TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:57:00 PM

Top pair no good for James Dela Cruz

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
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Marvin Cerbito

Button James Dela Cruz opened to 10,000, called by both players on the blinds. On flop T 4 8 , small blind Marvin Cerbito was seen leading out for 21,000. Big blind Lesmana Charles made the call and was followed with a raise to 55,000 from Dela Cruz. Cerbito jams all-in for 112,500 total, Lesmana folds, and Dela Cruz puts in the rest.

Cerbito A A Dela Cruz Q T

Crushed against Cerbito’s over pair, Dela Cruz found no help on either turn 6 or river J , shipping the pot to his opponent.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LC
Lesmana Charles
360,000(72 BB)
-40,000
MC
Marvin Cerbito
281,000(56 BB)
125,000
JD
James Dela Cruz
150,000(30 BB)
76,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:48:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Almost bubble time! 37 players remain on the felt with 35 guaranteed a spot in the Day 2 games.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:46:00 PM

Rex Richard crashes with aces

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Rex Richard

Both Tsujisaka Tetsuya and Rex Richard were spotted with their stacks in the middle, each holding a premium pocket pair. Rex is ahead with A A against his opponent’s K K . A cooler situation, Tsujisaka immediately flopped quads on K K 9 T 8 to steal the pot.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
TT
Tetsuya Tsujisaka
220,000(55 BB)
150,000
RR
Rex Richard
busted
-90,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:38:00 PM

Ricardo Torres runs into kings

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Ang Bong Seng

Facing a utg open and a call, small blind Ricardo Torres shoved his 112,000 stack in with A J and was called by original raiser Ang Bong Seng with K K . Up against a premium, Torres exited shortly after no ace peeled on board 5 8 T 8 T .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
AB
Ang Bong Seng
266,000(67 BB)
66,000
RT
Ricardo Torres
busted
-150,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:20:00 PM

Set good for Haitao Luan

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg Rodolfo Cruz limped and saw cutoff Gur Ben bump it up to 12,500. Small blind Haitao Luan joins the action along with Cruz and heads to flop 2 8 J . All three players check it through, revealing turn Q . Haitao leads for 16,000 and Cruz stuffs in his 57,000. Gur makes the call and faces another jam for a bigger 126,000 total. Gur folds and the two go to showdown.

Cruz Q J Haitao 8 8

Drawing to four outs, Cruz was knocked out after the river 9 failed to fill up his two pair.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
HL
Haitao Luan
285,500(71 BB)
170,500
RC
Rodolfo Cruz
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:12:00 PM

Khodov Vladimir bows out

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Cutoff Yoo Gyeong Tae opened to 6,500 and called off button Khodov Vladimir’s 117,500 jam with J J . Khodov is behind with 8 8 and headed out the door shortly after the board K A A 2 3 rolled up on the felt.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
YG
Yoo Gyeong Tae
248,500(62 BB)
143,500
KV
Khodov Vladimir
busted
-177,500
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:05:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

41 players remain in today’s Flight B with six more eliminations before the day wraps up.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 11:05:00 PM

Leon Alf Marlon slams it in

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Leon Alf Marlon

Button Leon Alf Marlon opened to 7,000 and was met with a three bet to 20,000 from small blind Yoo Gyeong Tae. Leon answered with an all-in for his entire 88,500 stack to which Yoo folded. Leon shows A K and secures the pot.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LA
Leon Alf Marlon
114,500(38 BB)
114,500
YG
Yoo Gyeong Tae
105,000(35 BB)
40,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 10:48:00 PM

Ang Bong Seng pulls a squeeze

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Ang Bong Seng

With an open and two calls in front of him, big blind Ang Bong Seng threw in a squeeze to 80,000 and was met with no callers. Ang takes the boost, picking up the dead money.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
AB
Ang Bong Seng
200,000(67 BB)
200,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 10:33:00 PM

Christopher De Lara wins crucial flip

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
lijun
Li Jun

An all-in preflop situation saw Li Jun (92,500) at risk with T T , called by slightly bigger stacked Christopher De Lara with A K . In for a flip, the board ran 9 9 8 Q K , pairing up De Lara’s overcards for the win.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CD
Christopher De Lara
200,000(67 BB)
90,000
LJ
Li Jun
busted
-250,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 10:18:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

50 players remain in today’s Main Event Flight B with 15 eliminations to go before the day concludes.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
AU
Alexander Ungria Jr
430,000(143 BB)
LC
Lesmana Charles
400,000(133 BB)
335,000
FM
Foster Mitchell Alan
350,000(117 BB)
270,000
DC
Dela Cruz James
320,000(107 BB)
130,000
GD
Gnusaev Dmitrii
250,000(83 BB)
-39,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 10:13:00 PM

Ungria Jr Alexander triple barrels

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Bernard Chua

Utg+1 Ungria Jr Alexander opened to 5,000 and was called by button Bernard Chua. On board 2 9 4 6 K , Ungria triple barreled all the way to the river with Chua calling behind two streets. Facing a final bet of 40,000, Chua gave it up and put in the fold.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
AU
Alexander Ungria Jr
430,000(172 BB)
-35,000
BC
Bernard Chua
225,000(90 BB)
225,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:54:00 PM

Thoo Ming Ken suffers bad beat

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Thoo Ming Ken

With an open in front of him, Khodov Vladimir pushed his 84,500 stack in with T T and ran right into big blind Thoo Ming Ken’s K K . In rough shape, the runout Q J 8 T 4 landed Khodov a set to dodge elimination.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KV
Khodov Vladimir
177,500(71 BB)
135,500
TM
Thoo Ming Ken
50,000(20 BB)
50,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:49:00 PM

Marvin Cerbito’s aggression pays off

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Marvin Cerbito

Facing an open and a call, cutoff Marvin Cerbito slammed all-in his 70,500 stack and was cold called behind by Ricardo Torres with A K . Cerbito is dominated with K 7 but immediately turned the tables after the board 7 4 2 Q 9 paired him up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MC
Marvin Cerbito
156,000(62 BB)
156,000
RT
Ricardo Torres
150,000(60 BB)
150,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:41:00 PM

Paulsen Kai saved from elimination

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Paulsen Kai

Utg Paulsen Kai open shoved his 64,000 in with T T and was called by Christopher De Lara with J J . At risk, Paulsen luckily was able to spike his two outer on board T {qc 9 7 2 to save him from elimination.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
PK
Paulsen Kai
131,500(53 BB)
-90,500
CD
Christopher De Lara
110,000(44 BB)
-60,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:39:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

60 players remain out of the 231 entry field with only 35 runners geared to make it through to Day 2. Foster Mitchell Alan currently leads with a stack of 370,000.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:19:00 PM

Noel Llamedo bricks runout

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
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Jose Cheung

Button Noel Llamedo opened to 5,000, called by big blind Jose Cheung. On flop A T 4 , Cheung bet all-in for 28,000. Llamedo put in the call with a straight draw K J and is drawing slim against Cheung’s 4 4 . Turn 2 and river 3 ran blank, giving Cheung a quick double up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
NL
Noel Llamedo
150,000(75 BB)
150,000
JC
Jose Cheung
69,000(35 BB)
69,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 9:10:00 PM

Christopher De Lara misses to get value

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
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Jose Ruzzel

A five way raised pot saw flop 7 8 J . Action was checked through to turn Q where hijack Jose Ruzzel churned out a 12,000 bet. Only small blind Christopher De Lara made the call and peeled river T . Both players checked it down with De Lara showing a set 7 7 , good against Ruzzel’s T J .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CD
Christopher De Lara
170,000(85 BB)
65,000
JR
Jose Ruzzel
85,000(43 BB)
58,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 8:58:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

71/231 players remain in today’s flight with half the field guaranteed a spot into Day 2.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 8:19:00 PM

Registration closed!

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

That’s it for Main Event Flight B! 231 entries were recorded following ten levels of registration with play set to conclude once the field is down to 35 players.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 8:09:00 PM

Registration about to close!

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Registration will close following the ten minute break. 225 entries are in so far for today’s flight with 83 players remaining on the felt.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Li Jun
250,000(167 BB)
50,000
A
Alexander
235,000(157 BB)
75,000
DC
Dela Cruz James
190,000(127 BB)
66,000
CS
Chang Shao Chi
180,000(120 BB)
116,000
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
155,000(103 BB)
-20,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 8:06:00 PM

Easy boost for Jung Kelvin Hyuki

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg+1 Jung Kelvin Hyuki opened to 2,500, called by the cutoff. Small blind Tominaga Yuma squeezed all-in for 17,300 and was called by the raiser with A J . Tominaga is dominated with 7 J and found no help on board 2 6 3 6 T to knock him out.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
JK
Jung Kelvin Hyu-Ki
85,000(71 BB)
85,000
YT
Yuma Tominaga
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:52:00 PM

Stochita Ionut dodges elimination

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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Stochita Ionut

Button open was followed by an all-in from Stochita Ionut for 15,400. Big blind Ching Li Lok puts in the chips and reveals A A , crushing Stochita’s 9 9 . Lucky for the short stack, the board 3 2 T 9 J peeled a nine to save him from elimination.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CL
Ching Li Lok
115,000(96 BB)
115,000
SI
Stochita Ionut
34,600(29 BB)
34,600
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:33:00 PM

John San Nicolas claims pot

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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John San Nicolas

Utg John San Nicolas opened to 2,600, joined by three other players on flop K 7 9 . All four check it through, leading to turn T . Checked to the raiser, he bet 4,000. John Paul Flores behind, bumps it up to 10,000, prompting both players on the blinds to fold. San Nicolas puts another raise to 20,000 and takes it down after Flores makes the final fold.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
JS
John San Nicolas
95,000(79 BB)
95,000
JP
John Paul Flores
80,000(67 BB)
80,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:28:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Last level to register! Total entries for today’s Main Event Flight B currently stands at 221. Generated pot up to PHP 15.5 M with two more flights to go.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:20:00 PM

Shah Chirag dominated

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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Shah Chirag

Cutoff Shah Chirag open shoved 19,000 in with 7 7 and was called by Mehra Rishi with T T . In rough shape, Shah was eliminated after the board rolled T J 8 8 A .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
190,000(158 BB)
90,000
SC
Shah Chirag
busted
-12,200
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:10:00 PM

One bet does it for Florencio Campomanes

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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John Niko Constiniano

With an open and call in front of him, big blind John Niko Constiniano threw a three bet to 10,300. Both players complete and head to flop 6 7 J . Small blind Florencio Campomanes leads out for 21,500 and was awarded the pot after both opponents folded.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
FC
Florencio Campomanes
60,000(50 BB)
28,500
JN
John Niko Costiniano
45,000(38 BB)
45,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 7:04:00 PM

Christopher De Lara swipes pot from Li Jun

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg Li Jun opened to 2,500, called behind by Christopher De Lara to see flop K T 4 . Li continued for 2,000 and another 7,000 on turn J with De Lara calling both streets. Li checked the river 8 where De Lara fired a 10,200 bet. Li gives it up and throws his hand in the muck.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Li Jun
200,000(167 BB)
60,000
CD
Christopher De Lara
105,000(88 BB)
-55,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:55:00 PM

No showdown for Jinlong Hu

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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Jinlong Hu

Utg Ungria Jr. Alexander defended his open vs Jinlong Hu’s three bet to 8,500 and saw flop 9 9 4 . Both players check it through, revealing turn A . Ungria leads for 7,000 yet folds shortly after Hu put in a raise to 26,500.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
A
Alexander
160,000(133 BB)
160,000
JH
Jinlong Hu
55,000(46 BB)
55,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:49:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

219 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight B with closing of registration approaching in ~an hour.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:41:00 PM

Rex Richard claims preflop war

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
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Rex Richard

Utg Haitao Luan opened to 2,000, followed by a three bet to 5,600 from Lesmana Charles. Action on small blind Rex Richard, he sent out another raise to 20,500 total. Both players fold and Rex picks up the dead money.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
HL
Haitao Luan
115,000(115 BB)
-132,000
RR
Rex Richard
90,000(90 BB)
90,000
LC
Lesmana Charles
65,000(65 BB)
-295,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:30:00 PM

Terrible runout for Javalera Ireneo

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
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Kim Byungsung

A raised pot from utg Javalera Ireneo saw flop 7 9 5 against two opponents. Javalera bet all-in for 20,300, called behind by Kim Byungsung with 9 8 . Javalera is ahead with A 9 but quickly came crashing after the turn J and river T rolled on board.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KB
Kim Byungsung
70,000(70 BB)
70,000
JI
Javalera Ireneo
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:20:00 PM

Joseph Sia cracks aces

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
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Joseph Sia

Utg+2 Katsuragawa Yohei opened to 2,500, called by both players on the blinds. Flop Q K 5 saw big blind Joseph Sia lead out all-in for 8,700. Katsuragawa raises to 25,000 and the small blind folds. Sia shows J 5 for pair flush draw against the raiser’s A A . The runout 4 4 gave Sia the flush, cracking Katsuragawa’s aces along the way.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KY
Katsuragawa Yohei
110,000(110 BB)
26,000
JS
Joseph Sia
25,900(26 BB)
25,900
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:09:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

213 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight B! Players have until Level 10 to register at 20:10.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 6:02:00 PM

Seonghun Jeong triple barrels against Mehra Rishi

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Utg+2 Seonghun Jeong opened to 1,600, joined by two players on flop K 3 9 . Seonghun continued for 3,000 and another 13,500 on turn 6 , called by Mehra Rishi behind on two streets. River A saw Seonghun pull a final 28,500 which merited a fold from his opponent.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
175,000(219 BB)
15,000
MR
Mehra Rishi
100,000(125 BB)
5,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:49:00 PM

Christopher De Lara delivers double elimination

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
christopherdelara
Christopher De Lara

Facing an open and a call, small blind Tai Chun Min three bet to 6,600 to which both players completed. On flop 3 6 5 , all the chips piled in the middle with original raiser Christopher De Lara ahead of both opponents with 5 5 .

Tai 9 9 Cezar Quiambao Q 8

The turn T and river J completed the board, leaving De Lara’s flopped set good for the take down.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CD
Christopher De Lara
160,000(200 BB)
118,000
TC
Tai Chun Min
busted
CQ
Cezar Quiambao
busted
-150,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:45:00 PM

James Dela Cruz doubles off of Mehra Rishi

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
jamesdelacruz
James Dela Cruz

With both players all-in preflop, Mehra Rishi found himself left drawing thin with his J J up against James Dela Cruz’s K K . The board ran 6 3 4 7 A , sparing no bad beats this time.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
95,000(119 BB)
-35,000
JD
James Dela Cruz
74,000(93 BB)
32,800
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:34:00 PM

Seonghun Jeong double barrels through

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Utg+1 Ma Keon Yong opened to 2,000, called by button Seonghun Jeong. Flop came J 6 9 and saw Ma pull a check raise to 6,000. On turn A , checked to Seonghun, he bet 13,500. Ma put in the fold, saving his 19 BB behind.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
160,000(200 BB)
10,000
MK
Ma Keon Yong
15,000(19 BB)
15,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:18:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Total entries now up to 203 for today’s Main Event Flight B! More to come with registration open for three more hours.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
150,000(188 BB)
96,000
LJ
Li Jun
140,000(175 BB)
75,000
MR
Mehra Rishi
130,000(163 BB)
-30,000
BD
Benor Daniel
110,000(138 BB)
-79,000
KJ
Kapoor Jason Tyler
100,000(125 BB)
42,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:16:00 PM

Foster Mitchell Alan lands winning end of a cooler

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
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Foster Mitchell Alan

An all-in preflop situation saw Iwaki Yosuki at risk with K K , running smack right into Foster Mitchell Alan’s A A . No kings on board 2 J 7 T J meant Iwaki is knocked out of the flight and a big boost for Foster.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
FM
Foster Mitchell Alan
80,000(133 BB)
10,000
IY
Iwaki Yosuki
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:06:00 PM

Jonald Garcia good with overcards

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
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Jonald Garcia

Facing a three bet from small blind Park Sangyong, Jonald Garcia reshoved all-in for 24,100 with A K and was called by Park with Q Q . Running a flip, the board revealed A 7 8 6 T , giving Garcia top pair for the double up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
JG
Jonald Garcia
49,400(82 BB)
49,400
PS
Park Sangyong
9,200(15 BB)
9,200
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Monziar Villariaza gets countered

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
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Monziar Villariaza

Utg+1 Alessandro Taranto opened to 1,200 and saw both players on the blinds make the call. Flop came 7 9 4 and small blind Takagi Yosuke led for 1,300. Big blind Monziar Villariaza bumped it up to 5,000, called by both opponents. On turn 9 , Villariaza pushed another 7,000 and collected two folds behind. Villariaza claims the pot and shows 7 4 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MV
Monziar Villariaza
41,200(69 BB)
41,200
AT
Alessandro Taranto
26,500(44 BB)
26,500
TY
Takagi Yosuke
18,000(30 BB)
18,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:45:00 PM

James Dela Cruz saved by the river

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Utg+2 Mehra Rishi opened to 1,300, joined by two opponents on flop A J Q . Checked to Mehra, he continued for 3,500, called by big blind James Dela Cruz. Turn 6 saw Mehra bet all-in and Dela Cruz check called off for his remaining 14,700. Mehra shows Q J for two pair, ahead of Dela Cruz’s A 2 . The river 2 however, gave Dela Cruz a better two pair enabling him to survive.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
160,000(267 BB)
-20,000
JD
James Dela Cruz
41,200(69 BB)
23,200
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:38:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A staggering 188 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight B, already exceeding yesterday’s turnout. Registration open for five more levels!

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:23:00 PM

Li Jun sends Kim Byuong Soo packing

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
lijun
Li Jun

Utg Li Jun opened to 1,000, called by a player behind. Kim Byuong Soo a seat after, shoved all-in for 6,700 with 2 2 , allowing Li to isolate with 6 4 . Caller gets out of the way and the two run the board 3 6 9 Q 5 . Kim loses the flip and is eliminated from the games.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Li Jun
65,000(130 BB)
50,000
KB
Kim Byuong Soo
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:18:00 PM

Florencio Campomanes gets paid with aces

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
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Florencio Campomanes

Hijack Florencio Campomanes opened to 1,100, called by three other players. Flop came 4 6 2 and saw Campomanes continue for 3,100. Button Kim Siung put in a raise to 7,000, leaving both players on the blinds to fold and Campomanes to reshove all-in. Kim puts in the call with 9 9 and is behind his opponent’s A A . Turn 3 and river 2 changed nothing, giving Campomanes the double up and Kim crippled to 1.5 BB.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
FC
Florencio Campomanes
31,500(63 BB)
31,500
KS
Kim Siung
700(1 BB)
700
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:08:00 PM

Mehra Rishi claims another

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Hijack Shah Chirag opened to 1,100, joined by Mehra Rishi and Cheong Mun Leong on flop 9 2 8 . Checked to Mehra, he bet 2,000, called by both opponents. All three checked turn T through, leading to river 2 . Mehra fired a final bet of 8,500 to which both players folded.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
180,000(360 BB)
25,000
CM
Cheong Mun Leong
27,500(55 BB)
500
SC
Shah Chirag
12,200(24 BB)
-8,800
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 4:02:00 PM

Chang Shao Chi triples up

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
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Chang Shao Chi

With 8,000 in the middle on flop A 2 Q , three players found theirs stacks rushing in to build a 128 BB pot. Chang Shao Chi is ahead with top two pair A Q against Lugman Alghanim’s A 4 and Lee Yongsung’s A 2 . The turn 9 and river 7 sealed the win for Chang, giving him a full triple up to continue through.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CS
Chang Shao Chi
64,000(128 BB)
-169,000
LY
Lee Yongsung
6,500(13 BB)
6,500
LA
Lugman Alghanim
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 3:59:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

167 entries are in so far for today’s Main Event Flight B with registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 3:42:00 PM

No escape for Soh Puay Hwee

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
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Amada Reiji

A five bet pot preflop, utg Amada Reiji and big blind Soh Puay Hwee found themselves in a battle for the 15,700 in the middle on flop 4 4 5 . Checked to Amada, he bet all-in for 7,800, called by Soh with Q Q . Amada is ahead with K K and secured the boost not long after.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
AR
Amada Reiji
31,700(79 BB)
31,700
SP
Soh Puay Hwee
14,000(35 BB)
14,000
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2/22/2024, 3:34:00 PM

Shah Chirag unable to continue

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
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Shah Chirag

Utg+2 Shah Chirag opened to 1,000 and called a three bet to 3,000 from hijack Mehra Rishi. On flop T K 4 , Shah check called a 5,500 continuation bet and headed to turn 3 . Mehra fired a heftier 16,000, successfully convincing Shah to put in the fold while showing K .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
155,000(388 BB)
10,000
SC
Shah Chirag
21,000(53 BB)
21,000
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2/22/2024, 3:29:00 PM

James Dela Cruz gives up the fight

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
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James Dela Cruz

With 15,000 in the middle on board 4 A 6 6 , James Dela Cruz was left in a pickle after his opponent Mehra Rishi raised him all-in following his 8,500 bet. Dela Cruz tank folded, saving his 45 BB behind.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
145,000(363 BB)
25,000
JD
James Dela Cruz
18,000(45 BB)
18,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 3:24:00 PM

Mehra Rishi continues to chip up

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
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Mehra Rishi

A three-way three-bet pot preflop saw aggressor Seonghun Jeong continue for 4,000 on flop K 4 3 . Both opponents make the call, revealing turn A . Checked to Seonghun, he bets another 5,000. Button Mehra Rishi bumps it up to 20,500, original raiser folds, and Seonghun snap calls. River J goes check check, revealing Seonghun’s A T to be no good against Mehra’s A 3 two pair.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
120,000(300 BB)
30,000
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
54,000(135 BB)
-26,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 3:07:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

127 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight B with registration open for seven more levels.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MR
Mehra Rishi
90,000(225 BB)
62,700
KY
Katsuragawa Yohei
84,000(210 BB)
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
80,000(200 BB)
4,300
TT
Tetsuya Tsujisaka
70,000(175 BB)
-153,000
YG
Yoo Gyeong Tae
65,000(163 BB)
-15,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 3:03:00 PM

Katsuragawa Yohei crushes with kings

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
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Katsuragawa Yohei

Utg Ibarra Juanito defended his open vs big blind Katsuragawa Yohei’s three bet to 2,500. On flop 9 6 4 , both players found their stacks in the middle with Ibarra’s Q Q behind against Katsuragawa’s K K . Left drawing to two outs, Ibarra found himself out of the games shortly after the turn J and river 2 failed to reveal a queen.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KY
Katsuragawa Yohei
84,000(280 BB)
-71,000
IJ
Ibarra Juanito
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 2:54:00 PM

Kapoor Jason Tyler wins huge flip

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
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Kapoor Jason Tyler

Another all-in preflop situation, 133 BB was spotted in the middle with Ebarle Benjamin at risk with Q Q against Kapoor Jason Tyler’s A K . The classic flip ran board J 4 6 6 A , giving Kapoor’s overcards a higher flush for the win.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KJ
Kapoor Jason Tyler
58,000(193 BB)
13,000
EB
Ebarle Benjamin
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 2:37:00 PM

Set good for Yoo Gyeong Tae

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
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Yoo Gyeong Tae

Cutoff Yoo Gyeong Tae opened and called a three bet to 4,100 from small blind Sergei Sergio to see flop T 8 4 . Sergei continued for 3,500 and was met with a raise to 9,000. Sergei answered with an all-in for 30,000, called by Yoo.

Sergei A T Yoo 8 8

Top pair vs set, Yoo cruised to a win after the runout K J completed the board.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
YG
Yoo Gyeong Tae
80,000(267 BB)
-110,000
SS
Sergei Sergio
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 2:25:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

95 runners are in so far for today’s Main Event Flight B with a long way to go before registration closes!

TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 2:23:00 PM

Wallac Chan Wai runs into aces

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
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Seonghun Jeong

An all-in preflop situation, Wallac Chan Wai got his stack in with A K and ran right into Seonghun Jeong’s A A . Drawing slim, the board 7 6 K 5 J offered no help for Wallac, leaving him crippled down to 5BB and out the next hand.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
75,700(379 BB)
-90,300
WC
Wallac Chan Wai
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 2:12:00 PM

Khodov Vladimir spikes two outer

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
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Khodov Vladimir

Facing an open and a three bet, button Koh Tsunezawa shoved all-in for 12,600 with J J and was called by Khodov Vladimir with T T . A good spot to double up, Koh was instead sent packing after the board K T 8 K A rolled a full house for Khodov.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KV
Khodov Vladimir
42,000(210 BB)
42,000
KT
Koh Tsunezawa
busted
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2/22/2024, 1:55:00 PM

Christopher De Lara delivers first bust of the day

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
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Christopher De Lara

A five way raised pot on flop 7 6 4 saw the original raiser continue for 1,000. Cutoff Christopher De Lara made the call and big blind Tamura Marcelo shoved all-in for 9,400 total. All the rest got out of the way with only De Lara putting in the chips.

Tamura 7 4 De Lara J J

Ahead with two pair, Tamura unfortunately, ran out of luck as the turn 5 and river 5 gave his opponent a better two pair to send him out as the day’s first casualty.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CD
Christopher De Lara
42,000(210 BB)
42,000
TM
Tamura Marcelo
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 1:50:00 PM

Sergei Davydov Sergio takes it down

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
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Sergei Davydov Sergio

With 5,500 in the middle on board Q A 4 T , action was seen on button Sergei Davydov Sergio with a bet of 2,800. Opponent Lenart Ecarma check called and headed to river A . Sergei fired another 5,600 and took the pot down shortly after Ecarma put in the fold.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
SD
Sergei Davydov Sergio
41,000(205 BB)
41,000
LE
Lenart Ecarma
22,200(111 BB)
22,200
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 1:45:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

On an early start, 48 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight B! Registration runs through Level 10 @ 20:10.

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2/22/2024, 1:25:00 PM

Back to back pots for Joseph Magnotti

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
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Joseph Magnotti

Joseph Magnotti defended his big blind against button Mehra Rishi’s open and saw flop 4 3 5 . Mehra continued for 600, check called by Magnotti, and another 1,200 on turn Q . Magnotti this time, put in a check raise to 3,600 to which Mehra folded.

Button Cheong Mun Leong opened to 400 and called a three bet to 1,400 from small blind Magnotti. On board A Q 9 5 , Magnotti barreled two streets, convincing Cheong to throw in the towel by the turn.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
JM
Joseph Magnotti
33,800(338 BB)
33,800
MR
Mehra Rishi
27,300(273 BB)
27,300
CM
Cheong Mun Leong
27,000(270 BB)
27,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 1:03:00 PM

Shuffle up & deal!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Main Event Flight B action begins, good luck to all the players!

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2/22/2024, 12:35:00 AM

Lester Edoc reigns as Flight B chip leader

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Main Event - Flight B - Live Updates

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Lester Edoc

After almost 12 hours on the felt, the Main Event Flight B games wrapped up with a total of 231 entries recorded and 35 players qualifying through to Day 2. Philippines’ own Lester Edoc topped the charts with a massive 159 BB stack after cracking both pocket aces and kings as the last hand of the day. Also making the list are APPT Main Event champion Henrik Tollefsen, WPT winner Jonald Garcia, and Metro Team pro Joseph Sia.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
EL
Edoc Lester
797,000(159 BB)
797,000
AU
Alexander Ungria Jr
465,000(93 BB)
465,000
CM
Cerbito Marvin
403,000(81 BB)
403,000
LC
Lesmana Charles
360,000(72 BB)
360,000
CN
Cardyn Nicolas
302,000(60 BB)
302,000
GD
Gnusaev Dmitrii
289,000(58 BB)
289,000
CM
Concepcion Michael Gabby
255,000(51 BB)
255,000
HL
Haitao Luan
247,000(49 BB)
247,000
AB
Ang Boon Seng
242,000(48 BB)
242,000
GB
Gur Ben
239,000(48 BB)
239,000
DL
De Lara Christopher
235,000(47 BB)
235,000
CS
Chang Shao Chi
233,000(47 BB)
233,000
CB
Chua Bernard
224,000(45 BB)
224,000
TT
Tetsuya Tsujisaka
223,000(45 BB)
223,000
PK
Paulsen Kai
222,000(44 BB)
222,000
YG
Yoo Gyeong Tae
190,000(38 BB)
190,000
BD
Benor Daniel
189,000(38 BB)
189,000
AL
Anderhofstadt Leon Alf Marlon
171,000(34 BB)
171,000
GM
Garberg Markus
170,000(34 BB)
170,000
SJ
Seonghun Jeong
166,000(33 BB)
166,000
KY
Katsuragawa Yohei
155,000(31 BB)
155,000
TH
Tollefsen Henrik
126,000(25 BB)
126,000
DC
Dela Cruz James
124,000(25 BB)
124,000
AM
Almerez Marco
122,000(24 BB)
122,000
GJ
Garcia Jonald
109,000(22 BB)
109,000
YA
Yburan Alejevel
106,000(21 BB)
106,000
CJ
Cheung Jose
95,000(19 BB)
95,000
CJ
Chen Jingliang
75,000(15 BB)
22,000
ZE
Zak Elan
71,000(14 BB)
71,000
FM
Foster Mitchell Alan
70,000(14 BB)
SJ
Sia Joseph
66,000(13 BB)
66,000
IS
Ionov Sergei
61,000(12 BB)
61,000
FJ
Flores John Paul
49,000(10 BB)
49,000
KM
Kim Min Hwa
34,000(7 BB)
34,000
JR
Jose Ruzzel
27,000(5 BB)
27,000
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 12:31:00 AM

Ionov Sergei bubbles Flight B

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
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Bubble Time

An insane three way all-in was caught right on bubble time with Foster Mitchell Alan covering both opponents with A A . Ionov Sergei is at risk with K K - 117,000, along with Lester Edoc with Q Q - 335,500. The board drew Q 8 T A Q and wrapped up the flight with Edoc’s pocket queens rivering quads for the win.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LE
Lester Edoc
797,000(159 BB)
797,000
FM
Foster Mitchell Alan
70,000(14 BB)
70,000
IS
Ionov Sergei
busted
TriciaTricia
2/22/2024, 12:12:00 AM

Hand for hand continues

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
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Chen Jingliang

Folded to small blind Chen Jingliang, he shoved his remaining 24,000 with A T and was called by big blind Marco Almerez with 4 8 . Running a race, Chen secured the double up on board T Q 3 K 7 and avoids bubble elimination.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
MA
Marco Almerez
125,000(25 BB)
125,000
CJ
Chen Jingliang
53,000(11 BB)
53,000