Main Event

Main Event - Live Updates - Final Day

Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 Prize pool: PHP 9,551,784 (~US$ 170,918) ITM: 113 players

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1st place: inclusive of APPT Manila Main Event Package worth PHP 105,000 2nd place: inclusive of APPT Manila Main Event seat worth PHP 65,000

Small blind Takashi Shiono raises to 250,000, William Ysmael defends on the big blind, the flop comes 2♥ 7♥ A♠ . Shiono bets 200,000, Ysmael calls. Same action on the turn 8♣ with Ysmael calling a 500,000 bet. Both players proceed to check the river 4♦ . Shiono has 5♣ 5♠ , Ysmael wins the pot with A♣ 6♠ .

Under the gun William Ysmael raises to 250,000, small blind Ting Yi Chen and big blind Takashi Shiono call, the flop comes A♥ 2♠ Q♦ and all check. At the turn K♠ , Shiono bets 300,000, Ysmael calls, Chen folds. On the river 7♠ , Ysmael bets 250,000, Shiono check-calls. Ysmael has A♣ 5♠ , Shiono K♦ 2♣ two pair wins the pot.

From under the gun, William Ysmael raises to 250,000, big blind Takashi Shiono defends, the flop runs 3♣ T♥ 9♠ . Shiono checks then calls Ysmael’s 300,000 bet. On the turn 4♥ , Shiono checks again, Ysmael fires 550,000, Shiono shoves and pushes out Ysmael.

Button player Edgar Asehan raises to 250,000, big blind Takashi Shiono defends. At the flop 5♥ 3♦ 7♣ , Asehan c-bets 250,000, Shiono check-calls. On the turn 8♥ , Asehan shoves, Shiono check-folds.

Main Event - Live Updates - Day 2

Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 Prize pool: PHP 9,551,784 (~US$ 170,918) ITM: 113 players

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CHIPS IN PLAY: 22,380,000

A pot of 350,000 was brewed by the flop T♦ Q♦ 2♥ . Hijack position Joven Huerto bets 145,000 and big blind position Takashi Shiono check-raises to 375,000. Huerto calls. On the turn K♥ , Shiono leads out 300,000, Huerto calls. On the river 6♠ , both players check. Shiono is first to show and has K♠ 7♦ , Huerto mucks.

The day’s entering chip leader Ricardo Singapan will not be bringing home an MSS Main Event trophy having fallen in 11th place to Takashi Shiono. It was all in preflop with the short stacked Singapan risking it on the small blind with J♠ 5♦ . His attempt to steal the blinds and ante was denied by big blind Shiono with A♦ J♦ on a board J♣ 6♣ 6♠ 3♠ 8♦ .

Action folds to the small blind Alexis Cruz who shoves his short stack with K♠ 2♦ to battle with. Big blind Takashi Shiono calls and has better K♦ T♥ . With the board running 4♦ K♥ T♦ 9♥ Q♥ , Cruz is eliminated, Shiono rises to 2,000,000.

All in preflop, Yun Rong Cheong with A♣ J♣ , Takashi Shiono with K♦ K♠ . The board runs 8♣ K♥ J♠ 5♥ 3♣ . Shiono’s cowboys prevail for a double up.

From under the gun , Mike Takayama raises to 60,000, small blind Takashi Shiono calls, the flop runs 4♥ 3♥ 9♠ . Both players check. The turn lands Q♥ , Takayama bets 55,000, Shiono check-raises to 150,000, Takayama calls, On the river K♣ , Shiono goes all in, Takayama calls, Shiono has A♥ 7♥ nut flush, Takayama with 9♣ 9♦ set and pays up. Takayama down to 10 big blinds.