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Philippines, Okada Manila
Day 2
Kim Joonhee holds on to tournament life
Running a short stack, utg Kim Joonhee moved all-in for 180,000 and found his J♥ J♣ up against Ashley Patterson’s A♣ K♣ . Lucky for Kim, the board 3♦ Q♣ Q♠ 7♦ 2♥ saw no ace or king, earning him a double up to 14 BB.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,400,000(47 BB) | -350,000 | |
| 435,000(15 BB) | 105,000 |
Two steals for Kim Joonhee
Runner Kim Joonhee pushed all-in twice preflop and found no calls from his opponents. Two steals mean Kim successfully added 120,000 to his short stack.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 330,000(13 BB) | -115,000 |
Kim Joonhee banks a boost
With pressure from the blinds continuously increasing, utg Liao Po Hsun open shoved for 177,000 and was called by big blind Kim Joonhee.
Liao K♥ Q♦ Kim J♠ J♥
Fortunately gunning for a flip, Liao wasn’t so lucky after the board 9♣ 2♥ 3♥ 7♠ 4♣ left him with only king-high to show for. Kim earns the 32 BB pot with his pocket jacks.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 445,000(37 BB) | 195,000 | |
busted |
Day 1B
Registration is closed!
That’s it for Day 1B with a total of 311 entries recorded across ten 30 minute levels. Prize pool has swelled to double in value amounting to PHP 6,517,236! Action will close when 15% of the field remains (ITM) at 47 players.
Big stacks spotted on the felt:
One starting flight left to go as Day 1C runs tomorrow at 13:00.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 300,000(250 BB) | 276,000 | |
| 250,000(208 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 238,000(198 BB) | 113,000 | |
| 180,000(150 BB) | 180,000 | |
| 170,000(142 BB) | 104,400 | |
| 170,000(142 BB) | 170,000 | |
| 150,000(125 BB) | 40,000 |