Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-06-2023 00:41 UTC+9

Ong Escapes From Elimination

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Linh Ran Nguyen had won yet more chips while Jason Ong on the same table was left with a short stack, which he pushed in from an early position for 37,500. Chip leader Ryan McAllister called and everybody else got out of the way.

Jason Ong: A♦10♦
Ryan McAllister: 8♦8♣

The 5♠3♦3♥ flop and 7♣ turn were of no help. However, Ong spiked the A♣ on the river to survive. Kar Sing Thong and Maria Argao were not as fortunate as both departed moments later on different tables.

The recent carnage has whittled down the field to just 56 hopefuls of which 40 will advance to Day 2 from this very flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan McAllister	485,000 -35,000	-35,000

Linh Ran Nguyen	130,000 55,000	55,000
Jason Ong	75,000 -45,000	-45,000
Kar Sing Thong	Busted
Maria Argao	Busted

Tags: Jason Ong Linh Ran Nguyen Maria Argao Ryan McAllister

05-06-2023 00:36 UTC+9

Recent Eliminations in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Te	Busted
Alonso Garcia de Jalon	Busted
Benjamin Mangaliman	Busted
John Samiento	Busted
Van Sang Nguyen	Busted
Thomas Pound	Busted

05-06-2023 00:29 UTC+9

Montalbano Prevails In Classic Flip Versus Lim

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Just before the blinds had gone up, Nicola Montalbano three-bet to 18,000 and Wee Lee Lim then four-bet pushed for 109,000. Montalbano asked for an exact count and made the call, setting up the most classic of coin flips.

Wee Lee Lim: A♣K♥
Nicola Montalbano: Q♣Q♠

The J♣9♦7♣Q♦6♥ board gave Montalbano a set of queens and Lim missed out on a gutshot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	515,000 125,000	125,000
Wee Lee Lim	Busted

Tags: Nicola Montalbano Wee Lee Lim

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-06-2023 00:27 UTC+9

Gonzaga Runs Hot to Bust Galvez and Misailidis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cards of Renniel Galvez were already dragged into the muck when he could not beat the A♠A♣ of Terry Gonzaga on the J♣10♠5♣A♥Q♣ runout.

Soon after, Gonzaga picked up another premium pocket pair to take on Konstantinos Misailidis. The Greek flopped a set of jacks but the uproar on the table concluded another fortunate runout for Gonzaga with the Q♠Q♥. As the board came J♠6♦2♣7♦Q♦, Gonzaga rivered the superior set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Gonzaga	330,000 195,000	195,000
Renniel Galvez	Busted
Konstantinos Misailidis	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Misailidis Renniel Galvez Terry Gonzaga

05-06-2023 00:24 UTC+9

McAllister Jumps Above Half a Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the tail end of a 5♥3♠2♣Q♠4♦ board, Ryan McAllister overbet the pot for 50,000 and that sent Joseph Reyes into a frenzy. More than a minute passed and Reyes called, then mucked when the table chip leader revealed A♥6♥ for the six-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan McAllister	520,000 70,000	70,000

Joseph Reyes	70,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Joseph Reyes Ryan McAllister

05-06-2023 00:20 UTC+9

Dinh Knocks Out Le

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a duel between players from Vietnam, Ngoc Khanh Le defended the big blind against a button raise by Manh Hung Dinh and then got it in with a flush draw on the J♣4♣2♠Q♦ turn.

Ngoc Khanh Le: 10♣6♣
Manh Hung Dinh: Q♣9♦

The 4♥ on the river was a blank, sending the pot over to Dinh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinh Manh Hung	230,000 100,000	100,000
Ngoc Khanh Le	Busted

Tags: Manh Hung Dinh Ngoc Khanh Le

05-06-2023 00:14 UTC+9

Hu Forces Out Erquiaga

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A preflop raising war saw David Erquiaga squeeze to 70,000 out of the big blind. It folded back to Jinlong Hu, who moved all-in for more than 200,000. Erquiaga was covered by then and tank-folded.

"Maybe same hand," he joked while Hu replied "nice fold".

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	390,000 30,000	30,000
Jinlong Hu	295,000 295,000	295,000

Gary Thompson	290,000 60,000	60,000
Henrik Tollefsen	200,000 20,000	20,000
Ionut Stochita	160,000 70,000	70,000
Rasid Paitao	150,000 100,000	100,000
Richard Sheils	145,000 -35,000	-35,000

David Erquiaga	125,000 -75,000	-75,000
Konstantinos Misailidis	115,000 25,000	25,000
Linh Ran Nguyen	75,000 60,000	60,000
Eng Soon Ewe	70,000 -80,000	-80,000
Christopher Chua	55,000 -10,000	-10,000
Alonso Garcia de Jalon	50,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: David Erquiaga Jinlong Hu

05-06-2023 00:07 UTC+9

Dwan Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Tom Dwan pushed all-in for 33,000 from under the gun and Linh Ran Nguyen followed suit from the next seat. Ikseok Kang then called all-in out of the small blind and Ryan McAllister in the big blind folded.

Tom Dwan: K♥10♥
Linh Ran Nguyen: A♠K♦
Ikseok Kang: J♣J♥

The pair remained ahead all the way on a 6♦4♠3♠J♠3♦ board, which improved Kang to a full house. He knocked out Dwan and doubled through Nguyen for 44,000, leaving the latter very short.