Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-04-2023 15:11 UTC+9

Kim Caught Bluffing by Lee

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With some 14,000 in the middle to the K♦2♥2♠5♣ turn, Taehyung Kim bet 10,000 and Suya Lee called. That led them to the J♦ on the river after which Kim pushed all-in for 16,200. Lee mulled it over for two minutes and the clock was called on him.

Lee called eventually and Kim rolled over the A♦8♥, which was beaten by the K♣Q♣ of Lee. "Nice try Sir," Thijs Hilberts joked while Lee replied to another player at the table "I never played with him before".

Player	Chips	Progress
Suya Lee	65,000 33,000	33,000
Taehyung Kim	Busted

Tags: Suya Lee Taehyung Kim Thijs Hilberts

05-04-2023 15:02 UTC+9

Small Pots for Mondalo and Lee

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Artem Utevskii raised it up and was called by the early chip leader Bonifacio Mondalo. As they headed to the J♠10♥2♥ flop, Mondalo checked and Utevskii continued for 600. The check-raise for another 2,200 on top followed and Utevskii folded.

New on the table is fellow Filipino player Moses Saquing, while Cheong Yew Lee also entered the fray.

In the meanwhile, Thijs Hilberts defended his big blind against a cutoff raise by Suya Lee but quickly check-folded a K♣7♦6♦ flop.

So far, the screens show 45 players out of 46 entries remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bonifacio Mondalo	61,000 3,000	3,000
Suya Lee	32,000 3,000	3,000
Moses Saquing	30,000
Cheong Yew Lee	30,000
Artem Utevskii	27,000 3,000	3,000
Thijs Hilberts	26,600 2,900	2,900

Tags: Artem Utevskii Bonifacio Mondalo Cheong Yew Lee Moses Saquing Thijs Hilberts

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-04-2023 14:52 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Saudino Macavinta raised to 300 and received two callers in Thijs Hilberts on the button as well as Andrej Nagy in the small blind. The trop checked the 9♥6♠5♦ flop and saw the J♠ turn for free. It checked to Macavinta and he bet 400 to win the pot.

Below are some assorted counts in the field as level one draws to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Xiang Cheong	34,000 4,000	4,000
Alexis Cruz	32,000 2,000	2,000
Saudino Macavinta	31,000
Pak Khin Chow	30,000
Thijs Hilberts	29,500 500	500
Suya Lee	29,000
Andrej Nagy	28,000 2,000	2,000
Emil Condez	28,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Thijs Hilberts Andrej Nagy Saudino Macavinta

05-04-2023 14:47 UTC+9

Showdown Pot for Clarke

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Ivan Tabucal out of the blinds and Patrick Clarke, the board showed 9♣6♠4♠5♦2♣. Tabucal quickly check-called a bet worth 1,800 by Clarke but mucked when he was shown the 10♠10♦ by the Irishman, who now resides on an island of the Philippines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	31,000 1,000	1,000
Ivan Tabucal	27,300 27,300	27,300

Tags: Ivan Tabucal Patrick Clarke

05-04-2023 14:42 UTC+9

Hilberts Out and Back In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A pot of around 8,000 emerged to the 10♥10♦4♦7♥10♣ river on which Thijs Hilberts checked with around 20,600 behind. Bonifacio Mondalo simply pushed all-in for 25,300 and that sent Hilberts into a frenzy.

"Will you at least show me one card if I fold?" the Dutchman inquired but received no reply. Ultimately, Hilberts couldn't find a fold and was shown the J♦10♠ for quads tens by Mondalo, mucking his Q♠Q♥ for a full house.

"What a great start into the day," Hilberts joked and re-entered shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bonifacio Mondalo	58,000 28,000	28,000
Thijs Hilberts	30,000 500	500

Tags: Thijs Hilberts Bonifacio Mondalo

05-04-2023 14:34 UTC+9

New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Said Mekhmedov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Artem Utevskii	30,000 30,000	30,000
Emil Condez	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bonifacio Mondalo	30,000 30,000	30,000

05-04-2023 14:30 UTC+9

Tsang Claims Profit Of Harun Mzb

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Harun Mzb had just won a large pot off John Flores on a board of 10♣9♦5♣9♣K♦ and then three-bet an open raise of Alan Tsang from 300 to 900, which Tsang called. Both checked the 9♦9♣8♣ flop and Tsang led the 7♠ turn for 1,100, Mzb called.

After the K♠ river, Tsang bet another 2,200 and Mzb raised to 5,700 for Tsang to call. Mzb tabled the A♥Q♣ and Tsang won the pot with the Q♠8♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Tsang	38,000
Harun Mzb	32,000
John Flores	27,000

Tags: Alan Tsang Harun Mzb John Flores

05-04-2023 14:24 UTC+9

Small Pots at the Start

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Thijs Hilberts and Beng Key Teoh pick up small pots, the latter of which bet a 10♦7♦5♦ flop to claim the pot without any resistance.

One table over, Alonso Garcia De Jalon raised it up to get one caller and the duo checked the [K♥Q♣6♣ flop. On the Q♥ turn, Garcia de Jalon bet 400 and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beng Key Teoh	31,000 1,000	1,000
Alonso Garcia de Jalon	31,000 31,000	31,000
Thijs Hilberts	30,500 500	500

Tags: Alonso Garcia de Jalon Beng Key Teoh Thijs Hilberts

05-04-2023 14:19 UTC+9

First Batch of Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kok Weng Beh	30,000 30,000	30,000
Chi Fu Sze	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andrej Nagy	30,000 30,000	30,000
Hal Rotholz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Hung Chang Lin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Joseph Magnotti	30,000 30,000	30,000
Beng Key Teoh	30,000 30,000	30,000
Thijs Hilberts	30,000 30,000	30,000
Yuan Xiang Cheong	30,000
Terje Bratberg	30,000
Alexis Cruz	30,000 30,000	30,000