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Philippines, Okada Manila
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Day 1A
No suck outs on Ju Jaeheung’s watch
Facing a late open, button Ju Jaeheung three-bet to 5,300 and big blind Chierro De Leon pushed all-in for 18,000 total. Original raiser folds and Jaeheung makes the call.
De Leon A♠ T♠ Jaeheung J♣ J♥
The flop T♥ 8♣ A♦ favored De Leon, but the runout 9♦ Q♠ gave Jaeheung a straight, giving his pocket pair justice.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 90,000(113 BB) | 20,000 |
Kuchin Yu wins flip
Facing an open, Kuchin Yu threw in his remaining 11BB and was called behind by small blind Ju Jaeheung. Original raiser folds and the two run a flip.
Yu 7♣ 7♠ Jaeheung Q♠ J♠
Board ran 7♥ J♥ 6♣ 4♦ A♣ , giving Yu a set right on the flop and a smooth double up to remain in the game.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 70,000(88 BB) | 5,000 | |
| 20,400(26 BB) | 20,400 |
Queens no good for Chen Zhigang
Hijack Ju Jaeheung opens to 1,200, called by Karl Batao on the button. Big blind Chen Zhigang raises to 5,200, called by both behind. Flop came A♦ 6♠ J♥ and Chen checked. Ju fired a bet of 6,300 and the two mucked their hands one after the other, not after Chen showed Q♣ Q♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 65,000(163 BB) | 65,000 | |
| 28,000(70 BB) | 28,000 | |
| 20,000(50 BB) | 20,000 |