Main Event | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-07-2023 19:03 UTC+9

Tor Welo Eliminated in 4th Place (PHP1,946,000/$35,147)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Having dropped to one million and on the button with the blinds to come shortly, Tor Welo opted to jam on the button and was called by Edwin Dela Cruz in the small blind.

Tor Welo: Q♥4♥
Edwin Dela Cruz: A♣7♠

The 9♥8♣5♥ flop gave Welo a lot of outs but he failed to get there with the 9♣ turn and 8♠ river, becoming the fourth place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	9,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tor Welo	Busted

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Tor Welo

05-07-2023 19:01 UTC+9

Dela Cruz Gets Gonzaga to Fold

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Terry Gonzaga raised from the cutoff to 200,000 with the K♥Q♣ and Edwin Dela Cruz defended the 9♦8♣ in the big blind. On the 10♠6♥3♥ flop, Dela Cruz checked and subsequently check-called for 200,000.

Both checked the J♦ turn when picking up more straight outs and Dela Cruz then fired the 2♠ river for 800,000 when he missed the draw. Gonzaga pondered about it for a bit and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	8,400,000 500,000	500,000

Terry Gonzaga	2,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Terry Gonzaga

05-07-2023 18:52 UTC+9

Taranto Jams Into Dela Cruz and Gonzaga

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

First to act, Edwin Dela Cruz made it 200,000 to go with the A♠2♠. Terry Gonzaga called with the K♣J♠ on the button and Alessandro Taranto pushed all-in out of the small blind with the A♣Q♦ and both players from the Philippines folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	7,900,000 -600,000	-600,000

Alessandro Taranto	3,200,000 700,000	700,000
Terry Gonzaga	2,600,000

Tags: Alessandro Taranto Edwin Dela Cruz Terry Gonzaga

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

05-07-2023 18:34 UTC+9

Gonzaga Chips Up Before the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto made it 160,000 to go on the button with the A♠8♦. Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet to 480,000 with the 6♥6♦ in the big blind and the Italian mulled it over for a bit and grabbed into his stack to check how much he had behind.

The last hand of the level was a limped pot between Dela Cruz with the A♦7♦ and the Q♣10♠ of Terry Gonzaga. The 10♥10♣3♠ flop was checked, Dela Cruz then check-called the 6♠ turn for 200,000 and the A♣ river for 400,000 to concede a pot right before the second 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	8,500,000 400,000	400,000

Terry Gonzaga	2,600,000 100,000	100,000
Alessandro Taranto	2,500,000 -400,000	-400,000
Tor Welo	1,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Alessandro Taranto Edwin Dela Cruz Terry Gonzaga

05-07-2023 18:25 UTC+9

Taranto Doubles Through Dela Cruz

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet to 540,000 in the small blind. The initial raiser jammed for 1,400,000 and Dela Cruz reluctantly called.

Alessandro Taranto: A♦Q♦
Edwin Dela Cruz: J♦10♦

The 4♦4♠3♣Q♥5♦ runout locked up the double for Taranto to vault the Italian into second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	8,100,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Alessandro Taranto	2,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Alessandro Taranto

05-07-2023 18:22 UTC+9

Dela Cruz Picks Up Kings Against Gonzaga

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Terry Gonzaga made it 200,000 to go with the A♣2♥ first to act and Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet to 550,000 in the big blind with the K♥K♦. The initial raiser double-checked all his big chip denominations and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	9,500,000 200,000	200,000

Terry Gonzaga	2,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Terry Gonzaga

05-07-2023 18:18 UTC+9

Dela Cruz Hits the Heat

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Edwin Dela Cruz raised to 170,000 with the 8♥6♥ from under the gun, picking up a call by Tor Welo out of the big blind with the A♦J♠. The A♥10♣5♥ flop was checked by Welo, who then called a continuation bet worth 180,000.

After the 5♠ turn, Welo checked again and Dela Cruz now bet far more as he made it 600,000 to go, earning a call from Welo.

That led them to the 7♣ on the river on which Welo checked the third street in a row. Dela Cruz fired a pot-sized bet worth 2,000,000 with his nut straight and

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	9,300,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Tor Welo	1,600,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Tor Welo

05-07-2023 18:11 UTC+9

Ryan McAllister Eliminated in 5th Place (PHP1,523,000/$27,507)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ryan McAllister made it 160,000 to go from the cutoff and Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet to 390,000 in the small blind. Once it folded back to McAllister, he pushed all-in for just shy of 1.5 million and Dela Cruz asked for an exact count to then call.

Ryan McAllister: A♠K♠
Edwin Dela Cruz: 7♠7♦

The 10♥9♠5♦ flop failed to improve McAllister, as did the 7♣ turn that instead left the American drawing dead. A meaningless 2♠ followed on the river and McAllister bowed out in fifth place while Dela Cruz extended his lead once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	6,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Ryan McAllister	Busted

Tags: Edwin Dela Cruz Ryan McAllister

05-07-2023 18:04 UTC+9

Gonzaga Takes Pot Off Welo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Terry Gonzaga raised it up to 200,000 in the cutoff with the 7♠7♦ and Ryan McAllister folded the A♣8♣ in the small blind with a dry smile on the face.

Tor Welo in the big blind defended the Q♦3♦ to see a 10♣10♦6♣ flop, on which Welo checked. Gonzaga repeated his bet sizing and Welo quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tor Welo	4,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Terry Gonzaga	3,000,000 500,000	500,000
Ryan McAllister	1,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Ryan McAllister Terry Gonzaga Tor Welo