Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-06-2023 21:00 UTC+9

Wee Shen Tay Eliminated in 18th Place (PHP243,000/$4,390)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The feature table brought yet another all-in and call, this time it was Malaysia's Wee Shen Tay who got it in for 230,000 and Alessandro Taranto looked him up.

Wee Shen Tay: 9♥9♣
Alessandro Taranto: A♥K♥

The pair remained ahead on the 10♦5♠3♦ flop but the A♦ turn improved Taranto, who held onto the lead on the J♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Taranto	1,700,000 350,000	350,000
Wee Shen Tay	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Taranto Wee Shen Tay

05-06-2023 20:55 UTC+9

Joven Huerto Eliminated in 19th Place (PHP243000/$4,390)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Having lost a pot to the wheel of Won Jae Lee, Joven Huerto was all-in for 11 blinds in the small blind and Czar Ian Marcos called out of the big blind with the superior stack.

Joven Huerto: A♥7♥
Czar Ian Marcos: K♠9♦

The board ran out J♣7♦3♣8♦9♥ and the nine on the river spelled the end for Huerto in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Won Jae Lee	2,100,000 480,000	480,000

Czar Ian Marcos	1,300,000 230,000	230,000
Joven Huerto	Busted

Tags: Czar Ian Marcos Joven Huerto Won Jae Lee

05-06-2023 20:55 UTC+9

Taranto Chips Up on Outer Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alessandro Taranto called a bet of 90,000 by Anthony Tacda on the A♣5♥4♠4♦K♦ river and was only briefly shown the cards by Tacda, as he held the winning hand with the A♥9♠ for aces and fours. Taranto increased his seven-figure stack, now holding two times as many chips as his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Taranto	1,350,000 330,000	330,000
Anthony Tacda	670,000 -290,000	-290,000

Tags: Alessandro Taranto Anthony Tacda

05-06-2023 20:53 UTC+9

Emmanuel Segismundo Eliminated in 20th Place (PHP243,000/$4,390)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Over on the feature table, one of the short stacks was all-in and at risk. Emmanuel Segismundo pushed for 320,000 and David Erquiaga looked him up out of the small blind with a reshove to isolate.

Emmanuel Segismundo: A♥9♠
David Erquiaga: J♦J♣

The ace gained some equity until the 5♦5♠2♥4♥ turn but the Q♦ river was a blank, sending Segismundo to the payout desk in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Erquiaga	1,350,000 315,000	315,000
Emmanuel Segismundo	Busted

Tags: David Erquiaga Emmanuel Segismundo

05-06-2023 20:44 UTC+9

Lee Leaves Segismundo Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Emmanuel Segismundo raised to 55,000 with the A♣10♥ and Won Jae Lee called with the 8♠7♠ in the hijack. Segismundo bet the J♦9♣7♣ flop for 30,000 and the 9♦ turn for 155,000, both of which Lee called.

After the 6♣ river, Segismundo checked and folded to a shove by Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Won Jae Lee	1,900,000 280,000	280,000

Emmanuel Segismundo	380,000 -125,000	-125,000

05-06-2023 20:42 UTC+9

Del Rosario Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Anton Del Rosario defended the big blind against William Teoh and then jammed the A♠A♥6♣ flop for 75,000. Teoh pondered about the move for a short while and folded.

On the other outer table, Edwin Dela Cruz check-called a bet by Tor Welo on the K♥9♣3♦ flop, which led them to the J♠ turn. Dela Cruz checked again, Welo bet around 150,000 and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	1,550,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tor Welo	770,000 110,000	110,000
William Teoh	740,000 -10,000	-10,000
Anton Del Rosario	150,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Anton Del Rosario Edwin Dela Cruz Tor Welo William Teoh

05-06-2023 20:34 UTC+9

Darren Yu Eliminated in 21st Place (PHP214,000/$3,866)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Darren Yu raised to 50,000 in the hijack with 30,000 behind. William Teoh three-bet on the button and Yu called all-in.

Darren Yu: 8♠8♣
William Teoh: J♠J♦

The dominated pair was drawing dead on turn of the 10♣6♦4♠J♣6♣ board to send Yu out in 21st place, ensuring a pay jump for everyone else.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Teoh	750,000 110,000	110,000
Darren Yu	Busted

Tags: Darren Yu William Teoh

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

05-06-2023 20:00 UTC+9

Dinner Break Counts for the Final 21 Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Below are the updated counts and respective big blinds for the next level. The feature table will be switched and now features five contenders from the Philippines, headlined by David Erquiaga.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT	1	David Erquiaga	Philippines	1,035,000	41
FT	2	Joven Huerto	Philippines	610,000	24
FT	3	Czar Ian Marcos	Philippines	1,070,000	43
FT	4	Wee Shen Tay	Malaysia	300,000	12
FT	5	Terry Gonzaga	Philippines	360,000	14
FT	6	Emmanuel Segismundo	Philippines	505,000	20
FT	7
FT	8	Won Jae Lee	South Korea	1,620,000	65

2	1	Suya Lee	South Korea	305,000	12
2	2
2	3	Edwin Dela Cruz	Philippines	1,675,000	67
2	4	Henrik Tollefsen	Norway	500,000	20
2	5	Alessandro Taranto	Italy	1,020,000	41
2	6	Ryan McAllister	United States	570,000	23
2	7	Anthony Tacda	Philippines	960,000	38
2	8	Tor Welo	Norway	660,000	26

3	1	Stephen Nathan	United Kingdom	650,000	26
3	2	William Teoh	Malaysia	640,000	26
3	3	Nicola Montalbano	Italy	760,000	30
3	4	Kok Weng Beh	Malaysia	680,000	27
3	5	Valeriy Pak	Belarus	830,000	33
3	6	Anton Del Rosario	United States	120,000	5
3	7
3	8	Darren Yu	Philippines	80,000	3

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz	1,675,000 75,000	75,000

Won Jae Lee	1,620,000 270,000	270,000

Czar Ian Marcos	1,070,000 20,000	20,000
David Erquiaga	1,035,000 -15,000	-15,000
Alessandro Taranto	1,020,000 -80,000	-80,000
Anthony Tacda	960,000 320,000	320,000
Valeriy Pak	830,000 55,000	55,000
Nicola Montalbano	760,000 -115,000	-115,000
Kok Weng Beh	680,000
Tor Welo	660,000 -5,000	-5,000
Stephen Nathan	650,000 5,000	5,000
William Teoh	640,000 90,000	90,000
Joven Huerto	610,000 -40,000	-40,000
Ryan McAllister	570,000 125,000	125,000

Emmanuel Segismundo	505,000 95,000	95,000
Henrik Tollefsen	500,000 -140,000	-140,000
Terry Gonzaga	360,000 -40,000	-40,000
Suya Lee	305,000 -100,000	-100,000
Wee Shen Tay	300,000 -20,000	-20,000
Anton Del Rosario	120,000 -10,000	-10,000
Darren Yu	80,000 -10,000	-10,000

05-06-2023 19:32 UTC+9

Dinner Break With 21 Players Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The live stream will be running for another 30 minutes but all 21 contestants are already on a scheduled 50-minute dinner break until approximately 7.22 pm local time.

Once play resumes, all PokerNews updates will continue in real time until the final two table redraw.