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Philippines, Poker8 Cebu
Day 2
Wang Tuck Heng busts in 14th place - PHP 94,700
Chase Cokaliong defended his big blind vs utg Wang Tuck Heng’s 80,000 open and saw flop K♦ 6♣ 7♥ . Cokaliong led out a 100,000 bet, called by the raiser. On turn 8♦ , Cokaliong check called Wang’s all-in for 370,000 to get to showdown. Wang reveals A♣ K♣ for top pair, drawing dead against Cokaliong’s set 8♣ 8♠ to send him out of the running.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,500,000(150 BB) | 1,800,000 | |
busted | -870,000 |
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 |
Alex Cruz loses crucial flip
Utg Alex Cruz open jammed his 595,000 stack in with 9♦ 9♠ and saw button Wang Tuck Heng call off for a lesser 275,000 with K♠ A♣ . Flipping for his tournament life, Wang was spared from elimination after the board T♣ T♥ 5♣ K♦ 3♠ peeled one of his overcards.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 610,000(31 BB) | 135,000 | |
| 270,000(14 BB) | -192,000 |
Wang Tuck Heng doubles through Edilberto Gopez
Stacks continue to swing with another all-in preflop situation seeing Wang Tuck Heng at risk for his remaining 225,000. Wang tables J♥ J♣ and is up against raiser Edilberto Gopez’ 7♦ 7♥ . A dry board faced up on the felt and left Wang’s higher pocket pair good for the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 475,000(32 BB) | 156,000 | |
| 215,000(14 BB) | 70,000 |
Wang Tuck Heng wins flip
Cutoff Wang Tuck Heng open shoved his 132,000 stack in with T♠ T♥ and was called by Federick Cruz behind with A♥ Q♠ . In for a flip, the board 7♥ 6♠ 7♣ 8♥ 4♣ ran in favor of the pocket pair, earning Wang a full double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 319,000(64 BB) | 92,000 | |
| 265,000(53 BB) | 39,000 |
Day 1D
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
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 529,000 | 199,000 | |
| 377,000 | 142,000 | |
| 314,000 | 314,000 | |
| 314,000 | 259,000 | |
| 303,000 | 54,000 | |
| 298,000 | 96,000 | |
| 227,000 | 227,000 | |
| 213,000 | 76,000 | |
| 208,000 | 208,000 | |
| 196,500 | -222,500 | |
| 195,000 | 183,100 | |
| 167,000 | 109,100 | |
| 166,000 | -29,000 | |
| 154,000 | 129,900 | |
| 129,000 | 129,000 | |
TC | 126,000 | 126,000 |
| 125,000 | -90,000 |
Payouts
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| 16 | TC |
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