Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Ushering in the weekend, 311 entries descended upon Pokerstars Live here at Okada Manila for (Event #30B) Day 1B of the Manila Super Series 22 Main Event as 47 runners advanced to Day 2 of this PhP10,000,000 (~US$178,210) GTD centerpiece.

Day 2 is on Sunday (June 15th) at 12:00NN (UCT+8).

Like Day 1A, the chip lead moved quickly as at one point India’s Siddarth Mishra had over 200,000 in chips in the early goings but was slowly whittled down by the intense competition to advance to ITM and a shot at the bigger prizes in Day 2.

The short stacks started dropping out of the picture one by one and the bubble saw Japan’s Daiki Goto going all-in and called by Craig Gray of the United States who had a shorter stack. Goto’s J♥ J♠ held against the American’s 7♦ 7♣ on a runout that went 5♠ 4♦ T♦ A♠ 8♠ . The elimination of Gray at the hands of Goto ensured that all those remaining trudge join the 34 qualifiers from 224 entries in yesterday’s Day 1A.

Korea’s Hong Soojing went on an elimination spree as he knocked out three consecutive players en route to the Day 1B chip lead of 649,000. His stack was followed by three Filipinos bunched together as Reiner Magbutay (478,000), Hernan Villa (426,000) and Rodrigo Sequite, Jr. (413,000) occupy second to fourth. Goto placed fifth with 375,000.

Day 1A chip leader Germ de Haas of the Netherlands still holds the overall chip lead of 715,000.

Day 1C commences tomorrow (June 14) still at 12:00NN while the Turbo Day 1D (initially using 20-minute levels) takes flight later at 5:00PM. The buy-ins are still PhP18,500 (~US$330) with unlimited re-entries and with registration remaining open until the end of the tenth level.

From nthe +2 position, the Philippines’ Renier Magbutay opens for 16,000 and it folds to the BB where Kim Sangbun of Korea decides on a defense.

The flop comes 6♣ K♠ A♠ as Kim checks. Magbutay CBets for 7,000 and gets called. The turn is the J♥ and once again the Korean checks. Magbutay now makes it 30,000 to go and still can’t shake Kim who sticks around. The river is the Q♥ and this time, Kim bets 70,000. But then the Filipino raises all-in making Kim go into the tank. Kim eventually elects to fold.

Magbutay shows 9♣ 8♣ for complete air.

Magbutay is now among the big stacks of Day 1B.

The action gets folded to the CO who raises it to 7,000 and gets a call from Filipino Renier Magbutay on the D. Then Chong Zi Heng of Singapore declares he is all-in from the SB for his last 43,500. The original folds and Magbutay makes the call.

Chong tables Q♦ 7♦ while Magbutay is dominated holding T♣ 7♣ .

The runout goes Q♠ 6♠ 3♠ 5♠ 9♦ as the board narrowly chops the pot and Chong gets the double up he seeks.

The gets folded to the CO where Guam’s Joshua Chargualaf raises it up to 6,000. It folds to the SB where Renier Magbutay of the Philippines makes the call.

The flop comes 4♦ Q♦ 4♠ as Magbutay checks. Chargualaf CBets for 4,000 and gets called. The turn is the Q♣ double pairing the board. Both check. The river is the 6♥ as the Filipino bets 43,000. Chargualaf tanks awhile then folds face up showing A♦ 4♣ for what would have been a full house. Magbutay also decides to show his hole cards of 7♣ 7♥ . Chargualaf folded the winning hand as he could not pull the trigger on Magbutay’s big river bet.

Japan’s Tadayoshi Uemura takes the leap from the +2 position for all his remaining 17,500 and gets a caller from the HJ. However, Reiner Magbutay of the Philippines also goes all-in from the D for his last 58,000. The LJ folds and it’s Head-Up for the Japanese player’s tournament life.

Uemura tables Q♣ T♦ while the Filipino dominates him with A♠ Q♠ .

Suddenly the tables get turned on the flop: 4♣ T♠ 5♥ with Uemura surging ahead with top pair. But that celebration is short-lived as the A♣ hits the turn and the deal is sealed when the 5♣ arrives on the river to oust Uemura and bring Magbutay’s stack close to the six figure mark.

In a clash between two Filipinos, Christian Relucio opens from UTG for 3,000 and folds all the way to the SB where Reiner Magbutay calls.

The flop is 6♦ Q♦ Q♥ as Magbutay checks. Relucio continues for 3,000 once again. Magbutay calls. The turn is the 3♠ and once again, Magbutay checks. Relucio ups it to 6,500 and Magbutay sticks around. The river is the 3♣ as the board double pairs. This time, no further action takes place.

Magbutay tables A♦ 9♦ for a missed nut flush draw while Relucio is relieved to learn that his K♠ K♥ still wins the pot in spite of the scary board.