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Philippines, Okada Manila
Day 2
Alexander Lai bounces back in the game
A three way all-in was seen starting with utg Alexander Lai who shoved all-in for 240,000. Jung Yonghwa followed suit for a lesser 185,000 and Sim Myeonghun with the final jam covering both.
Lai A♠ 8♥ Jung Q♦ Q♣ Sim Q♠ J♠
The three ran the board J♥ 8♠ 4♠ A♣ 5♥ , giving Lai two pair for a triple up back to 28 big blinds. Sim survives with 6 BB and shortly busts the following hand.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 715,000(29 BB) | 715,000 | |
busted | -212,000 | |
busted | -575,000 |
Czardy Rivera gets a boost
Czardy Rivera defended his big blind vs utg+1 Sim Myeonghun’s open and saw flop 5♣ K♣ 7♥ . Sim continued for 30,000, check called by Rivera. Turn came K♦ and Rivera this time check raised to 120,000. River T♣ completed the board, checked to Sim, he bet 150,000. Rivera put in the final call and shipped the pot with K♠ 6♠ beating Sim’s 9♥ 9♦ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,650,000(83 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 575,000(29 BB) | 271,000 |
Day 1D
Song Sang Yoon leads Flight D qualifiers
Main Event - Flight D - Live Updates
Running a turbo format, the last flight on schedule took only five and a half hours of play before the 126 entry field dwindled down to 15% remaining. South Korea’s Song Sang Yoon leads Flight D’s 19-survivor pack with a 571,000 chip count to end the day. Also advancing through are previous PokerStars Main Event champions Jason Kyle Magbanua and William Ysmael.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 571,000(57 BB) | ||
| 381,000(38 BB) | 71,000 | |
| 309,000(31 BB) | 9,000 | |
| 304,000(30 BB) | -20,000 | |
| 286,000(29 BB) | 6,000 | |
| 237,000(24 BB) | 237,000 | |
| 219,000(22 BB) | 219,000 | |
| 204,000(20 BB) | 204,000 | |
| 190,000(19 BB) | 190,000 | |
| 155,000(16 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 154,000(15 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 154,000(15 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 146,000(15 BB) | 146,000 | |
| 95,000(10 BB) | 95,000 | |
| 89,000(9 BB) | 89,000 | |
| 84,000(8 BB) | 84,000 | |
| 84,000(8 BB) | 84,000 | |
| 78,000(8 BB) | 78,000 | |
| 35,000(4 BB) | 35,000 |
Break Time!
22/126 players remain in the last qualifier for the Main Event with only 19 set to advance through to Day 2.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 420,000(42 BB) | 420,000 | |
| 324,000(32 BB) | 324,000 | |
| 310,000(31 BB) | 310,000 | |
| 300,000(30 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 290,000(29 BB) | 290,000 |