2023.05.04 - 2023.05.07Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Main Event Day 2

Buy in: PH₱ 66,000 (~US$ 1,200)Guarantee: PH₱ 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960) Total Entries: 499 Prize pool: PH₱ 28,751,400 (to be confirmed) 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 Final Day opening blinds: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante Chips in play: 14,970,000

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5/6/2023, 9:57:30 PM

Final 9 players of the Main Event

By Seat By Rank Final 9 payouts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	4,325,000
TA Tor Anton Welo	2,080,000	1,893,000
AT Alessandro Taranto	1,630,000	-70,000
WT William Teoh	1,470,000	270,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,335,000	-265,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	1,180,000	500,000
RM Ryan McAllister	1,165,000	-135,000
VP Valeriy Pak	1,030,000	370,000
NM Nicola Montalbano	640,000	-260,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	4,325,000
TA Tor Anton Welo	2,080,000
AT Alessandro Taranto	1,630,000
WT William Teoh	1,470,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,335,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	1,180,000
RM Ryan McAllister	1,165,000
VP Valeriy Pak	1,030,000
NM Nicola Montalbano	640,000

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5/6/2023, 9:55:00 PM

Beh Kok Weng eliminated in 10th place - PHP 412,000 (~US$ 7,440)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000

40,000 ante

From utg Edwin Dela Cruz raises to 80,000, cutoff Beh Kok Weng calls, the flop lands 3♥ 6♦ 9♦ . Dela Cruz checks, Weng bets 80,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the turn 3♠ Weng bets 200,000, Dela Cruz check-raises to 500,000, Weng tank-shoves, Dela Cruz snap-calls.

Dela Cruz 6♣ 6♠ full house Weng K♦ K♣

The river 9♠ is not one of Weng’s outs to bust in 10th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	4,325,000(108 BB)	1,325,000

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5/6/2023, 9:50:00 PM

Czar Ian Marcos out in 11th place - PHP 412,000 (~US$ 7,440

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000

40,000 ante

Before Czar Ian Marcos busts in 11th place, he pays a costly showdown to Terry Gonzaga with A♠ K♠ unable to improve against Gonzaga’s J♣ J♠ . Down to 1.5 bb, Marcos goes all in with A♥ 9♥ , big blind David Erquiaga calls with Q♠ 2♦ , a Queen finds the flop and holds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,600,000(40 BB)	100,000

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5/6/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Terry Gonzaga outkicks for a double up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000

40,000 ante

From utg, Terry Gonzaga shoves, hijack Czar Ian Marcos calls with A♦ Q♦ . Gonzaga ahead with A♥ K♥ . The board runs low 3♥ 9♣ 5♠ 2♥ 8♠ for the King kicker to play.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CI Czar Ian Marcos	850,000(21 BB)	-450,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	680,000(17 BB)	180,000

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5/6/2023, 9:25:00 PM

Stephen Nathan eliminated in 12th place - PHP 352,000 (~US$ 6,360)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000

30,000 ante

Stephen Nathan all in with J♥ J♦ , Ryan McAllister puts him at risk with A♥ Q♥ . With the board running 9♠ A♦ 6♥ 5♦ T♥ , Nathan is out in 12th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	1,300,000(43 BB)	500,000

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5/6/2023, 9:15:00 PM

Won Jae Lee eliminated in 13th place - PHP 352,000 (~US$ 6,360)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000

30,000 ante

From utg +1 Won Jae Lee raises to 160,000, hijack Edwin Dela Cruz re-raises to 400,000, Le calls. At the flop Q♠ Q♣ 2♥ , Lee checks, Dela Cruz bets 100,000, Lee calls. On the turn 8♦ , Lee checks again, Dela Cruz tanks then bets 400,000, Lee tank-calls. On the river 4♦ , Lee send the rest of his chips out front (215K), easy call for Dela Cruz.

Lee has 5♥ 5♣ , Dela Cruz has him way beat with K♥ K♠ . Lee is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	3,000,000(100 BB)	1,400,000

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5/6/2023, 9:05:00 PM

Anton Welo Tor saved by the river

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000

30,000 ante

On a flop 5♦ J♥ K♠ and a large 200,000 in the pot, lojack William Teoh bet 120,000, hijack Anton Welo Tor calls, big blind folds. On the turn J♦ , Anton adds 220,000 more into the pot, Teoh raises to 500,000, Anton shoves, and Teoh calls.

Teo K♣ T♣ Anton A♥ J♣

The river is a lucky J♠ for a very lucky double up to Anton.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AW Anton Welo Tor	2,000,000(67 BB)	1,100,000
WT William Teoh	1,200,000(40 BB)	-400,000

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5/6/2023, 8:55:00 PM

Anthony Tacda eliminated in 14th place - PHP 306,000 (~US$ 5,530)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000

30,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Anthony Tacda who raises to 70,000, big blind David Erquiaga three-bets all in, Tacda calls for his tournament life.

Tacda J♥ T♥ Erquiaga A♠ T♠

The board offers no help to Tacda running K♣ 6♠ Q♠ 6♣ 2♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,500,000(50 BB)	650,000

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5/6/2023, 8:35:00 PM

Anton Del Rosario eliminated in 15th place - PHP 306,000 (~US$ 5,530)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Lojack Anton Del Rosario shoves his short stack, button Anton Welo Tor raises to 55,000, big blind Anthony Tacda calls. At the flop and turn 9♠ 8♥ 7♣ T♦ , both players check. On the river 3♥ , Tacda bets 60,000, Welo Tor folds.

Tacda K♦ J♣ straight, Del Rosario busts with K♥ 8♣ pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AW Anton Welo Tor	900,000(36 BB)	-100,000
AT Anthony Tacda	750,000(30 BB)	250,000

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5/6/2023, 8:30:00 PM

Suya Lee eliminated in 16th place - PHP 272,000 (~US$ 4,915)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Utg+1 raises to 65,000, hijack Suya Lee three-bets all in, Czar Ian Marcos calls, big blind William Teoh joins the shove with his massive stack, utg+1 and Marcos opt to fold.

Lee A♥ K♦ Teoh T♣ T♥

The board runs 7♦ 4♦ Q♦ 6♠ 7♠ . Lee is eliminated. Teoh rises to 2,200,000. Marcos drops to 900,000.

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5/6/2023, 8:25:00 PM

Teoh catches Erquiaga bluffing

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

From utg, William Teoh raises to 55,000, button David Erquiaga calls, the flop is K♣ Q♣ 3♠ . Both players check and the turn lands 4♠ . Teoh bets 50,000, Erquiaga calls. On the river 6♥ , Teoh checks the calls Erquiaga’s huge 350,000 bet. Erquiaga was bluffing with 8♣ {9}, Teoh shipped it with A♦ K♥ top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	1,600,000(64 BB)	1,000,000
DE David Erquiaga	850,000(34 BB)	-550,000

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5/6/2023, 8:07:00 PM

Tollefsen tumbles in 17th place - PHP 272,000 (~US$ 4,915)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Two players brew up a 120,000 pot preflop then stare down a flop 9♠ 7♣ T♣ . Cutoff position Henrik Tollefsen bets 50,000, big blind spot Anton Welo Tor check-raises to 130,000, Tollefsen shoves, Anton calls to put the Norwegian pro at risk.

Tollefsen A♣ A♦ Anton 6♠ 8♦

With Anton sitting on a straight, Tollefsen is nearly drawing dead. The turn Q♣ assures it. The river Q♠ is of no consequence.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AW Anton Welo Tor	1,000,000(40 BB)	350,000

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5/6/2023, 8:05:00 PM

Tay Wee Shen eliminated in 18th place - PHP 243,000 (~US$ 4,390)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Another shove at the feature table with Tay Wee Shen three-bet all in with 9♥ 9♣ , his caller Alessandro Taranto opens A♥ K♥ for a flip. With the board running 3♦ T♦ 5♠ A♦ J♠ , Shen is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	1,700,000(68 BB)	800,000

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5/6/2023, 8:00:00 PM

Joven Huerto burned by the river

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

After Emmanuel Segismundo busted, Joven Huerto quickly joined him at the rail. He pushed with A♥ 7♥ and was called by Czar Ian Marcos K♠ 9♦ . Huerto hit the flop 3♣ J♣ 7♦ , and stayed ahead on the turn 8♦ but the 9♥ burned him on the river.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CI Czar Ian Marcos	1,300,000(52 BB)	400,000

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5/6/2023, 7:58:00 PM

Erquiaga rails Segismundo

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

All in preflop, Emmanuel Segismundo at risk with A♥ 9♠ against David Erquiaga‘s J♦ J♣ . No help comes on a low board to end Segismundo’s run.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,400,000(56 BB)	400,000

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5/6/2023, 7:55:00 PM

Won Jae Lee’s big blind special chunks Huerto

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Preflop action Joven Huerto raises to 55,000 big blind Won Jae Lee defends. At the flop 2♦ 2♥ 5♠ Lee checks, Huerto bets 60,000, Lee calls. On the turn A♣ , both players check to bring the river T♦ . Lee leads out 150,000, Huerto calls then pays Lee for his 3♠ 4♥ straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Won Jae Lee	2,200,000(88 BB)	400,000
JH Joven Huerto	335,000(13 BB)	215,000

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5/6/2023, 7:50:00 PM

Won Jae Lee picks up a heavy pot against Segismundo

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Utg+1 Emmanuel Segismundo raises to 55,000, hijack Won Jae Lee calls, the flop comes 9♣ 7♣ J♦ , Segismundo c-bets 30,000, Lee calls. On the turn 9♦ , Segismundo fires again, this time a larger 155,000, Lee flats. On the river 6♣ , Segismundo checks, Lee shoves to send Segismundo tanking. Segismundo folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Won Jae Lee	1,800,000(72 BB)	400,000

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5/6/2023, 7:40:00 PM

Anton Welo Tor goes aggro

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Button player Anton Welo Tor raises to 50,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz defends, the flop comes 3♦ 9♣ K♥ . Dela Cruz checks to the aggressor Anton who sends out 30,000, Dela Cruz flats. On the turn J♠ , another barrel fired of 125,000 by Anton, this time Dela Cruz folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	1,600,000(64 BB)
AW Anton Welo Tor	650,000(26 BB)	410,000

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5/6/2023, 6:45:00 PM

Dinner Break - 21 players remaining

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Main Event is on a 50-minute dinner break. 21 players left. They play down to the final 9 players.

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

Lots of hearts for Stephen Nathan to double up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Stephen Nathan

Beh Kok Weng raises to 40,000 from utg, action folds to the button Stephen Nathan who three-bet jams. Weng calls and opens A♣ Q♦ , Nathan with A♥ Q♥ . Despite having similar cards, the board runs 7♥ 6♥ 2♥ 7♠ 4♥ for lucky flush to Nathan and a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BK Beh Kok Weng	700,000(35 BB)	617,000
SN Stephen Nathan	650,000(33 BB)	609,000

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

David Erquiaga drags in a hefty pot against Segismundo

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

On a board 9♣ J♥ 2♣ Q♣ 6♣ and a large 250,000 in the pot, big blind Emmanuel Segismundo bets 135,000, David Erquiaga raises to 310,000, Segismundo folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,000,000(50 BB)	50,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	400,000(20 BB)	-300,000

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

Quads for Stephen Nathan for a double up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Small blind Darren Yu goes all in with 7♥ 6♦ , big blind Stephen Nathan wakes up with 4♣ 4♥ and risks it all. With the board running K♦ 5♦ T♥ 4♦ 4♠ , it’s quads for Nathan and a double up to 300,000. Yu drops to 90,000.

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

Doddapaneni’s pocket counterfeited, Pak ships it

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

From under the gun, Sriharsha Doddapaneni shoves with 3d} 3♥ , big blind Valeriy Pak calls with A♠ 2♦ . With the board running 5♦ T♣ K♥ T♠ K♣ , both players play the two pair on the board. Pak has the better kicker to send Doddapaneni packing.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VP Valeriy Pak	660,000(33 BB)	597,000

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

Edwin Dela Cruz cleans out Hendri

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Edwin Dela Cruz

From utg, Edwin Dela Cruz raises to 40,000, big blind Jhon Hendri defends. At the flop 5♥ 3♦ 3♠ , Dela Cruz c-bets 30,000, Hendri check-raises to 85,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the turn 2♦ , Hendri shoves, Dela Cruz calls. Hendri has 2♠ 4♠ and is at risk against Dela Cruz’s K♦ K♥ . The river Q♦ doesn’t help Hendri to bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	1,600,000(80 BB)	1,367,000

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

David Erquiaga on the rise

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

52874095616 7e10d37e7f c — David Erquiaga

With a 90,000 pot brewed and a turn board of T♣ 4♥ 8♥ 9♥ , big blind Tay Wee Shen bets 40,000, cutoff David Erquiaga calls. On the river 2♣ , Shen bets 60,000, Erquiaga answers with a 210,000 raise, Shen folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	950,000(48 BB)	220,000
TW Tay Wee Shen	450,000(23 BB)	-450,000

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5/6/2023, 5:55:00 PM

Nicola Montalbano’s aces boots Dinh

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Nicola

Under the gun William Teoh raises to 40,000 then gets out of the way when Nicola Montalbano and Dinh Manh Hung three-bet and four bet that leads to both all in.

Montalbano A♠ A♥ Dinh Manh Hung A♣ K♠

The board runs 7♦ K♦ 6♣ A♦ 3♥ to end Hung’s run.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NM Nicola Montalbano	900,000(45 BB)	500,000
WT William Teoh	600,000(30 BB)	-50,000

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

David Erquiaga wins a hefty pot against Tollefsen

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Preflop action builds a 100,000 pot and two players staring down a flop 3♣ 4♣ J♠ . Hijack Henrik Tollefsen bets 35,000, small blind David Erquiaga check-calls. On the turn K♠ , Erquiaga switches up and shoves, Tollefsen folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	730,000(37 BB)	430,000
HT Henrik Tollefsen	650,000(33 BB)	-200,000

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5/6/2023, 5:45:00 PM

Teoh wins the three-way, Torres busts

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

William Theo

Three way all in preflop, two players with tens - Sriharsha Doddapaneni T♠ T♥ and cutoff Ricardo Torres T♦ T♣ , William Teoh with 6♦ 6♥ . When the flop lands 6♠ 9♥ 9♣ , it’s a quick full house for Teoh. The turn 3♠ and river 2♠ completes the board for a triple up to Teoh and Torres goes buts.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	650,000(43 BB)	400,000
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	650,000(43 BB)	-200,000
RT Ricardo Torres	busted	-170,000

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

Edwin Dela Cruz denies Nathan a flop

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

Hijack Stephen Nathan raises to 100,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz shoves, Nathan folds and drops to 300,00. Dela Cruz rises to 1,100,000.

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

Marcos stands behind his pocket pair

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

Czar Ian Marcos raises to 30,000, hijack Terry Gonzaga three-bets to 90,000, Marcos calls. On the flop Q♠ J♦ Q♥ , Marcos check-calls a 60,000 bet. On the turn 4♦ and river 5♥ , both players check it down. Marcos opens 9♣ 9♥ , Gonzaga mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CI Czar Ian Marcos	900,000(60 BB)	677,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	500,000(33 BB)	-300,000

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

Kicker plays for Torres to double up

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

Ricardo Torres shoves from utg with A♥ 8♥ , small blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni calls with A♦ 6♦ . When the cards spread 5♣ 4♣ 7♦ 2♥ Q♠ , Torres’ kicker plays to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	850,000(57 BB)	-250,000
RT Ricardo Torres	170,000(11 BB)	-130,000

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

Valeriy Pak claims a good pot

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

A big pot of around 200,000 brewed by the river board 9♠ Q♦ 3♣ 2♥ K♣ . Valeriy Pak goes all in for 450,000, Dinh Manh Hung folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VP Valeriy Pak	650,000(43 BB)	650,000
DM Dinh Manh Hung	200,000(13 BB)	-170,000

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

Won Jae Lee cleans out Tolentino

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

Won Jae

Button players Emmanuel Segismundo raises to 35,000, small blind Won Jae Lee calls, big blind Richard Tolentino shoves, Segismundo folds, Lee calls. Tolentino opens A♦ 2♥ and is at risk of elimination against Lee’s 7♣ 7♠ . With the board running 9♠ 4♥ 2♦ 5♦ T♥ , it’s the end for Tolentino.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Won Jae Lee	1,400,000(93 BB)	550,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	700,000(47 BB)	-180,000
RT Richard Tolentino	busted	-500,000

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

David Erquiaga triple barrels

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

David Erquiaga raises to 35,000 from cutoff, big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls. At the flop A♥ J♥ 2♠ , Soon check-calls 30,000. On the turn 5♦ , Erquiaga sends out 90,000, this time Soon opts to check-fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	300,000(20 BB)	-40,000
EE Ewe Eng Soon	300,000(20 BB)	225,000

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

Emmanuel Segismundo check-raises Tolentino for the pot

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000

15,000 ante

Emman segismundo

Two players pump up the pot to 100,000 preflop, the flop comes 9♥ A♣ 9♦ . Lojack Emmanuel Segismundo bets 20,000, cutoff Richard Tolentino raises to 50,000, Segismundo calls. On the turn 5♦ , Tolentino c-bets 75,000, Segismundo check-raises to 185,000, Tolentino folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	880,000(59 BB)	280,000
RT Richard Tolentino	500,000(33 BB)

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

Won Jae Lee hits two-outer, rails Cheung

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

10,000 ante

Jose Marquez Cheung three-bets all in and initial raiser Won Jae Lee calls. Cheung is ahead with Q♣ Q♠ , Lee with 9♥ 9♣ . The board runs safe for Cheung A♠ 4♠ A♣ 3♠ but with the river 9♦ , Lee spikes the two-outer to end Cheung’s run in brutal fashion.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Won Jae Lee	850,000(71 BB)	100,000
JM Jose Marquez Cheung	busted	-110,000

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5/6/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Segismundo takes some from Shen

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

10,000 ante

Hijack Tay Wee Shen raises to 30,000, button Emmanuel Segismundo and big blind call. At the flop 4♥ Q♦ K♥ , Shen c-bets 35,000, Segismundo calls, big blind folds. On the turn 5♥ , Shen slows to a check, Segismundo bets 87,000, Shen folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TW Tay Wee Shen	900,000(75 BB)	-100,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	600,000(50 BB)	350,000

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

Sriharsha Doddapaneni lands quads to rail Thompson

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

10,000 ante

Sriharsha Doddapaneni raises to 70,000 from hijack, small blind Gary Thompson shoves with A♦ K♦ , Doddapaneni calls with J♦ J♥ . With the board running 6♠ J♣ 6♣ J♠ 2♠ , it’s overkill with quads for Doddapaneni to rail Thompson.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	1,100,000(92 BB)	905,000
GT Gary Thompson	busted	-176,000

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5/6/2023, 4:20:00 PM

Cezar Quiambao boots out two simultaneously

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

10,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to three players going mano a mano a mano. Maurillo Bulaitan with 7♣ 7♥ , How Chee Hong with A♣ 9♠ , and Cezar Quiambao ahead in chips and in pocket pair K♠ K♥ . With the board running 4♣ J♣ 6♦ T♦ 4♦ , it’s a sweep for Quiambao.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CQ Cezar Quiambao	350,000(29 BB)	110,000
MB Maurillo Bulauitan	busted	-126,000
HC How Chee Hong	busted

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5/6/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Big stacks tangle

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

10,000 ante

On a flop 4♦ 7♣ 2♠ and 70,000 in the pot, small blind Alessandro Taranto bets 400,000, big blind Ryan McAllister calls to bring the turn 7♦ . Taranto checks, McAllister bets 105,000, Taranto gives it a thought then folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	900,000(75 BB)	-50,000
RM Ryan McAllister	800,000(67 BB)	60,000

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

Alessandro Taranto earns some for his straight

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

10,000 ante

On a board showing 3♣ Q♠ A♥ 7♣ J♦ and 90,000 already in the pot, small blind Wai Keong Yong bets 35,000, big blind Alessandro Taranto raises to 100,000, utg folds, back to Yong who calls and shows 8♦ 8♠ . Tarranto wins the pot with K♦ T♣ straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	950,000(79 BB)	10,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	500,000(42 BB)	79,000

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

Ryan McAllister boots Shen

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

10,000 ante

Lojack Ryan McAllister raises to 24,000 and finds three callers to the flop 3♠ 4♥ T♦ . McAllister c-bets 70,000, cutoff Mok Hui Shen shoves, two players fold, back to McAllister who calls. McAlister has J♣ J♦ , Shen with K♥ T♣ , the turn is Q♥ and river 9♥ . McAllister ships it and Shen ships out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	740,000(62 BB)	320,000

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5/6/2023, 3:45:00 PM

Big stack update, 38 players remaining

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

10,000 ante

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TW Tay Wee Shen	1,000,000(83 BB)
AT Alessandro Taranto	940,000(78 BB)	890,000
HT Henrik Tollefsen	850,000(71 BB)
TG Terry Gonzaga	800,000(67 BB)	-100,000
WJ Won Jae Lee	750,000(63 BB)	128,000

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5/6/2023, 3:30:00 PM

Tay Wee Shen delivers a double KO

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

10,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to three players all in, Tay Wee Shen ahead with A♣ A♦ , Linh Phuong Nguyen with J♦ J♣ , and Harun MZB with A♠ K♣ . The cards land 6♠ T♥ A♥ K♦ 5♥ for a commanding set to Shen for a sweep.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TW Tay Wee Shen	1,000,000(83 BB)	722,000
LP Linh Phuong Nguyen	busted	-150,000
HM Harun Mzb	busted	-119,000

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5/6/2023, 3:25:00 PM

Terry Gonzaga ends Magbanua

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

10,000 ante

Preflop raise war leads to Jason Kyle Magbanua all in with A♣ Q♣ and is up against bigger stacked Terry Gonzaga with T♦ T♠ . With the board running 2♠ 9♣ 9♦ 3♠ 4♣ , out goes Magbanua as Gonzaga ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TG Terry Gonzaga	900,000(75 BB)	417,000

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5/6/2023, 3:10:00 PM

Richard Tolentino check-raises McAllister

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

10,000 ante

From utg+1, Richard Tolentino raises to 24,000, hijack Ryan McAllister three-bets to 75,000, Tolentino flats. On the flop 9♥ 5♥ 5♣ , McAllister c-bets 50,000, Tolentino check-raises to 150,000, McAllister folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RT Richard Tolentino	500,000(42 BB)	394,000
RM Ryan McAllister	420,000(35 BB)	20,000

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5/6/2023, 3:00:00 PM

Pot for Minseong Cho

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

10,000 ante

On a board showing J♠ 8♣ 7♠ 2♣ and 50,000 in the pot, small blind Artem Utevskii bets 25,000, big blind Minseong Cho raises to 75,000, Utevskii folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MC Minseong Cho	280,000(23 BB)	280,000
AU Artem Utevskii	200,000(17 BB)	-50,000

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5/6/2023, 2:45:00 PM

Linh Phuong Nguyen triples up

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

All in preflop by Linh Phuong Nguyen and is called by two players that check down the board 6♣ 2♦ 8♣ J♠ 4♠ . Nguyen opens 8♦ 8♥ , the callers muck for a triple up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LP Linh Phuong Nguyen	150,000(19 BB)	150,000

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5/6/2023, 2:40:00 PM

Tacda spikes two outer against McAllister

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

After a preflop battle, Ryan McAllister opens K♦ K♥ , at risk player Anthony Tacda with Q♦ Q♥ . With the board running 6♠ 9♠ 9♣ 4♦ McAllister is coasting but when the river felted Q♠ , Tacda spiked the two-outer to avoid elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Anthony Tacda	500,000(63 BB)	77,000
RM Ryan McAllister	400,000(50 BB)	-377,000

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5/6/2023, 2:35:00 PM

Suya Lee outkicks Tollefsen

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Button Suya Lee raises to 22,000 and big blind / big stacked Henrik Tollefsen calls. At the flop A♠ 4♦ 2♣ , Lee c-bets 24,000, Tollefsen check-calls. On the turn 8♦ both players check for a free river 7♣ . Tollefsen leads out 73,000, Lee calls. Tollefsen shows A♥ J♦ and is outkicked by Lee’s A♦ K♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	850,000(106 BB)	648,000
SL Suya Lee	340,000(43 BB)	102,000

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5/6/2023, 2:15:00 PM

Ngoc Anh Cao survives the flip. Liu plunges

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Under the gun raises to 16,000, small blind Ngoc Anh Cao shoves, big blind Yin Liu calls, utg folds. Ngoc has T♥ T♣ and is up against Liu’s A♥ K♣ for a flip. The board runs Q♠ 5♦ 3♦ 5♠ Q♥ for a double up to Ngoc as Liu plunges to 2.5 bb.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NA Ngoc Anh Cao	170,000(21 BB)	113,000
YL Yin Liu	20,000(3 BB)	-83,000

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5/6/2023, 2:05:00 PM

Ricardo Torres pushes out Quiambao

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

From cutoff, Ricardo Torres raises to 20,000 then four-bet shoves on top of Cezar Quiambao’s 60,000 re-raise. Quiambao folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RT Ricardo Torres	300,000(38 BB)	-50,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao	240,000(30 BB)	110,000

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5/6/2023, 2:00:00 PM

Taranto rails Pamplona

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

New level sees Junnie Pamplona go bust. Action opens with lojack raising to 16,000, cutoff Alessandro Taranto three-bets to 38,000, big blind Pamplona shoves, lojack folds, Taranto calls and opens A♣ A♠ . Pamplona sees the big pair and needs luck to survive however the board favors Alessandro as it runs 9♣ A♥ 4♠ 4♣ 8♦ for a full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AT Alessandro Taranto	50,000(6 BB)	-318,000
JP Junnie Pamplona	busted	-115,000

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5/6/2023, 1:50:00 PM

William Teoh doubles through

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

On a flop 2♠ 7♦ T♦ and 82,000 in the pot, hijack William Teoh shoves and is check-called by small blind Anton Welo Tor. Teoh has A♦ 6♦ draw, Anton with K♠ K♥ , at the turn A♥ Teoh jumps ahead, and with river 7♠ Teoh scores a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WT William Teoh	250,000(31 BB)
AW Anton Welo Tor	240,000(30 BB)	240,000

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5/6/2023, 1:45:00 PM

Utevskii banks the max against Dinh

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Having just paid a double up to Radbone, Artem Utevskii gained a full boost of his own. Action opened with lojack Dinh Manh Hung raising to 12,000, cutoff Utevskii three-bet to 33,000, back to Dinh who shoved well covering Utevskii. No thinking needed, Utevskii calls and opens A♠ K♠ , Dinh has A♥ 5♦ . The board runs 7♥ 8♥ 2♣ Q♣ K♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DM Dinh Manh Hung	370,000(46 BB)	295,000
AU Artem Utevskii	250,000(31 BB)	130,000

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5/6/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Radbone outkicks to double through Utevskii

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

On a flop 8♣ 2♥ J♠ and 30,000 in the pot, hijack Artem Utevskii overbets 50,000, small blind Tom Radbone check-raises all in. Utevskii calls with J♥ T♥ , Radbone ahead with Q♦ J♣ , the turn 5♠ and river 9♠ is good for a double up to Radbone.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Tom Radbone	130,000(16 BB)	-65,000
AU Artem Utevskii	120,000(15 BB)	-35,000

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5/6/2023, 1:30:00 PM

Segismundo builds it then claims it

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Hijack Ng Wai Loon raises to 12,000, cutoff Emmanuel Segismundo three-bets to 37,000, Ng calls. At the flop 2♠ T♣ 8♣ , Segismundo bets 24,000, Ng check-calls. On the turn Q♣ both players check, and the river 9♦ is checked by Ng again. Segismundo goes the other direction with a shove, Ng folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	250,000(31 BB)	48,000
NW Ng Wai Loon	150,000(19 BB)	150,000

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5/6/2023, 1:25:00 PM

Anton Del Rosario boots Mesina

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

More shoves going bust with Ryan Mesina sent packing. He risks it with A♣ J♣ and is called by Anton Del Rosario with A♠ Q♠ . The board runs low for Del Rosario’s kicker to play.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AD Anton Del Rosario	250,000(31 BB)	17,000
RM Ryan Mesina	busted	-66,000

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5/6/2023, 1:20:00 PM

Richard Sheils falls to Ong

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Jason Ong four-bet all in pushing Richard Sheils to the max, Sheils calls for his tournament life with K♠ J♠ and is behind Ong’s A♥ K♥ . The board drops an Ace on the turn to dust Sheils.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JO Jason Ong	380,000(48 BB)	216,000
RS Richard Sheils	busted

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5/6/2023, 1:15:00 PM

Jose Marquez Cheung outdraws Erquiaga

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Cutoff Jose Marquez Cheung jams with 6♥ 7♥ , button David Erquiaga calls with A♣ Q♦ . The board favors Cheung as it runs 4♣ 6♦ 9♣ 5♥ J♣ . Cheung survives and doubles through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	340,000(43 BB)	-76,000
JM Jose Marquez Cheung	110,000(14 BB)	45,000

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5/6/2023, 1:06:00 PM

Short stacked Saquing sacked

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Moses Saquing with 8 bb goes all in with K♦ J♣ , he is called by Jose Drilon with K♥ K♣ , no help comes for Saquing to pack up and go.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JD Jose Drilon	147,000(18 BB)	47,000
MS Moses Saquing	busted	-48,000

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5/6/2023, 1:05:00 PM

William Teoh wins the flip against Dizon

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

Another all in shove fest preflop with Terence Dizon A♥ K♥ and at risk player William Teoh T♦ T♥ . The board run Queen-high for Teoh to double through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TD Terrence Dizon	260,000(33 BB)	-76,000
WT William Teoh	250,000(31 BB)	138,000

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5/6/2023, 1:00:00 PM

Full house over full house! Quiambao doubles through Ledina

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

From under the gun, Cezar Quiambao shoves with A♥ K♣ , small blind Benigno Ledina snap calls with K♥ K♦ , the board runs an exciting A♦ K♠ 2♠ 4♣ A♣ for a full house over full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CQ Cezar Quiambao	130,000(16 BB)	60,000
BL Benigno Ledina	60,000(8 BB)	38,000

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5/6/2023, 12:59:00 PM

Main Event Day 2 underway at 1pm

Poker Dream 2 6

Welcome to Day 2 of the Main Event! The Main Event drew 499 entries over three starting days to more than crush the PHP 20M guarantee. The 77 returning players are now looking at a prize pool of over PHP 28.7 Million. We will have the official number and payout breakdown for you once that’s been made available. Today’ stage will play down to the Final 9 players. Leading the race is Ryan McAllister with a towering 777,000 stack which is equivalent to 129 bb. Live updates begin at 1pm.

Day 2 players

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Ryan McAllister	777,000	327,000
WJ Won Jae Lee	622,000
TG Terry Gonzaga	483,000	383,000
NN Nicola Nontalbano	454,000
AT Anthony Tacda	423,000	223,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	421,000
DE David Erquiaga	416,000	166,000
CM Cho Minseong	398,000
AB Anh Byungwook	377,000	127,000
AT Alessandro Taranto	368,000
RT Ricardo Torres	350,000
TD Terrence Dizon	336,000
HM Hung Manh Dinh	300,000
HO Hal Oscar Rotholz	282,000	282,000
LZ Lijun Zhang	281,000
AN Andrej Nagy	278,000	218,000
TW Tay Wee Shen	278,000	78,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	271,000
JK Juunho Kim	266,000
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua	257,000
WK Wooseok Kim	251,000
SL Suya Lee	238,000
AD Anton Del Rosario	233,000	153,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	233,000	10,000
RM Richard Matthew Sheils	226,000
CI Czar Ian Marcos	223,000
HS Hui Shen Mok	207,000	207,000
JH Jinlong Hu	202,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	202,000
HT Henrik Tollefsen	202,000
TR Tom Radbone	195,000	-85,000
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	195,000	125,000
TA Tor Anton Welo	187,000	187,000
BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr.	186,000
GT Gary Thompson	176,000	6,000
JO Jason Ong	164,000	94,000
HC How Chee Chong	161,000
AU Artem Utevskii	155,000
IK Ikseok Kang	152,000
LL Lloyd Locsin	145,000	95,000
BJ Bell John Perez	140,000
AH Alan Honyin Tsang	136,000	136,000
RD Ruderico Dela Cruz	130,000
MB Maurillo Bulauitan	126,000
BL Benigno Ledina Jr	123,000
CY Cheong Yuan Xiang	122,000
JH Joven Huerto	120,000
HM Harun Mzb	119,000	-201,000
JH Jhon Hendri	118,000
JP Junnie Pamplona	115,000
LH Lin Hao	114,000
WT William Teoh	112,000
DY Darren Yu	110,000
HH Hou Hyin Bryan Khoo	106,000
RT Richard Tolentino	106,000
YL Yin Liu	103,000
YY Youngsoo Yang	103,000
GL Gai Lax Lim	101,000
JD Jose Drilon	100,000
AI Ahmed Ibrahimi	96,000
JC Jeffrey Calonge	91,000
GD Ginbert de Villa	87,000
KA Kanishka Anant Samant	84,000	84,000
BK Beh Kok Weng	83,000	79,400
SN Shuta Nakane	78,000
ND Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh	76,000
LP Liao Po Hsun	68,000	-52,000
RR Ronn Ryan Mesina	66,000
JM Jose Marquez Cheung	65,000	5,000
VP Valeriy Pak	63,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao II	60,000
YC Yu Chen	58,000
NA Ngoc Anh Cao	57,000	17,000
RP Rasid Paitao	55,000	5,000
MS Moses Saquing	48,000	-42,000
SN Stephen Nathan	41,000	-79,000