Main Event

Cutoff Chase Cokaliong opened to 15,000 and called the 51,000 more after small blind Eric Alcantara moved all-in. Alcantara shows K♠ T♠ for a race against Cokaliong’s A♥ 3♥ . At risk, Alcantara shoved all worries aside as the flop Q♠ 6♠ 2♠ 5♠ 7♠ left Cokaliong instantly drawing dead.

Utg+2 Jharome Pena stuffed his remaining 31,000 in with 2♣ 2♥ , called by Federick Cruz behind with J♥ J♠ . Cruz scooped up the pot with no deuces showing on board 4♣ 3♦ 6♥ 9♠ Q♣ .

The following hand saw Cruz open from the hijack and call big blind Eric Alcantara’s jam for his remaining chips. Alcantara shows 9♣ T♠ , crushed against Cruz’s A♣ A♦ on board K♠ 2♣ 4♥ T♦ 6♥ .

Day 1D draws 134 entries, Abel Pelayo tops the 17 qualifiers

Date: May 4, 2024 Buy in: PH₱ 18,800 (~USD 327) Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) Day 1D: 134 entries ITM: 17 players

Utg opens, button calls, small blind calls, big blind Eric Alcantara three-bets 72,000, no callers.

Eric Alcantara open 19,000, big blind Jonald Garcia defends, Alcantara c-bets 20,000 on the flop T♠ 5♠ 5♥ . Garcia check-calls. On the turn 7♣ , Garcia leads out 44,000, Alcantara gives up his stake on the pot.

Thata opens 5,000, big blind Eric Alcantara defends then bets 10,000 on the flop 5♦ 6♦ 6♠ . Thata calls. Same on the turn 5♠ , Alcantara bets 15,000 and this time wins it then and there.

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.

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!

Top Chip Counts

Eric Alcantara under the gun raises 2,400 and Jorge Lagatuz on the cutoff calls. When the board completes 2♥ 3♣ T♥ T♣ Q♣ , Alcantara bets 8,700, 9,600, and 8,700, Lagatuz calls it down then mucks to Alcantara’s 9♠ 3♥ .

On his third bullet, Eric Alcantara shoves his last 8 bb and big blind Ronie Arguelles calls to try to eliminate Alcantara for the second time. However, that would not be as Alcantara’s Q♦ T♥ forms a straight on the board 9♠ 8♣ A♣ T♣ J♦ to beat K♥ 7♦ .

ZEric Alcantara three-bets shoves 45,800. Initial raiser Zandy Cea calls 27,000 all-in for less. Cea has A♦ J♠ , Alcantara is live with 6♥ 7♥ . Board runs 9♣ J♣ 8♦ 8♠ 2♠ , Cea doubles through.

Under the gun raises 2,000 and from the button Eric Alcantara calls. At the flop 6♣ 4♠ 9♥ , utg c-bets 4,000, Alcantara flats, both headto the turn 2♠ . Utg double barrels 7,000, this time Alcantara shoves 14,600, utg calls and shows K♦ 9♦ top pair. Alcantara behind K♠ 6♠ with bottom pair flush draw. The river J♠ is one Alcantara’s outs to double through.

Aning raises 1,200 from under the gun, small blind goes all in for 22,400, Aning calls and opens J♦ J♠ . Alcantara dominates with A♥ A♠ . Board runs 6♣ 7♦ T♣ 2♣ J♠ . Aning spikes the two-outer on the river and eliminates Alcantara.

Under the gun player raises 2,000, hijack and cutoff call, Eric Alcantara on the small blind re-raises all-in for 10,200. Chris Boys calls from the big blind and the rest opt to fold. Alcantara has K♦ T♥ and is flipping against Boys’s 7♦ 7♥ . The board runs 8♦ 2♦ 9♦ 3♥ 9♥ . Alcantara busts for the second time today.

Raymond Gomez from under the gun raises 1,200 and Eric Alcantara on hijack three-bets all-in for 14,000. Gomez calls and flips over A♦ J♣ , Alcantara behind A♥ 9♥ . The board runs 5♦ 7♥ 8♣ 8♥ K♥ . Alcantara improves to a flush and takes the pot.

Joel Diaz on the button raises 1,500 and big blind Eric Alcantara calls. Flop runs J♠ 3♠ 3♥ , Diaz c-bets 1,000, Alcantara raises to 3,000, Diaz responds with an three-bet all in shove for 12,600, Alcantara calls for the showdown. Diaz turns over A♠ K♠ flush draw, Alcantara has Q♠ J♦ top pair. Remaining community cards open turn 4♠ and T♦ . Diaz makes his flush and gets maximum pay.

Eric Alcantara, on the dealAer button, raises a huge 5,000, small blind folds, Alique Visitacion re-raises all-in to 25,000 and shockingly Alcantara calls all-in for less to be at risk this early in the game. At the showdown, Alcantara has T♣ T♥ and Visitacion dominates with Q♣ Q♥ . The board runs 3♦ 6♦ Q♠ 2♠ 7♣ . Vistacion’s set of Queens wins the pot and eliminates Alcantara.

Ronie Arguelles on the dealer button opens with a 1,100 raise, and both blinds call. Flop runs K♦ 9♣ 9♥ check down from all players. Small blind checks the turn 3♦ , big blind Eric Alcantara bets 1,800, Arguelles calls, and small blind folds. The river 9♦ , Alcantara opts to check, Arguelles goes all in for 13,300, Alcantara calls. Arguelles shows Q♣ Q♦ and Alcantara mucks.

Eric Alcantara on the small blind opens with a 1,200 raise, and Ronie Arguelles defends the big blind. Flop runs 6♣ T♦ 4♣ , 1,500 c-bet from Alcantara, and a call from Arguelles . Turn 2♦ sees checks from both players for a free river K♥ . Alcantara bets 2,000, Arguelles calls, Alcantara shows A♦ J♥ ace high, Arguelles takes the pot with 7♥ 7♣ .

Cards fold to the blinds. Alique Visitacion raises 500 from small blind and big blind Eric Alcantara calls. The flop lands 6♠ 5♥ 3♠ , Visitacion c-bets 800, and Alcantara calls. Turn }Kd}, Visitacion fires again for 1,200 and still Alcantara calls. On the river 7♠ , Visitacion slows to a check then gives up on Alcantara’s 1,800 bet.

From the dealer button, Ronie Arguelles raises to 700, Eric Alcantara, small blind, calls, and big blind folds. The flop runs 2♠ K♦ 7♥ , Arguelles c-bets 2,800, Alcantara check-calls to proceed to the turn A♥ . The action starts with another check and 2,1000 bet, which Alcantara calls.. On the river Q♦ , Arguelles fires a third barrel worth 7,100, and this time Alcantara folds.

Lojack Robert Chracciola opens 10,000, big blind Eric Alcantara three-bets all in for 145,000, Chracciola call with less and turns over K♦ K♠ . Alcantara flips A♣ Q♠ . The board runs 9♦ K♣ 3♠ Q♥ T♦ . Chracciola soars to 222,000, Alcantara plunges to 10 bb.

Several hands after, Alcantara goes all in from cutoff holding Q♦ J♠ runs into Anthony Bryan’s A♦ K♦ . Though live, no help comes on the board Q♠ 9♦ 3♣ 7♣ A♣ .

Cutoff JRV opens 12,000, button Eric Alcantara three-bets allMac in for 79,000, Mac Mantoy has less yet calls and shows K♠ Q♥ . Alcantara has 8♦ 8♥ . The board runs 4♠ 7♥ J♣ 9♠ 4♣ .

On a raised pot preflop, two players stare down 5♠ A♥ 8♦ . Small blind shoves 31,500, utg+2 Eric Alcantara calls. Alcantara’s A♠ T♥ dominates A♣ 4♥ . The turn and river 3♦ J♠ are good for Alcantara’s kicker to play and kick one out.

Eric Alcantara calls utg+2’s shove and is ahead A♠ J♠ over A♥ T♠ . The board runs Q♦ 2♥ 3♠ 7♥ 9♥ both miss. Alcantara ships and boots one in the process.

Udner the gun Eric Alcantara limps, utg+1’s raises 3,300, button calls, Alcantara calls and all three head to the flop 2♣ 2♠ Q♦ . Utg+1 c-bets 5,000, button raises 8,000, Alcantara check-calls, utg+1 opts to fold. The turn 4♠ , button bets 6,100, Alcantara check-calls again. Both proceed to check the 7♣ river. Alcantara has Q♥ J♦ two pair and claims the pot over button’s 4♥ 3♠ lower two pair.

Hijack Eric Alcantara opens 4,000 and finds one caller in cutoff. Alcantara continues to bet the flop 3,700 and turn 10,000 9♥ T♥ 3♠ and cutoff calls. On the river 3♥ , Alcantara fires 10,000 again and this time wins it without a challenge.