Main Event

After 7.5 hours of play, Main Event Day 1C wrapped up with Filipino Justin Geronimo bagging the chip lead. This was another impressive performance by Geronimo who topped the counts at two other events, eventually finishing in 3rd place at the Crazy Weekend Accumulator. At Main Event Day 1C, Geronimo railed numerous players to close the day with 302,000 in chips.

With 32,000 in the pot and a board 2♠ 7♣ K♠ 3♥ , big blind Ng Pui Cheng check-calls button Justin Geronimo’s 17,000 bet. This leads to the river 7♠ . Geronimo fires 54,000, Ng opts to fold.

Justin Geronimo and Ng Phui Cheng met in a previous hand with Cheng winning 30,000 from Geronimo with Ace-King, king pairing on the river. The two met again. Geronimo raised to 5500 from the button big blind Ng defended, the flop ran 6♣ K♣ 8♦ . Geronimo c-bet 3000, Ng check-called. On the turn 5♣ , Geronimo double barreled 12,000, Ng check-called. The river 3♦ , both checked. Ng showed A♣ 3♦ , Geronimo claimed the pot with Q♦ 5♦ .

Hand opens with cutoff Hung Chien Hsiang raising to 5000, small blind Justin Geronimo and big blind Chih Yu Lee call, the flop runs 7♣ 3♣ A♦ , all check. On the turn J♠ , Geronimo leads out 5,000, big blind folds, Hung calls. On the river J♦ , Geronimo checks, Hung tank-shoves 30,500, Geronimo tank-calls.

Hung Q♣ 6♣ bluff Geronimo A♥ 4♥

Hung is eliminated on a failed bluff.

On a board T♦ 2♣ 6♥ 7♠ 4♥ and around 36,000 in the pot, Justin Geronimo bet 20,000 to send Hsieh Min Jung tanking. Hsieh found the decision to call and it was the right one. Geronimo had 5♦ 5♠ , Hsieh shipped it with Q♥ T♣ top pair.

On a board that completed 3♦ 9♠ 5♥ K♦ 6♠ and 49,500 in the pot, Yeung Tsz Wai bets 48,000, Justin Geronimo tanks. The clock is eventually called and Geronimo folds..

23 players remaining, blinds are up. Day 1C plays down to the 5 players / ITM of 5% of the field. Here are random big stacks and chip counts:

From utg +1, Ting Yao Lin shoves his 116,000 stack and down the round, Justin Geronimo tank-calls. Lin is ahead A♠ Q♣ of Geronimo’s A♦ 9♦ . The board runs K♣ 4♠ 7♠ 2♠ 2♦ to ensure the double up for Lin.

On a board showing 7♠ K♦ J♦ J♠ 4♠ , Ruo Tian Lee all in, main pot at around 120,000 and side pot at 50,000, Wai Keong Yong bets 60,000, Justin Geronimo tanks then convinces himself he needs to pay to see. Yong opens up 7♣ 7♦ full house, Geronimo had K♥ 2♥ , Lee eliminated with T♣ 9♣ .

8000 ante