Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-05-2023 17:39 UTC+9

Radbone Chips Up Against Thompson

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Gary Thompson checked from an early position and then called a bet worth 7,500 by Tom Radbone with the turn showing 10♥3♥2♣6♠. Both checked the K♦ on the river and Thompson flipped over the Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens with a queen kicker.

Radbone had the superior kicker with A♣10♦ and dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Radbone	55,000 51,000	51,000
Gary Thompson	32,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Gary Thompson Tom Radbone

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

05-05-2023 17:47 UTC+9

Torres Among the Bigger Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Over on table one, Ricardo Torres can be found with nearly three times the starting stack. He had made a deep run on Day 1b and narrowly missed out on the money but the early stages of Day 1b have been promising.

Recently, Torres knocked out Ryan Platon when his Q♠10♦ turned as straight versus A♦6♥ on a board of K♣Q♥9♦J♦4♦ to score the final blow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Torres	85,000 35,000	35,000
Ryan Platon	Busted

Tags: Ricardo Torres Ryan Platon

05-05-2023 17:52 UTC+9

One Chip Is All You Need

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

After an all-in showdown had gone wrong, Gary Thompson was down to a single T-100 chip and he got that in. Daniel Francis raised the button and folded when Thanh Ha Duong jammed.

Gary Thompson: 5♠3♦
Thanh Ha Duong: A♦Q♥

The K♥6♥5♦4♣8♠ board delivered the five, bumping Thompson's stack to 900.

He then jammed again and was called three ways. It checked around on the K♥Q♦5♣ flop and Lorelyn Estacion check-called a bet worth 1,500 by Francis on the 3♦ turn. She did so again for 5,500 on the 6♥ river and Francis tabled the A♦2♦ for a missed draw, dropping to 1,000 himself. Estacion won the side pot with the Q♠10♥ but Thompson had the best of it with the K♠5♥,

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorelyn Estacion	23,000 10,000	10,000
Thanh Ha Duong	15,000 15,000	15,000
Gary Thompson	4,200 27,800	27,800
Daniel Francis	1,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Daniel Francis Gary Thompson Lorelyn Estacion Thanh Ha Duong

05-05-2023 17:57 UTC+9

Assorted Day 1b Pictures

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Christian Zetzsche

05-05-2023 18:02 UTC+9

Sheils Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Richard Sheils, commonly known as online poker streamer aka "Ginge Poker", relocated to Asia and has been making some exploits in the real estate market. Now based on the Philippines, he entered not long ago and was spotted involved in the action on a A♣10♦8♦3♥ turn.

Sheils checked to Joseph Sia on the button who bet 4,000. The Brit check-jammed for 14,600 and Sia reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sheils	27,500 2,500	2,500

Joseph Sia	15,300 14,700	14,700

Tags: Joseph Sia Richard Sheils

05-05-2023 18:08 UTC+9

Reyes Knocks Out Meng

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With just 10,500 in the middle to the 10♣9♠5♥Q♣ turn, Joseph Reyes bet 5,000. Long Meng then pushed all-in for 29,900 on the button, which sent Reyes into the tank. More than a minute later, the local player called with the superior stack.

Long Meng: 8♣5♣
Joseph Reyes: 5♦5♠

The 10♥ river only improved Reyes to a full house as Meng headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Reyes	83,000 83,000	83,000
Long Meng	Busted

Tags: Joseph Reyes Long Meng

05-05-2023 18:17 UTC+9

Chua Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Over on table two, Chris Feng had put his hopes on 10♣7♣ for a flush draw on the A♣K♣2♦ flop and he was up against the A♥Q♥ of Christopher Chua. The board completed with the 6♦ turn and K♠ river, sending Feng to the rail near the end of level six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Chua	52,000 22,000	22,000
Chris Feng	Busted

Tags: Chris Feng Christopher Chua

05-05-2023 18:21 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Khoo	80,000 35,000	35,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	75,000 14,000	14,000
Konstantinos Misailidis	65,000 33,000	33,000
Ionut Stochita	65,000 33,000	33,000
Christopher Mateo	60,000 60,000	60,000
Benigno Ledina	60,000 18,000	18,000
Enrico de Rosa	52,000 24,000	24,000
Tien Thanh Dinh	50,000 20,000	20,000
Gary Thompson	47,000 42,800	42,800
Ngoc Anh Cao	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Ambata	36,000 3,000	3,000
Henrik Tollefsen	33,000 3,000	3,000
Eng Soon Ewe	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jose Delos Santos	28,000 2,000	2,000
William Jia	22,000 22,000	22,000
Seungsoo Jeon	20,000 80,000	80,000
Jiaqi He	Busted
Thijs Hilberts	Busted
Daniel Francis	Busted

05-05-2023 18:24 UTC+9

Nguyen Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Vietnam's Linh Ran Nguyen has been followed by media from her home country and she has also been recording the action on her table with a GoPro camera. One of the latest hands for the footage brought an all-in showdown in which her A♠Q♣ made aces up on a board of A♥K♦8♠2♦K♣ and that was good enough for a knockout.

Despite winning all-in contest, Nguyen remains just above the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linh Ran Nguyen	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Linh Ran Nguyen