Main Event

20,000 ante

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.

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.

500 ante

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.

200 ante

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.

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).

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.