Main Event

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

Unraised pre-flop with Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff and both blinds in. Flop runs A♦ A♠ J♦ . Check down from all players. The turn T♠ Arguelles bets 85,000, the big blind folds, and Ametan calls. The river 4♣ Arguelles double barrels 13,000, and Ametan folds.

Jun Jun Ametan raises to 10,000 on the button, Joel Diaz on the small blind re-raises his massive 432,000 stack, Ametan calls 95,000 all-in for less. Ametan”s T♠ T♥ is flipping against Diaz’s K♥ Q♣ . Board runs 2♠ A♣ A♥ 2♣ 7♦ . Ametan doubles up.

From under the gun, Joel Diaz opens 9,000, and Jun Jun Ametan on the big blind calls. At the flop T♥ 2♦ 6♣ , Ametan checks, Diaz bets 7,000, and Ametan calls. The turn 4♥ is checked down to head to the river K♠ . Ametan checks, Diaz bets 100,000, Ametan 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.

Three players in on a limped pot, the flop runs Q♣ 3♣ 7♠ . Blind players check, under the gun Joel Diaz bets 6,000, small blind folds, big blind Ametan calls. On the turn K♣ , Ametan checks, Diaz bets 11,000. Ametan stops contesting the pot.

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.

Jun Jun Ametan shoved a huge 36 bb from under the gun and gets called by Mr. Lee on the big blind. A♠ the cards open, its a flip with Ametan 6♣ 6♦ and Lee A♣ 9♣ . With the board running 8♠ 8♥ 6♠ 6♥ T♥ . Ametan improves to quads to ensure the double up.

Action starts with an under the gun raise to 1,200, hijack calls, Jun Jun Ametan on the small blind shoves all-in for 15,200, Joel Diaz calls from the big blind. The rest fold. At the showdown, Ametan A♦ 8♣ ahead of Diaz J♠ T♣ . The board runs 6♦ 8♥ J♥ J♣ 6♣ . Diaz improves to a full-house and eliminates Ametan .

Jun Jun Ametan on hijack opens with a shove (9,400) and Raymond Gomez defends his small blind. At the showdown, Ametan has Q♥ J♥ and Gomez 7♠ 7♥ . The board runs out 8♠ T♠ T♥ Q♠ 6♦ . Ametan spikes the higher two pair.

Cutoff player Jun Jun Ametan raises 1,200, button Joel Diaz calls, both head to the flop 8♣ 9♠ A♠ . Ametan bets 6,000, Diaz calls. The turn J♥ brings another bet from Ametan of 3,000, Diaz answers with a shoves of 21,400, Ametan calls. At the showdown, Ametan opens A♥ 7♥ and Diaz A♦ K♦ . With the river 2♦ , Diaz king kicker wins the pot.

Hijack raises 1,500 and Jun Jun Ametan on the cutoff calls. Flop runs 7♥ 6♦ 5♦ , hijack continues with a 2,500 bet, Ametan calls. Another bet on the turn A♠ by hijack of 5,000, this time Ametan raises all-in for 21,000, hijack lets it go.