Main Event

16 players remain in battle for the Chase Cup Main Event title, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 81,600. Chase Cokaliong stands in the lead with the Day 2 action set to conclude once the field is down to its final nine.

Chip Count Update

A blind vs blind battle, Abel Pilayo got his remaining 125,000 in with A♠ 2♠ and was dominated by Alex Cruz’s better A♥ J♠ . Drawing slim, Pilayo exited shortly after the board J♦ 8♦ Q♦ K♠ 2♣ faced up on the felt.

Small blind Clyde Ravina bumped it up to 50,000 and called the 105,000 more after big blind Alex Cruz moved all-in. Cruz with A♠ 4♦ is slightly ahead of Ravina’s Q♦ 8♥ and remained with the advantage all through the river 2♣ 6♣ 3♠ 9♥ J♥ .

Utg Alex Cruz open jammed his 595,000 stack in with 9♦ 9♠ and saw button Wang Tuck Heng call off for a lesser 275,000 with K♠ A♣ . Flipping for his tournament life, Wang was spared from elimination after the board T♣ T♥ 5♣ K♦ 3♠ peeled one of his overcards.

Mp Alex Cruz opened to 12,000, called by the button. Action on small blind Jessie Dy, he shoved his 77,000 stack in with A♣ Q♥ and was called by the raiser with 8♣ 8♦ for a flip. The board ran 5♠ K♠ J♣ 7♠ J♦ , dodging Dy’s overcards for his elimination.

Facing a cutoff open from Chris Boys, big blind Alex Cruz moved all-in for 560,000 total with T♣ T♥ , called by the raiser with A♣ J♠ . At risk, Cruz managed to fade Boys’s outs up until the river 5♠ kd} 9♥ 5♦ A♦ landed an ace to eliminate him as the day’s bubble.