Main Event

Utg+1 Javalera Ireneo opened to 50,000, called by both button Ivan Dela Cruz and small blind Aihara Takayuki. Flop came 6♦ 5♥ 7♥ , Aihara led out a 65,000 bet, raised to 200,000 by Javalera. Dela Cruz and Aihara make the call behind and sees turn A♦ . Action checked to Dela Cruz allowed him to move all-in and collected no callers for the pot.

55 players left in contention for the Manila Super Series 18 Main Event title, minimum payout stands at PHP 42,000.

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Folded to the small blind, Javalera Ireneo opened to 24,000, called by big blind Shah Chirag. Flop came 9♦ 6♦ 9♣ and Javalera continued with an overbet of 75,000, again called by Shah. Turn 3♥ saw another 75,000 bet from Javalera to which Shah answered with an all-in for 370,000 total. Javalera doesn’t put anymore chips in and makes the fold.

Folded to Javalera Ireneo on the small blind, he limp calls a 30,000 raise from big blind Shah Chirag. Action checked round on flop K♥ J♣ 9♣ and saw a turn of J♥ . Javalera led out a 50,000 bet to which Shah folded. Javalera shows two pair K♠ A♠ .

Utg Oleg Alex Kaminski opened to 21,000 and was joined by three players behind. Flop came 6♣ 2♥ 2♣ . Checked to Kaminski, he continued with an 80,000 bet, called only by mp Javalera Ireneo. Turn 7♣ saw Kaminski check-call a 100,000 bet from Javalera, moving on to see river 7♦ . Kaminski again with a check, couldn’t make the final call after using all his time banks as Javalera moved all-in for his remaining 200,000. Javalera takes down the pot and shows one card Q♣ .

Utg+1 Ronato Alcano opened to 16,000, called behind by Javalera Ireneo. Button Ronald Acosta threw in a three bet to 55,000 and was joined by both players. Flop came J♣ 3♣ 3♥ . Checked to Acosta, he bet 46,000. Alcano calls and Javalera puts in a raise to 130,000. Acosta completes, Alcano opts out. Javalera then pushes all-in blind for the rest of Acosta’s 140,000 with the turn 6♥ , enough for Acosta to make the call for his tournament life.

Javalera J♥ J♠ Acosta K♣ K♠

The river A♥ sealed the win for Javalera’s full house, busting his opponent from the Main Event arena.