The field has climbed to 216 entries of which 201 players remain and some tables have opened outside of the Coral Lounge. Below are some of the latest casualties on Day 1a.
The field has climbed to 216 entries of which 201 players remain and some tables have opened outside of the Coral Lounge. Below are some of the latest casualties on Day 1a.
On the tail end of a heads-up pot between the two big stacks Feridoun Farboud and Yuanning Wu, the completed board showed 7♣5♣4♠7♥J♣. Wu had 9,000 out in front with 11,000 in the middle and Farboud then moved all-in for 42,100 total. Wu went deep into the tank and eventually folded, declaring a flush and exposing his 10♣8♣.
Farboud revealed his A♣8♠ for the nut flush blocker and scooped the pot.
On a heads-up flop of A♦Q♣4♦, Valeriy Pak raised it up to 7,500 and Takeshi Goto called. The 3♠ turn and 2♣ river were checked and Goto won the pot with the A♥8♠. "Pair and flush draw," Pak said in table chat.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
On a four-way flop of Q♠5♣4♦, Marcuss Liow bet 2,000 and received two callers including Yugi Yanagisawa from one seat over. The trio checked the 2♦ turn and Liow bet the 10♦ river for 5,000. Yanagisawa moved all-in for 13,000 and that forced two folds, leaving Liow below the starting stack.
With slightly more than 5,000 in the middle to the 9♣4♣3♦ flop, Feridoun Farboud bet 5,000 and Joshua Chargualaf called. Farboud bet another 7,000 on the Q♥ turn and Chargualaf moved all-in, Farboud called.
"Did you hit the queen?" Chargualaf inquired but was shown the A♣A♥ instead. Chargualaf was left with two outs holding the K♠K♦ and couldn't get there with the 7♣ river.
Three ways to the 10♥5♠2♦3♠ turn, Riku Sasahara checked and Joseph Magnotti bet 800. He received one caller before Sasahara then check-raised to 3,800. Magnotti folded after one minute as did the third player in the hand.
"Show the bluff!" Magnotti insisted but Sasahara just smiled while raking in the pot.
Three ways to the A♦J♠8♣7♥7♦ river, Karl Edoria bet 800. He managed to force one fold and received one caller to reveal his Q♥J♦. The kicker didn't play as he had to settle for a chop versus J♥10♥.
The Coral Room is slowly filling up with now up to 139 entries of which 136 players remain. Out of a field of 589 entries in the PHP20,000 buy-in, Patterson took home a top prize of PHP 2,020,000.