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Philippines, Poker8 Cebu
Day 2
Chase Cup Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
Chase Cokaliong holds commanding lead over final nine
After a lengthy Day 2, the returning 64 player field played down to its final nine players with Chase Cup’s own Chase Cokaliong leading the charge. Cokaliong started the day with a hefty stack and relentlessly continued piling up chips from start to finish. Midday saw the series’ founder put a PHP 200,000 (~USD 3,490) on his head which turned out to be unclaimed through the end of the night. Cokaliong stacks a massive 4,165,000 (104 BB) chip count to start tomorrow’s Final Table games, followed by Junnie Pamplona with 2,255,000 (56 BB).
Remaining Payouts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,165,000 | -335,000 | |
| 2,255,000 | 515,000 | |
| 2,080,000 | 1,230,000 | |
| 1,905,000 | 1,130,000 | |
| 1,525,000 | 210,000 | |
MB | 770,000 | -180,000 |
| 710,000 | -30,000 | |
| 705,000 | -120,000 | |
AL | 430,000 | -745,000 |
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | MB |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | AL |
Break Time!
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
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700,000(90 BB) | -145,000 | |
| 1,740,000(58 BB) | ||
| 1,410,000(47 BB) | -110,000 | |
| 1,315,000(44 BB) | -385,000 | |
AL | 1,175,000(39 BB) | |
| 870,000(29 BB) | 260,000 | |
| 775,000(26 BB) | -325,000 | |
| 650,000(22 BB) | 140,000 | |
| 640,000(21 BB) | -460,000 | |
| 625,000(21 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 565,000(19 BB) | -60,000 | |
| 560,000(19 BB) | ||
| 410,000(14 BB) | 410,000 | |
| 350,000(12 BB) | 155,000 | |
MB | 305,000(10 BB) | -5,000 |
| 250,000(8 BB) | 165,000 |
Rey Bagyo exits in 17th place - PHP 81,600
Hijack Rey Bagyo pushed all-in for his last 225,000 with K♥ 5♣ and was called by Alex Lai behind with A♥ J♣ . In for a race, Lai quickly paired up on J♦ 2♣ Q♣ 7♥ T♣ to eventually bag the win and knock his opponent out.
Chip Counts
Break Time!
20 players remain in contention for the first ever Chase Cup Main Event title. Day 2 action will conclude once the final nine is set.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,528,000(102 BB) | 128,000 | |
| 1,518,000(101 BB) | 276,000 | |
| 1,200,000(80 BB) | 977,000 | |
| 1,100,000(73 BB) | -104,000 | |
AL | 970,000(65 BB) | -60,000 |
Break Time!
27 players remain in the running for the Main Event title, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 56,300.
Top Chip Counts
Average stack: 550,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,242,000(104 BB) | 339,000 | |
| 1,204,000(100 BB) | 174,000 | |
| 1,085,000(90 BB) | 15,000 | |
AL | 1,030,000(86 BB) | -44,000 |
| 1,030,000(86 BB) | 425,000 |
Alex Lai wins blind war
A blind vs blind battle saw both stacks pile high in the middle with Alex Lai (537,000) at risk with Q♠ Q♣ against Chase Cokaliong’s T♠ T♦ . The board 4♦ A♥ A♣ A♦ J♣ ran safe for Lai, securing him the 107 BB pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AL | 1,074,000(107 BB) | 469,000 |
| 1,070,000(107 BB) | -330,000 |
Alex Lai ahead all the way
Utg+1 Alex Lai opened to 35,000 and saw big blind Dante Natad move all-in for 127,000 total. Lai made the call with J♣ J♠ and is up against Natad’s Q♦ 9♠ . A great spot for Lai, the board showed 5♥ K♥ 6♠ A♠ 3♥ , leaving Natad headed for the rails after the gutsy move landed him in trouble.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AL | 605,000(61 BB) | 366,000 |
busted | -249,500 |
Day 1E
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
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 707,000 | 253,000 | |
| 591,000 | 303,000 | |
| 546,000 | 56,000 | |
| 411,000 | 214,000 | |
| 388,000 | 140,000 | |
| 341,000 | 71,000 | |
| 304,000 | 177,000 | |
| 271,000 | 198,000 | |
| 249,500 | -136,500 | |
AL | 239,000 | 194,200 |
| 235,000 | 36,000 | |
| 223,000 | 223,000 | |
RC | 208,000 | 2,000 |
| 156,000 | 156,000 | |
| 155,000 | 155,000 | |
| 130,000 | 130,000 | |
F | 119,000 | 119,000 |
| 110,000 | 67,600 | |
| 108,000 | -69,000 | |
| 107,000 | -24,000 | |
| 104,000 | 104,000 | |
| 98,000 | 98,000 | |
AT | 88,000 | 88,000 |
| 66,000 | 66,000 | |
| 44,000 | -64,000 | |
| 36,000 | -15,000 |
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 9 | |
| 10 | AL |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | RC |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 | |
| 17 | F |
| 18 | |
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| 21 | |
| 22 | |
| 23 | AT |
| 24 | |
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Alex Lai cracks aces
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AL | 44,800(90 BB) | 44,800 |