Pete Chen and another opponent saw a flop of 
and his opponent check-called a bet of 1,000.
The turn was the 
and this time his opponent check-folded to a bet of 2,500.
Chen currently sits on 46,000 in the fifth level of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
James Bonanno had bet 3,000, and he was facing a shove from his opponent for 7,800 in total, on a 
flop. After some more tanking, his opponent asked him "You have kings, right?", and Bonanno replied "I believe it is obvious, i should put it on my forehead."
Finally, he decided to show his kings and fold, while his opponent ensured that he made the correct decision, by showing the 
.
On a 
flop Seongsu Kong and William Tjokroprawiro checked to a third player who bet 1,500. Kong called and Tjokroprawiro check-raised to 5,000. Kong was the only caller and they went heads-up to an 
turn.
Both players checked and the river was the 
. Kong checked and Tjokroprawiro bet 6,500. Kong tank-called and Tjokroprawiro turned over 
for top pair and Kong mucked.
Chih Yen Chen was in a hand against Ng Chang Gim, and Arvin Tamilsilvan. The latter is that bet 7,000 in the turn of a 
board, and got calls from both his opponents.
The completed the board on the river, and all three players checked, with Chen opening 
with trips, but Chang Gimhad 
for a flush. Tamilsilvan mucked, and the pot went to Chang Gim.
On a 
there was a pot of 8,500 with three players still in the hand. Roger Spets had checked, with Takayasu Itagaki betting an indeterminable amount with two 5,000 value chips. Ayoung Na was the third player in the hand, and she then raised all in for 13,900.
Spets tank-folded, with Itagaki quickly calling.
Takayasu Itagaki: 
Ayoung Na: 
Na had two pair and a flush draw against the bottom set of Itagaki. The river was a safe one for Itagaki who sent Na to the rail.
After Day 1a of the APPT Manila Main Event attracted 403 entries yesterday, the Day 1b field is already up to 420 entries according to the tournament clock.
Tournament tables are being set up in the poker room, with a long queue of players waiting to be seated. Tournament officials are doing an excellent job ensuring that they are seated promptly with another large Main Event field in the offing.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
The first break of Day 1b just started, and players will return in ten minutes to play the fourth level of the day.
You might hear those kind of questions in poker tables too, but for a whole different kind of reason. There was a controversy hand in a table where Fumimasa Hirasawa had gone all in for 15,000 chips in the river, with the board reading 
.
His opponent had bet 4,900, and was in the tank, struggling whether he should call or not. He then asked the dealer if he could open his cards while he was thinking, which is what he did, eventually.
As soon as he opened his cards, the dealer picked them up and put them to the muck, giving the pot to Hirasawa. The other player asked the dealer why she took his cards, since he didn't announce any action, and she called the floor manager.
The floor manager said that the rules say he can't open his cards, and think. If he opens them, it is an instant fold. The player said that he asked the dealer, and she said yes.
"Did you say yes?", the floor manager asked the dealer. "No," was her reply, and then the floor turned to the player, and said "She didn't say yes".
"Oh she said yes", was the player's answer, and the floor person said one last time "she didn't say yes", before leaving the table.
Either way, Hirasawa is the player who won the pot.
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