2020 PokerStars Red Dragon Manila

₱250,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 PokerStars Red Dragon Manila

Final Results
Winner
Ankit Ahuja
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
6,112,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
250,000 PHP
Prize Pool
23,022,950 PHP
Entries
101
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
33
Players Left
1

Ahuja Scores Big Double-Up

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja
Ankit Ahuja

Ankit Ahuja raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Kyungkun Lee shoved from the cutoff with the slightly bigger stack. Action folded back to Ahuja who called for the 560,000 he had behind.

Ankit Ahuja: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Kyungkun Lee: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for Ahuja to hold and double up, leaving Lee behind with a mere 65,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
1,180,000 635,000
Kyungkun Lee kr
Kyungkun Lee
65,000 -715,000

Tags: Ankit AhujaKyungkun Lee

Dhaval Mudgal Eliminated in 7th Place (₱1,094,000 / $21,395)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Dhaval Mudgal
Dhaval Mudgal

Ngoc Anh Cao raised to 55,000 from the middle position and Dhaval Mudgal defended his big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Mudgal check-shoved for 185,000 when Cao continued with a bet of 30,000 which was called byt the latter.

Dhaval Mudgal: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Ngoc Anh Cao: {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Mudgal had flopped a flush draw while Cao held top pair.

The turn brought them the {a-Clubs} which didn't help Mudgal and neither did the {q-Clubs} on the turn as he was sent to the payout desk to collect ₱1,094,000 ($21,395) for finishing in seventh place.

Dhaval Mudgal
Dhaval Mudgal
Player Chips Progress
Ngoc Anh Cao vn
Ngoc Anh Cao
1,385,000 335,000
Dhaval Mudgal in
Dhaval Mudgal
Busted

Tags: Dhaval MudgalNgoc Anh Cao

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Teh Stays Alive Twice

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Natalie Teh
Natalie Teh

Ngoc Anh Cao raised to 45,000 from the hijack and Natalie Teh shoved from the small blind for 265,000. Kyungkun Lee folded his big blind and Cao called.

Natalie Teh: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Ngoc Anh Cao: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

The flop came {2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for Cao to pick up the straight draw. The turn was the {5-Spades} and Teh got up from her chair as he hit the straight but the {4-Hearts} on the river brought a straight to the board to split the pot.

The hand after, Ankit Ahuja raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Teh shoved for 285,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ahuja called.

Natalie Teh: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Ankit Ahuja: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came {5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Spades} to give Teh a pair of jacks.

The turn was the {k-Spades} for Teh to make two pair but it now gave Ahuja the flush draw and the gutshot to a straight.

The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs} for Teh to double up.

Natalie Teh
Natalie Teh splits the pot
Player Chips Progress
Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
Day 1 Chip Leader
620,000 370,000
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
545,000 -300,000

Tags: Ankit AhujaKyungkun LeeNatalie TehNgoc Anh Cao

Jacks Are Good for Kusakabe

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Shigeji Kusakabe raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ngoc Anh Cao on the button and Ankit Ahuja in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}, it was checked to Cao who bet 60,000 and Kusakabe was the only one to check-call.

They both checked through the {10-Diamonds} on the turn and the {q-Spades} on the river. Kusakabe tabled {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shigeji Kusakabe jp
Shigeji Kusakabe
1,200,000 30,000
Ngoc Anh Cao vn
Ngoc Anh Cao
1,050,000 132,000
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
845,000 60,000

Tags: Ankit AhujaNgoc Anh CaoShigeji Kusakabe

Kusakabe Flops a Full House

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Shigeji Kusakabe raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Ankit Ahuja three-bet to 160,000 in the small blind. Natalie Teh folded her big blind and Kusakabe called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, Ahuja check-called the 50,000 continuation-bet of Kusakabe.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and Ahuja checked again. Kusakabe now fired 200,000 into the pot and Ahuja took a few seconds, looked at his cards once, smiled, and then folded. Kusakabe showed {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for the flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
Shigeji Kusakabe jp
Shigeji Kusakabe
1,170,000 229,000
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
785,000 -170,000

Tags: Ankit AhujaNatalie TehShigeji Kusakabe

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Chip Counts During the Break

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Kyungkun LeeSouth Korea780,00039
2Dhaval MudgalIndia315,00016
3Shigeji KusakabeJapan941,00047
4Ngoc Anh CaoVietnam918,00046
5Chongxian YangChina631,00032
6Ankit AhujaIndia955,00048
7Natalie TehMalaysia509,00025
Player Chips Progress
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
955,000 167,000
Shigeji Kusakabe jp
Shigeji Kusakabe
941,000 271,000
Ngoc Anh Cao vn
Ngoc Anh Cao
918,000 -123,000
Kyungkun Lee kr
Kyungkun Lee
780,000 20,000
Chongxian Yang cn
Chongxian Yang
631,000 183,000
Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
Day 1 Chip Leader
509,000 -374,000
Dhaval Mudgal in
Dhaval Mudgal
315,000 -359,000

No Action

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Apart from a split pot between Shigeji Kusakabe and Ngoc Anh Cao, not much exciting has happened after the elimination of Kannapong Thanarattrakul.