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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 360,000(72 BB) | -40,000 | |
| 281,000(56 BB) | 125,000 | |
| 150,000(30 BB) | 76,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 95,000(119 BB) | -35,000 | |
| 74,000(93 BB) | 32,800 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 160,000(267 BB) | -20,000 | |
| 41,200(69 BB) | 23,200 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 145,000(363 BB) | 25,000 | |
| 18,000(45 BB) | 18,000 |
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