
Mystery Bounty Flight A Concludes

That's it for the Flight A Mystery Bounty with hyper active player Janno Alvarez coming out on top of 42 players, bagging 324,000, closely followed by Jeffrey Ponce with 296,000 and Tony Khoang in third with 236,000.
The Day 2 Final will start on Tuesday at 12:00 noon and for those who missed to qualify today we have another chance tomorrow at 17:00 with Flight B.
The final 7 qualifiers are:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 324,000(65 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 296,000(59 BB) |
TK Tony Khoang | 236,000(47 BB) |
KH Kim Hong Ko | 163,000(33 BB) |
YN Yuki Nishio | 122,000(24 BB) |
HL Hyunbae Lim | 70,000(14 BB) |
SW Sham Wing Sheuk | 47,000(9 BB) |
The Bubble Has Burst

Next hand Chua Woo Hian finds himself with A♣ J♥ in the BB, staring at an all-in from SB Janno Alvarez and rolls the dice once more. This time his opponent's K♣ Q♣ finds some help on the board 2♣ Q♥ K♥ 4♠ 8♥ to be the last elimination of the day.
Player | Chips |
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AJ Alvarez Janno | 324,000(65 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | busted |
Chua Woo Hian Regains Some

Feeling good about 5♦ 5♥ in UTG, Chua Woo Hian announces another all-in, this time for 27,000 and SB Janno Alvarez calls with A♣ 4♠ . The board does not improve anyone with 3♦ J♥ J♦ 6♦ 8♠ and Chua Woo Hian is back up a little.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 250,000(50 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 66,000(13 BB) |
Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
25 minutesRockets Again

CO Chua Woo Hian looks at A♥ 9♠ and decides to go all-in for 139,000. Waking up with A♣ A♦ on the button, Tony Khoang puts his remaining 112,000 in the middle for the dealer to reveal 9♣ 8♠ 3♥ 3♣ 6♥ and the rockets hold a third time within the last hour.
Player | Chips |
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TK Tony Khoang | 236,000(59 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 27,000(7 BB) |
Blind Battle Goes To The Distance

Jeffrey Ponce starts us off with a 12,000 raise from SB and BB Janno Alvarez defends to see the flop 6♣ Q♥ 3♥ . Check-call 9,000 from the preflop raiser takes us to the 5♠ turn , checked to the river A♦ . Jeffrey Ponce takes over the reins with a 17,000 lead but has to muck when seeing Janno Alvarez flip over a hero call of K♠ 8♠ .
Player | Chips |
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AJ Alvarez Janno | 270,000(68 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 223,000(56 BB) |
Janno Alvarez Dips But Stays On Top

With a 9,000 open from +2, Janno Alvarez takes BB Kim Hong Ko to the flop 5♦ 9♣ 6♦ that gets checked to the turn A♦ . When checked to him, Janno Alvarez slides out a delayed c-bet for 6,000 that gets called to see the river 7♣ . Another 27,000 bet gets quickly called by Kim Hong Ko with A♠ T♦ , beating Alvarez' K♣ Q♦ .
Player | Chips |
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AJ Alvarez Janno | 240,000(60 BB) |
KH Kim Hong Ko | 210,000(53 BB) |
Bubble Time

Maggy Mae Cenon starts us off with a 74,000 jam from +2 with A♦ J♣ and finds button Jeffrey Ponce successfully isolation for 170,000 to flip over Q♥ Q♣ . The dealer delivers a small board 4♣ 8♥ 5♣ 7♥ 9♥ thereby eliminating Cenon Maggy Mae and taking us to the bubble.
Player | Chips |
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JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 254,000(64 BB) |
MM Maggy Mae Cenon | busted |
Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
25 minutesWith that we reach the final table and the chip counts are as follows:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 260,000(87 BB) |
YN Yuki Nishio | 210,000(70 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 190,000(63 BB) |
KH Kim Hong Ko | 116,000(39 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 114,000(38 BB) |
MM Maggy Mae Cenon | 113,000(38 BB) |
TK Tony Khoang | 113,000(38 BB) |
HL Hyunbae Lim | 105,000(35 BB) |
SW Sham Wing Sheuk | 42,000(14 BB) |
Clarence Ho Misses The Cut

With a 35,000 open jam from Clarence Ho UTG, holding A♣ K♣ we have another player waking up with A♦ A♠ , this time in the form of Jeffery Ponce, but the outcome is the same after the dealer tables K♥ 6♥ 9♥ 7♠ 2♥ and eliminates Clarence Ho.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 190,000(63 BB) |
CH Clarence Ho | busted |
Micheal Reuben Calunsod's Exit Brings Us Closer To The Final Table
Michael Reuben Calunsod open-shoves A♥ Q♥ for 120,000 from the button and Janno Alvarez wakes up with A♠ A♣ in the BB. The dealer enlightens us with 4♥ 9♠ J♥ 8♠ Q♦ , sending Reuben Calungsod to the rail.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 260,000(87 BB) |
MC Michael Calunsod | busted |
Current Top Stack

Player | Chips |
---|---|
MM Maggy Mae Cenon | 200,000(67 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 145,000(48 BB) |
HL Hyunbae Lim | 137,500(46 BB) |
TK Tony Khoang | 130,000(43 BB) |
MC Michael Calunsod | 128,000(43 BB) |
AJ Alvarez Janno | 118,000(39 BB) |
YN Yuki Nishio | 109,500(37 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 90,000(30 BB) |
KH Kim Hong Ko | 77,500(26 BB) |
SW Sham Wing Sheuk | 74,000(25 BB) |
CH Clarence Ho | 59,000(20 BB) |
Janno Alvarez Drops Some More

Picking up the action on the flop Q♠ 2♠ 6♣ and 22,500 in the pot, Janno Alvarez puts out a feeler for 6,500 in position, but gets jammed on by BB Tony Khoang for 78,000 and has to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 140,000(47 BB) |
TK Tony Khoang | 100,500(34 BB) |
Tan Xiaohui Next To Fall

With UTG Jeffrey Ponce limping A♦ J♣ , Tan Xiaohui pulls the trigger for 72,000 in SB holding T♥ T♦ . Calling and hitting an ace on 8♣ 8♠ 4♠ A♣ 4♦ , Jeffrey Ponce eliminates Tan Xiaohui
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 145,000(48 BB) |
TX Tan Xiao Hui | busted |
Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
25 minutesJanno Alvarez Gives Some Back

The hand after, Janno Alvarez open jams with K♥ J♣ from the small blind and BB calls with a 45,000 all-in showing A♣ 2♥ . Neither player hits the board 8♥ T♠ 6♠ 4♠ 9♠ for Chua Woo Hian to come out on top and double.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 161,000(64 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 90,000(36 BB) |
Xia Qi Is Out
With an open shove of 42,000 from the button and a call from BB Alvarez Janno with K♥ K♣ , Xia Qi needs help, flipping over A♣ 6♦ . The dealer shares Q♣ 4♠ 5♥ J♦ 8♥ with the table and eliminates Xia Qi.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AJ Alvarez Janno | 200,000(80 BB) |
QX Qi Xia | busted |
Mystery Bounty Day 1A Broadcast Begins
With the conclusion of the Kick-off event we jump into the action of the Mystery Bounty Day 1A with 15/42 players remaining until we reach the final 7 that will qualify for the Day 2 Final on Tuesday at 12:00 noon.