2023 Poker Dream Manila

Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Poker Dream Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
6,170,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
500,000 PHP
Prize Pool
18,154,500 PHP
Entries
39
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
27
Players Left
1

Super High Roller

Day 2 Started

A Winner Will be Crowned in the 2023 Poker Dream Manila PHP500,000 Super High Roller

Lester Edoc
Lester Edoc

The 2023 Poker Dream Manila live series at the Newport World Resorts Integrated Resort is gearing up for the business part of the festival. After the conclusion of the Short Deck Ante-Only Super High Roller, the second most-expensive tournament on the schedule also kicked off as the PHP 500,000 ($9,174) Super High Roller gathered 27 entries throughout 11 levels of 40 minutes each.

Only 15 of the contestants survived and Sriharsha Doddapaneni from India emerged as the chip leader with 1,691,000 ahead of Wai Loon Ng (1,470,000) and Fei Chen (1,435,000).

Big stacks also belong to William Teoh (1,316,000) and Lester Edoc (1,300,000), while notable Day 1 survivors include the likes of Gary Thompson, Takashi Ogura, Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu, as well as Wai Kiat Lee.

Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Sriharsha DoddapaneniIndia1,691,000113
2Wai Loon NgMalaysia1,470,00098
3Fei ChenChina1,435,00096
4William TeohPhilippines1,316,00088
5Lester EdocPhilippines1,300,00087
6Gary ThompsonIreland955,00064
7Ajitpal SinghSingapore950,00063
8Takashi OguraJapan794,00053
9Eng Soon EweMalaysia743,00050
10Lun LoonMalaysia664,00044

The late registration is open for the first three levels and following break and the action recommences at 1pm local time with blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a big blind ante of 15,000 in level 12. Whether or not the notable casualties Eng Siang Ewe, Florencio Campomanes, Xiaoling Li, Jun Wah Yap, and Wei Hsiang Yeu will take advantage of the re-entry option remains to be seen.

Stay tuned for yet another day of exciting high-stakes action from one of the up and coming live poker series in Asia. As of the first break, the action will also be streamed on the Poker Dream social media channels and the PokerNews live reporting team will pick up the action as of the start and until a winner has been crowned.

Tags: Eng Siang EweEng Soon EweFei ChenFlorencio CampomanesGary ThompsonJun Wah YapLester EdocLun LoonSriharsha DoddapaneniTakashi OguraWai Kiat LeeWai Loon NgWei Hsiang YeuWilliam TeohWinfred YuXiaoling Li

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Teoh Pounces Against the Chip Leaders

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

William Teoh raised to 30,000 and Sriharsha Doddapaneni called out of the small blind. Wai Loon Ng then three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind only for Teoh to announce a reraise to 600,000. That forced out Doddapaneni while Ng went into the tank. He used two time bank extensions and folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Sriharsha Doddapaneni
1,650,000
-41,000
-41,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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William Teoh
1,500,000
184,000
184,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Wai Loon Ng
1,350,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Wai Loon NgWilliam TeohSriharsha Doddapaneni

Lee Doubles Through Chen

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Wai Kiat Lee
Wai Kiat Lee

With the chips going into the middle before the flop, Wai Kiat Lee was the player at risk against Fei Chen but had the best of it in the following showdown.

Wai Kiat Lee: 1010
Fei Chen: A8

The 852 flop and 4 turn gave Chen more outs but he missed them all on the J river.

Player Chips Progress
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Fei Chen
1,000,000
-435,000
-435,000
Profile photo of Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
950,000
491,000
491,000

Tags: Wai Kiat LeeFei Chen

Fontan Castrillon Gets a Shove Through

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With 85,000 in the middle in a battle of the blinds, the flop showed Q63. Winfred Yu bet 20,000 and then faced the shove by Paul Fontan Castrillon for 200,000 total. Yu mulled it over for a short time and folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Winfred Yu
400,000
-138,000
-138,000
Profile photo of Paul Fontan Castrillon es
Paul Fontan Castrillon
305,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Paul Fontan CastrillonWinfred Yu

Jia Jams Into Edoc

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On a completed board of A7488, William Jia made it 30,000 to go out of the big blind. Lester Edoc on the button raised it up to 140,000 only for Jia to then move all-in. The shove was for 295,000 and Edoc was visibly pained by the decision to then lay it down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lester Edoc ph
Lester Edoc
1,050,000
-250,000
-250,000
Profile photo of William Jia au
William Jia
625,000
231,000
231,000

Tags: Lester EdocWilliam Jia

One Big Stack Table in Play

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The first half of level 12 concluded without any elimination or late entry, only Eng Soon Ewe finally appeared to take his seat.

One table in particular has plenty of big stacks involved and Sriharsha Doddapaneni no longed sits atop the leaderboard. That role has been taken over by Wai Loon Ng, while William Teoh still sits on a very comfortable stack, too. Lun Loon can also be found there alongside Gary Thompson, who both sit just above the starting stack.

Loon claimed the last pot with a bet of 90,000 on the K933 as Doddapaneni opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Wai Loon Ng
1,650,000
300,000
300,000
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Sriharsha Doddapaneni
1,450,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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William Teoh
1,425,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lun Loon my
Lun Loon
630,000
-34,000
-34,000
Profile photo of Gary Thompson ie
Gary Thompson
600,000
-355,000
-355,000

Tags: Eng Soon EweGary ThompsonLun LoonSriharsha DoddapaneniWai Loon NgWilliam Teoh

Ogura Chops With Chen

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of AQ810, Fei Chen checked out of the small blind and then called a bet worth 85,000 by Takashi Ogura in the big blind. The 10 on the river paired the board and killed any further action as both checked. Chen tabled the A6 and Ogura chopped with his A3.

Player Chips Progress
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Wai Kiat Lee
1,050,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Fei Chen cn
Fei Chen
875,000
-125,000
-125,000
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
825,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
530,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Paul Fontan Castrillon es
Paul Fontan Castrillon
245,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Fei ChenTakashi Ogura

Fontan Castrillon Doubles Through Chen

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Paul Fontan Castrillon was the player at risk for a mere 205,000 and flipped for his tournament life, as he tabled the AK. Fei Chen had the underpair in 1010 and couldn't hold on the Q82KJ runout, as the Spaniard scored a double.,

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of William Jia au
William Jia
950,000
325,000
325,000
Profile photo of Fei Chen cn
Fei Chen
750,000
-125,000
-125,000
Profile photo of Paul Fontan Castrillon es
Paul Fontan Castrillon
450,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
300,000
-443,000
-443,000

Tags: Fei ChenPaul Fontan Castrillon