Martin GonzalesAPPT Open champion Matthew Wakeman opens the action from UTG for 4,000 and gets called in the +1 position by Hideyoshi Tanaka of Japan. When the action gets to Filipino pro Martin Gonzales in the HJ, he 3-bets all-in for his remaining 31,500. Wakeman opts to fold while Tanaka makes the call.
Gonzales flips over A⣠Kā while Tanaka is dominated, holding Aā T⦠.
The ensuing runout goes: 2⣠7ā„ 2ā„ 4ā K⦠to give the pot and the much needed double up to the Filipino.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HT Hideyoshi Tanaka | 108,000(54 BB) |
MG Martin Gonzales | 72,000(36 BB) |
MW Matthew Wakeman (2) | 51,000(26 BB) |
Aso SeitaroFrd Aso Seitaro made a min-raise then put all his 48,000 chips at risk following the all-in raise by Matthew Wakeman.
Frd Aso Seitaro: Jā Tā
Matthew Wakeman: A⣠Kā£
Board: 2ā„ 9⦠Qā 8ā„ 6ā
Seitaro made a straight to double up while Wakeman murmured unpleasant things to the poker gods.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
FA Frd Aso Seitaro | 97,000(97 BB) |
MW Matthew Wakeman (2) | 48,000(48 BB) |
Matthew Wakeman Matthew Wakeman min-raised to 800 from UTG+2 then called the affordable 3,000 all-in of Neel Ajit Joshi from the small blind.
Matthew Wakeman: Qā Tā„
Neel Ajit Joshi: Aā 8ā„
Board: 6ā„ T⦠3⦠9⣠3ā„
The pair ten of Wakeman was good enough to eliminate Neel Ajit Joshi.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
MW Matthew Wakeman (2) | 45,500(114 BB) |
NA Neel Ajit Joshi | busted |
The player from UTG+1 made it 700 to see a flop and got Frd Aso Seitaro at the hijack and Matthew Wakeman at the button to play. The flop opened 5⦠Kā 3⦠with action checked to Wakeman at the button who bet out 2,500 and was called by Seitaro. Both are shown a 9ā on the turn and both checked to see a 9⣠river. Seitaro bet out 4,500 and was called by Wakeman.
Sietaro flipped over Aā J⣠for a pair of nines with an ace-high while Wakeman showed K⦠8⦠for two-pair kings and nines to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
FA Frd Aso Seitaro | 160,000(533 BB) |
MW Matthew Wakeman (2) | 55,000(183 BB) |