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2023 Poker Dream Manila
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Poker Dream Manila
Buy-in
66,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,751,382 PHP
Entries
499
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left
1
Dela Cruz Pays Off Taranto on the River
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped the button with the A♣6♣ and Alessandro Taranto checked with the 8♣7♥. The 6♠5♠5♣ flop saw Taranto check-call for 120,000 as both knuckled down the 3♠ turn. Taranto bet the 9♥ river for 600,000, the size of the pot.
Dela Cruz paid it off and then showed some visible frustration during the live stream session.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,200,000 | |
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3,800,000 | |
Taranto Bets Out Dela Cruz
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Several limped pots followed during which Alessandro Taranto chipped up some.
He then check-called a K♥10♥9♦ flop for 120,000 with the J♣2♣ when Edwin Dela Cruz got active with the Q♥3♣. They checked the 6♠ turn and Taranto bet the A♥ river to avoid a showdown loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
11,200,000
-1,700,000
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-1,700,000 |
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3,800,000
700,000
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700,000 |
Taranto Drags in Another Showdown Pot
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The next limped pot saw Edwin Dela Cruz on the button with the 10♣3♥ and Alessandro Taranto had the K♣9♥ in the big blind. They checked to the A♣K♦10♥J♦K♥ river on which Taranto's bet of 350,000 was paid off by Dela Cruz.
The next pot was sent over to the Italian, who leaped out of the danger zone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,900,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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3,100,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Another Double for Taranto Opens Up the Moomentum
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto got two button jams through, the latter of which was with the A♦4♠, as he leaped back above 10 big blinds.
Edwin Dela Cruz then raised the button and called the shove by Taranto for 1,320,000 total.
Alessandro Taranto: A♠Q♦
Edwin Dela Cruz: Q♠9♣
The K♥10♦7♥J♥8♣ board gave Taranto broadway and he doubled once more, now to more than 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,200,000
-1,700,000
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-1,700,000 |
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2,800,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
Eight High Beats Seven High
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Down to a mere 480,000, Alessandro Taranto jammed the button
Alessandro Taranto: 8♥3♥
Edwin Dela Cruz: 7♣2♣
The suited seven deuce picked up a flush draw but the Q♣9♣5♦Q♦A♥ board ensured the double-up for the Italian, who remains below ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,900,000 | |
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1,100,000 | |
Dela Cruz Closes In on Victory
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Yet another limped pot saw the A♣J♣8♥ flop get checked through. Alessandro Taranto bet the 3♦ turn for 150,000 with the 7♦4♠ and Edwin Dela Cruz called with the Q♦8♣. They checked the 10♦ river and Dela Cruz won yet another pot.
Taranto check-called the A♦Q♣8♠ flop for 150,000 with 8♣7♦ as Dela Cruz only had the 6♥4♠. Both checked the Q♦ turn and the 7♥ fell on the river.
Taranto checked again and then folded to a shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
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|
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1,100,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
Magical Turn Card for Dela Cruz
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped in with the A♠Q♥ Alessandro Taranto raised to 400,000 with the Q♠J♥. The limp-shove by Dela Cruz followed and Taranto folded.
Taranto then limped from the button with the Q♣J♥ and Dela Cruz checked the J♦2♥ as both players had a piece of the Q♠3♣2♣ flop. Dela Cruz check-called for 120,000 and the 2♠ fell on the turn. Having improved to trips, Dela Cruz checked once more and Taranto bet 400,000 only to get check-jammed.
Taranto was in visible agony and he sigh-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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2,000,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
Taranto Slips Further
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
A limped pot all the way to the 8♦5♣4♥7♥6♣ river, Edwin Dela Cruz bet just 150,000 with the 9♦4♠ and Alessandro Taranto raised to 600,000 with the Q♥8♣ as he played the board. Dela Cruz called and won the next pot.
Taranto then limped the Q♥4♠ and folded to a shove by Dela Cruz with the A♥10♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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3,000,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
Just One Flop in Sight
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
At the start of the new level, Edwin Dela Cruz with the K♦6♣ flopped trips in a limped pot on K♣K♠J♦ but was never getting any value out of eight-high by Alessandro Taranto.
He then 9♥2♣ and folded when Taranto raised it up to 400,000 with the K♠J♥.
Taranto raised his next button to 240,000 with the 6♣2♥ and Dela Cruz raised it up with the K♠K♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
11,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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|
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3,800,000
-700,000
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-700,000 |