2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Manila
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
4,676,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,809,000 PHP
Total Entries
594
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 594
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Notable Stacks

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The 113 remaining Main Event players are about to go on their first 10-minute break of the day and here’s how the field is shaping up:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Falcon dk
Michael Falcon
650,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Woohyuk Yang kr
Woohyuk Yang
432,000
14,600
14,600
Profile photo of Dhanesh Chainani sg
Dhanesh Chainani
404,000
168,800
168,800
Profile photo of Hoa Thinh Nguyen vn
Hoa Thinh Nguyen
388,000
88,000
88,000
Profile photo of Rajeev Kanjani in
Rajeev Kanjani
335,000
323,400
323,400
Profile photo of Masatoshi Tanaka jp
Masatoshi Tanaka
319,100
31,300
31,300
Profile photo of Yo Seb Rhee jp
Yo Seb Rhee
285,000
19,700
19,700
Profile photo of Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
275,000
80,700
80,700
Profile photo of Alexander Grocott au
Alexander Grocott
275,000
117,800
117,800
Profile photo of Richard Marquez ph
Richard Marquez
272,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Elan Zak ph
Elan Zak
230,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Victor Chong my
Victor Chong
224,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Boon Leong Tan my
Boon Leong Tan
200,000
60,600
60,600
Profile photo of Kunal Patni in
Kunal Patni
165,000
154,700
154,700
Profile photo of Min Soon Lim sg
Min Soon Lim
160,000
9,400
9,400
Profile photo of Michael Brunner us
Michael Brunner
150,000
61,400
61,400

Lau Busts With a Move at the Wrong Time

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Alan Lau
Alan Lau

Joining the action on the heads-up flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, Tien Than Nguyen checked from under the gun and Alan Lau bet 20,000 on the button, which Nguyen called. After the {10-Spades} turn, Nguyen checked once more and called a bet worth 23,000 by Lau before checking the {4-Clubs} river.

Lau moved all in and was snap-called to shake his head and turn over the {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Nguyen held {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for a full house and the second in the APOY race for 2017 was eliminated just before the break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tien Than Nguyen vn
Tien Than Nguyen
280,000
123,300
123,300
Profile photo of Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
Busted

Tags: Alan LauTien Than Nguyen

Judeh Busts to Jeon

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Hassen Judeh moved all in for his last 63,900 from the button and Seung Soo Jeon in the big blind took a long time to make up his mind. Judeh called the clock on him and Jeon eventually called.

Hassen Judeh: {K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Seung Soo Jeon: {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Judeh got there on the {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop and held up on the {6-Clubs} turn, but the {A-Clubs} on the river restored the preflop order to eliminate Judeh.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Seung Soo Jeon kr
Seung Soo Jeon
173,000
58,200
58,200
Profile photo of Hassen Judeh gb
Hassen Judeh
Busted

Tags: Hassen JudehSeung Soo Jeon

A Whole Lot of Bustouts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Pete Chen was among those to bust, leaving the Asian Player of the Year race wide open for Alan Lau and Sparrow Cheung.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean Issa gb
Jean Issa
Busted
Profile photo of Hassen Judeh gb
Hassen Judeh
Busted
Profile photo of Adones Carmona ph
Adones Carmona
Busted
Profile photo of Geoff Mooney au
Geoff Mooney
Busted
Profile photo of Chee Sun Tong sg
Chee Sun Tong
Busted
Profile photo of Anton Widjaya id
Anton Widjaya
Busted
Profile photo of Badri Kedar Gosavi au
Badri Kedar Gosavi
Busted
Profile photo of Vi Khoa Duong vn
Vi Khoa Duong
Busted
Profile photo of Seun Oluwole gb
Seun Oluwole
Busted
Profile photo of Anh Nguyen us
Anh Nguyen
Busted
Profile photo of Tzu Chieh Lo tw
Tzu Chieh Lo
Busted
Profile photo of Andy Xueyan Li sg
Andy Xueyan Li
Busted
Profile photo of Abhineet Jain in
Abhineet Jain
Busted
Profile photo of Du-Ming Tsai tw
Du-Ming Tsai
Busted
Profile photo of Van Sang Nguyen vn
Van Sang Nguyen
Busted
Profile photo of Pete Chen tw
Pete Chen
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
WPT Global
Profile photo of Hyung Chul Hyun kr
Hyung Chul Hyun
Busted

Plater Busts to Soh

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Peter Plater
Peter Plater

A short-stacked Peter Plater had previously moved all in without being called, but this time he found two players that looked up the High Roller champion from Australia. One of them was Yan da Tyronne Soh, and the other Sok Meng Hun. Both remaining active players checked down the board {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Plater announced "I hit the four" before turning over {A-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Soh had that beat with {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} for a rivered pair of jacks, while Hun said "you are so lucky" and mucked {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yan da Tyronne Soh sg
Yan da Tyronne Soh
415,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Peter Plater au
Peter Plater
Busted

Tags: Yan da Tyronne SohPeter PlaterSok Meng Hun

Marquez Leaves Ogi Empty-Handed

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

After a raise by Richard Marquez in the hijack, Hisashi Ogi moved all in from the button and Marquez quickly called to put the Japanese at risk.

Hisashi Ogi: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Richard Marquez: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The flop of {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Spades} was a disaster for Ogi, as he needed running cards to a full house in order to remain in contention. It was all over after the {J-Diamonds} turn, making the {K-Diamonds} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Richard Marquez ph
Richard Marquez
300,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Hisashi Ogi jp
Hisashi Ogi
Busted

Tags: Hisashi OgiRichard Marquez

Soh Scores Spectacular Double Knockout

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Yoshiniri Tsuji moved all in for his last 65,200 from under the gun and Yan da Tyronne Soh called from one seat over. Hoang Anh Do took a long time before moving all in from the very next seat. "How much more is it?" Soh asked and took one minute before saying "I guess I have to gamble" and pushed his lucky charm card protector to the middle, announcing a call.

Yoshiniri Tsuji: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Hoang Anh Do: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Yan da Tyronne Soh: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop gave Do the lead with a set of queens and Soh was visibly upset, but that all changed on the {K-Spades} turn to give him the higher set. Suddenly Tsuji was not drawing dead either with a gutshot straight draw, but the {4-Spades} river was a blank to see Soh knock out two opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yan da Tyronne Soh sg
Yan da Tyronne Soh
370,000
369,988
369,988
Profile photo of Yoshiniri Tsuji jp
Yoshiniri Tsuji
Busted
Profile photo of Hoang Anh Do vn
Hoang Anh Do
Busted

Tags: Hoang Anh DoYan da Tyronne SohYoshiniri Tsuji

Acfalle Busts to Katsushima

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Franklin Acfalle was unfortunate to run into one of the most unenviable spots in poker, getting all the chips in pre-flop with {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} against the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} of Shinji Katsushima.

The Japanese player had Acfalle covered and the Filipino received no help when the board ran out {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Spades}. Katsushima stacked up to over 260,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shinji Katsushima jp
Shinji Katsushima
260,000
88,100
88,100
Profile photo of Franklin Acfalle us
Franklin Acfalle
Busted

Tags: Shinji KatsushimaFranklin Acfalle

Glitch in the Matrix as Neo Busts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We arrived at Zhi Han Neo’s table in time to find the Singaporean all-in against Hoa Thinh Nguyen.

Zhi Han Neo: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Hoa Thinh Nguyen:{q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Unfortunately for the Singaporean, the board ran out {q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Hearts} to give Nguyen top set and send Neo to the rail empty handed, while his Vietnamese opponent stacked up to 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hoa Thinh Nguyen vn
Hoa Thinh Nguyen
300,000
93,800
93,800
Profile photo of Zhi Han Neo sg
Zhi Han Neo
Busted

Tags: Zhi Han NeoHoa Thinh Nguyen