Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2020 PokerStars Red Dragon Manila
₱250,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Sahil Agarwal Eliminated in 11th Place (₱495,000 / $9,681)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sahil Agarwal shoved his last 28,000 in from the cutoff and was called by Kyungkun Lee on the button and Natalie Teh in the small blind.
They both checked through the whole 
board. Agarwal tabled 
for the pair of fours but Lee had 
for the pair of tens against Teh's 
who had missed her flush draw.
Agarwal made his way to the payout desk to collect ₱495,000 ($9,681).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
501,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
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Busted | |
Martin Stausholm Eliminated in 10th Place (₱495,000 / $9,681)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Martin Stausholm shoved from the cutoff for 155,000 and was called by Ngoc Anh Cao on the button with the bigger stack.
Martin Stausholm: 
Ngoc Anh Cao: 
The board ran out 
for Stausholm to flop two pair but not get any further help on the turn or river as Cao stayed ahead with the higher two pair to eliminate Stausholm in tenth place for ₱495,000 ($9,681).
The nine remaining players are being redrawn onto the final table and move to the feature table stage before being sent for a 15-minute break with almost 34 minutes left in the current level.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
959,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Table Seat Draw
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 326,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | Kyungkun Lee | South Korea | 609,000 | 61 |
| 1 | 3 | Hwany Lee | South Korea | 422,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 4 | Dhaval Mudgal | India | 465,000 | 47 |
| 1 | 5 | Shigeji Kusakabe | Japan | 783,000 | 78 |
| 1 | 6 | Ngoc Anh Cao | Vietnam | 959,000 | 96 |
| 1 | 7 | Chongxian Yang | China | 448,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 8 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 351,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 9 | Natalie Teh | Malaysia | 676,000 | 68 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
959,000 | |
|
783,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
676,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
609,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
465,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
448,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
422,000
265,500
|
265,500 |
|
351,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
326,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
Play Resumes
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With almost 34 minutes left in the current level, the players have resumed play with the button in seat 5.
More for Cao
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dhaval Mudgal raised to 22,000 from the hijack and was called by Ngoc Anh Cao on the button and Ankit Ahuja in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Ahuja check-folded to the 28,000 continuation-bet of Mudgal which Cao did call.
The turn brought them the and Mudgal checked. Cao took over the initiative and bet 45,000 which was enough to get Mudgal to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,041,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
419,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
415,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Teh Puts The Pressure On
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Natalie Teh raised to 22,000 from the early position and was called by Kannapong Thanarattrakul in the middle position. Kyungkun Lee three-bet to 80,000 from the late position for action to fold back to Teh. She decided to four-bet to 222,000 for Thanarattrakul to fold. Lee needed some more time, used a time bank, and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
766,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
543,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
|
328,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
First River on the Final Table
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With no hands going to showdown, the action has been slow with these pretty deep stacks.
Shigeji Kusakabe raised to 22,000 from the late position and Kannapong Thanarattrakul defended his big blind.
They both checked through the 
flop and the on the turn to the 
on the river. Thanarattrakul bet 10,000 and smiled. Kusakabe took a few seconds and made the call. Thanarattrakul tabled 
for the pair of nines on the board with the ace and king as kickers. Kusakabe nodded and showed just the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
370,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
More for Teh
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Natalie Teh raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Hwany Lee called in the small blind. Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 105,000 which Teh called but Lee didn't.
The flop came , Mudgal checked and Teh continued with a bet of 80,000. Mudgal took some time, nodded, and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
883,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
416,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
299,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |