PHP 215,000 High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

08-04-2017 01:00 UTC+8

Plater Takes the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

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

While Sathesh Muthu dominated the first two hands and claimed the pot without showdown, a fresh glass of red whine arrived for Peter Plater and he joked "alright, now you are in trouble."

Right the very next hand, Plater raised to 40,000 and Muthu called. On the flop, Muthu check-called a bet of 60,000 before the turn was checked through. Muthu bet the river for 100,000 and Plater min-raised to 200,000. Muthu called and mucked once Plater turned over his for a queen-high straight.

"I don't hear anyone clapping," Plater joked and the rail, mostly supporting Muthu, was silent. Muthu however smiled and said "I clap for you" and did so.

Plater won the next three-bet pot after a flop with a bet of 110,000 and took the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,250,000 262,000	262,000
Sathesh Muthu	1,100,000 -262,000	-262,000

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08-04-2017 01:11 UTC+8

A Big Shove by Plater

Christian Zetzsche

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

Sathesh Muthu raised to 40,000 and Peter Plater three-bet to 90,000. Muthu four-bet to 350,000 and that won the pot.

Soon after, Plater raised the button and Muthu called to see a flop of . Muthu checked and called a bet worth 60,000 before checking again the turn. Plater's second barrel was worth 90,000 and Muthu check-raised to 275,000.

Fewer than 10 seconds passed and Plater moved all in, which saw Muthu ask how much more the shove was for. Once it was determined to be 796,000 on top, Muthu counted his own stack and had Plater covered by just two antes. The 30 seconds ran down and Muthu folded before it had reached zero.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,550,000 300,000	300,000
Sathesh Muthu	800,000 -300,000	-300,000

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08-04-2017 01:23 UTC+8

Some More for Plater

Christian Zetzsche

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

Sathesh Muthu was able to pull some chips back in smaller pots, but the next attempt to repeat the same backfired to see Peter Plater pull away further. Muthu made it 45,000 to go and Plater called. On a flop of , Plater checked and Muthu's continuation bet of 85,000 faced a check-raise to 200,000 almost immediately.

Muthu let the clock run down to two seconds and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,645,000 95,000	95,000
Sathesh Muthu	705,000 -95,000	-95,000

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Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

08-04-2017 01:30 UTC+8

Muthu Pulls Some Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

In the penultimaze hand of the old level, Peter Plater raised to 45,000 and Sathesh Muthu called. Muthu check-called a bet of 60,000 on the flop and moved all in after the turn. Plater asked for a count and used one of his five remaining time-bank chips before folding to the shove of 56,000 by Muthu.

He received a walk the next hand and turned over with the words "Where were you last hand?"

The new level saw a successful three-bet of Muthu and he got back a few chips more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,500,000 -145,000	-145,000
Sathesh Muthu	850,000 145,000	145,000

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08-04-2017 01:39 UTC+8

Back and Forth

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Peter Plater raised to 50,000 and Sathesh Muthu called. On the flop, Muthu check-called a bet worth 70,000 and moved all in after the turn. Plater considered a call, but ultimately folded.

The next hand, Muthu raised to 50,000 and called a three-bet to 110,000 by Plater. On the flop, Plater followed up his story with a bet of 190,000 and that won the pot.

Muthu also lost the next hand and saved himself some chips by checking behind the river. Plater showed for trips nines and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Sathesh Muthu	750,000 -100,000	-100,000

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08-04-2017 01:50 UTC+8

Plater Scoops Pot; Suggests Deal

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu pulled back some chips before losing it again in a medium-sized pot. A raise to 50,000 was followed by a check, bet of 70,000 on the flop and a call by Peter Plater. Both checked the turn and Plater bet the river for 50,000 to force a deal.

Right after, Plater asked "Are you interested in flattening the prize pool," essentially suggesting a deal. Muthu was interested and Plater suggested to leave PHP400,000 and the trophy to play for while chopping up the remaining prize pool. That would lock up PHP2,420,000 for both and both players proceeded to talk to their rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,676,000 76,000	76,000
Sathesh Muthu	674,000 -76,000	-76,000

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08-04-2017 02:03 UTC+8

No Deal? No Problem

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sasthesh Muthu discussed the deal with his rail for several minutes and ultimately rejected it with a more than two-to-one chip deficit, but that all changed in the first hand back in action.

Muthu limped and Peter Plater checked his option. Plater bet the flop for 50,000 and was called before firing the turn for 70,000, Muthu called. The river paired the board and Plater announced a bet of 100,000. Muthu raised it up to 350,000 and Plater called a few seconds before his time ran down.

Muthu announced a straight and showed to essentially even out the stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,183,000 -493,000	-493,000
Sathesh Muthu	1,167,000 493,000	493,000

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08-04-2017 02:16 UTC+8

Plater Takes Commanding Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu raised to 50,000 and Peter Plater called. On the flop, Plater checked and Muthu bet 65,000. Plater's check-raise to 190,000 was met with a reraise to 380,000 by Muthu and Plater called. The appeared on the turn and Plater checked again.

Muthu bet 250,000 and Plater moved all in to see Muthu sent into the think tank. He used both of his remaining time-bank chips and folded to forfeit a massive portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	1,965,000 782,000	782,000
Sathesh Muthu	385,000 -782,000	-782,000

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08-04-2017 02:22 UTC+8

Sathesh Muthu Eliminated in 2nd Place (PHP2,140,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sathesh Muthu faced a raise to 50,000 by Peter Plater and called out of the big blind. The flop fell and Muthu checked. Plater bet 100,000 and Muthu check-raised all in to see Plater ask for a count. The shove was for a total of 326,000 and Plater called to create the following showdown:

Sathesh Muthu:
Peter Plater:

Muthu was away ahead with his over pair and open-ended straight draw, while Plater needed a seven or jack. That situation changed slightly with the turn, as Muthu had top set all of a sudden and Plater needed a five for a chop and a ten for the victory. Fellow Aussie Brian McAllister on the rail predicted the ten and sure enough the river improved Plater to a jack-high straight.

After winning his seat in the PHP33,000 satellite yesterday, Plater turned that into a payday of PHP3,100,000 while Muthu had to settle for second place and PHP2,140,000 (~$42,475).

A recap of today's action is to follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Plater	2,350,000 385,000	385,000
Sathesh Muthu	Busted

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