Place
36th
Prize
$2,336
Prize (PHP)
₱135,000
Blind level
Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000
Entries
1/404
Total Chips
4,040,000
Average
4,040,000
Final Day
SMPSMP
10/27/2024, 6:42:38 AM
Alfonso Baja cracks Alex Chong's aces
Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Alfonso Baja Hong Kong's Alex Chong opens the action from UTG for 25,000 and gets called in the CO Alfonso Baja of the Philippines.
The flop goes T♦ J♣ J♦ as Chong CBets to 20,000. Baja raises it to 70,000. Then Chong 3-bets to 170,000 and Baja 4-bets all-in for 500,000. Chong snap calls.
Chong tables A♣ A♠ while Baja reveals that he's n the lead now with K♦ J♠.
The turn is the Q♦ which now has the Hong Kong player drawing dead and the river is the 9♣ to make the rockets cracking official.
With the win, Baja becomes the first to hot seven digits in the chip and is the new chip leader while Chong is left with 3 BBs.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AB Alfonso Baja ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 1,070,000(134 BB) |
TS Tak Sin Alex Chong ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 18,000(2 BB) |