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5/4/2023, 11:50:00 PM

Harun MZB rails Yu

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4000 ante

On a flop of A♥ 3♠ 4♦ and 12,000 in the pot, small blind Winfred Yu bets 2,000, Harun MZB raises to 4,000, Yu jams, Harun calls. Yu is behind 7♦ 7♣ against Harun’s Q♣ Q♥ . The turn 4♥ and river 8♥ are no help to Yu to lose all his chips.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Harun Mzb	320,000(80 BB)	201,000
WY Winfred Yu	busted

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5/4/2023, 11:50:00 PM

Main Event Day 1A

Wai Keong Yong ends Main Event Day 1A as chip leader

After 13 hours of play, the first flight of the Main Event concluded with 22 players and Wai Keong Yong up top with 421,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WK Wai Keong Yong	421,000	371,000
AT Alessandro Taranto	368,000	28,000
HR Hal Rotholz	282,000	222,000
LZ Lijun Zhang	281,000	-69,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	271,000	96,000
JK Juunho Kim	266,000	-44,000
WK Wooseok Kim	251,000	91,000
SL Suya Lee	238,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	223,000	133,000
MH Mok Hui Shen	207,000	182,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr.	186,000	186,000
AU Artem Utevskii	155,000	75,000
AT Alan Tsang	136,000	-14,000
MB Maurillo Bulauitan	126,000	126,000
HM Harun Mzb	119,000	-81,000
WT William Teoh	112,000	-88,000
YL Yin Liu	103,000	103,000
YY Youngsoo Yang	103,000	-17,000
GL Gai Lax Lim	101,000	-29,000
JD Jose Drilon	100,000	100,000
AS Anant Samant	84,000	84,000
SN Shuta Nakane	78,000	78,000

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5/4/2023, 11:40:00 PM

Good call by Teoh to expose Kim’s bluff

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4000 ante

With 50,000 in the pot and a board completing K♥ A♥ T♦ J♥ 9♦ , Wooseok Kim checks, button William Teoh bets 187,000, Kim raises to 50,000, Teoh tank-calls. Kim shows his 6♥ 4♥ failed bluff, Teoh takes it down with 2♥ 9♥ bottom pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	200,000(50 BB)	80,000
WK Wooseok Kim	160,000(40 BB)	-10,000

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5/4/2023, 11:25:00 PM

Two good pots for Junho Kim

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3000 ante

Two nice pots for Junho Kim. The first pot sees a flop 6♣ 7♣ 9♣ and a hefty 60,000 in the middle, lojack Kim and cutoff Artem Utevskii check. Same action on the turn 5♣ , but on the river 8♥ , lojack bets 30,000, Utevskii folds.

On the next hand, lojack Youngsoo Yang raises to 7,000, small blind Kim calls. On the flop Q♣ T♦ 6♦ , Kim check-calls a 6,000 c-bet. On the turn A♣ , Kim check-calls 11,000. Then on the river 3♦ both check. Kim has A♦ 9♣ top pair beating Yang’s 5♥ 5♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Juunho Kim	310,000(103 BB)	230,000
YY Youngsoo Yang	120,000(40 BB)	120,000
AU Artem Utevskii	80,000(27 BB)	45,000

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5/4/2023, 11:10:00 PM

Lijun Zhang’s pocket pair holds

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3000 ante

Four players in for 9,000 each and the flop runs 4♠ A♠ J♣ . Action is checked to the raiser Lijun Zhang on the button, she c-bets 12,000 and finds one caller in the small blind Ma Yicun. Both players play it safe on the turn K♦ and river J♦ with no bets fired. Zhang wins the pot with 9♠ 9♦ over Yicun’s Q♠ 8♠ missed flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Lijun Zhang	350,000(117 BB)	150,000
MY Ma Yicun	180,000(60 BB)	180,000

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5/4/2023, 11:00:00 PM

William Teoh outkicks Sze Chi Fu

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3000 ante

On a board showing Q♠ T♣ 3♠ and a pot of 19,500 brewed, utg William check-calls a 7,000 bet by cutoff Sze Chi Fu. No bets land on the turn 5♦ . On the river J♠ , Teoh checks, Sze bets 11,000, Teoh shoves, Sze calls. Teoh opens K♥ J♣ , Sze with 8♦ J♦ . Teoh’s kicker plays.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	120,000(40 BB)	-40,000
SC Sze Chi Fu	120,000(40 BB)	20,000

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5/4/2023, 9:50:00 PM

Wooseok Kim beats Yong’s overpair

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

Hijack Wooseok Kim opens for 4,000, small blind Wai Keong Yong re-raises to 15,000, Kim calls, and the flop runs 5♦ 7♥ 9♥ . Yong c-bet 2,000, Kim calls. On the turn 2♥ , both check for a free look at the river 8♦ . No more checking as Yong bets 30,000, Kim calls. Yong oopens J♠ J♥ overpair, Kim has 8♠ 9♠ two pair to ship the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WK Wooseok Kim	170,000(85 BB)	170,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	50,000(25 BB)	-80,000

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5/4/2023, 9:30:00 PM

Lijun Zhang eliminates Fukoya

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

On a board showing A♥ K♠ T♦ and 17,000 brewed, under the gun position Lijun Zhang bets 15,000, hijack Keisuke Fukoya goes all in, Zhang calls.

Zhang K♦ T♣ two pair Fukoya A♣ 8♣ top pair

The turn 9♣ and river 5♥ keep Zhang ahead to clean out Fukoya.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Lijun Zhang	200,000(100 BB)	-100,000

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5/4/2023, 9:25:00 PM

Wai Keong Yong spikes two-outer, eliminates PD Malaysia champion Tang

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

Reigning Poker Dream Main Event champion Devan Tang will have to return tomorrow if he wants to defend his title as he has just been dusted by Wai Keong Yong in a brutal two outer. Tang had K♣ K♠ , Yong with 5♦ 5♣ , the board came down 7♠ 3♠ 3♥ 5♠ 8♦ for a full house to Yong.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WK Wai Keong Yong	130,000(65 BB)	-140,000

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5/4/2023, 9:20:00 PM

Junho Kim doubles through Dinh Tien Thanh

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

Hand opens with utg raising to 3,000, and finds four callers to the flop 8♣ 9♠ T♠ . Utg+2 Junho Kim bets 5,500, and only small blind Dinh Tien Thanh calls to see the turn 3♦ . Kim bets 8,500, Dinh check-raises to 20,000, Kim shoves, Dinh calls.

Kim Q♠ J♠ straight Dinh Q♣ 9♥

The river 4♣ is no help to Dinh to pay the double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Juunho Kim	80,000(53 BB)	-270,000
TT Tien Thanh Dinh	75,000(50 BB)	75,000

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5/4/2023, 9:10:00 PM

Lloyd Locsin eliminates Thompson

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

Utg raises to 3,000, cutoff Gary Thompson shoves, button Lloyd Locsin also shoves, back to utg who opts to fold. Thompson opens A♠ Q♠ , Locsin has T♠ T♦ , it’s a flip. The board runs T♥ K♥ 4♠ A♥ 3♣ for victorious set to Locsin and Thompson the boot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LL Lloyd Locsin	65,000(43 BB)	65,000

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5/4/2023, 9:05:00 PM

Campomanes ends Clarke

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

52870130598 0c4e64ece0 k — Florencio Campomanes

Ug+2 opens for 3,000, lojack Patrick Clarke three-bets all in, small blind Florencio Campomanes joins the shove, utg+2 opts to get out of the way.

Clarke A♣ K♠ Campomanes J♥ J♣

With the board running 8♦ 2♥ 9♦ T♥ 6♠ , Jacks hold to finish off Clarke.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FC Florencio Campomanes	80,000(53 BB)	80,000

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5/4/2023, 8:55:00 PM

Edwin Dela Cruz sends Sumendap packing

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

52869808825 7ffc68c72d k — Edwin Dela Cruz

Action folds to the small blind Marvin Sumendap who shoves with K♦ 9♦ , he is called by big blind Edwin Dela Cruz with A♣ J♦ . The board runs 6♣ K♥ A♦ T♣ Q♠ for a straight to Dela Cruz and the boot for Sumendap.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	90,000(60 BB)	90,000

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5/4/2023, 8:50:00 PM

Wai Loon Ng doubles through Rotholz

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

On a board showing 6♥ T♣ 3♣ and a pot of 20,000 in the middle, button Hal Rotholz overbets 55,000, Wai Loon Ng check-shoves, Rotholz folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WL Wai Loon Ng	175,000(117 BB)	175,000
HR Hal Rotholz	60,000(40 BB)	60,000

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5/4/2023, 8:45:00 PM

Triple up for Utevskii

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

From utg, Ryan Ming Hong raises to 3000, utg+2 three-bets to 7,000, lojack Jhon Hendri four-bets all in, small blind Artem Utevskii joins the jam party, Hong as well and utg+2 folds.

Hong A♣ K♠ Hendri 8♣ 8♦ Utevskii A♦ A♠

The board runs 4♣ K♦ 2♠ 9♣ 3♦ , Utevskii scores a triple up to 80,000, Hong drops to 15,000 and Hendri crippled to 2,000.

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5/4/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Day 1A registration closes at 141 entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

Main Event Day 1A registration is closed! 141 entered the first flight and will race for a seat to the next stage. They bag up when the field is down to 15% of the field / ITM of 22 players.

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5/4/2023, 7:45:00 PM

Suya Lee doubles through Colada

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

Lojack Jose Colada raises to 2700, small blind Suya Lee calls. On the flop J♦ A♠ 4♣ , Lee check-calls Colada’s 2500 c-bet. On the turn Q♦ another 3,000 bet by Colada called by Lee. On the river T♣ , Lee switches up and bets 10,500, Colada jams, Lee calls.

Colada K♠ K♥ Lee K♦ J♥

Lee doubles up with a straight and rises to 120,000. Colada drops to 40,000.

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5/4/2023, 7:25:00 PM

Another head for Sze Chi Fu

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

Sze Chi Fu adds another bust to his list with pocket Sevens dominating Ewe Eng Soon’s pocket Fours.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Sze Chi Fu	100,000(83 BB)	50,000
EE Ewe Eng Soon	busted

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5/4/2023, 7:15:00 PM

Sze Chi Fu eliminated Aurelian

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

From cutoff, Stochita Aurelian shoves with K♠ Q♥ and finds one caller in big blind Sze Chi Fu with A♠ T♣ . With the board running K♣ A♣ 9♠ K♦ A♦ it’s a full house over full house with Sze having the higher five card spread.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Sze Chi Fu	50,000(42 BB)	10,000
SA Stochita Aurelian	busted

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5/4/2023, 7:10:00 PM

Andrew Nguyen doubles through Clarke

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

Under the gun Andrew Nguyen shoves with A♣ K♣ and is called by big blind Patrick Clarke with 8♦ 8♥ . The board favors the big cards as it runs A♥ 6♣ 3♦ T♠ 6♥ for a double up to Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AN Andrew Nguyen	35,000(29 BB)	35,000
PC Patrick Clarke	17,000(14 BB)	-15,000

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5/4/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Three way goes to Utevskii

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

All in preflop, Thijs Hilberts A♥ K♠ , Artem Utevskii 4♦ 4♣ , and Xiao Oi A♦ 7♣ . The board runs 8♣ 2♦ 4♥ 6♦ 9♥ for the small pair to improve further.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XO Xiao Oi	60,000(60 BB)	-20,000
AU Artem Utevskii	35,000(35 BB)	10,000
TH Thijs Hilberts	busted

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5/4/2023, 6:50:00 PM

Runner runner flush for Xiao Oi

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Paul Fontan Castrillon all in with A♣ 9♣ and is at risk of elimination against Xiao Oi’s A♦ K♠ . With the flop running 8♥ 9♠ 4♠ , Castrillon jumps ahead, but with the turn 7♠ and river 8♠ , it’s a runner runner flusb to Oi to ship it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XO Xiao Oi	80,000(80 BB)	80,000
PF Paul Fontan Castrillon	busted

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5/4/2023, 6:40:00 PM

Vage Babayan’s queens hold

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

All in preflop, Vage Babayan at risk with Q♠ Q♣ against Maurillo Balautan’s A♦ K♥ . The board runs low for a double up to Babayan.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VB Vage Babayan	35,000(35 BB)	35,000
MB Maurillo Balauitan	25,000(25 BB)	25,000

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5/4/2023, 6:35:00 PM

Thompson jams on the big blind

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

Edwin Dela Cruz raises t0 4800, Gary Thompson jams, Dela Cruz folds. Thompson rises to 40,000, Dela Cruz down to 75,000.

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5/4/2023, 6:25:00 PM

Wooseok Kim doubles through Soon

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

On a board showing J♦ T♥ Q♠ and 20,000 in the pot, Wooseok Kim goes all in with A♣ K♣ straight and gets the call from Ewe Eng Soon with Q♦ T♦ two pair. With the turn 5♥ and river 5♣ , it’s a double up for Kim to 85,000. Soon drops to 20,000

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5/4/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Alessandro Taranto rails Doddapaneni

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Alessandro Taranto J♦ J♥ putting Sriharsha Doddapaneni 9♠ 9♦ at risk of elimination. With the board running K♣ 8♣ 7♠ A♦ 8♥ , that’s exactly what happened. Doddapaneni out as Taranto chips up to 50,000.

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5/4/2023, 6:05:00 PM

Marc Rivera eliminated

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1000 ante

Marc Rivera three-bet all in with A♥ J♣ . He is called by initial raiser Yuan Xiang Cheong with 9♦ 9♥ . The board runs dry for Rivera to bust out.

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5/4/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Ryan McAllister rails Chao

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

After losing a pot to Hao Cheng, Ryan McAllister recovers some chips by railing Yau Chao. It is all in preflop, Chao with A♦ K♥ runs into McAllister’s A♥ A♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	25,000(31 BB)	10,000

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5/4/2023, 5:45:00 PM

Hao Cheng wins the flip for a double up

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Ryan McAllister all in for all his chips with 9♦ 9♥ . He is put on the ropes by Hao Cheng with overcards A♦ Q♥ . A queen quickly lands on the flop and holds for a double up to Cheng

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HC Hao Cheng	28,000(35 BB)	13,000
RM Ryan McAllister	15,000(19 BB)	15,000

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5/4/2023, 5:25:00 PM

Bonifacio Mondalo outkicks Kim

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

From utg Min Hwa Kim raises to 1200, lojack Bonifacio Mondalo three-bets to 3,000, Kim four-bets to 8,000, Mondalo flats. At the flop 4♦ T♦ 2♣ , both players check. On the turn J♦ , Kim leads out 5,000, Mondalo calls. On the river 9♣ , another 6,000 bet from Kim, Mondalo calls. Kim opens K♣ J♣ top pair, Mondalo has slightly better A♣ J♠ higher kicker.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BM Bonifacio Mondalo	100,000(167 BB)	16,000
MH Min Hwa Kim	35,000(58 BB)	-20,000

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5/4/2023, 5:15:00 PM

Bonifacio Mondalo shows the bluff

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

From utg+1, Min Hwa Kim raises to 1,200, hijack Bonifacio Mondalo calls, big blind Chao Yan three-bets to 4,600, Kim and Mondalo call. At the flop Q♦ 6♥ A♠ , Yan and Kim check, Mondalo bets 3,200, Yan and Kim call. On the turn Q♣ , action checked to Mondalo again who bets 6,000, this time only Yan joins to the river K♣ . Yan checks, Mondalo bets a large 20,000, Yan folds. Mondalo shows his J♣ 7♣ bluff.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BM Bonifacio Mondalo	84,000(140 BB)	9,000
MH Min Hwa Kim	55,000(92 BB)	55,000
CY Chao Yang	7,000(12 BB)	7,000

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5/4/2023, 5:00:00 PM

Anant Samant rails Valeriy Pak

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

On a board showing J♥ 6♦ 5♠ 2♠ and 15,000 in the pot, under the gun Anant Samant checks, lojack William Teoh bets to 6,100, cutoff Valeriy Pak shoves, Samant three-bet jams, Teoh decides to fold.

Samant K♥ K♣ overpair Pak J♣ 8♣ top pair

The river 3♠ doesn’t help Pak to bust out. Samant rises to 55,000, Teoh dips to 50,000.

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5/4/2023, 4:50:00 PM

Ngoc Anh Cao out again

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

Ngoc Anh Cao is back in and is quickly sent packing. From lojack he raises to 1,200, cutoff Joshua June Chun three-bets to 4,000, Cao jams, Chun calls.

Cao A♦ 9♣ Chun Q♠ J♠

The board runs Q♦ 2♦ 6♠ {3d{}jh} for two pair to Chun.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Joshua June Chun	45,000(75 BB)	45,000

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5/4/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Sze Chi Fu spikes it on the river

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

Valeriy Pak raises to 2000 from cutoff, button Sze Chi Fu three-bet shoves, Pak calls. Pak has 7♦ 7♠ , Sze J♥ T♥ , with the river dropping the a Ten 8♣ A♥ 2♠ 3♦ T♠ , the flip goes to Sze for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VP Valeriy Pak	40,000(80 BB)	40,000
SC Sze Chi Tu	30,000(60 BB)	30,000

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5/4/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Wai Keong Yong rails Gonzales

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

On a flop Q♦ 3♦ 3♠ and 9,000 in the middle, big blind Wai Keong Yong bets half pot of 4,500, small blind Ryan Gonzales check-raises to 15,000, back to Yong who jams. Gonzales calls for his tournament life.

Yong K♣ K♠ Gonzales Q♥ 8♥

The turn 4♣ and river J♠ completes the board. Gonzales is eliminated. Yong rises to 90,000.

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5/4/2023, 4:25:00 PM

Jung Wonwook rails Cao

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

On a flop showing T♠ Q♦ 2♦ and 9,000 in the pot, utg+1 Ngoc Anh Cao bets 5,500 hijack Jung Wonwook shoves, Cao calls for his tournament life. Cao opens Q♣ T♦ two pair, Jung T♥ T♣ set, the turn A♥ and river 6♣ are no help to Cao to bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jung Wonwook	55,000(110 BB)	15,000

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5/4/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Shu Kawakami rails Lee

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

Under the gun Lee Cheong Yew goes all in, utg+2 Shu Kawakami calls, lojack Beh Kok Weng calls. When the board completes 6♥ 7♦ T♦ 2♠ 7♣ , it is checked the whole way for no side pot. Lee has A♥ K♠ and is eliminated, Kawakami ships it with T♥ 8♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SK Shu Kawakami	40,000(80 BB)	40,000

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5/4/2023, 4:05:00 PM

Harry Duong falls to Tabucal

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

Lojack Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 800, cutoff Harry Duong three-bets to 2500, button Chev Tabucal ad Mondalo call. At the flop 5♥ 2♣ T♠ , Duong c-bets 3500, Tabucal calls, Mondalo folds. On the turn J♣ , Duong switches up and checks then calls Tabucal’s 6,000 bet. The river 7♥ Tabucal jams, Duong risks his tournament life with K♦ T♦ , Tabucal has 2♦ 5♦ two pair to ship is. Duong is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Chev Tabucal	80,000(200 BB)	80,000

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5/4/2023, 3:55:00 PM

Bonifacio Mondalo hits a very lucky river

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

Cutoff raises to 1200, button Bonifacio Mondalo three-bets to 3500, small blind Hao Cheng four-bets to 5,700, cutoff folds, Mondalo calls. At the flop J♣ 8♦ 6♥ , Cheng c-bets 6,500, Mondalo calls. On the turn {2h, Cheng jams, Mondalo calls and shows T♦ 6♦ which is way behind Cheng’s K♣ K♠ . The river T♥ saves Mondalo from elimination with two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BM Bonifacio Mondalo	75,000(188 BB)	53,000
HC Hao Cheng	15,000(38 BB)	-45,000

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5/4/2023, 3:45:00 PM

Seungsoo Jeon bets every street against Utevskii

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

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Button Seungsoo Jeon raises to 900, small blind Artem Utevskii calls. At the flop 2♠ 5♥ 7♠ , Utevskii check-calls a 1,300 bet from Jeon. On the turn 2♣ same action with a 3,000 bet called by Utevskii. On the river 4♣ , Jeon shoves, this time no call from Utevskii

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Artem Utevskii	25,000(63 BB)	-125,000
SJ Seungsoo Jeon	20,000(50 BB)	20,000

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5/4/2023, 3:40:00 PM

Artem Utevskii pairs up the river

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

Hijack limps in, cutoff raises to 1,100, small blind Seungsoo Jeon calls, big blind and hijack call. At the flop 2♣ J♦ J♣ , action is checked to cutoff who bets 500, small blind Seungsoo Jeon check- raises to 2,000, Artem Utevskii calls, hijack and cutoff call. On the turn T♠ , Jeon bets 3,500, Utevskii calls. On the river 6♥ both check it.

Jeon 4♥ 4♣ down wo 15,000 Utevskii A♣ 6♣ higher pair, rises to 30,0000

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5/4/2023, 3:20:00 PM

Top pair, top kicker, boat, all for Rotholz

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

On a flop showing 9♣ 7♥ 3♥ } and 3,000 in the pot, utg+1 Hal Rotholz raises to 1400, button calls, big blind Terje Bratberg three-bets to 4500, back to Rotholz with a four-bet raise to 16,600, button folds, Bratberg jams, Rotholz calls.

Rotholz A♥ 9♥ Bratberg 9♠ 7♦

The turn 8♥ and river A♦ further improves Rotholz to a boat to ship a double up to 60,000. Bratberg plunges to 5,000.

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5/4/2023, 3:00:00 PM

Warm Up winner Singapan eliminated

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

Lojack raises to 2,200, Warm Up event winner Ricardo Singapan three-bet jams, button Sang Nguyen four-bet jams, initial raiser lojack folds.

Singapan K♥ J♥ Nguyen A♣ Q♣

The board runs 8♦ T♣ 9♦ 4♠ 5♣ , both players miss the board. Nguyen’s five card spread is best to eliminate Singapan.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Sang Nguyen	36,000(120 BB)	36,000

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5/4/2023, 2:55:00 PM

Jung Ho Kim’s pockets hold

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

Hijack raises to 600, button Jung Ho Kim and small blind calls, big blind Alexis Cruz three-bets to 3600. Only Kim calls. At the flop 8♣ 8♥ 5♠ , another 3,5000 bet by Cruz and called by Kim. On the turn J♣ and river 4♦ , both players check. Cruz opens A♠ K♦ , Kim wins the pot with 9♣ 9♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AC Alexis Cruz	50,000(167 BB)	-10,000
JH Jung Ho Kim	35,000(117 BB)	35,000

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5/4/2023, 2:45:00 PM

Jung Wonwook takes it with trips

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

Utg raises to 800 and finds three callers to join to the flop T♠ 7♥ 6♣ . Lojack Marvin Sumendap bets 1,300, cutoff folds, small blind Jung Wonwook check-calls, utg folds. On the turn 6♥ both check it to bring the river 7♠ . Jung leads out 2,500, Sumendap calls, Wonwook shows 9♦ 6♦ trips, Sumendap mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jung Wonwook	40,000(133 BB)	40,000
MS Marvin Sumendap	35,000(117 BB)	35,000

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5/4/2023, 2:40:00 PM

Hao Cheng gets good pay for his boat against Mondalo

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

Cutoff Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 600, small blind Hao Cheng three-bets to 2100, Mondalo calls. On the flop J♠ 4♣ T♠ , both players check to get a free look at the turn T♥ . Mondalo leads out 3,000, Cheng check-raises to 9,000, Mondalo calls. On the river 3♣ , Cheng sends out a larger 17,100 bet, Mondalo calls then mucks to Cheng’s T♦ J♦ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HC Hao Cheng	60,000(200 BB)	60,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo	22,000(73 BB)	-48,000

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5/4/2023, 2:30:00 PM

Bad board for Mondalo’s aces

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

On a board showing 5♦ 9♣ 7♥ 8♦ and 10,000 in the pot, Chev Tabucal bets 2500, Alexis Cruz calls. On the river 9♠ , both check.

Tabucal T♠ 9♥ trips beats Mondalo’s A♥ A♠ . Tabucal rises to 30,000, Cruz dips to 55,000.

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5/4/2023, 2:20:00 PM

Alexis Cruz doubles his stack

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

On a board showing 9♠ 9♦ 6♠ 4♠ , and 8,000 in the pot, Alexis Cruz bets and is called by Moses Saquing. On the river A♣ , Cruz check-calls 13,000, Saquing mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AC Alexis Cruz	60,000(300 BB)	60,000
MS Moses Saquing	9,000(45 BB)	9,000

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5/4/2023, 2:10:00 PM

Jhon Hendri earns a pot

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

From utg, Jhon Hendri raises to 500, Joseph Magnotti calls, button Xiang Cheong three-bets to 1600, both players call. At the flop 2♥ 4♣ 2♦ , buttong Cheong c-bets 1,800, only Hendri calls. On the turn 6♣ , no bets from either player and the river is Q♥ . Hendri bets 5,000 and wins the pot with no challenge.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XC Xian Cheong	40,000(200 BB)	40,000
JH Jhon Hendri	33,000(165 BB)	33,000

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5/4/2023, 2:05:00 PM

Chow Pak Khin has the straight

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

On a board showing T♠ K♦ 7♦ 4♣ and 8,000 in the pot, cutoff Jhon Hendri bets 3,000, Chow Pak Khin check-calls. On the river J♥ , Chow leads out 5,000 and Hendri calls. Chow has 8♠ 9♠ straight beating Hendri’s K♠ 7♠ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Chow Pak Khin	43,000(215 BB)	43,000
JH Jhon Hemdri	20,000(100 BB)	20,000

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5/4/2023, 2:00:00 PM

Joseph Magnotti gains with cowboys

Level 2: 100 / 200

200

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From utg, Joseph Magnotti raises to 500 and finds two callers to the flop 3♠ T♣ 2♥ . Magnotti c-bets 600, only cutoff continues. On the turn 6♦ and river 6♠ , Magnotti check-calls Mok Hui Shen’s 1600 and 3,000 bets. Shen opens A♥ Q♥ high cards, Magnotti scoops with K♠ K♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Joseph Magnotti	40,000(200 BB)	40,000
MH Mok Hui Shen	25,000(125 BB)	25,000

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5/4/2023, 1:50:00 PM

Pot for Weng

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

From lojack, Beh Kok Weng raises to 300 and finds two callers to the flop 7♦ A♣ J♠ . Weng c-bets 800, and is called by both. On the turn 4♣ , Weng sends out 2,200 and takes the pot with no callers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
H Harum	32,000(320 BB)	3,000
AS Aurelian Stochita	29,000(290 BB)	29,000
BK Beh Kok Weng	24,000(240 BB)	24,000

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5/4/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Patrick Clarke wins one

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

From lojack Patrick Clarke raises to 300, small blind Ivan Tabucal and big blind calls. On the flop and turn 6♠ 9♣ 4♠ 5♦ , Clarke calls Tabucal’s 400 and 1300 bets, bb folds. On the river 2♣ , Tabucal checks, Clarke bets 1800, Tabucal calls. Clarke opens T♠ T♦ , Tabucal mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PC Patrick Clarke	32,000(320 BB)	32,000
IT Ivan Tabucal	28,000(280 BB)	28,000

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5/4/2023, 1:30:00 PM

Mondalo with quads, Hilberts eliminated

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

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Early elimination here at Level 1. With a pot of 8,000 already brewed and a board of T♣ 7♥ T♦ 4♦ T♥ , Bonifacio Mondalo goes all in, Thijs Hilberts check-calls. Mondalo has J♦ T♠ quads, Hilberts is eliminated with Q♠ Q♥ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BM Bonifacio Mondalo	70,000(700 BB)	70,000
TH Thijs Hilberts	busted

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5/4/2023, 1:25:00 PM

Hongin Tsang calls out Harum’s bluff

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

From utg, Harum MZB raises to 500, bug blind Hongin Tsang three-bets to 900, Harum calls. At the flop 9♦ 8♣ 9♣ , no bets fired. On the 7♠ turn, Tsang bets 1,100, Harum calls. On the river K♠ , Tsang bets 2,200, Harum raises to 5,700, Tsang calls and wins with Q♠ 8♠ . Harum shows his bluff A♥ Q♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Hongin Tsang	36,000(360 BB)	36,000
H Harum	29,000(290 BB)	29,000

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5/4/2023, 1:20:00 PM

Harum MZB wins a good pot

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

From utg, Harum MZB raises to 300, button Beh Kok Weng three-bets to 1,000, big blind Hongin Tsang calls, initial raiser Harum calls. At the flop 9♦ T♣ 5♣ , action is checked to Weng who c-bets 150, both players call. No bets on the turn 9♣ to bring the river K♥ . Weng bets 3,000, Tsang check-folds, Harum check-calls.

Weng K♣ Q♠ Harum K♦ T♦ higher two pair

Harum wins the pot with a higher two pair. He rises to 37,000, Weng drops to 24,000, and Tsang down a bit to 27,500.

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5/4/2023, 1:15:00 PM

Poker Dream cap for all participants

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

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Every Main Event participant receives a Poker Dream cap!

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5/4/2023, 1:05:00 PM

Main Event Day 1A is underway!

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

Poker Dream 8 1

After eight days of pre-games, Poker Dream opens Day 9 with the Main Event. Highlighting the tournament is the PHP 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960) guarantee. Cards in the air at 1pm at the Grand Wing of Newport World Resorts in Manila, Philippines.

The Main Event runs from May 4 to 7 with three starting flights scheduled. Players start with a 30,000 stack. Buy in is PHP 66,000 (~US$ 1,210). Day 1A kicks off today at 1pm, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, Friday, May 5, also kicking off at 1pm. Both flights will see blinds increase every 40 minutes. Last chance for players to get in is the Day 1C Turbo flight which runs on Friday, May 5 at 8pm. Blinds increase at a faster 20 minutes. All flights bag up at ITM of 15% of the field.

Good luck to all!

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5/4/2023, 2:10:00 AM

Suya Lee delivers the bubble

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Poker Dream 201 — Suya Lee and Cheong Xian

Button Suya Lee raises to 16,000, small blind Cheong Xian is all in with A♠ K♥ . Lee calls and is dominated with A♣ J♠ . However, with the board running A♦ 8♦ J♦ A♥ 4♦ , Lee improves to a full house to oust Cheong on the bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Suya Lee	238,000(30 BB)	238,000

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5/4/2023, 2:05:00 AM

Taranto eliminates Ding Yoong Piu

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

Under the gun Ding Yoong Piu all in with Q♦ 5♦ , big blind Alessandro Taranto calls with K♥ Q♥ . No help comes for Ding on a board J♦ 4♦ A♠ 7♣ 4♣ to bust two spots before the money.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	340,000(57 BB)	70,000

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5/4/2023, 2:00:00 AM

Harun MZB pays a double to Teoh

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

From cutoff, Harun MZB raises to 15,000, small William Teoh jams A♦ J♣ . Harun calls with J♠ T♠ . With the flop running K♥ 5♦ Q♠ , it’s a sweat for Teoh, but with the turn Q♦ and river 2♣ , it’s a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Harun Mzb	200,000(33 BB)	-150,000
WT William Teoh	160,000(27 BB)	-10,000

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5/4/2023, 1:50:00 AM

Alessandro Taranto rails Willy

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

From the button, Indonesian player Willy is all in with A♠ Q♠ , big blind Alessandro Taranto calls with A♥ K♣ . The window card is a King, the board completes K♠ 4♠ 2♦ 5♣ 4♣ to end Willy’s run three spots before the money.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	270,000(45 BB)	270,000

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5/4/2023, 1:40:00 AM

No hearts for Sze Chi Fu to bust to Yong

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

Under the gun Wei Keong Yong all in with T♥ T♣ , Sze Chi Fu risks it all with J♥ 9♥ , the board runs K♦ Q♦ 4♦ 2♣ 3♦ not the suits Fu needs to stay in the game. Yong ships it and rises to 250,000.

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5/4/2023, 1:35:00 AM

Preflop betting war goes to Utevskii

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

Cutoff Artem Utevskii raises to 12,000, button Gai Lax Lim three-bets to 34,000, big blind Lijun Zhang calls, back to Utevskii who jams, both Lim and Zhang fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Lijun Zhang	300,000(50 BB)	300,000
AU Artem Utevskii	150,000(25 BB)	85,000
GL Gai Lax Lim	130,000(22 BB)	-20,000

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5/4/2023, 1:30:00 AM

Back up for William Teoh

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

Cutoff William Teoh enters another all in and ships it with A♥ T♣ both pairing up on a board 4♦ 8♠ T♥ A♠ 3♣ . He outdraws Sze Chi Fu’s A♦ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	170,000(28 BB)	120,000
SC Sze Chi Fu	40,000(7 BB)	40,000

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5/4/2023, 1:20:00 AM

William Teoh plunges, Tsang doubles through

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

William Teoh caught a lucky break earlier but on his next all in showdown, he dropped in chips. Allan Tsang was all in with K♦ K♥ , Teoh called with A♦ [qs}. With the board running 4♣ T♠ 3♣ T♦ 5♦ , no ace for Teoh to pay the double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alan Tsang	150,000(25 BB)	30,000
WT William Teoh	50,000(8 BB)	-110,000

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5/4/2023, 1:10:00 AM

Lucky pair for Teoh to double up

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

All in preflop, William Teoh with A♠ 4♠ , his caller Wai Keong Yong with A♦ Q♠ , the board comes K♦ 3♦ 7♥ 4♣ 6♥ for a pair to Teoh. He survives elimination and rises to 140,000. Yong drops to 170,000.

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5/4/2023, 12:45:00 AM

No hearts give Torres the triple

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Hijack raises to 10,000, button Artem Utevskii three-bet jams, short stacked big blind Ricardo Torres joins the shove, this pushes out hijack. Utevskii opens A♠ K♠ , Torres T♦ 4♣ , with the board running J♠ J♥ 3♥ 5♥ 4♥ , Torres pairs his small card to triple up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Artem Utevskii	65,000(13 BB)	65,000
RT Ricardo Torres	40,000(8 BB)	40,000

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5/4/2023, 12:40:00 AM

Junho Kim earns some off Harun

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

On a turn board 5♥ 5♠ 3♥ 7♦ and 60,000 in the middle, cutoff Junho Kim bets 45,000 and Harun MZB calls. On the river T♦ , another 25,000 bet by Kim, Harun calls then mucks to Kim’s J♣ J♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Juunho Kim	350,000(70 BB)	130,000
HM Harun Mzb	350,000(70 BB)	-130,000

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5/4/2023, 12:30:00 AM

Gai Lax Lim’s set of aces hold

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

On a flop 5♥ 7♣ A♣ and 42,500 in the pot, under the gun Gai Lax Lim checks, cutoff Ma Yicun shoves, Lim calls. Yicun opens 5♣ 6♣ , Lim with A♠ A♥ trips, the turn 9♠ and river T♥ don’t produce the flush for Yicun to fall out of contention.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GL Gai Lax Lim	150,000(30 BB)	150,000

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5/4/2023, 12:20:00 AM

Allan Tsang saved by the river

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Allan Tsang all in from the button with J♥ T♣ , small blind William Teoh looks him up with 9♥ 9♠ . With the board running A♦ 5♣ 4♠ Q♣ T♠ , it’s a higher pair on the river for Tsang to avoid the rail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	160,000(32 BB)	160,000
AT Alan Tsang	120,000(24 BB)	120,000

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5/4/2023, 12:15:00 AM

Wai Keong Yong rails Choi

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

All in preflop, Chuck Choi with A♦ 3♦ , his caller Wai Keong Yong with K♥ K♣ , the board runs 6♣ 2♣ T♥ K♠ 3♣ . Choi is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WK Wai Keong Yong	270,000(54 BB)	270,000

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5/4/2023, 12:05:00 AM

Harun MZB with the better two pair

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4000 ante

From under the gun, Harun MZB raises to 10,000 and is called by the blinds. At the flop K♠ 6♥ A♦ , action is checked to Harun who c-bets 8,000. Only big blind Junho Kim calls to bring the turn 2♠ . Again Harun bets 10,000 and Kim check-calls. On the river Q♣ , Harun fires a large 80,000, Kim check-calls and shows A♠ 6♠ two pair however it is not good enough to win the pot. Harun opens A♥ K♥ top two pair to ship it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Harun Mzb	480,000(120 BB)	480,000
JK Juunho Kim	220,000(55 BB)	220,000