Main Event

Utg+1 Edgar Asehan opened to 15,000 and called a 32,000 three bet from cutoff Joel Diaz. Diaz continued for 25,000 on flop A♦ A♥ J♠ , convincing Asehan to throw in the fold.

Joel Diaz bags big at Day 1B

Date: May 1, 2024 Buy in: PH₱ 18,800 (~USD 327) Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) Day 1B: 32 entries ITM: 4 players

Everyone folds to the blinds. Small blind Joel Diaz raises 11,000 and Edgar Asehan calls in the big blind. Flop runs 3♥ 4♥ T♣ , Diaz c-bets 7,000 and Asehan calls. The turn J♠ Diaz fires again betting 10,000, this time Asehan check-raises to 34,000, and Diaz calls. The river Q♣ , Diaz checks, Asehan bets 40,000, and Diaz calls. Diaz has Q♠ T♦ two pair wins it over Asehan’s A♣ J♦ pair of jacks.

Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff raises 11,000, the button Edgar Asehan and big blind Aning call the raise. Flop runs 8♥ 4♣ 6♥ , Arguelles c-bets 30,000, Asehan calls, and Aning check-folds. On the turn 6♣ , Arguelles goes all-in for 26,000, and Asehan calls. Arguelles opens 8♠ T♠ , Asehan has A♣ 8♣ making the same two-pair combination but with a higher ace kicker.

Under the gun, Ronie Arguelles raises to 9,000, Edgar Asehan on hijack re-raises to 20,000. Arguelles folds.

Jun Jun Ametan on cutoff raises 7,000, and Edgar Asehan defends the big blind. Flop runs J♥ 4♥ T♣ . Asehan checks, Ametan bets 10,000, Asehan calls. The turn 7♠ — another check-bet-call action at 20,000. Ther river J♦ is checked down. Asehan first-to-show 4♠ 9♠ . Ametan mucks.

Jun Jun Ametan raises 7,000 from cutoff, Edgar Aseban shoves all-in for 69,000 on the big blind. Asehan A♠ Q♠ is fighting for his tournament life against Ametan K♦ 5♦ . The board runs 4♣ 7♠ 9♥ 6♠ 2♣ . Aseban’s ace-high holds and earns a double-up.