Main Event

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Having played over nine hours on the felt, Metro Team pro Czardy Rivera topped the 268 entry field, bagging a massive 636,000 stack into Day 2. Rivera took advantage of bubble time to amass more chips and inch over second in the running Ryan Platon. Joining Rivera are 39 other qualifiers including local standouts Renniel Galvez, Joemark Vasay, and Renato Villanueva Jr.

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Chzhen Evgenii defended his big blind against utg+1 Czardy Rivera’s open and saw flop 3♣ 3♥ A♥ . Both players checked it through, heading to turn 8♠ . Chzhen led for 19,000, called by Rivera. Chzhen fired another 35,000 on river 5♦ yet shortly folded after Rivera put him all-in. Chzhen saves his 13 BB behind while Rivera surges to top the field.

Utg+2 Cheng On Tsun stuffed his remaining 40,000 in with A♠ 9♠ and ran into Chzhen Evgenii’s J♥ J♦ . An eight high board 8♦ 2♠ 6♥ 3♣ 5♥ ran on the felt, leaving Chzhen’s overpair good for the pot.

Midposition open saw small blind Chzhen Evgenii fire a three bet to 22,000. Big blind John Dela Cruz clicked back to 43,000 and left only Chzhen completing the raise. Flop 2♣ J♦ 9♥ saw both stacks pile in, Dela Cruz ahead with A♣ A♥ against Chzhen’s Q♥ Q♦ . The turn 9♠ and river T♥ ran safe for Dela Cruz, shipping him the 75 BB pot.

Utg Sung Younghwan opened to 600, joined by three other players on flop A♠ J♥ 2♥ . Sung continued for another 600, called by Aihara Takayuki and Chzhen Evgenii behind. Turn J♦ was checked through, leading to river A♣ . Sung led for 2,500, Aihara with a call, and a raise to 18,000 from Chzhen. Both opponents fold and Chzhen claims the pot.

An all-in preflop situation, Chzhen Evgenii got his 56 BB stack in with Q♣ Q♠ and ran right into Lenart Ecarma’s A♥ A♠ . At risk, Chzhen headed for the rails shortly after the board 6♠ 5♥ 7♥ T♠ 5♠ delivered no bad beats.