Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-05-2023 22:21 UTC+9

Lagatuz Making Strides on Table One

Christian Zetzsche

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

Not long ago, Jeorge Lagatuz jammed it in preflop against a squeeze to 25,000 by Ricardo Torres. "Do you have pocket queens?" Torres inquired and folded after getting an exact count.

Soon after that, Lagatuz was building another big pot worth around 75,000 to the 10♥5♠2♣10♠K♣ river. He led for 40,000 out of the big blind and Eng Siang Ewe tank-folded on the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Torres	145,000 15,000	15,000
Jeorge Lagatuz	135,000
Emmanuel Segismundo	130,000 -25,000	-25,000
Eng Siang Ewe	57,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Ricardo Torres

05-05-2023 22:15 UTC+9

Counts and Casualties After the Dinner Break

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	350,000 85,000	85,000
Eng Soon Ewe	180,000 57,000	57,000
Andrej Nagy	140,000 50,000	50,000
Minseong Cho	140,000 7,000	7,000
Ricardo Torres	130,000 -40,000	-40,000
Henrik Tollefsen	90,000 40,000	40,000
Thomas Pound	60,000 60,000	60,000
Richard Marquez	17,000 -17,000	-17,000
Maria Argao	15,000 -9,000	-9,000
Zhen Hao Cai	Busted
Czar Marcos	Busted
William Jia	Busted
Jason Ambata	Busted
Lai Heng Foo	Busted
Ryan Hong	Busted
Wee Shen Tay	Busted
Yoo Sin Kang	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-05-2023 22:10 UTC+9

Campomanes On the Rise After Dinner

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Christopher Chua and Florencio Campomanes, the former bet 6,000 on the 8♣8♥2♣J♠4♥ river. Campomanes tossed in a single chip for the call and Chua tabled the 3♠3♦. Campomanes held the slightly superior pocket pair in 5♣5♥ to win the pot and almost close the gap to Chua.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Chua	65,000 13,000	13,000
Florencio Campomanes	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Christopher Chua Florencio Campomanes

05-05-2023 22:02 UTC+9

Mateo Missing; Montalbano Thriving

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot of 10♦8♠4♥3♠2♦, Christopher Mateo paid off a bet worth 23,000 by Nicola Montalbano to get shown the A♥5♥.

Soon after that, the seat of Mateo was open despite him still having 90,000 after that hand.

"How much was that?" Anton Del Rosario inquired and Montalbano confirmed the amount.

According to the Italian, Mateo had raised and called a three-bet to 12,000 by himself to see a flop of Ax7x2x with two spades. Montalbano bet 7,000 and Mateo called.

After the K♣ turn, Montalbano bet 20,000 and Mateo raised to 66,000 with 14,000 behind to then call it off with the 5♦3♦ for a gutshot. Montalbano's ace-king for top two held as a brick river sent Montalbano's stack soaring.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	265,000 140,000	140,000
Christopher Mateo	Busted

Tags: Anton Del Rosario Christopher Mateo Nicola Montalbano

05-05-2023 21:53 UTC+9

Tom Dwan Back in Action here in Manila

Christian Zetzsche

While Tom Dwan has not returned to his above-average stack after the dinner break yet, he already made an appearance on the live stream prior to the break. His stack of around 100,000 is currently blinded out rather slowly.

05-05-2023 21:48 UTC+9

Tan Flips Well Against Ho

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yao Joe Ho had previously doubled and was aiming to knock out Boon Tan in the following flip.

Boon Tan: 7♥7♣
Yao Joe Ho: A♥Q♥

The 8♥6♦4♦7♦8♦ board gave Tan a full house and the stacks of both players were almost evened out after the showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yao Joe Ho	70,000 70,000	70,000
Boon Tan	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Boon Tan Yao Joe Ho

05-05-2023 21:42 UTC+9

Xie Doubles Through Cerbito

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Xiyu Xie got her chips in with the Q♥Q♣ for a set of queens on Q♠8♦7♦. She was up against the Q♦J♦ of Marciel Cerbito and no further diamond came on the K♠ turn and 8♠ river. Cerbito was left short and bowed out shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Montalbano	125,000 125,000	125,000
Xiyu Xie	55,000 55,000	55,000
Cheong Yew Lee	40,000 25,000	25,000
Marciel Cerbito	Busted

05-05-2023 21:37 UTC+9

Assorted Day 1b Pictures

Christian Zetzsche

05-05-2023 21:33 UTC+9

Registration for Day 1b Closed

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The prize pool for the Main Event is about to surpass PHP 25 million and the late registration for Day 1b has now officially closed. According to the screens, there were 265 entries of which 175 players remain.

All those who run out of chips in the next few hours can jump into the turbo heat 1c, which kicked off around half an hour ago.