2023 Poker Dream Manila
Over on table two, the board showed A♣9♦9♥5♦ and Emmanuel Segismundo checked from under the gun. Richard Tolentino in the cutoff then bet 75,000 only for Segismundo to check-raise to 185,000 total.
Tolentino went deep into the tank and folded.
Soon after that, Jose Drilon lost the remainder of his short stack and that brought the field up to 31 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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505,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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Busted |
Emmanuel Segismundo raised to 35,000 on the button and was called by Won Jae Lee in the small blind. What followed was a three-bet shove by Richard Tolentino in the big blind for massive 515,000. Segismundo asked for an exact count and tanked for more than four minutes, folding very reluctantly.
Lee then instantly called and the cards were revealed.
Richard Tolentino: A♦2♥
Won Jae Lee: 7♣7♠
Lee celebrated already when he saw himself ahead and that remained to be the case on the 9♠4♥2♦5♦10♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,430,000
555,000
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555,000 |
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750,000 | |
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Busted | |
Bonifacio Mondalo pushed all-in for 135,000 from under the gun and Cezar Quiambao did so for 235,000 in the cutoff. David Erquiaga in the big blind asked for a count and pushed in his chips as well.
Bonifacio Mondalo: A♦6♥
Cezar Quiambao: J♦J♣
David Erquiaga: A♥K♣
Erquiaga instantly improved on the K♦2♠2♣ flop, then remained ahead on the 5♠ turn and 6♣ river. Both stacks were counted and Erquiaga as well as Quiambao had exactly the same in 235,000.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Over on table four, a classic flip unfolded in which Alan Tsang was all-in and at risk for around 315,000 against Edwin Dela Cruz for the following showdown to emerge.
Alan Tsang: A♦K♠
Edwin Dela Cruz: Q♦Q♥
The very chatty Tsang had two overcards at his disposal but none of them showed up on the 6♠4♥2♦5♣10♣ board, reducing the field to the last 28 contenders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,010,000
490,000
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490,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Dinh Manh Hung tank-folded to a shove by Valeriy Pak on the Q♦9♠3♥2♥K♣ river.
Soon after, Ricardo Torres moved all-in for his last 70,000 and was called by Sriharsha Doddapaneni in the small blind.
Ricardo Torres: A♥8♥
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: A♦6♦
Both players had a straight draw on the 7♦5♣4♣ flop and 2♥ turn. However, the Q♠ river changed nothing and the kicker played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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870,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
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650,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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550,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
500,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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250,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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240,000
80,000
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80,000 |
|
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170,000
20,000
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20,000 |
The field is down to just 26 players as Artem Utevskii was unable to run up his last seven blinds and departed from table four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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|
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920,000
55,000
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55,000 |
|
|
850,000
600,000
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600,000 |
|
|
530,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
280,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
130,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni raised to 40,000 and Ricardo Torres jammed for what appeared to be 170,000 in the cutoff. William Teoh on the button got it in for the last 190,000 and Doddapaneni called.
Ricardo Torres: 10♦10♣
William Teoh: 6♦6♥
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: 10♠10♥
The 9♣3♠2♠9♥6♠ board provided the miracle full house for Teoh and he celebrated it for the entire room to hear.
Soon after that, there was also an elimination on the feature table and that brought the field down to the last 24 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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600,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
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Busted | |
William Teoh raised to 40,000 and Nicola Montalbano three-bet to 90,000 from one seat over. Dinh Manh Hung then four-bet jammed for 205,000 in the big blind. Teoh reluctantly folded and Montalbano instantly called.
Dinh Manh Hung: A♣K♠
Nicola Montalbano: A♥A♠
The K♦7♦6♣A♦3♥ turn brought no help to Hung and he became the 24th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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875,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
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550,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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Busted | |