Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 Poker Dream Manila
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
Entries
141
Players Left
22
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2023 Poker Dream Manila PHP66,000 Main Event
The flagship tournament of the 2023 Poker Dream Manila live series in the Grand Wing Casino at Newport City, Metro Manila has arrived. From May 4 to 7, 2023, the highly anticipated 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event with a buy-in of PHP66,000 ($1,211) will determine a champion in the fourth edition of the up and coming live poker series, which emerged one year ago in the Asia-Pacific region.
Previous Main Event champions include Joshua Tjan, Minh Anh Nguyen and Devan Tang and it remains to be seen whether or not any of the former winners will aim to earn a second victory. Tang has already been spotted in the grand ballroom but didn't take part in any of the high-stakes competitions thus far.
A total of three starting days are available across May 4 and 5 with Day 1a getting underway at 1pm local time. Each of the three flights will play down to the money and 15% of the field will advance to receive a portion of the prize pool.
The late registration is open for the first nine levels and unlimited re-entries are available during that time. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels and a 50-minute dinner break upon completion of level nine, after which the registration for the flight officially closes.
All contestants receive 30,000 in chips, which represents 300 big blinds in the first level at 100-100 with a big blind ante of 100. The survivors of the three flights all advance to Day 2 and if some participants should bag up chips more than once, they will carry over the bigger stack and receive a min-cash for the lesser stack.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor during the entire Main Event until a champion has been crowned, and a feature table with cards-up coverage will also be available on the Poker Dream Facebook page as well.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1a
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Most tables in action thus far are short-handed thus far with 30 players registered according to the tournament info screen. That number is likely to increase significantly in the hours to come as the late registration remains open for more than seven hours.
A first list of notable entries is to follow shortly.
First Batch of Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Small Pots at the Start
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
30,500
500
|
500 |
Tsang Claims Profit Of Harun Mzb
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
|
27,000 |
New Entries in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Hilberts Out and Back In
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
30,000
-500
|
-500 |
Showdown Pot for Clarke
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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27,300
27,300
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27,300 |