Short Deck SHR

From hijack, Richard Yong goes all in, cutoff Ghai Pang Yap calls. The board runs A♣ T♦ Q♥ J♥ A♥ , Yong lands trips for a double up.

White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller - Day 1

Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350) Entries: 41 Prize pool; PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)

First to act calls, Paul Phua calls, Wei Kwan Yang raises to 32,000, first to act and Paul Phua both call. At the flop K♦ T♠ 6♠ , action is checked to Yang who shoves. Only Phua calls

Yang K♠ Q♠ Phua K♣ T♣

With the turn 7♣ and river 8♦ , Phua ships it and Yang is eliminated.

After 8 rounds of late registration, the White Horse Cup closes with 41 entries on register. This just meets the guarantee. We will have the official prize pool and payouts once it it has been made available.

Leading the 18 remaining players is Ming Hong Teoh with 1,900,000. There are four more levels to play bagging up at the end of Level 12.

First to act Ling Loon raises all in, next to him Paul Phua joins the jam, then Wei Hsian Yeu follows for a three-way.

Loon A♠ Q♣ Phua T♦ 8♦ Yeu A♥ Q♦

The board runs A♦ 6♣ 9♦ 6♥ 7♣ for a straight to Phua to triple up.

First to act Rene Van Krevelen shoves with T♠ T♣ , cutoff Ewe Eng Soon risks it all with 7♦ 7♥ . The board runs 9♦ K♣ Q♠ K♦ Q♣ for Tens to hold. Soon busts.

Early position Richard Yong raises to 40,000, action folds to the button Ling Loon who three-bet jams. Yong calls. Yong opens J♥ Q♠ , Loon has K♣ K♠ . The board runs out Q♦ Q♥ 8♣ A♣ 9♥ , Yong lands trips to eliminate Loon.

This is the last level to enter. There are currently 39 entries and 18 players remaining.

Ivan Ermin three-bets all in with J♠ T♠ and initial raiser Rene Van Krevelen calls with J♦ J♥ . The board is 7♠ K♦ A♥ 7♥ T♦ . Ermin goes bust for the second time. Van Krevelen chips up to 400,000.

Triple Triton champion Wai Kin Yong collects on a three-way. First to act Rene Van Krevelen shoves, cutoff Yong calls to put Van Krevelen at risk, button Ivan Ermin also joins to put his tournament life on the line.

Van Krevelen T♦ J♥ Yong A♠ K♥ Ermin 8♥ 9♥

The board comes K♠ J♣ Q♦ K♦ A♥ .

Three-way all in preflop, Wei Hsiang Yeu J♣ J♦ , Jun Yap Q♠ Q♦ , button Nobuaki Sasaki 8♦ 9♣ . The board comes Q♣ 9♦ A♠ 6♣ 6♠ , the ladies hold. Yap ships it all.

First to act Nobuaki Sasaki shoves with A♥ J♣ , two spots over Jun Yap calls with A♦ K♣ . With the board running A♠ 9♣ K♠ 8♠ 8♣ , Sasaki is cleaned out and has to use his last bullet.

On a board that completes A♥ 9♠ Q♦ J♦ 8♦ , Ling Loon wins the pot with K♦ T♦ flush over Paul Teoh’s Q♣ J♣ two pair. Loon recovers to 220,000, Teoh dips to 400,000.

Paul Teoh calls, to his immediate left Ling Loon jams, all fold to Teoh who calls.

Teoh {ac A♠ Loon K♣ J♠

The board comes Q♦ Q♠ 8♥ T♥ 6♣ . Loon plunges to 25,000, Teoh doubles to 500,000.

Early position raises to 26,000, Wai Kiat Lee and button Danny Tang call. At the flop 8♦ Q♣ T♥ , early position checks, Lee bets 40,000, Tang calls, early position folds. On the turn Q♠ , Lee sends out 60,000, Tang folds.

First to act Danny Tang calls, Ewe Eng Soon goes all in, Tang calls.

Soon A♥ Q♣ Soon K♣ J♦

The board comes J♠ 9♥ 9♣ 8♠ K♦ . Soon is eliminated. Tang rises to 650,000.

Danny Tang calls, Wai Kiat Lee raises to 30,000, button calls, Tang calls. At the flop K♠ T♦ 6♥ , Tang checks to Lee who c-bets 45,000, button folds, Tang calls. Both players check the turn 8♦ . The river 6♣ sees Tang lead out 55,000, Lee calls.

Tang K♦ Q♥ Lee K♥ J♥

Tang wins the pot with the higher kicker and rises to 580,000, Lee dips to 350,000.

One hour dinner break. 24 entries. We will be back.

From the small blind, Ewe Eng Soon limps, Wai Kiat Lee raises to 21,000, Ewe calls. At the flop Q♦ J♥ Q♥ , Ewe shoves, Lee calls. Ewe T♥ 9♥ , Lee K♦ Q♠ , The turn A♠ and river Q♣ for quads to Lee.

Three-way all in, Ivan Ermin A♥ K♥ , Winfred Yu J♦ J♥ , Wei Hsiang Yeu K♣ K♦ . The board comes 9♠ 7♥ J♣ 9♥ 9♣ . Wei drops to 40,000, Ermin out of bullets, and Yu ships it.

All in preflop, Ivan Ermin at risk with K♥ T♥ , Wei Hsiang Yeu A♦ A♠ . The board runs 7♦ 8♥ T♣ J♣ 8♦ . Ermin down to his last bullet.

After a wild preflop betting war, Ming Hong Teoh has Q♣ Q♠ , and is up against J♥ 9♥ and Nobuaki Sasaki’s 8♦ 9♦ . With the board running 6♣ K♣ T♣ T♦ 9♣ , Teoh sweeps and rises to 500,000. Sasaki eliminated.

Button Danny Tang raises to 15,000, Paul Teoh calls. No bets on the flop J♥ 9♣ Q♣ . On the turn 9♦ Tang send out 16,000, Teoh calls. On the river 6♣ , both check. Tang has A♦ A♥ , Teoh wins it with J♦ J♠ full house.

Richard Yong all in for his last 8 bb and Danny Tang looks him up. Yong J♣ Q♥ , Tang A♥ K♣ , the board runs 9♣ 7♥ A♠ K♥ 9♦ . Yong reaches for his last bullet.

Two players all in preflop, the board runs out J♣ A♥ A♦ 7♣ Q♠ , Wai Kiat Lee with A♠ K♥ to ship it and rise to 500,000.

All in on a turn board 6♠ 7♥ T♠ A♥ , Jun Yap has 6♥ 9♥ and is trailing his opponent’s A♣ 7♠ . The river J♠ is no help to Yap to lose his second bullet.

All in on a board A♠ T♠ 7♣ J♥ , Yeu at risk with A♥ T♥ two pairs against a player’s 8♦ 9♣ straight. The river 7♠ is no help. Yeu down to his last bullet.

All in preflop, the board completes 7♦ 9♦ A♦ 9♣ J♣ , player shows Q♦ T♦ flush, Danny Tang mucks and loses his first bullet.

Cutoff Rene Van Krevelen raises to 76,000, Wai Kiat Lee jams, Van Krevelen calls.

Lee A♠ A♦ Van Krevelen K♣ J♣

The board runs 7♠ 7♥ J♠ A♣ T♣ for a boat to Lee to double up.

And they’re off! The biggest event of the series has kicked off with 11 players coughing up the huge PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) buy in. Among them are Richard Yong, Danny Tang, Wai Kin Yong, Paul Teoh, Wai Kiat Lee, Rene Van Krevelen, Nobuaki Sasaki, and Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu. More players are expected. We will track the action throughout the day right here.

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Chips in play: 12,300,000 Average stack: 2,050,000 Opening blinds: 20,000-40,000

First to act Ewe Eng Siang jams with 8♠ 9♠ , beside him, Danny Tang calls with A♥ K♦ . The board runs 7♦ Q♠ K♠ 6♥ 7♦ for a pair to Tang. Siang is eliminated.

Winfred Yu and Paul Phua stare down a board K♥ 6♦ T♦ with 220,000 in the middle, Yu check-calls Phua’s 200,000 bet. On the tunr 9♠ both check it. Then with the river 8♣ , Yu leads out 300,000, Phua callls. Yu opens Q♦ J♥ straight to win it.

Second position William Teoh raises, button Jun Yap three-bet jams, Teoh snap calls.

Jun Yap A♦ K♥ William Teoh A♠ A♥

The board runs 7♦ J♥ Q♦ J♦ T♥ for a straight to Yap. Teoh is eliminated. The players now enter the bubble round with 7 remaining.

Danny Tang is all in with A♣ 7♥ , button player Paul Phua calls with A♦ 9♥ . The board runs 6♥ 6♣ J♣ 7♦ 8♣ for two pair to Tang.

On a board 9♥ Q♣ T♣ T♠ , William Teoh bets 200,000, Winfred Yu check-calls. On the river 7♠ , both check. Yu shows A♦ A♥ , Teoh mucks.

On a turn board A♠ 6♣ A♣ 7♣ , Danny Tang bets 35,000, button Ming Hong Teoh raises to 110,000, Tang calls. On the river 6♦ Teoh bets 320,000, Tang check-calls.

Teoh A♦ J♠ Tang J♣ T♣

First to act Winfred Yu calls, Ewe Eng Siang raises to 110,000, Yu calls. At the flop Q♥ J♦ A♦ , Siang bet 110,000, Yu check-raises all in, Soon opts to fold.

- 9 remaining

First to act calls, second position raises to 90,000, Winfred Yu three-bets to 400,000, no callers. Yu rises to 3,000,000.

- 10 remaining

All in preflop, Wai Kin Yong 9♣ 9♦ is dominated by Chen Ming Kong Q♣ Q♥ . The board offers no help running 8♥ T♠ A♣ 8♠ J♠ to send Yong packing.

Winfred Yu limps, cutoff Wai Kiat Lee shoves with K♠ Q♣ , Yu calls with A♣ J♠ . The board comes 9♥ 8♦ T♦ 6♦ 6♣ . No hits Lee to hit the rail.

Latecomer William Teoh is making up for lost time. On a board showing 7♣ K♥ J♠ K♣ , Wai Kiat Lee checks, button Teoh bets 124,000, Lee calls. On the river 9♥ both opt to check. Lee opens A♦ A♥ , Teoh has better K♠ 8♠ trips.

Chip leader Ming Hong Teoh picks up another pot to further boost his already big stack. Early position player calls, Rene Van Krevelen shoves, cutoff Teoh three-bet shoves, early position folds.

Van Krevelen Q♦ Q♠ Teoh A♥ K♦

The board runs 8♦ J♣ 9♣ T♥ Q♥ for broadway to dust set of queens.