Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-04-2023 19:28 UTC+9

Kim Sends Chow to the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Shortly after the blinds had gone up, Pak Khin Chow opted to move all-in for 19,100 in the cutoff,. Junho Kim moved all-in over the top for more than two times as much and Marcuss Liow in the small blind just briefly asked for a count to then fold, as did the big blind.

Pak Khin Chow: A♣10♣
Junho Kim: Q♣Q♥

The 6♦6♠2♠5♣7♣ board provided no help and sent Chow to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junho Kim	65,000 65,000	65,000
Marcuss Liow	50,000 5,000	5,000
Pak Khin Chow	Busted

Tags: Junho Kim Marcuss Liow Pak Khin Chow

05-04-2023 19:34 UTC+9

Doddapaneni Flipped Out by Ma

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Yicun Ma was one of three players to limp in and Sriharsha Doddapaneni then raised to 6,500 in the big blind. Ma then jammed and Doddapaneni called it off for just shy of the starting stack.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni: K♠Q♠
Yicun Ma: 7♥7♦

The A♥10♣7♠9♣8♠ board improved Ma to a set and Doddapaneni bricked his gutshot. Shortly after, the Indian bought back in as the Day 1a field has grown to nearly 130 entries by now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yicun Ma	80,000 80,000	80,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	30,000

Tags: Sriharsha Doddapaneni Yicun Ma

05-04-2023 19:40 UTC+9

Macavinta Scores a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Soon after winning the three-way all-in, Eng Soon Ewe took a major hit as Wooseok Kim doubled to a very healthy stack.

Ewe also lost the next all-in against a very short-stacked Saudino Macavinta when his K♦7♦ couldn't beat K♥10♥. The K♠Q♠J♥2♠9♣ runout gave Macavinta a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wooseok Kim	100,000 60,000	60,000
Eng Soon Ewe	20,000 54,500	54,500
Saudino Macavinta	16,000 8,500	8,500

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Saudino Macavinta Wooseok Kim

05-04-2023 19:45 UTC+9

Babayan Doubles Through Balauitan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Russia's Vage Babayan had 3,500 out in front on the button and then called all-in for the last 17,100 when Maurillo Balauitan pushed all-in from under the gun.

Vage Babayan: Q♠Q♣
Maurillo Balauitan: A♦K♥

The 7♠3♥2♠8♥9♣ board provided none of the two overcards for Balauitan and he dropped below the starting stack, while Babayan leaped above it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suya Lee	95,000 30,000	30,000
Vage Babayan	38,000
Benigno Ledina	35,000 85,000	85,000
Maurillo Balauitan	27,000

Tags: Vage Babayan Maurillo Balauitan

05-04-2023 19:52 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kok Weng Beh	155,000 25,000	25,000
Ivan Tabucal	125,000 10,000	10,000
Tien Thanh Dinh	100,000 70,000	70,000
Min Hwa Kim	45,000 10,000	10,000
Devan Tang	40,000 10,000	10,000
Enrico de Rosa	35,000 20,000	20,000
Florencio Campomanes	25,000 5,000	5,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	16,000 14,000	14,000
Shuta Nakane	15,000 15,000	15,000
Thijs Hilberts	14,000 21,000	21,000
Andrej Nagy	Busted
Saudino Macavinta	Busted

05-04-2023 19:57 UTC+9

McAllister Eliminated by Rivera

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joshua Chun raised to 2,200 and Ryan McAllister then jammed for around 21,000 in the cutoff. Marc Rivera went all-in over the top on the button for little more and Chun folded.

Ryan McAllister: 3♣3♦
Marc Rivera: Q♠Q♣

The underpair found no help on the K♠J♥5♥4♦8♦ board to knock out McAllister.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Chun	95,000 30,000	30,000
Marc Rivera	50,000 20,000	20,000
Ryan McAllister	Busted

Tags: Joshua Chun Marc Rivera Ryan McAllister

05-04-2023 20:01 UTC+9

Dinh Soars to a Big Stack; Lim Survives

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

"Okay, Okay," Tien Thanh Dinh joked as he won a massive side pot in a three-way all-in over on table two. He was involved in the action with the Q♦Q♥ and narrowly missed out on it all as Gai Lax Lim tripled up with the 8♣8♠.

The J♦6♠2♠8♦3♠ board had also seen Kok Weng Beh involved, who lost a big portion of his stack with ace-jack for top pair and top kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tien Thanh Dinh	175,000 145,000	145,000
Kok Weng Beh	60,000 70,000	70,000
Gai Lax Lim	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dinh Soars Kok Weng Beh Tien Thanh Dinh

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-04-2023 20:09 UTC+9

Fontan Castrillon Out and Back In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Oi Xia raised to 2,500 and Won Jae Lee flat-called. Paul Fontan Castrillon then pushed all-in and Xia did so as well, forcing out Lee.

Paul Fontan Castrillon: A♣9♣
Oi Xia: A♦K♠

The 9♠8♥4♠7♠8♠ board restored the preflop order as Xia rivered a flush to knock out the Spaniard, who re-entered shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oi Xia	70,000 34,000	34,000
Won Jae Lee	65,000 1,000	1,000

Paul Fontan Castrillon	30,000

Tags: Oi Xia Paul Fontan Castrillon Won Jae Lee

05-04-2023 20:13 UTC+9

Nguyen Doubles Through Clarke

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andrew Nguyen raised to 2,500 from under the gun and received one caller in the cutoff. Patrick Clarke then pushed out of the big blind for Nguyen to call all-in for 17,200, forcing out the cutoff.

Andrew Nguyen: A♣K♣
Patrick Clarke: 8♦8♥

The classic flip ran out in favour of Nguyen thanks to a A♥6♣3♦10♣6♥ board, as Clarke's stack was cut in half.