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Philippines, Okada Manila
Day 2
Paulsen Kai gets bad beat in 11th place - PHP 460,000
Utg Chang Jae Yi raised all-in and saw big blind Paulsen Kai call off his last 1,000,000 with A♣ A♦ . Chang is behind with 9♥ 9♣ but quickly turned the tables after his two outer showed up on 9♠ K♦ 6♦ J♥ 4♦ to send Paulsen out.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,800,000(28 BB) | 800,000 | |
busted | -1,400,000 |
Landry Craig doubles off of Paulsen Kai
Utg Landry Craig went with 6♦ 6♥ for his remaining 960,000 and faced Paulsen Kai’s A♣ K♥ . Up for a flip, the board J♠ 7♥ Q♦ 3♣ 7♣ ran in favor of Landry, leaving his pocket sixes good for the takedown.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,120,000(27 BB) | 1,350,000 | |
| 1,400,000(18 BB) | -920,000 |
Seat Redraw!
Last two tables sees Jeremy Catalig in the lead! Minimum payout listed at PHP 275,000.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,505,000(75 BB) | 3,155,000 | |
| 4,010,000(67 BB) | 3,884,000 | |
| 2,650,000(44 BB) | 2,458,000 | |
| 2,320,000(39 BB) | -130,000 | |
| 1,575,000(26 BB) | -325,000 | |
| 1,575,000(26 BB) | 1,319,000 | |
| 1,460,000(24 BB) | -240,000 | |
| 1,455,000(24 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 1,350,000(23 BB) | -115,000 | |
| 1,320,000(22 BB) | 785,000 | |
| 1,070,000(18 BB) | 667,000 | |
| 870,000(15 BB) | -720,000 | |
| 810,000(14 BB) | 587,000 | |
| 770,000(13 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 650,000(11 BB) | 601,000 | |
| 540,000(9 BB) | 445,000 |
Kim Michael Enriquez gives it up
Utg+1 Paulsen Kai opened to 120,000 and saw small blind Kim Michael Enriquez fire a three bet to 370,000. Paulsen answered with another raise to 1,200,000 to which Enriquez made the fold.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,450,000(49 BB) | 700,000 | |
| 2,200,000(44 BB) | -790,000 |
Paulsen Kai holds for the win
Hijack Paulsen Kai opened and called off Liu Zhiqiang’s 740,000 all-in with J♠ J♦ . Liu shows A♠ Q♦ and is in need to pair up to survive. Unfortunately for Liu, his opponent landed a boat right on the flop J♥ 4♠ 4♥ 6♦ 4♦ to bust him from the table.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,750,000(44 BB) | 850,000 | |
busted | -880,000 |
Top pair no good for John Michael Rivera
Utg+1 John Michael Rivera defended his open against Paulsen Kai’s three bet to 120,000 and saw flop Q♣ 3♥ 7♥ . Paulsen continued for 65,000 and shorltly called Rivera’s check raise all-in for 230,000 total. Rivera shows top pair Q♠ J♠ and is crushed to see Paulsen holding up A♠ A♥ . The turn came another A♣ , locking in the win for Paulsen entirely.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 900,000(36 BB) | |
busted |
Break Time!
85 players remain in the Main Event games, locking in a minimum payout of PHP 90,000.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 920,000(92 BB) | 90,000 | |
| 900,000(90 BB) | 324,000 | |
| 850,000(85 BB) | 400,000 | |
| 750,000(75 BB) | 378,000 | |
| 620,000(62 BB) | 395,000 |
Easy scoop for Paulsen Kai
Utg+2 Paulsen Kai opened to 18,000 and was met with two all-ins - Johnson Tan (128,000) and Ryan Jerico Platon with a bigger stack. Paulsen makes the final call for his 220,000 and is in for a three way pot.
Tan A♣ Q♥ Platon K♣ Q♣ Paulsen A♦ A♥
A great spot for Paulsen, his aces cruised to a win after the board 7♥ 9♥ 4♠ 6♥ 6♣ left no hope for either player.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 576,000(72 BB) | 444,500 | |
| 240,000(30 BB) | -230,000 | |
busted |
Flight B
Paulsen Kai saved from elimination
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
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 131,500(53 BB) | -90,500 | |
| 110,000(44 BB) | -60,000 |
Lester Edoc reigns as Flight B chip leader
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.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 797,000(159 BB) | 797,000 | |
| 465,000(93 BB) | 465,000 | |
| 403,000(81 BB) | 403,000 | |
| 360,000(72 BB) | 360,000 | |
| 302,000(60 BB) | 302,000 | |
| 289,000(58 BB) | 289,000 | |
| 255,000(51 BB) | 255,000 | |
| 247,000(49 BB) | 247,000 | |
| 242,000(48 BB) | 242,000 | |
GB | 239,000(48 BB) | 239,000 |
| 235,000(47 BB) | 235,000 | |
| 233,000(47 BB) | 233,000 | |
| 224,000(45 BB) | 224,000 | |
| 223,000(45 BB) | 223,000 | |
| 222,000(44 BB) | 222,000 | |
| 190,000(38 BB) | 190,000 | |
| 189,000(38 BB) | 189,000 | |
| 171,000(34 BB) | 171,000 | |
| 170,000(34 BB) | 170,000 | |
| 166,000(33 BB) | 166,000 | |
| 155,000(31 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 126,000(25 BB) | 126,000 | |
| 124,000(25 BB) | 124,000 | |
| 122,000(24 BB) | 122,000 | |
| 109,000(22 BB) | 109,000 | |
| 106,000(21 BB) | 106,000 | |
| 95,000(19 BB) | 95,000 | |
| 75,000(15 BB) | 22,000 | |
ZE | 71,000(14 BB) | 71,000 |
| 70,000(14 BB) | ||
| 66,000(13 BB) | 66,000 | |
| 61,000(12 BB) | 61,000 | |
| 49,000(10 BB) | 49,000 | |
| 34,000(7 BB) | 34,000 | |
| 27,000(5 BB) | 27,000 |