2023 Poker Dream Manila

Main Event
Day: 1bc
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Event Info
2023 Poker Dream Manila
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♥6♦
Prize
5,510,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
66,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,751,382 PHP
Total Entries
499
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
358
Players Left
54
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Ong Escapes From Elimination

Christian Zetzsche
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.

Tags: Jason OngLinh Ran NguyenMaria ArgaoRyan McAllister

Recent Eliminations in the Field

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

Montalbano Prevails In Classic Flip Versus Lim

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nicola Montalbano
Nicola Montalbano

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.

Tags: Nicola MontalbanoWee Lee Lim

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Gonzaga Runs Hot to Bust Galvez and Misailidis

Christian Zetzsche
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.

Tags: Konstantinos MisailidisRenniel GalvezTerry Gonzaga

McAllister Jumps Above Half a Million

Christian Zetzsche
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.

Tags: Joseph ReyesRyan McAllister

Dinh Knocks Out Le

Christian Zetzsche
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.

Tags: Manh Hung DinhNgoc Khanh Le

Hu Forces Out Erquiaga

Christian Zetzsche
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".

Tags: David ErquiagaJinlong Hu

Dwan Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

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.

Tags: Ikseok KangLinh Ran NguyenRyan McAllisterTom Dwan

Recent Eliminations on Day 1b

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