Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-05-2023 19:13 UTC+9

Gabitan Doubles Through Magnotti

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action started with a raise to 2,000 by Joseph Magnotti in middle position. Anthony Gabitan then pushed all-in for his short stack worth 11,300 on the button and the blinds folded, as Magnotti made the call.

Anthony Gabitan: A♥Q♣
Joseph Magnotti: 8♣8♥

The A♠9♠3♦Q♠2♠ board delivered both overcards for Gabitan, while Magnotti sighed loudly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	95,000
Long Meng	65,000 65,000	65,000
Joseph Reyes	55,000 28,000	28,000
Joseph Magnotti	31,300 8,700	8,700
Kok Weng Beh	28,000 4,000	4,000
Anthony Gabitan	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Anthony Gabitan Joseph Magnotti

05-05-2023 19:04 UTC+9

Chun Takes One on the Chin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three ways to the 9♥5♦3♦ flop, the action checked to Joshua Chun and he bet 7,000 on the button. Po Hsiun Liao raised big in the small blind for Noel Araniel to tank-fold his cutoff and Chun quickly called all-in.

Joshua Chun: A♠A♣
Po Hsiun Liao: Q♥Q♣

"Lady please," Liao demanded and the wish was instantly granted with the Q♠ turn, the 8♦ river was then a blank.

"Nice hand ... that was quick," Chun sighed after he had entered only a few minutes ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Po Hsiun Liao	110,000 53,000	53,000
Noel Araniel	20,000 21,000	21,000
Joshua Chun	Busted

Tags: Joshua Chun Noel Araniel Po Hsiun Liao

05-05-2023 19:01 UTC+9

Thompson Gets Thin Value From Fontan Castrillon

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Gary Thompson was unable to run up the miracle chip and a chair comeback and subsequently re-entered, after which he ran up a profit pretty quickly.

He also gained some value from Paul Fontan Castrillon just now after defending the big blind. Thompson bet the turn and river of a 8♥6♦4♦5♣6♣ board for 1,500 and 2,000 respectively. Fontan Castrillon paid it off and mucked when he was shown the 9♦8♠ for eights and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	95,000 48,000	48,000
Paul Fontan Castrillon	55,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Gary Thompson Paul Fontan Castrillon

05-05-2023 18:58 UTC+9

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Misailidis	67,000 2,000	2,000
Vincent Wong	55,000 5,000	5,000
Andrej Nagy	48,000 4,000	4,000
Beng Key Teoh	45,000 45,000	45,000
Henrik Tollefsen	45,000 12,000	12,000
Ngoc Anh Cao	40,000
Yuan Xiang Cheong	40,000 13,700	13,700
Tom Dwan	30,000

Jen Chun Chiu	28,000 17,000	17,000
Xiaoling Li	28,000 28,000	28,000
Kok Weng Beh	24,000 24,000	24,000
Eng Siang Ewe	22,000 22,000	22,000
Thijs Hilberts	13,000 13,000	13,000
Cezar Quiambao	12,000 18,000	18,000
Johnson Tan	Busted

05-05-2023 18:50 UTC+9

Sheils Flips His Way to a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Richard Sheils had dropped to half the starting stack and then got it in via classic flip for his tournament life. The Brit was up against the 9♠9♥ and had two overcards at his disposal with the K♣J♦.

One of them came on the J♠6♦4♠8♣4♣ board for Sheils to stay in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sheils	28,000 500	500

Tags: Richard Sheils

05-05-2023 18:44 UTC+9

Lim Busts Lee In Battle of Pocket Pairs

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Just before all the players had gone on the break, a preflop raising war got all of the chips into the middle between two players from South Korea. Wee Lee Lim was the covering stack with 39,500 and had the superior pocket pair as well against Jeseung Lee.

Jeseung Lee: J♦J♠
Wee Lee Lim: Q♥Q♠

There was no upset on the 6♣4♦4♠6♠5♣ runout and that spelled the end for Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wee Lee Lim	70,000
Jeseung Lee	Busted

Tags: Wee Lee Lim Jeseung Lee

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

05-05-2023 18:26 UTC+9

Second Break on Day 1b Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Out of a field of 225 entries, just some 170 players remain and the overall field has already surpassed 350 entries. The PHP20,000,000 guarantee has already been eclipsed and the late registration for 1b is open for another three levels and 50-minute dinner break.

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

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