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Philippines, Newport World Resorts
Final Day
Jeffrey Calonge plunges, McAllister soars
100,000 ante
Under the gun Ryan McAllister shoves with J♦ J♠ , big blind Jeffrey Calonge calls with 6♦ 6♠ . The board runs 9♦ A♣ 2♥ 7♠ A♦ for Jacks to stay ahead. McAllister ships a big double as Calonge plunges to 2.5 bb.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700,000(27 BB) | 1,370,000 | |
| 250,000(3 BB) | -2,500,000 |
Jeffrey Calonge scores a big pot against McAllister
60,000 ante
From under the gun, Ryan McAllister riases to 130,000, big blind Jeffrey Calonge defends, the flop runs 9♣ 9♦ A♠ . McAllister c-bets 60,000, Calonge check-calls. On the turn 8♠ , Calonge switches up and bets 200,000, McAllister calls. On the river 2♠ , Calonge fires another 200,000, McAllister calls. Calonge opens Q♥ 9♠ trips, McAllister mucks.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,750,000(46 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 1,500,000(25 BB) | -800,000 |
Danilo Ola out in 6th place - PH₱ 183,200 (~US$ 3,280)
50,000 ante
Danilo Ola had a good run but it was cut short of the title in two losing hands. The first one was up against Ryan McAllister who jammed from cutoff and limper Ola called.
Ola 6♠ 6♦ McAllister A♠ T♠
The board ran T♦ A♣ J♦ K♦ J♠ for McAllister to win the flip. Following that hand, three-bet shoves with Q♥ J♣ , Jeffrey Calonge calls with A♥ T♠ , both players miss the board entirely. Ola busts.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,650,000(53 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 1,200,000(24 BB) | 250,000 |
Wei Jung Tsai eliminated in 7th place -
PH₱ 136,000 (~US$ 2,440) 40,000 ante
Cutoff Jeffrey Calonge raises to 110,000, small blind Wei Jung Tsai and big blind calls. At the flop 3♠ 9♥ 6♣ , blinds check to the aggressor Calonge who c-bets 220,000. Tsai answers with a check-raise to 540,000, bb folds, Calonge calls. On the turn 4♦ Tsai moves all in, Calonge calls.
Tsai 5♠ 6♠ Calonge Q♣ Q♠
The river A♣ is no help to Tsai to bust out.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,550,000(64 BB) | 1,400,000 |
David Erquiaga eliminated in 9th place - PH₱ 83,100 (~US$ 1,490)
40,000 ante
End of the line for the day’s entering chip leader David Erquiaga who pushes with J♠ 7♠ that fails to improve against Jeffrey Calonge’s A♣ K♠ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,150,000(29 BB) | 600,000 |
Final 9 players
30,000 ante
Janno Alvarez out in 16th place
20,000 ante
All in preflop, short stacked Janno Alvarez 4♠ 7♥ finds no luck on the board to fall to Jeffrey Calonge K♥ Q♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 550,000(28 BB) | 432,000 |
Cards in the air!
6,000 ante
The first Poker Dream title is up for grabs! Welcome to the final day of the Warm Up event! 48 players out of 314 entries are back on the felt, all of them ready to chase down the bragging rights first win and the PH₱ 807,000 (~US$ 14,500) champion’s purse.
Leading the charge with an uber-massive stack is Filipino lion David Erquiaga who has been tearing up the felt around Asia since last year. Erquiaga enters with a jaw dropping 135 big blinds which players will attempt to shave down. Given the pro’s impressive stats it will be tough a challenge for all.
Running second in chips is China’s Xiyu Xie who enters with 58 bb. We will keep a close watch to see how she fares on her first tournament in the country. Here are the top 10 in chips.
Buy in: PH₱ 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PH₱ 54,000 Entries: 314 Prize pool: PH₱ 4,158,000 (~US$ 74,870) ITM: 48 players
Chips in play: 7,850,000 Average stack: 163,540
Top 10 in chips entering the final day Seat Draw for Day 2Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 811,000(135 BB) | |
XX | 352,000(59 BB) |
| 316,500(53 BB) | |
| 313,000(52 BB) | |
| 289,000(48 BB) | |
| 257,000(43 BB) | |
| 249,000(42 BB) | |
| 246,000(41 BB) | |
| 227,000(38 BB) | |
| 221,000(37 BB) |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 811,000(135 BB) | 811,000 | |
XX | 325,000(54 BB) | -27,000 |
| 316,500(53 BB) | ||
| 289,000(48 BB) | ||
| 257,000(43 BB) | 257,000 | |
| 249,000(42 BB) | ||
| 246,000(41 BB) | 246,000 | |
| 227,000(38 BB) | ||
| 221,000(37 BB) | ||
| 213,000(36 BB) | ||
| 208,000(35 BB) | ||
| 207,500(35 BB) | ||
| 199,000(33 BB) | ||
| 199,000(33 BB) | ||
| 198,000(33 BB) | ||
| 197,000(33 BB) | 197,000 | |
| 194,000(32 BB) | 194,000 | |
| 191,000(32 BB) | ||
| 170,000(28 BB) | ||
| 162,000(27 BB) | ||
| 148,000(25 BB) | ||
| 137,000(23 BB) | ||
| 133,000(22 BB) | -180,000 | |
| 128,000(21 BB) | ||
| 120,000(20 BB) | ||
| 118,000(20 BB) | ||
| 116,000(19 BB) | 116,000 | |
| 116,000(19 BB) | 116,000 | |
| 112,000(19 BB) | ||
| 105,000(18 BB) | ||
| 97,000(16 BB) | ||
| 97,000(16 BB) | ||
| 97,000(16 BB) | ||
| 93,000(16 BB) | ||
OX | 86,000(14 BB) | 86,000 |
| 70,500(12 BB) | ||
| 70,000(12 BB) | ||
| 70,000(12 BB) | ||
| 69,000(12 BB) | 69,000 | |
| 66,000(11 BB) | ||
| 65,500(11 BB) | ||
| 63,000(11 BB) | ||
| 62,500(10 BB) | ||
| 61,000(10 BB) | 61,000 | |
| 56,000(9 BB) | ||
| 52,000(9 BB) | 52,000 | |
| 42,000(7 BB) | ||
| 31,000(5 BB) |
Day 1
Warm Up - End of Day 1 chip counts
Buy in: PH₱ 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PH₱ 54,000 Entries: 314 Prize pool: PH₱ 4,158,000 (~US$ 74,870) ITM: 48 players
Flight A: 60 entries / 9 advanced Flight B: 179 entries / 27 advanced Flight C: 75 entries / 12 advanced
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 811,000 | 811,000 | |
XX | 352,000 | 352,000 |
| 316,500 | 316,500 | |
| 313,000 | 313,000 | |
| 289,000 | 289,000 | |
| 257,000 | 257,000 | |
| 249,000 | 249,000 | |
| 246,000 | 246,000 | |
| 227,000 | 227,000 | |
| 221,000 | 221,000 | |
| 213,000 | 213,000 | |
| 208,000 | 208,000 | |
| 207,500 | 207,500 | |
| 199,000 | 199,000 | |
| 199,000 | 199,000 | |
| 198,000 | 198,000 | |
| 197,000 | 197,000 | |
| 194,000 | 194,000 | |
| 191,000 | 191,000 | |
| 170,000 | 170,000 | |
| 162,000 | 162,000 | |
| 148,000 | 148,000 | |
| 137,000 | 137,000 | |
| 128,000 | 128,000 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 118,000 | 118,000 | |
| 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| 112,000 | 112,000 | |
| 105,000 | 105,000 | |
| 97,000 | 97,000 | |
| 97,000 | 97,000 | |
| 97,000 | 97,000 | |
| 93,000 | 93,000 | |
XO | 86,000 | 86,000 |
| 70,500 | 70,500 | |
| 70,000 | 70,000 | |
| 70,000 | 70,000 | |
| 69,000 | 69,000 | |
| 66,000 | 66,000 | |
| 65,500 | 65,500 | |
| 63,000 | 63,000 | |
| 62,500 | 62,500 | |
| 61,000 | 61,000 | |
| 56,000 | 56,000 | |
| 52,000 | 52,000 | |
| 42,000 | 42,000 | |
| 31,000 | 31,000 |