Main Event

Day 1E sees Jessie Leonarez top the list, 26 more advance to Day 2

Date: May 5, 2024 Buy in: PH₱ 18,800 (~USD 327) Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) Prize pool: PH₱ 8,162,000 (~USD 143,000) Day 1E: 204 entries ITM: 26 players

Hijack Florencio Campomanes opened to 20,000, called by small blind Ron Ryan Mesina. Flop came A♣ 3♦ A♦ and Campomanes continued for 25,000. Mesina clicked back to 40,000, called by the raiser. On turn 3♣ , Mesina this time check called his opponent’s 8,000 bet, leading both players to check down river Q♦ . Mesina shows A♠ K♣ and Campomanes throws it in the muck.

Cutoff Marc Rivera stuffed his remaining 92,000 in with A♦ Q♥ and was called behind by button Jharome Pena with J♥ J♣ . In search of overcards, Rivera luckily bagged one as the river 6♠ 3♣ 5♥ 9♥ A♥ landed him an ace to take it down.

Button Kai Paulsen opened to 18,000, called by Jojo on the big blind. Flop 4♥ 3♥ T♥ saw Paulsen continue for 12,000 and bet all-in on turn 2♦ . Jojo called both streets, running his last 19,000 in on the turn with 9♥ 5♣ . Unfortunately for Jojo, Paulsen held the nut flush A♥ J♥ to knock him out of the games completely.

Utg+1 Ivan Dela Cruz opened to 13,000, joined by big blind Rusty Co on flop J♦ A♠ 4♥ . Dela Cruz continued for a hefty 45,000, check called by his opponent. On turn K♣ , Dela Cruz fired again with Co calling off his for 46,000 behind. Dela Cruz shows K♠ 9♠ , drawing slim against Co’s A♣ J♠ . The river 5♠ sealed the win for Co, leaving Dela Cruz down to 8 BB.

33 players remain in the running for the Main Event title with 26 guaranteed a spot into Day 2. Money bubble approaching with seven more eliminations to go.

Utg+1 Chris Boys opened to 10,000, called by Marc Rivera behind. Flop came J♥ 8♠ 4♣ and saw Boys check call for 20,000. On turn K♠ , Boys bet all-in for 52,000, Rivera with a final call. Boys shows K♥ 9♥ , crushing Rivera’s A♥ J♣ all the way to river 6♥ .

Utg+1 Alexis Lim opened to 14,000 and called hijack Mac Mantos‘ 46,000 all-in with Q♦ Q♣ . Mantos behind with J♣ J♦ , failed to escape his fate as the board 4♠ K♥ 8♦ 3♦ 5♠ left his pocket pair headed for the muck.

Utg+1 flicked in his remaining 36,000 with Q♠ 8♣ and was called behind by Rene Mar David with A♦ Q♦ . Dominated, player at risk headed for the rails after the board 7♥ 4♠ K♠ A♣ 5♣ delivered no bad beats.

Cutoff shoved in his last 70,000 with K♦ J♣ and ran right into big blind Dante Natad’s K♣ K♥ . The board 6♣ 6♠ 8♥ 9♥ 8♠ offered no help to the short stack, earning Natad the pot.

Cutoff open shoved his remaining 73,000 in with A♣ Q♠ , called by small blind Rene Mar David with T♦ T♥ . Gunning for a flip, the board 4♥ 2♣ 3♣ K♣ 8♥ ran in favor of David, knocking another player out of the running.

Utg Bruce Andrino opened the action to 10,000, joined by the big blind on flop 2♥ 3♥ 3♠ . Both stacks quickly rushed to the middle with the big blind at risk for his remaining 68,000 with T♥ T♣ against Andrino’s A♥ 9♥ nut flush draw. The turn 7♥ ran another heart for the raiser as the river 6♠ missed his opponent’s four outer in order to turn it around.

43 players remain in the Main Event Day 1E games with action set to wrap up once the field is down to 26 runners.

Hijack Rusty Co opened to 12,000 and called cutoff Jojo’s 34,000 all-in. Committed with Q♥ J♣ , Co faced Jojo’s A♠ K♦ for the 19 BB pot. The board T♠ 3♣ 6♠ 4♥ T♦ missed to pair either player, leaving Jojo’s ace high good for the taking.

Button opened to 12,000, followed by a three bet from small blind Marc Rivera to 35,000. Action on big blind Chase Cokaliong, the tournament superstar shoved all-in for 138,000 total, called by Rivera.

Cokaliong 6♠ 7♠ Rivera A♦ K♦

In for a race, Cokaliong landed the advantage on 7♥ 2♦ 8♠ 6♣ 6♦ , giving him a boat for the full double up.

Marc Rivera defended his big blind vs an utg+2 open and saw flop T♥ 7♦ 3♥ . Rivera pulled a min check raise to 20,000 and led his opponent to shove all-in for 82,000. Rivera makes the call with two pair 7♠ 3♦ , crushing the raiser’s K♦ T♦ . The turn 9♥ and river 4♣ ran safe, awarding Rivera the 23 BB boost.

Cutoff Ron Ryan Mesina opened to 10,000 and called off the 21,000 more with K♦ J♥ after the big blind moved all-in. Opponent shows 7♦ 7♣ for a flip. The board 5♥ 2♥ K♥ 3♣ 3♠ quickly favored Mesina’s overcards, knocking another runner out in contention for the Main Event title.

Utg+2 Eric Alcantara opened to 12,000 and called small blind Mac Mantos‘ 28,000 jam with A♥ T♥ . Mantos is in for a flip with 8♠ 8♣ and earned the crucial double up after the board 9♥ 2♠ 4♣ 8♦ 5♦ landed him a set.

51 players remain in battle for a spot into the Chase Cup Day 2 games. Today’s flight will conclude once the field is down to 26 runners (ITM).

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Utg moved all-in for 45,500 with 7♣ 7♥ and was called behind by Harold Ruala with A♦ A♣ . A huge favorite, Ruala delivered the bust after the board K♦ J♠ 5♣ 7♠ A♠ gave both players a set, Ruala with the better one.

Utg+2 opened to 8,000, called by both players on the blinds. Flop came 9♠ J♠ 6♣ and saw big blind Ingus bet all-in for 29,000. Small blind Ralph Bulaong put in the call with A♠ 7♠ and is behind Ingus’ K♠ 6♠ . The turn 9♦ and river 8♥ dodged all scare cards, earning Ingus the double up with bottom pair.

Utg+2 moved all-in for his 33,000 stack with A♥ 3♣ and was called by cutoff Conrad Lumaban with T♣ T♠ . A great spot for Lumaban, the Filipino pro locked in the boost after no aces were seen on board K♦ J♦ Q♦ 9♠ 2♥ .

Utg+2 Marco Almerez opened to 6,000 and called off button Daichi’s 27,000 jam with A♠ 5♠ . Daichi shows the same hand A♦ 5♦ for what seems to be a split pot. The flop Q♠ 3♠ J♠ however, ran the nut flush for Almerez, leaving Daichi eliminated entirely.

72 players remain in the Chase Cup Main Event games with 26 runners guaranteed a spot into tomorrow’s Day 2.

Hijack Noel Llamedo opened to 4,500 and called off button Jing Carmona’s 22,000 all-in.

Carmona 9♠ 9♣ Llamedo A♠ T♥

In for a flip, the board J♥ 8♣ 5♠ 7♦ 2♥ felted none of Llamedo’s overcards, earning Carmona a full double up.

Utg Daichi flicked in his last 10,000 in with A♠ T♣ and was called by player behind with A♦ J♣ . Falling behind, Daichi was saved from elimination after the board T♥ 5♣ 9♠ 6♠ 7♥ landed him top pair.

Hijack open shoved 52,500 in, called by cutoff Rusty Co. Big blind A.A joined in for his lesser 18,500 stack for a three way showdown.

X Q♠ J♠ Co A♦ J♣ A.A 2♣ 2♥

The board ran K♥ 5♦ 7♠ 8♠ K♣ with deuces holding up for the win, and Co’s ace high good for the side pot.

Utg+2 opened to 11,000 and saw big blind Jimbey Yap call off his 5 BB stack with A♥ A♦ . Raiser showed K♠ T♦ and quickly bagged the loss after Yap ran quads on 2♣ 5♠ J♣ A♠ A♣ .

Hijack Alexis Lim opened to 4,000 and flicked in the 8,500 more with A♠ T♠ after Roque Lima moved all-in with his short stack. Lima in for a race with K♠ J♦ , landed top pair on 4♥ J♥ 6♥ 8♣ 5♣ , giving him another chance at the Main Event trophy.

90 players remain on the Main Event floor with today’s action closing in on 26 runners qualifying to Day 2.

That’s it for the PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) guaranteed Chase Cup Main Event! Day 1E drew in a final 204 entries to be added to the tally, having surpassed the guarantee by the first level of the day. Flight will conclude once the remaining 110 player field is down to 26 players remaining.

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Utg+1 Francis Mark Awa opened to 3,100, followed with a 4,500 all-in behind. Big blind Chase Cokaliong put in a raise to 15,000, called by the raiser. On flop 9♦ 3♣ A♠ , Awa check called a 12,000 bet from his opponent and continued to turn 7♠ . Cokaliong fired another 20,000 and called a check raise from Awa for 30,000 more. River 4♦ saw Awa continue the aggression with a final 75,000 bet, called by Cokaliong. Awa shows K♠ J♥ bluff, no good against Cokaliong’s A♦ Q♦ .

Small blind Amir Abbas opened to 3,000, called behind by big blind Marc Rivera. Flop came K♥ 2♠ 6♠ and saw Abbas continue for 2,200. Rivera made the call and headed to turn 2♥ . Abbas this time, check called for 5,000 and got to showdown after the river A♠ raked in no more bets. Abbas reveals 8♣ 8♦ , Rivera with a muck.

Cutoff Marc Rivera opened to 2,500 and called small blind Baroy’s 11,800 jam with T♣ T♠ . Baroy at risk with A♥ 8♠ , luckily found an ace on the river 7♥ 3♠ 7♦ 6♦ A♦ to save him from elimination.

Cutoff Alexis Lim opened to 4,100, called by the button. Big blind Vam Magsakay shoved all-in for 32,800 total with A♣ 8♣ , called by Lim with 7♠ 7♥ . Running a flip, the board 9♣ J♣ Q♦ J♥ 6♥ favored the pocket pair to send Magsakay out of the Main Event games.

Utg Kai Paulsen opened to 2,600, called by five other players behind. Action on big blind, he squeezed all-in for 31,000 with K♣ Q♣ and was called by the original raiser with A♦ K♦ . The board 9♥ 2♣ 6♥ 4♣ T♦ ran dry, leaving Paulsen’s ace high good for the taking.

Button Ricky Foo opened to 2,400 and called big blind Marvin Dela Cruz’s 18,800 jam with A♠ Q♠ . Dela Cruz behind with Q♦ J♦ , was about to head for the rails up until the river 5♥ 3♠ 7♥ 9♥ J♣ paired him up for his survival.

175 entries in so far for today’s Chase Cup Day 1E with registration closing just before the start of Level 9!

Mp Adam Seyer opened to 2,000 and was met with a three bet to 5,000 from Noel Llamedo behind. Seyer pulled the trigger, stuffing his 16,500 stack in with 5♠ 5♦ , called by Llamedo with A♣ Q♥ . In for a flip, the board ran 2♣ T♠ 8♣ 6♣ Q♦ with Llamedo spiking the river to knock his opponent out.

Utg+2 Maxwell Rosete defended his open and called Harold’s three bet to 6,500 right behind to see flop 9♥ 3♠ T♣ . Both players check it through, revealing turn 7♠ . Harold this time, continued for 4,500 and called Rosete’s check raise all-in for 33,900 total.

Rosete Q♥ J♥ Harold A♠ K♠

Drawing to a straight and overcards, the river 5♣ unfortunately bricked out for Rosete, sending him plummeting down to 12 BB remaining.

Utg Leo Losentes open shoved his remaining 12,100 in with A♥ 9♥ and faced Dr. Jun’s 6♥ 6♦ . Flipping for his tournament life, Losentes instantly landed the advantage with the board 9♠ A♦ T♣ Q♥ 9♣ landing him a full house for the double.

Utg+2 opened to 2,000, called by Ryan Antig behind along with button Chris Boys. Flop came 3♠ T♥ 3♥ and action was checked to Boys who bet 1,500. Both players make the call and head to turn Q♦ . Antig this time leads for 16,000, followed by an all-in from Boys for 38,000 total. Raiser calls off for his 17,800 behind and Antig puts in the final call.

Boys K♠ T♦ Antig K♥ J♥ X A♥ 9♥

The river K♦ spared no heart, improving Boys to a higher two pair to ship the pot.

Players are headed for a 40 minute break with registration open for two more levels. Today’s Day 1E racked up the largest turnout with 153 entries already recorded!

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Mp Chierro De Leon opened to 2,500 and called off Amir Abbas’ 8,400 all-in for a race.

De Leon K♠ J♠ Abbas A♥ 8♣

The board ran 2♠ T♣ 2♥ J♣ Q♥ , pairing up De Leon’s jack for the pot and his opponent’s elimination.

Utg+1 Marc Rivera opened to 1,600 and called off an 11,200 jam behind with Q♣ 8♣ . Opponent at risk, is ahead with A♣ Q♦ yet was quickly crushed after the board landed 8♠ 8♦ 7♦ K♥ 4♦ trips for Rivera to knock him out of the running.

Hijack Rusty Co opened to 2,500, called by small blind Dante Natad. Flop came 6♦ 5♥ K♥ and Dante led all-in for 12,600. Co with top pair K♠ J♠ made the call, only to see Natad turn over 5♠ 5♣ for a set. The turn J♥ gave Co some hope yet was shortlived after the river T♠ completed the board.

125 entries in for today’s Chase Cup Day 1E, close to surpassing yesterday’s 134 turnout. Registration remains open through the end of Level 8.

Facing a hijack open, small blind shoved his remaining 12,200 stack in with Q♦ J♦ and was called by big blind Jesse R. with A♦ A♥ . A significant favorite, Jesse cruised to victory as the board ran A♠ 2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 5♠ .

A four way raised pot led to flop K♦ 7♣ T♥ . Hijack Ivy VP sent out a 3,000 bet, called by all three opponents. On turn 2♣ , small blind Chase Cokaliong led for 12,000 and saw Ivy move all-in for 25,500 total. Cokaliong happily calls with T♦ 2♦ for two pair, crushing Ivy’s K♣ 5♣ . Left drawing slim, Ivy headed out after the river 4♦ locked in the win for her opponent.

Utg Sakuragi opened to 1,600, called behind by cutoff Al Laid. Sakuragi double barreled on board 6♦ 6♠ K♥ J♥ 4♠ , with Laid calling both streets. By the river, Sakuragi slowed down with a check fold after Laid fired a final 10,000 bet.

Utg+1 Clive Preece opened the action to 1,500, joined by three more players on flop T♥ J♦ 7♣ . Preece continued for 2,200, called by another behind. Button Jose Cheung put in a raise to 6,200 with both players completing to see turn 5♣ . Checked to Cheung, he bet all-in for 10,700, called by Preece with A♦ T♦ . Cheung reveals 8♣ 9♥ for a flopped straight, leaving his opponent drawing dead.

103 entries have so far been recorded for Chase Cup’s last flight on schedule with registration open through the start of Level 9.

Cutoff Marc Rivera opened to 1,500, called by button Robert Chracciola and big blind Clive Preece. On flop 4♠ 6♣ A♣ , all three stacks rushed to the middle shortly after Rivera continued for 3,000.

Rivera A♦ Q♥ Chracciola Q♣ T♣ Preece J♣ 5♣

Up against two flush draws, Rivera collected the pot after the runout 8♥ A♠ faded any club, leaving his trip aces more than good enough for the win.

Utg+1 opened to 1,500, called behind by Kim Enriquez along with big blind Chris Boys. On flop K♥ 4♥ T♦ , action was checked to Enriquez who bet 2,500. Both players make the call and head to turn 8♠ . Enriquez continued the aggression with another 5,000 bet, check called once more by both opponents. River 8♦ completed the board and saw Boys lead all-in for 26,400, Enriquez with a final call. Boys shows 8♥ 6♥ for flush draw turned trip eights to crush Enriquez’ A♣ Q♠ .

Hijack Leo Losentes opened to 1,200, joined by three other players on flop A♦ K♦ Q♣ . Losentes continued for 1,800, check called by big blind Dr. Jun. On turn T♠ , Losentes sent out another 3,700, Dr. Jun with a check fold.

Button Alex Lai opened to 2,000 and called off for his 21,800 stack with 8♥ 8♠ after the big blind moved all-in. Opponent is a huge favorite with A♥ A♠ up until the flop 8♣ 4♦ 7♥ landed Lai a set to put him ahead. The turn 4♥ and river J♥ sealed the double up for Lai, leaving his opponent crippled down to 3 BB.

81 entries in so far for today’s Chase Cup Day 1E flight! Runners have up until the start of Level 9 to register and qualify for a spot into the Day 2 games.

Small blind Chase Cokaliong moved all-in for his last 6,400 with A♠ 7♠ and was called by big blind Dante Natad with A♥ J♠ . At risk, Cokaliong headed for the rails after the board 4♥ 5♦ 2♥ 3♥ 9♥ ran an ace high flush for his opponent.

Utg+1 Daddy Puds opened to 1,200, followed by a 3,000 three bet from player next to him. Nomer Girante cold calls along with Puds for a three way pot on 7♠ 9♦ 8♣ . Checked to Girante, he sent out a 6,000 bet and shortly called Puds’s all-in for 18,000 total.

Puds 5♠ 6♠ Girante A♦ T♦

Girante drawing to a higher straight, bagged the loss after the turn 2♣ and river 4♦ missed. Puds locks in the double up with his flopped straight.

Utg opened to 1,200, called by three players for a multiway pot on flop 3♥ 5♥ 4♦ . Raiser checks, utg+2 bets 2,800, followed by cutoff Ivan Gwapo with a raise to 10,000. All other opponents fold and Gwapo picks up the pot.

Utg opened to 900, joined by three more players on flop 8♣ J♦ 5♦ . Utg+1 led for 1,500, check called by small blind Francis Mark Awa. Turn J♣ went check check, revealing another 8♠ on the river. Awa bet 5,000, called by his opponent behind. Awa shows Q♠ J♠ for a full house to pick up the pot.

With a late position open and a call, small blind Eman Segismundo sent out a three bet to 3,000. Both players complete and checked the action through to river Ax 5x Jx 3♥ T♦ . Segismundo churned out a final bet of 1,200, called by the initial raiser. Segismundo shows T♣ 9♣ for the win.

Cutoff opened to 2,300, called by big blind Joseph Caballes. On flop 3♣ 8♣ 5♥ , raiser continued for 5,000 yet folded after Caballes moved all-in for 8,200.

45 entries in for today’s final Main Event flight with registration open for six more levels.

Facing an utg open and a call, button Jessie Dy fired a three bet to 2,400, called by both players. Action on flop 2♦ 3♣ T♥ saw check, bet 2,500, and Dy with an all-in for 31,200. Opponent folds and Dy picks up the 19 BB in the middle.

Utg+1 Adam Seyer opened to 800, called by three other players. Flop A♦ K♠ 5♣ was checked through, revealing turn 4♠ . Seyer sent out 2,400 with both players on the blinds making the call. River 4♦ saw small blind lead for 6,000, called by Seyer with A♥ T♠ . Small blind mucks and Seyer ships the pot.

Facing a hijack open, button Chase Cokaliong threw in a three bet to 2,400. Raiser completes and sees flop A♦ 8♣ 4♦ . Both check it through, peeling turn 8♠ . Opponent leads for 1,800, called by Cokaliong. On river J♣ , Cokaliong sent out a 5,000 bet, his opponent with a final check call. Cokaliong shows A♠ T♣ and claims the pot.

A three bet pot, three players headed to see Q♥ 6♠ K♦ . Action was checked through with the turn showing an A♥ . Button agressor fired a late cbet of 4,500, check called only by original raiser Robert Chracciola. River came another A♣ and both checked it to showdown. Chracciola reveals A♠ T♥ and collected the pot after his opponent mucked.

Cutoff Chase Cokaliong opened to 1,200, joined by the big blind on flop 3♥ 7♥ 3♦ . Cokaliong continued for 1,000, check called by his opponent. On turn K♦ , Cokaliong bet all-in for 12,900, check called once more. Cokaliong shows K♠ 3♠ , crushing his opponent’s K♣ 2♣ completely. River 3♣ locked in the win for Cokaliong, improving him to quad three’s.

27 entries in as of Level 2 of Day 1E with the ₱5 Million (~USD 86,900) guaranteealready breached! More players are expected to rush in with registration ending at the start of Level 9.

With a limp from Jessie Dy in front, small blind Chase Cokaliong stuffed his 14,900 stack in with A♥ Q♠ , called by big blind Eman Segismundo. Dy reshoved for 28,600 and Segismundo completes for a three way showdown.

Dy A♦ 8♥ Segismundo 9♠ 3♣

The board ran 2♣ 5♥ T♥ 5♣ T♦ , awarding both ace highs a split pot.

Small blind Noel Llamedo opened the action to 6,000, called behind by big blind Francis Mark Awa. Flop came 4♠ 4♦ 7♦ and Llamedo check raised to 6,000 after Awa fired a 1,000 bet. Awa completed, moving on to turn Q♠ . Llamedo bet all-in for 18,000, called by Awa with Q♦ 8♣ . Llamedo is at risk with J♣ 7♣ and headed to the rails after the river T♠ sealed his elimination.

A multiway raised pot led by cutoff Francis Mark Awa revealed flop 8♣ 9♦ 9♠ . Checked to Awa, he continued for 1,000, called only by the hijack. Turn K♣ went check check, landing another K♦ for the river. Hijack led for 6,000, yet gave it up shortly after Awa threw in a raise to 15,000.

A four way limp pot headed to flop 6♣ 8♣ 7♦ where action was checked to Ivan Gwapo who bet 500. Both players on the blinds continue, revealing turn 4♣ . All three check it through with the river 2♣ completing the board. Checked to Gwapo once more, he sent out a 3,000 bet and picked up the pot after both players folded.

The last flight for the Chase Cup begins, good luck to all the players!

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Utg+2 Ingus opened to 16,000 and was met with a three bet to 50,000 from Conrad Lumaban right behind. Ingus shoved for 118,000 total, called by his opponent.

Ingus K♥ K♣ Lumaban A♦ Q♦

A supposed great spot for Ingus, the turn T♥ T♣ 6♠ A♦ T♦ left him crushed, exiting as the last flight’s bubble to wrap up the day.

Utg Jessie Leonarez opened to 18,000, joined by big blind Chris Boys on flop T♥ J♥ 7♣ . Leonarez continued for 20,000 and another 16,000 on turn K♦ with Boys check calling both streets. On river 2♠ , Leonarez churned out a final 25,000 to which Boys made the fold.

Facing an utg open and a call, small blind Ivy VP shoved her 215,000 stack in with A♠ T♦ and was met with another all-in behind from big blind Ron Ryan Mesina. Both players make the fold and Mesina reveals J♦ J♣ . The board 8♣ 5♣ 8♥ 9♥ Q♦ ran safe for the pocket pair, busting Ivy just two spots short of the money.

29 players remain in today’s Chase Cup Main Event Day 1E with three more eliminations left before the action concludes.

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Utg+2 Richard Tolentino moved all-in for his 61,000 stack with Q♥ T♥ and ran right into big blind Jason Ambata’s A♥ A♣ . Up against a monster, Tolentino had luck on his side as he ran a straight on board 5♦ J♥ 9♣ K♦ 3♣ to spare him from elimination.