Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-05-2023 23:16 UTC+9

Sheils Claims the Stack of Pak

Christian Zetzsche

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

Having defended against a raise by Richard Sheils, Valeriy Pak then opted to ham a flop of 10♥5♦3♦ and tabled the K♠10♠ for top pair and decent kicker in showdown. However, he had some catching up to do as Sheils was out in front with the Q♠Q♣.

Nothing changed with the J♣ turn and 5♠ river to knock out Pak.

Shortly after, Xiyu Xie was eliminated by Anton Del Rosario as yet another hopeful ran out of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	350,000
Richard Sheils	180,000 180,000	180,000

Anton Del Rosario	120,000 30,000	30,000
Xiyu Xie	Busted
Valeriy Pak	Busted

Tags: Anton Del Rosario Richard Sheils Valeriy Pak Xiyu Xie

05-05-2023 23:11 UTC+9

Erquiaga Fades the Spades

Christian Zetzsche

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

David Erquiaga, also known under his moniker of "Dave Spade" was all-in and at risk on a flop of 7♠6♠2♣ against Florencio Campomanes for the 52,000 he had behind.

David Erquiaga: J♠J♦
Florencio Campomanes: A♠5♠

The 6♦ turn and 9♥ river brought no more spade as Erquiaga doubled to an above average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Erquiaga	120,000 30,000	30,000
Florencio Campomanes	35,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: David Erquiaga Florencio Campomanes

05-05-2023 23:05 UTC+9

Sarmiento Cannot Bluff Dinh

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a 7♠5♥2♥2♠K♦ board, John Sarmiento bet big for what appeared to be 40,000 and Manh Hung Dinh called.

Sarmiento revealed the 10♥8♥ for a busted flush draw and Dinh won the pot with the A♥6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinh Manh Hung	130,000
John Samiento	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: John Sarmiento Manh Hung Dinh

05-05-2023 23:00 UTC+9

More Recent Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriy Pak	Busted
Johnson Tan	Busted
Won Jae Lee	Busted

Jose Colada	Busted
Wai Cheong Mak	Busted
Paul Fontan Castrillon	Busted
Seong Cheol Jeon	Busted
Shun Kawakami	Busted
Gyeong Tae Yoo	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-05-2023 22:48 UTC+9

Erquiaga Gets Thin Value Off Saquing

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Picking up the action on the Q♠5♦3♠2♦ turn, Moses Saquing checked out of the big blind. David Erquiaga made it 10,000 to go only for Saquing to min-raise to 20,000, which Erquiaga called.

The 9♣ river was checked by Saquing and Erquiaga now bet just 6,000 with a grin on the face. Saquing could all but sigh and then paid it off to muck versus Q♥8♥.

Also featured on the same table is another well-known Filipino poker pro in Florencio Campomanes.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Erquiaga	90,000 55,000	55,000
Florencio Campomanes	45,000 -10,000	-10,000
Moses Saquing	41,000 -79,000	-79,000

Tags: David Erquiaga Florencio Campomanes Moses Saquing

05-05-2023 22:43 UTC+9

Ding Done For the Day in Flight 1b

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There had been a carnage of sorts on table one as three seats needed to be filled after recent eliminations.

Several players there hold decent stack sizes and among them is also Ricardo Torres, who just scored another knockout.

Yoong Piu Ding put his hopes on the 5♥5♣ and Torres flipped it in with the A♦J♥. The overcards struck right away on the J♠9♦7♣9♥4♦ runout to send yet another player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Torres	190,000 45,000	45,000
Emmanuel Segismundo	185,000 55,000	55,000
Thomas Pound	100,000 40,000	40,000
Bryan Khoo	60,000 -20,000	-20,000
Yoong Piu Ding	Busted

Tags: Ricardo Torres Yoong Piu Ding

05-05-2023 22:37 UTC+9

Recent Eliminations

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Floor staff officially confirmed 265 entries for Day 1b, which means the goal for all those with chips at their disposal is making the top 40 spots for tonight. The field has already been whittled down to 130 contenders but a long night remains ahead to reach the bubble in this flight.

All players below won't be among the survivors as they all bowed out and can take their chances in the turbo heat 1c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yao Joe Ho	Busted
Bill Perez	Busted
Duy Tung Nguyen	Busted
John Costiniano	Busted
Cheong Yew Lee	Busted
Adones Carmona	Busted
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	Busted
Wee Shen Tay	Busted
James Moriles	Busted
Lloyd Locsin	Busted
Francis Abarca	Busted
Huan Bin Chang	Busted
Danilo Ola	Busted
Czardy Rivera	Busted
Eng Siang Ewe	Busted
Anthony Chan	Busted
Van Sang Nguyen	Busted

05-05-2023 22:32 UTC+9

Jung Chops With Dwan

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Following an open raise to 4,000, four players called including Tom Dwan on the button and Wonwook Jung in the big blind. The A♣A♥6♥ flop was checked to Dwan and he bet 3,500. Only Jung and the initial raiser called, leading them to the J♦ turn.

Once more, it checked around to Dwan and he bet 11,000. Jung check-raised to 31,000 and forced out the third player, he then called all-in when Dwan moved all-in.

Wonwook Jung: A♠3♠
Tom Dwan: A♦4♦

A split pot was very likely and confirmed after the 6♣ river brought no upset.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dwan	100,000 5,000	5,000
Wonwook Jung	90,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Wonwook Jung Tom Dwan

05-05-2023 22:25 UTC+9

Teoh Flushed Away By Cheong

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Down to the last 26,500, Beng Key Teoh was all-in with the A♥Q♦. Day 1a bubble boy Yuan Xiang Cheong looked him up with the superior stack and K♥J♥. The 10♠4♣3♥ flop changed nothing just yet while the Q♥ turn gave Teoh the top pair and Cheong an open-ended straight draw to go with a flush draw.