Poker Dream Manila 2023: Live Updates

Crazy Weekend Day 1B

Entries: 190
Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play 5,700,000
ITM: 29 players

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00:30: Evan Hong delivers the bubble, Day 1B ends
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Under the gun player shoves with , big blind Evan Hong snaps with [qc}, the board runs to crash the utg’s hopes on the bubble.

Evan Hong – 250,000

That ends Day 1B with 29 players now bagging up. Liew Lee Wee is heat leader with 718,000 in chips.

End of Day 1B survivors – 29 players

Lee Wee Liew	Malaysia	718,000
Jarvinen Jukka Tapani	Finland	355,000
Maxwell Philippe Rosete	Philippines	350,000
Kah Yew Teng	Malaysia	341,000
Christopher Martin	Philippines	321,000
Andrej Nagy	Philippines	316,000
Alfredo Boligor	Philippines	314,000
Kyongrok Moon	Korea, South	295,000
Yehonatan Behor	Israel	287,000
Richard Bati Tolentino	Taiwan	254,000
Kwok Wai Wong	Hong Kong	248,000
Edmil Marcelo	Philippines	204,000
Lloyd Locsin	Philippines	181,000
Anton Welo	Norway	166,000
Foo Kuen Chong	Malaysia	135,000
Jonathan Tek-Wye Looi	Malaysia	129,000
Jiego Erquiaga	Philippines	128,000
Bell John Perez	Philippines	112,000
Akira Matsuo	Japan	112,000
Yu Chen	Hong Kong	98,000
Po Hsun Liao	Taiwan	95,000
Joseph William Magnotti	United States	82,000
Tung Duy Nguyen Duy	Vietnam	82,000
Gary Pound Thomas	United Kingdom	82,000
Emmanuel Segismundo	Philippines	69,000
Kento Sato	Japan	68,000
Wai Keong Yong	Malaysia	58,000
Jonald Garcia	Philippines	48,000
Suya Lee	Korea, South	31,000

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 00:25: Maxwell Rosete chunks one 
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Cutoff Maxwell Rosete wakes up with and min-raises, button three-bet jams with , the board fans for the ladies to hold.

Maxwell Rosete – 350,000
Button – 50,000

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00:10: Teng Kah Yew rails one
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Three spots to the money, Teng Keh Yew is all in with that dominates a shorter stack’s . The board runs .

Teng Keh Yew – 350,000

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23:55: Christopher Martin rails Marquez
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Cutoff raises to 12,000, small blind Richard Marquez three-bet jams, big blind Christopher Martin four-bet jams, cutoff folds, Marquez attempt to steal blunders and shows , Martin way ahead with . The board comes , Marquez is eliminated.

Christopher Martin – 300,000

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23:35: Liew Lee Wee ships a three-way
Level 15: 2500-5000, 5000 ante

Cooler! Hijack all in with , button Liew Lee Wee , and small blind . The board runs . Aces hold to ship it and eliminated the small blind.

Liew Lee Wee – 500,000

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23:25: Sawada Nayuko gets lucky
Level 15: 2500-5000, 5000 ante

Cutoff raises to 12,000, button Sawada Nayuko three-bets all in with , cutoff calls with . With the board running , Nayuko survives and doubles up with trips.

Sawada Nayuko – 150,000

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22:45: Jigs Erquiaga dusts one
Level 14: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Hijack is all in for 18,000, button and small blind call. No bets on the flop , on the turn , button bets 22,000, small blind folds. Erquiaga opens set, hijack and is drawing dead.

Jigs Erquiaga – 250,000

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22:30: Jukka Jarvinen doubles up
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

All in preflop, under the gun +1 is all in with , lojack Jukka Jarvinen risks it with .  The board runs for a straight to Jarvinen to double up.

Jukka Jarvinen – 140,000

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22:20: Kyongrok Moon hits the flush for a double
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Under the gun Kyongrok Moon raises to 6500 and finds three callers to the flop . Moon c-bets all in, only small blind joins the race.

Moon flush draw
SB top pair

Moon hits the flush on the turn, and river completes the board. Moon doubles up to 150,000, small blind drops to 20,000.

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22:00:  Tung Duy Nguyen ships it
Level 12: 1000-2500, 2500 ante

Under the gun raises to 5,000, cutoff jams, small blind Tung Duy Nguyen four-bet shoves, utg folds.

Cutoff
Nguyen

The board spreads for Nguyen’s kicker to play and send one packing.

Tung Duy Nguyen – 150,000

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 21:50: Richard Tolentino scores with Aces
Level 12: 1000-2500, 2500 ante

Lojack Richard Tolentino pushes all in with , shorter stacked cutoff joins in with , the board is , out goes cutoff.

Richard Tolentino – 120,000

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21:30: Ricardo Torres knocks out two players
Level 11: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

From lojack, Ricardo Torres limps, small blind shoves, big blind shoves, back to Torres who calls.

SB
BB
Torres

The board lands , Torres has the best two pair to ship it and send two players packing.

Ricardo Torres – 220,000

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 21:05: 190 entries at Day 1B
Level 11: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Crazy Weekend Day 1B closes with 190 entries, and combined with 119 Day 1A entries that brings the total to 309 entries. We will have the official prize pool and payouts shortly.

Day 1B plays down to 29 players.

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Crazy Weekend Final Day

Christopher Mateo wins the Crazy Weekend title

Event info

Buy in: PH₱ 25,000 (~US$ 460)
Entries: 309
Prize pool: PH₱ 6,722,100 (~US$ 120,670
ITM / Final Day: 47 players

Final table payouts

Place	Player	Flag	Payouts in PHP
1	Christopher Mateo	Philippines	1,071,000
2	Jose Colada III	Philippines	1,071,000
3	Lloyd Locsin	Philippines	623,000
4	Richard Tolentino	Philippines	504,000
5	Jukka Jarvinen	Finland	397,000
6	Jeongmin Park	Korea	303,900
7	Raymundo Gomez Jr	Philippines	223,000
8	Edmil Marcelo	Philippines	164,000
9	Jayvon Carreon	Philippines	134,500

Payouts 10th – 47th

10	Jiego Erquiaga	philippines	113,000.00
11	Maxwell Philippe Rosete	philippines	113,000.00
12	Kyongrok Moon	Korea	99,600.00
13	Kah Yew Teng	Malaysia	99,600.00
14	Yehonatan Behor	Israel	89,400.00
15	Joseph Talamayan	philippines	89,400.00
16	Kento Sato	Japan	79,400.00
17	Christopher Martin	USA	79,400.00
18	Yu Chen	Hong Kong	69,500.00
19	Scott Hess	USA	69,500.00
20	Lee Wee Liew	Malaysia	69,500.00
21	Jimmy Johan	Philippines	62,600.00
22	Johnson Tan	Philippines	62,600.00
23	Duhan Lee	Korea	62,600.00
24	Andrej Nagy	Slovakia	55,800.00
25	Kwok Wai Wong	Hong Kong	55,800.00
26	Rio Kitaoji	Japan	55,800.00
27	Bell John Perez	Philippines	55,800.00
28	Adones Carmona	Philippines	49,100.00
29	Jongmin Won	Korea, South	49,100.00
30	Florencio Campomanes Iv	Philippines	49,100.00
31	Thomas Gary Pound	United Kingdom	49,100.00
32	Foo Kuen Chong	Malaysia	43,100.00
33	Tung Duy Nguyen	Vietnam	43,100.00
34	Alfredo Boligor	Philippines	43,100.00
35	Ryan Mcallister	United States	43,100.00
36	Po Hsun Liao	Taiwan	43,100.00
37	Jonathan Looi	Malaysia	43,100.00
38	Akira Matsuo	Japan	43,100.00
39	Jonald Garcia	Philippines	43,100.00
40	Tor Anton Welo	Norway	38,400.00
41	Joseph Magnotti	USA	38,400.00
42	Keijiro Shimojo	Japan	38,400.00
43	Emmanuel Segismundo	Philippines	38,400.00
44	Suya Lee	Korea	38,400.00
45	Darren Ong Abdullah	Malaysia	38,400.00
46	Sang Won Song	Korea	38,400.00
47	Wai Keong Yong	Malaysia	38,400.00

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Final 9 players
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Seat 1: Jose Colada – Philippines – 1,000,000
Seat 2: Jukka Jarvinen – Finland – 700,000
Seat 3: Richard Tolentino – Philippines – 2,530,000
Seat 4: Edmil Marcelo – Philippines – 480,000
Seat 5: Christopher Mateo – Philippines – 1,500,000
Seat 6: Jeongmin Park – Korea – 650,000
Seat 7: Raymundo Gopez – Philippines – 300,000
Seat 8: Jayvon Carreon – Philippines – 635,000
Seat 9: Lloyd Locsin – Philippines – 850,000

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18:35: Jiego Erquiaga eliminated in 10th place – PHP 113,000
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Jiego Erquiaga all in  on a flop and is called by Jayvon Carreon. Erquiaga with overcards, Carreon top pair. The turn and river is no help to Erquiaga to fall in 10th place for PHP 113,000.

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18:25: Maxwell Rosete falls in 11th place – PHP 113,000
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Down to crumbs, Maxwell Rosete goes all in with and loses it all to Christopher Mateo with an ace on the flop ensuring the bust. Rosete earns PHP 113,000 for his efforts.

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18:20: Kyongrok Moon out in 12th place – PHP 99,600
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Button player Kyongrok Moon opens, big blind Richard Tolentino three-bets to 150,000, Moon calls. At the flop , Moon bets 275,000, Tolentino check-raises to 550,000, Moon puts the rest in.

Tolentino
Moon

The turn and river ends Moon’s run as Tolentino ships a monster.

Richard Tolentino – 2,300,000
Kyongrok Moon – eliminated in 12th place for PHP 99,600

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18:15: Kah Yew Teng busts in 13th place – PHP 99,600
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

All in preflop, Kah Yew Teng at risk with , Jukka Jarvinen ahead with , the board comes .

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18:10: Raymundo Gopez doubles through Rosete
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

All in preflop, Raymundo Gopez with , Maxwell Rosete , the board runs for aces to hold and double up Gopez to 500,000.

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18:00: Yehonatan Behor eliminated in 14th place 
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000

Yehonatan Behor is all in preflop with and is called by Richard Tolentino with . With the board running , Tolentino celebrates his straight on the river to ship it and rail Behor.

Richard Tolentino – 1,500,000
Yehonatan Behor – eliminated in 14th place for PHP 89,400.

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17:20: Christopher Mateo rails Sato
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

End of the line for Kento Sato . having fallen to Christopher Mateo . All in preflop, the board is .

Christopher Mateo – 1,000,000
Kento Sato – eliminated in 16th place

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17:00: Jeongmin Park doubles through Locsin
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

From cutoff, Jeongmin Park shoves his 278,000 stack, small blind Lloyd Locsin calls.

Park
Locsin

The board runs for a double up to Park.

Jeongmin Park – 596,000
Lloyd Locsin – 608,000

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16:55: Jayvon Carreon doubles through Gopez
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, Jayvon Carreon , Raymundo Gopez , an ace lands on the turn for a double up to Carreon.

Jayvon Carreon – 500,000
Raymundo Gopez – 820,000

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16:40: Richard Tolentino rails Yu Chen
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, Richard Tolentino , Yu Chen , board runs . With no spade for either player, Tolentino ships it with the set. Chen is eliminated.

Richard Tolentino – 900,000
Yu Chen – eliminated in 18th place

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16:30: Air over air: Yehonatan Behor versus Maxwell Rosete
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Yehonatan Behor raises to 45,000 from hijack, big blind Maxwell Rosete defends. At the flop , Behor c-bets 38,000, Rosete check-calls. No bets land on the turn. The river , Rosete leads out 80,000, Behor calls, Rosete shows the failed bluff . Behor wins it with better air .

Yehonatan Behor – 860,000
Maxwell Rosete – 300,000

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16:00: Raymundo Gopez delivers a double bust
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante

Three players all in preflop, Raymundo Gopez , Lee Wee Liew , Jimmy Johan . The board runs . Gopez ships it and sends two packing simultaneously.

Raymundo Gopez – 900,000
Lee Wee Liew – eliminated in 20th place
Jimmy Johan – eliminated in 21st place

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15:52: Jeongmin Park rails Tan
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Under the gun Christopher Martin raises to 24,000, next to him Jeongmin Park three-bets to 65,000, button player Johnson Tan jams his short stack of 99,000, Martin folds.

Park
Tan

The board runs .

Jeongmin Park – 452,000
Johnson Tan – eliminated

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15:50: Christopher Mateo steamrolling, rails Duhan Lee
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Christopher Mateo is cruising here, claiming another good pot. From cutoff he raises to 26,000, big blind Duhan Lee three-bet jams, Mateo calls.

Lee
Mateo

The board runs , Mateo wins the flip.

Christopher Mateo – 830,000
Duhan Lee – eliminated in 23rd place

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15:45: Christopher Mateo versus Jayvon Carreon 
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

From cutoff Christopher Mateo raises to 26,000, Jayvon Carreon defends on the big blind. At the flop , Mateo c-bets 25,000 and is called. No bets land on the turn for a free river card . Carreon leads out 67,000, Mateo bumps it up to 200,000, Carreon folds.

Christopher Mateo – 740,000
Jayvon Carreon – 280,000

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15:40: Rio Kitaoji falls to Locsin
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Preflop action, hijack Lloyd Locsin raises to 24,000, cutoff Rio Kitaoji calls, the flop comes . Locsin c-bets 30,000, Kitaoji raises to 90,000, Locsin jams, Kitaoji calls for his tournament life.

Locsin
Kitaoji

Kitaoji is ahead but with the turn it is a higher full house to Locsin. The river doesn’t help Kitaoji to bust out.

Lloyd Locsin – 364,000

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15:30: Maxwell Rosete doubles through Marcelo
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

From hijack, Maxwell Rosete raises to 25,000, small blind Edmil Marcelo calls. No bets on the flop for a free turn look . Rosete bets 35,000, Marcelo check-calls. Same action on the river with Rosete firing 150,000. Rosete shows for a full house on the river. Marcelo mucks.

Maxwell Rosete – 700,000
Edmil Marcelo – 250,000

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15:20: Christopher Martin wins the flip against Hong
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Button Christopher Martin shoves, small blind Evan Hong calls, Martin shows , Hong with , the board runs . Martin spikes the King for a double up.

Christopher Martin – 220,000
Evan Hong – 25,000

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15:10: Lloyd Locsin rails Perez
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

All in preflop, Bell John Perez , Lloyd Locsin , the board runs . Locsin rises to 452,000.

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15:00: Rio Kitaoji chunks Hess
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From cutoff, Rio Kitaoji raises to 20,000 and big blind Scott Hess defends. On the flop , Hess leads out 30,000, Kitaoji calls. On the turn , Hess bets 40,000, Kitaoji shoves, Hess tank-calls.

Kitaoji –
Hess –

The river further improves Kitaoji to a flush for a double up.

Rio Kitaoji – 191,000
Scott Hess – 19,000

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14:45: Yu Chen doubles through 
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Yu Chen all in, the caller has , the board runs low for a double up.

Yu Chen – 650,000

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14:30: Another one for Joseph Talamayan
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Joseph Talamayan has cleaned out another player with winning the flip against a player’s . He rises to 450,000.

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14:15: Joseph Talamayan takes one down
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

All in preflop, Joseph Talamayan , at risk player with , the board runs .

Joseph Talamayan – 330,000

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14:05: Christopher Mateo continues to rise
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

‘From hijack, Christopher Mateo raises to 16,000 and finds two callers in the blinds. At the flop , small blind bets 27,000, big blind folds, Mateo calls. On the turn , Mateo bets 40,000 and is check-called. The river , Mateo fires 55,000, small blind folds. Mateo shows as he ships it.

Christopher Mateo – 380,000

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13:55: Kyongrok Moon doubles through Duhan Lee 
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folds hijack who raises to 27,000, small blind Duhan Lee calls, big blind Kyongrok Moon three-bets to 45,000, hijack folds, Lee calls. At the flop . Lee checks, Moon c-bets 40,000, Lee calls. On the turn , Moon jams, Lee check-calls.

Moon
Lee

The turn and river completes the board for a double up to Moon.

Kyongrok Moon – 630,000
Duhan Lee – 220,000

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13:45: Florencio Campomanes doubles through Gomez
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

After paying a double up to Mateo, Florencio Campomanes earns a boost of his own. From hijack, he pushes with , small blind Raymundo Gomez calls with , the board brings a spread for a straight to Campomanes.

Florencio Campomanes – 220,000
Raymundo Gomez – 130,000

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13:40: Christopher Mateo doubles through Campomanes
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Cutoff Alfredo Boligor raises to 15,000, Florencio Campomanes thee-bets to 45,000, small blind Christopher Mateo four-bet jams, Boligor folds, Campomanes calls.

Mateo
Campomanes

The board runs out .

Florencio Campomanes – 100,000
Christopher Mateo – 320,000

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13:35: Andrej Nagy wins a good pot
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Superstack champion Andrej Nagy is attempting for his second title here and is on his way having scored a big pot. On a board showing , he bets 30,000 and finds two callers, lojack and big blind. On the river , the three players toss in another 50,000 each in the pot. Nagy has and wins the pot. He rises to 500,000

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13:25: Richard Tolentino takes down one
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Cutoff shoves his 15 bb with , button Richard Tolentino calls with , the board runs .

Richard Tolentino – 510,000

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13:15: Anton Welo boots Lee
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

All in preflop with short stacked Suya Lee and needs to pair up to survive Anton Welo’s . The board doesn’t grant it .

Anton Welo – 160,000
Suya Lee – eliminated in 44th place

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13:10: Jeongmin Park rails Segismundo
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Emmanuel Segismundo all in preflop with two callers Scott Hess and Jeongmin Park making the call. At the flop and turn , no side pot bets land. On the river , Park bets, Hess folds, Park shows set, Segismundo is eliminated with .

Jeongmin Park – 337,000
Scott Hess – 273,000
Emmanuel Segismundo – eliminated

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13:07: Jose Colada rails Abdullah
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Jose Colada ends short stacked Darren Ong Abdullah early with dominating . He rises to 214,000.

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13:05: Rio Kitaoji rails Yong
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Rio Kitaoji putting Wai Keong Yong at risk with , the board runs .

Rio Kitaoji – 120,000
Wai Keong Yong – eliminated in 47th place

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Final Day chip counts

1	Lee Wee Liew	Malaysia	718,000
2	Duhan Lee	Korea	540,000
3	Scott Michael Hess	USA	366,000
4	Jukka Jarvinen	Finland	355,000
5	Maxwell Philippe Rosete	Philippines	350,000
6	Kah Yew Teng	Malaysia	341,000
7	Florencio Campomanes	Philippines	339,000
8	Christopher Martin	USA	321,000
9	Andrej Nagy	Slovakia	316,000
10	Alfredo Boligor	Philippines	314,000
11	Kyongrok Moon	Korea	295,000
12	Yehonatan Behor	Israel	287,000
13	Jongmin Won	Korea	285,000
14	Jayvon Carreon	Philippines	273,000
15	Richard Tolentino	Taiwan	254,000
16	Kwok Wai Wong	Hong Kong	248,000
17	Raymundo Gomez Jr	Philippines	234,000
18	Joseph Talamayan	Philippines	232,000
19	Jose Colada	Philippines	215,000
20	Edmil Marcelo	Philippines	204,000
21	Lloyd Locsin	Philippines	181,000
22	Jeongmin Park	Korea	175,000
23	Anton Welo	Norway	166,000
24	Johnson Tan	Philippines	140,000
25	Ryan McAllister	USA	137,000
26	Foo Kuen Chong	Malaysia	135,000
27	Jonathan Looi	Malaysia	129,000
28	Jiego Erquiaga	Philippines	128,000
29	Christopher Mateo	Philippines	119,000
30	Akira Matsuo	Japan	112,000
31	Bell John Perez	Philippines	112,000
32	Sang Won Song	Korea	110,000
33	Yu Chen	Hong Kong	98,000
34	Po Hsun Liao	Taiwan	95,000
35	Jimmy Johan	Philippines	94,000
36	Keijiro Shimojo	Japan	93,000
37	Joseph Magnotti	USA	82,000
38	Tung Duy Nguyen	Vietnam	82,000
39	Gary Thomas	USA	82,000
40	Emmanuel Segismundo	Philippines	69,000
41	Rio Kitaoji	Japan	68,000
42	Kento Sato	Japan	68,000
43	Adones Carmona	Philippines	67,000
44	Wai Keong Yong	Malaysia	58,000
45	Darren Ong Abdullah	Malaysia	54,000
46	Jonald Garcia	Philippines	48,000
47	Suya Lee	Korea	31,000

Payouts in PH₱

1	1,310,000
2	832,000
3	623,000
4	504,000
5	397,000
6	303,900
7	223,000
8	164,000
9	134,500
10-11	113,000
12-13	99,600
14-15	89,400
16-17	79,400
18-20	69,500
21-23	62,600
24-27	55,800
28-31	49,100
32-39	43,100
40-47	38,400

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Mystery Bounty Final Day

Event info

Buy in: PH₱ 36,000 (~US$ 36,000)
Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~US$ 90,240)
Total entries: 267
Prize pool: PHP 5,187,276 (~US$ 93,620)
Bounty pool: PHP 3,204,000 (~US$ 57,825)
ITM: 41 players

Chips in play: 8,010,000

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Jinlong Hu wins the Mystery Bounty for PHP 900,000 (~US$ 16,240)

After nearly twelve hours of tough competition, China’s Jinlong Hu outlasted the 41 Day 2 field to capture the Mystery Bounty title and a payout of PHP 900,000. In addition, he collected a mountain of bounties amounting to well over PHP 600K. Congratulations to the champion!

Buy in: PH₱ 36,000 (~US$ 36,000)
Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~US$ 90,240)
Total entries: 267
Prize pool: PHP 5,187,276 (~US$ 93,620)
Bounty pool: PHP 3,204,000 (~US$ 57,825)
ITM: 41 players

Final table payouts (bounties not included)

Place	Player	Flag	Payouts in PH₱
1	Jinlong Hu	China	900,000
2	Chuning Tan	China	810,000
3	Edgar Asehan	Philippines	496,000
4	Hiromasa Teraoka	Japan	399,076
5	Vamerdino Magsakay	Philippines	312,200
6	Bell John Perez	Philippines	234,800
7	Lee Tian Yu	Taiwan	171,000
8	Jason Kyle Magbanua	Philippines	124,300
9	Masashi Yoshikawa	Japan	105,000

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00:40: Chuning Tan eliminated in 2nd place – PHP 810,000 (~US$ 14,615)
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Despite entering heads up with a slight advantage, Chuning Tan could not stop the charging Jinlong Hu to fall in 2nd place. Tan’s final hand sees him limp on the button and Hu check. At the flop , Hu bets 150,000, Tan calls. Same action on the turn with Hu sending out 300,000 and Tan making the call. On the river , Hu bets 850,000, Tan shoves, Hu calls. Tan has straight but not good enough against Hu’s higher straight.

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00:25: Jinlong Hu takes the lead
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Button Jinlong Hu raises to 200,000, big blind Chuning Tan re-raises to 650,000, Hu calls. At the flop , Tan c-bets 400,000, Hu jams, Tan folds.

Jinlong Hu – 5,600,000
Chuning Tan – 2,400,000

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23:50: Deal reached
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Before playing it out, the final two opted on an ICM deal and divide the remaining bounties. They will play for the trophy and remaining PHP 100,000.

Chuning Tan – PHP 810,000 guaranteed +PHP 413,300 in bounties remaining
Jinlong Hu – PHP 800,000 guaranteed +PHP 604,700 in bounties remaining

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23:45: Heads up for the Mystery Bounty title! Jinlong Hu versus Chuning Tan
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

It is heads up at the Mystery Bounty between Chuning Tan and Jinlong Hu. Up for gra

Chuning Tan – 4,110,000
Jinlong Hu – 3,900,000

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23:30: Edgar Asehan eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 496,000 (~US$ 8,950)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

From the button, Edgar Asehan jams with , big blind Jinlong Hu calls with and is ahead to put Asehan at risk. With the board running , Asehan is eliminated in 3rd place.

Jinlong Hu – 3,900,000
Edgar Asehan – eliminated in 3rd place

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23:10: Another double up for Jinlong Hu
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Chuning Tan shoves on the small blind with , big blind Jinlong Hu risks his remaining 700K stack with . The board comes for a double up again to Hu.

Jinlong Hu – 1,600,000
Chuning Tan – 4,400,000

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23:00: Jinlong Hu doubles up through Tan
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Button Jinlong Hu shoves with , big blind Chuning Tan calls with to put Hu in danger of elimination. With the board running , Hu pairs up his kicker card to survive and double up.

Jinlong Hu – 1,100,000
Chuning Tan – 4,500,000

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22:30: Chuning Tan fires every street
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Button Chuning Tan raises to 120,000, big blind Edgar Asehan defends. At the flop , Tan c-bets 90,000, Asehan check-raises to 260,000, Tan calls. On the turn , Tan fires 600,000, Asehan flats. The river , no stopping Tan who bets 1,100,000. This time Asehan opts to fold.

Chuning Tan – 4,800,000
Edgar Asehan – 2,100,000

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22:05: Hiromasa Teraoka eliminated in 4th place – PHP 399,076 (~US$ 7,200)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Button Edgar Asehan raises to 150,000, small blind Chuning Tan calls, big bling Hiromasa Teraoka calls, the flop comes . Blinds check, button Asehan bet 220,000, Tan calls, Teraoka shoves. Back to Asehan who folds, Tan calls.

Teraoka
Tan

The turn and river don’t improve Teraoka to bust in 4th place.

Chuning Tan – 4,300,000
Edgar Asehan – 2,600,000
Hiromasa Teraoka – eliminated in 4th place

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21:50: Vamerdino Magsakay eliminated in 5th place – PHP 312,200 (~US$ 5,630)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

From under the gun, Vamerdino Magsakay shoves with , button Hiromasa Teraoka calls with for a flip. With the board running , Teraoka finds the river to rail Magsakay in 5th place.

Hiromasa Teraoka – 2,000,000
Vamerdino Magsakay – eliminated in 5th place

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21:35: Bell John Perez eliminated in 6th place – PHP 234,800 (~US$ 4,235)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Edgar Asehan shoves from the button, big blind Bell John Perez risks it and opens . Asehan with . The board runs for a full house to Asehan. In addition to laddering up, Asehan drew a bounty ticket of PHP 110,000!

Edgar Asehan – 2,700,000
Bell John Perez – eliminated in 6th place

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21:30: Lee Tian Yu eliminated in 7th place – PHP 171,000 (~US$ 3,080)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

From under the gun, Lee Tian Yu shoves, to his immediate left, Edgar Asehan calls. Yu opens , Asehan with . The board runs . Aces hold to send Yu packing in 7th place.

Edgar Asehan – 2,200,000
Lee Tian Yu – eliminated in 7th place

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21:15: Vamerdino Magsakay doubles through Asehan
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Edgar Asehan raises to 100,000, Vamerdino Magsakay three-bet jams, Asehan calls and opens . Magsakay is ahead with . With the board running . it’s a double up for Magsakay.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 905,000
Edgar Asehan – 1,600,000

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20:30: Jason Kyle Magbanua eliminated in 8th place – PHP 124,300 (~US$ 2,240)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

From mid position, Jason Kyle Magbanua shoves, big blind Jinlong Hu calls. Magbanua , Hu , the flip goes to Hu as the board runs .

Jinlong Hu – 1,100,000
Jason Kyle Magbanua – eliminated in 8th place for PHP 124,300

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20:20: Masashi Yoshikawa eliminated in 9th place – PHP 105,000 (~US$ 1,900)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Mid position Edgar Asehan opens for 100,000, button Masashi Yoshikawa three-bet jams, Asehan calls. Yoshikawa , Asehan , the board runs . Small pair for Asehan on the river to eliminated Yoshikawa in 9th place.

Edgar Asehan – 2,100,000
Masashi Yoshikawa – eliminated in 9th place for PHP 105,000

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18:10: Final table
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Seat	Player	Flag	Stack
1	Chuning Tan	China	1,420,000
2	Hiromasa Teraoka	Japan	875,000
3	Jinlong Hu	China	1,170,000
4	Tian Yu Lee	Taiwan	370,000
5	Edgar Asehan	Philippines	810,000
6	Jason Kyle Magbanua	Philippines	800,000
7	Vamerdino Magsakay	Philippines	550,000
8	Bell John Perez	Philippines	1,030,000
9	Masashi Yoshikawa	Japan	995,000

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Final 9 payouts

Place	Payouts in PH₱
1	1,030,000
2	680,000
3	496,000
4	399,076
5	312,200
6	234,800
7	171,000
8	124,300
9	105,000

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18:00: Xuya Xie eliminated in 10th place
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

After suffering two cracked aces, Xiyu Xie three-bet jams with , initial raiser Edgar Asehan calls with . With the board running , Xie is eliminated in 10th place.

Xiyu Xie- eliminated in 10th place
Edgar Asehan – 800,000

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17:50: Suya Lee eliminated in 11th place, Magsakay draws PHP 400K bounty
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

All in preflop, Suya Lee at risk with , Vamerdino Magsakaya , the board runs { 8c}. Lee out in 11th place. Magsakay goes to draw and pulls the PHP 400K bounty!

Vamerdino Magsakay – 705,000

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17:45: Rockets fail Xie again
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Cutoff Masashi Yoshikawa raises to 50,000, big blind Xiyu Xie jams, Yoshikawa calls.

Xie
Yoshikawa

The board runs 9c} for a flush to Yoshikawa and another failed aces for Xie.

Xiyu Xie – 250,000
Masashi Yoshikawa – 1,000,000

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17:40: Bell John Perez avoids elimination against Xie’s aces
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Cutoff Xiyu Xie calls, big blind Bell John Perez shoves, Xie calls. Perez has , Xie has him dominated with . However with the board running , Perez survives elimination with a straight.

Bell John Perez – 1,200,000
Xiyu Xie – 800,000

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17:20: Jinlong Hu scores a big pot against Magbanua
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

From cutoff, Jason Kyle Magbanua raises to 40,000, big blind Jinlong Hu defends. At the flop , Hu checks, Magbanua c-bets 55,000, Hu raises to 135,000, Magbanua calls. On the turn , Hu leads out 150,000, Magbanua calls. On the river Hu jams, Magbanua folds.

Jinlong Hu – 1.800,000
Jason Kyle Magbanua – 390,000

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17:15: More chips for Xie
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Hijack Bell John Perez raises to 60,000, button Xiyu Xie calls. At the flop , Perez c-bets 40,000, Xie raises to 80,000, Perez calls. On the turn , Xie fires 120,000, Perez snap-calls to bring the river . Perez checks, Xie doesn’t bet. She shows full house. Perez mucks.

Xiyu Xie – 1,300,000
Bell John Perez – 500,000

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17:10: Lee Tian Yu doubles through Hu
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Hijack Lee Tian Yu doubles through with flush against Jinlong Hu’s top pair on a board .

Lee Tian Yu – 238,000
Jinlong Hu – 1,800,000

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17:05: Christopher Mateo eliminated in 12th place, Yoshikawa draws PHP 315K bounty
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Cutoff Christopher Mateo all in with , big blind Masashi Yoshikawa calls with . The board runs empty for Mateo to bust in 12th place. Yoshikawa draws for his bounty and scores PHP 315K!

Masashi Yoshikawa – 550,000

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16:50: Xiyu Xie get Tan to fold higher pocket pair
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Xiyu Xie who raises to 40,000, big blind Chuning Tan three-bets to 100,000, Xie calls. At the flop , Xie leads out for 100,000, Tan folds and shows . Tan returns the gesture and shows .

Xiyu Xie – 900,000
Chuning Tan – 1,200,000

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16:40: Vamerdino Magsakay doubles through Teraoka
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, Vamerdino Magsakay with , Hiromasa Teraoka attempts to rail with , the board runs for a double up to Magsakay.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 490,000
Hiromasa Teraoka – 697,000

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16:30: Ryan McAllister busts to Xie
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante

Cutoff Xiyu Xie raises to 59,000, big blind Ryan McAllister jams, Xie calls.

Xie {jh{
McAllister

The board favors the big cards as it runs . McAllister is out in 13th place.

Xiyu Xie – 800,000

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16:10: Jinlong Hu rails Yong
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante

Three players in on a raised pot, the flop is . All check to the turn . Hiromasa Teraoka bets 30,000, Jinlong Hu raises to 120,000, Wai Keong Yong jams, Teraoka folds, Hu calls.

Yong
Hu

The river is no help to Yong to fall out of contention in 14th place.

Jinlong Hu – 1,200,000

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16:05: Set over set! Chuning Tan rails Locsin then draws PHP 195K
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Lloyd Locsin who raises to 24,000, big blind Chuning Tan three-bets to 132,000, Locsin calls. At the flop , Tan bets 65,000, Locsin check-calls. On the turn , Tan jams, Locsin check-calls.

Tan draws for his bounty and draws PHP 195K!

Tan set
Locsin set

The river ends Locsin’s run in 15th place.
Chuning Tan – 1,200,000

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15:50: Masashi Yoshikawa rails Tan
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Utg limps, hijack Chuning Tan raises to 30,000, cutoff Masashi Yoshikawa three-bet jams, back to utg who folds while Tan calls.

Chuning Tan
Masashi Yoshikawa

The board runs [6c}. No hits for either player for big slick to win the pot and double up to 300,000. Tan drops to 600,000.

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115:40: Xiyu Xie with higher flush against McAllister
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Hijack Xiyu Xie raises to 24,000, big blind Ryan McAllister calls. On the flop , McAllister check calls 35,000. On the turn , Xie jams, and McAllister check-calls.

Xie flush
McAllister straight flush draw

The river isn’t the out McAllister needs to pay the double up.

Xiyu Xie – 800,000
Ryan McAllister – 200,000

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15:25: Chuning Tan wins some off Locsin
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Lojack Lloyd Locsin raises to 20,000, hijack Chuning Tan three-bets to 58,000, Locsin calls. No bets at the flop and turn for the board to complete . Tan bets 38,000, Locsin check-calls. Tan opens for the pot.

Chuning Tan – 800,000
Lloyd Locsin – 470,000

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15:05: Jason Kyle Magbanua delivers double KO
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From utg Henrik Tollefsen raises with , button Jason Kyle Magbanua three-bet jams , small blind I Hsuan Liu goes all in with , and Tollefsen joins to make it a three-way. With the board running , Jacks hold for a double knockout. Magbanua draws PHP 135,000 and PHP 35,000 for PHP 170K total.

Jason Kyle Magbanua – 950,000
I Hsuan Liu – eliminated in 17th place
Henrik Tollefsen – eliminated in 18th place

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15:00: Edgar Asehan rails Kitazumi
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From under the gun, Yuta Kitazumi shoves holding , small blind Edgar Asehan calls with , the board runs . No hits for Kitazumi to bust out.

Edgar Asehan – 800,000

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14:50: Lloyd Locsin bets every street 
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From under the gun, Lloyd Locsin raises to 24,000, cutoff Christopher Mateo calls. The board completes , Locsin bets the whole way – 27,000, 74,000, all in – and Mateo calls him down. Locsin shows mid pair beating Mateo’s small pair.

Lloyd Locsin = 570,000
Christopher Mateo – 100,000

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14:40: Edgar Asehan cleans one out
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Hijack Lijun Zhang all in with , big blind Edgar Asehan calls with . No hits on the board for either player for Asehan to ship it.

Edgar Asehan – 550,000
Lijun Zhang – eliminated

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14:35: Hiromasa Teraoka rails Garcia
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

All in preflop, Jonald Garcia jams with , Hiromasa Teraoka calls with . The board favors the drawing hand as it runs . Garcia is eliminated.

Hiromasa Teraoka – 184,000

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14:30: Vamerdino Magsakay goes aggro
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From under the gun, Brll John Peres raises to 24,000, lojack Vamerdino Magsakay three-bets to 70,000, Perez calls. At the flop , Magasaky bets 50,000, Perez folds.

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14:20: Suck out vs suck out vs suck out Vamerdino Magsakay ships it
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Another three-way showdown. Christopher Mateo with , Vamerdino Magsakay with , and Joseph Sia . When the flop lands , it’s a set for Mateo to take the lead, however with the turn , Sia jumps ahead. Then the river sends Magasakay back on top and celebrates his win.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 650,000
Christopher Mateo – 100,000
Joseph Sia – eliminated

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14:10: Jonald Garcia ends Quiambao
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

From under the gun, Jonald Garcia raises to 16,000, cutoff calls, small blind Cezar Quiambao thee-bet jams, Garcia four-bet jams, cutoff folds.

Garcia
Cezar Quiambao

The board runs for a higher pair to Garcia. He eliminates Quiambao.

Jonald Garcia – 320,000

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13:55: BJ Perez wins set over set
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Bell John Perez is all in with and has a player holding well dominated. With the board runnnig , it is a set over set to eliminate a player.

BJ Perez – 800,000

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13:50: Three-way goes to Locsin
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Three way shove, Christopher Mateo , cutoff player , and button Lloyd Locsin with a dominating . With the board running , cutoff was eliminated, Mateo dropped to 300,000, and Locsin scooped it up.

Lloyd Locsin – 360,000
Christopher Mateo – 300,000

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 13:35: Xiyu Xie rails Khoo
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Not long after Bryan Khoo sent a player packing, he was also dusted. Khoo was all in with and ran into Xiyu Xie’s .

Xiyu Xie – 350,000

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13:15: Bryan Khoo rails Carreon
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Bryan Khoo knocked out Jayvon Carreon with dominating . Not only did he ship a nice pile of chips but also drew PHP 49,000.

Bryan Khoo – 100,000

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13:10: Vamerdino Magsakay knocks out two
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Three way all in, Joseph William , Shohei Oyanoki , Vamerdino Magsakay , the board runs . Straight for Magsakay to earn two bounty tokens. He draws and earns 47,000 total.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 400,000

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Day 2 chip counts

Chuning Tan	China	487,000
Yuta Kitazumi	Japan	425,000
Jonald Garcia	Philippines	378,000
Hiromasa Teraoka	Japan	375,000
Wai Keong Yong	Malaysia	358,000
Vamerdino Magsakay	Philippines	353,000
Lai Heng Foo	Malaysia	347,000
Tian Yu Lee	Taiwan	324,000
Bell John Perez	Philippines	300,000
Lijun Zhang	China	286,000
Bonifacio Mondalo Jr.	Philippines	276,000
Masashi Yoshikawa	Japan	270,000
Xiyu Xie	China	241,000
Jason Kyle Magbanua	Philippines	240,000
Henrik Tollefsen	Norway	235,000
Jinlong Hu	China	212,000
Christopher Mateo	Philippines	205,000
Yin Liu	China	187,000
Cheng-Wen Huang	China	173,000
Lloyd Locsin	Philippines	163,000
Cezar Quiambao	Philippines	153,000
Bryan Khoo	Malaysia	148,000
I Hsuan Liu	Taiwan	145,000
Stochita Ionut Aurelian	Romania	144,000
Conrad Lumaban	Philippines	140,000
Edwin Dela Cruz	Philippines	132,000
Joseph Sia	Philippines	119,000
Lim Wee Lee	Malaysia	115,000
Tor Anton Welo	Norway	113,000
Ryan McAllister	USA	110,000
Kai Rong Daniel Wong	Malaysia	106,000
Kah Chun Ng	Malaysia	103,000
Suya Lee	Kore	100,000
Long Meng	China	95,000
Lemmor Patulot	Philippines	87,000
Jiaqi He	China	86,000
Edgar Asehan	Philippines	79,000
Shohei Oyanoki	Japan	72,000
Joseph Magnotti	USA	43,000
Tung Duy Nguyen	Vietnam	38,000
Jayvon Carreon	Philippines	24,000

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White Horse Cup Short Deck SHR – Final Day

Event info

Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Entries: 41
Prize pool: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)

Chips in play: 12,300,000
Average stack: 2,050,000
Opening blinds: 20,000-40,000

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19:45: Winfred Yu wins the White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller! 

After tugs and pulls for pots, Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu defeats Paul Phua to clinch the White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller! Last hand sees Phua go all in with , Yu calls with . The board runs for a set over two pair.

Yu wins the PHP 18,7000 top prize while Paul Phua has to settle for the PHP 12,920,000 runner up prize.

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19:15: Paul Phua jams 
Level 20: 100,000-200,000

Paul Phua limps, Winfred Yu raises to 700,000, Phua shoves, Yu folds.

Paul Phua – 5,200,000
Winfred Yu – 7,100,000

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19:10: No go for Phua
Level 20: 100,000-200,000

After paying out big to Winfred Yu, Paul Phua attempts to recover the chips, and wins several pots, only to slip back down again. He limps, Yu checks, flop is . Phua bets 200,000, Yu calls. On the turn , Phua check-calls 550,000. No bets land on the river . Phua has two pair, Yu wins the pot with higher two pair.

Winfred Yu – 8,100,000
Paul Phua – 4,200,000

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18:40: Winfred Yu doubles up to take the lead
Level 19: 80,000-160,000

One hand was all it took to reverse the counts. Winfred Yu limps, Paul Phua raises to 560,000, Yu shoves, Phua calls to put Yu at risk of elimination.

Yu
Phua

The board comes , the King kicker plays for a huge double up to Yu.

Winfred Yu – 8,400,000
Paul Phua – 3,400,000

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18:30: Paul Phua jams 
Level 19: 80,000-160,000

Winfred Yu raises to 560,000, Paul Phua shoves, Yu folds.

Paul Phua – 8,700,000
Winfred Yu – 3,600,000

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18:20: Paul Phua bets the whole way
Level 19: 80,000-160,000

Paul Phua calls, Winfred Yu checks. The board runs , and Phua bets the entire way – 150,000, 450,000, and 500,000. Yu folds on the river bet.

Paul Phua – 8,100,000
Winfred Yu – 4,200,000

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18:05: Winfred Yu jams for the pot
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

Several hands into the heads up round and Winfred Yu has finally picked up a decent pot. He raises to 320,000, Phua calls from the button. On the flop , he fires another 500,000 and is called. Both players check the turn but on the river , Yu jams, Phua folds.

Winfred Yu – 4,000,000
Paul Phua – 8,300,000

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17:51: Who will win the Short Deck Super High Roller trophy?

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17:50: Heads up! Paul Phua versus Winfred Yu
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

It is heads up for the title and the top payout of PHP 18,700,000 (~US$ 336,970).

Paul Phua leads – 9,100,000 (76 bb)
Winfred Yu – 3,200,000 (27 bb)

Place	Payouts in PHP
1	18,700,000
2	12,920,000

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17:45: Chan Ming Kong eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 8,250,000 (~US$ 148,660)
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

Chan Ming Kong pushes with , button Paul Phua engages with . The board comes . Kong is eliminated.

Paul Phua – 9,100,000
Chan Ming Kong – eliminated in 3rd place for PHP 8,250,000 (~US$ 148,660)

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17:40: Chan Ming Kong takes some back from Yu
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

Ailing short stack Chan Ming Kong jams , Winfred Yu defends on the button with . With the board running , Kong survives for a double up.

Chan Ming Kong – 2,000,000
Winfred Yu – 3,200,000

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17:35: Winfred Yu finds the river to send Kong plunging
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

Three limp in, button Chan Ming Kong jams with , only Winfred Yu makes the call with . With the board running , Yu connects on the river to chunk down Kong to 985,000 (8 bb).

Winfred Yu – 4,200,000
Chan Ming Kong – 985,000

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17:20: Paul Phua widens his lead
Level 18: 60,000-120,000

First to act Chan Ming Kong calls, button Paul Phua checks. Kong bets the flop 200,000 and turn 400,000 , on the river both check. Kong has , Phua has better

Paul Phua – 7,300,000
Chan Ming Kong – 3,000,000

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 17:10: Chan Ming Kong earns off Yu
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

Chan Ming Kong and Winfred Yu limp in, button checks. No bets land on the flop , at the turn , Yu bets 200,000, button folds, Kong calls. On the river , Kong bets 600,000 and Yu folds.

Chan Ming Kong – 3,900,000
Winfred Yu – 1,800,000

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17:00: Danny Tang eliminated in 4th place – PHP6,330,000 (~US$ 114,000)
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

Danny Tang pushes with then falls to Paul Phua’s . He takes 4th place and earns PHP6,330,000 (~US$ 114,000.

Paul Phua – 6,800,000

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16:45: Chan Ming Kong versus Paul Phua
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

Cutoff Paul Phua limps, button Chan Ming Kong checks. At the flop , Phua bets 100,000, Kong calls. On the turn another 300,000 check-called by Kong. On the river , Phua slows to a check, Kong bangs out 500,000, Phua folds.

Chan Ming Kong – 3,900,000
Paul Phua – 3.600,000

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16:40: Jun Yap eliminated in 5th place – PHP 4,950,000 (~US$ 89,200)
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

End of the line for Jun Yap who three-bet shoves and is called by initial raiser Chan Ming Kong with . The board runs for a straight over trips.

Chan Ming Kong – 3,400,000
Jun Yap – eliminated in 5th place for PHP 4,950,000 (~US$ 89,200)

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16:30: Another pot for Phua
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

Three limpers, button checks, flop comes . Paul Phua bets 500,000, no takers.

Paul Phua – 4,600,000

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16:15: Paul Phua takes the lead
Level 16: 40,000-80,000

First to act Paul Phua calls, hijack calls, cutoff Winfred Yu raises to 300,000, only Phua continues. Both players check the flop but on the turn, Phua bets 470,000, enough for Yu to fold.

Paul Phua – 4,200,000
Winfred Yu – 3,100,000

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16:00: Chan Ming Kong attempts to steal 
Level 16: 40,000-80,000

Action folds to Chan Ming Kong and raise to 250,000 from cutoff. Short stacked Jun Yap three-bet jams his 5.5 bb stack, Kong calls.

Kong
Yap

The board comes . Kong drops to 2,000,000, Yap survives and chips up to 880,000.

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15:55: Danny Tang switches up
Level 16: 40,000-80,000

Hijack Danny Tang limps, button Chan Ming Kong checks, flop comes . Tang check-calls 170,000. Same action on the turn with a 250,000 check-called. On the river Tang switches up and leads out 250,000, Kong folds.

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15:30: Paul Phua bets to win it
Level 15: 30,000-60,000

Three players limp, button Danny Tang checks, the flop comes . From cutoff, Winfred Yu bets 130,000, Tang calls, utg Paul Phua check-calls, utg+1 folds. On the turn , Phua leads out 50,000, Yu and Tang fold.

Paul Phua – 2,500,000
Winfred Yu – 4,100,000
Danny Tang – 2,200,000

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15:10: Chan Ming Kong continues to rise
Level 15: 30,000-60,000

From under the gun Chan Ming Kong raises, cutoff Danny Tang calls. The board runs , Kong bets the whole way, 150,000, 250,000, and 700,000, Tang folds on the river bet.

Chan Ming Kong – 3,000,000
Danny Tang – 2,500,000

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15:00: Paul Phua doubles through Yu
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

On a flop , Winfred Yu bets 250,000, Paul Phua shoves, button player folds. Yu calls and shows top pair, Phua has set. The turn and river are good for a double up to Phua.

Paul Phua – 2,400,000
Winfred Yu – 4,300,000

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14:40: Another full boost for Kong
Level 14: 25,000-50,000

Chan Ming Kong is well out of the hole having landed his second double up. This time, it was Jun Yap paying up. Kong pushed with , Yap with , the board ran for a straight.

Chan Ming Kong – 2,200,000
Jun Yap – 715,000

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14:30: Ming Hong Teoh eliminated in 6th place – PHP3,850,000 (~US$ 69,375)
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

First casualty of the final 6 is Ming Hong Teoh. He shoves with , button Danny Tang calls with . The board runs for a higher pair spiked by Tang.

Danny Tang – 2,800,000
Ming Hong Teoh – eliminated in 6th place for PHP 3,850,000

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14:25: Winfred Yu jams for the pot
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

Four players call, button Winfred Yu jams, everyone folds. Yu claims the pot and rises to 5,400,000.

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14:10: Danny Tang picks up a small one
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

Having just lost a hand, Danny Tang raises to 130,000, Paul Phua calls, the flop is . Tang c-bets 120,000, quick fold from Phua.

Danny Tang – 1,900,000
Paul Phua – 1,100,000

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14:05: Chan Ming Kong doubles through Tang
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

Second position Chan Ming Kong is all in for 595,000 and to battle with, cutoff Danny Tang joined the shove and with button folding, it was heads up.

Kong
Tang

The board runs .  Kong doubles up to 1,300,000, Tang drops to 1,600,000.

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14;00: Small pot for Winfred Yu 
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

From cutoff, Winfred Yu calls and button Danny Tang checks. Both check down the board . Yu wins the pot with .

Winfred Yu – 5,000,000
Danny Tang – 2,200,000

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Final Day updates will begin soon…………

Event info

Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Entries: 41
Prize pool; PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)

Payouts

Place	Payouts in PHP
1	18,700,000
2	12,920,000
3	8,250,000
4	6,330,000
5	4,950,000
6	3,850,000

Final 6 by chip rank

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The White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller PH₱ 55,000,000 (~US$ 1M) guaranteed was under the spotlight on Day 5 especially with everyone wondering who was going to cough up the staggering PH₱ 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) buy in. This was to be the first of its kind in the Philippines since Triton several years back. 

When the players streamed in, among them were Super High Roller gurus and enthusiasts such as triple crown Triton champion Wai Kin Yong, Triton founder Richard Yong, WSOP Online champion Paul Teoh, pros Nobuaki Sasaki and Wai Kiat Lee. At the close of registration, there were 41 entries, and by the end of Day 1 scheduled play, six remained led by Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu. 

Read up on the Day 1 action via the SMP Live Updates.

Final 6 by chip rank

1	Winfred Yu	Hong Kong	4,610,000
2	Danny Tang	UK	2,300,000
3	Jun Yap	Malaysia	1,860,000
4	Ming Hong Teoh	Malaysia	1,440,000
5	Paul Phua	Malaysia	1,315,000
6	Chen Ming Kong	Malaysia	775,000

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Main Event Day 1B & Day 1C

Buy in: PH₱ 66,000 (~US$ 1,200)
Guarantee: PH₱ 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960)
Total Entries: 499
Total Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 77 players

Day 1A:  141 entries / 22 advanced (ITM)
Day 1B: 265 entries / 40 advanced (ITM)
Day 1C: 93 entries / 15 advanced (ITM)

Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 7,950,000

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Day 1C ends with Won Jae Lee as heat leader

With the elimination of Noel Llamedo, that wrapped up Day 1C. All Day 1 heats are now completed. Bagging the biggest in this final heat was Won Jae Lee with 627,000 (52 bb).

Won Jae Lee	Korea	622000
Terence Dizon	Philippines	336000
Jason Kyle Magbanua	Philippines	257000
Czar Ian Marcos	Philippines	223000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	India	195000
How Chee Chong	Malaysia	161000
Bell John Perez	Philippines	140000
Darren Yu	Philippines	110000
Richard Tolentino	Philippines	106000
Lloyd Locsin	Philippines	101000
Jose Drilon	Philippines	100000
Ahmed Ibrahimi	Morocco	96000
Beh Kok Weng	Malaysia	83000
Valeriy Pak	Belarus	63000

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03:15: Bubble bursts on Llamedo
Level 19: 6,000-12,000, ante 12,000

Small blind Noel Llamedo raises to 36,000, big blind Terence Dizon calls. At the flop , Llamedo checks, Dizon bets 50,000, Llamedo answers with a shove, Dizon calls.

Llamedo
Dizon

The turn and river improve Dizon to a straight to eliminate Llamedo on the bubble. With that Day 1C ends.

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Day 1B ends with Ryan McAllister bagging a monster stack!

It took nearly twelve hours of Day 1B play to whittle the field down from a roaring 265 entries to 40 players. Bagging the largest stack of 777,000 (155 bb) was USA’s Ryan McAllister to take command of the overall Day 2 survivors list.

End of Day 1B – 40 survivors

Ryan Mcallister	USA	777,000
Terry Gonzaga	Philippines	483,000
Nicola Nontalbano	Italy	454,000
Anthony Tacda	Philippines	423,000
David Erquiaga	Philippines	416,000
Cho Minseong	Korea	398,000
Anh Byungwook	Korea	377,000
Ricardo Torres	Philippines	350,000
Hung Manh Dinh	Vietnam	300,000
Andrej Nagy	Philippines	278,000
Tay Wee Shen	Malaysia	278,000
Anton Del Rosario	USA	233,000
Richard Matthew Sheils	England	226,000
Jinlong Hu	China	202,000
Emmanuel Segismundo	Philippines	202,000
Henrik Tollefsen	Norway	202,000
Tom Radbone	Australia	195,000
Gary Thompson	Ireland	176,000
Jason Ong	Philippines	164,000
Ikseok Kang	Korea	152,000
Ruderico Dela Cruz	Philippines	130,000
Benigno Ledina Jr	Philippines	123,000
Cheong Yuan Xiang	Malaysia	122,000
Joven Huerto	Philippines	120,000
Jhon Hendri	Indonesia	118,000
Junnie Pamplona	Philippines	115,000
Lin Hao	Hong Kong	114,000
Hou Hyin Bryan Khoo	Malaysia	106,000
Jeffrey Calonge	Philippines	91,000
Ginbert De Villa	Philippines	87,000
Dieu Phuong Linh Nguyen	Vietnam	76,000
Liao Po Hsun	Taiwan	68,000
Ronn Ryan Mesina	Philippines	66,000
Jose Marquez Cheung	Philippines	65,000
Cezar Quiambao Ii	Philippines	60,000
Yu Chen	Hong Kong	58,000
Ngoc Anh Cao	Vietnam	57,000
Rasid Paitao	Philippines	55,000
Moses Saquing	USA	48,000
Stephen Nathan	UK	41,000

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00:55:: Bubble bursts! 
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Edgar Asehan all in with and runs into Cho Minseong’s . With the board running , Asehan busts on the bubble.

Cho Minseong – 398,000

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00:50: David Erquiaga dominates Mesina 
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Heavy preflop action opens with a 12,000 raise by cutoff Ryan Mesina, big blind David Erquiaga re-raises to 40,000, back to Mesina with a four-bet to 120,000, Erquiaga shoves, Mesina calls.

Mesina
Erquiaga

With the board running , it’s a double up for Erquiaga.

David Erquiaga 416,000
Ryan Mesina – 66,000

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00:45: Ryan McAllister soars to 800K
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Under the gun Ryan McAllister raises to 12,000, button Ewe Eng Soon shoves, back to McAllister with the call to put Soon at risk.

Soon
McAllister

The board runs for a higher pair to McAllister and Soon out of the running. McAllister rises to 800,000.

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00:40: Big pot for Gonzaga
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Two players built a 100,000 pot by the river . Liao Po Hsun checked, lojack Terry Gonzaga bet 50,000, Liao called then mucked to Gonzaga’s full house.

Terry Gonzaga – 440,000
Liao Po Hsun – 80,000

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00:35: Ryan Mesina spikes a pair to rail Jeremias
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

All in preflop, Ryan Mesina , Joseroy Jeremias at risk with , the board runs . Mesina pairs his kicker card to rail Jeremias.

Ryan Mesina – 250,000

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00:25: Terry Gonzaga wins a big pot
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Preflop action builds a 70,000 pot, the flop runs . Big blind Terry Gonzaga bets 50,000, utg+1 Lin Hao folds.

Terry Gonzaga – 330,000

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00:20: Kang Ikseok rails Tan Boon
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Tan Boon risking it all with , called by Kang Ikseok with . When the board runs , Kang spikes his kicker card to boot Tan out of the running.

Kang Ikseok – 160,000

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00:15: Ewe Eng Soon doubles through Reyes
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

Heavy preflop betting leads to two players all in. Dante Reyes , Ewe Eng Soon . The board runs low, no hits for Reyes to plunge to 10,000.

Ewe Eng Soon – 150,000

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00:00: Full house over flush for double up to Liao
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop with 34,000 in the pot, small blind Liao Po Hsun bets 15,000, button Nicola Montalbano shoves, back to Liao who calls.

Liao two pair
Montalbano top pair

The turn and river improves both players with Liao’s full house the higher spread.

Liao Po Hsun – 180,000
Nicola Montalbano – 400,000

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23:45: Tom Radbone shoves the river 
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

A big pot of 60,000 in the middle brewed by the time the turn landed . Lojack Tom Radbone checks, Jose Marquez Cheung checks, the river comes . Radbone shoves, Cheung folds.

Tom Radbone – 280,000
Jose Marquez Cheung – 60,000

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23:40: David Erquiaga wins a big pot with Tens
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

A pot of 40,000 brewed preflop and the cards run . Small blind Cezar Quiambao bets 16,500, big blind David Erquiaga calls. No bets land on the turn , but on the river {9d{m Erquiaga sends out 38,000, Quiambao check-calls. Erquiaga opens , Quiambao mucks.

David Erquiaga – 250,000
Cezar Quiambao – 70,000

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23:35: Jason Ong doubles through McAllister
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

Jason Ong jams from under the gun with , small blind Ryan McAllister puts him at risk with . With the board running , Ong pairs up on the river to survive and double up.

Jason Ong – 70,000
Ryan McAllister 470,000

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23:30: Ng Kah Chun double barrels
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

A big pot brewed preflop of 60,000, the flop runs . Small blind Ng Kah Chun bets 20,000, cutoff Richard Matthew calls. On the turn , Ng shoves, Matthew folds.

Ng Kah Chun – 200,000
Richard Matthew – 70,000

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23:15: Anh Byungwook muscles Thompson
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop and 70,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 20,000, big blind Anh Byungwook check-calls. On the turn , betting switches with Anh laying out 65,000, Thompson calls. On the river , Anh shoves his 106,000 stack, Thompson folds.

Anh Byungwook – 250,000
Gary Thompson – 170,000

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23:05: Daewoong Kim has trips for the pot
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante

Cutoff Phuong Linh Nguyen opens for 6,500, small blind Daewoong Kim calls, and big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls. At the flop , Soon bets 4,000 and is called by both opponents. All three check the turn to bring the river . Kim leads out for 15,500, Soon calls and Nguyen folds. Kim shows trips, Soon mucks.

Daewoong Kim – 120,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 75,000
Phuong Linh Nguyen – 50,000

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23:00: Tom Dwan eliminated by Kang Ikseok
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante

Under the gun Tom Dwan goes all in with to battle with, utg+1 Phuong Linh Nguyen joins the shove with , button Kang Ikseok in as well with . With the board running , Dwan is eliminated and Kang ships it.

Kang Ikseok – 120,000
Phuong Linh Nguyen – 18,000
Tom Dwan – eliminated

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22:55: Lin Hao doubles up with big slick
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante

Hijack payer raises to 16,000, button Lin Hao jams, hijack calls. Hao opens and is way ahead of hijack’s . No change with the board running ten-high. Hao ships a double to 86,000.

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22:30: McAllister shaves down Dwan
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

On a flop and a large 50,000 in the middle, small blind Tom Dwan bets 16,000, cutoff Ryan McAllister calls. On the turn , Dwan bets 20,000 and is called again. On the river , Dwan opts to check then folds to McAllister’s 200,000 bet.

Ryan McAllister – 450,000
Tom Dwan – 35,000

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22:25: Tom Dwan rails Jester Intia
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Small blind Jester Intia is down in chips and shoves with , big blind Tom Dwan calls with . No help arrives for Intia on a board to bust out.

Tom Dwan – 100,000

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22:20: Tay Wee Shen eliminates Dela Cruz
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Hijack Mark Dela Cruz shoves holding , big blind Tay Wee Shen calls with , the board runs low for the pocket pair to stand and eliminate Dela Cruz.

Tay Wee Shen – 200,000

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22:10: Straight for Ryan McAllister 
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

On a flop , utg+1 Tom Dwan bets 10,000, hijack Chai Yeong Keong and big blind Ryan McAllister call. On the turn , Chai shoves, McAllister calls, Dwan folds.

Chai trips
McAllister straight

The river is good for McAllister to boot Chai and soar to 400,000.

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22:05: Ryan McAllister banks a three-way
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Three players build a pot preflop of 60,000 and the flop comes . Button payer Ewe Eng Soon bets 35,000, small blind Han Yeong Woo check-shoves, under the gun Ryan McAllister four-bet shoves, back to Soon who quickly calls.

McAllister set
Soon over pair
Han Yeong Woo –

The turn and river is good to keep McAllister ahead. He rails Han and chunks down Soon to 150,000.

Ryan McAllister – 330,000

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21:55: Three way all in goes to Ngoc Anh Cao
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Three way shove, Benigno Ledina , Ding Tien Thanh , Ngoc Anh Cao , the board runs . Ngoc ships a triple, Ledina wins the side pot.

Ngoc Anh Cao – 40,000
Benigno Ledina – 22,000
Dinh Tien Thanh – 20,000

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21:45: Chai doubles through Dwan 
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Tom Dwan who announces all in, big blind Chai Tiong Keong calls for his tournament life. Dwan opens , Chai has , the board runs for a double up to Chai.

Tom Dwan – 80,000

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21:40: Han Yeongwoo hits it on the river 
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

Hijack Han Yeongwoo raises to 5,000, cutoff Kang Ikseok three-bets to 15,0000, Han calls. On the flop , Kang c-bets 5,000, Han shoves, Kang calls and opens . Han with flush draw. The turn is no help to Han but the river grants the flush to double up.

Han Yeongwoo – 60,000
Kang Ikseok – 9,500

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21:30: Chop pot for Dwan
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop and 10,000 in the pot, action checks to button Tom Dwan who bets 4500, big blind Jung Wonwook and utg+1 call. On the turn , Dwan bets 11,000, Jung check-raises to 31,000, utg+1 folds, Dwan shoves, Jung calls.

Dwan
Jung

With the river , it’s a split pot. Both players now sit with 100,000 each.

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21:25: Ng Kah Chun picks off one
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

All in preflop, Ng Kah Chun ahead with against a player’s . The board runs to keep Tens ahead. Ng ships it while railing one in the process.

Ng Kah Chun – 110,000

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21:20: Zhining Chen shoves for the pot
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

From under the gun, Christopher Puyat raises to 5,000, button Zhining Chen and big blind Terry Gonzaga call. At the flop , Puyat c-bets 5,000, Chen goes all in, Gonzaga checks out, Puyat opts to fold as well.

Zhining Chen – 45,000
Terry Gonzaga – 100,000
Christopher Puyat – 25,000

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21:15: Liu shoves to claim a good pot
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a board of and 50,000 in the pot, utg+1 I Hsuan Liu shoves, John Hendri folds.

I Hsuan Liu – 100,000
John Hendri – 90,000

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21:10: Tay wins the three way, Dela Cruz plunges
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Lojack Tay Wee Shen raises to 3500, button three-bets jams, small blind Mark Dela Cruz joins the shove, Shen calls for a three-way.

Button
Dela Cruz
Shen

With the board running , it’s trips Jacks for Shen to ship it. Shen eliminates the button and chunks down Dela Cruz.

Tay Wee Shen – 80,000
Mark Dela Cruz – 3,000

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21:05: Meng Long doubles up through Castrillon
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

All in preflop, Meng Long with , button Paul Fontan Castrillon calls with , the board runs . Jacks hold for a double up to Long.

Meng Long – 50,000
Paul Fontan Castrillon – 110,000

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21:00: Pot for McAllister
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a turn board and 26,000 brewed, no bets from Ryan McAllister and button player. Same on the river no bets land. McAllister opens and wins the pot.

Ryan McAllister – 120,000

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20:55: Thijs Hilberts outkicks for a double up
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a turn board and 14,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 7,000, cutoff Thijs Hilberts check-calls. On the river , Thompson shoves, Hiiberts check-calls. Thompson has top pair however Hilberts has top pair higher kicker to double up.

Thijs Hilberts – 70,000
Gary Thompson – 70,000

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20:45: Anthony Tacda rails Delos Santos
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop and 14,000 in the pot, utg +1 bets 4,000, button Jose Delos Santos calls, small blind Anthony Tacda three-bets  to 17,000, big blind folds, back to utg+1 who folds, then Delos Santos shoves, Tacda calls.

Delos Santos open ended
Tacda top pair

The turn and river are no help to Delos Santos to lose all of his chips to Tacda.

Anthony Tacda – 200,000

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20:35: Ewe Eng Soon hard-bets for the pot
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Cutoff Jung Wonwook raises to 3,500, button Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 9,000, Jung calls. At the flop , Soon c-bets 6,000, Jung check-calls. On the turn , Soon fires a large 55,000, this is enough to get Jung to fold.

Ewe Eng Soon – 140,000
Jung Wonwook – 30,000

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20:40: Hieu Trung Tran claims a good pot 
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a turn board and 30,000 in the pot, utg+2 bets a small 3,300, Hieu Trung Tran check-calls. On the river , both check, Tran shows to win the pot.

Hieu Trung Tran – 90,000

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20:20: Registration closes at 265 entries
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

That’s it! Day 1B registration has closed with a whopping 265 entries! The prize pool is now well past the guarantee at around PHP 23 Million. Day 1B bags up at 40 players. Last chance to sign up is at Day 1C Turbo which is currently underway. Registration closes at 11:30pm.

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19:30: Lim Tiong Lek rails Watanabe
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

On a flop and 6,000 built preflop, small blind Kyosuke Watanabe bets 3500, big blind Lim Tiong Lek shoves, back to Watanabe who calls with top pair. Lim opens draw. With the turn Lim hits the flush, and with the river , Watanabe is out and Lim rises to 80,000.

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19:25: Hieu Trung Tran back to starting stack
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

On a board that completed and 24,000 in the pot, Hieu Trung Tran shoves from the big blind, button folds. Tran claims the pot and rises to starting stack.

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19:20: Dinh Manh Hung chunks one
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

On a flop and a pot of 14,000 brewed, under the gun bets 5,000, lojack Dinh Manh Hung raises to 10,000, utg calls. On the turn , Dinh bets another 10,000, utg check-raises all in, Dinh calls and shows . Utg is behind . The river is a double up for Dinh as utg plunges to 1500.

Dinh Manh Hung – 75,000

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19:00 Rasid Paitao outkicks Chiu
Level 8: 500-1,000, 1,000 ante

On the flop and 9,000 in the pot, cutoff Chiu Jen Chun bets 2,500, button Rasid Paitao raises to 6,000, Chiu calls. On the turn , Paitao bets 8,400, Chiu check calls. On the river , Paitao shoves, Chiu risks it and shows trips. Paitao has trips as well and also has him outkicked. Chiu is eliminated.

Rasid Paitao – 50,000

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18:50: Castrillon ships it with cowboys
Level 8: 500-1,000, 1,000 ante

Another preflop betting war leads to two players all in. Paul Fontan Castrillon with , Won Jae Lee with , with the board running , Castrillon was sweating it then held relieved for the full house. Lee is eliminated.

Paul Fontan Castrillon – 100,000

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18:35: Gary Thomas sends one packing
Level 8: 500-1,000, 1,000 ante

From cutoff, Gary Thomas raises to 2,000, big blind jams with , Thomas snap calls with . With the board running , Thomas scoops it up and rises to 110,000.

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18:30: Wrong timing to try to bluff Terry Gonzaga 
Level 8: 500-1,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun +1, Terry Gonzaga raises to 2,200, big blind calls. At the flop [2h}, Gonzaga bets 2,000 and is called. On the turn , both players check to bring on the river . Big blind leads out 10,000, Gonzaga calls. Big blind has bluff, Gonzaga ships it with full house.

Terry Gonzaga – 70,000

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18:25: Top pair is good for John Costiniano 
Level 8: 500-1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop and 12,000 in the pot, John Costiniano bets 4,400, hijack Richard Marquez check-calls. On the turn , another 9,000 bet by Costiniano and called by Marquez. On the river , both players check. Marques has , Costiniano ships the pot with top pair.

John Costiniano – 60,000
Richard Marquez – 15,000

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18:20: Stephen Nathan rails Quiambao
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

On a board showing , under the gun Stephen Nathan and cutoff Cezar Quiambao are all in. Nathan opens [qd} trips to dust and boot Quiambao’s .

Stephen Nathan – 120,000

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18:15: Toru Sekimoto four-bets for the pot
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

Hijack Toru Sekimoto raises to 2,000, cutoff calls, button Cezar Quiambal three-bets to 7,500, back to Sekimoto who four-bets to 17,000, no takers.

Toru Sekimoto – 45,000
Cezar Quiambao – 35,000

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18:00: Alvir Inocentes boots Jeon
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

From under the gun, Alvir Inocentes raises to 1600, utg+2 three-bets all in, small blind calls, Inocentes calls. At the flop , Inocentes goes all in, small blind folds. Inocentes has top pair, all in player Jeon Seong Cheol with . The turn and river are no help to Jeon to bust out.

Alvir Inocentes – 30,000

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17:55: Dinh Young Piu lucks out on the river against Saquing
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

All in preflop, Dinh Young Piu with and needs some luck against Moses Saquing‘s . With the board running , Dinh lands the two-outer on the river for a double up to 30,000. Saquing drops a bit to 110,000.

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17:50: Liao Po Hsun spikes the two-outer to boot Chun
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

Cutoff raises to 2,000, button Chun Joshua Jone three-bets to 5,000, small blind Liao Po Hsun and cutoff both call. At the flop , action is checked to the button Chun who c-bets 7,000, Hsun goes all in, cutoff folds, Chun calls.

Chun
Hsun

Hsun spikes the two-outer on the turn , and with the river , Chun is eliminated.

Liao Po Hsun – 120,000

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17:45: Lloyd Locsin jams on the river
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

From under the gun, Lloyd Locsin raises to 2,000, hijack Dinh Young Piu three-bets to 4,000, Locsin calls. At the flop , Locsin checks, Dinh bets 4,500, Locsin raises to 11,000, Dinh calls. No bets come on the turn to bring the river . Locsin goes all in, Dinh folds.

Lloyd Locsin – 50,000
Dinh Young Piu – 16,000

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17:20: Joseph Sia lands the straight for a double up
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

Flop shows and 9,000 in the pot, small blind Joseph Sia and big blind Dinh Manh Hung are all in. Sia has open ended , Dinh with , the turn keeps the cowboys ahead but with the river Sia connects with a straight to double through.

Joseph Sia – 24,000
Dinh Manh Hung – 17,000

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17:15: Chai Tiong Hong with a lucky two-outer
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

On a flop and 17,000 in the pot, button Chai Tiong Hong bets 8,000 then calls Anthony Tacda’s shove. Hong has and is at risk of elimination against Tacda’s , however with the turn and river , Hong spikes the two-outer to double through.

Chai Tiong Hong – 75,000
Anthony Tacda – 90,000

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17:10: Edizon Canzon rails Leonarez
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

With a flop and 8,000 in the pot, hijack Jessie Leonarez goes all in, big blind Edizon Canzon check-calls.

Leonarez
Canzon

The turn and river are no help to Leonarez to bust out. Canzon rises to 40,000.

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16:45: Apling Pamplona doubles through Seng
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

Under the gun raises to 1200, button Wee Lee Seng calls, big blind Apling Pamplona re-raises all in, utg folds, Seng calls.

Pamplona
Seng

The board runs for a double up to Pamplona to 30,000. Seng drops to 13,000.

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16:30: Cai Zhen Hao lands a straight for a double
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

Smal blind Jose Ruzzel raises to 1,100, big blind Cai Zhen Hao three-bets to 4,100, back to Ruzzel who four-bets all in. Hao calls.

Ruzzel 
Hao

The board runs . Hao lands a straight to double up.

Cai Zhen Hao – 40,000
Jose Ruzzel – 30,000

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16:25: Jose Ruzzel wins with Aces
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

On a board that completed and 28,000 in the middle, Dinh Manh Hung checks then mucks to Jose Ruzzel’s .

Jose Ruzzel – 56,000
Dinh Manh Hung – 13,000

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16:20: Sriharsha Doddapaneni doubles through Weng
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

On a board showing and 18,000 in the pot, small blind Beh Kok Weng bets 7,500, button Sriharsha Doddapaneni calls. On the river , Weng shoves with bluff, Doddapaneni calls with straight and ships a double up.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – 70,000
Beh Kok Weng – 3,600

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16:15: Jeseung Lee wins two pots
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

With Xian Nathan down to just 2 bb, he loses the rest to Jeseung Lee. Lee goes on to pick up a 16k pot by jamming on a board and his opponent folding.

Jeseung Lee – 50,000

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15:55: Enrico De Rosa doubles with Aces
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

From under the gun, Enrico De Rosa raises to 3,000, hijack Xian Nathan three-bets to 8,000, De Rosa shoves, Nathan calls. De Rosa has , Nathan with , the board runs for a double up to De Rosa to 50,000. Nathan drops to 1,100.

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15:50: Janno Alvarez with a lucky river to double up
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Janno Alvarez risking his entire stack with , his challenger has , the board runs for a full house to Alvarez and a double up. 

Janno Alvarez – 25,000

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15:40: Big slick good to Joseroy Jeremias
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

Hijack Joseroy Jeremias raises to 2,500, button Patrick Clarke three-bets to 6,500, Jeremias flats. At the flop and turn Jeremias check-calls 3,500 and 5,500, then on the river , both players check. Jeremias opens top pair, Clarke mucks.

Joseroy Jeremias – 40,000
Patrick Clarke – 20,000

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15:30: Earldale Rivera hits the river to dust Tan’s Queens
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

From utg+2 Earldale Rivera raises to 1,000, cutoff Johnson Tan three-bets to 3,200, Rivera calls. At the flop , Tan c-bet 2,900, Rivera check-calls. On the turn , another bet by Tan of 6,000, Rivera check-calls again to bring the river . This time Rivera takes the lead with a 11,500 bet, Tan calls. Rivera shows his flush that beats Tan’s .

Earldale Rivera – 55,000
Johnson Tan – 15,000

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15:05: Queens give Carmelo Flores a hefty pot
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante

Heavy action preflop with hijack player raising to 800, cutoff Carmelo Flores three-bets to 2,100, button and hijack call. At the flop , Flores c-bets 3,500 and is called only by hijack. On the turn , another 5,000 bet from Flores and is once again check-called. On the river , hijack leads out 6,000, Flores calls, hijack has high cards, Flores wins the hefty pot with .

Carmelo Flores – 40,000

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14:55: Andrej Nagy doubles up
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante

On a board and 24,000 in the middle, Li Dafeng shoves, Andrej Nagy calls, Li missed the board with . Nagy shipped a double up with .

Andrej Nagy – 60,000
Li Dafeng – 6,000

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14:40: Anton Del Rosario wins a good pot
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante

On a flop and 10,000 already brewed, utg Anton Del Rosario bets 3500 and is called by lojack Adrian Te John. On the turn , Del Rosario sends out another 3,500, Te John raises to 8,500, back to Del Rosario who calls. On the river , Te John bets 4,500, Del Rosario check-calls. Te John has top pair, Del Rosario wins the pot with two pair.

Anton Del Rosario – 80,000
Adrian Te John – 12,000

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14:15: Saquing eliminated Nagy
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

With a pot of 6,000 and a complete board , hijack Moses Saquing checked, button Andrej Nagy bet 4,500, Saquing raised to 14,500, Nagy shoved, Saquing called. Saguing has full house and eliminates Nagy trips.

Moses Saquing – 90,000

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14:05: Kang Ikseok rails one
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

On a turn board , Kang Ikseok calls a player’s all in and opens . At risk player has . Kang ships it on the river .

Kang Ikseok – 80,000

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14:00: Nsu Wen Kang muscles Nguyen
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

From cutoff, Sang Van Nguyen raises to 2100, button Nsu Wen Kang three-bets to 5500, back to Nguyen who calls. At the flop , Nguyen check-calls 1,500. On the turn , Kang fires a larger 5,500 bet, this time Nguyen gives up his stake on the pot.

Nsu Wen Kang – 35,000
Sang Nguyen – 22,000

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13:55: Kang Ikseok pushes out Weng
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

Action folds to the small blind Beh Kok Weng raises to 500, big blind  Kang Ikseok three-bets to 1700, Weng calls. At the flop , Kang c-bets 1700, Weng check-raises to a large 6,700, Kang calls. On the turn , more chips in the pot with Weng betting 7,500 and Kang making the call. On the river , Weng checks, Kang jams, Weng folds.

Kang Ikseok – 50,000
Beh Kok Weng – 13,600

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13:40: Daewoong Kim sends Watanabe plunging
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante

By the turn board , two players had built a pot of 22,000, big blind Daewoong Kim bet 4500, utg+1 Kyosuke Watanabe calls. On the river , Kim checks, Watanabe shoves, Kim calls and shows . Watanabe has and plunges to 100.

Daewoong Kim – 60,000

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13:25: Higher two pair for Tacda against Nathan
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante

Three players stare down a flop , button Anthony Tacda bets the pot of 1500, small blind Stephen Nathan and cutoff both check-call. On the turn , another 3,500 fired by Tacda, only Nathan continues to see the river . Both players check.

Nathan has two pair, Tacda has higher two pair, Tacda ships it and rises to 40,000. Nathan drops to starting stack of 30,000.

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13:15: Early shoves, Chiu cracks Bulaong’s aces
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante

From utg+1, Chiu Jen Chun raises to 400, button calls, small blind three-bets to 2,200, back to Chiu who four-bet jams. Bulaong calls.

Chiu
Bulaong

The board comes for trips to Chiu to double up to 50,000, Bulaong drops to 1,000.

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Main Event Day 1B underway! 

Cards are in the air for Day 1B of the Main Event!

The Main Event runs from May 4 to 7 with three starting flights scheduled. Players start with a 30,000 stack. Buy in is PHP 66,000 (~US$ 1,210). Day 1A drew 141 entries with 22 reaching ITM. Day 1B has just kicked off at 1pm. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. If you miss that window, the last chance to get in is the Day 1C Turbo flight which runs tonight at 8pm. Blinds increase at a faster 20 minutes. All flights bag up at ITM of 15% of the field.

Good luck to all!

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