Short Deck Super High Roller | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-01-2023 19:06 UTC+9

Yu James the River With Best Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Winfred Yu raised it up to 320,000 with the K♥Q♠ in the cutoff and Paul Phua defended his button with the Q♥J♥.

That led them to the K♠Q♦9♣ flop on which Yu made top two while Phua had middle pair and a gutshot. Yu fired a bet of 500,000 and Phua made the call after careful consideration.

That brought the A♦ on the turn and Yu now checked, Phua grinned before checking it back.Yu jammed the 6♠ river and received no call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	8,300,000	-900,000
Winfred Yu	4,000,000	800,000

Tags: Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 19:01 UTC+9

Phua Pulls Ahead of Yu At Start of Heads-Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

In the first hand of heads-up play, Paul Phua limped the 8♦6♦. Winfred Yu checked with the K♥J♦ and the A♥Q♦6♣ flop gave Phua bottom pair, which he bet for 120,000. Yu called with his gutshot and that led them to the 9♦ turn. Phua checked with the additional flush draw and Yu checked it back once more

The flush arrived with the 10♦ river and after which Phua bet 700,000 and Yu called to lose a decent portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	9,200,000	100,000
Winfred Yu	3,200,000

Tags: Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:41 UTC+9

Chen Ming Kong Eliminated in 3rd Place (PHP8,250,000/$160,691)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Chen Ming Kong jammed for 2,000,000 and Winfred Yu folded the A♣10♥ in the cutoff. Paul Phua glanced at his cards and made the call.

Chen Ming Kong: A♥10♦
Paul Phua: A♠J♠

The K♦J♥7♦ flop and 10♠ turn paired the kicker of both players and the 7♣ river ended the tournament of Kong in third place.

Both Phua and Yu then went into an extended break ahead of their heads-up duel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	9,100,000	1,800,000
Winfred Yu	3,200,000
Chen Ming Kong	Busted

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:39 UTC+9

Kong Doubles Right Back Against Yu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Soon after their previous clash, Chen Ming Kong is all-in against Winfred Yu and ahead preflop.

Chen Ming Kong: A♠8♠
Winfred Yu: J♠10♥

The A♥K♥J♣K♣8♦ board brought Kong back into contention and put a dent into the stack of Yu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Winfred Yu	3,200,000	-1,000,000
Chen Ming Kong	2,000,000	1,015,000

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:36 UTC+9

Yu Doubles to Leave Kong Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Winfred Yu limped first to act and Paul Phua did so in the cutoff with the Q♦10♣. Chen Ming Kong then pushed all-in from the button and Yu called all-in, while Phua folded.

Winfred Yu: A♣K♣
Chen Ming Kong: J♠J♥

The classic flip ran out 10♥9♠8♥6♠K♠ as Yu spiked the superior pair on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Winfred Yu	4,200,000	2,100,000
Chen Ming Kong	985,000	-2,015,000

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:33 UTC+9

Yu and Phua Take From Kong

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Chen Ming Kong limped with the 10♦9♦ and Winfred Yu checked on the button with the Q♠9♠. On the 10♥9♣6♦ flop, Kong bet 200,000 for Yu to call and the J♥ turn followed. Kong now slowed down and checked, Yu jammed and took down the pot.

Soon after, a three-way limped pot emerged after which Yu folded on the K♣J♣9♣ flop when Kong bet 200,000 from under the gun with 10♣9♠. Paul Phua called on the button with the K♥8♣ and that led them to the 6♦ turn. Kong fired another bet worth 400,000 and was called by Phua.

The river paired the board with the J♦ and they checked it down this time, as Phua claimed the pot to further pull ahead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	7,300,000	1,300,000
Chen Ming Kong	3,000,000	-1,300,000
Winfred Yu	2,100,000	100,000

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:22 UTC+9

Kong Increases the Aggression

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 0/0, 60,000 ante

Paul Phua limped the J♥8♦ and Chen Ming Kong checked the 10♣8♣ on the button. They checked all the way to the Q♣9♠7♥Q♥A♠ river, having missed their respective straight draws. Phua checked again and Kong bet 250,000 to win the pot.

Soon after that, Winfred Yu received a walk with an ace.

Kong jammed the A♣9♣ first to act soon after and Phua folded the A♠J♠ on the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	6,000,000	-800,000
Chen Ming Kong	4,300,000	400,000
Winfred Yu	2,000,000	200,000

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Paul Phua Winfred Yu

Level: 18

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 60,000

05-01-2023 18:10 UTC+9

Kong Gets Yu to Fold The Superior Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 0/0, 50,000 ante

Chen Ming Kong limped the A♦10♣ and Winfred Yu did so with the 9♠9♥. The Q♦8♠7♦ flop brought no action before Yu bet the J♠ turn for 200,000, earning a check-call rom Kong while Paul Phua on the button vanished. On the 8♥ river, Kong bet 600,000 and Yu folded.

With the new level about to start, the last three players agreed on a short toilet break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Ming Kong	3,900,000	700,000
Winfred Yu	1,800,000	-400,000

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Paul Phua Winfred Yu

05-01-2023 18:07 UTC+9

Danny Tang Eliminated in 4th Place (PHP6,330,000/$123,294)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 0/0, 50,000 ante

Paul Phua limped from under the gun and Chen Ming Kong did so with the K♣J♣ as well. Danny Tang then shipped it in for 1,700,000 on the button only for Phua to instantly call, forcing out Kong.

Danny Tang: Q♥Q♦
Paul Phua: A♣A♦

The A♠8♦6♣J♥10♦ board ended the run of Tang in fourth place and he could all but laugh about it, piling the chips over to Phua with a big grin on the face before heading to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	6,800,000	1,900,000
Chen Ming Kong	3,200,000	-700,000
Danny Tang	Busted

Tags: Chen Ming Kong Danny Tang Paul Phua