Main Event

Button Paolo Boccaletti opened to 750,000 and called off small blind Shin Hyeonho’s 3,000,000 jam.

Shin A♣ 4♥ Boccaletti A♠ J♥

A great spot for Boccaletti, the flop 6♣ 6♠ K♠ suggested some possible chops but failed to push through after the runout revealed 3♦ 2♠ .

Utg Xia Qi opened to 550,000, Shin Hyeonho fired a three bet to 1,400,000, and big blind John Jay Magadan shoved for 1,725,000. Xia folds and Shin takes the spot.

Magadan J♥ J♣ Shin A♠ 2♣

The board ran Q♣ T♣ 4♠ 3♣ 7♠ , leaving Magadan’s pocket jacks good against Shin’s ace-high.

Utg Xia Qi opened to 550,000 and called off a 750,000 all-in from Shin Hyeonho.

Shin A♦ T♣ Xia A♥ 2♣

Shin with a better ace, locked in the double up the board 8♠ 9♦ 9♠ 5♦ 4♠ missed to pair either player.

Same scenario went down a few hands later, Shin again with a better ace A♠ J♥ against Xia’s A♥ 3♥ . Shin secured another double up off the chip leader after the board spared no bad beats.

Cut off John Jay Magadan open shoved for 900,000 and was called by big blind Shin Hyeonho.

Magadan A♦ 5♥ Shin K♥ 9♦

Slightly ahead, Magadan cruised to a smooth double up after flopping top pair on board A♣ 7♠ T♠ 7♥ K♦ .

Shin Hyeonho defended his big blind against Xia Qi’s button open to 450,000 and saw a flop of 3♥ 6♥ 5♠ . Shin led out for 375,000, called by the raiser. Turn 4♥ saw Shin check call 900,000 from Xia and another 900,000 on the river J♦ .

Xia shows a straight with 7♦ 9♣ , Shin with a muck behind.

Utg Xia Qi opened to 400,000, called by Shin Hyeonho behind. Flop saw Q♦ 3♠ K♠ , Xia again with a check call of 300,000 from his opponent. Turn T♠ merited no bets, river 7♣ prompted Xia to lead out for 650,000, Shin with a fold.

A three way all-in preflop, Ho Tung Chun’s overcards were in for a flip against two pocket jacks.

Ho A♥ K♥ Shah Chirag J♣ J♠ Shin Hyeonho J♥ J♦

The board Q♣ 9♠ 4♦ 6♣ T♦ unfortunately for Ho, ran queen high with his two opponents splitting his 2,150,000 stack for the win.

First break of the day sees seven players remain in contention for Manila Super Series 18 Main Event title.

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Hijack Xia Qi opened to 325,000 but folded shortly after small blind Shin Hyeonho pushed all-in for 3,555,000.

Utg+1 Shin Hyeonho opened to 325,000, joined by chip leader Xia Qi from the big blind. Flop A♥ 9♦ 3♠ saw Xia check call a 200,000 bet from his opponent. Both players check the turn K♣ and Xia, with a final check fold on river Q♦ after Shin fired 350,000.

Cut off Paolo Boccaletti opened to 250,000 and was met with a three bet to 650,000 from button Shin Hyeonho. Boccaletti answered with a four bet to 1,100,000, Shin tanked and shoved all-in for 2,840,000. Boccaletti used up four time banks before making the fold.

Utg+1 Shin Hyeonho opened to 200,000, called by Ho Tung Chun and small blind Xia Qi behind. Flop came 2♣ 7♠ J♣ , checked to Shin, he fired 400,000, called only by Ho. Turn 9♣ saw Shin bet all-in for 920,000. Ho tanked and forked in the call with top pair.

Shin Q♥ Q♣ Ho J♥ T♣

Up against an overpair, the river 3♦ did nothing for Ho as Shin claimed the pot with his pair of queens.

Main Event - Live Updates - Day 2

Day 2 action is officially closed with the final nine players returning tomorrow in contention for the PHP 2,400,000 (~USD 42,232) top prize. Xia Qi leads the pack with over 6.3 Million in chips, followed closely by Ho Tung Chun with 6.2 Million. Final table gameplay resumes tomorrow on Level 29: 50,000/100,000 ante 100,000 at 13:00 sharp!

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Remaining Payouts

1st - PHP 2,400,000 2nd - PHP 1,450,000 3rd - PHP 1,020,000 4th - PHP 765,000 5th - PHP 590,000 6th - PHP 430,000 7th - PHP 315,000 8th - PHP 225,000 9th - PHP 176,336

Button Shin Hyeonho opened to 160,000, joined by big blind Shah Chirag to see a flop of T♣ Q♥ 5♦ . Shah check-called for 135,000 and sees turn T♠ . This time, Shah led out for 275,000, called by Shin behind. River A♠ completed the board with Shah going for a check-fold on Shin’s 500,000 river bet.

11 players left in the running, two more eliminations before the day wraps up. Final table gameplay will resume tomorrow at 13:00.

Chip Count Update:

Button Shin Hyeonho opened to 150,000 and called a click back to 300,000 from big blind Shah Chirag. Flop came 7♣ 4♣ 4♠ and Shah check-called a 220,000 bet from Shin. Another 7♥ showed up on the turn and Shah again, check-called for 450,000. River J♣ completed the board with both players checking to showdown.

Shah reveals A♥ J♦ for two pair jacks and sevens, Shin with a muck behind.

Utg+1 Shin Hyeonho opened to 100,000 and saw both blinds complete to see a flop of A♥ 2♥ K♣ . Checked to Shin, he fired a bet of 105,000, called by John Clyde Tan. Action on big blind Kim Enriquez, he stuffed all-in for 680,000 total and was called by the original raiser.

Enriquez Q♥ 9♥ Shin A♠ Q♣

Top pair vs flush draw, no more hearts came on either turn J♣ or river 8♣ , sending Enriquez out in 16th place.

Utg+1 Gladchenko Kirill open shoved for 600,000 and was called by small blind Shin Hyeonho.

Gladchenko A♣ K♠ Shin J♠ J♥

Two strong hands, the board 2♠ 5♥ 6♣ K♥ Q♠ this time favored Gladchenko’s overcards, giving him a pair enough to beat his opponent’s pocket jacks.

Hijack Shin Hyeonho opened to 85,000 and called off a 725,000 jam from button Griffin Darell.

Shin 8♣ 8♥ Griffin J♣ J♥

An easy double up for pocket jacks, Griffin cruised his way to victory after the board felted 3♥ T♥ 4♠ 4♦ K♠ .

21 players left in the game, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 80,000. Day 2 action will close once the final nine is reached.

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Utg+1 Shin Hyeonho opened and called off a button jam from Nitatwichit Nutpakan with Q♠ J♠ . Nitatwichit ahead with A♦ T♥ , lost his chance for a double up after the board ran Q♦ T♠ 8♦ 9♠ 7♥ . Shin’s top pair on the flop further improved to a queen high straight, eliminating his opponent entirely from the Main Event games.

Utg+1 Chuck Peregrino opened and called off for his remaining 10 BB after Shin Hyeonho raised all-in behind.

Shin K♠ Q♠ Peregrino A♥ J♠

Ahead all the way to the turn A♠ 6♣ 9♣ K♦ , the river Q♦ instantly turned the tables and gave Shin two pair for the win.

A button vs blind battle, chips piled high in the middle with two monster hands seen heading into showdown.

Bernard Chua Q♠ Q♦ Shin Hyeonho K♠ K♦

The jack-high board J♠ 5♥ 6♥ 6♦ 3♥ couldn’t save Chua from elimination as Shin soared past the one million mark.

All the chips went in the middle following a preflop war between hijack Shin Hyeonho and small blind Chen Ying Chan.

Shin A♥ K♦ Chen A♣ A♠

A cooler situation, Chen picked up the double with a full house on board 4♠ 6♠ Q♥ 4♦ A♦ and left his opponent down to 15 BB.

Hijack Shin Hyeonho opened to 34,000 and called a 236,000 all-in from small blind Setoguchi Masakatsu.

Setoguchi A♣ T♠ Shin 8♣ 8♠

In for another flip, Setoguchi found himself in the losing end after the board ran Q♥ 4♠ 2♠ 3♦ 8♥ , ending his Main Event journey altogether.

Oleg Mordassov opened on the button to 9,000, called by the small blind and saw a three bet from big blind Shin Hyeonho to 45,000. Mordassov makes the call and small blind folds. Action went check-check on both flop 5♦ 6♠ 6♥ and turn A♥ . The river 5♣ saw Shin throw in a 120,000 overbet to which Mordassov folded.

41 players remain in the running out of the 198 total entries recorded. Day 1A play ends after ITM is reached at 30 players.

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