2023.05.04 - 2023.05.07Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Main Event Day 1B & Day 1C

Buy in: PH₱ 66,000 (~US$ 1,200)Guarantee: PH₱ 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960) Total Entries: 499 Total Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 77 players

Day 1A: 141 entries / 22 advanced (ITM) Day 1B: 265 entries / 40 advanced (ITM) Day 1C: 93 entries / 15 advanced (ITM)

Starting stack: 30,000 Chips in play: 7,950,000

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5/5/2023, 11:45:00 PM

Tom Radbone shoves the river

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

A big pot of 60,000 in the middle brewed by the time the turn landed 3♣ 9♥ A♣ Q♠ . Lojack Tom Radbone checks, Jose Marquez Cheung checks, the river comes Q♥ . Radbone shoves, Cheung folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Tom Radbone	280,000(70 BB)	85,000
JM Jose Marquez Cheung	60,000(15 BB)	-5,000

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

David Erquiaga wins a big pot with Tens

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

A pot of 40,000 brewed preflop and the cards run 2♦ 3♥ 5♣ . Small blind Cezar Quiambao bets 16,500, big blind David Erquiaga calls. No bets land on the turn J♥ , but on the river {9d{m Erquiaga sends out 38,000, Quiambao check-calls. Erquiaga opens T♠ T♦ , Quiambao mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	250,000(63 BB)	-166,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao	70,000(18 BB)	35,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 11:35:00 PM

Jason Ong doubles through McAllister

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

Jason Ong jams from under the gun with A♦ T♦ , small blind Ryan McAllister puts him at risk with 8♣ 8♦ . With the board running 5♠ 3♦ 3♥ 7♣ A♣ , Ong pairs up on the river to survive and double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JO Jason Ong	70,000(18 BB)	-94,000

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5/5/2023, 11:30:00 PM

Ng Kah Chun double barrels

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

A big pot brewed preflop of 60,000, the flop runs J♦ 9♥ 6♠ . Small blind Ng Kah Chun bets 20,000, cutoff Richard Matthew calls. On the turn 7♠ , Ng shoves, Matthew folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Ng Kah Chun	200,000(50 BB)	90,000
RM Richard Matthews	70,000(18 BB)	70,000

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5/5/2023, 11:15:00 PM

Anh Byungwook muscles Thompson

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3,000 ante

On a flop A♦ 9♠ J♠ and 70,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 20,000, big blind Anh Byungwook check-calls. On the turn 6♣ , betting switches with Anh laying out 65,000, Thompson calls. On the river Q♠ , Anh shoves his 106,000 stack, Thompson folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AB Anh Byungwook	250,000(83 BB)	-127,000
GT Gary Thompson	170,000(57 BB)	100,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 11:05:00 PM

Daewoong Kim has trips for the pot

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3,000 ante

Cutoff Phuong Linh Nguyen opens for 6,500, small blind Daewoong Kim calls, and big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls. At the flop J♣ 6♥ 9♦ , Soon bets 4,000 and is called by both opponents. All three check the turn 6♣ to bring the river 4♦ . Kim leads out for 15,500, Soon calls and Nguyen folds. Kim shows 6♦ 8♦ trips, Soon mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TK Taewoong Kim	120,000(40 BB)	60,000
EE Ewe Eng Soon	75,000(25 BB)	-65,000
TL Tuong Linh Nguyen	50,000(17 BB)	32,000

TriciaTricia

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

Tom Dwan eliminated by Kang Ikseok

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3,000 ante

Under the gun Tom Dwan goes all in with K♥ T♥ to battle with, utg+1 Phuong Linh Nguyen joins the shove with A♠ K♦ , button Kang Ikseok in as well with J♥ J♣ . With the board running 4♠ 3♠ 6♦ J♠ 3♦ , Dwan is eliminated and Kang ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kang Ikseok	120,000(40 BB)	110,500
TL Tuong Linh Nguyen	18,000(6 BB)	18,000
TD Tom Dwan	busted	-35,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 10:55:00 PM

Lin Hao doubles up with big slick

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

3,000 ante

Hijack payer raises to 16,000, button Lin Hao jams, hijack calls. Hao opens A♥ K♦ and is way ahead of hijack’s K♣ 8♣ . No change with the board running ten-high. Hao ships a double to 86,000.

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5/5/2023, 10:30:00 PM

McAllister shaves down Dwan

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

On a flop K♠ 3♥ K♣ and a large 50,000 in the middle, small blind Tom Dwan bets 16,000, cutoff Ryan McAllister calls. On the turn 4♥ , Dwan bets 20,000 and is called again. On the river J♣ , Dwan opts to check then folds to McAllister’s 200,000 bet.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	450,000(180 BB)	120,000
TD Tom Dwan	35,000(14 BB)	-65,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 10:25:00 PM

Tom Dwan rails Jester Intia

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

Small blind Jester Intia is down in chips and shoves with K♥ 2♣ , big blind Tom Dwan calls with A♣ K♦ . No help arrives for Intia on a board A♠ 8♣ 8♠ 2♥ 3♣ to bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TD Tom Dwan	100,000(40 BB)	20,000

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5/5/2023, 10:20:00 PM

Tay Wee Shen eliminates Dela Cruz

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

Hijack Mark Dela Cruz shoves holding A♠ T♦ , big blind Tay Wee Shen calls with 9♣ 9♠ , the board runs low for the pocket pair to stand and eliminate Dela Cruz.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TW Tay Wee Shen	200,000(80 BB)	120,000

TriciaTricia

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

Straight for Ryan McAllister

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

On a flop 7♥ 9♣ 9♦ , utg+1 Tom Dwan bets 10,000, hijack Chai Yeong Keong and big blind Ryan McAllister call. On the turn 6♥ , Chai shoves, McAllister calls, Dwan folds.

Chai A♦ 9♠ trips McAllister T♥ 8♥ straight

The river 3♠ is good for McAllister to boot Chai and soar to 400,000.

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5/5/2023, 10:05:00 PM

Ryan McAllister banks a three-way

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

Three players build a pot preflop of 60,000 and the flop comes 9♦ Q♦ T♣ . Button payer Ewe Eng Soon bets 35,000, small blind Han Yeong Woo check-shoves, under the gun Ryan McAllister four-bet shoves, back to Soon who quickly calls.

McAllister 9♥ 9♣ set Soon A♣ A♠ over pair Han Yeong Woo - J♦ T♥

The turn 6♦ and river J♣ is good to keep McAllister ahead. He rails Han and chunks down Soon to 150,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	330,000(132 BB)	210,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 9:55:00 PM

Three way all in goes to Ngoc Anh Cao

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

2,500 ante

Three way shove, Benigno Ledina 8♠ 8♥ , Ding Tien Thanh A♠ K♦ , Ngoc Anh Cao A♥ Q♣ , the board runs 7♥ Q♥ 7♠ 9♣ 4♥ . Ngoc ships a triple, Ledina wins the side pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NA Ngoc Anh Cao	40,000(16 BB)	-17,000
BL Benigno Ledina	22,000(9 BB)	22,000
TT Tien Thanh Dinh	20,000(8 BB)	-55,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Chai doubles through Dwan

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Tom Dwan who announces all in, big blind Chai Tiong Keong calls for his tournament life. Dwan opens A♥ J♠ , Chai has Q♣ Q♥ , the board runs 8♦ J♥ 7♥ 8♥ 8♠ for a double up to Chai.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TD Tom Dwan	80,000(40 BB)	80,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 9:40:00 PM

Han Yeongwoo hits it on the river

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

Hijack Han Yeongwoo raises to 5,000, cutoff Kang Ikseok three-bets to 15,0000, Han calls. On the flop 6♣ 3♥ K♣ , Kang c-bets 5,000, Han shoves, Kang calls and opens A♠ A♥ . Han with Q♣ 7♣ flush draw. The turn 9♦ is no help to Han but the river 2♣ grants the flush to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HY Han Yeongwoo	60,000(30 BB)	60,000
KI Kang Ikseok	9,500(5 BB)	-70,500

TriciaTricia

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

Chop pot for Dwan

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

On a flop A♣ 6♥ A♥ and 10,000 in the pot, action checks to button Tom Dwan who bets 4500, big blind Jung Wonwook and utg+1 call. On the turn J♦ , Dwan bets 11,000, Jung check-raises to 31,000, utg+1 folds, Dwan shoves, Jung calls.

Dwan A♦ 4♦ Jung A♠ 3♠

With the river 6♣ , it’s a split pot. Both players now sit with 100,000 each.

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

Ng Kah Chun picks off one

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

All in preflop, Ng Kah Chun ahead with T♦ T♥ against a player’s 8♣ 8♠ . The board runs 6♣ 7♠ 4♣ A♥ 6♦ to keep Tens ahead. Ng ships it while railing one in the process.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Ng Kah Chun	110,000(55 BB)	110,000

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

Zhining Chen shoves for the pot

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

2,000 ante

From under the gun, Christopher Puyat raises to 5,000, button Zhining Chen and big blind Terry Gonzaga call. At the flop 8♠ K♣ 8♥ , Puyat c-bets 5,000, Chen goes all in, Gonzaga checks out, Puyat opts to fold as well.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Terry Gonzaga	100,000(50 BB)	30,000
ZC Zhining Chen	45,000(23 BB)	45,000
CP Christopher Puyat	25,000(13 BB)	25,000

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5/5/2023, 9:15:00 PM

Liu shoves to claim a good pot

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

On a board of A♦ 4♣ 4♦ 8♠ J♣ and 50,000 in the pot, utg+1 I Hsuan Liu shoves, John Hendri folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
IH I Hsuan Liu	100,000(67 BB)	100,000
JH John Hendrix	90,000(60 BB)	90,000

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

Tay wins the three way, Dela Cruz plunges

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

Lojack Tay Wee Shen raises to 3500, button three-bets jams, small blind Mark Dela Cruz joins the shove, Shen calls for a three-way.

Button 3♣ 3♠ Dela Cruz Q♣ Q♦ Shen A♠ J♠

With the board running 7♣ T♦ J♥ 7♦ J♦ , it’s trips Jacks for Shen to ship it. Shen eliminates the button and chunks down Dela Cruz.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TW Tay Wee Shen	80,000(53 BB)	-198,000
MD Mark Dela Cruz	3,000(2 BB)	3,000

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

Meng Long doubles up through Castrillon

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

All in preflop, Meng Long with J♦ J♣ , button Paul Fontan Castrillon calls with A♠ J♥ , the board runs K♣ 6♥ 3♥ T♠ 5♣ . Jacks hold for a double up to Long.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PF Paul Fontan Castrillon	110,000(73 BB)	10,000
ML Meng Long	50,000(33 BB)	50,000

TriciaTricia

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

Pot for McAllister

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

On a turn board T♦ 7♥ 3♠ K♠ and 26,000 brewed, no bets from Ryan McAllister and button player. Same on the river A♣ no bets land. McAllister opens T♠ 8♠ and wins the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	120,000(80 BB)	-657,000

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

Thijs Hilberts outkicks for a double up

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

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On a turn board 4♣ A♠ J♠ 2♥ and 14,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 7,000, cutoff Thijs Hilberts check-calls. On the river 5♦ , Thompson shoves, Hiiberts check-calls. Thompson has A♥ 9♣ top pair however Hilberts has A♦ T♠ top pair higher kicker to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TH Thijs Hilberts	70,000(47 BB)	70,000
GT Gary Thompson	70,000(47 BB)	-106,000

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

Anthony Tacda rails Delos Santos

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

On a flop 6♣ J♥ 8♣ and 14,000 in the pot, utg +1 bets 4,000, button Jose Delos Santos calls, small blind Anthony Tacda three-bets to 17,000, big blind folds, back to utg+1 who folds, then Delos Santos shoves, Tacda calls.

Delos Santos T♠ 9♥ open ended Tacda K♠ J♠ top pair

The turn 4♣ and river J♦ are no help to Delos Santos to lose all of his chips to Tacda.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Anthony Tacda	200,000(133 BB)	110,000

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5/5/2023, 8:40:00 PM

Hieu Trung Tran claims a good pot

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

On a turn board A♣ 3♠ 6♣ 9♠ and 30,000 in the pot, utg+2 bets a small 3,300, Hieu Trung Tran check-calls. On the river T♣ , both check, Tran shows T♦ T♥ to win the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Hieu Trung Tran	90,000(60 BB)	90,000

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5/5/2023, 8:35:00 PM

Ewe Eng Soon hard-bets for the pot

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

Cutoff Jung Wonwook raises to 3,500, button Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 9,000, Jung calls. At the flop 5♥ 2♦ 8♦ , Soon c-bets 6,000, Jung check-calls. On the turn 6♥ , Soon fires a large 55,000, this is enough to get Jung to fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EE Ewe Eng Soon	140,000(93 BB)	-10,000
JW Jung Wonwook	30,000(20 BB)	-25,000

TriciaTricia

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

Registration closes at 265 entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

1,500 ante

That’s it! Day 1B registration has closed with a whopping 265 entries! The prize pool is now well past the guarantee at around PHP 23 Million. Day 1B bags up at 40 players. Last chance to sign up is at Day 1C Turbo which is currently underway. Registration closes at 11:30pm.

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5/5/2023, 7:30:00 PM

Lim Tiong Lek rails Watanabe

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

On a flop 2♣ 5♣ 4♥ and 6,000 built preflop, small blind Kyosuke Watanabe bets 3500, big blind Lim Tiong Lek shoves, back to Watanabe who calls with 5♦ 8♦ top pair. Lim opens K♣ T♣ draw. With the turn A♣ Lim hits the flush, and with the river 6♥ , Watanabe is out and Lim rises to 80,000.

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

Hieu Trung Tran back to starting stack

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

On a board that completed 5♥ A♦ 2♠ 5♦ 7♦ and 24,000 in the pot, Hieu Trung Tran shoves from the big blind, button folds. Tran claims the pot and rises to starting stack.

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5/5/2023, 7:20:00 PM

Dinh Manh Hung chunks one

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

1200 ante

On a flop 2♥ 6♣ T♠ and a pot of 14,000 brewed, under the gun bets 5,000, lojack Dinh Manh Hung raises to 10,000, utg calls. On the turn 3♥ , Dinh bets another 10,000, utg check-raises all in, Dinh calls and shows K♦ K♥ . Utg is behind A♦ J♠ . The river 8♥ is a double up for Dinh as utg plunges to 1500.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DM Dinh Manh Hung	75,000(63 BB)	58,000

TriciaTricia

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

Rasid Paitao outkicks Chiu

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1,000 ante

On the flop T♦ A♦ K♠ and 9,000 in the pot, cutoff Chiu Jen Chun bets 2,500, button Rasid Paitao raises to 6,000, Chiu calls. On the turn A♣ , Paitao bets 8,400, Chiu check calls. On the river 5♠ , Paitao shoves, Chiu risks it and shows A♠ 8♦ trips. Paitao has trips as well A♥ J♠ and also has him outkicked. Chiu is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RP Rasid Paitao	50,000(50 BB)	-5,000

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

Castrillon ships it with cowboys

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1,000 ante

Another preflop betting war leads to two players all in. Paul Fontan Castrillon with K♥ K♠ , Won Jae Lee with Q♠ J♣ , with the board running 3♥ T♦ K♦ 3♠ Q♦ , Castrillon was sweating it then held relieved for the full house. Lee is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PF Paul Fontan Castrillon	100,000(100 BB)	100,000

TriciaTricia

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

Gary Thomas sends one packing

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1,000 ante

From cutoff, Gary Thomas raises to 2,000, big blind jams with A♣ J♦ , Thomas snap calls with 9♦ 9♥ . With the board running 6♦ 5♥ 7♣ 6♥ 2♠ , Thomas scoops it up and rises to 110,000.

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5/5/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Wrong timing to try to bluff Terry Gonzaga

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1,000 ante

From under the gun +1, Terry Gonzaga raises to 2,200, big blind calls. At the flop T♣ 2♠ [2h}, Gonzaga bets 2,000 and is called. On the turn T♥ , both players check to bring on the river 2♣ . Big blind leads out 10,000, Gonzaga calls. Big blind has J♥ 6♦ bluff, Gonzaga ships it with Q♦ Q♥ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Terry Gonzaga	70,000(70 BB)	-413,000

TriciaTricia

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

Top pair is good for John Costiniano

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

1,000 ante

On a flop 2♥ 7♦ 4♣ and 12,000 in the pot, John Costiniano bets 4,400, hijack Richard Marquez check-calls. On the turn A♣ , another 9,000 bet by Costiniano and called by Marquez. On the river Q♣ , both players check. Marques has K♣ K♠ , Costiniano ships the pot with A♦ 9♠ top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Costiniano	60,000(60 BB)	60,000
RM Richard Marquez	15,000(15 BB)	15,000

TriciaTricia

5/5/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Stephen Nathan rails Quiambao

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

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On a board showing 8♦ T♠ Q♣ Q♥ 7♠ , under the gun Stephen Nathan and cutoff Cezar Quiambao are all in. Nathan opens K♥ [qd} trips to dust and boot Quiambao’s A♥ K♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Stephen Nathan	120,000(150 BB)	79,000

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5/5/2023, 6:15:00 PM

Toru Sekimoto four-bets for the pot

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

Hijack Toru Sekimoto raises to 2,000, cutoff calls, button Cezar Quiambal three-bets to 7,500, back to Sekimoto who four-bets to 17,000, no takers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Toru Sekimoto	45,000(56 BB)	45,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao	35,000(44 BB)	35,000

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

Alvir Inocentes boots Jeon

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

From under the gun, Alvir Inocentes raises to 1600, utg+2 three-bets all in, small blind calls, Inocentes calls. At the flop Q♣ 9♥ T♠ , Inocentes goes all in, small blind folds. Inocentes has Q♦ J♦ top pair, all in player Jeon Seong Cheol with A♦ K♦ . The turn 5♣ and river 3♥ are no help to Jeon to bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Alvir Inocentes	30,000(38 BB)	30,000

TriciaTricia

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

Dinh Young Piu lucks out on the river against Saquing

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

All in preflop, Dinh Young Piu with 5♥ 5♣ and needs some luck against Moses Saquing‘s J♦ J♥ . With the board running K♠ 3♥ 6♣ K♥ 5♠ , Dinh lands the two-outer on the river for a double up to 30,000. Saquing drops a bit to 110,000.

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

Liao Po Hsun spikes the two-outer to boot Chun

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

Cutoff raises to 2,000, button Chun Joshua Jone three-bets to 5,000, small blind Liao Po Hsun and cutoff both call. At the flop 3♦ 9♥ 5♦ , action is checked to the button Chun who c-bets 7,000, Hsun goes all in, cutoff folds, Chun calls.

Chun A♣ A♠ Hsun Q♥ Q♣

Hsun spikes the two-outer on the turn Q♠ , and with the river 8♦ , Chun is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LP Liao Po Hsun	120,000(150 BB)	52,000

TriciaTricia

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

Lloyd Locsin jams on the river

Level 7: 400 / 800

800 ante

From under the gun, Lloyd Locsin raises to 2,000, hijack Dinh Young Piu three-bets to 4,000, Locsin calls. At the flop 3♦ Q♦ 7♥ , Locsin checks, Dinh bets 4,500, Locsin raises to 11,000, Dinh calls. No bets come on the turn 8♦ to bring the river 6♥ . Locsin goes all in, Dinh folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LL Lloyd Locsin	50,000(63 BB)	-51,000
DY Dinh Young Piu	16,000(20 BB)	16,000

TriciaTricia

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

Joseph Sia lands the straight for a double up

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

Flop shows T♣ J♣ 6♦ and 9,000 in the pot, small blind Joseph Sia and big blind Dinh Manh Hung are all in. Sia has open ended K♦ Q♥ , Dinh with K♠ K♥ , the turn 8♦ keeps the cowboys ahead but with the river 9♣ Sia connects with a straight to double through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Joseph Sia	24,000(40 BB)	24,000
DM Dinh Manh Hung	17,000(28 BB)	4,000

TriciaTricia

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

Chai Tiong Hong with a lucky two-outer

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

On a flop T♥ 8♣ 8♦ and 17,000 in the pot, button Chai Tiong Hong bets 8,000 then calls Anthony Tacda’s shove. Hong has J♣ J♠ and is at risk of elimination against Tacda’s K♠ K♦ , however with the turn J♥ and river 4♦ , Hong spikes the two-outer to double through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Anthony Tacda	90,000(150 BB)	-333,000
CT Chai Tiong Hong	75,000(125 BB)	75,000

TriciaTricia

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

Edizon Canzon rails Leonarez

Level 6: 300 / 600

600 ante

With a flop 5♦ 6♠ 4♣ and 8,000 in the pot, hijack Jessie Leonarez goes all in, big blind Edizon Canzon check-calls.

Leonarez Q♠ J♥ Canzon 8♦ 6♦

The turn K♦ and river 3♠ are no help to Leonarez to bust out. Canzon rises to 40,000.

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

Apling Pamplona doubles through Seng

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

Under the gun raises to 1200, button Wee Lee Seng calls, big blind Apling Pamplona re-raises all in, utg folds, Seng calls.

Pamplona A♠ K♥ Seng A♦ 5♦

The board runs 4♥ 8♦ 3♥ 7♣ J♦ for a double up to Pamplona to 30,000. Seng drops to 13,000.

TriciaTricia

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

Cai Zhen Hao lands a straight for a double

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

Smal blind Jose Ruzzel raises to 1,100, big blind Cai Zhen Hao three-bets to 4,100, back to Ruzzel who four-bets all in. Hao calls.

Ruzzel T♦ T♠ Hao A♣ 3♣

The board runs 2♥ 9♣ 5♦ 6♣ 4♦ . Hao lands a straight to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cai Zhen Hao	40,000(80 BB)	40,000
JR Jose Ruzzel	30,000(60 BB)	-26,000

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

Jose Ruzzel wins with Aces

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

On a board that completed T♥ Q♣ 7♥ 5♣ K♣ and 28,000 in the middle, Dinh Manh Hung checks then mucks to Jose Ruzzel’s A♣ A♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JR Jose Ruzzel	56,000(112 BB)	56,000
DM Dinh Manh Hung	13,000(26 BB)	13,000

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

Sriharsha Doddapaneni doubles through Weng

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

52872093701 98df4ae79d c — Sriharsha Doddapaneni

On a board showing Q♣ T♣ 7♥ A♠ and 18,000 in the pot, small blind Beh Kok Weng bets 7,500, button Sriharsha Doddapaneni calls. On the river K♣ , Weng shoves with 9♠ 8♣ bluff, Doddapaneni calls with J♥ 9♥ straight and ships a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	70,000(140 BB)	-125,000
BK Beh Kok Weng	3,600(7 BB)	-10,000

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

Jeseung Lee wins two pots

Level 5: 300 / 500

500 ante

With Xian Nathan down to just 2 bb, he loses the rest to Jeseung Lee. Lee goes on to pick up a 16k pot by jamming on a board A♠ 6♦ 8♠ 4♥ K♦ and his opponent folding.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jeseung Lee	50,000(100 BB)	50,000

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

Enrico De Rosa doubles with Aces

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

From under the gun, Enrico De Rosa raises to 3,000, hijack Xian Nathan three-bets to 8,000, De Rosa shoves, Nathan calls. De Rosa has A♦ A♥ , Nathan with J♦ J♣ , the board runs 9♦ 2♠ A♣ T♣ Q♠ for a double up to De Rosa to 50,000. Nathan drops to 1,100.

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5/5/2023, 3:50:00 PM

Janno Alvarez with a lucky river to double up

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Janno Alvarez risking his entire stack with 4♦ 4♣ , his challenger has K♥ K♠ , the board runs 6♣ J♣ 3♥ 6♠ 4♠ for a full house to Alvarez and a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JA Janno Alvarez	25,000(63 BB)	25,000

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

Big slick good to Joseroy Jeremias

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

Hijack Joseroy Jeremias raises to 2,500, button Patrick Clarke three-bets to 6,500, Jeremias flats. At the flop and turn 7♥ 3♠ K♥ Q♠ Jeremias check-calls 3,500 and 5,500, then on the river 4♠ , both players check. Jeremias opens A♣ K♣ top pair, Clarke mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Joseroy Jeremias	40,000(100 BB)	40,000
PC Patrick Clarke	20,000(50 BB)	3,000

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5/5/2023, 3:30:00 PM

Earldale Rivera hits the river to dust Tan’s Queens

Level 4: 200 / 400

400 ante

From utg+2 Earldale Rivera raises to 1,000, cutoff Johnson Tan three-bets to 3,200, Rivera calls. At the flop 8♣ 7♦ T♦ , Tan c-bet 2,900, Rivera check-calls. On the turn 7♠ , another bet by Tan of 6,000, Rivera check-calls again to bring the river 3♦ . This time Rivera takes the lead with a 11,500 bet, Tan calls. Rivera shows his A♦ 6♦ flush that beats Tan’s Q♠ Q♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ER Earldale Rivera	55,000(138 BB)	55,000
JT Johnson Tan	15,000(38 BB)	15,000

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5/5/2023, 3:05:00 PM

Queens give Carmelo Flores a hefty pot

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

Heavy action preflop with hijack player raising to 800, cutoff Carmelo Flores three-bets to 2,100, button and hijack call. At the flop 6♣ 6♦ 2♣ , Flores c-bets 3,500 and is called only by hijack. On the turn 7♠ , another 5,000 bet from Flores and is once again check-called. On the river 4♥ , hijack leads out 6,000, Flores calls, hijack has A♣ Q♥ high cards, Flores wins the hefty pot with Q♦ Q♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CF Carmelo Flores	40,000(133 BB)	40,000

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

Andrej Nagy doubles up

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

On a board 7♠ 4♦ 8♣ 6♥ T♠ and 24,000 in the middle, Li Dafeng shoves, Andrej Nagy calls, Li missed the board with A♣ K♠ . Nagy shipped a double up with K♣ K♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AN Andrej Nagy	60,000(200 BB)	-218,000
LD Li Dafeng	6,000(20 BB)	6,000

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

Anton Del Rosario wins a good pot

Level 3: 200 / 300

300 ante

52872071106 258d8922a8 c — Anton Del Rosario

On a flop 6♦ A♥ 9♠ and 10,000 already brewed, utg Anton Del Rosario bets 3500 and is called by lojack Adrian Te John. On the turn T♥ , Del Rosario sends out another 3,500, Te John raises to 8,500, back to Del Rosario who calls. On the river 4♦ , Te John bets 4,500, Del Rosario check-calls. Te John has A♠ K♦ top pair, Del Rosario wins the pot with A♥ 9♦ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AD Anton Del Rosario	80,000(267 BB)	-153,000
AT Adrian Te John	12,000(40 BB)	12,000

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5/5/2023, 2:15:00 PM

Saquing eliminated Nagy

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

With a pot of 6,000 and a complete board 8♦ Q♣ 5♦ J♣ Q♦ , hijack Moses Saquing checked, button Andrej Nagy bet 4,500, Saquing raised to 14,500, Nagy shoved, Saquing called. Saguing has Q♥ J♥ full house and eliminates Nagy A♣ Q♠ trips.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MS Moses Saquing	90,000(450 BB)	42,000

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

Kang Ikseok rails one

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

On a turn board J♠ 8♥ 2♣ 9♠ , Kang Ikseok calls a player’s all in and opens J♥ J♦ . At risk player has A♠ A♥ . Kang ships it on the river 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kang Ikseok	80,000(400 BB)	30,000

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

Nsu Wen Kang muscles Nguyen

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

From cutoff, Sang Van Nguyen raises to 2100, button Nsu Wen Kang three-bets to 5500, back to Nguyen who calls. At the flop K♦ 3♠ 5♥ , Nguyen check-calls 1,500. On the turn 6♦ , Kang fires a larger 5,500 bet, this time Nguyen gives up his stake on the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NW Nsu Wen Kang	35,000(175 BB)	35,000
SN Sang Nguyen	22,000(110 BB)	-14,000

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5/5/2023, 1:55:00 PM

Kang Ikseok pushes out Weng

Level 2: 100 / 200

200 ante

Kang Ikseok

Action folds to the small blind Beh Kok Weng raises to 500, big blind Kang Ikseok three-bets to 1700, Weng calls. At the flop 4♥ J♦ 3♥ , Kang c-bets 1700, Weng check-raises to a large 6,700, Kang calls. On the turn Q♥ , more chips in the pot with Weng betting 7,500 and Kang making the call. On the river 6♣ , Weng checks, Kang jams, Weng folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kang Ikseok	50,000(250 BB)	-110,000
BK Beh Kok Weng	13,600(68 BB)	-69,400

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

Daewoong Kim sends Watanabe plunging

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

By the turn board 2♦ 9♥ 5♦ Q♥ , two players had built a pot of 22,000, big blind Daewoong Kim bet 4500, utg+1 Kyosuke Watanabe calls. On the river 7♥ , Kim checks, Watanabe shoves, Kim calls and shows J♠ J♥ . Watanabe has A♦ K♥ and plunges to 100.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TK Taewoong Kim	60,000(600 BB)	60,000

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

Day 1C ends with Won Jae Lee as heat leader

With the elimination of Noel Llamedo, that wrapped up Day 1C. All Day 1 heats are now completed. Bagging the biggest in this final heat was Won Jae Lee with 627,000 (52 bb).

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Won Jae Lee	622,000	622,000
TD Terrence Dizon	336,000	336,000
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua	257,000	257,000
CI Czar Ian Marcos	223,000	223,000
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	195,000	195,000
HC How Chee Chong	161,000	161,000
BJ Bell John Perez	140,000	140,000
DY Darren Yu	110,000	110,000
RT Richard Tolentino	106,000	106,000
LL Lloyd Locsin	101,000	36,000
JD Jose Drilon	100,000
AI Ahmed Ibrahimi	96,000	96,000
BK Beh Kok Weng	83,000	59,000
VP Valeriy Pak	63,000	23,000

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

Higher two pair for Tacda against Nathan

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

Three players stare down a flop A♦ 3♥ 8♦ , button Anthony Tacda bets the pot of 1500, small blind Stephen Nathan and cutoff both check-call. On the turn J♥ , another 3,500 fired by Tacda, only Nathan continues to see the river T♠ . Both players check.

Nathan has T♦ 8♦ two pair, Tacda has A♠ J♠ higher two pair, Tacda ships it and rises to 40,000. Nathan drops to starting stack of 30,000.

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

Early shoves, Chiu cracks Bulaong’s aces

Level 1: 100 / 100

100 ante

From utg+1, Chiu Jen Chun raises to 400, button calls, small blind three-bets to 2,200, back to Chiu who four-bet jams. Bulaong calls.

Chiu A♣ K♦ Bulaong A♦ A♥

The board comes K♥ 8♠ K♣ J♥ 4♣ for trips to Chiu to double up to 50,000, Bulaong drops to 1,000.

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5/5/2023, 1:14:00 PM

Main Event Day 1B underway!

Cards are in the air for Day 1B of the Main Event!

Poker Dream 6 5

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 drew 141 entries with 22 reaching ITM. Day 1B has just kicked off at 1pm. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. If you miss that window, the last chance to get in is the Day 1C Turbo flight which runs tonight 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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5/5/2023, 3:15:00 AM

Bubble bursts on Llamedo

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Poker Dream 37

Small blind Noel Llamedo raises to 36,000, big blind Terence Dizon calls. At the flop 9♦ 4♥ Q♥ , Llamedo checks, Dizon bets 50,000, Llamedo answers with a shove, Dizon calls.

Llamedo A♦ 9♥ Dizon J♠ 8♠

The turn 8♣ and river T♦ improve Dizon to a straight to eliminate Llamedo on the bubble. With that Day 1C ends.

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

Day 1B ends with Ryan McAllister bagging a monster stack!

It took nearly twelve hours of Day 1B play to whittle the field down from a roaring 265 entries to 40 players. Bagging the largest stack of 777,000 (155 bb) was USA’s Ryan McAllister to take command of the overall Day 2 survivors list.

End of Day 1B - 40 survivors

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	777,000	752,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	483,000	43,000
NN Nicola Nontalbano	454,000	454,000
AT Anthony Tacda	423,000	423,000
DE David Erquiaga	416,000	416,000
CM Cho Minseong	398,000
AB Anh Byungwook	377,000	377,000
RT Ricardo Torres	350,000	310,000
HM Hung Manh Dinh	300,000	300,000
AN Andrej Nagy	278,000	278,000
TW Tay Wee Shen	278,000	278,000
AD Anton Del Rosario	233,000	233,000
RM Richard Matthew Sheils	226,000	226,000
JH Jinlong Hu	202,000	202,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	202,000	202,000
HT Henrik Tollefsen	202,000	202,000
TR Tom Radbone	195,000	195,000
GT Gary Thompson	176,000	176,000
JO Jason Ong	164,000	164,000
IK Ikseok Kang	152,000	152,000
RD Ruderico Dela Cruz	130,000	130,000
BL Benigno Ledina Jr	123,000	123,000
CY Cheong Yuan Xiang	122,000	122,000
JH Joven Huerto	120,000	120,000
JH Jhon Hendri	118,000	85,000
JP Junnie Pamplona	115,000	115,000
LH Lin Hao	114,000	114,000
HH Hou Hyin Bryan Khoo	106,000	106,000
JC Jeffrey Calonge	91,000	91,000
GD Ginbert de Villa	87,000	87,000
ND Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh	76,000	76,000
LP Liao Po Hsun	68,000	-12,000
RR Ronn Ryan Mesina	66,000	66,000
JM Jose Marquez Cheung	65,000	65,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao II	60,000	60,000
YC Yu Chen	58,000	58,000
NA Ngoc Anh Cao	57,000	57,000
RP Rasid Paitao	55,000	55,000
MS Moses Saquing	48,000	39,000
SN Stephen Nathan	41,000	41,000

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5/5/2023, 12:55:00 AM

: Bubble bursts!

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Poker Dream 14

Edgar Asehan all in with T♠ T♦ and runs into Cho Minseong’s J♣ J♦ . With the board running 3♣ 4♥ Q♣ 5♠ K♠ , Asehan busts on the bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CM Cho Minseong	398,000(80 BB)	398,000

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5/5/2023, 12:50:00 AM

David Erquiaga dominates Mesina

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Heavy preflop action opens with a 12,000 raise by cutoff Ryan Mesina, big blind David Erquiaga re-raises to 40,000, back to Mesina with a four-bet to 120,000, Erquiaga shoves, Mesina calls.

Mesina T♦ T♥ Erquiaga J♦ J♠

With the board running 3♣ 2♥ 7♦ 2♣ A♣ , it’s a double up for Erquiaga.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan Mesina	66,000(13 BB)	-184,000

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

Ryan McAllister soars to 800K

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Under the gun Ryan McAllister raises to 12,000, button Ewe Eng Soon shoves, back to McAllister with the call to put Soon at risk.

Soon Q♣ Q♠ McAllister A♠ K♠

The board runs 4♥ K♥ 5♣ 2♠ 6♦ for a higher pair to McAllister and Soon out of the running. McAllister rises to 800,000.

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

Big pot for Gonzaga

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Two players built a 100,000 pot by the river 2♥ 3♥ 2♠ 2♣ K♦ . Liao Po Hsun checked, lojack Terry Gonzaga bet 50,000, Liao called then mucked to Gonzaga’s A♣ K♥ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Terry Gonzaga	440,000(88 BB)	110,000
LP Liao Po Hsun	80,000(16 BB)	-100,000

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5/5/2023, 12:35:00 AM

Ryan Mesina spikes a pair to rail Jeremias

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

All in preflop, Ryan Mesina A♥ J♥ , Joseroy Jeremias at risk with A♠ K♦ , the board runs J♣ 7♣ 5♥ 6♥ Q♥ . Mesina pairs his kicker card to rail Jeremias.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan Mesina	250,000(50 BB)	250,000

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5/5/2023, 12:25:00 AM

Terry Gonzaga wins a big pot

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Preflop action builds a 70,000 pot, the flop runs A♥ Q♣ 4♥ . Big blind Terry Gonzaga bets 50,000, utg+1 Lin Hao folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Terry Gonzaga	330,000(66 BB)	330,000

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

Kang Ikseok rails Tan Boon

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Tan Boon risking it all with A♦ K♦ , called by Kang Ikseok with A♥ 7♥ . When the board runs T♥ 9♦ 4♦ 7♣ Q♠ , Kang spikes his kicker card to boot Tan out of the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kang Ikseok	160,000(32 BB)	160,000

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

Ewe Eng Soon doubles through Reyes

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Heavy preflop betting leads to two players all in. Dante Reyes A♠ K♥ , Ewe Eng Soon J♥ J♣ . The board runs low, no hits for Reyes to plunge to 10,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EE Ewe Eng Soon	150,000(30 BB)	150,000

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

Full house over flush for double up to Liao

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

On a flop Q♣ J♠ 3♣ with 34,000 in the pot, small blind Liao Po Hsun bets 15,000, button Nicola Montalbano shoves, back to Liao who calls.

Liao Q♦ J♦ two pair Montalbano Q♠ 9♣ top pair

The turn A♣ and river J♣ improves both players with Liao’s full house the higher spread.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NM Nicola Montalbano	400,000(100 BB)	400,000
LP Liao Po Hsun	180,000(45 BB)	180,000