Main Event

Utg+1 Jose Ruzzel open shoved his last 330,000 in with K♦ T♥ and was called by Jeremy Catalig with A♣ Q♣ for a race. The board ran A♠ Q♥ 3♥ K♥ T♦ quickly giving Catalig two pair to knock his opponent out.

Facing an open and a three bet, big blind Jose Ruzzel shoved his 375,000 in with A♦ K♥ and was called by Chang Jae Yi with Q♣ Q♥ . A classic NLH flip, the board K♠ J♠ 3♣ 5♦ 7♦ quickly gave Jose top pair, earning him the 28 BB pot.

Utg Joseph Magnotti flicked in his remaining 55,000 and was called behind by Chang Jae Yi and big blind Jose Ruzzel. Both players checked board 6♦ 7♦ 6♣ 5♣ Q♠ through with Jose showing down A♥ 7♥ , good against Magnotti’s A♦ 3♥ .

Folded to Jose Ruzzel, he jammed his remaining 275,000 with K♣ 3♣ and was called by big blind Joseph Magnotti with A♥ 6♦ . Running a race, Jose was saved by the river 2♠ 5♥ T♥ 9♥ K♠ , giving him top pair for the double up.

Utg Lester Edoc opened to 20,000 and called off Jose Ruzzel’s 106,000 all-in with A♦ 3♣ . Jose stands ahead with a premium pair K♥ K♠ and bagged the win after a king high board turned up on the felt.

Utg+1 Tsunoda Motoharu opened and called Jose Ruzzel’s three bet to 1,300, revealing flop Q♥ T♣ 9♣ . Tsunoda led for 2,000 and called a raise from his opponent to 6,000. Jose barreled another 9,700 on turn 2♥ , check called by Tsunoda. River 8♠ saw Tsunoda lead for 6,000 once more yet fold after Jose bumped it up to 26,000 total.

A multiway raised pot saw flop J♦ 5♦ 3♥ where raiser Anton Del Rosario continued for 1,600. Big blind Jose Ruzzel put in the call, revealing turn 7♥ . Del Rosario fired another 2,500 and an all-in for 9,800 on river 2♠ . Jose called all three streets with top pair J♣ T♦ and is good against his opponent’s king high K♥ Q♥ to knock the latter out.

Utg+1 Tsunoda Motoharu opened and called Jose Ruzzel’s three bet to 1,300, revealing flop Q♥ T♣ 9♣ . Tsunoda led for 2,000 and called a raise from his opponent to 6,000. Jose barreled another 9,700 on turn 2♥ , check called by Tsunoda. River 8♠ saw Tsunoda lead for 6,000 once more yet fold after Jose bumped it up to 26,000 total.

A multiway raised pot saw flop J♦ 5♦ 3♥ where raiser Anton Del Rosario continued for 1,600. Big blind Jose Ruzzel put in the call, revealing turn 7♥ . Del Rosario fired another 2,500 and an all-in for 9,800 on river 2♠ . Jose called all three streets with top pair J♣ T♦ and is good against his opponent’s king high K♥ Q♥ to knock the latter out.

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♦ .

Main Event - Flight B - Live Updates

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.

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