PHP 215,000 High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

08-03-2017 23:41 UTC+8

Plater and Lee Even in Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu raised to 35,000 from the button and Hermann Lee called in the small blind. Peter Plater moved all in and Muthu folded with the words "I let him do the work", while Lee asked for a count. Plater was all in for another 174,000 on top and Lee indeed called.

Peter Plater:
Hermann Lee:

Once Plater showed his pair, he said "here we go" before realizing what he was up against. "What is wrong with you guys?" the Aussie asked, half joking, half serious. Plater had little to fear on the board and scored a double to even out the stacks between himself and Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hermann Lee	485,000 -255,000	-255,000
Peter Plater	480,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

08-03-2017 23:50 UTC+8

Five-Four Doesn't Always Win

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu raised from the small blind and Hermann Lee called in the big blind. The flop was checked and Muthu check-called a bet of 43,000 on the n turn. The river was checked and Lee announced a five, then showed . "If I didn't hit, I would have bet," Lee added.

The next hand, Lee limped the small blind and Peter Plater loudly announced "I check my option," Lee grinned back. There was no betting action on the board and Plater said "I play the board" before turning over . Lee had that beat with and claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,345,000 -25,000	-25,000
Hermann Lee	580,000 95,000	95,000
Peter Plater	395,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

08-03-2017 23:56 UTC+8

"No Thanks, I am the Driver"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu raised to 36,000 on the button and Hermann Lee called from the small blind. Peter Plater was still to act in the big blind and Muthu joked "come on it," to which Plater replied with "no thanks, I am the driver." before electing to fold.

On the flop, Lee checked and called a bet of 55,000 by Muthu before both then checked the turn and river. Lee announced a king and showed , but Muthu had that beat with for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,570,000 225,000	225,000
Hermann Lee	440,000 -140,000	-140,000
Peter Plater	340,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

08-04-2017 00:03 UTC+8

Plater's Nines Secure Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Satshesh Muthu raised to 36,000 from the button and Peter Plater three-bet to 110,000 in the big blind. Muthu quickly moved all in and Plater called. "Do you have aces?" Muthu asked and Plater shook his head.

Peter Plater:
Sathesh Muthu:

Both players shook hands with a smile on the face and Plater immediately improved to a set on the flop. "Jack for a sweat?" Hermann Lee joked, but all doubt over the outcome vanished with the turn, giving Plater a full house. The meaningless river made the double up official and Plater doubled his stack of 327,000 to jump into second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,220,000 -350,000	-350,000
Peter Plater	670,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

08-04-2017 00:05 UTC+8

10 Minutes Break for the Final Three

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hermann Lee took down a pot against Shathesh Muthu at the end of the level and helped himself back to even stacks with Peter Plater, while Muthu remains in the lead with more than one million in chips. The players headed into a 10-minute break and the race to the winner is still wide open.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,080,000 -140,000	-140,000
Peter Plater	641,000 -29,000	-29,000
Hermann Lee	629,000 189,000	189,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

08-04-2017 00:21 UTC+8

Sevens for Muthu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

"You know what my biggest cash was so far? 9,000 Dollars, Australian. On Sunday actually, I flew over on Monday," Peter Plater sat when everyone was back in their seats.

Soon after, Sathesh Muthu opened to 40,000 on the button and claimed the blinds and antes, he flashed .

The next hand, Plater raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Muthu three-bet to 110,000. That was enough to win the pot right there, and Muthu claimed the second pot in a row.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,150,000 70,000	70,000
Peter Plater	600,000 -41,000	-41,000

Tags: Peter Plater Sathesh Muthu

08-04-2017 00:27 UTC+8

Muthu Takes from Lee

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu raised to 40,000 from the button and Hermann Lee three-bet to 115,000 in the small blind, which Muthu called. The flop came , and Lee continued for 70,000. Muthu announced a raise and made it 195,000 and the action was back on Lee. He had no time-bank chips left and cut out chips for a possible call. However, with three seconds left he folded and Muthu claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sathesh Muthu	1,325,000 175,000	175,000
Hermann Lee	475,000 -154,000	-154,000

Tags: Hermann Lee Sathesh Muthu

08-04-2017 00:40 UTC+8

Hermann Lee Eliminated in 3rd Place (PHP1,368,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Hand 1

Peter Plater raised to 40,000 from the button and Sathesh Muthu called in the small blind. Hermann Lee three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind and forced two folds.

Hand 2

Lee opened to 45,000 from the small blind and Plater defended the big blind. The flop fell and Lee continued for 65,000. Plater announced a raise and made it 200,000 to go before Lee moved all in. After pondering about his decision without using a time-bank chip, Plater said "I guess I have some outs, I call."

Peter Plater:
Hermann Lee:

Lee turned away from the table and hid behind the big promotion wall of the feature table, he returned to see the sweat card of on the turn that he had previously asked for multiple times. Lee went back to hiding and the river completed Plater's flush draw. Both stacks were counted and Plater doubled for 451,000, which left Lee with just 45,000.