Short Deck Super High Roller Day 1 | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

04-30-2023 20:59 UTC+9

Updated Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	530,000 40,000	40,000
Ming Hong Teoh	460,000 15,000	15,000
Danny Tang	450,000 140,000	140,000

Jun Wah Yap	330,000 -10,000	-10,000
Wei Hsiang Yeu	330,000 150,000	150,000
Winfred Yu	280,000 -50,000	-50,000

Paul Teoh	250,000 -30,000	-30,000
Lun Loon	210,000 110,000	110,000
Rene van Krevelen	190,000 70,000	70,000
Hing Yaung Chow	120,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Yong	90,000 45,000	45,000
Ivan Ermin	85,000 -15,000	-15,000
Eng Soon Ewe	75,000 -25,000	-25,000

04-30-2023 20:52 UTC+9

Ermin and Chow Forced to Reload

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 3,000 ante

Hing Yaung Chow saw his early start come to a crashing halt as he was all-in with a short stack, holding the 10♠7♦. Ivan Ermin tabled the A♦J♠ and they were up against a White Horse Club player with the K♠K♦. Both players at risk had to reload following a A♠Q♣6♠8♦K♥ runout.

At the same time, Wai Kin Yong and one further player lost their final bullet and Eng Soon Ewe entered for the first time. This brings the field to 16 players out of 21 entries remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Ermin	100,000
Hing Yaung Chow	100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Eng Soon Ewe	100,000 100,000	100,000
Wai Kin Yong	Busted

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Hing Yaung Chow Ivan Ermin Wai Kin Yong

04-30-2023 20:44 UTC+9

Yap Scores a Healthy Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 3,000 ante

Jun Wah Yap forced out one opponent as Wei Hsiang Yeu folded to two all-ins behind with a White Horse Club player looking up the 164,000 of Yap. Their Q♥J♣ had two live cards against Yap's A♣K♥ and turned a straight on A♥K♠Q♣10♥. Yap needed a king or ace to avoid defeat and did so thanks to the K♣ to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Wah Yap	340,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Jun Wah Yap Wei Hsiang Yeu

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 3,000

04-30-2023 20:36 UTC+9

Yu Folds the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot to the Q♣10♣9♥ flop, the action checked to Winfred Yu on the button as he made it 10,000 to go. His opponent raises to 40,000 and Yu came along. Both checked the 9♠ turn and the 8♣ river completed the board.

Yu's opponent bet 80,000 and that won the pot uncontested, as Yu let go once he used one additional time bank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Winfred Yu	330,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Winfred Yu

04-30-2023 20:33 UTC+9

Teoh Beats van Krevelen in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Rene van Krevelen had implemented a limping strategy and one of these hands brought a post flop action when he called two bets by Ming Hong Teoh on the A♦K♣8♦ flop and J♠ turn. They checked the K♠ river with 80,000 in the middle and van Krevelen tabled the Q♦9♦ for a missed gutshot and flush draw.

Teoh had that beat with the A♥8♥ for two pair and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ming Hong Teoh	445,000 5,000	5,000
Rene van Krevelen	120,000

Tags: Ming Hong Teoh Rene van Krevelen

04-30-2023 20:25 UTC+9

Lee Vying for the Number One Spot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

All chips go in the middle in three-way action as a White Horse Club player on the button, Wai Kiat Lee from under the gun and Wai Kin Yong from one seat over splash their chips in.

Button: A♣J♠
Wai Kin Yong: 10♦9♦
Wai Kiat Lee: A♦Q♦

The Q♥8♦7♥7♣10♣ board kept Lee ahead all the way as he dodged plenty of outs to knock out an opponent and force Yong to use a bullet on his second entry. Lee was the first player to register for the event and currently sits near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	490,000 90,000	90,000
Wai Kin Yong	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Wai Kiat Lee Wai Kin Yong

04-30-2023 20:17 UTC+9

Yeu Chips Up in a Rare Showdown Without All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Wei Hsiang Yeu bet 30,000 on a heads-up turn of A♥K♣6♦7♦ and one of the current big stacks called from the next seat. Both opted to check the J♣ on the river and Yeu flashed the J♠10♦ for a pair of jacks. That was good enough to win the pot, as his opponent mucked.

In the meanwhile, Lun Loon has entered the field to make it 19 total entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Hsiang Yeu	180,000 80,000	80,000
Lun Loon	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Lun Loon Wei Hsiang Yeu

04-30-2023 20:09 UTC+9

Both Teoh Brothers on the Rise

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

At the same time on neighbouring tables, Ming Hong Teoh and Paul Teoh increased their stacks. For the former, it was a knockout of Nobuaki Sasaki that earned him a significant boost while Sasaki became the second player to bust.

Paul Teoh bet the pot in three-way action and then called the shove of a White Horse Club player on the A♠K♠Q♣ flop. He was up against K♦J♣ and tabled the J♦10♥ for broadway.

Nothing changed with the Q♠ turn and 8♣ river to unleash one bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ming Hong Teoh	440,000 290,000	290,000
Paul Teoh	280,000 175,000	175,000
Nobuaki Sasaki	Busted

Tags: Ming Hong Teoh Nobuaki Sasaki Paul Teoh

04-30-2023 20:04 UTC+9

Teoh Chops With Lee

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Ming Hong Teoh limped in the hijack and so did the cutoff. Wai Kiat Lee then raised to 10,000 on the button for Teoh to shove for 156,000 total. Lee eventually sigh-called within the allocated 30-second shot clock.

Ming Hong Teoh: A♣K♣
Wai Kiat Lee: A♥Q♥

Both players hit the low end of the stream on the 9♠8♣7♦6♠K♠ board to ensure a chop.