Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-05-2023 17:16 UTC+9

Wong Makes a Move at Wrong Time; Busts Reyes

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Vincent Wong reraised to 6,000 only for Philip Reyes to then push all-un for 14,300. The initial raiser folded and Wong asked for the exact count, then called after around 30 seconds of consideration.

Philip Reyes: A♣A♦
Vincent Wong: Q♦J♦

When the cards were tabled, Wong immediately sighed but sprung into action on the 10♦7♦6♠ flop. "Diamonds one time," he demanded. The 10♣ turn was a blank but the 8♦ river indeed provided the flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Wong	50,000 19,000	19,000
Philip Reyes	Busted

Tags: Philip Reyes Vincent Wong

05-05-2023 17:08 UTC+9

Liu Loses to Looi; Doubles Through Doddapaneni

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jonathan Looi bet the 7♦6♣5♦J♠ turn for 5,100 out of the small blind and then made it 11,500 to go on the 3♦ river. Hsun Liu called the first bet and folded thereafter.

Liu then three-bet against Sriharsha Doddapaneni and they got it in after a Q♦8♦6♣ flop.

Hsun Liu: A♥A♣
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: Q♥10♥

The 2♥ turn and 4♣ river saw Liu double for 21,300 and Doddapaneni was left with around 4,000. He lost those and re-entered right away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hsun Liu	55,000 55,000	55,000
Jonathan Looi	48,000 48,000	48,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	30,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Hsun Liu Jonathan Looi Sriharsha Doddapaneni

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

05-05-2023 17:05 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Moses Saquing	120,000 3,000	3,000
Ikseok Kang	66,000 -32,000	-32,000
Stephen Nathan	55,000 26,000	26,000
Paul Fontan Castrillon	53,000 11,000	11,000
Andrej Nagy	52,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Francis	50,000 29,500	29,500
Jen Chun Chiu	45,000 -10,000	-10,000
Joseph Magnotti	40,000 2,000	2,000
Valeriy Pak	40,000 5,000	5,000
Jason Ambata	33,000 33,000	33,000
Ryan McAllister	32,000 32,000	32,000

Patrick Clarke	31,000 3,000	3,000
Jhon Hendri	30,000 -10,000	-10,000
Maria Argao	27,000
Sunwook Baek	15,000 -2,100	-2,100
Edgar Asehan	Busted

05-05-2023 17:00 UTC+9

Kher Busts; Liow Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jonathan Kher was all-in for fumes with the 9♦7♦ and Hernan Villa had an easy call with the J♥J♣. On the A♠10♣3♣ flop, Kher already gathered all his belongings and was on the way out, left drawing dead on the 4♣ turn to make the 2♣ river a formality.

Marcuss Liow was more fortunate in his last showdown when he had just a few big blinds left over. The Q♠9♠ held up versus 10♥7♥ on a board of J♠9♥7♦K♣3♣ but the Singaporean remains in the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hernan Villa	32,000 32,000	32,000
Marcuss Liow	5,100 5,100	5,100
Jonathan Kher	Busted

Tags: Hernan Villa Jonathan Kher Marcuss Liow

05-05-2023 16:48 UTC+9

Estacion Sent Back to the Drawing Board

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot in the secondary tournament area, the board showed Q♦10♦5♥3♣5♠. The big blind bet 2,400 and Lorelyn Estacion called by tossing in a single T-5,000 chip. Her opponent showed the Q♣8♦ for queens up and that won the pot.

Estacion dropped to fewer than half the starting stack once more on a table that now also includes Super High Roller runner-up Gary Thompson, who has already built a healthy profit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	52,000 52,000	52,000
Lorelyn Estacion	13,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Gary Thompson Lorelyn Estacion

05-05-2023 16:46 UTC+9

Liao Jams Into Araniel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 2♠2♣2♥, Po Hsiun Liao raised a bet of Noel Araniel from 1,800 to 3,600 and Araniel called, barely glancing up from his smart phone. The 6♦ fell on the turn and Araniel check-raised from 4,000 to 17,000, again just focusing on the phone.

Liao then moved all-in for 29,300 and Araniel sent the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Po Hsiun Liao	57,000 57,000	57,000
Noel Araniel	41,000 -18,500	-18,500

Tags: Noel Araniel Po Hsiun Liao

05-05-2023 16:38 UTC+9

Torres Wins Big Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In an already large pot to the 510d8d2c9s] turn, Cezar Quiambao checked out of the blinds and Ricardo Torres checked it back with some 18,000 in the middle. Quiambao then bet the 2♦ river for 16,500 with fewer than that behind.

Once Torres reluctantly called, Quiambao sent his cards into the muck to forfeit the pot.

Chip leader on the table is Moses Saquing with nearly four times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moses Saquing	117,000 22,000	22,000
Ricardo Torres	50,000 20,000	20,000
Cezar Quiambao	7,400 7,400	7,400

Tags: Cezar Quiambao Ricardo Torres

05-05-2023 16:30 UTC+9

Araniel Wins a Flip

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a hand that took place just before the break, Noel Araniel was all-in and at risk for 29,200. The local player flipped for his tournament life in the following showdown.

Noel Araniel: A♥K♥
Opponent: J♥J♠

The A♠3♠2♦2♣2♠ board gave Araniel the superior full house and he jumped to two times the starting stack.