Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-06-2023 00:00 UTC+9

Erquiaga Gets Value From Quiambao

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the K♠9♦5♠Q♣4♥ river, David Erquiaga bet 18,000. Cezar Quiambao quickly called but mucked upon getting shown the J♦10♦ for the nut straight by Erquiaga.

Their table broke soon after as the field was rapidly reduced to just 70 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Erquiaga	200,000 80,000	80,000
Cezar Quiambao	140,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Cezar Quiambao David Erquiaga

05-05-2023 23:55 UTC+9

Mesina Jams Into Radbone

Christian Zetzsche

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

The action started with a raise to 6,000 by Tom Radbone in the hijack and Ronn Mesina three-bet to 20,000 out of the small blind. Radbone opted to call and that led them to the J♥3♣2♥ flop. Mesina continued for 16,500 and Radbone then raised to 43,000.

Mesina pondered about his next move for a short while and jammed, forcing a quick fold from Radbone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronn Mesina	190,000 160,000	160,000
Tom Radbone	170,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Ronn Mesina Tom Radbone

05-05-2023 23:51 UTC+9

Marquez Eliminated by Reyes

Christian Zetzsche

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

In a single-raised pot to the Q♣J♦9♥ flop, Richard Marquez got it in for a stack of 47,500 and Joseph Reyes did so for around 65,000.

Richard Marquez: Q♠J♥
Joseph Reyes: K♥10♦

"Hot Sauce" needed a queen or jack to survive but hit neither on the 7♣ turn and 4♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Reyes	145,000 30,000	30,000
Richard Marquez	Busted

Tags: Joseph Reyes Richard Marquez

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-05-2023 23:32 UTC+9

Another Break on Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Some 81 players remain and half of them will make the money on the second of three flights. The next scheduled 15-minute break is now underway and all but one table is in the same area.

05-05-2023 23:31 UTC+9

Campomanes Out Before the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Florencio Campomanes had previously beaten the pocket queens of Vincent Wong with ace-nine to reduce the stack of Wong below the average.

However, Campomanes never recovered from doubling David Erquiaga and then got it in for 38,500 preflop against Cezar Quiambao.

Florencio Campomanes: Q♠Q♦
Cezar Quiambao: K♠K♦

With both suits also covered, Campomanes didn't find an escape anymore on the 9♠7♣4♥3♥9♦ runout to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cezar Quiambao	170,000 170,000	170,000
Vincent Wong	45,500 -9,500	-9,500
Florencio Campomanes	Busted

Tags: Cezar Quiambao David Erquiaga Florencio Campomanes Vincent Wong

05-05-2023 23:28 UTC+9

McAllister Rises to the Top

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ryan McAllister won a three-way all-in when his 9♣9♥ flopped a set on the Q♦10♣9♦ flop. A shorter stack got it in with the J♦10♥ for a pair and open-ender while Eng Soon Ewe had both covered and revealed the A♣A♠.

The 6♦ turn and J♣ river changed nothing and McAllister jumped to eleven times the starting stack. After that, he won several other pots and leaped well ahead of everyone else at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan McAllister	450,000 100,000	100,000

Eng Soon Ewe	150,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Dwan	30,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Ryan McAllister

05-05-2023 23:26 UTC+9

Marquez Chips Up Some

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Richard Marquez in the small blind called a raise to 7,000 and then led the Q♥6♦2♦ flop. His opponent folded and exposed a suited ace including the A♣, which Marquez had beat until that point with the J♦J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Marquez	60,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Richard Marquez

05-05-2023 23:24 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	360,000 10,000	10,000
Ryan McAllister	350,000 235,000	235,000

Emmanuel Segismundo	300,000 115,000	115,000
Gary Thompson	230,000 123,000	123,000
Henrik Tollefsen	180,000 90,000	90,000
Eng Soon Ewe	130,000 -50,000	-50,000
Tom Dwan	110,000 10,000	10,000
Thomas Pound	100,000
Linh Ran Nguyen	70,000 17,000	17,000
Ricardo Torres	60,000 -130,000	-130,000
Mark Dela Cruz	Busted

05-05-2023 23:19 UTC+9

Hendri Scores a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A shorter stack was flipping with the 8♠8♦ and Jhon Hendri looked them up with the A♦J♥. The two overcards hit on the A♣J♦6♣ flop and no help arrived on the 9♠ turn nor 9♣ river.

One table over, Thijs Hilberts lost a duel of short stacks when his A♣8♣ hit the flop versus ace-jack but running cards to a straight appeared. The Dutchman was one of several recent casualties with now just 80 players still remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jhon Hendri	120,000 90,000	90,000
Thijs Hilberts	Busted
Tiong Hong Chai	Busted
Long Meng	Busted
Junho Hyeon	Busted

Tags: Jhon Hendri Thijs Hilberts