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PhilippinesDay 1B
Day 1B action wraps up
Main Event - Live Updates - Day 1B
Day 1B action has concluded with 47 players remaining in contention for the PHP 6,517,236 pot. Local runner Mark Dela Cruz ends the day with the lead, stacking a 593,000 high chip count, followed closely behind by Michael De Leon with 522,000.
Last chance to qualify runs tomorrow Day 1C at 13:00!
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 593,000(99 BB) | 265,000 | |
| 522,000(87 BB) | 112,000 | |
| 510,000(85 BB) | ||
| 425,000(71 BB) | 5,000 | |
| 401,000(67 BB) | 1,000 | |
| 346,000(58 BB) | 16,000 | |
| 333,000(56 BB) | 153,000 |
Kim Hyeongjae spikes runner runner
A button vs blind battle, all the chips went in preflop with big blind Kim Hyeongjae at risk for his tournament life.
Kim K♠ Q♠ Alexis Lim J♠ J♥
The flop J♦ 5♥ 3♣ was ready to send Kim packing yet changed things quickly after the runout 9♥ T♥ completed the board. Kim rivers the king-high straight to top Lim’s flopped set of jacks.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 330,000(55 BB) | 146,500 | |
| 160,000(27 BB) | 160,000 |
Ang Kai Loon gets coolered
An all-in preflop situation, Ang Kai Loon’s J♣ J♦ was no match against Alexis Lim’s Q♦ Q♠ for the 61BB pot. The board A♦ 4♦ 4♣ T♣ T♦ served justice to Lim’s better pocket pair for the win.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 183,500(61 BB) | 93,500 | |
| 110,000(37 BB) | 110,000 |
Michael Philip Piedragoza draws thin
Facing an utg open from Alexis Lim, small blind Michael Philip Piedragoza slammed his 17,000 in with A♥ 9♥ and was snap called by the original raiser. Lim, ahead with Q♣ Q♠ , kept his advantage throughout the board T♠ 5♥ T♦ 5♠ 2♦ , and sent Piedragoza out of the Main Event games.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 90,000(36 BB) | 60,000 |
Top pair holds for Jayvon Carreon
A three way all-in was spotted on wet flop 7♠ 4♣ Q♠ .
Jayvon Carreon K♣ Q♣ William Ysmael A♠ 5♠ Alexis Lim K♠ T♠
Turn 9♥ and river T♣ filled up the board with Carreon’s top pair holding for the win. Lim takes the side pot while defending champion Ysmael is eliminated.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 70,000(58 BB) | 15,000 | |
| 30,000(25 BB) | 30,000 |