Main Event

Main Event Final Day

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 (~US$ 519,480) Total Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 77 players

Starting stack: 30,000 Final Day opening blinds: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante Chips in play: 14,970,000

Filipino Edwin Dela Cruz is the newest Poker Dream champion! Dela Cruz, known by his friends as “Hit D Heat” defeated Alessandro Taranto in a grueling heads up match that lasted over 3 hours. This was Dela Cruz’s second major title of the year. He also pocketed a handsome first prize of PHP 5,510,000 (~US$ 99,400).

Congratulations to the champion!

200,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto limps, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz checks the big blind, on the flop J♥ 6♠ T♠ , Dela Cruz bets 300,000, Taranto calls. On the turn 3♥ , Dela Cruz bet 750,000, Taranto check-raises to 2,000,000, Dela Cruz shoves, Taranto snap-calls.

Dela Cruz T♥ 6♦ Taranto Q♦ Q♣

The river 8♦ completes the board. Taranto is eliminated in 2nd place.

200,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto limps, Edwin Dela Cruz shoves, Taranto calls for his tournament life. Taranto A♣ T♥ , Dela Cruz [QD} T♣ , the board is A♥ 3♣ 9♣ 7♦ K♣ for a double up to Taranto.

150,000 ante

After Alessandro Taranto shipped a huge double up, it didn’t take long for Edwin Dela Cruz to answer back and land one of his own. Dela Cruz limps from the button, Taranto checks the big blind. On the flop J♦ 5♦ Q♦ , Dela Cruz bets 250,000 and is check-called. On the turn K♣ , check again by Taranto, Dela Cruz bets 650,000, Taranto raises to 2,500,000, Dela Cruz goes all in, Taranto calls.

Dela Cruz 7♦ 2♦ flush Taranto T♣ 9♦

150,000 ante

Button Alessandro raises to 300,000, big blind Dela Cruz calls, the flop runs 9♥ 8♥ 4♠ . Taranto c-bets 150,000, Dela Cruz check-calls. On the turn 7♠ , another 600,000 sent out by Taranto, Dela Cruz check-calls. On the river 8♣ , Taranto shoves, Dela Cruz also sends it all in.

Dela Cruz 8♠ {7h{ full house Taranto 9♣ 9♠ higher full house

150,000 ante

Button Alessandro Taranto raises to 300,000, Edwin Dela Cruz defends. At the flop 7♦ J♠ Q♥ , Taranto c-bets 400,000, Dela Cruz calls. Both players check the turn J♣ . On the river A♦ , Dela Cruz check-calls a 1,100,000 bet by Taranto. Dela Cruz opens J♦ T♦ , Taranto mucks.

150,000 ante

Limped pot sees a flop 6♥ 4♥ A♥ , big blind Alessandro Taranto check-calls 200,000. Both check the turn 2♠ , the river 8♠ Taranto bets 650,000, Edwin Dela Cruz calls, then mucks to Taranto’s A♠ 9♣ .

Next hand, limped pot sees a flop J♠ Q♠ 4♣ , both players check. On the turn 7♦ , big blind Dela Cruz bets 250,000, Taranto calls. On the river 3♦ , Dela Cruz bets 400,000, Taranto calls then mucks to Dela Cruz’s J♥ 8♣ pair.

150,000 ante

Edwin Dela Cruz reclaims the lead by taking down two pots. First one sees Alessandro Taranto raise to 200,000, big blind Del Cruz calls. When the board completes Q♣ 2♥ 3♠ 8♦ 9♦ no bets until the river. Dela Cruz fires 500,000, Taranto calls, Dela Cruz has Q♦ 7♣ top pair and claims the pot.

Next winning hand, Dela Cruz limps from the button, big blind Taranto checks. At the flop J♣ 4♣ 5♣ , Taranto check-calls Dela Cruz’s 250,000 bet. On the T♣ turn, Taranto leads out 500,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the river, Taranto checks, Dela Cruz bets 800,000, this time Taranto folds.

150,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto has taken the lead after claiming two good pots. The first one sees Edwin Dela Cruz limp from the button and Taranto checks. On the flop K♠ 2♣ 7♣ , Taranto leads out 150,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the turn 6♠ , Taranto send out a larger 750,000, Dela Cruz folds.

Next winning hand, Dela Cruz limps in again, big blind Taranto checks. Both players check the flop 9♣ A♥ T♣ to bring the turn 2♥ . Dela Cruz bets 200,000, Taranto check-calls. On the river 5♠ , same action with Taranto check-calling 700,000. Dela Cruz opens 8♦ 4♥ bluff, Taranto wins the pot with Q♥ 5♣ pair on the river.

120,000 ante

Button Edwin Dela Cruz limps, Alessandro Taranto checks the big blind. At the flop 8♠ 6♥ K♣ , Dela Cruz bets 150,000, Taranto check-raises to 500,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the turn 9♥ no bets land. The river K♠ , Taranto checks, Dela Cruz fires a large 1,000,000 bet, Taranto shoves and is called.

Taranto 7♣ 5♣ for another straight, Dela Cruz pays up with K♦ 4♥ trips.

120,000 ante

Down to 4 bb, Alessandro Taranto stages a comeback winning multiple pots to rise back to health. The first hand he shoves with 8♥ 3♥ , Dela Cruz calls with 7♣ 2♣ , the board runs Q♣ 9♣ 5♦ Q♦ A♥ for the Eight card to play.

Next shove, Taranto doubles up again. This time he has A♠ Q♦ dominating Dela Cruz’s Q♠ 9♣ . The board runs T♦ K♥ 7♥ J♥ 8♣ for a higher straight.

The next pot, Dela Cruz limps, Taranto checks the big blind, the flop comes 5♣ 5♠ 6♠ . Dela Cruz bets 120,000, Taranto check-calls. No bets on the turn 3♠ to bring on the river 9♥ , Taranto leads out 600,000, Dela Cruz calls, Taranto opens 7♥ 8♣ straight, Dela Cruz mucks.

120,000 ante

Button Alessandro Taranto raises to 400,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz shoves, Taranto folds.

Next winning hand for Dela Cruz, Taranto limps, Dela Cruz checks, the flop runs 2♣ 3♣ Q♠ Dela Cruz check-calls the 120,000 bet. On the river, Dela Cruz checks again, Taranto bets 400,000, Dela Cruz jams, Taranto folds.

The third winning hand, Dela Cruz limps on the button, Taranto checks on the big blind, the flop comes A♦ Q♣ 8♠ , Dela Cruz bets 150,000, Taranto check-calls. No bets o nthe Q♦ turn. On the river 7♥ , Dela Cruz shoves, Taranto folds.

On the fourth winning hand, Dela Cruz shoves on the button, Taranto folds.

100,000 ante

On a limped pot preflop, the board completes J♥ 4♠ 7♠ 9♣ 7♦ . Alessandro Taranto calls Edwin Dela Cruz’s flop and turn bets 100,000, 500,000, then both check the river. Taranto opens J♦ 6♥ top pair and takes the pot.

100,000 ante

Button Alessandro Taranto raises to 200,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz defends. When the board completes 5♥ T♥ Q♦ J♥ 4♣ , Dela Cruz check-calls - 150,000, 350,000, 1,800,000, Dela Cruz opens J♣ 5♠ two pair. Taranto mucks

100,000 ante

Button Alessandro Taranto raises to 200,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz calls. At the flop 6♥ A♦ 7♣ , Taranto c-bets 150,000, Dela Cruz check-calls. On the turn 8♣ , another 580,000 bet by Taranto, Dela Cruz mucks.

Next winning pot for Taranto, Dela Cruz limps from the button and Taranto checks, both players see a flop 3♥ 3♦ Q♠ . Both check for a free turn 9♣ . Taranto leads out 100,000, Dela Cruz calls. On the river K♥ , Taranto bets 400,000, Dela Cruz calls. Taranto opens Q♣ 4♦ , Dela Cruz mucks.

100,000 ante

It is heads up at the Main Event! Up for grabs is the PHP 5,510,000 top prize. Both players are quite deep so it will be a long race to glory.

100,000 ante

Preflop betting war begins with button Terry Gonzaga raising to 220,000, small blind Alessandro Taranto three-bets to 670,000, Gonzaga flats. On the flop 5♣ 4♦ 2♦ , Taranto leads c-bets 280,000, Gonzaga shoves, Taranto calls.

Gonzaga 6♥ 5♥ top pair Taranto A♣ 3♣ straight

The turn K♠ and river 6♣ are no help to Gonzaga.

100,000 ante

Button Tor Anton Welo shoves with Q♥ 4♥ , small blind Edwin Dela Cruz calls with A♣ 7♠ . The board runs 8♣ 5♥ 9♥ 9♣ 8♠ for Dela Cruz’s Ace-high to ship it as Welo ships out.

80,000 ante

Battle of the blinds, Edwin Dela Cruz limps, big blind Terry Gonzaga checks, both players check the flop T♥ T♣ 3♠ . On the turn 6♠ and river A♣ Gonzaga bets 200,000 and 400,000, Dela Cruz check-calls both bets. Dela Cruz has A♦ 7♦ top pair, Gonzaga has Q♣ T♠ trips to win the pot.

80,000 ante

Having just doubled up through the leader, Alessandro Taranto raises to 160,000 from the button, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz three-bets to 480,000, Taranto folds.

80,000 ante

From under the gun, Alessandro Taranto raises to 160,000, small blind chip leader Edwin Dela Cruz three-bets to 540,000, Taranto four-bet shoves, and is called. Taranto is at risk with A♦ Q♦ and needs to hit against Dela Cruz’s J♦ T♦ . Taranto connects on the turn with a Queen showing up to survive and double through.

80,000 ante

Big stacked Edwin Dela Crus raises from utg to 170,000, and Tor Anton Welo defends from the big blind. When the board completes A♥ T♣ 4♥ 5♠ 7♣ , Dela Cruz bets every street - 180,000, 600,000, 2,0000, Welo check-calls. Dela Cruz shows 6♥ 8♥ straight, Welo mucks.

80,000 ante

Ryan McAllister four bet shoved with A♠ K♠ and was called by Edwin Dela Cruz with 7♠ 7♦ . With the board running 5♦ T♥ 9♠ 7♣ 2♣ , McAllister was dusted in 5th place.

80,000 ante

Button player William Teoh shoved with A♦ 6♦ , big blind Alessandro Taranto called with Q♣ 9♦ to put Teoh at risk. With the board running 2♥ 8♥ 9♥ Q♦ J♣ , Taranto improves to two pair to clean out Teoh.

60,000 ante

Small blind Valeriy Pak raises to 650,000 then risks his entire stack on a three-bet shove by big blind Tor Anton Welo. Pak has A♣ 5♦ , Welo A♠ 4♠ , with the board running J♠ A♥ 4♣ K♠ 2♠ , Welo hits two pair to send Pak packing in 7th place.

60,000 ante

From utg+1, Tor Anton Welo raises to 120,000, button Terry Gonzaga calls, the flop comes J♥ 7♥ A♥ . Welo bets 150,000, Gonzaga calls. On the turn A♣ , Welo checks then calls Gonzaga’s 250,000 bet. On the 8♣ river, Gonzaga bets 500,000, Welo check-raises all in, Gonzaga folds.

PH₱ 609,000 (~US$ 11,000) 60,000 ante

Nicola Montalbano tumbled out in 8th place after dropping to just 4 bb. The hand saw utg Tor Anton Welo raise to 120,000, hijack Terry Gonzaga three-bet to 300,000, Montalbano went all in with less chips. Back to Welo who called, the flop ran A♥ K♥ T♠ , Gonzaga c-bet 300,000, Welo check-called. On the turn 6♠ , Gonzaga shoved, Welo opted to fold. Gonzaga opened K♣ K♠ set, Montalbano was drawing dead with 4♣ 2♣ . The river was 4♥ .

60,000 ante

From utg+2 Nicola Montalbano raised to 250,000, button William Teoh three-bet to 550,000, small blind Terry Gonzaga four-bet shoved, Montalbano folded, Teoh called and opened 8♣ 8♠ . Gonzaga had A♥ K♣ . The board ran 5♠ K♥ 4♦ J♣ T♦ for a double up to Gonzaga.

50,000 ante

Button Edwin Dela Cruz raises to 120,000, small blind William Teoh calls. On the flop and turn 4♣ T♥ 4♦ 2♥ , Teoh check-calls 100,000 and 300,000, then on the 2♣ river he bets all in. Dela Cruz folds.

50,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto raises from utg+1 and finds three callers to the flop 2♥ 8♠ 9♣ . Taranto c-bets 130,000, and everyone calls. On the turn, action is checked to the button Tor Anton Welo who sends out a 300,000 bet, no callers to claim the pot.

50,000 ante

Hijack Alessandro Taranto raises to 100,000, cutoff Ryan McAllister three-bets all in, Taranto calls to put the American at risk. Taranto opens Q♥ Q♣ , McAllister has K♥ J♥ , the window card is a King, and the board completes K♦ 7♠ 5♥ 7♣ T♥ for a double up to McAllister.

50,000 ante

Hijack Edwin Dela Cruz raises to 100,000 and finds three callers to the flop 3♥ 2♣ A♣ . Action is checked to cutoff William Teoh who bets 220,000, button Terry Gonzaga three-bet shoves, no callers.

50,000 ante

Chip leader Edwin Dela Cruz adds to his stack in a hand against Alessandro Taranto. He opens from cutoff for 100,000, big blind Taranto defends. At the flop and turn 9♠ 7♦ K♥ 3♠ , Dela Cruz bets 80,000 and 250,000, Taranto check-calls. On the river 6♥ m both players check. Taranto opens A♦ [qc}, Dela Cruz wins the pot with K♦ T♥ .

50,000 ante

Under the gun William Teoh limps, small blind Tor Anton Welo raises to 250,000, back to Teoh who calls. On the flop Q♦ 6♦ 7♣ , Welo c-bets 220,000 and claims the pot.

40,000 ante

The first casualty of the final table is David Erquiaga who raises from utg to 90,000, cutoff Alessandro Taranto calls and the flop comes 9♠ J♥ 3♣ . Taranto bets 70,000, Erquiaga check-raises to 300,000, Taranto calls. On the turn 7♠ , Erquiaga shoves with 8♦ 8♣ , Taranto calls with K♠ J♠ top pair, the river 4♦ is no help to Erquiaga to depart in 9th place.

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