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Final Day
Kawaguchi Akihiro gets coolered in 9th place - PHP 189,728
Utg Kawaguchi Akihiro opened to 130,000 and four bet jammed his entire 945,000 stack in with A♠ K♦ and was up against Ivan Dela Cruz’s A♦ A♣ . In rough shape, the board 3♦ 6♦ 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ failed to save Kawaguchi, knocking him out as the final table’s first casualty.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,600,000(77 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
busted | -945,000 |
Day 2
Alfredo Boligor leads final nine!
Main Event - Day 2 - Live Updates
The final nine is set with local runner Alfredo Boligor in the lead, having bagged a 4,080,000 (52 BB) chip count to start tomorrow’s final games. Boligor maintained his big stack by playing preflop aggressively and being more modest postflop in crucial spots. By the last level, Boligor took down a few more pots to inch over the field and cap the night as the Main Event Final Table chip leader.
Chip Counts
Remaining Payouts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,080,000(51 BB) | 3,895,000 | |
| 3,615,000(45 BB) | 3,212,000 | |
| 3,580,000(45 BB) | 3,376,000 | |
| 2,405,000(30 BB) | 2,164,000 | |
| 1,720,000(22 BB) | 1,398,000 | |
| 1,365,000(17 BB) | 165,000 | |
| 1,065,000(13 BB) | 1,065,000 | |
| 945,000(12 BB) | -205,000 | |
| 760,000(10 BB) | 624,000 |
Break Time!
The field is down to 10 players left with one more elimination to go before the day wraps up.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,950,000(49 BB) | ||
| 3,200,000(40 BB) | 200,000 | |
| 2,800,000(35 BB) | -1,000,000 | |
| 2,200,000(28 BB) | 1,030,000 | |
| 1,900,000(24 BB) | 600,000 | |
| 1,500,000(19 BB) | 700,000 | |
| 1,200,000(15 BB) | -200,000 | |
| 1,150,000(14 BB) | -680,000 | |
| 800,000(10 BB) | -150,000 | |
| 500,000(6 BB) | -660,000 |
Break Time!
18 players remain in the Main Event Day 2 games with minimum payout now at PHP 79,000.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,875,000(47 BB) | 125,000 | |
| 1,830,000(46 BB) | -15,000 | |
| 1,750,000(44 BB) | 650,000 | |
| 1,475,000(37 BB) | 550,000 | |
| 1,400,000(35 BB) | -55,000 |
Quick double up for Kawaguchi Akihiro
Facing an utg open and a three bet from Czardy Rivera, big blind Kawaguchi Akihiro stuffed his 865,000 in with A♦ A♠ . Rivera put in the call with T♣ T♦ and dropped down to 12 BB after the board J♥ Q♥ 5♥ 7♠ 7♣ delivered no bad beats.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,845,000(62 BB) | 1,285,000 | |
| 375,000(13 BB) | -1,025,000 |
Ricardo Torres draws slim
Utg Ricardo Torres limp jammed his 200,000 stack in with 4♣ 4♠ after Kawaguchi Akihiro bumped up the stakes. Putting the chips in with 9♥ 9♠ , Kawaguchi busted Torres shortly after 5♣ J♣ 8♣ 7♠ 2♥ rolled on board.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 560,000(35 BB) | 531,000 | |
busted | -160,000 |
Day 1C
Czardy Rivera closes Flight C with the biggest stack
Main Event - Flight C - Live Updates
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.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 636,000(106 BB) | 636,000 | |
| 595,000(99 BB) | 535,000 | |
| 507,000(85 BB) | 417,000 | |
| 488,000(81 BB) | 488,000 | |
| 430,000(72 BB) | ||
| 417,000(70 BB) | 57,000 | |
| 375,000(63 BB) | 290,000 | |
JI | 371,000(62 BB) | 1,000 |
| 359,000(60 BB) | 359,000 | |
| 322,000(54 BB) | 322,000 | |
| 258,000(43 BB) | 258,000 | |
| 241,000(40 BB) | 241,000 | |
| 226,000(38 BB) | 226,000 | |
| 212,000(35 BB) | 212,000 | |
| 199,000(33 BB) | 39,000 | |
| 197,000(33 BB) | 67,000 | |
| 196,000(33 BB) | 196,000 | |
| 161,000(27 BB) | 161,000 | |
| 156,000(26 BB) | 156,000 | |
| 142,000(24 BB) | 142,000 | |
| 136,000(23 BB) | 136,000 | |
| 135,000(23 BB) | 135,000 | |
| 128,000(21 BB) | 89,000 | |
| 125,000(21 BB) | 125,000 | |
| 124,000(21 BB) | -1,000 | |
| 99,000(17 BB) | 81,000 | |
| 97,000(16 BB) | 97,000 | |
| 85,000(14 BB) | 85,000 | |
XQ | 82,000(14 BB) | 15,000 |
| 82,000(14 BB) | 82,000 | |
| 80,000(13 BB) | ||
| 62,000(10 BB) | 36,100 | |
| 62,000(10 BB) | -15,000 | |
| 55,000(9 BB) | -40,000 | |
| 49,000(8 BB) | 49,000 | |
| 48,000(8 BB) | -58,500 | |
| 39,000(7 BB) | 39,000 | |
| 38,000(6 BB) | 3,000 | |
| 29,000(5 BB) | -15,000 | |
| 20,000(3 BB) | 20,000 |
Kawaguchi Akihiro dodges bubble elimination
Hijack Kawaguchi Akihiro shoved in his 16,000 left with A♥ K♦ and was called by small blind Janno Alvarez with 6♦ 2♦ . Up for a race, Alvarez paired up on the flop 2♣ 3♣ Q♥ 9♥ A♠ but the river gave Kawaguchi top pair to survive bubble time.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 200,000(33 BB) | -70,000 | |
| 44,000(7 BB) | 44,000 |