Main Event

After paying a double up to Kelway, Rico Dela Cruz gets lucky against Szu Jui Chiu. From utg, Dela Cruz four-bets all in with 7♣ 7♠ and is dominated by Chiu’s K♣ K♠ . With the board running T♥ 6♦ 9♠ 8♥ 6♠ Dela Cruz lands a lucky straight to survive and double up. 

Getting closer to the money round. 36 players remaining at the new level.

The hunt to the money of 22 places is on! 47 remaining.

doubles up on a cooler

Erwin Navarro goes all in behind and is ahead with pocket Kings against pocket Queens. No bad beats arrive for a double up to 150,000. 

Chua Teck Heng doubles up through Joonhee Kim

Chua Teck Heng goes all in from under the gun with A♣ Q♣ and hijack Joonhee Kim attempts to eliminate with T♠ T♦ , with the board running A♥ Q♥ 2♣ 3♣ 3♦ , Heng doubles up. 

More players have pulled up seats with 40 at the start of the new level. Blinds increase every 30 minutes. Players that sign up now start with a deep 150 times the starting 30k stack.

115 entries at the start of Level 8. Registration closing at 6:20 pm.

32 players remaining at the new level. 

Light start with 15 players over two tables. More players lined up at registration. Five hours of late reg available closing at 620pm. Among the early go-ers is local pro Edilberto Gopez.

On a board of A♠ 4♣ 5♦ 3♠ 7♦ , Jojo Ledina has K♣ 7♣ which is good for the win and the double up.

Main Event - Live Updates - Day 1A

Date: May 31, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM

All in preflop the board completes {9d} 2♣ J♣ A♠ 4♣ . Lojack has T♣ Tc , Kelway wins with A♣ 5♠ . 

Three way all in preflop, utg has A♣ K♣ , button also with A♥ K♠ , small blinf Norbert Koh has A♠ A♦ and the biggest stack. Aces hold on a board 8♠ K♥ T♥ 2♦ 9♠ for a double KO. 

Szu Jui Chiu three-bet jams and initial raiser from utg position calls. The board runs Q♠ K♥ 5♦ K♠ T♣ . Chiu’s A♥ Q♦ dominates A♣ 5♣ to boot one out.

After doubling up, Jojo Ledina drops while JK doubles up. On a flop 4♣ T♠ 5♠ and 12,000 in the pot, big blind Ledina check-raises all in and hijack JK risks it. Ledina has A♠ T♣ top pair, JK has K♠ Q♠ draw, the turn 4♥ is no help to JK but the river 8♠ is the flush for a double up.

Three way preflop, Jun Kai ships it with Q♦ T♦ on a board 9♦ Q♥ Q♠ 8♣ 4♠ . He busts two players with A♣ 3♣ and A♠ 7♥ . 

Last 30 minutes to enter. 131 entries. Sign up now and still have 25 big blinds to play with. Starting stack 30,000.

Blinds are up again with 24 remaining. Only two left before the end of Day 1A and the money reached.

On a flop 7♠ K♣ T♥ and 40,000 in the pot, lojack check-calls hijack Mike Takayama’s 12,000 bet. On the turn 8♥ Takayama bets 16,000 and is check-called. The river J♦ , Takayama shoves, this time lojack opts to check-fold.

New level, entries now at 83. Late registration open until 620pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000. Guarantee is PHP 3,000,000. Come on over!

Level 6 sees 89 entries. Registration still open, closing at 6:20pm.

On a board showing 5♠ 8♣ 3♥ Q♣ 8♠ and 26,000 in the pot, cutoff Jenjen checks then calls button player’s all in. Jenjen has 4♣ 4♥ , all in player busts with A♠ J♦ . 

Asnani Harisha Kumar is all in on a turn board T♥ 4♥ 9♦ 6♣ with A♦ A♠ on hand against a player’s K♦ T♠ top pair. The river 4♠ is a double up for Kumar.

Tracy Crisostomo triples up

On a board showing J♥ 5♥ 9♦ 3♦ and around 15,000 in the pot, lojack checks, hijack bets 10,500, cutoff Tracy Crisostomo three-bet shoves, and is called by both players who proceed to check the river J♠ .

Crisostomo opens 3♠ 3♣ full house for a tripe up to 60,000.

On a board showing 2♣ 9♠ 6♣ K♥ Q♣ , Sia Dastmalchi has K♣ 3♣ flush to win the pot and rail a player in the process.

All in preflop, Rico Dela Cruz with A♦ 5♦ , Kelway dominates with A♠ T♥ , the board is 7♥ 9♠ Q♠ T♠ 8♣ for a double up to Kelway. 

Niroshan Logan and Tracy Crisostomo complete a board A♥ 6♦ A♦ A♣ Q♦ and 40,000 in the pot. Both are all in. Crisostomo has K♦ K♣ full house, Logan has A♠ 9♦ quads to double up.

William Jones doubles up through Norbert Koh

The shoves continue with William Jones’ responding to Norbert Koh’s 20,000 raise. Koh makes the call and opens 9♠ 9♥ which is dominated by Jones’ J♠ J♦ . With the board running T♥ 2♠ T♠ Q♠ 5♥ , it’s a double up for Jones.

26 players remaining, four more to the money.

Short stacked Joonhee Kim is all in with one big blind and K♦ 7♥ holecards, he is joined all in by the button Hayato Karuo who has A♣ K♣ , the blinds call then check down the board A♠ 4♥ K♠ Q♥ A♥ . Karuo has a sweet full house spread, the blinds muck, Kim is eliminated on the bubble.

 On a flop T♦ 8♥ 8♣ and 20,000 in the middle, under the gun checks, button Choi Jaeki bets 30,000, utg shoves, it doesn’t scare Choi who calls. Choi opens Q♣ 9♣ gutshot, utg has K♦ 8♦ trips, the turn A♣ and river 3♣ is a runner runner flush to Choi to clean one out in brutal fashion. 

Hayato Karuo eliminates a player

All in preflop, Hayato Karuo with A♣ J♠ , at risk player with K♠ J♥ , board runs K♣ 8♦ T♥ J♣ A♠ , Karuo ships it with a higher two pair while booting one out. 

Preflop betting war leads to two players all in. Takuo Serita with K♠ Q♥ and is flipping against Hayato Karuo’s T♦ T♣ . The board runs 8♠ A♠ 5♣ J♥ 9♣ . Karuo doubles up.

New level, into triple digits with 107 entries. Registration open until the start of Level 11 at 6:20pm.

From under the gun Louie Princesa limps, hijack player raises to 3600, small blind three-bet jams, Princesa joins in, but no three-way with initial raise hijack opting to fold.

Princesa 8♣ 8♠ Small blind A♦ K♦

With the board running 2♠ 7♠ Q♠ Q♣ T♠ , the snowmen hold to boot out big slick.

Last two levels to join the action. 131 entries now and climbing.

Action folds to the small blind Szu Jui Chiu who shoves, big blind Kelway calls. Chiu has A♥ A♠ , Kelway with J♥ 9♥ . The board runs 8♣ J♦ 8♥ 2♥ 8♦ for a higher full house to Chiu and a timely double up.

After a triple up, Tracy Crisostomo doubles up. Hand opens with two limpers, small blind Crisostomo raises to 6000, both limpers call. On the flop {8s} 9♦ 6♣ , Crisostomo c-bets 15,000, one player folds, the other jams, Crisostomo snap calls for her tournament life and opens A♣ A♦ , ahead of A♠ 7♠ . The turn {4c} and river {8d} are good for a double up to Crisostomo. 

With 13,000 in the pot and a flop {Ks} 3♦ T♦ , Vishal Aswani shoves and is called by a player with less chips. Aswani with A♦ 9♦ draw, at risk player has Q♥ T♠ pair. The turn J♠ and river Q♣ improves Aswani to a straight.

With a pot of 50,000 and a board {2s} 9♦ 8♦ 8♥ Q♦ , Yang Jen Hung shoves and gets called. He shows 2♣ 2♥ full house and doubles up against a player’s K♦ T♦ flush. 

Level 200-400 ante 400

New level, entries now at 74. Late registration open until 620pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000. Guarantee is PHP 3,000,000. Come on over!

Erwin Navarro boots one

Action folds to the button who shoves, small blind Rahul Chinchalkar and big blind Erwin Navarro call. The board completes 9♥ K♣ T♥ A♣ 3♣ , no side pot created, button shows 8♦ 5♥ , Chinchalkar 2♠ 2♦ , Navarro ships it and rails the button with Q♥ T♦ second pair.

Louie Princesa and William Ysmael battle for a pot that has grown to 70,000 on a board showing J♠ 7♥ T♣ 4♦ . Big blind Ysmael check-calls Princesa’s half pot bet of 35,000. The river A♦ , Princesa shoves, Ysmael check-folds. 

5:23 William Ysmael eliminate one

On a board showing 9♠ T♦ 6♦ 4♣ and 12,000 in the pot, two players in the hand. Big blind player checks to cutoff William Ysmael who bets 8500, he is called. On the river 3♦ , Ysmael shoves, big blind tank-calls for everything in the barrel, Ysmael opens 5d} 8♦ flush on the river, bb busts with T♥ 3♣ two pair.

Level up, the previous round picked up 18 more entries for 58 total. Registration open until 620pm so plenty of time for latecomers to join the action.

With a pot of 4,000 brewed, three players take turns shoving on the flop {8s} 7♥ 2♦ . Andy Chan ahead 2♣ 2♥ against a player with pocket Tens and pocket Nines. No help comes on the turn and river for the set to hold and ship it. Chan eliminates two players. 

Two players all in on a flop 7♠ K♠ Q♦ , Mehdi ahead K♦ Q♣ against a player’s {Ah} A♣ . The turn 2♥ and river 6♠ secures the win to Mehdi to crack and bust out aces. 

Hijack player opens, called by cutoff Jaehooon Lee, small blind named Baba three-bets to 3600, hijack gets pushed out, Lee calls. At the flop 8♥ 7♣ 2♣ , Baba leads out 4500, Lee shoves and wins the pot.

With a pot of 4000 in the middle, three players stare down a flop Q♣ J♦ 3♥ , small blind player Wallace checks, hijack player bets 1400, cutoff Robert William calls sending the decision back to Wallace who check-raises to 5500. Hijack goes all in, William and Wallace do the same for a three-way battle.

Wallace 3♠ 3♣ set William T♣ 9♣ open ended Hijack A♠ Q♦ top pair

The turn K♥ and river 8♦ grants William the super straight to ship it.

New level, 42 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at 22 players

Hayato Karuo rails one

Hijack player jams with K♣ Q♦ and button Hayato Karuo calls with T♥ T♣ for a flip. The board runs in Karuo’s favor 5♥ 5♠ T♥ 6♣ 8♠ for a commanding full house takedown.

Takumu Eguchi doubles up, Joonhee kim plunges

All in preflop, Takumu Eguchi A♣ Q♣ , caller Joonhee Kim with T♠ T♦ , the board runs A♠ 2♠ 3♠ 3♦ 8♥ for a double up to Eguchi.

Three way all in, Samson Hui has K♥ K♦ ahead of utg’s A♥ Q♥ and lojack’s A♣ T♥ . With the board running 6♥ 6♠ 7♥ 9♣ 3♦ lojack goes bus and Hui rises to 50,000.

Blinds up, field is down to 28 players. Six more to the money round.

Level 15; 2000-4000 ante 4000

Earlier in the event Tracy Crisostomo tripled up and doubled up, now she triples up again. Hand opens with cutoff Norbert Koh raising to 8000, small jams, big blind Chua Teck Heng joins with a four-bet shove, and Koh calls to put both players at risk. 

Crisostomo A♦ J♦ Chua T♥ T♠ Koh Q♦ Q♥

With the board fanning out 5♣ 3♦ K♦ 4♦ T♣ , Crisostomo improves to a flush for a triple up. Chua spikes a set on the river to survive and claim the side pot.

That’s it! Main Event Day 1A registration is in the books. 144 entries for this flight. If you missed your chance, return tomorrow at 1pm for Day 1B. The remaining players now race to the money of 22 players.