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Philippines, Poker8 Cebu
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
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| 10 | AL |
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| 13 | RC |
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| 17 | F |
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| 23 | AT |
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Marc Rivera recovers loss
Cutoff Marc Rivera stuffed his remaining 92,000 in with A♦ Q♥ and was called behind by button Jharome Pena with J♥ J♣ . In search of overcards, Rivera luckily bagged one as the river 6♠ 3♣ 5♥ 9♥ A♥ landed him an ace to take it down.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 199,000(40 BB) | 76,000 | |
| 108,000(22 BB) | 47,100 |
Chris Boys gets full value
Utg+1 Chris Boys opened to 10,000, called by Marc Rivera behind. Flop came J♥ 8♠ 4♣ and saw Boys check call for 20,000. On turn K♠ , Boys bet all-in for 52,000, Rivera with a final call. Boys shows K♥ 9♥ , crushing Rivera’s A♥ J♣ all the way to river 6♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 177,000(35 BB) | 70,200 | |
| 123,000(25 BB) | -54,000 |
Chase Cokaliong takes some off Marc Rivera
Button opened to 12,000, followed by a three bet from small blind Marc Rivera to 35,000. Action on big blind Chase Cokaliong, the tournament superstar shoved all-in for 138,000 total, called by Rivera.
Cokaliong 6♠ 7♠ Rivera A♦ K♦
In for a race, Cokaliong landed the advantage on 7♥ 2♦ 8♠ 6♣ 6♦ , giving him a boat for the full double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 288,000(72 BB) | -48,000 | |
| 177,000(44 BB) | -138,000 |
Easy call for Marc Rivera
Marc Rivera defended his big blind vs an utg+2 open and saw flop T♥ 7♦ 3♥ . Rivera pulled a min check raise to 20,000 and led his opponent to shove all-in for 82,000. Rivera makes the call with two pair 7♠ 3♦ , crushing the raiser’s K♦ T♦ . The turn 9♥ and river 4♣ ran safe, awarding Rivera the 23 BB boost.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 315,000(79 BB) | 98,000 |
Break Time!
51 players remain in battle for a spot into the Chase Cup Day 2 games. Today’s flight will conclude once the field is down to 26 runners (ITM).
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 454,000(114 BB) | -257,000 | |
| 336,000(84 BB) | -5,000 | |
| 221,000(55 BB) | 221,000 | |
| 217,000(54 BB) | 55,000 | |
| 208,000(52 BB) | -197,000 |
Registration is closed!
That’s it for the PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) guaranteed Chase Cup Main Event! Day 1E drew in a final 204 entries to be added to the tally, having surpassed the guarantee by the first level of the day. Flight will conclude once the remaining 110 player field is down to 26 players remaining.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 341,000(227 BB) | ||
| 162,000(108 BB) | ||
| 133,000(89 BB) | 133,000 | |
| 123,000(82 BB) | -16,000 | |
| 118,500(79 BB) | 66,100 |
Amir Abbas claims blind battle
Small blind Amir Abbas opened to 3,000, called behind by big blind Marc Rivera. Flop came K♥ 2♠ 6♠ and saw Abbas continue for 2,200. Rivera made the call and headed to turn 2♥ . Abbas this time, check called for 5,000 and got to showdown after the river A♠ raked in no more bets. Abbas reveals 8♣ 8♦ , Rivera with a muck.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 162,000(135 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 76,000(63 BB) | 76,000 |
Baroy saved by the river
Cutoff Marc Rivera opened to 2,500 and called small blind Baroy’s 11,800 jam with T♣ T♠ . Baroy at risk with A♥ 8♠ , luckily found an ace on the river 7♥ 3♠ 7♦ 6♦ A♦ to save him from elimination.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 172,000(143 BB) | 7,000 | |
| 26,000(22 BB) | 26,000 |
Break Time!
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
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 165,000(206 BB) | -21,000 | |
| 132,000(165 BB) | 71,700 | |
| 130,000(163 BB) | 61,000 | |
| 117,000(146 BB) | 117,000 | |
| 112,000(140 BB) | -13,000 |
Marc Rivera continues to chip up
Utg+1 Marc Rivera opened to 1,600 and called off an 11,200 jam behind with Q♣ 8♣ . Opponent at risk, is ahead with A♣ Q♦ yet was quickly crushed after the board landed 8♠ 8♦ 7♦ K♥ 4♦ trips for Rivera to knock him out of the running.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 186,000(233 BB) | 116,300 |
Marc Rivera bags three way pot
Cutoff Marc Rivera opened to 1,500, called by button Robert Chracciola and big blind Clive Preece. On flop 4♠ 6♣ A♣ , all three stacks rushed to the middle shortly after Rivera continued for 3,000.
Rivera A♦ Q♥ Chracciola Q♣ T♣ Preece J♣ 5♣
Up against two flush draws, Rivera collected the pot after the runout 8♥ A♠ faded any club, leaving his trip aces more than good enough for the win.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 72,000(144 BB) | -25,000 | |
| 69,700(139 BB) | 69,700 | |
busted | -45,700 |