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Philippines, Okada Manila
Day 1
Renniel Galvez eliminated in 11th place
After losing a chunk of his stack, button Renniel Galvez attempts to steal the blinds and antes by shoving his 23 bb holding A♥ 2♠ , small blind Chierro De Leon joins with less chips and J♦ J♥ , big blind Marc Rivera makes it a three-way with A♠ Q♥ . With the board running 6♥ K♣ T♠ K♠ 5♥ , Rivera wins the side pot, De Leon triples up, Galvez down to 3 bb. Galvez folds shortly after.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 760,000(19 BB) | 545,000 | |
| 750,000(19 BB) | -27,000 |
Short stacks desperate, Chierro De Leon survives
Down to 3 bb, Stephen Nathan A♦ 7♦ goes all in, Mesia Ron Ryan A♥ 4♥ joins with 13 bb, Chierro De Leon 8♠ 8♦ makes it a three way with his last 8 bb. The board comes J♦ 6♠ 4♣ K♥ 9♣ , De Leon ships it.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 215,000(22 BB) | 30,000 | |
| 50,000(5 BB) | -60,000 | |
busted | -175,000 |
Stephen Nathan gets lucky on Chierro De Leon
Flight A chip leader Stephen Nathan was at risk of elimination when his three-bet shove was called by Chierro De Leon. Nathan was behind K♣ 9♣ to De Leon’s A♣ K♦ . The board ran K♠ 9♠ 3♣ K♥ 6♣ , improving Nathan to a full house.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 185,000(23 BB) | 185,000 | |
| 175,000(22 BB) | 175,000 |