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Philippines, Newport World Resorts
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Final Day
Another full boost for Kong
Chan Ming Kong is well out of the hole having landed his second double up. This time, it was Jun Yap paying up. Kong pushed with A♣ T♣ , Yap with A♦ K♣ , the board ran J♠ K♠ 8♦ 6♣ Q♣ for a straight.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,200,000(44 BB) | 2,200,000 | |
JY | 715,000(14 BB) | -1,145,000 |
White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller
The PH₱ 55,000,000 (~US$ 1M) guaranteed was under the spotlight on Day 5 especially with everyone wondering who was going to cough up the staggering PH₱ 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) buy in. This was to be the first of its kind in the Philippines since Triton several years back.
When the players streamed in, among them were Super High Roller gurus and enthusiasts such as triple crown Triton champion Wai Kin Yong, Triton founder Richard Yong, WSOP Online champion Paul Teoh, pros Nobuaki Sasaki and Wai Kiat Lee. At the close of registration, there were 41 entries, and by the end of Day 1 scheduled play, six remained led by Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu.
Read up on the Day 1 action via the SMP Live Updates.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,610,000 | 3,660,000 | |
| 2,300,000 | 1,700,000 | |
JY | 1,860,000 | 1,060,000 |
| 1,440,000 | ||
| 1,315,000 | 315,000 | |
| 775,000 |
Day 1
Jun Yap cleans out two
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JY | 800,000(80 BB) | 300,000 |
busted |
Nobuaki Sasaki down to his last bullet
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JY | 500,000(50 BB) | -1,360,000 |
Final 6 players
Chips in play: 12,300,000 Average stack: 2,050,000 Opening blinds: 20,000-40,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,610,000 | 110,000 | |
| 2,300,000 | ||
JY | 1,860,000 | 160,000 |
| 1,440,000 | -260,000 | |
| 1,315,000 | -85,000 | |
| 775,000 | 25,000 |
William Teoh eliminated, bubble round begins
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JY | 1,700,000(57 BB) | 1,700,000 |