Main Event - Flight B
Calunsod cracks Galvez's rockets

Two Filipinos duel anew as Michael Calunsod has it folded to him in the CO and raises to 5,000. Renniel Galvez, however, re-pops it for 9,000. Calungsod 4-bet shoves and Galvez snaps him off.
Calunsod shows A♥ Q♠ while Galvez brandishes A♣ A♦ .
The first three community gives Calunsod some hope with T♥ 3♠ K♥.
The turn gave him the miracle in the J♥ to complete a gutshot straight and the river card of K♦ ensured a double up for Calunsod as aces get cracked yet again.
Player | Chips |
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RG Renniel Galvez | 88,200(74 BB) |
MC Michael Calungsod | 69,400(58 BB) |
Carmona rivers Calunsod

The man known as "Pusang Gala" (Stray Cat) is at it again but this time at the expense of a fellow Filipino as Don Carmona figures in a pot against Michael Calunsod.
Carmona raises from the +1 position and gets calls from Calunsod in the D and Mongolia's Ganbold Battulga.
The flop goes T♠ Q♦ 7♦ . Battulga checks and Carmona CBets for 3,000. Calunsod calls and Battulga folds.
It is Heads UP to the turn that produces the 4♣ . This time, Carmona checks and Calunsod fires 6,000. Carmona proceeds to check-raise to 12,000 and Calunsod makes the call.
The river is the K♣ as Carmona shoves his remaining stack of 9,500. Calunsod calls.
Carmona flips over A♦ J♥ for a gutshot connection on the river while Calunsod showed he was ahead until the river with J♥ T♦.
Player | Chips |
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DC Don Carmona | 55,500(56 BB) |
MC Michael Calungsod | 17,000(17 BB) |
GB Ganbold Battulga | 15,000(15 BB) |