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Day 9 - October 26, 2024
Double Bubble Bursts At PokerStars Red Dragon Flight B
Flight B PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD)
Blinds: 2000/5000 Ante 5000 (Level 16)
With a struggling stack just a little over 10BB, Ngoc Anh Cao took a peek at his hole cards, saw a monster hand and shoved 54,000 all-in from under the gun. With less than 10BB in his stack, Phanlert Sukonthatchartnant also found a big monster and also shoved his last 38,000 from the cut-off. Wooseon Kim would usually keep away, but when he peeked into his cards, he found the biggest monster of all and made the call.
AA vs KK vs JJ. AA wins! Woonseon Kim busts both to have a double bubble burst!
Phanlert Sukonthatchartnant busts out at 40 and is the officual bubble with the shorter stack.
Ngoc Anh Cao busts out at 39th place with the bigger stack, and is technically ITM. Cao just busts earlier than Day 2.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam | J♣J♠ | busted |
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand | K♦K♥ | busted |
WK Wooseok KimKorea (Republic of) | A♦A♥ | 377,000 |
Edilberto Gopez Topping Flight B of PokerStars Red Dragon After 10 Levels
Registration is officially closed for Flight B of PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD)! A total of 260 international entries chucked in the PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200) buy-in to join this prestigious poker event at the Okada Manila. Ten 40-minute levels are in the record books with 120 hopefuls still keeping their seats for a chance to be part of the payout from the guaranteed PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300).
Play will continue until 39 players are left. Those 39 will pack their chips and bring them back tomorrow for the PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) Day 2 Final along with the 22 other survivors of Flight A. There's still a lot of poker to play among the 120 that remain. After 10 levels, leading the field in chips is Edilberto Gopez of the Philippines with a stack of 230,0000. Malaysian pro Yan Wen Yee is a breath away with 227,000. Rounding up the top three is Lifu Huang of China with 210,000.
PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) (Flight B, October 26)
Date(s): Oct 25 to 27, 2024
Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200)
Entries: 260
Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300)
ITM: 39
Starting Stack: 30,000
Total Chips: 7,800,000
Average Stack: 64,700
Players Remaining: 120
Top Chip Counts After 10 Levels
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines | 230,000 |
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia | 227,000 |
LH Lifu HuangChina | 210,000 |
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance | 199,000 |
CC Carlos ChangTaiwan | 180,000 |
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands | 167,000 |
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand | 162,000 |
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam | 152,000 |
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines | 150,000 |
JS Jeong SeonghunKorea (Republic of) | 143,000 |
WK Wooseok KimKorea (Republic of) | 137,000 |
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines | 120,500 |
BP Bao PhamUnited States of America | 100,000 |
Wooseok Kim Holds The Exit For Vam Magsakay
Flight B PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD)
Blinds: 500/1000 Ante 1000 (Level 8)
There was some pre-flop raise flirting between Vam Magsakay and Wooseok Kim. Evenutally, they put all their chips in the middle with Kim covering Magsakay.
The tens of Kim held against the nines of Magsakay, sending Magsakay to the rail.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines | 9♠9♥ | busted |
WK Wooseok KimKorea (Republic of) | T♦T♠ | 141,500 |
Jayden Zalac On Top Of The Board After 7 Levels
Flight B of the PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) had 174 hopefuls pay the entrance fee of PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200) for a chance to take cash in on a whopping PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300). Seven levels have passed so far with 116 players still in contention. Registration remains open until the end of Level 10, so we can expect a lot more players to find their way to the poker tables here at Okada Manila.
Of the 116 left standing, Australia's Jayden Zalac has the biggest stack of chips with 190,000. Aladin Reskallah of France is just a spit behind with 181,800. Further down is Seonghun Jeong with 132,000.
PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) (Flight B, October 26)
Date(s): Oct 25 to 27, 2024
Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200)
Entries: 174
Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300)
ITM: TBA
Starting Stack: 30,000
Total Chips: 5,220,000
Average Stack: 45,000
Players Remaining: 116
Some Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia | 190,000 |
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance | 181,800 |
SJ Seonghun JeongKorea (Republic of) | 132,000 |
HN Hirotoshi NakaboJapan | 123,400 |
WK Wooseok KimKorea (Republic of) | 98,300 |
AP Anthony PignatelliCanada | 98,000 |
SL Suya LeeKorea (Republic of) | 89,000 |
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan | 89,000 |
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands | 86,200 |
AA Abrol AjaySingapore | 81,400 |
JV Joemark VasayPhilippines | 78,000 |
NN Nguyen Nang QuangViet Nam | 71,000 |
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam | 71,000 |
AI Alessio IsaiaItaly | 68,400 |
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines | 39,000 |
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 33,000 |
JS Jeong SeonghunKorea (Republic of) | 30,800 |