Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-04-2023 22:33 UTC+9

Small Pot for Campomanes; Drilon Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Florencio Campomanes raised it up in the cutoff and Kanishka Samant defended the big blind. They headed to the K♠9♣3♣ flop on which Samant checked. Campomanes bet 5,500 and that did the trick to win the pot.

Over on table seven, Junho Kim raised the button to 4,500 and then faced a big blind shove by Jose Drilon. The initial raiser asked for a count but folded after very brief consideration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junho Kim	140,000 80,000	80,000
Florencio Campomanes	70,000
Jose Drilon	60,000 20,000	20,000
Kanishka Samant	60,000 10,000	10,000
Marcuss Liow	20,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Florencio Campomanes Jose Drilon Junho Kim Kanishka Samant

05-04-2023 22:40 UTC+9

Zhang Busts Fukaya To Join Big Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 17,000 in the middle to the A♥K♠10♦ flop, Lijun Zhang bet 15,000. Keisuke Fukaya then pushed all-in for 61,500 total and Zhang asked for an exact count. She tanked for nearly two minutes and made the call with the covering stack.

Keisuke Fukaya: A♣8♣
Lijun Zhang: K♦10♣

The board completed with the 9♣ turn and 5♥ river, as Zhang held onto her lead with two pair to reduce the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lijun Zhang	195,000 150,000	150,000
Keisuke Fukaya	Busted

Tags: Keisuke Fukaya Lijun Zhang

05-04-2023 22:45 UTC+9

"The Terminator" Strikes Again

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Anton Del Rosario four-bet jammed with a stack below the average and he was looked up by William Teoh to create the following showdown.

Anton Del Rosario: A♥J♥
William Teoh: Q♥Q♠

The K♥10♦4♣J♠4♠ board failed to improve Del Rosario and both stacks were counted, revealing the superior stack size for Teoh. "William the terminator", as he was dubbed by Florencio Campomanes, earned the next knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Teoh	120,000 70,000	70,000

Anton Del Rosario	Busted

Tags: Anton Del Rosario Florencio Campomanes William Teoh

05-04-2023 22:49 UTC+9

Recent List of Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Only 55 players remain in contention for the top 22 spots, all of which will guarantee a Day 2 berth and portion of the prize money. The contenders below have all been eliminated and can try again in one of the two remaining flights on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhen Hao Cai	Busted
Van Sang Nguyen	Busted
Chao Wang	Busted
Julius Lagman	Busted
Min Hwa Kim	Busted
Adones Carmona	Busted

05-04-2023 22:56 UTC+9

Easy Flop Bet Win for Teoh

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

William Teoh min-raised from the cutoff and earned two callers out of the blinds in Andrew Nguyen and Xiaoling Li. They headed to the A♥7♠2♣ flop on which Teoh continued for 11,000 and earned two check-folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Teoh	105,000 15,000	15,000

Andrew Nguyen	18,000 32,000	32,000

Xiaoling Li	18,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Andrew Nguyen William Teoh Xiaoling Li

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-04-2023 23:02 UTC+9

Mzb Wins Two Pots in a Row; Liow Vanishes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tien Thanh Dinh raised it up to 4,000 and then called a three-bet to 12,000 by Harun Mzb from the next seat. It checked to Mzb on the 9♦7♥3♣ flop and he bet for the win.

Soon after, three players looked up the short stack all-in of Marcuss Liow, which led to the A♣7♥5♦8♦K♣ river. Mzb bet 6,000 when checked to and Jose Drilon folded, as did Dinh. Mzb tabled the K♦Q♦ and it was good enough for the win, as Liow sent the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Won Jae Lee	150,000 80,000	80,000

Harun Mzb	140,000 10,000	10,000
Tien Thanh Dinh	125,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Drilon	65,000 5,000	5,000
Marcuss Liow	Busted

Tags: Harun Mzb Jose Drilon Marcuss Liow Tien Thanh Dinh

05-04-2023 23:07 UTC+9

Khoo Ousted in Three-Way All-In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hal Rotholz looked up two shorter stacks in Yuan Xiang Cheong and Bryan Khoo, and the following cards were revealed.

Bryan Khoo: A♣Q♥
Yuan Xiang Cheong: J♠J♥
Hal Rotholz: A♥J♦

The 10♦7♣6♣ flop kept Cheong in the lead and the J♣ turn improved him to a set. Rotholz could not win the pot anymore while Khoo was hoping for a king or clubs. Neither came with the 6♦ river as Cheong made jacks full of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Loon Ng	180,000 5,000	5,000
Maurillo Balauitan	120,000 93,000	93,000
Hal Rotholz	90,000 25,000	25,000

Yuan Xiang Cheong	60,000 5,000	5,000
Bryan Khoo	Busted

Tags: Bryan Khoo Hal Rotholz Yuan Xiang Cheong

05-04-2023 23:14 UTC+9

Li Eliminated by Liu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Xiaoling Li was all-in with a short stack and looked up by fellow countryman Yin Liu, which led to the following showdown.

Xiaoling Li: K♦Q♥
Yin Liu: K♥10♥

Li paired her superior kicker on the Q♦3♥2♠ flop but the 8♥ turn and 2♥ river improved Liu to a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yin Liu	150,000 110,000	110,000
William Teoh	70,000 35,000	35,000

Xiaoling Li	Busted

Tags: Xiaoling Li Yin Liu

05-04-2023 23:21 UTC+9

Mok Sends Ewe To The Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eng Siang Ewe was a big stack not long ago before his previous table broke but that role has now been taken over by Lijun Zhang and Hui Shen Mok. It was the latter who claimed the chips of Ewe when he was up against pocket fives with the 5♠.

Mok's J♦J♣ suddenly had plenty of outs to dodge on the 10♠4♠2♠ flop but he did so successfully on the Q♥ turn and J♥ river.