Main Event Day 2 | 2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

08-06-2017 19:31 UTC+8

Two Seat Open on Table 9

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Christopher Morrison was eliminated and the very next hand, Seung Soo Jeon was also sent to the rail. Jeon had a coin flip for around 50,000 with the and Mike Takayama looked him up with two over cards in .

The flop and turn were safe for Jeon, but the river improved Takayama to tens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Takayama	290,000 171,700	171,700

Christopher Morrison	Busted
Seung Soo Jeon	Busted

Tags: Mike Takayama Seung Soo Jeon Chris Morrison

08-06-2017 19:20 UTC+8

Lee Still in Contention

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Celine Lee was down to just two and a half big blinds on the money bubble and has since doubled not once but twice. In the latest hand she held up with versus on a board of .

Day 1c big stack Kai Loon Ang was less fortunate and became the latest casualty to reduce the field to the last 73 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Celine Lee	80,000 21,200	21,200
Kai Loon Ang	Busted

Tags: Celine Lee Kai Loon Ang

08-06-2017 19:13 UTC+8

Nikawadori and Yen Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

A short-stacked Masato Nikawadori got his stack in with and had a coin flip against the of Antti Halme. The board came and the Japanese player joined the rail.

He was soon joined there by Yau Shern Yen, who put his hopes and the last 56,000 on . Sejin Park looked him up with and the board ran out to let the kicker play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antti Halme	760,000
Sejin Park	400,000 140,000	140,000

Kien Seng Loo	Busted
Kwok Chun Lai	Busted
Yau Shern Yen	Busted
Masato Nikawadori	Busted

Tags: Masato Nikawadori Sejin Park Antti Halme Yau Shern Yen

08-06-2017 19:06 UTC+8

Post Bubble Eliminations

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

There were plenty of eliminations right after the money bubble had burst and among them was also Yan da Tyronne Soh. He lost all but 4,000 chips in a battle of the blinds with Sejin Park with ace-jack versus when the board ran out . Right after, Kenneth Buck had and Soh was forced all in with to find no help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yan da Tyronne Soh	Busted
Seung Yong Yi	Busted
Boon Leong Tan	Busted
Wendell Barte	Busted
Mark Pagsuyuin	Busted
Hoang Huy Tran	Busted
Po-Yi Wu	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Buck Sejin Park Yan da Tyronne Soh

08-06-2017 18:55 UTC+8

Verma Becomes Bubble Boy

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Ben Wilson

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Sam Razavi in the small blind and he moved all-in and big blind Vikram Verma made the call for his tournament life for his last 74,000 in chips.

“I only have six-high’ Razavi told Verma while they waited ‘so you’re definitely in front.”

However, both players had to wait for an agonizing five minutes while a hand played out on one of the other tables. Eventually, it was time to decide Verma’s fate and the hands were turned over, with Razavi wishing Verma good luck.

Sam Razavi:
Vikram Verma:

Both players were on their feet and a sizable rail gathered around to see Verma’s fate, with the Indian player’s tournament life hanging in the balance.

Unfortunately for Verma the flop saw Razavi pair his six and take the lead, meaning the Indian player was two cards away from leaving empty-handed. Razavi was calling for the and while paint hit the turn, it was the and Verma was one step closer to an unceremonious exit.

The river completed the hand and brought Verma’s tournament to a close, to wild celebrations from the rest of the field. Razavi got up to shake his opponent’s hand and Verma headed for the exit while the Brit stacked up to 480,000.

Every remaining player is now guaranteed a PHP90,000 (~$1,787) payday and there are 87 players left in the running.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Razavi	480,000 422,800	422,800
Vikram Verma	Busted

Tags: Sam Razavi Vikram Verma

08-06-2017 18:52 UTC+8

Loo Quadruples Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

On the direct money bubble, Kien Seng Loo moved all in for 11,000 from under the gun and picked up no fewer than three callers. Rajeev Kanjani in the big blind opted to fold, though, while Min Ken Thoo, Jaehyun Lim and Michael Falcon checked down the board entirely.

The board showed and Loo quadrupled up with ace-king high only.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Falcon	1,360,000 70,000	70,000
Rajeev Kanjani	440,000 105,000	105,000
Jaehyun Lim	305,000 179,900	179,900
Ming Ken Thoo	110,000 110,000	110,000
Kien Seng Loo	50,000 25,100	25,100

Tags: Jaehyun Lim Ken Thoo Kien Seng Loo Michael Falcon Rajeev Kanjani

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

08-06-2017 18:43 UTC+8

Race Off

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Ben Wilson

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Play has resumed after the break and one more hand was dealt at 2,500/500/500 before the clock was paused to race off the purple 500 chips.

08-06-2017 18:30 UTC+8

Break on the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The level has come to an end, and the remaining 88 players have been sent into a 10-minute break. The money bubble will continue in hand-for-hand mode when they come back.

08-06-2017 18:28 UTC+8

Lee Doubles Palanisamy

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Ben Wilson

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Vikram Palanisamy opened the action early with a raise and Thomas Lee responded with a re-raise, only to see Palanisamy pull the trigger and move all-in for 115,000 in total. Lee made a quick call and the cards were turned over.

Vikram Palanisamy:
Thomas Lee:

The board ran out and Palanisamy doubled to 250,000 while Lee dropped to 140,000 and the bubble remains unburst.