Super High Roller | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-02-2023 20:54 UTC+9

Singh Jams But Gets No Value

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gary Thompson raised to 160,000 with the 10♥7♥ and Ajitpal Singh jammed for nearly 1.9 million in the cutoff with the A♠A♦. Danny Tang asked for a count and folded the A♥J♥, all opponents let go, too.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ajitpal Singh	2,300,000 70,000	70,000
Gary Thompson	2,000,000 -700,000	-700,000
Danny Tang	1,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ajitpal Singh Danny Tang Gary Thompson

05-02-2023 20:42 UTC+9

Ogura Wins Another Pot Off Ewe

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Eng Siang Ewe opened to 160,000 with the 10♦9♦ and Takashi Ogura defended out of the big blind with the A♥10♥. The A♣Q♦9♠ flop was checked by Ogura and Ewe made it 120,000 to go. Ogura then check-raised to 470,000 and Ewe reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takashi Ogura	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Eng Siang Ewe	1,100,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Takashi Ogura

05-02-2023 20:38 UTC+9

Tang Preserves a Short Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ajitpal Singh raised with the J♦J♣ and Danny Tang defended the 4♣3♦ out of the big blind. On a K♣9♥2♥ flop, Singh was first to act and bet, forcing out Tang right away.

Tang then limped the small blind with the Q♣3♣ and chip leader Eng Soon Ewe checked the 10♣7♣. The Q♠6♥4♥ flop was checked, as was the A♣ turn. Tang then bet the 2♣ river and Ewe folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eng Soon Ewe	10,000,000 100,000	100,000
Danny Tang	1,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Ajitpal Singh Danny Tang Eng Soon Ewe

05-02-2023 20:31 UTC+9

Ogura Doubles Back Through Ewe

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The next small blind shove by Takashi Ogura in the small blind was once more called by Eng Siang Ewe.

Takashi Ogura: K♥Q♣
Eng Siang Ewe: A♥8♣

The J♣9♣3♣ flop gave Ogura a ton of outs and while he bricked the 3♠ turn, the A♣ river provided the required help for Ogura to leap back into the middle of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takashi Ogura	1,600,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Eng Siang Ewe	1,100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Takashi Ogura

05-02-2023 20:26 UTC+9

Ogura Jumps Back Into Contention

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Shortly after the tiny triple up, Takashi Ogura was at risk again with the A♥A♣ and Eng Soon Ewe looked him up with the Q♠9♥.

The Q♦8♣2♣8♦K♦ runout awarded a double-up to the Japanese. He then jammed an ace soon after to win the blinds and big blind ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eng Soon Ewe	9,900,000
Takashi Ogura	710,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Takashi Ogura

Level: 19

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

05-02-2023 20:22 UTC+9

Triple Up for Ogura Against Tang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Danny Tang raised in the hijack and Takashi Ogura called all-in on the button, Gary Thompson in the big blind called holding the J♥8♥.

Tang bet the 7♦5♣2♦ flop to force out the Irishman and Ogura was ahead in the following showdown.

Takashi Ogura: A♠5♥
Danny Tang: A♦8♣

The dominated ace had pulled in front but the 2♠6♣ on turn and river brought no upset.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	2,700,000 -600,000	-600,000
Danny Tang	1,600,000 -400,000	-400,000

Takashi Ogura	180,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Danny Tang Gary Thompson Takashi Ogura

05-02-2023 20:16 UTC+9

Ogura Jams at the Wrong Time

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eng Soon Ewe raised the A♦6♦ and then saw Takashi Ogura jam out of the small blind into the big blind of Eng Siang Ewe, who happily called with the best of it. The big stack folded and the cards were revealed.

Eng Siang Ewe: A♠A♣
Takashi Ogura: J♣9♣

Ewe would have knocked out his brother, who doubled thanks to a Q♠10♦6♠6♣3♦ board. Ogura saw his stack reduced to fumes, and has a mountain to climb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eng Soon Ewe	9,900,000 400,000	400,000
Eng Siang Ewe	2,000,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Takashi Ogura	30,000 -1,230,000	-1,230,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Eng Soon Ewe Takashi Ogura

05-02-2023 20:15 UTC+9

Final Table Pictures

Christian Zetzsche

05-02-2023 20:06 UTC+9

Thompson Loses a Pot; Wins a Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Takashi Ogura raised to 120,000 with the 8♠8♥ and Gary Thompson defended the 9♦7♦ out of the big blind. Nothing much happened after the 4♠3♠3♥ flop as Thompson quickly folded to a continuation bet.

Thompson then opened to 120,000 with the J♥J♣ from under the gun and Eng Siang Ewe called in the big blind holding K♠10♥. The 4♦3♦2♦ flop was checked by Ewe, Thompson bet 60,000 and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	3,300,000 70,000	70,000
Eng Siang Ewe	990,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Gary Thompson Takashi Ogura