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Day 2
Alessandro Taranto earns some for his straight
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 950,000(79 BB) | 10,000 | |
| 500,000(42 BB) | 79,000 |
Main Event Day 2 underway at 1pm
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 playersChip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 777,000 | 327,000 | |
| 622,000 | ||
| 483,000 | 383,000 | |
| 454,000 | ||
| 423,000 | 223,000 | |
| 421,000 | ||
| 416,000 | 166,000 | |
| 398,000 | ||
| 377,000 | 127,000 | |
| 368,000 | ||
| 350,000 | ||
| 336,000 | ||
| 300,000 | ||
| 282,000 | 282,000 | |
| 281,000 | ||
| 278,000 | 218,000 | |
| 278,000 | 78,000 | |
| 271,000 | ||
| 266,000 | ||
| 257,000 | ||
| 251,000 | ||
SL | 238,000 | |
| 233,000 | 153,000 | |
| 233,000 | 10,000 | |
| 226,000 | ||
| 223,000 | ||
| 207,000 | 207,000 | |
| 202,000 | ||
| 202,000 | ||
| 202,000 | ||
| 195,000 | -85,000 | |
| 195,000 | 125,000 | |
| 187,000 | 187,000 | |
| 186,000 | ||
| 176,000 | 6,000 | |
| 164,000 | 94,000 | |
| 161,000 | ||
| 155,000 | ||
| 152,000 | ||
| 145,000 | 95,000 | |
| 140,000 | ||
| 136,000 | 136,000 | |
| 130,000 | ||
| 126,000 | ||
| 123,000 | ||
| 122,000 | ||
| 120,000 | ||
| 119,000 | -201,000 | |
| 118,000 | ||
| 115,000 | ||
LH | 114,000 | |
| 112,000 | ||
| 110,000 | ||
| 106,000 | ||
| 106,000 | ||
YL | 103,000 | |
| 103,000 | ||
| 101,000 | ||
| 100,000 | ||
| 96,000 | ||
| 91,000 | ||
| 87,000 | ||
| 84,000 | 84,000 | |
| 83,000 | 79,400 | |
| 78,000 | ||
| 76,000 | ||
| 68,000 | -52,000 | |
| 66,000 | ||
| 65,000 | 5,000 | |
| 63,000 | ||
| 60,000 | ||
YC | 58,000 | |
| 57,000 | 17,000 | |
| 55,000 | 5,000 | |
| 48,000 | -42,000 | |
| 41,000 | -79,000 |
Day 1A
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 421,000 | 371,000 | |
| 368,000 | 28,000 | |
| 282,000 | 222,000 | |
| 281,000 | -69,000 | |
| 271,000 | 96,000 | |
| 266,000 | -44,000 | |
| 251,000 | 91,000 | |
SL | 238,000 | |
| 223,000 | 133,000 | |
| 207,000 | 182,000 | |
| 186,000 | 186,000 | |
| 155,000 | 75,000 | |
| 136,000 | -14,000 | |
| 126,000 | 126,000 | |
| 119,000 | -81,000 | |
| 112,000 | -88,000 | |
YL | 103,000 | 103,000 |
| 103,000 | -17,000 | |
| 101,000 | -29,000 | |
| 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| 84,000 | 84,000 | |
| 78,000 | 78,000 |
Wooseok Kim beats Yong’s overpair
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 170,000(85 BB) | 170,000 | |
| 50,000(25 BB) | -80,000 |
Wai Keong Yong spikes two-outer, eliminates PD Malaysia champion Tang
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 130,000(65 BB) | -140,000 |
Wai Keong Yong rails Choi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 270,000(54 BB) | 270,000 |