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 910,000(76 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 120,000(10 BB) |
Lester Edoc Runs Into Chase Cokaliong's Aces
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With action folding to the button Lester Edoc, he open jams his last 17 bb only to run into big blind Chase Cokaliong's rockets to go down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CC Chase Cokaliong | A♥A♦ | 710,000(59 BB) |
LE Lester Edoc | A♣3♦ | busted |
Aggressive Bets By Edilberto Gopez
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Edilberto Gopez re-raises Benhur Ybarsabal's 24,000 raise to make it 65,000 to continue. Ybarsabal obliges to bring the flop 7♥ 7♣ 4♣ . Gopez continues the aggression with a 40,000 bet, Ybarsabal tank-calls. The turn 4♥ sees a larger 80,000 bet from Gopez that is again check-called. Both knock the river 3♦ .
Gopez wins the pot with the ace-kicker.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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BY Benhur Ybarsabal | Q♥T♠ | 810,000(68 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | A♣3♣ | 670,000(56 BB) |
Jun Lai Jams And Tanks Mateo
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From utg Jun Lai raises 32,000 and two players call. Lai c-bets 50,000 on a flop 8♥ 6♥ K♦ , losing one player while button Christopher Mateo obliges to see the turn 8♠ . Lai decides to check it, Mateo fires a 55,000 bet, Lai shoves for 185,000 sending Mateo to the think tank. Mateo eventually folds.
Player | Chips |
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JL Jun Lai | 375,000(31 BB) |
CM Christopher Mateo | 258,000(22 BB) |
Irvan Iliadi Doubles Up
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Irvan Iliadi three-bets all in for 115,000 and is called by initial raiser Maxwell Rosete who covers. Iliadi's higher pocket holds for a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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II Irvan Iliadi | 8♠8♦ | 280,000(23 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 6♣6♦ | 175,000(15 BB) |
Furi Homma Falls To Jeremy Catalig
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Sanjeev Kapoor min-raises from hijack, small blind Furi Homma calls, big blind Jeremy Catalig re-pops to 65,000, Kapoor opts to bow out while Homma goes over the top. Catalig calls and covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 620,000(52 BB) | |
FH Furi Homma | A♦Q♦ | busted |
JC Jeremy Catalig | A♣K♥ | 825,000(69 BB) |
Benhur Ybarsabal Pushes For The Pot
Utg+1 Edilberto Gopez kicks off the hand with a 25,000 raise, blinds Benhur Ybarsabal and William Teoh defend for a flop Q♥ J♣ 6♣ . Heavy betting follows with Gopez c-betting 40,000, Ybarsabal check-calls, Teoh check-raises 50,000, Gopez calls Ybarsabal shoves 508,000, Teoh tank folds and Gopez folds as well.
Player | Chips |
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BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 910,000(76 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 540,000(45 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 120,000(10 BB) |
Big Stacks Around The Room
Player | Chips |
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AP Ashley Patterson | 955,000(80 BB) |
808,000(67 BB) | |
SO Shobu Oda | 801,000(67 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 780,000(65 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 780,000(65 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 775,000(65 BB) |
JC Jeremy Catalig | 735,000(61 BB) |
KK Kitson Kho | 710,000(59 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 678,000(57 BB) |
BK Benjamin Kim Jacobs | 650,000(54 BB) |
LE Lester Edoc | 650,000(54 BB) |
SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 635,000(53 BB) |
GL Gerardo Lubas Sr | 583,000(49 BB) |
MN Maiki Nishi | 515,000(43 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 488,000(41 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 472,000(39 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 467,000(39 BB) |
TL Thomas Lee | 312,000(26 BB) |
Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
60 minutesGerardo Lubas Doubles Up
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Gerardo Lubas opens 25,000 and is joined to the flop J♥ 3♥ Q♠ by Beng Ker. Lubas continues for another 25,000, Ker calls. The turn Q♣ , Lubas checks then calls Ker's 55,000 bet then does the same on the river T♦ , Lubas check-calling the shove with less behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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GL Gerardo Lubas Sr | A♦A♥ | 583,000(58 BB) |
BK Beng Ker | 6♣6♠ | 385,000(39 BB) |
Jeremy Catalig Rails With Aces
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Jeremy Catalig opens then calls Byeong Go's 120,000 shove. At the showdown, it's a cooler with Catalig with the upper hand.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JC Jeremy Catalig | A♠A♥ | 737,000(74 BB) |
BG Byeong Go | K♠K♦ | busted |
Sanjeev Kapoor Cleans Out Wanhao Zhao
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Cutoff Wanhao Zhao three-bets it all for 133,000 and initial raiser from utg Sanjeev Kapoor calls. At the runout, both improve with Kapoor ahead with a straight to clean out Zhao.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 8♦9♦ | 730,000(73 BB) |
WZ Wanhao Zhao | A♠K♠ | busted |
Keiju Utsu Shows The Winning Top Pair
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Keiju Utsu kicks off the hand with a 25,000 raise, big blind Emmanuel Segismundo calls, then both check the flop 3♦ Q♣ 4♥ . On the turn 4♦ , Segismunde leads out 25,000 which is met with a raise from Utsu of 60,000, Segismundo tanks for one time bank then calls. The river J♠ , both players go back to checking. Segismundo shows 2♥ 2♣ , Utsu rakes in the pot with A♦ Q♦ top pair.
Player | Chips |
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ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 750,000(75 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 500,000(50 BB) |
Benhur Ybarsabal Overpowered By Im Heesoo
Im Heesoo opens 20,000 then calls Benhur Ybarsabal's 65,000 re-raise. At the flop T♣ 5♦ 3♥ , it is checked to Ybarsabal who continues for 75,000, Heesoo raises to 200,000, Ybarsabal folds to the big bet.
Player | Chips |
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IH Im Heesoo | 640,000(64 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 540,000(54 BB) |
Ira Blumenthal Ships A Sizable Stack
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Following a raise from Ira Blumenthal that's called by button Nicole Wee, big blind Tetsuya Tsujisaka three-bets all in for 283,000. Blumenthal calls the big shoves while Wee chooses to fold.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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IB Ira Blumenthal | A♠K♠ | 700,000(70 BB) |
NW Nicole Wee | 344,000(34 BB) | |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | A♥T♥ | busted |
Yuri Ishida Lands The Pair To Avoid Elimination
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Natalie Teh opens then heads to the flop K♦ 3♥ J♦ with big blind caller Yuri Ishida. Teh continues for 30,000, Ishida check-raises all in for 106,000, Teh calls and covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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NT Natalie Teh | A♦T♦ | 69,000(7 BB) |
YI Yuri Ishida | 7♦8♦ | 267,000(27 BB) |
At the reveal, both players are drawing for the flush with Teh ahead. The turn 7♥ pairs up Ishida which holds to the river 2♠ for a double up.
Kiyoung Kim Maintains The Aggression
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Le Ngoc Khanh opens then calls Kiyoung Kim's 60,000 three-bet. Both players see a flop A♠ Q♦ J♦ . Le checks to the aggressor Kim who continues for 120,000, Le calls. On the turn 4♥ , Kim shoves 181,000, Le gives up his stake on the pot.
Alexis Cruz Boots Matthew Holley
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Alexis Cruz opens then snap-calls Matthew Holley's 175,000 shove. Cruz's pocket pair holds to rail Holley.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MH Matthew Holley | K♥J♠ | busted |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | J♦J♥ | 520,000(52 BB) |
Huge Double Up For William Teoh
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William Teoh opens then calls big blind Im Heesoo's 65,000 three-bet. Flop comes K♦ 6♣ A♦ , Heesoo bets 45,000, Teoh raises 125,000, Heesoo calls. Teoh continues for 150,000 on the turn 6♦ , Heesoo check-raises all in, Teoh calls with less behind and shows the flush.
With the river 8♥ , Teoh lands a big double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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WT William Teoh | T♦8♦ | 915,000(92 BB) |
IH Im Heesoo | J♥J♠ | 320,000(32 BB) |
Maiki Nishi Ships The Three-Way
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Heavy preflop action opens with Nicole Wee limping from utg, Maiki Nishi raises 35,000 from cutoff, small blind Ryutaro Yamamoto shoves 63,000, Wee four-bets all in for 653,000, Nishi joins for 193,000 for a three-way clash.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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NW Nicole Wee | 7♦7♠ | 46,000(5 BB) |
MN Maiki Nishi | J♦J♠ | 469,000(47 BB) |
RY Ryutaro Yamamoto | A♦K♣ | busted |
Everyone improves on the board with Nishi's pocket pair surviving the runout with a straight on the river. Yamamoto goes bust.
Kings Earn Kitson Kho The Max
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Kitson Kho engages in a preflop battle that ends with all of his chips out front with Tran Huy Hoang hoping to eliminate.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KK Kitson Kho | K♠K♦ | 575,000(58 BB) |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | K♣Q♣ | 165,000(17 BB) |
With no bad beat on the board, Kho's cowboys earn him the max.
Tran Huy Hoang Wins The Three-Way
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Jaejoong Kim opens, Tran Huy Hoang shoves, big blind Keiju Utsu calls and Kim calls with less behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JK Jaejoong Kim | K♦K♣ | busted |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | A♣Q♠ | 500,000(50 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 7♠7♣ | 310,000(31 BB) |
Benhur Ybarsabal Cracks Nicholas Manalo's Aces
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Following a raise from Chase Cokaliong that's called by hijack Benhur Ybarsabal and button Huu Dung Nguyen, big blind Nichols Manalo three-bets 110,000 sending the action back to Cokaliong who folds, Ybarsabal tanks using up one time bank then four-bets all in, Nguyen folds, Manalo calls for less.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CC Chase Cokaliong | 280,000(28 BB) | |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | T♥T♣ | 750,000(75 BB) |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 560,000(56 BB) | |
NM Nichols Manalo | A♠A♦ | busted |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
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MT Mike Takayama | 1,114,000(111 BB) |
SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 795,000(80 BB) |
SB Scott Black | 775,000(78 BB) |
CM Christopher Mateo | 595,000(60 BB) |
SH Seokchul Hwang | 575,000(58 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 510,000(51 BB) |
490,000(49 BB) | |
MN Maiki Nishi | 490,000(49 BB) |
MS Michael Soyza | 480,000(48 BB) |
RG Raymundo Gomez | 460,000(46 BB) |
TT Tetsuro Tomita | 450,000(45 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 450,000(45 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 440,000(44 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 431,000(43 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 425,000(43 BB) |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 415,000(42 BB) |
TM Takuya Morita | 390,000(39 BB) |
IS Ionut Stochita | 390,000(39 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 371,000(37 BB) |
MB Mikhail Bakharev | 361,000(36 BB) |
MD Michael De Leon | 352,000(35 BB) |
LN Le Ngoc Khanh | 350,000(35 BB) |
NZ Neo Zhi Han | 321,000(32 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) | 320,000(32 BB) |
KU Keiju Utsu | 320,000(32 BB) |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 315,000(32 BB) |
IB Ira Blumenthal | 315,000(32 BB) |
MH Matthew Holley | 310,000(31 BB) |
YL Yen Lun Chen | 279,000(28 BB) |
DB Daniel Benor | 264,000(26 BB) |
AC Alexis Cruz (3) | 257,000(26 BB) |
MM Mac Mantos | 240,000(24 BB) |
DL Daryl Loh | 238,000(24 BB) |
WO William Okeby | 238,000(24 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 232,000(23 BB) |
AN Andrew Nguyen | 230,000(23 BB) |
MS Masayuki Segawa | 215,000(22 BB) |
Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
60 minutesAshley Patterson Rails Renniel Galvez
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From cutoff, Renniel Galvez opens 16,000 and big blind Ashley Patterson defends . At the flop J♣ 2♣ 6♠ , Galvez c-bets 12,000, Patterson check-raises 50,000, Galvez flats. The turn 4♠ , Patterson leads out 125,000, Galvez uses one time bank then calls. On the river 5♥ , Patterson shoves, Galvez tanks using up all of his remaining time-banks then calls for his tournament life.
A♠ the hands are revealed, Patterson flips open the straight that crushes Galvez's top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AP Ashley Patterson | Q♥3♠ | 1,050,000(131 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | J♠T♠ | busted |
Aldous Formanes Doubles Up
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Aldous Formanes has dropped significantly since the start and is down to 103,000 when hijack John Dela Cruz opens 16,000 that sees a caller in Richard Marquez. From the big blind Formanes shoves, Cruz snap-calls and Marquez bows out.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AF Aldous Formanes | A♣A♥ | 230,000(29 BB) |
JD John Dela Cruz | 7♥7♠ | 32,000(4 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 88,000(11 BB) |
John Tech Gets Lucky
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Zhao Feng has John Tech on the ropes however the board favors Tech for a lucky double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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FZ Feng Zhao | K♥K♠ | 200,000(25 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) | K♦Q♠ | 288,000(36 BB) |
Jun Hao Chong Falls On A Flip
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Down to 12 bb , Jun Hao Chong open shoves with snowmen that falls on a flip against Tatsuya Tsujisaka's overcards.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JH Jun Hao Chong | 8♠8♥ | busted |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | K♣Q♠ | 240,000(30 BB) |
Big Stack Update
Player | Chips |
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MT Mike Takayama | 1,160,000(145 BB) |
BK Benjamin Kim Jacobs | 737,000(92 BB) |
SB Scott Black | 715,000(89 BB) |
AP Ashley Patterson | 710,000(89 BB) |
SO Shobu Oda | 620,000(78 BB) |
CM Christopher Mateo | 530,000(66 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | 480,000(60 BB) |
460,000(58 BB) | |
CC Chase Cokaliong | 455,000(57 BB) |
II Irvan Iliadi | 445,000(56 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 403,000(50 BB) |
AF Aldous Formanes | 370,000(46 BB) |
Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
60 minutesWilliam Teoh Rails Van Tung Nguyen
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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WT William Teoh | A♦Q♦ | 515,000(86 BB) |
VT Van Tung Nguyen | A♣9♦ | busted |
Sanjeev Kapoor Turns And Burns
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Three players in on a raised pot see flop 5♦ 7♥ 3♣ . Small blind Sanjeev Kapoor leads out 16,000, big blind Kim Kunwoo calls, preflop aggressor Yuki Ito shoves for 105,000, only Kapoor calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SK Sanjeev Kapoor | A♦6♦ | 570,000(95 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 120,000(20 BB) | |
YI Yuki Ito | J♥J♦ | busted |
The turn A♥ gives Kapoor the lead, and with the river T♠ , Yuki goes bust.
Big Double For Yano Yoshitaka Off Formanes
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Big stacked Aldous Formanes opens 12,000 from hijack, button Yano Yoshitaka three-bets 41,000, Formanes four-bets all in, Yano uses one time bank then calls for everything. At the runout, Yano doubles up taking a third of Formanes' stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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YY Yano Yoshitaka | A♠Q♥ | 511,000(85 BB) |
AF Aldous Formanes | Q♦J♣ | 854,000(142 BB) |
Seokchul Hwang Makes John Tech Tank
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From utg, Seokchul Hwang min-raises then calls button John Tech's 41,000 three-bet. The flop 3♥ 6♣ J♠ is checked, Hwang leads out 50,000 on the turn 5♣ . Tech uses one time-bank then calls. On the river 2♠ , Hwang fires 80,000, again Tech tanks for one time-bank then folds.
Player | Chips |
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SH Seokchul Hwang | 470,000(78 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) | 136,000(23 BB) |
Redentor Edoc Eliminated By Zhao Feng
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APPT Warm Up champion Redentor Edoc opens jams 82,000, gets called by small blind Zhao Feng. A♠ the cards are revealed, it's a flip. Feng goes on the spike the higher pair to end Edoc's run 162nd place.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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RE Redentor Edoc | J♣J♠ | busted |
FZ Feng Zhao | K♥Q♦ | 500,000(83 BB) |
Takuya Morita Rails Timothy Kuok On A Flip
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Takuya Morita opens then calls Timothy Kuok's three-bet shove. Morita wins the flip to ship it and finish off Kuok in 164th place.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TM Takuya Morita | K♠Q♠ | 470,000(78 BB) |
TK Timothy Kuok | 9♠9♣ | busted |
Motokatsu Uhara Dominates Daniel Callaghan
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Daniel Callaghan open shoves and gets called by Motokatsu Callaghan who stays ahead with a higher pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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MU Motokatsu Uhara | T♣T♥ | 310,000(52 BB) |
DC Daniel Callaghan (2) | 6♦6♥ | busted |
Wanhao Zhao Boots Czardy Rivera
Czardy Rivera opens 15,000, Wanhao Zhao three-bets 45,000, back to Rivera with a 90,000 shove, Zhao snap-calls and is ahead from throughout to boot Rivera.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CR Czardy Rivera | J♦J♥ | busted |
WZ Wanhao Zhao | K♦K♣ | 287,000(48 BB) |
APPT champion Victorino Torres In Action
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From utg Victorino Torres opens 15,000, small blind Byeong Go calls, flop runs 6♠ 2♦ 9♥ . Torres continues for 18,000, Go check-calls to the turn A♦ . Go changes up and leads out 23,000, Torres flats with a draw, then both check the river Q♥ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
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VT Victorino Torres | Q♦J♦ | 155,000(26 BB) |
BG Byeong Go | K♥J♣ | 91,000(15 BB) |
Nicolas Cardyn Ends One On A Flip
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Xiangyu Zhao opens 12,000, Nicolas
Player | Hand | Chips |
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NC Nicolas Cardyn | 6♣6♦ | 282,000(47 BB) |
XZ Xiangyu Zhao | A♦K♥ | busted |
All It Takes Is A Bet
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Edilberto Gopez opens 6000, Jacky Ho three-bets 15,000, big blind Chase Cokaliong and Gopez make the call. All three check to the river 5♣ 6♥ 8♣ Q♠ 4♥ . Cokaliong leads out 18,000, no callers.
Player | Chips |
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CC Chase Cokaliong | 620,000(103 BB) |
EG Edilberto Gopez | 388,000(65 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 225,000(38 BB) |
Andrew Nguyen Spikes Two-Outer
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AN Andrew Nguyen | T♣T♠ | 168,000(28 BB) |
HS Han Seong Jin | J♥J♠ | 31,000(5 BB) |
Tao Wei Chang Stays In The Running
Following a three-bet, Tao Wei Chang calls and goes on to double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TW Tao Wei Chang | A♣T♥ | 169,000(28 BB) |
JB Jun Beum Chun | A♥9♠ | 15,000(3 BB) |
Man Lok Chan Doubles Up
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Man Lok Chan open shoves 6 bb and doubles through Jun Lai.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ML Man Lok Chan | Q♥9♣ | 113,000(19 BB) |
JL Jun Lai | Q♠7♠ | 64,000(11 BB) |
Sanjeev Kapoor Wins The Flip
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Kenneth Anthony sends in his short stack and doesn't get past Sanjeev Kapoor to cash out in 190th place.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KA Kenneth Anthony | A♦T♣ | busted |
SK Sanjeev Kapoor | 8♣8♥ | 272,000(45 BB) |
Hand For Hand Denied, Gyeongseok Jeon Bubbles
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With the money just a few spots away, busts continue to take place, one of them is Gyeongseok Jeon who shoves 8 bb and falls to Pyeongkang Kim on the bubble.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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GJ Gyeongseok Jeon | A♦Q♣ | busted |
PK Pyeongkang Kim | A♥K♦ | 162,000(27 BB) |
Aldous Formanes Takes A Small Hit
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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AF Aldous Formanes | A♦7♦ | 854,000(142 BB) |
VT Van Tung Nguyen | 9♦9♣ | 230,000(38 BB) |
Van Tung Nguyen opens from the button, big blind Aldous Formanes defends and continues to do so on a flop 7♠ 2♥ T♠ by check-calling Nguyen's 8000 c-bet. Both check the turn J♣ . The river 5♥ sees Nguyen bet 16,000, Formanes check-raises 36,000, Nguyen calls and wins the pot.
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
60 minutesChip Leader Update
Looks like the day's entering chip leader Aldous Formanes continues to dominate the action at his table dragging in multiple pots to rise to 900,000. Formanes is free-rolling the tournament having won the PokerStars Special Event that was free to play. In addition to the cash prize Formanes won a ticket to the Main Event.
Li Ho Kuen Plunges As Okeby Doubles Up
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Player | Hand | Chips |
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LK Li Kuen | A♣Q♥ | 1,000(0 BB) |
WO William Okeby | Q♠Q♣ | 312,000(62 BB) |
Some Chips For Takaaki Nakaoka
From hijack, Hyunyeong Kang raises 12,000 and cutoff Takaaki Nakaoka calls. Kang continues on a flop 9♣ 2♥ Q♠ , Takaaki calls the 12,000. Kang opts to check the turn 7♠ , Takaaki fires 20,000, Kang gives up the fight.
Player | Chips |
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HK Hyunyeong Kang | 270,000(54 BB) |
TN Takaaki Nakaoka | 135,000(27 BB) |
Lester Edoc Adds More To His Big Pile
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With the bubble nearing, small blind Lester Edoc raises 67,000 and big blind Kiwanont Sukhum decides to risk for a total of 88,000. Edoc is ahead throughout to beef up his stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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LE Lester Edoc | A♦9♥ SB | 590,000(118 BB) |
KS Kiwanont Sukhum | K♦Q♠ BB | busted |
Jun Lai Cleans Out Vicente Pena
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Jun Lai opens from cutoff, calls Vicente Pena's shove, then dominates throughout to ship it and boot Pena.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JL Jun Lai | Q♥Q♦ | 123,000(25 BB) |
VP Vicente Pena | Q♠9♠ | busted |
Park Chongmin Rails Alvir Inocentes
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Park Chongmin raises a huge 100,000 preflop and button Alvir Inocentes risks his last 38,000. At the showdown, the cards are live. Inocentes ends up getting the boot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AI Alvir Inocentes | A♦K♦ | busted |
PC Park Chongmin | 4♦5♠ | 575,000(115 BB) |
River Push Is Good For Kiyoung Kim
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Kiyoung Kim opens and finds one caller in Maiki Nishi to see a flop T♣ A♥ 6♦ . Both check to the turn 9♥ . Kim slides out 15,0000 that Nishi quickly calls. The river Kim wastes no time counting and shoves,
Player | Chips |
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MN Maiki Nishi | 285,000(57 BB) |
KK Kim Kiyoung | 212,000(42 BB) |
Chase Cokaliong Saved By The River
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Utg Chase Cokaliong min-raises, next to act Matthew Holley three-bets 31,000, Cokaliong calls for a flop 3♠ 9♣ T♠ . Holley's c-bets 10,000, is check-raised by Cokaliong to 30,000, Holley four-bets 90,000, Cokaliong shoves a huge 264,000. This send Holley tanking using up three time-extensions then calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CC Chase Cokaliong | 9♥9♦ UTG | 602,000(120 BB) |
MH Matthew Holley | K♠J♠ UTG+1 | 275,000(55 BB) |
With the turn 5♠ Holley lands the flush but is quickly burned on the river 5♥ for a full house to Cokaliong.
James Dela Cruz Shoves For The Pot
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From utg, James Dela Cruz opens, small blind Morita Takuya calls, big blinds Timothy Kuok makes it 55,000, Cruz calls and Takuya folds. The flop comes 8♥ 7♥ 8♠ , Kuok continues for 40,000, Cruz calls, then both knock the turn A♥ . On the river 7♣ , Cruz shoves 79,000, Kuok tanks using up one time-bank then gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
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TM Takuya Morita | 325,000(65 BB) |
284,000(57 BB) | |
TK Timothy Kuok | 98,000(20 BB) |
Tran Huy Hoang Boots One On A Flip
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Action packed hand opens with Van Tran Thinh raising 12,000, called by Tobias Fabech, cutoff Lucian Lett shoves 21,000, big blind Tran Huy Hoang four-bets 65,000, Thinh and Fabech get out of the way.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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VT Van Tran Thinh | UTG+1 | 130,000(26 BB) |
TF Tobias Fabech | MP | 103,000(21 BB) |
4♠4♥ CO | busted | |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | A♦Q♥ BB | 255,000(51 BB) |
Rintalahti Jussi Defends The Big Blind
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Action folds around to the small blind Keiju Utsu who opens for 12,000, big blind Rintalalahti Jussi calls and flop runs J♥ Q♠ 5♦ . Utsu checks it Jussi pumps the pot 7000, Utsu calls. The turn A♠ Utsu takes the lead with a 22,000 bet, Jussi raises 44,000, Utsu folds.
Player | Chips |
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KU Keiju Utsu | 403,000(81 BB) |
RJ Rintalahti Jussi | 290,000(58 BB) |
Jongbea Jang Doubles Up
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Open shove of 58,000 from Jongbea Jang is looked up by bigger stacked Van Tung Nguyen. Jang dominates throughout for a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JJ Jongbea Jang | Q♥Q♦ | 126,000(25 BB) |
VT Van Tung Nguyen | 9♦9♠ | 205,000(41 BB) |
Edilberto Gopez Paid Well For The Set
Following a raise from Gavin Flynn, hijack player Edilberto Gopez re-raise 26,000 and gets the call. Gopez continues for 18,000 on a flop 8♠ 4♦ 3♥ , Flynn check-calls, then both check the turn T♣ to see the river 6♣ . Again Flynn checks, Gopez goes back to betting a large 75,000, Flynn calls and soon mucks to 3♠ 3♣ set.
Player | Chips |
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EG Edilberto Gopez | 305,000(61 BB) |
GF Gavin Flynn | 95,000(19 BB) |
Seokchul Hwang Claims A Short Stack
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Enriquez open shoves his last 7 bb, Seokchul Hwang three-bets 70,000, no other interested players for a heads up showdown.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AH Antonio Henriquez | K♥Q♠ |