The board read and Marcus Tham checked from the hijack to a player on the button who bet 1,200 into a pot around 1,800. Tham made the call and the river came down the .
Tham again checked to his opponent who bet 2,500 and Tham again made the call. His opponent tabled for king-high with a missed flush and Tham turned over for ace-high, taking down the pot.
A player in the cutoff opened to 350, Patrick Enriquez three-bet to 1,100 and the cutoff opponent made the call. The flop came down , action checked to Enriquez who bet 900 and his opponent made the call.
The hit the felt on the turn, action was checked to Enriquez who fired in 3,000 and his opponent swiftly threw his cards into the muck.
Tanay Haresh Hargunaney opened to 325 under the gun. The player in the hijack called. The button three-bet to 1,300. Hargunaney and the hijack added the remainder to call.
The flop came and was checked to the player on the button who fired 1,100. Hargunaney and the hijack check-called.
The turn was the and was checked through to the river. Hargunaney threw in a bet of 4,400, that was enough to get his opponents to fold.
The board read , a player in the big blind checked to Ignatius Meng in late position who pushed all in for 18,150 into a pot around 8,500.
After several moments of thought, his opponent made the fold and Meng collected some much-needed chips after starting the day off on the losing side of a few hands.
Christopher Luke Pangan limped from the hijack. The player on the button raised to 725. Action folded back to Pangan who three-bet to 2,000. The button called.
The dealer spread a flop of . Pangan checked. The button bet 700. Pangan check-called.
The turn brought the . Pangan checked. The button continued with a bet of 1,100. Pangan called.
The river completed the board. Pangan checked for a third time. His opponent fired one last bet of 3,500. Pangan snap-called and turned over to win the pot.
William Ysmael found himself all in for around 20,000 and with a caller, the players turned over their hands and Ysmael would be at risk of elimination.
William Ysmael:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Ysmael's bullets held on for the pot, securing him a double up through his opponent.
At noon local time, the Rebuy Charity Event PHP 300,000 Guarantee started here in the beautiful City of Dreams Manila Resort and Casino. City of Dreams Manila is an integrated resort and casino that features 3 luxurious hotel brands and various premium dining outlets. It boasts of an iconic Fortune Egg that houses Chaos nightclub known to bring in top-notch acts from around world. City of Dreams is also home to the very first DreamWorks inspired DreamPlay that offers one-of-a-kind entertainment for the whole family.
A grand total of 86 players entered the tournament for ₱5,000 which equals around $96 of which ₱600 will go to the City of Dreams Manila Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Of those 86 players, 77 of them have rebought and 71 of them opted to pay for an add-on for ₱1,000 for 5,000 in chips. The full amount of the add-on has also been added to the fund for charity. In total, an amazing amount of ₱166,670 ($3,135) has been collected for charity.
In 2017 the program included provisions for basic needs, activities in the social and educational areas for orphans and the elderly. It also helped with annual blood donations for the Red Cross. Emergency help during disasters.
The program contributed to the 'Brigada Eskawala' campaign or the National Schools Maintenance Week is a nationwide initiative by the Department of Education that mobilizes thousands and thousands of volunteers to do repairs, maintenance work, and clean-up of public elementary and secondary schools.
Some examples of the initiatives:
Spoonful of Dreams: care of orphans and street kids
Connecting Dreams: quality time spent with the elderly
Headful of Dreams: educational session provided to kids and elderly
Hopeful Dreams: hospital visits to the patients in need
Growing Dreams: environmental protection projects
There are currently still 18 players left in the tournament of which 10 will be in the money. The total prize pool is ₱695,684 and a min-cash is worth ₱20,984 and the winner will walk away with ₱187,800.