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Warm Up – End of Day 1 chip counts
Buy in: PH₱ 15,000 (~US$ 270)
Guarantee: PH₱ 54,000
Entries: 314
Prize pool: PH₱ 4,158,000 (~US$ 74,870)
ITM: 48 players
Flight A: 60 entries / 9 advanced
Flight B: 179 entries / 27 advanced
Flight C: 75 entries / 12 advanced
1 | David Jansen Erquiaga | Philippines | 811,000 |
2 | Xiyu Xie | China | 352,000 |
3 | Ephraim John Guevarra | Philippines | 316,500 |
4 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 313,000 |
5 | Victor Guevara Lansag | Philippines | 289,000 |
6 | Tsai Wei-Jung | China | 257,000 |
7 | Jessie Leonarez | Philippines | 249,000 |
8 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 246,000 |
9 | Ferdinand Aguinaldo | Philippines | 227,000 |
10 | Cezar Quiambao Ii | Philippines | 221,000 |
11 | Duhan Lee | Korea, South | 213,000 |
12 | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 208,000 |
13 | Geeheon Lee | Korea | 207,500 |
14 | Janno Eliel Alvarez | Philippines | 199,000 |
15 | Michael Bueza | Philippines | 199,000 |
16 | Ricardo Singapan | Philippines | 198,000 |
17 | James Leong Theng Aik | Malaysia | 197,000 |
18 | Maxwell Rosete | Philippines | 194,000 |
19 | Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 191,000 |
20 | Joseph William Magnotti | USA | 170,000 |
21 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 162,000 |
22 | Alfredo Boligor | Philippines | 148,000 |
23 | Junnie Pamplona | Philippines | 137,000 |
24 | Wai Loong Lee | Malaysia | 128,000 |
25 | Ryan Patrick Mc Allister | United States | 120,000 |
26 | Jeffrey Calonge | Philippines | 118,000 |
27 | Aifonso Baja | Philippines | 116,000 |
28 | Alan Tsang | Hong Kong | 116,000 |
29 | Danilo Ola | Philippines | 112,000 |
30 | Joseph Talamayan | Philippines | 105,000 |
31 | Cheong Yew Lee | Malaysia | 97,000 |
32 | Chao Yan | China | 97,000 |
33 | Chierro De Leon | Philippines | 97,000 |
34 | Edmil Marcelo | Philippines | 93,000 |
35 | Xia Oi | Philippines | 86,000 |
36 | John Paul Flores | Philippines | 70,500 |
37 | Jester Intia | Philippines | 70,000 |
38 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 70,000 |
39 | Li Jun Zhang | China | 69,000 |
40 | Richard Marquez | Philippines | 66,000 |
41 | Wai Loon Ng | Malaysia | 65,500 |
42 | Bryan Khoo Hou Hyin | Malaysia | 63,000 |
43 | Kenny Kevin Richard | Malaysia | 62,500 |
44 | Renato Alcano | Philippines | 61,000 |
45 | John Niko Costiniano | Philippines | 56,000 |
46 | Jie Jun Zhang | China | 52,000 |
47 | Siew Key Yee | Malaysia | 42,000 |
48 | Ahmadi Muqsith | Indonesia | 31,000 |
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Warm Up – Final Day
Filipino Ricardo Singapan clinches the Poker Dream Manila Warm Up Event!

On the ninth hour, Ricardo Singapan eliminated Ryan McAllister to seize the first Poker Dream side event trophy at the Warm Up and a career high tournament payout of PH₱ 807,700 (~US$ 14,500).
21:55: Ryan McAllister eliminated in 2nd place for PH₱ 514,000 (~US$ 9,230)
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante

After taking a hit to his stack, Ryan McAllister is all in with , Ricardo Singapan slightly ahead with
, the final board fans
.
Ryan McAllister – eliminated in 2nd place for PH₱ 514,000 (~US$ 9,230).
21:50: Ricardo Singapan sends McAllister plunging
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante
Ricardo Singapan limps in, big blind Ryan McAllister checks. Both players check the flop . On the
turn, McAllister leads out for 350,000, Singapan answers with a raise to 700,000, back to McAllister with a three-bet jam to which Singapan quickly called.
Singapan trips
McAllister draw
The river is no help to McAllister to plunge to 750,000, Singapan soars to 7,000,000
21:41: Heads up begins! Ricardo Singapan versus Ryan McAllister
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante
Ryan McAllister – 5,000,000
Ricardo Singapan – 2,900,000
21:40: Jessie Leonarez out in 3rd place for PH₱ 382,000 (~US$ 6,855)
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante

Small blind Ryan McAllister shoves with , big blind Jessie Leonarez risks it all with
. The board run
for a higher pair spiked by McAllister. Leonraez is eliminated.
Ryan McAllister – 5,800,000
Jessie Leonarez – eliminated in 3rd place for PH₱ 382,000 (~US$ 6,855)
21:25: Ricardo Singapan gets back at McAllister
Level 31: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Small blind Ryan McAllister shoves with , big blind Ryan McAllister calls with
. The board runs
for a double up to Singapan.
Ricardo Singapan – 2,130,000
Ryan McAllister – 1,800,000
21:15: Ryan McAllister chunks Singapan to 3 bb
Level 31: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Small blind Ricardo Singapan goes all in with to battle with, big blind Ryan McAllister calls with
. The board runs
.
Ryan McAllister – 3,600,000
Ricardo Singapan – 490,000
20:50: Jeffrey Calonge stopped in 4th place for PH₱ 309,000 (~US$ 5,550)
Level 30: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

Button player Jessie Leonarez limps, big blind Jeffrey Calonge checks, the flop runs . Leonarez bets 150,000, Calonge check-raises to 300,000, Leonarez three-bets all in, Calonge calls for his tournament life.
Leonarez flush draw
Calonge set
The turn grants the flush and with the river
, Calonge is eliminated in 4th place.
Jessie Leonarez – 4,350,000
Jeffrey Calonge – eliminated in 4th place for PH₱ 309,000 (~US$ 5,550)
20:30: Jeffrey Calonge stages a comeback
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
After losing nearly all of his stack, Jeffrey Calonge went on a spree to try to recover some of the lost chips. He started by winning a double up off Jessie Leonarez with {0h} beating
. Several hands later, he picked another pot off Leonarez to rise to 1,600,000.
20:15: Jeffrey Calonge plunges, McAllister soars
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
Under the gun Ryan McAllister shoves with , big blind Jeffrey Calonge calls with
. The board runs
for Jacks to stay ahead. McAllister ships a big double as Calonge plunges to 2.5 bb.
Ryan McAllister – 2,700,000
Jeffrey Calonge – 250,000
19:35: Cezar Quiambao eliminated in 5th place – PH₱ 244,000 (~US$ 4,380)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Cezar Quiambao shoves from the button with , he is called by small blind Ricardo Singapan with
. No bad beats arrive for Sinagapan to ship it and Quiambao to ship out.
Ricardo Singapan – 2,300,000
Cezar Quiambao – eliminated in 5th place for PH₱ 244,000 (~US$ 4,380)
19:20: Jessie Leonarez doubles through McAllister
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Small blind Ryan McAllister raises to 240,000, big blind Jessie Leonarez three-bets all in with , McAllister calls with
. With the board running
, Leonarez’s pocket pair is good for a doube up
Jessie Leonarez – 1,100,000
Ryan McAllister – 1,330,000
19:15: Jeffrey Calonge scores a big pot against McAllister
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
From under the gun, Ryan McAllister riases to 130,000, big blind Jeffrey Calonge defends, the flop runs . McAllister c-bets 60,000, Calonge check-calls. On the turn
, Calonge switches up and bets 200,000, McAllister calls. On the river
, Calonge fires another 200,000, McAllister calls. Calonge opens
trips, McAllister mucks.
Jeffrey Calonge – 2,750,000
Ryan McAllister – 1,500,000
19:00: McAllister chunks Leonarez
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
Leonarez
McAllister
The board runs , Leonarez misses the board to plunge to 6 bb.
Ryan McAllister – 2,300,000
Jessie Leonarez – 350,000
18:40 Danilo Ola out in 6th place – PH₱ 183,200 (~US$ 3,280)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Ola
McAllister
The board ran for McAllister to win the flip. Following that hand, three-bet shoves with
, Jeffrey Calonge calls with
, both players miss the board entirely. Ola busts.
Ryan McAllister – 1,200,000
Jeffrey Calonge – 2,650,000
Danilo Ola – eliminated in 6th place for PH₱ 183,200 (~US$ 3,280)
18:20: Wei Jung Tsai eliminated in 7th place – PH₱ 136,000 (~US$ 2,440)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Cutoff Jeffrey Calonge raises to 110,000, small blind Wei Jung Tsai and big blind calls. At the flop , blinds check to the aggressor Calonge who c-bets 220,000. Tsai answers with a check-raise to 540,000, bb folds, Calonge calls. On the turn
Tsai moves all in, Calonge calls.
Tsai
Calonge
The river is no help to Tsai to bust out.
Jeffrey Calonge – 2,550,000
Wei Jung Tsai – eliminated in 7th place for PH₱ 136,000 (~US$ 2,440)
18:10: Ricardo Singapan gets max with rockets
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante
Tsai
Singapan
The board runs out for a huge double up to Singapan.
Ricardo Singapan – 2,100,000
Wei Jung Tsai – 900,000
18:00: Cheong Yew Lee out in 8th place PH₱ 100,000 (~US$ 1,795)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Lee
Tsai
Leonarez
The board runs out and with none of the players holding a diamond, Leonarez’s straight wins to score the side pot against Tsai and the main pot to boot Lee.
Jessie Leonarez – 1,100,000
Wei Jung Tsai – 1,170,000
Cheong Yew Lee – eliminated in 8th place for PH₱ 100,000 (~US$ 1,795)
17:50: David Erquiaga eliminated in 9th place – PH₱ 83,100 (~US$ 1,490)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

End of the line for the day’s entering chip leader David Erquiaga who pushes with that fails to improve against Jeffrey Calonge’s
.
Jeffrey Calonge – 1,150,000
David Erquiaga – eliminated in 9th place for PH₱ 83,100 (~US$ 1,490)
17:30: Danilo Ola spikes two-outer
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante
Lojack player raises to 60,00, hijack Cheong Yew Leong three-bets to 200,000, big blind Danilo Ola calls, initial raiser folds. At the flop , Ola jams, Leong calls, Ola behind
to Leong’s
. The turn
is no help to Ola but the river
is the much needed two-outer to survive elimination.
Danilo Ola – 1,000,000
Cheong Yew Leong – 170,000
17:15: Final 9 players
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante
Final 9 By seat
1 | Ricardo Singapan | Philippines |
2 | David Erquiaga | Philippines |
3 | Jeffrey Calonge | Philippines |
4 | Ryan Patrick Mc Allister | USA |
5 | Cheong Yew Lee | Malaysia |
6 | Wei-Jung Tsai | China |
7 | Jessie Leonarez | Philippines |
8 | Cezar Quiambao | Philippines |
9 | Danilo Ola | Philippines |
17:10: Xiyu Xie misses the final table, falls in 10th place
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Cutoff Xiyu Xie raises to 70,000, button player Cheong Yew Lee calls, the flop is . Xie shoves, Lee calls. Xie has
, Lee with
top pair, the turn
and river
is no help to Xie to settle for 10th place.
Cheong Yew Leong – 710,000
Xiyu Xie – eliminated in 10th place for PH₱ 69,800 (~US$ 1,250)
17:00: Michael Bueza eliminated in 11th place
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Button player Michael Bueza sends it all in preflop with to battle with, big blind David Erquiaga calls with
. The board runs
for a higher pair spiked by Erquiaga.
David Erquiaga – 1,150,000
Michael Bueza – eliminated in 11th place for PH₱ 69,800 (~US$ 1,250)
16:45: Wai Keong Yong eliminated in 12th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Yong
Erquiaga
The board is kind to Erquiaga as it runs for a victorious full house to end Yong.
David Erquiaga – 1,000,000
Wai Keong Yong – eliminated in 12th place for PH₱ 69,800 (~US$ 1,250)
16:40: Ryan McAllister drags in a good pot
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

From under the gun, Ryan McAllister min-raises to 50,000, button player Xiyu Xie and small blind both call. At the flop , McAllister c-bets 55,000, Xie raises to 110,000, sb folds, McAllister calls. On the turn
, more bets land with Xie betting 55,000 and McAllister check-calling. Both players opt to check the
river. Xie has
top pair but is outkicked by McAllister’s
[qc}.
Ryan McAllister – 950,000
Xiyu Xie – 450,000
16:35: Wai Leong Lee out in 13th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Lee
Tsai
The cards land for a straight to Tsai and the exit for Lee
Wei Jung Tsai – 1,400,000
Wai Leong Lee – eliminated in 13th place for PH₱ 61,500 (~US$ 1,100)
16:30: Victor Guevarra out in 14th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

In an earlier hand, Victor Guevarra paid Ryan McAllister a costly double up with unable to improve against
. This sent McAllister soaring to 66,000 and Guevarra down to 16 big blinds. He proceeded to drop further and busted in 14th place to Xiyu Xie.
Xiyu Xie – 750,000
Victor Guevarra – eliminated in 14th place for PH₱ 55,200 (~US$990)
16:20: Ephraim Guevarra eliminated in 15th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Ephraim Guevarra three-bet all in and Cezar Quiambao calls. Guevarra is behind to Quiambao’s
. The board runs
to end Guevarra’s run.
Cezar Quiambao – 1,250,000
Ephraim Guevarra – eliminated in 15th place for PH₱ 55,200 (~US$990)
16:00: Janno Alvarez out in 16th place
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, short stacked Janno Alvarez finds no luck on the board to fall to Jeffrey Calonge
.
Jeffrey Calonge – 550,000
Janno Alvarez – eliminated in 16th place for PH₱ 49,000 (~US$ 880)
15:50: Xiao Oi out in 17th place
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
From under the gun Xiao Oi goes in preflop with , small blind Wai Keong Yong calls with
, the board lands
. No hits for Oi to bust.
Wai Keong Yong – 750,000
Xiao Oi – eliminated in 17th place for PH₱ 49,000 (~US$ 880)
15:45: Danilo Ola on a knockout spree, Thanarattrakul eliminated
Level 21: 10,000-15,000, 15,0000 ante

All in preflop, Kannapong Thanarattrakul is at risk with against Danilo Ola’s
, the board comes
.
Danilo Ola – 970,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul – eliminated in 18th place for – PH₱ 43,200 (~US$ 775)
15:40: Another takedown by Ola
Level 21: 10,000-15,000, 15,0000 ante
Danilo Ola added another bust to his counter with Edwin Dela Cruz getting the boot. After a preflop betting war, Dela Cruz was all in with , Ola with
for a race. The board spreads
for a higher full house to Ola.
Danilo Ola – 700,000
Edwin Dela Cruz – eliminated in 19th place
15:35: Danilo Ola rails Magnotti
Level 21: 10,000-15,000, 15,0000 ante
All in preflop, Danilo Ola , Joseph Magnotti
, the board runs {9d
for a straight on the river to Ola.
Danilo Ola – 535,000
Joseph Magnotti – eliminated in 21st place
15:30: Big stacks
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Victor Guevarra – 800,000
Wai Keong Yong – 790,000
Cheong Yew Lee – 750,000
Ephraim Guevarra – 630,000
Wei Jung Tsai – 550,000
14:45: Cezar Quiambao wins three-way, Takayama out
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Mike Takayama
Cezar Quiambao
Danilo Ola
The board is . Kings hold.
Cezar Quiambao – 510,000
Danilo Ola – 370,000
Mike Takayama – eliminated
14:20: Ricardo Singapan cleans out Muqsith
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
Ahmedi Muqsith shoves with , Ricardo Singapan joins the shovefest with
, the board runs
.
Ricardo Singapan – 230,000
Ahmedi Muqsith – eliminated in 29th place
13:55: Jessie Leonarez doubles through Erquiaga
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
The day’ entering massive chip leader David Erquiaga has been brought down to earth by Jessie Leonarez. It’s all in preflop with Leonarez ahead , Erquiaga attempting to eliminate with {ah|}
, the board is Queen-high.
Jessie Leonarez – 450,000
David Erquiaga -510,000
13:50: Michael Bueza beats Lee’s aces
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

From under the gun, Michael Bueza limps then calls big blind Douhan Lee’s 20,000 raise. With the board running , Lee bets every stage 16k, 26k, 39k, Bueza calls him down. Lee shows
, Bueza ships it with
two pair.
13:45: Yong and Leong stand behind small pockets pairs
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
From cutoff, Wai Keong Yong riases to 17,000, both blinds call. At the flop , big blind James Leong bets 17,000, Yong calls, small blind folds. On the turn
, Leong switches up and this time check-calls Yong’s 22,000 bet. The river
, more chips go in the pot. Yong bets 32,000, Leong calls. Yong shows
, Leong wins the pot with
.
13:35: Cheong Yew Lee rails Asehan
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Mid position Cheong Yew Lee opens for 25,000, small blind Edgar Asehan calls, the flop runs . Ashehan check-calls 25,000. On the turn
, Asehan check-raises all in with
top pair, Lee calls with
draw. The river is
.
Cheong Yew Lee – 420,000
Edgar Asehan – eliminated in 40th place
13:28: Cheong Yew Lee dominated Dela Cruz
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Lee
Dela Cruz
The board runs for a double up to Lee.
13:25: Wei-Jung Tsai rails Geeheon Lee
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
End of the line for Geeheon Lee with losing the race against Wei-Jung Tsai’s
on a board running
.
Wei Jung Tsai – 320,000
Geeheon Lee – eliminated in 47th place
13:15: Wai Keon Yong wins the flip
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

From under the gun, Geeheon Lee raises and is joined to the flop by utg+1 Wai Keon Yong. Lee opts to check, Yong takes a stab with 12,000, Lee calls. Both players check the turn
to bring the river
. Lee switches up and sends out 60,000, Yong calls. Lee has
, Yong wins the pot with
.
Wai Keon Yong – 420,000
Geeheon Lee – 120,000
13:10: Kannapong Thanarattrakul sends Yee out first
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Ten minutes into the first level of Day 2, short stacked Siew Key Yee shoved on the button with
, big blind Thai big wig Kannapong Thanarattrakul called from the big blind with
, With the cards coming
, Yee was first to cash out.
Siew Key Yee – eliminated in 48th place
Kannapong Thanarattrakul – 100,000
13:05: Duhan Lee takes some from Singapan
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
From mid position, Duhan Lee limped, big blind Ricardo Singapan raised to 14,000, back to Lee with the call. At the flop , Singapan slowed to a check, Lee bet 15,000, Singapan called. On the turn, same action with Lee betting 25,000 and getting check-called. The river
, both checked, Singapan had
, Lee won the pot with
.
Duhan Lee – 270,000
Singapan – 130,000
13:00: Cards in the air!
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Leading the charge with an uber-massive stack is Filipino lion David Erquiaga who has been tearing up the felt around Asia since last year. Erquiaga enters with a jaw dropping 135 big blinds which players will attempt to shave down. Given the pro’s impressive stats it will be tough a challenge for all.
Running second in chips is China’s Xiyu Xie who enters with 58 bb. We will keep a close watch to see how she fares on her first tournament in the country. Here are the top 10 in chips.
Buy in: PH₱ 15,000 (~US$ 270)
Guarantee: PH₱ 54,000
Entries: 314
Prize pool: PH₱ 4,158,000 (~US$ 74,870)
ITM: 48 players
Chips in play: 7,850,000
Average stack: 163,540
Top 10 in chips entering the final day
1 | David Jansen Erquiaga | Philippines | 811,000 |
2 | Xiyu Xie | China | 352,000 |
3 | Ephraim John Guevarra | Philippines | 316,500 |
4 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 313,000 |
5 | Victor Guevara Lansag | Philippines | 289,000 |
6 | Tsai Wei-Jung | China | 257,000 |
7 | Jessie Leonarez | Philippines | 249,000 |
8 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 246,000 |
9 | Ferdinand Aguinaldo | Philippines | 227,000 |
10 | Cezar Quiambao Ii | Philippines | 221,000 |
Seat Draw for Day 2
Ephraim John Guevarra | 316,500 | 1 | 1 |
Jeffrey Calonge | 118,000 | 1 | 2 |
Chierro De Leon | 97,000 | 1 | 3 |
Jiejun Zhang | 52,000 | 1 | 4 |
John Niko Costiniano | 56,000 | 1 | 5 |
Aifonso Martin Baja | 116,000 | 1 | 6 |
Jessie Leonarez | 249,000 | 1 | 7 |
Maxwell Philippe Rosete | 194,000 | 1 | 8 |
John Paul Flores | 70,500 | 2 | 1 |
Lijun Zhang | 69,000 | 2 | 2 |
Wei-Jung Tsai | 257,000 | 2 | 3 |
Jester Intia | 70,000 | 2 | 4 |
Janno Eliel Alvarez | 199,000 | 2 | 5 |
Joseph Talamayan | 105,000 | 2 | 6 |
Ryan Patrick Mc Allister | 120,000 | 2 | 7 |
Joseph William Magnotti | 170,000 | 2 | 8 |
Ahmadi Muqsith | 31,000 | 3 | 1 |
Geeheon Lee | 207,500 | 3 | 2 |
Wai Keong Yong | 208,000 | 3 | 3 |
Alan Honyin Tsang | 116,000 | 3 | 4 |
Oi Xia | 86,000 | 3 | 5 |
Victor Guevara Lansag | 289,000 | 3 | 6 |
Theng Aik James Leong | 197,000 | 3 | 7 |
Michael Bueza | 199,000 | 3 | 8 |
Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 70,000 | 4 | 1 |
Wai Loong Lee | 128,000 | 4 | 2 |
Wai Loon Ng | 65,500 | 4 | 3 |
Christopher Mateo | 133,000 | 4 | 4 |
Danilo Ola | 112,000 | 4 | 5 |
Ronato Alcano | 61,000 | 4 | 6 |
Siew Key Yee | 42,000 | 4 | 7 |
Cezar Ii Quiambao | 221,000 | 4 | 8 |
Duhan Lee | 213,000 | 5 | 1 |
Richard Marquez | 66,000 | 5 | 2 |
Bryan Khoo Hou Hyin | 63,000 | 5 | 3 |
Chao Yan | 97,000 | 5 | 4 |
Ferdinand Aguinaldo | 227,000 | 5 | 5 |
Xiyu Xie | 325,000 | 5 | 6 |
Ricardo Singapan | 198,000 | 5 | 7 |
Kenny Kevin Richard | 62,500 | 5 | 8 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | 191,000 | 6 | 1 |
Cheong Yew Lee | 97,000 | 6 | 2 |
Alfredo Boligor | 148,000 | 6 | 3 |
Edmil Marcelo | 93,000 | 6 | 4 |
Junnie Pamplona | 137,000 | 6 | 5 |
Edgar Asehan Jr. | 246,000 | 6 | 6 |
David Erquiaga | 811,000 | 6 | 7 |
Mike Takayama | 162,000 | 6 | 8 |
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Crazy Weekend Day 1A
The Crazy Weekend tournament featuring a PH₱ 4,000,000 (~US$ 71,800) guarantee filled a large portion of the floor as 119 signed up to Day 1A. With only 15% eligible for the next stage of the race, it was a hard grind to claim one of the 18 spots.Just before the tenth hour of play, the bubble burst with Scott Hess scooping up with pocket Aces. This gave him the second largest stack of the day. Bagging the chip lead was Korea’s Duhan Lee who secured his second cash of the series. He placed 22nd at the Warm Up event.

Date: April 28, 2023
Buy in: PH₱ 25,000 (~US$ 460)
Guarantee: PH₱ 4,000,000 (~US$ 71,800)
Day 1A entries: 119
End of Day 1A survivors – 18 players
1 | Duhan Lee | Korea | 540,000 |
2 | Scott Michael Hess | USA | 366,000 |
3 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 339,000 |
4 | Jongmin Won | Korea | 285,000 |
5 | Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | 273,000 |
6 | Raymundo Gomez Jr | Philippines | 234,000 |
7 | Joseph Talamayan | Philippines | 232,000 |
8 | Jose Colada III | Philippines | 215,000 |
9 | Jeongmin Park | Korea | 175,000 |
10 | Johnson Tan | Philippines | 140,000 |
11 | Ryan McAllister | USA | 137,000 |
12 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 119,000 |
13 | Sang Won Song | Korea | 110,000 |
14 | Jimmy Johan | Philippines | 94,000 |
15 | Keijiro Shimojo | Japan | 93,000 |
16 | Rio Kitaoji | Japan | 68,000 |
17 | Adones Carmona | Philippines | 67,000 |
18 | Darren Ong Abdullah | Malaysia | 54,000 |
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Crazy Weekend Day 1B
Entries: 190
Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play 5,700,000
ITM: 29 players
00:30: Evan Hong delivers the bubble, Day 1B ends
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante
Under the gun player shoves with , big blind Evan Hong snaps with [qc}
, the board runs
to crash the utg’s hopes on the bubble.

End of Day 1B survivors – 29 players
Lee Wee Liew | Malaysia | 718,000 |
Jarvinen Jukka Tapani | Finland | 355,000 |
Maxwell Philippe Rosete | Philippines | 350,000 |
Kah Yew Teng | Malaysia | 341,000 |
Christopher Martin | Philippines | 321,000 |
Andrej Nagy | Philippines | 316,000 |
Alfredo Boligor | Philippines | 314,000 |
Kyongrok Moon | Korea, South | 295,000 |
Yehonatan Behor | Israel | 287,000 |
Richard Bati Tolentino | Taiwan | 254,000 |
Kwok Wai Wong | Hong Kong | 248,000 |
Edmil Marcelo | Philippines | 204,000 |
Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 181,000 |
Anton Welo | Norway | 166,000 |
Foo Kuen Chong | Malaysia | 135,000 |
Jonathan Tek-Wye Looi | Malaysia | 129,000 |
Jiego Erquiaga | Philippines | 128,000 |
Bell John Perez | Philippines | 112,000 |
Akira Matsuo | Japan | 112,000 |
Yu Chen | Hong Kong | 98,000 |
Po Hsun Liao | Taiwan | 95,000 |
Joseph William Magnotti | United States | 82,000 |
Tung Duy Nguyen Duy | Vietnam | 82,000 |
Gary Pound Thomas | United Kingdom | 82,000 |
Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 69,000 |
Kento Sato | Japan | 68,000 |
Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 58,000 |
Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 48,000 |
Suya Lee | Korea, South | 31,000 |
00:25: Maxwell Rosete chunks one
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante
Cutoff Maxwell Rosete wakes up with and min-raises, button three-bet jams with
, the board fans
for the ladies to hold.
Maxwell Rosete – 350,000
Button – 50,000
00:10: Teng Kah Yew rails one
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante
Three spots to the money, Teng Keh Yew is all in with that dominates a shorter stack’s
. The board runs
.
23:55: Christopher Martin rails Marquez
Level 16: 3000-6000, 6000 ante
Cutoff raises to 12,000, small blind Richard Marquez three-bet jams, big blind Christopher Martin four-bet jams, cutoff folds, Marquez attempt to steal blunders and shows , Martin way ahead with
. The board comes
, Marquez is eliminated.
23:35: Liew Lee Wee ships a three-way
Level 15: 2500-5000, 5000 ante
Cooler! Hijack all in with , button Liew Lee Wee
, and small blind
. The board runs
. Aces hold to ship it and eliminated the small blind.
23:25: Sawada Nayuko gets lucky
Level 15: 2500-5000, 5000 ante
Cutoff raises to 12,000, button Sawada Nayuko three-bets all in with , cutoff calls with
. With the board running
, Nayuko survives and doubles up with trips.
22:45: Jigs Erquiaga dusts one
Level 14: 2000-4000, 4000 ante
Hijack is all in for 18,000, button and small blind call. No bets on the flop , on the turn
, button bets 22,000, small blind folds. Erquiaga opens
set, hijack
and is drawing dead.
22:30: Jukka Jarvinen doubles up
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante
All in preflop, under the gun +1 is all in with , lojack Jukka Jarvinen risks it with
. The board runs
for a straight to Jarvinen to double up.
22:20: Kyongrok Moon hits the flush for a double
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante
Under the gun Kyongrok Moon raises to 6500 and finds three callers to the flop . Moon c-bets all in, only small blind joins the race.
Moon flush draw
SB top pair
Moon hits the flush on the turn, and river
completes the board. Moon doubles up to 150,000, small blind drops to 20,000.
22:00: Tung Duy Nguyen ships it
Level 12: 1000-2500, 2500 ante
Cutoff
Nguyen
The board spreads for Nguyen’s kicker to play and send one packing.
21:50: Richard Tolentino scores with Aces
Level 12: 1000-2500, 2500 ante
Lojack Richard Tolentino pushes all in with , shorter stacked cutoff joins in with
, the board is
, out goes cutoff.
21:30: Ricardo Torres knocks out two players
Level 11: 1000-2000, 2000 ante
SB
BB
Torres
The board lands , Torres has the best two pair to ship it and send two players packing.
21:05: 190 entries at Day 1B
Level 11: 1000-2000, 2000 ante
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Crazy Weekend Final Day
Christopher Mateo wins the Crazy Weekend title

Event info
Buy in: PH₱ 25,000 (~US$ 460)
Entries: 309
Prize pool: PH₱ 6,722,100 (~US$ 120,670
ITM / Final Day: 47 players
Final table payouts
Place | Player | Flag |
Payouts in PHP
|
1 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 1,071,000 |
2 | Jose Colada III | Philippines | 1,071,000 |
3 | Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 623,000 |
4 | Richard Tolentino | Philippines | 504,000 |
5 | Jukka Jarvinen | Finland | 397,000 |
6 | Jeongmin Park | Korea | 303,900 |
7 | Raymundo Gomez Jr | Philippines | 223,000 |
8 | Edmil Marcelo | Philippines | 164,000 |
9 | Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | 134,500 |
Payouts 10th – 47th
10 | Jiego Erquiaga | philippines | 113,000.00 |
11 | Maxwell Philippe Rosete | philippines | 113,000.00 |
12 | Kyongrok Moon | Korea | 99,600.00 |
13 | Kah Yew Teng | Malaysia | 99,600.00 |
14 | Yehonatan Behor | Israel | 89,400.00 |
15 | Joseph Talamayan | philippines | 89,400.00 |
16 | Kento Sato | Japan | 79,400.00 |
17 | Christopher Martin | USA | 79,400.00 |
18 | Yu Chen | Hong Kong | 69,500.00 |
19 | Scott Hess | USA | 69,500.00 |
20 | Lee Wee Liew | Malaysia | 69,500.00 |
21 | Jimmy Johan | Philippines | 62,600.00 |
22 | Johnson Tan | Philippines | 62,600.00 |
23 | Duhan Lee | Korea | 62,600.00 |
24 | Andrej Nagy | Slovakia | 55,800.00 |
25 | Kwok Wai Wong | Hong Kong | 55,800.00 |
26 | Rio Kitaoji | Japan | 55,800.00 |
27 | Bell John Perez | Philippines | 55,800.00 |
28 | Adones Carmona | Philippines | 49,100.00 |
29 | Jongmin Won | Korea, South | 49,100.00 |
30 | Florencio Campomanes Iv | Philippines | 49,100.00 |
31 | Thomas Gary Pound | United Kingdom | 49,100.00 |
32 | Foo Kuen Chong | Malaysia | 43,100.00 |
33 | Tung Duy Nguyen | Vietnam | 43,100.00 |
34 | Alfredo Boligor | Philippines | 43,100.00 |
35 | Ryan Mcallister | United States | 43,100.00 |
36 | Po Hsun Liao | Taiwan | 43,100.00 |
37 | Jonathan Looi | Malaysia | 43,100.00 |
38 | Akira Matsuo | Japan | 43,100.00 |
39 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 43,100.00 |
40 | Tor Anton Welo | Norway | 38,400.00 |
41 | Joseph Magnotti | USA | 38,400.00 |
42 | Keijiro Shimojo | Japan | 38,400.00 |
43 | Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 38,400.00 |
44 | Suya Lee | Korea | 38,400.00 |
45 | Darren Ong Abdullah | Malaysia | 38,400.00 |
46 | Sang Won Song | Korea | 38,400.00 |
47 | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 38,400.00 |
Final 9 players
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000
Seat 1: Jose Colada – Philippines – 1,000,000
Seat 2: Jukka Jarvinen – Finland – 700,000
Seat 3: Richard Tolentino – Philippines – 2,530,000
Seat 4: Edmil Marcelo – Philippines – 480,000
Seat 5: Christopher Mateo – Philippines – 1,500,000
Seat 6: Jeongmin Park – Korea – 650,000
Seat 7: Raymundo Gopez – Philippines – 300,000
Seat 8: Jayvon Carreon – Philippines – 635,000
Seat 9: Lloyd Locsin – Philippines – 850,000
18:35: Jiego Erquiaga eliminated in 10th place – PHP 113,000
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000
Jiego Erquiaga all in on a flop and is called by Jayvon Carreon. Erquiaga with
overcards, Carreon
top pair. The turn
and river
is no help to Erquiaga to fall in 10th place for PHP 113,000.
18:25: Maxwell Rosete falls in 11th place – PHP 113,000
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Down to crumbs, Maxwell Rosete goes all in with and loses it all to Christopher Mateo
with an ace on the flop ensuring the bust. Rosete earns PHP 113,000 for his efforts.
18:20: Kyongrok Moon out in 12th place – PHP 99,600
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

Button player Kyongrok Moon opens, big blind Richard Tolentino three-bets to 150,000, Moon calls. At the flop , Moon bets 275,000, Tolentino check-raises to 550,000, Moon puts the rest in.
Tolentino
Moon
The turn and river
ends Moon’s run as Tolentino ships a monster.
Richard Tolentino – 2,300,000
Kyongrok Moon – eliminated in 12th place for PHP 99,600
18:15: Kah Yew Teng busts in 13th place – PHP 99,600
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000

All in preflop, Kah Yew Teng at risk with , Jukka Jarvinen ahead with
, the board comes
.
18:10: Raymundo Gopez doubles through Rosete
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 30,000
All in preflop, Raymundo Gopez with , Maxwell Rosete
, the board runs
for aces to hold and double up Gopez to 500,000.
18:00: Yehonatan Behor eliminated in 14th place
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000

Yehonatan Behor is all in preflop with and is called by Richard Tolentino with
. With the board running
, Tolentino celebrates his straight on the river to ship it and rail Behor.
Richard Tolentino – 1,500,000
Yehonatan Behor – eliminated in 14th place for PHP 89,400.
17:20: Christopher Mateo rails Sato
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
End of the line for Kento Sato . having fallen to Christopher Mateo
. All in preflop, the board is
.
Christopher Mateo – 1,000,000
Kento Sato – eliminated in 16th place
17:00: Jeongmin Park doubles through Locsin
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
Park
Locsin
The board runs for a double up to Park.
Jeongmin Park – 596,000
Lloyd Locsin – 608,000
16:55: Jayvon Carreon doubles through Gopez
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
All in preflop, Jayvon Carreon , Raymundo Gopez
, an ace lands on the turn
for a double up to Carreon.
Jayvon Carreon – 500,000
Raymundo Gopez – 820,000
16:40: Richard Tolentino rails Yu Chen
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
All in preflop, Richard Tolentino , Yu Chen
, board runs
. With no spade for either player, Tolentino ships it with the set. Chen is eliminated.
Richard Tolentino – 900,000
Yu Chen – eliminated in 18th place
16:30: Air over air: Yehonatan Behor versus Maxwell Rosete
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Yehonatan Behor raises to 45,000 from hijack, big blind Maxwell Rosete defends. At the flop , Behor c-bets 38,000, Rosete check-calls. No bets land on the
turn. The river
, Rosete leads out 80,000, Behor calls, Rosete shows the failed bluff
. Behor wins it with better air
.
Yehonatan Behor – 860,000
Maxwell Rosete – 300,000
16:00: Raymundo Gopez delivers a double bust
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante

Three players all in preflop, Raymundo Gopez , Lee Wee Liew
, Jimmy Johan
. The board runs
. Gopez ships it and sends two packing simultaneously.
Raymundo Gopez – 900,000
Lee Wee Liew – eliminated in 20th place
Jimmy Johan – eliminated in 21st place
15:52: Jeongmin Park rails Tan
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Park
Tan
The board runs .
Jeongmin Park – 452,000
Johnson Tan – eliminated
15:50: Christopher Mateo steamrolling, rails Duhan Lee
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Lee
Mateo
The board runs , Mateo wins the flip.
Christopher Mateo – 830,000
Duhan Lee – eliminated in 23rd place
15:45: Christopher Mateo versus Jayvon Carreon
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
From cutoff Christopher Mateo raises to 26,000, Jayvon Carreon defends on the big blind. At the flop , Mateo c-bets 25,000 and is called. No bets land on the turn
for a free river card
. Carreon leads out 67,000, Mateo bumps it up to 200,000, Carreon folds.
Christopher Mateo – 740,000
Jayvon Carreon – 280,000
15:40: Rio Kitaoji falls to Locsin
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Preflop action, hijack Lloyd Locsin raises to 24,000, cutoff Rio Kitaoji calls, the flop comes . Locsin c-bets 30,000, Kitaoji raises to 90,000, Locsin jams, Kitaoji calls for his tournament life.
Locsin
Kitaoji
Kitaoji is ahead but with the turn it is a higher full house to Locsin. The river
doesn’t help Kitaoji to bust out.
15:30: Maxwell Rosete doubles through Marcelo
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

From hijack, Maxwell Rosete raises to 25,000, small blind Edmil Marcelo calls. No bets on the flop for a free turn look
. Rosete bets 35,000, Marcelo check-calls. Same action on the
river with Rosete firing 150,000. Rosete shows
for a full house on the river. Marcelo mucks.
Maxwell Rosete – 700,000
Edmil Marcelo – 250,000
15:20: Christopher Martin wins the flip against Hong
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Button Christopher Martin shoves, small blind Evan Hong calls, Martin shows , Hong with
, the board runs
. Martin spikes the King for a double up.
Christopher Martin – 220,000
Evan Hong – 25,000
15:10: Lloyd Locsin rails Perez
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

All in preflop, Bell John Perez , Lloyd Locsin
, the board runs
. Locsin rises to 452,000.
15:00: Rio Kitaoji chunks Hess
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From cutoff, Rio Kitaoji raises to 20,000 and big blind Scott Hess defends. On the flop , Hess leads out 30,000, Kitaoji calls. On the turn
, Hess bets 40,000, Kitaoji shoves, Hess tank-calls.
Kitaoji –
Hess –
The river further improves Kitaoji to a flush for a double up.
Rio Kitaoji – 191,000
Scott Hess – 19,000
14:45: Yu Chen doubles through
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Yu Chen all in, the caller has
, the board runs low for a double up.
14:30: Another one for Joseph Talamayan
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Joseph Talamayan has cleaned out another player with winning the flip against a player’s
. He rises to 450,000.
14:15: Joseph Talamayan takes one down
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
All in preflop, Joseph Talamayan , at risk player with
, the board runs
.
14:05: Christopher Mateo continues to rise
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
‘From hijack, Christopher Mateo raises to 16,000 and finds two callers in the blinds. At the flop , small blind bets 27,000, big blind folds, Mateo calls. On the turn
, Mateo bets 40,000 and is check-called. The river
, Mateo fires 55,000, small blind folds. Mateo shows
as he ships it.
13:55: Kyongrok Moon doubles through Duhan Lee
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folds hijack who raises to 27,000, small blind Duhan Lee calls, big blind Kyongrok Moon three-bets to 45,000, hijack folds, Lee calls. At the flop . Lee checks, Moon c-bets 40,000, Lee calls. On the turn
, Moon jams, Lee check-calls.
Moon
Lee
The turn and river
completes the board for a double up to Moon.
Kyongrok Moon – 630,000
Duhan Lee – 220,000
13:45: Florencio Campomanes doubles through Gomez
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
After paying a double up to Mateo, Florencio Campomanes earns a boost of his own. From hijack, he pushes with , small blind Raymundo Gomez calls with
, the board brings a spread
for a straight to Campomanes.
Florencio Campomanes – 220,000
Raymundo Gomez – 130,000
13:40: Christopher Mateo doubles through Campomanes
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Mateo
Campomanes
The board runs out .
Florencio Campomanes – 100,000
Christopher Mateo – 320,000
13:35: Andrej Nagy wins a good pot
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Superstack champion Andrej Nagy is attempting for his second title here and is on his way having scored a big pot. On a board showing , he bets 30,000 and finds two callers, lojack and big blind. On the river
, the three players toss in another 50,000 each in the pot. Nagy has
and wins the pot. He rises to 500,000
13:25: Richard Tolentino takes down one
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Cutoff shoves his 15 bb with , button Richard Tolentino calls with
, the board runs
.
13:15: Anton Welo boots Lee
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
All in preflop with short stacked Suya Lee and needs to pair up to survive Anton Welo’s
. The board doesn’t grant it
.
Anton Welo – 160,000
Suya Lee – eliminated in 44th place
13:10: Jeongmin Park rails Segismundo
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Emmanuel Segismundo all in preflop with two callers Scott Hess and Jeongmin Park making the call. At the flop and turn , no side pot bets land. On the river
, Park bets, Hess folds, Park shows
set, Segismundo is eliminated with
.
Jeongmin Park – 337,000
Scott Hess – 273,000
Emmanuel Segismundo – eliminated
13:07: Jose Colada rails Abdullah
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Jose Colada ends short stacked Darren Ong Abdullah early with dominating
. He rises to 214,000.
13:05: Rio Kitaoji rails Yong
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Preflop betting war leads to Rio Kitaoji putting Wai Keong Yong at risk with
, the board runs
.
Rio Kitaoji – 120,000
Wai Keong Yong – eliminated in 47th place
Final Day chip counts
1 | Lee Wee Liew | Malaysia | 718,000 |
2 | Duhan Lee | Korea | 540,000 |
3 | Scott Michael Hess | USA | 366,000 |
4 | Jukka Jarvinen | Finland | 355,000 |
5 | Maxwell Philippe Rosete | Philippines | 350,000 |
6 | Kah Yew Teng | Malaysia | 341,000 |
7 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 339,000 |
8 | Christopher Martin | USA | 321,000 |
9 | Andrej Nagy | Slovakia | 316,000 |
10 | Alfredo Boligor | Philippines | 314,000 |
11 | Kyongrok Moon | Korea | 295,000 |
12 | Yehonatan Behor | Israel | 287,000 |
13 | Jongmin Won | Korea | 285,000 |
14 | Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | 273,000 |
15 | Richard Tolentino | Taiwan | 254,000 |
16 | Kwok Wai Wong | Hong Kong | 248,000 |
17 | Raymundo Gomez Jr | Philippines | 234,000 |
18 | Joseph Talamayan | Philippines | 232,000 |
19 | Jose Colada | Philippines | 215,000 |
20 | Edmil Marcelo | Philippines | 204,000 |
21 | Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 181,000 |
22 | Jeongmin Park | Korea | 175,000 |
23 | Anton Welo | Norway | 166,000 |
24 | Johnson Tan | Philippines | 140,000 |
25 | Ryan McAllister | USA | 137,000 |
26 | Foo Kuen Chong | Malaysia | 135,000 |
27 | Jonathan Looi | Malaysia | 129,000 |
28 | Jiego Erquiaga | Philippines | 128,000 |
29 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 119,000 |
30 | Akira Matsuo | Japan | 112,000 |
31 | Bell John Perez | Philippines | 112,000 |
32 | Sang Won Song | Korea | 110,000 |
33 | Yu Chen | Hong Kong | 98,000 |
34 | Po Hsun Liao | Taiwan | 95,000 |
35 | Jimmy Johan | Philippines | 94,000 |
36 | Keijiro Shimojo | Japan | 93,000 |
37 | Joseph Magnotti | USA | 82,000 |
38 | Tung Duy Nguyen | Vietnam | 82,000 |
39 | Gary Thomas | USA | 82,000 |
40 | Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 69,000 |
41 | Rio Kitaoji | Japan | 68,000 |
42 | Kento Sato | Japan | 68,000 |
43 | Adones Carmona | Philippines | 67,000 |
44 | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 58,000 |
45 | Darren Ong Abdullah | Malaysia | 54,000 |
46 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 48,000 |
47 | Suya Lee | Korea | 31,000 |
Payouts in PH₱
1 | 1,310,000 |
2 | 832,000 |
3 | 623,000 |
4 | 504,000 |
5 | 397,000 |
6 | 303,900 |
7 | 223,000 |
8 | 164,000 |
9 | 134,500 |
10-11 | 113,000 |
12-13 | 99,600 |
14-15 | 89,400 |
16-17 | 79,400 |
18-20 | 69,500 |
21-23 | 62,600 |
24-27 | 55,800 |
28-31 | 49,100 |
32-39 | 43,100 |
40-47 | 38,400 |
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Super High Roller – Final Day
Ogura Takashi wins the Super High Roller!
Ogura Takshi came from just six big blinds at the start of the final table to champion! He defeated Gary Thompson at heads up to bank the PHP 6,170,000 (~US$ 111,350) top prize.Buy in: PH₱ 500,000 (~US$ 9,175)
Entries: 39
Prize pool: PH₱ 18,154,500 (~US$ 327,650)
ITM: 6 places
Place | Player | Flag |
Payouts in PH₱
|
1 | Ogura Takashi | Japan | 6,170,000 |
2 | Gary Thompson | Ireland | 4,270,000 |
3 | Ewe Eng Soon | Malaysia | 2,720,000 |
4 | Ajitpal Singh | Singapore | 2,090,000 |
5 | Danny Tang | UK | 1,634,500 |
6 | Ewe Eng Siang | Malaysia | 1,270,000 |
00:10: Gary Thompson eliminated in 2nd place – PHP 4,270,000 (~US$ 77,000)
Level 24: 150-000-300,000, 300,000 ante

Takashi –
Thompson
The board runs for a victorious flush to Takahashi. Thompson is eliminated in 2nd place.
00:05: Takashi calls out the bluff
Level 23: 100-000-200,000, 200,000 ante
Gary Thompson limps from the button, Ogura Takashi checks, the flop comes . Thompson bets 450,000, Takashi check-calls. No bets land on the turn
. The dealer felts the river
, Thompson bets 1,100,000, Takashi check-calls. Thompson shows
bluff, Takashi ships it with
two pair.
Ogura Takashi – 14,300,000
Gary Thompson – 5,2,00,000
23:50: Thompson continues to climb
Level 23: 100-000-200,000, 200,000 ante
Button player Gary Thompson limps then calls Ogura Takashi’s raise of 850,000. At the flop , Thompson bets 540,000, Takashi check-calls. On the
turn, Thompson bets 1,100,000, Takashi check-folds.
Gary Thompson – 7,900,000
Ogura Takashi – 11,600,000
23:40: Gary Thompson doubles up
Level 23: 100-000-200,000, 200,000 ante
Ogura Takashi raises to 500,000, Thompson three-bet jams, Takashi calls. Takahashi , Thompson
, the board runs
.
Gary Thompson – 7,000,000
Ogura Takashi – 12,500,000
23:20: Heads up! Ogura Takahashi versus Gary Thompson
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Ogura Takashi – 16,000,000 – 110 bb
Gary Thompson – 3,500,000 – 23 bb
23:15: Ewe Eng Soon eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 2,720,000 (~US$ 49,090)
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante

Ewe Eng Soon shoves with , small blind Ogura Takashi calls with
. The board runs
.
Ogura Takashi = 16,000,000
Ewe Eng Soon – eliminated in 3rd place
23:05: Ogura Takashi bets every street
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Another big pot for Ogura Takashi , this time against Gary Thompson. From the small blind, Takashi limps, Thompson checks. When the board completes {5c{P8d}, Takashi bets the whole way – 350,000, 900,000, 1,100,000 – Thompson calls him down. Takashi opens
two pair beating Thompson’s
.
Ogura Takashi – 12,000,000
Gary Thompson – 4,100,000
22:45: Big pot for Ogura Takashi against Soon
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante

Button Gary Thompson raises to 300,000, blinds calls. At the flop , big blind Ogura Takahashi bets 410,000, Thompson folds, Ewe Eng Soon calls. On the turn
, Takahashi fires 1,100,000, Soon calls. On the river
, both check, Soon with
two pair, Takahashi wins it with
straight.
Ogura Takahashi – 8,600,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 4,400,000
22:35: Gary Thompson takes from Takashi
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Small blind Ogura Takashi limps, big blind Thompson checks. At the flop , Takashi bets 150,000, Thompson calls. Same action on the turn
, Thompson calls a 300,000 bet. On the river
, Takashi checks, Thompson bets 800,000, Takashi folds.
Gary Thompson – 7,000,000
Ogura Takashi – 8,000,000
22:20: Ogura Takashi calls out the bluff
Level 22: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 ante
Small blind Ewe Eng Soon raises to 300,000, big blind Ogura Takashi calls. At the flop , Soon c-bets 200,000, Takashi calls. No bets land on the turn
. On the river
, it is back to betting. Soon sends out 600,000, Takashi calls. Soon opens his
bluff, Takashi ships it woth
pair.
Ogura Takashi – 8,600,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 5,000,000
22:00: Ajitpal Singh eliminated in 4th place – PHP 2,090,000 (~US$ 37,720)
Level 21: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

Big blind Ajitpal Singh three-bet shoves with , initial raiser Ogura Takashi on the button calls with
. The board runs
.
Ogura Takashi – 8,400,000
Ajitpal Singh – eliminated in 4th place
21:40: Gary Thompson calls the big bet, Takashi mucks
Level 21: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante
Small blind Ogura TakTakashi ahashi raises to 350,000, big blind Gary Thompson defends. At the flop both check. On the turn
, Takashi leads out 430,000, Thompson calls. The river
sees more chips go in with Takashi betting 800,000, Thompson calls. Takashi mucks.
Gary Thompson – 6,000,000
Ogura Takashi – 5,800,000
20:40: Ajitpal Singh takes from Soon
Level 20: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
Small blind Ajitpal Singh raises to 200,000, big blind Ewe Eng Soon defends. At the flop , Singh c-bets 200,000 and is called. On the turn
and river
, no bets land. Singh has
full house.
Ajitpal Singh – 2,500,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 6,100,000
20:35: Takashi again
Level 20: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
Utg Ewe Eng Soon raises to 200,000, button Ogura Takashi calls. At the flop , Soon c-bet 250,000, Takashi calls. On the turn
same action with Takashi calling a 600,000 bet. On the river
, Soon checks, Takashi bets 1,400,000, Soon calls. Takashi shows
flush and wins the pot. Soon had pocket Tens.
Ogura Takashi – 6,500,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 6,600,000
20:20: Another pot for Takashi
Level 20: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Battle of the blinds, Ewe Eng Soon limps big blind Ogura Takashi raises to 300,000, Soon calls. At the flop , Takashi c-bets 300,000, Soon check-folds.
Ogura Takashi – 3,200,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 8,400,000
20:15: Ogura Takashi wins the betting war
Level 20: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
Ogura Takashi – 2,900,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 8,700,000
20:00: Danny Tang eliminated in 5th place for PHP 1,634,000
Level 19: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Small blind Ajitpal Singh jams with , big blind Danny Tang risks his tournament life with
, the board runs
. Tang exits in 5th place.
Ajitpal Singh – 3,500,000
Danny Tang – eliminated in 5th place
19:55: Eng Siang Ewe eliminated in 6th place for PHP 1,270,000
Level 19: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Eng Siang Ewe three-bets all in with , initial raiser Gary Thompson calls with
. The board runs
for a one card flush for Thompson to eliminate Siang in 6th place.
Gary Thompson – 3,100,000
Eng Siang Ewe – eliminated in 6th place
19:40: Ogura Takashi on the rise
Level 19: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
After scoring a double up off Danny Tang, Ogura Takashi wins two more pots. The first was against Eng Soon Ewe with pocket Aces holding, then against Eng Siang Ewe who raises from utg to 160,000, big blind Takashi calls, the flop comes , Siang c-bets 120,000, Takashi check-raises to 470,000, Siang folds.
19:20: Ogura Takashi doubles through Tang
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Hijack Danny Tang raises to 170,000, button Ogura Takashi three-bet jams, big blind calls, Tang calls. At the flop , Tang bets 220,000, big blind check-folds. Takashi
, Tang
. The turn 2s} and river
is a double up for Takashi .
Ogura Takashi – 600,000
Danny Tang – 1,600,000
19:15: Ogura Takashi vs Eng Siang Ewe
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Button raises to 120,000, small blind Ogura Takashi shoves, big blind Eng Siang Ewe shoves, button folds. Takashi , Siang
, the board runs
.
Eng Siang Ewe – 2,000,000
Ogura Takashi – 360,000
18:55: Final 6 players
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
18:50: Eng Soon Ewe delivers double bust on the bubble!
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
Three way all in, Ling Loon , Fei Chen
, Eng Soon Ewe
, the board runs
. Ewe sweeps with a set to burst the bubble.
18:45: Danny Tang eliminates Sriharsha Doddapaneni
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Hijack raises to 100,000, small blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni three-bet jams , big blind Danny Tang four-bet jams with
, hijack folds. The board runs
.
Danny Tang – 2,000,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni – eliminated
18:25: Fei Chen rails Ng
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folds to small blind Wai Leon Ng who is all in with , big blind Fei Chen calls with
. Board runs
.
Fei Chen – 2,600,000
Wei Leon Ng – eliminated
17:55: Gary Thompson takes some from Tang
Level 18: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante
From under the gun Gary Thompson raises to 100,000, button Danny Tang calls, the flop is . Thompson bets 240,000, Tang calls. On the turn
, Thompson fires another 470,000. Tang calls. On the river
, Thompson checks, Tang jams, Thompson calls for his tournament life. Tang has {d6d}
bluff, Thompson ships a double with
two pair.
Gary Thompson – 3,200,000
Danny Tang – 1,200,000
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Mystery Bounty – Day 1 results
Event info
Buy in: PH₱ 36,000 (~US$ 36,000)
Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~US$ 90,240)
Total entries: 267
Prize pool: PHP 5,187,276 (~US$ 93,620)
Bounty pool: PHP 3,204,000 (~US$ 57,825)
ITM: 41 players
Day 1A: 118 entries
Day 1B entries: 149 entries
End of Day 1A – 18 players
Player | Flag | Stack |
Yuta Kitazumi | Japan | 425,000 |
Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 358,000 |
Tian Yu Lee | Taiwan | 324,000 |
Lijun Zhang | China | 286,000 |
Masashi Yoshikawa | Japan | 270,000 |
Xiyu Xie | China | 241,000 |
Jason Magbanua | Philippines | 240,000 |
Jinlong Hu | China | 212,000 |
Yin Liu | China | 187,000 |
Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 163,000 |
Hou Hyin Bryan Khoo | Malaysia | 148,000 |
I Hsuan Liu | Taiwan | 145,000 |
Joseph Sia | Philippines | 119,000 |
Tor Anton Welo | Norway | 113,000 |
Suya Lee | Korea | 100,000 |
Long Meng | China | 95,000 |
Edgar Asehan Jr. | Philippines | 79,000 |
Joseph Magnotti | USA | 43,000 |
End of Day 1B – 23 players
Player | Flag | Stack |
Chuning Tan | China | 487,000 |
Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 378,000 |
Hiromasa Teraoka | Japan | 375,000 |
Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 353,000 |
Lai Heng Foo | Malaysia | 347,000 |
Bell John Perez | Philippines | 300,000 |
Bonifacio Mondalo Jr. | Philippines | 276,000 |
Henrik Tollefsen | Norway | 235,000 |
Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 205,000 |
Cheng-Wen Huang | China | 173,000 |
Cezar Quiambao Ii | Philippines | 153,000 |
Stochita Ionut Aurelian | Romania | 144,000 |
Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | 140,000 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 132,000 |
Lim Wee Lee | Malaysia | 115,000 |
Ryan Patrick Mc Allister | United States | 110,000 |
Kai Rong Daniel Wong | Malaysia | 106,000 |
Kah Chun Ng | Malaysia | 103,000 |
Lemmor Patulot | Philippines | 87,000 |
Jiaqi He | China | 86,000 |
Shohei Oyanoki | Japan | 72,000 |
Tung Duy Nguyen | Vietnam | 38,000 |
Jayvon Pacaba Carreon | Philippines | 24,000 |
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Mystery Bounty Final Day
Event info
Buy in: PH₱ 36,000 (~US$ 36,000)
Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~US$ 90,240)
Total entries: 267
Prize pool: PHP 5,187,276 (~US$ 93,620)
Bounty pool: PHP 3,204,000 (~US$ 57,825)
ITM: 41 players
Jinlong Hu wins the Mystery Bounty for PHP 900,000 (~US$ 16,240)
After nearly twelve hours of tough competition, China’s Jinlong Hu outlasted the 41 Day 2 field to capture the Mystery Bounty title and a payout of PHP 900,000. In addition, he collected a mountain of bounties amounting to well over PHP 600K. Congratulations to the champion!
Buy in: PH₱ 36,000 (~US$ 36,000)
Guarantee: PH₱ 5,000,000 (~US$ 90,240)
Total entries: 267
Prize pool: PHP 5,187,276 (~US$ 93,620)
Bounty pool: PHP 3,204,000 (~US$ 57,825)
ITM: 41 players
Final table payouts (bounties not included)
Place | Player | Flag |
Payouts in PH₱
|
1 | Jinlong Hu | China | 900,000 |
2 | Chuning Tan | China | 810,000 |
3 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 496,000 |
4 | Hiromasa Teraoka | Japan | 399,076 |
5 | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 312,200 |
6 | Bell John Perez | Philippines | 234,800 |
7 | Lee Tian Yu | Taiwan | 171,000 |
8 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 124,300 |
9 | Masashi Yoshikawa | Japan | 105,000 |
00:40: Chuning Tan eliminated in 2nd place – PHP 810,000 (~US$ 14,615)
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Despite entering heads up with a slight advantage, Chuning Tan could not stop the charging Jinlong Hu to fall in 2nd place. Tan’s final hand sees him limp on the button and Hu check. At the flop , Hu bets 150,000, Tan calls. Same action on the turn
with Hu sending out 300,000 and Tan making the call. On the river
, Hu bets 850,000, Tan shoves, Hu calls. Tan has
straight but not good enough against Hu’s
higher straight.
00:25: Jinlong Hu takes the lead
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante
Button Jinlong Hu raises to 200,000, big blind Chuning Tan re-raises to 650,000, Hu calls. At the flop , Tan c-bets 400,000, Hu jams, Tan folds.
Jinlong Hu – 5,600,000
Chuning Tan – 2,400,000
23:50: Deal reached
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
Chuning Tan – PHP 810,000 guaranteed +PHP 413,300 in bounties remaining
Jinlong Hu – PHP 800,000 guaranteed +PHP 604,700 in bounties remaining
23:45: Heads up for the Mystery Bounty title! Jinlong Hu versus Chuning Tan
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
Chuning Tan – 4,110,000
Jinlong Hu – 3,900,000
23:30: Edgar Asehan eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 496,000 (~US$ 8,950)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
From the button, Edgar Asehan jams with , big blind Jinlong Hu calls with
and is ahead to put Asehan at risk. With the board running
, Asehan is eliminated in 3rd place.
Jinlong Hu – 3,900,000
Edgar Asehan – eliminated in 3rd place
23:10: Another double up for Jinlong Hu
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
Chuning Tan shoves on the small blind with , big blind Jinlong Hu risks his remaining 700K stack with
. The board comes
for a double up again to Hu.
Jinlong Hu – 1,600,000
Chuning Tan – 4,400,000
23:00: Jinlong Hu doubles up through Tan
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante
Button Jinlong Hu shoves with , big blind Chuning Tan calls with
to put Hu in danger of elimination. With the board running
, Hu pairs up his kicker card to survive and double up.
Jinlong Hu – 1,100,000
Chuning Tan – 4,500,000
22:30: Chuning Tan fires every street
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Button Chuning Tan raises to 120,000, big blind Edgar Asehan defends. At the flop , Tan c-bets 90,000, Asehan check-raises to 260,000, Tan calls. On the turn
, Tan fires 600,000, Asehan flats. The river
, no stopping Tan who bets 1,100,000. This time Asehan opts to fold.
Chuning Tan – 4,800,000
Edgar Asehan – 2,100,000
22:05: Hiromasa Teraoka eliminated in 4th place – PHP 399,076 (~US$ 7,200)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Button Edgar Asehan raises to 150,000, small blind Chuning Tan calls, big bling Hiromasa Teraoka calls, the flop comes . Blinds check, button Asehan bet 220,000, Tan calls, Teraoka shoves. Back to Asehan who folds, Tan calls.
Teraoka
Tan
The turn and river
don’t improve Teraoka to bust in 4th place.
Chuning Tan – 4,300,000
Edgar Asehan – 2,600,000
Hiromasa Teraoka – eliminated in 4th place
21:50: Vamerdino Magsakay eliminated in 5th place – PHP 312,200 (~US$ 5,630)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

From under the gun, Vamerdino Magsakay shoves with , button Hiromasa Teraoka calls with
for a flip. With the board running
, Teraoka finds the river to rail Magsakay in 5th place.
Hiromasa Teraoka – 2,000,000
Vamerdino Magsakay – eliminated in 5th place
21:35: Bell John Perez eliminated in 6th place – PHP 234,800 (~US$ 4,235)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Edgar Asehan shoves from the button, big blind Bell John Perez risks it and opens . Asehan with
. The board runs
for a full house to Asehan. In addition to laddering up, Asehan drew a bounty ticket of PHP 110,000!
Edgar Asehan – 2,700,000
Bell John Perez – eliminated in 6th place
21:30: Lee Tian Yu eliminated in 7th place – PHP 171,000 (~US$ 3,080)
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

From under the gun, Lee Tian Yu shoves, to his immediate left, Edgar Asehan calls. Yu opens , Asehan with
. The board runs
. Aces hold to send Yu packing in 7th place.
Edgar Asehan – 2,200,000
Lee Tian Yu – eliminated in 7th place
21:15: Vamerdino Magsakay doubles through Asehan
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante
Edgar Asehan raises to 100,000, Vamerdino Magsakay three-bet jams, Asehan calls and opens . Magsakay is ahead with
. With the board running
. it’s a double up for Magsakay.
Vamerdino Magsakay – 905,000
Edgar Asehan – 1,600,000
20:30: Jason Kyle Magbanua eliminated in 8th place – PHP 124,300 (~US$ 2,240)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

From mid position, Jason Kyle Magbanua shoves, big blind Jinlong Hu calls. Magbanua , Hu
, the flip goes to Hu as the board runs
.
Jinlong Hu – 1,100,000
Jason Kyle Magbanua – eliminated in 8th place for PHP 124,300
20:20: Masashi Yoshikawa eliminated in 9th place – PHP 105,000 (~US$ 1,900)
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Mid position Edgar Asehan opens for 100,000, button Masashi Yoshikawa three-bet jams, Asehan calls. Yoshikawa , Asehan
, the board runs
. Small pair for Asehan on the river to eliminated Yoshikawa in 9th place.
Edgar Asehan – 2,100,000
Masashi Yoshikawa – eliminated in 9th place for PHP 105,000
18:10: Final table
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
Seat | Player | Flag | Stack |
1 | Chuning Tan | China | 1,420,000 |
2 | Hiromasa Teraoka | Japan | 875,000 |
3 | Jinlong Hu | China | 1,170,000 |
4 | Tian Yu Lee | Taiwan | 370,000 |
5 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 810,000 |
6 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 800,000 |
7 | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 550,000 |
8 | Bell John Perez | Philippines | 1,030,000 |
9 | Masashi Yoshikawa | Japan | 995,000 |
Final 9 payouts
Place | Payouts in PH₱ |
1 | 1,030,000 |
2 | 680,000 |
3 | 496,000 |
4 | 399,076 |
5 | 312,200 |
6 | 234,800 |
7 | 171,000 |
8 | 124,300 |
9 | 105,000 |
18:00: Xuya Xie eliminated in 10th place
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
After suffering two cracked aces, Xiyu Xie three-bet jams with , initial raiser Edgar Asehan calls with
. With the board running
, Xie is eliminated in 10th place.
Xiyu Xie- eliminated in 10th place
Edgar Asehan – 800,000
17:50: Suya Lee eliminated in 11th place, Magsakay draws PHP 400K bounty
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
All in preflop, Suya Lee at risk with , Vamerdino Magsakaya
, the board runs { 8c}
. Lee out in 11th place. Magsakay goes to draw and pulls the PHP 400K bounty!
17:45: Rockets fail Xie again
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
Xie
Yoshikawa
The board runs 9c} for a flush to Yoshikawa and another failed aces for Xie.
Xiyu Xie – 250,000
Masashi Yoshikawa – 1,000,000
17:40: Bell John Perez avoids elimination against Xie’s aces
Level 24: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante
Cutoff Xiyu Xie calls, big blind Bell John Perez shoves, Xie calls. Perez has , Xie has him dominated with
. However with the board running
, Perez survives elimination with a straight.
Bell John Perez – 1,200,000
Xiyu Xie – 800,000
17:20: Jinlong Hu scores a big pot against Magbanua
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
From cutoff, Jason Kyle Magbanua raises to 40,000, big blind Jinlong Hu defends. At the flop , Hu checks, Magbanua c-bets 55,000, Hu raises to 135,000, Magbanua calls. On the turn
, Hu leads out 150,000, Magbanua calls. On the river
Hu jams, Magbanua folds.
Jinlong Hu – 1.800,000
Jason Kyle Magbanua – 390,000
17:15: More chips for Xie
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
Hijack Bell John Perez raises to 60,000, button Xiyu Xie calls. At the flop , Perez c-bets 40,000, Xie raises to 80,000, Perez calls. On the turn
, Xie fires 120,000, Perez snap-calls to bring the river
. Perez checks, Xie doesn’t bet. She shows
full house. Perez mucks.
Xiyu Xie – 1,300,000
Bell John Perez – 500,000
17:10: Lee Tian Yu doubles through Hu
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
Hijack Lee Tian Yu doubles through with flush against Jinlong Hu’s
top pair on a board
.
Lee Tian Yu – 238,000
Jinlong Hu – 1,800,000
17:05: Christopher Mateo eliminated in 12th place, Yoshikawa draws PHP 315K bounty
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
Cutoff Christopher Mateo all in with , big blind Masashi Yoshikawa calls with
. The board runs empty for Mateo to bust in 12th place. Yoshikawa draws for his bounty and scores PHP 315K!
16:50: Xiyu Xie get Tan to fold higher pocket pair
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folds to the small blind Xiyu Xie who raises to 40,000, big blind Chuning Tan three-bets to 100,000, Xie calls. At the flop , Xie leads out for 100,000, Tan folds and shows
. Tan returns the gesture and shows
.
Xiyu Xie – 900,000
Chuning Tan – 1,200,000
16:40: Vamerdino Magsakay doubles through Teraoka
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante
All in preflop, Vamerdino Magsakay with , Hiromasa Teraoka attempts to rail with
, the board runs
for a double up to Magsakay.
Vamerdino Magsakay – 490,000
Hiromasa Teraoka – 697,000
16:30: Ryan McAllister busts to Xie
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante
Xie {jh{
McAllister
The board favors the big cards as it runs . McAllister is out in 13th place.
16:10: Jinlong Hu rails Yong
Level 22: 10,000-15,000, 15,000 ante
Three players in on a raised pot, the flop is . All check to the turn
. Hiromasa Teraoka bets 30,000, Jinlong Hu raises to 120,000, Wai Keong Yong jams, Teraoka folds, Hu calls.
Yong
Hu
The river is no help to Yong to fall out of contention in 14th place.
16:05: Set over set! Chuning Tan rails Locsin then draws PHP 195K
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Action folds to the small blind Lloyd Locsin who raises to 24,000, big blind Chuning Tan three-bets to 132,000, Locsin calls. At the flop , Tan bets 65,000, Locsin check-calls. On the turn
, Tan jams, Locsin check-calls.
Tan set
Locsin set
The river ends Locsin’s run in 15th place.
Chuning Tan – 1,200,000
15:50: Masashi Yoshikawa rails Tan
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Chuning Tan
Masashi Yoshikawa
The board runs [6c}. No hits for either player for big slick to win the pot and double up to 300,000. Tan drops to 600,000.
115:40: Xiyu Xie with higher flush against McAllister
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Hijack Xiyu Xie raises to 24,000, big blind Ryan McAllister calls. On the flop , McAllister check calls 35,000. On the turn
, Xie jams, and McAllister check-calls.
Xie flush
McAllister straight flush draw
The river isn’t the out McAllister needs to pay the double up.
Xiyu Xie – 800,000
Ryan McAllister – 200,000
15:25: Chuning Tan wins some off Locsin
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Lojack Lloyd Locsin raises to 20,000, hijack Chuning Tan three-bets to 58,000, Locsin calls. No bets at the flop and turn for the board to complete . Tan bets 38,000, Locsin check-calls. Tan opens
for the pot.
Chuning Tan – 800,000
Lloyd Locsin – 470,000
15:05: Jason Kyle Magbanua delivers double KO
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
From utg Henrik Tollefsen raises with , button Jason Kyle Magbanua three-bet jams
, small blind I Hsuan Liu goes all in with
, and Tollefsen joins to make it a three-way. With the board running
, Jacks hold for a double knockout. Magbanua draws PHP 135,000 and PHP 35,000 for PHP 170K total.
Jason Kyle Magbanua – 950,000
I Hsuan Liu – eliminated in 17th place
Henrik Tollefsen – eliminated in 18th place
15:00: Edgar Asehan rails Kitazumi
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
From under the gun, Yuta Kitazumi shoves holding , small blind Edgar Asehan calls with
, the board runs
. No hits for Kitazumi to bust out.
14:50: Lloyd Locsin bets every street
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
From under the gun, Lloyd Locsin raises to 24,000, cutoff Christopher Mateo calls. The board completes , Locsin bets the whole way – 27,000, 74,000, all in – and Mateo calls him down. Locsin shows
mid pair beating Mateo’s
small pair.
Lloyd Locsin = 570,000
Christopher Mateo – 100,000
14:40: Edgar Asehan cleans one out
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
Hijack Lijun Zhang all in with , big blind Edgar Asehan calls with
. No hits on the board for either player for Asehan to ship it.
Edgar Asehan – 550,000
Lijun Zhang – eliminated
14:35: Hiromasa Teraoka rails Garcia
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
All in preflop, Jonald Garcia jams with , Hiromasa Teraoka calls with
. The board favors the drawing hand as it runs
. Garcia is eliminated.
14:30: Vamerdino Magsakay goes aggro
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante
From under the gun, Brll John Peres raises to 24,000, lojack Vamerdino Magsakay three-bets to 70,000, Perez calls. At the flop , Magasaky bets 50,000, Perez folds.
14:20: Suck out vs suck out vs suck out Vamerdino Magsakay ships it
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Another three-way showdown. Christopher Mateo with , Vamerdino Magsakay with
, and Joseph Sia
. When the flop lands
, it’s a set for Mateo to take the lead, however with the turn
, Sia jumps ahead. Then the river
sends Magasakay back on top and celebrates his win.
Vamerdino Magsakay – 650,000
Christopher Mateo – 100,000
Joseph Sia – eliminated
14:10: Jonald Garcia ends Quiambao
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Garcia
Cezar Quiambao
The board runs for a higher pair to Garcia. He eliminates Quiambao.
13:55: BJ Perez wins set over set
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Bell John Perez is all in with and has a player holding
well dominated. With the board runnnig
, it is a set over set to eliminate a player.
13:50: Three-way goes to Locsin
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante
Three way shove, Christopher Mateo , cutoff player
, and button Lloyd Locsin with a dominating
. With the board running
, cutoff was eliminated, Mateo dropped to 300,000, and Locsin scooped it up.
Lloyd Locsin – 360,000
Christopher Mateo – 300,000
13:35: Xiyu Xie rails Khoo
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Not long after Bryan Khoo sent a player packing, he was also dusted. Khoo was all in with and ran into Xiyu Xie’s
.
13:15: Bryan Khoo rails Carreon
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Bryan Khoo knocked out Jayvon Carreon with dominating
. Not only did he ship a nice pile of chips but also drew PHP 49,000.
13:10: Vamerdino Magsakay knocks out two
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Three way all in, Joseph William , Shohei Oyanoki
, Vamerdino Magsakay
, the board runs
. Straight for Magsakay to earn two bounty tokens. He draws and earns 47,000 total.
Day 2 chip counts
Chuning Tan | China | 487,000 |
Yuta Kitazumi | Japan | 425,000 |
Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 378,000 |
Hiromasa Teraoka | Japan | 375,000 |
Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 358,000 |
Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 353,000 |
Lai Heng Foo | Malaysia | 347,000 |
Tian Yu Lee | Taiwan | 324,000 |
Bell John Perez | Philippines | 300,000 |
Lijun Zhang | China | 286,000 |
Bonifacio Mondalo Jr. | Philippines | 276,000 |
Masashi Yoshikawa | Japan | 270,000 |
Xiyu Xie | China | 241,000 |
Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 240,000 |
Henrik Tollefsen | Norway | 235,000 |
Jinlong Hu | China | 212,000 |
Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 205,000 |
Yin Liu | China | 187,000 |
Cheng-Wen Huang | China | 173,000 |
Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 163,000 |
Cezar Quiambao | Philippines | 153,000 |
Bryan Khoo | Malaysia | 148,000 |
I Hsuan Liu | Taiwan | 145,000 |
Stochita Ionut Aurelian | Romania | 144,000 |
Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | 140,000 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 132,000 |
Joseph Sia | Philippines | 119,000 |
Lim Wee Lee | Malaysia | 115,000 |
Tor Anton Welo | Norway | 113,000 |
Ryan McAllister | USA | 110,000 |
Kai Rong Daniel Wong | Malaysia | 106,000 |
Kah Chun Ng | Malaysia | 103,000 |
Suya Lee | Kore | 100,000 |
Long Meng | China | 95,000 |
Lemmor Patulot | Philippines | 87,000 |
Jiaqi He | China | 86,000 |
Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 79,000 |
Shohei Oyanoki | Japan | 72,000 |
Joseph Magnotti | USA | 43,000 |
Tung Duy Nguyen | Vietnam | 38,000 |
Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | 24,000 |
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White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller – Day 1
Event Info
Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Entries: 41
Prize pool; PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Payouts
Place | Payouts in PHP |
1 | 18,700,000 |
2 | 12,920,000 |
3 | 8,250,000 |
4 | 6,330,000 |
5 | 4,950,000 |
6 | 3,850,000 |
Final 6 players
Chips in play: 12,300,000
Average stack: 2,050,000
Opening blinds: 20,000-40,000
1 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 4,610,000 |
2 | Danny Tang | UK | 2,300,000 |
3 | Jun Yap | Malaysia | 1,860,000 |
4 | Ming Hong Teoh | Malaysia | 1,440,000 |
5 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 1,315,000 |
6 | Chen Ming Kong | Malaysia | 775,000 |
03:15: Bubble bursts! Ewe Eng Siang eliminated
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

First to act Ewe Eng Siang jams with , beside him, Danny Tang calls with
. The board runs
for a pair to Tang. Siang is eliminated.
Danny Tang – 2,300,000
Ewe Eng Siang – eliminated on the bubble
03:10: Bubble round: Winfred Yu claims a big pot
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
Winfred Yu and Paul Phua stare down a board with 220,000 in the middle, Yu check-calls Phua’s 200,000 bet. On the tunr
both check it. Then with the river
, Yu leads out 300,000, Phua callls. Yu opens
straight to win it.
Winfred Yu – 4,500,000
Paul Phua – 1,400,000
02:10: William Teoh eliminated, bubble round begins
Level 12: 15,000-30,000
Jun Yap
William Teoh
The board runs for a straight to Yap. Teoh is eliminated. The players now enter the bubble round with 7 remaining.
02:05: Danny Tang versus Paul Phua
Level 12: 15,000-30,000
Danny Tang is all in with , button player Paul Phua calls with
. The board runs
for two pair to Tang.
Danny Tang – 1,450,000
Paul Phua – 1,300,000
02:00: William Teoh plunges
Level 11: 12,000-24,000
On a board , William Teoh bets 200,000, Winfred Yu check-calls. On the river
, both check. Yu shows
, Teoh mucks.
Winfred Yu – 3,700,000
William Teoh – 700,000
01:55: Flush for Danny Tang
Level 11: 12,000-24,000

On a turn board , Danny Tang bets 35,000, button Ming Hong Teoh raises to 110,000, Tang calls. On the river
Teoh bets 320,000, Tang check-calls.
Teoh
Tang
MIng Hong Teoh – 1,700,000
Danny Tang – 2,000,000
01:40: Winfred Yu claims another pot
Level 11: 12,000-24,000
First to act Winfred Yu calls, Ewe Eng Siang raises to 110,000, Yu calls. At the flop , Siang bet 110,000, Yu check-raises all in, Soon opts to fold.
Winfred Yu – 3,400,000
Ewe Eng Siang – 550,000
01:30: Winfred Yu wins the betting war
Level 11: 12,000-24,000 – 9 remaining
00:45: Chen Ming Kong rails Wai Kin Yong
Level 10: 10,000-20,000 – 10 remaining
All in preflop, Wai Kin Yong is dominated by Chen Ming Kong
. The board offers no help running
to send Yong packing.
00:40: Winfred Yu rails Lee
Level 10: 10,000-20,000
Winfred Yu limps, cutoff Wai Kiat Lee shoves with , Yu calls with
. The board comes
. No hits Lee to hit the rail.
00:30: William Teoh on the rise
Level 10: 10,000-20,000

Latecomer William Teoh is making up for lost time. On a board showing , Wai Kiat Lee checks, button Teoh bets 124,000, Lee calls. On the river
both opt to check. Lee opens
, Teoh has better
trips.
William Teoh – 2,200,000
Wai Kiat Lee – 250,000
00:20: Ming Hong Teoh rails Van Krevelen
Level 10: 10,000-20,000
Van Krevelen
Teoh
The board runs for broadway to dust set of queens.
Ming Hong Teoh – 2,600,000
Rene Van Krevelen – eliminated
23:52: Richard Yong doubles through Yap
Level 9: 8,000-16,000
From hijack, Richard Yong goes all in, cutoff Ghai Pang Yap calls. The board runs , Yong lands trips for a double up.
Richard Yong – 530,000
Ghai Pang Yap – 450,000
23:50: Paul Phua sends Yang packing
Level 9: 8,000-16,000
First to act calls, Paul Phua calls, Wei Kwan Yang raises to 32,000, first to act and Paul Phua both call. At the flop , action is checked to Yang who shoves. Only Phua calls
Yang
Phua
With the turn and river
, Phua ships it and Yang is eliminated.
23:40: Registration closes at 41 entries; Ming Hong Teoh leads
Level 9: 8,000-16,000

23:00: Paul Phua in the house then triples
Level 8: 6,000-12,000

Loon
Phua
Yeu
The board runs for a straight to Phua to triple up.
Paul Phua – 900,000
Ling Loon – 100,000
Wei Hsiang Yeu – 150,000
22:50: Rene Van Krevelen eliminates Ewe Eng Soon
Level 8: 6,000-12,000
First to act Rene Van Krevelen shoves with , cutoff Ewe Eng Soon risks it all with
. The board runs
for Tens to hold. Soon busts.
22:47: Richard Yong rails Ling Loon
Level 8: 6,000-12,000

Early position Richard Yong raises to 40,000, action folds to the button Ling Loon who three-bet jams. Yong calls. Yong opens , Loon has
. The board runs out
, Yong lands trips to eliminate Loon.
Richard Yong- 450,000
Ling Loon – eliminated
22:45: Last level to enter, 39 entries
Level 8: 6,000-12,000
22:40: Ivan Ermin eliminated again
Level 7: 5,000-10,000

Ivan Ermin three-bets all in with and initial raiser Rene Van Krevelen calls with
. The board is
. Ermin goes bust for the second time. Van Krevelen chips up to 400,000.
22:35: Wai Kin Yong wins the three-way
Level 7: 5,000-10,000

Van Krevelen
Yong
Ermin
The board comes .
Wai Kin Yong – 35,000
Rene Van Krevelen – 220,000
Ivan Ermin – one bullet left
22:20: Jun Yap cleans out two
Level 7: 5,000-10,000

Three-way all in preflop, Wei Hsiang Yeu , Jun Yap
, button Nobuaki Sasaki
. The board comes
, the ladies hold. Yap ships it all.
Jun Yap – 800,000
Wei Hsiang Yeu – one bullet left
Nobuaki Sasaki – eliminated
22:10: Nobuaki Sasaki down to his last bullet
Level 7: 5,000-10,000

First to act Nobuaki Sasaki shoves with , two spots over Jun Yap calls with
. With the board running
, Sasaki is cleaned out and has to use his last bullet.
Jun Yap – 500,000
Nobuaki Sasaki – one bullet
21:55: Ling Loon recovers
Level 6: 4,000-8,000

On a board that completes , Ling Loon wins the pot with
flush over Paul Teoh’s
two pair. Loon recovers to 220,000, Teoh dips to 400,000.
21:45: Paul Teoh chunks Ling Loon
Level 6: 4,000-8,000
Teoh {ac
Loon
The board comes . Loon plunges to 25,000, Teoh doubles to 500,000.
21:40: Wai Kiat Lee gets some back from Tang
Level 6: 4,000-8,000
Early position raises to 26,000, Wai Kiat Lee and button Danny Tang call. At the flop , early position checks, Lee bets 40,000, Tang calls, early position folds. On the turn
, Lee sends out 60,000, Tang folds.
Wai Kiat Lee – 400,000
Danny Tang – 600,000
21:35: Danny Tank cleans out Ewe Eng Soon
Level 6: 4,000-8,000

Soon
Soon
The board comes . Soon is eliminated. Tang rises to 650,000.
21:30: Danny Tang outkicks Wai Kiat Lee
Level 6: 4,000-8,000
Danny Tang calls, Wai Kiat Lee raises to 30,000, button calls, Tang calls. At the flop , Tang checks to Lee who c-bets 45,000, button folds, Tang calls. Both players check the turn
. The river
sees Tang lead out 55,000, Lee calls.
Tang
Lee
20:20: Dinner break
Level 5: 3,000-6,000
20:15: Wai Kiat Lee sends Ewe Eng Soon down to one bullet
Level 5: 3,000-6,000
From the small blind, Ewe Eng Soon limps, Wai Kiat Lee raises to 21,000, Ewe calls. At the flop , Ewe shoves, Lee calls. Ewe
, Lee
, The turn
and river
for quads to Lee.
Wai Kiat Lee – 600,000
Ewe Eng Soon – last bullet
20:05: All in fest, Winfred Yu sweeps
Level 5: 3,000-6,000

Three-way all in, Ivan Ermin , Winfred Yu
, Wei Hsiang Yeu
. The board comes
. Wei drops to 40,000, Ermin out of bullets, and Yu ships it.
19:50: Wei Hsiang Yeu depletes Ermin
Level 5: 3,000-6,000

All in preflop, Ivan Ermin at risk with , Wei Hsiang Yeu
. The board runs
. Ermin down to his last bullet.
19:00: Three way sweep for Ming Hong Teoh
Level 4: 2,000-4,000
After a wild preflop betting war, Ming Hong Teoh has , and is up against
and Nobuaki Sasaki’s
. With the board running
, Teoh sweeps and rises to 500,000. Sasaki eliminated.
18:50: Paul Teoh cracks Tang’s aces
Level 3: 1,500-3,000

Button Danny Tang raises to 15,000, Paul Teoh calls. No bets on the flop . On the turn
Tang send out 16,000, Teoh calls. On the river
, both check. Tang has
, Teoh wins it with
full house.
Paul Teoh – 150,000
Danny Tang – 320,000
18:35: Richard Yong down to last bullet
Level 3: 1,500-3,000
Richard Yong all in for his last 8 bb and Danny Tang looks him up. Yong , Tang
, the board runs
. Yong reaches for his last bullet.
18:30: Wai Kiat Lee ships it
Level 3: 1,500-3,000

Two players all in preflop, the board runs out , Wai Kiat Lee with
to ship it and rise to 500,000.
18:00: Jun Yap down to one bullet
Level 3: 1,500-3,000
All in on a turn board , Jun Yap has
and is trailing his opponent’s
. The river
is no help to Yap to lose his second bullet.
17:50: Wei Hsiang Yeu down to last bullet
Level 3: 1,500-3,000
All in on a board , Yeu at risk with
two pairs against a player’s
straight. The river
is no help. Yeu down to his last bullet.
17:45: Danny Tang loses first bullet
Level 2: 1,000-2,000
All in preflop, the board completes , player shows
flush, Danny Tang mucks and loses his first bullet.
17:40: Wai Kiat Lee wins some off Van Krevelen
Level 2: 1,000-2,000
Lee
Van Krevelen
The board runs for a boat to Lee to double up.
Wai Kiat Lee – 230,000
Rene Van Krevelen – 2 bullets left
White Horse Cup – Short Deck Super High Roller USD 1 Million guarantee
And they’re off! The biggest event of the series has kicked off with 11 players coughing up the huge PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) buy in. Among them are Richard Yong, Danny Tang, Wai Kin Yong, Paul Teoh, Wai Kiat Lee, Rene Van Krevelen, Nobuaki Sasaki, and Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu. More players are expected. We will track the action throughout the day right here.
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White Horse Cup Short Deck SHR – Final Day
Event info
Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Entries: 41
Prize pool: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Chips in play: 12,300,000
Average stack: 2,050,000
Opening blinds: 20,000-40,000
19:45: Winfred Yu wins the White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller!
After tugs and pulls for pots, Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu defeats Paul Phua to clinch the White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller! Last hand sees Phua go all in with , Yu calls with
. The board runs
for a set over two pair.
19:15: Paul Phua jams
Level 20: 100,000-200,000
Paul Phua – 5,200,000
Winfred Yu – 7,100,000
19:10: No go for Phua
Level 20: 100,000-200,000
After paying out big to Winfred Yu, Paul Phua attempts to recover the chips, and wins several pots, only to slip back down again. He limps, Yu checks, flop is . Phua bets 200,000, Yu calls. On the turn
, Phua check-calls 550,000. No bets land on the river
. Phua has
two pair, Yu wins the pot with
higher two pair.
Winfred Yu – 8,100,000
Paul Phua – 4,200,000
18:40: Winfred Yu doubles up to take the lead
Level 19: 80,000-160,000
Yu
Phua
The board comes , the King kicker plays for a huge double up to Yu.
Winfred Yu – 8,400,000
Paul Phua – 3,400,000
18:30: Paul Phua jams
Level 19: 80,000-160,000
Paul Phua – 8,700,000
Winfred Yu – 3,600,000
18:20: Paul Phua bets the whole way
Level 19: 80,000-160,000
Paul Phua calls, Winfred Yu checks. The board runs , and Phua bets the entire way – 150,000, 450,000, and 500,000. Yu folds on the river bet.
Paul Phua – 8,100,000
Winfred Yu – 4,200,000
18:05: Winfred Yu jams for the pot
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
Several hands into the heads up round and Winfred Yu has finally picked up a decent pot. He raises to 320,000, Phua calls from the button. On the flop , he fires another 500,000 and is called. Both players check the turn
but on the river
, Yu jams, Phua folds.
Winfred Yu – 4,000,000
Paul Phua – 8,300,000
17:51: Who will win the Short Deck Super High Roller trophy?
17:50: Heads up! Paul Phua versus Winfred Yu
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
Paul Phua leads – 9,100,000 (76 bb)
Winfred Yu – 3,200,000 (27 bb)
Place | Payouts in PHP |
1 | 18,700,000 |
2 | 12,920,000 |
17:45: Chan Ming Kong eliminated in 3rd place – PHP 8,250,000 (~US$ 148,660)
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
Chan Ming Kong pushes with , button Paul Phua engages with
. The board comes
. Kong is eliminated.
Paul Phua – 9,100,000
Chan Ming Kong – eliminated in 3rd place for PHP 8,250,000 (~US$ 148,660)
17:40: Chan Ming Kong takes some back from Yu
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
Ailing short stack Chan Ming Kong jams , Winfred Yu defends on the button with
. With the board running
, Kong survives for a double up.
Chan Ming Kong – 2,000,000
Winfred Yu – 3,200,000
17:35: Winfred Yu finds the river to send Kong plunging
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
Three limp in, button Chan Ming Kong jams with , only Winfred Yu makes the call with
. With the board running
, Yu connects on the river to chunk down Kong to 985,000 (8 bb).
Winfred Yu – 4,200,000
Chan Ming Kong – 985,000
17:20: Paul Phua widens his lead
Level 18: 60,000-120,000
First to act Chan Ming Kong calls, button Paul Phua checks. Kong bets the flop 200,000 and turn 400,000 , on the river
both check. Kong has
, Phua has better
Paul Phua – 7,300,000
Chan Ming Kong – 3,000,000
17:10: Chan Ming Kong earns off Yu
Level 17: 50,000-100,000
Chan Ming Kong and Winfred Yu limp in, button checks. No bets land on the flop , at the turn
, Yu bets 200,000, button folds, Kong calls. On the river
, Kong bets 600,000 and Yu folds.
Chan Ming Kong – 3,900,000
Winfred Yu – 1,800,000
17:00: Danny Tang eliminated in 4th place – PHP6,330,000 (~US$ 114,000)
Level 17: 50,000-100,000

Danny Tang pushes with then falls to Paul Phua’s
. He takes 4th place and earns PHP6,330,000 (~US$ 114,000.
16:45: Chan Ming Kong versus Paul Phua
Level 17: 50,000-100,000
Cutoff Paul Phua limps, button Chan Ming Kong checks. At the flop , Phua bets 100,000, Kong calls. On the turn
another 300,000 check-called by Kong. On the river
, Phua slows to a check, Kong bangs out 500,000, Phua folds.
Chan Ming Kong – 3,900,000
Paul Phua – 3.600,000
16:40: Jun Yap eliminated in 5th place – PHP 4,950,000 (~US$ 89,200)
Level 17: 50,000-100,000
End of the line for Jun Yap who three-bet shoves and is called by initial raiser Chan Ming Kong with
. The board runs
for a straight over trips.
Chan Ming Kong – 3,400,000
Jun Yap – eliminated in 5th place for PHP 4,950,000 (~US$ 89,200)
16:30: Another pot for Phua
Level 17: 50,000-100,000
Three limpers, button checks, flop comes . Paul Phua bets 500,000, no takers.
16:15: Paul Phua takes the lead
Level 16: 40,000-80,000
First to act Paul Phua calls, hijack calls, cutoff Winfred Yu raises to 300,000, only Phua continues. Both players check the flop but on the
turn, Phua bets 470,000, enough for Yu to fold.
Paul Phua – 4,200,000
Winfred Yu – 3,100,000
16:00: Chan Ming Kong attempts to steal
Level 16: 40,000-80,000
Kong
Yap
The board comes . Kong drops to 2,000,000, Yap survives and chips up to 880,000.
15:55: Danny Tang switches up
Level 16: 40,000-80,000
Hijack Danny Tang limps, button Chan Ming Kong checks, flop comes . Tang check-calls 170,000. Same action on the turn
with a 250,000 check-called. On the river
Tang switches up and leads out 250,000, Kong folds.
15:30: Paul Phua bets to win it
Level 15: 30,000-60,000
Three players limp, button Danny Tang checks, the flop comes . From cutoff, Winfred Yu bets 130,000, Tang calls, utg Paul Phua check-calls, utg+1 folds. On the turn
, Phua leads out 50,000, Yu and Tang fold.
Paul Phua – 2,500,000
Winfred Yu – 4,100,000
Danny Tang – 2,200,000
15:10: Chan Ming Kong continues to rise
Level 15: 30,000-60,000
From under the gun Chan Ming Kong raises, cutoff Danny Tang calls. The board runs , Kong bets the whole way, 150,000, 250,000, and 700,000, Tang folds on the river bet.
Chan Ming Kong – 3,000,000
Danny Tang – 2,500,000
15:00: Paul Phua doubles through Yu
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
On a flop , Winfred Yu bets 250,000, Paul Phua shoves, button player folds. Yu calls and shows
top pair, Phua has
set. The turn
and river
are good for a double up to Phua.
Paul Phua – 2,400,000
Winfred Yu – 4,300,000
14:40: Another full boost for Kong
Level 14: 25,000-50,000
Chan Ming Kong is well out of the hole having landed his second double up. This time, it was Jun Yap paying up. Kong pushed with , Yap with
, the board ran
for a straight.
Chan Ming Kong – 2,200,000
Jun Yap – 715,000
14:30: Ming Hong Teoh eliminated in 6th place – PHP3,850,000 (~US$ 69,375)
Level 13: 20,000-40,000

First casualty of the final 6 is Ming Hong Teoh. He shoves with , button Danny Tang calls with
. The board runs
for a higher pair spiked by Tang.
Danny Tang – 2,800,000
Ming Hong Teoh – eliminated in 6th place for PHP 3,850,000
14:25: Winfred Yu jams for the pot
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
14:10: Danny Tang picks up a small one
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
Having just lost a hand, Danny Tang raises to 130,000, Paul Phua calls, the flop is . Tang c-bets 120,000, quick fold from Phua.
Danny Tang – 1,900,000
Paul Phua – 1,100,000
14:05: Chan Ming Kong doubles through Tang
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
Second position Chan Ming Kong is all in for 595,000 and to battle with, cutoff Danny Tang joined the shove and with button folding, it was heads up.
Kong
Tang
The board runs . Kong doubles up to 1,300,000, Tang drops to 1,600,000.
14;00: Small pot for Winfred Yu
Level 13: 20,000-40,000
From cutoff, Winfred Yu calls and button Danny Tang checks. Both check down the board . Yu wins the pot with
.
Winfred Yu – 5,000,000
Danny Tang – 2,200,000
Final Day updates will begin soon…………
Event info
Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300)
Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Entries: 41
Prize pool; PHP 55,000,000 (~US$ 987,350)
Payouts
Place | Payouts in PHP |
1 | 18,700,000 |
2 | 12,920,000 |
3 | 8,250,000 |
4 | 6,330,000 |
5 | 4,950,000 |
6 | 3,850,000 |
Final 6 by chip rank
The White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller PH₱ 55,000,000 (~US$ 1M) guaranteed was under the spotlight on Day 5 especially with everyone wondering who was going to cough up the staggering PH₱ 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) buy in. This was to be the first of its kind in the Philippines since Triton several years back.

When the players streamed in, among them were Super High Roller gurus and enthusiasts such as triple crown Triton champion Wai Kin Yong, Triton founder Richard Yong, WSOP Online champion Paul Teoh, pros Nobuaki Sasaki and Wai Kiat Lee. At the close of registration, there were 41 entries, and by the end of Day 1 scheduled play, six remained led by Poker Dream founder Winfred Yu.
Read up on the Day 1 action via the SMP Live Updates.
Final 6 by chip rank
1 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 4,610,000 |
2 | Danny Tang | UK | 2,300,000 |
3 | Jun Yap | Malaysia | 1,860,000 |
4 | Ming Hong Teoh | Malaysia | 1,440,000 |
5 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 1,315,000 |
6 | Chen Ming Kong | Malaysia | 775,000 |
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Main Event Day 1A
Wai Keong Yong ends Main Event Day 1A as chip leader

Player | Flag | Stack |
Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 421,000 |
Alessandro Taranto | Italy | 368,000 |
Hal Rotholz | USA | 282,000 |
Lijun Zhang | China | 281,000 |
Wai Loon Ng | Malaysia | 271,000 |
Junho Kim | Korea | 266,000 |
Wooseok Kim | Korea | 251,000 |
Suya Lee | Korea | 238,000 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 223,000 |
Mok Hui Shen | Brunei | 207,000 |
Bonifacio Mondalo Jr. | Philippines | 186,000 |
Artem Utevskii | Russia | 155,000 |
Alan Tsang | USA | 136,000 |
Maurillo Bulauitan | Philippines | 126,000 |
Harun Mzb | Brunei | 119,000 |
William Teoh | Malaysia | 112,000 |
Yin Liu | China | 103,000 |
Youngsoo Yang | Korea | 103,000 |
Gai Lax Lim | Malaysia | 101,000 |
Jose Drilon | Philippines | 100,000 |
Anant Samant | India | 84,000 |
Shuta Nakane | Japan | 78,000 |
02:10: Suya Lee delivers the bubble
Level 17: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Button Suya Lee raises to 16,000, small blind Cheong Xian is all in with . Lee calls and is dominated with
. However, with the board running
, Lee improves to a full house to oust Cheong on the bubble.
02:05: Taranto eliminates Ding Yoong Piu
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Under the gun Ding Yoong Piu all in with , big blind Alessandro Taranto calls with
. No help comes for Ding on a board
to bust two spots before the money.
02:00: Harun MZB pays a double to Teoh
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
From cutoff, Harun MZB raises to 15,000, small William Teoh jams . Harun calls with
. With the flop running
, it’s a sweat for Teoh, but with the turn
and river
, it’s a double up.
William Teoh – 160,000
Harun MZB – 200,000
01:50: Alessandro Taranto rails Willy
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

From the button, Indonesian player Willy is all in with , big blind Alessandro Taranto calls with
. The window card is a King, the board completes
to end Willy’s run three spots before the money.
01:40: No hearts for Sze Chi Fu to bust to Yong
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Under the gun Wei Keong Yong all in with , Sze Chi Fu risks it all with
, the board runs
not the suits Fu needs to stay in the game. Yong ships it and rises to 250,000.
01:35: Preflop betting war goes to Utevskii
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Artem Utevskii – 150,000
Gai Lax Lim – 130,000
Lijun Zhang – 300,000
01:30: Back up for William Teoh
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Cutoff William Teoh enters another all in and ships it with both pairing up on a board
. He outdraws Sze Chi Fu’s
.
William Teoh – 170,000
Sze Chi Fu – 40,000
01:20: William Teoh plunges, Tsang doubles through
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
William Teoh caught a lucky break earlier but on his next all in showdown, he dropped in chips. Allan Tsang was all in with , Teoh called with
[qs}. With the board running
, no ace for Teoh to pay the double up.
Allan Tsang – 150,000
William Teoh – 50,000
01:10: Lucky pair for Teoh to double up
Level 16: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

All in preflop, William Teoh with , his caller Wai Keong Yong with
, the board comes
for a pair to Teoh. He survives elimination and rises to 140,000. Yong drops to 170,000.
00:45: No hearts give Torres the triple
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Hijack raises to 10,000, button Artem Utevskii three-bet jams, short stacked big blind Ricardo Torres joins the shove, this pushes out hijack. Utevskii opens , Torres
, with the board running
, Torres pairs his small card to triple up.
Ricardo Torres – 40,000
Artem Utevskii – 65,000
00:40: Junho Kim earns some off Harun
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
On a turn board and 60,000 in the middle, cutoff Junho Kim bets 45,000 and Harun MZB calls. On the river
, another 25,000 bet by Kim, Harun calls then mucks to Kim’s
.
Junho Kim – 350,000
Harun MZB – 350,000
00:30: Gai Lax Lim’s set of aces hold
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
On a flop and 42,500 in the pot, under the gun Gai Lax Lim checks, cutoff Ma Yicun shoves, Lim calls. Yicun opens
, Lim with
trips, the turn
and river
don’t produce the flush for Yicun to fall out of contention.
00:20: Allan Tsang saved by the river
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Allan Tsang all in from the button with , small blind William Teoh looks him up with
. With the board running
, it’s a higher pair on the river for Tsang to avoid the rail.
Allan Tsang – 120,000
William Teoh – 160,000
00:15: Wai Keong Yong rails Choi
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante

All in preflop, Chuck Choi with , his caller Wai Keong Yong with
, the board runs
. Choi is eliminated.
00:05: Harun MZB with the better two pair
Level 14: 2000-4000, 4000 ante
From under the gun, Harun MZB raises to 10,000 and is called by the blinds. At the flop , action is checked to Harun who c-bets 8,000. Only big blind Junho Kim calls to bring the turn
. Again Harun bets 10,000 and Kim check-calls. On the river
, Harun fires a large 80,000, Kim check-calls and shows
two pair however it is not good enough to win the pot. Harun opens
top two pair to ship it.
Harun MZB – 480,000
Junho Kim – 220,000
23:50: Harun MZB rails Yu
Level 14: 2000-4000, 4000 ante
On a flop of and 12,000 in the pot, small blind Winfred Yu bets 2,000, Harun MZB raises to 4,000, Yu jams, Harun calls. Yu is behind
against Harun’s
. The turn
and river
are no help to Yu to lose all his chips.
Harun MZB – 320,000
Winfred Yu – eliminated
23:40: Good call by Teoh to expose Kim’s bluff
Level 14: 2000-4000, 4000 ante
With 50,000 in the pot and a board completing , Wooseok Kim checks, button William Teoh bets 187,000, Kim raises to 50,000, Teoh tank-calls. Kim shows his
failed bluff, Teoh takes it down with
bottom pair.
William Teoh – 200,000
Wooseok Kim – 160,000
23:25: Two good pots for Junho Kim
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Two nice pots for Junho Kim. The first pot sees a flop and a hefty 60,000 in the middle, lojack Kim and cutoff Artem Utevskii check. Same action on the turn
, but on the river
, lojack bets 30,000, Utevskii folds.
On the next hand, lojack Youngsoo Yang raises to 7,000, small blind Kim calls. On the flop , Kim check-calls a 6,000 c-bet. On the turn
, Kim check-calls 11,000. Then on the river
both check. Kim has
top pair beating Yang’s
.
Junho Kim – 310,000
Artem Utevskii – 80,000
Youngsoo Yang – 120,000
23:10: Lijun Zhang’s pocket pair holds
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Four players in for 9,000 each and the flop runs . Action is checked to the raiser Lijun Zhang on the button, she c-bets 12,000 and finds one caller in the small blind Ma Yicun. Both players play it safe on the turn
and river
with no bets fired. Zhang wins the pot with
over Yicun’s
missed flush.
Lijun Zhang – 350,000
Ma Yicun – 180,000
23:00: William Teoh outkicks Sze Chi Fu
Level 13: 1500-3000, 3000 ante
On a board showing and a pot of 19,500 brewed, utg William check-calls a 7,000 bet by cutoff Sze Chi Fu. No bets land on the turn
. On the river
, Teoh checks, Sze bets 11,000, Teoh shoves, Sze calls. Teoh opens
, Sze with
. Teoh’s kicker plays.
William Teoh – 120,000
Sze Chi Fu – 120,000
21:50: Wooseok Kim beats Yong’s overpair
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

Hijack Wooseok Kim opens for 4,000, small blind Wai Keong Yong re-raises to 15,000, Kim calls, and the flop runs . Yong c-bet 2,000, Kim calls. On the turn
, both check for a free look at the river
. No more checking as Yong bets 30,000, Kim calls. Yong oopens
overpair, Kim has
two pair to ship the pot.
Wai Keong Yong – 50,000
Wooseok Kim – 170,000
21:30: Lijun Zhang eliminates Fukoya
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
On a board showing and 17,000 brewed, under the gun position Lijun Zhang bets 15,000, hijack Keisuke Fukoya goes all in, Zhang calls.
Zhang two pair
Fukoya top pair
The turn and river
keep Zhang ahead to clean out Fukoya.
21:25: Wai Keong Yong spikes two-outer, eliminates PD Malaysia champion Tang
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

Reigning Poker Dream Main Event champion Devan Tang will have to return tomorrow if he wants to defend his title as he has just been dusted by Wai Keong Yong in a brutal two outer. Tang had , Yong with
, the board came down
for a full house to Yong.
21:20: Junho Kim doubles through Dinh Tien Thanh
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Hand opens with utg raising to 3,000, and finds four callers to the flop . Utg+2 Junho Kim bets 5,500, and only small blind Dinh Tien Thanh calls to see the turn
. Kim bets 8,500, Dinh check-raises to 20,000, Kim shoves, Dinh calls.
Kim straight
Dinh
The river is no help to Dinh to pay the double up.
Junho Kim – 80,000
Dinh Tien Thanh – 75,000
21:10: Lloyd Locsin eliminates Thompson
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
Utg raises to 3,000, cutoff Gary Thompson shoves, button Lloyd Locsin also shoves, back to utg who opts to fold. Thompson opens , Locsin has
, it’s a flip. The board runs
for victorious set to Locsin and Thompson the boot.
21:05: Campomanes ends Clarke
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Clarke
Campomanes
With the board running , Jacks hold to finish off Clarke.
20:55: Edwin Dela Cruz sends Sumendap packing
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folds to the small blind Marvin Sumendap who shoves with , he is called by big blind Edwin Dela Cruz with
. The board runs
for a straight to Dela Cruz and the boot for Sumendap.
20:50: Wai Loon Ng doubles through Rotholz
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

On a board showing and a pot of 20,000 in the middle, button Hal Rotholz overbets 55,000, Wai Loon Ng check-shoves, Rotholz folds.
Wai Loon Ng – 175,000
Hal Rotholz – 60,000
20:45: Triple up for Utevskii
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante

Hong
Hendri
Utevskii
The board runs , Utevskii scores a triple up to 80,000, Hong drops to 15,000 and Hendri crippled to 2,000.
20:20: Day 1A registration closes at 141 entries
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
19:45: Suya Lee doubles through Colada
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Lojack Jose Coladaraises to 2700, small blind Suya Lee calls. On the flop , Lee check-calls Colada’s 2500 c-bet. On the turn
another 3,000 bet by Colada called by Lee. On the river
, Lee switches up and bets 10,500, Colada jams, Lee calls.
Colada
Lee
19:25: Another head for Sze Chi Fu
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante
Sze Chi Fu – 100,000
Ewe Eng Soon – eliminated
19:15: Sze Chi Fu eliminated Aurelian
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante
From cutoff, Stochita Aurelian shoves with and finds one caller in big blind Sze Chi Fu with
. With the board running
it’s a full house over full house with Sze having the higher five card spread.
Sze Chi Fu – 50,000
Stochita Aurelian – eliminated
19:10: Andrew Nguyen doubles through Clarke
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante
Under the gun Andrew Nguyen shoves with and is called by big blind Patrick Clarke with
. The board favors the big cards as it runs
for a double up to Nguyen.
Andrew Nguyen – 35,000
Patrick Clarke – 17,000
19:00: Three way goes to Utevskii
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
All in preflop, Thijs Hilberts , Artem Utevskii
, and Xiao Oi
. The board runs
for the small pair to improve further.
Artem Utevskii – 35,000
Xiao Oi – 60,000
Thijs Hilberts – eliminated
18:50: Runner runner flush for Xiao Oi
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Paul Fontan Castrillon all in with and is at risk of elimination against Xiao Oi’s
. With the flop running
, Castrillon jumps ahead, but with the turn
and river
, it’s a runner runner flusb to Oi to ship it.
Xiao Oi – 80,000
Paul Fontan Castrillon – eliminated
18:40: Vage Babayan’s queens hold
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
All in preflop, Vage Babayan at risk with against Maurillo Balautan’s
. The board runs low for a double up to Babayan.
Vage Babayan – 35,000
Maurillo Balautan – 25,000
18:35: Thompson jams on the big blind
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
18:25: Wooseok Kim doubles through Soon
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
On a board showing and 20,000 in the pot, Wooseok Kim goes all in with
straight and gets the call from Ewe Eng Soon with
two pair. With the turn
and river
, it’s a double up for Kim to 85,000. Soon drops to 20,000
18:10: Alessandro Taranto rails Doddapaneni
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
Preflop betting war leads to Alessandro Taranto putting Sriharsha Doddapaneni
at risk of elimination. With the board running
, that’s exactly what happened. Doddapaneni out as Taranto chips up to 50,000.
18:05: Marc Rivera eliminated
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante
Marc Rivera three-bet all in with . He is called by initial raiser Yuan Xiang Cheong with
. The board runs dry for Rivera to bust out.
17:50: Ryan McAllister rails Chao
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante
After losing a pot to Hao Cheng, Ryan McAllister recovers some chips by railing Yau Chao. It is all in preflop, Chao with runs into McAllister’s
.
17:45: Hao Cheng wins the flip for a double up
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Ryan McAllister all in for all his chips with . He is put on the ropes by Hao Cheng with overcards
. A queen quickly lands on the flop and holds for a double up to Cheng
Hao Cheng – 28,000
Ryan McAllister – 15,000
17:25: Bonifacio Mondalo outkicks Kim
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante
From utg Min Hwa Kim raises to 1200, lojack Bonifacio Mondalo three-bets to 3,000, Kim four-bets to 8,000, Mondalo flats. At the flop , both players check. On the turn
, Kim leads out 5,000, Mondalo calls. On the river
, another 6,000 bet from Kim, Mondalo calls. Kim opens
top pair, Mondalo has slightly better
higher kicker.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 100,000
Min Hwa Kim – 35,000
17:15: Bonifacio Mondalo shows the bluff
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante
From utg+1, Min Hwa Kim raises to 1,200, hijack Bonifacio Mondalo calls, big blind Chao Yan three-bets to 4,600, Kim and Mondalo call. At the flop , Yan and Kim check, Mondalo bets 3,200, Yan and Kim call. On the turn
, action checked to Mondalo again who bets 6,000, this time only Yan joins to the river
. Yan checks, Mondalo bets a large 20,000, Yan folds. Mondalo shows his
bluff.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 84,000
Chao Yan – 7,000
Min Hwa Kim – 55,000
17:00: Anant Samant rails Valeriy Pak
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante
On a board showing and 15,000 in the pot, under the gun Anant Samant checks, lojack William Teoh bets to 6,100, cutoff Valeriy Pak shoves, Samant three-bet jams, Teoh decides to fold.
Samant overpair
Pak top pair
The river doesn’t help Pak to bust out. Samant rises to 55,000, Teoh dips to 50,000.
16:50: Ngoc Anh Cao out again
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante
Cao
Chun
The board runs {3d{}jh} for two pair to Chun.
16:40: Sze Chi Fu spikes it on the river
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante

Valeriy Pak raises to 2000 from cutoff, button Sze Chi Fu three-bet shoves, Pak calls. Pak has , Sze
, with the river dropping the a Ten
, the flip goes to Sze for a double up.
Sze Chi Tu – 30,000
Valeriy Pak – 40,000
16:30: Wai Keong Yong rails Gonzales
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante
On a flop and 9,000 in the middle, big blind Wai Keong Yong bets half pot of 4,500, small blind Ryan Gonzales check-raises to 15,000, back to Yong who jams. Gonzales calls for his tournament life.
Yong
Gonzales
The turn and river
completes the board. Gonzales is eliminated. Yong rises to 90,000.
16:25: Jung Wonwook rails Cao
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante
On a flop showing and 9,000 in the pot, utg+1 Ngoc Anh Cao bets 5,500 hijack Jung Wonwook shoves, Cao calls for his tournament life. Cao opens
two pair, Jung
set, the turn
and river
are no help to Cao to bust out.
16:15: Shu Kawakami rails Lee
Level 5: 300-500, 500 ante
Under the gun Lee Cheong Yew goes all in, utg+2 Shu Kawakami calls, lojack Beh Kok Weng calls. When the board completes , it is checked the whole way for no side pot. Lee has
and is eliminated, Kawakami ships it with
.
16:05: Harry Duong falls to Tabucal
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante
Lojack Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 800, cutoff Harry Duong three-bets to 2500, button Chev Tabucal ad Mondalo call. At the flop , Duong c-bets 3500, Tabucal calls, Mondalo folds. On the turn
, Duong switches up and checks then calls Tabucal’s 6,000 bet. The river
Tabucal jams, Duong risks his tournament life with
, Tabucal has
two pair to ship is. Duong is eliminated.
15:55: Bonifacio Mondalo hits a very lucky river
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante
Cutoff raises to 1200, button Bonifacio Mondalo three-bets to 3500, small blind Hao Cheng four-bets to 5,700, cutoff folds, Mondalo calls. At the flop , Cheng c-bets 6,500, Mondalo calls. On the turn {2h, Cheng jams, Mondalo calls and shows
which is way behind Cheng’s
. The river
saves Mondalo from elimination with two pair.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 75,000
Hao Cheng – 15,000
15:45: Seungsoo Jeon bets every street against Utevskii
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante
Button Seungsoo Jeon raises to 900, small blind Artem Utevskii calls. At the flop , Utevskii check-calls a 1,300 bet from Jeon. On the turn
same action with a 3,000 bet called by Utevskii. On the river
, Jeon shoves, this time no call from Utevskii
Seungsoo Jeon – 20,000
Artem Utevskii – 25,000
15:40: Artem Utevskii pairs up the river
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante
Hijack limps in, cutoff raises to 1,100, small blind Seungsoo Jeon calls, big blind and hijack call. At the flop , action is checked to cutoff who bets 500, small blind Seungsoo Jeon check- raises to 2,000, Artem Utevskii calls, hijack and cutoff call. On the turn
, Jeon bets 3,500, Utevskii calls. On the river
both check it.
Jeon down wo 15,000
Utevskii higher pair, rises to 30,0000
15:20: Top pair, top kicker, boat, all for Rotholz
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante
On a flop showing } and 3,000 in the pot, utg+1 Hal Rotholz raises to 1400, button calls, big blind Terje Bratberg three-bets to 4500, back to Rotholz with a four-bet raise to 16,600, button folds, Bratberg jams, Rotholz calls.
Rotholz
Bratberg
The turn and river
further improves Rotholz to a boat to ship a double up to 60,000. Bratberg plunges to 5,000.
15:00: Warm Up winner Singapan eliminated
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante
Singapan
Nguyen
The board runs , both players miss the board. Nguyen’s five card spread is best to eliminate Singapan.
14:55: Jung Ho Kim’s pockets hold
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante
Hijack raises to 600, button Jung Ho Kim and small blind calls, big blind Alexis Cruz three-bets to 3600. Only Kim calls. At the flop , another 3,5000 bet by Cruz and called by Kim. On the turn
and river
, both players check. Cruz opens
, Kim wins the pot with
.
Jung Ho Kim – 35,000
Alexis Cruz – 50,000
14:45: Jung Wonwook takes it with trips
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante
Utg raises to 800 and finds three callers to join to the flop . Lojack Marvin Sumendap bets 1,300, cutoff folds, small blind Jung Wonwook check-calls, utg folds. On the turn
both check it to bring the river
. Jung leads out 2,500, Sumendap calls, Wonwook shows
trips, Sumendap mucks.
Jung Wonwook – 40,000
Marvin Sumendap – 35,000
14:40: Hao Cheng gets good pay for his boat against Mondalo
Level 3: 200-300, 300 ante
Cutoff Bonifacio Mondalo raises to 600, small blind Hao Cheng three-bets to 2100, Mondalo calls. On the flop , both players check to get a free look at the turn
. Mondalo leads out 3,000, Cheng check-raises to 9,000, Mondalo calls. On the river
, Cheng sends out a larger 17,100 bet, Mondalo calls then mucks to Cheng’s
full house.
Hao Cheng – 60,000
Bonifacio Mondalo – 22,000
14:30: Bad board for Mondalo’s aces
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante
On a board showing and 10,000 in the pot, Chev Tabucal bets 2500, Alexis Cruz calls. On the river
, both check.
Tabucal trips beats Mondalo’s
. Tabucal rises to 30,000, Cruz dips to 55,000.
14:20: Alexis Cruz doubles his stack
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante
On a board showing , and 8,000 in the pot, Alexis Cruz bets and is called by Moses Saquing. On the river
, Cruz check-calls 13,000, Saquing mucks.
Alexis Cruz – 60,000
Moses Saquing – 9,000
14:10: Jhon Hendri earns a pot
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante
From utg, Jhon Hendri raises to 500, Joseph Magnotti calls, button Xiang Cheong three-bets to 1600, both players call. At the flop , buttong Cheong c-bets 1,800, only Hendri calls. On the turn
, no bets from either player and the river is
. Hendri bets 5,000 and wins the pot with no challenge.
Jhon Hendri – 33,000
Xian Cheong – 40,000
14:05: Chow Pak Khin has the straight
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante
On a board showing and 8,000 in the pot, cutoff Jhon Hendri bets 3,000, Chow Pak Khin check-calls. On the river
, Chow leads out 5,000 and Hendri calls. Chow has
straight beating Hendri’s
two pair.
Chow Pak Khin – 43,000
Jhon Hemdri – 20,000
14:00: Joseph Magnotti gains with cowboys
Level 2: 100-200, 200
From utg, Joseph Magnotti raises to 500 and finds two callers to the flop . Magnotti c-bets 600, only cutoff continues. On the turn
and river
, Magnotti check-calls Mok Hui Shen’s 1600 and 3,000 bets. Shen opens
high cards, Magnotti scoops with
.
Joseph Magnotti – 40,000
Mok Hui Shen – 25,000
13:50: Pot for Weng
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
From lojack, Beh Kok Weng raises to 300 and finds two callers to the flop . Weng c-bets 800, and is called by both. On the turn
, Weng sends out 2,200 and takes the pot with no callers.
Beh Kok Weng – 24,000
Aurelian Stochita – 29,000
Harum – 32,000
13:40: Patrick Clarke wins one
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
From lojack Patrick Clarke raises to 300, small blind Ivan Tabucal and big blind calls. On the flop and turn , Clarke calls Tabucal’s 400 and 1300 bets, bb folds. On the river
, Tabucal checks, Clarke bets 1800, Tabucal calls. Clarke opens
, Tabucal mucks.
Patrick Clarke – 32,000
Ivan Tabucal – 28,000
13:30: Mondalo with quads, Hilberts eliminated
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
Early elimination here at Level 1. With a pot of 8,000 already brewed and a board of , Bonifacio Mondalo goes all in, Thijs Hilberts check-calls. Mondalo has
quads, Hilberts is eliminated with
full house.
Bonifacio Mondalo – 70,000
Thijs Hilberts – eliminated
13:25: Hongin Tsang calls out Harum’s bluff
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
From utg, Harum MZB raises to 500, bug blind Hongin Tsang three-bets to 900, Harum calls. At the flop , no bets fired. On the
turn, Tsang bets 1,100, Harum calls. On the river
, Tsang bets 2,200, Harum raises to 5,700, Tsang calls and wins with
. Harum shows his bluff
.
Hongin Tsang – 36,000
Harum – 29,000
13:20: Harum MZB wins a good pot
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
From utg, Harum MZB raises to 300, button Beh Kok Weng three-bets to 1,000, big blind Hongin Tsang calls, initial raiser Harum calls. At the flop , action is checked to Weng who c-bets 150, both players call. No bets on the turn
to bring the river
. Weng bets 3,000, Tsang check-folds, Harum check-calls.
Weng
Harum higher two pair
13:15: Poker Dream cap for all participants
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
13:05: Main Event Day 1A is underway!
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante
After eight days of pre-games, Poker Dream opens Day 9 with the Main Event. Highlighting the tournament is the PHP 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960) guarantee. Cards in the air at 1pm at the Grand Wing of Newport World Resorts in Manila, Philippines.
The Main Event runs from May 4 to 7 with three starting flights scheduled. Players start with a 30,000 stack. Buy in is PHP 66,000 (~US$ 1,210). Day 1A kicks off today at 1pm, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, Friday, May 5, also kicking off at 1pm. Both flights will see blinds increase every 40 minutes. Last chance for players to get in is the Day 1C Turbo flight which runs on Friday, May 5 at 8pm. Blinds increase at a faster 20 minutes. All flights bag up at ITM of 15% of the field. Good luck to all!Chat with us about poker online, we are friendly. Reach us on , Skype or .
Main Event Day 1B & Day 1C
Buy in: PH₱ 66,000 (~US$ 1,200)
Guarantee: PH₱ 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960)
Total Entries: 499
Total Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 77 players
Day 1A: 141 entries / 22 advanced (ITM)
Day 1B: 265 entries / 40 advanced (ITM)
Day 1C: 93 entries / 15 advanced (ITM)
Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 7,950,000
Day 1C ends with Won Jae Lee as heat leader

Won Jae Lee | Korea | 622000 |
Terence Dizon | Philippines | 336000 |
Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 257000 |
Czar Ian Marcos | Philippines | 223000 |
Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 195000 |
How Chee Chong | Malaysia | 161000 |
Bell John Perez | Philippines | 140000 |
Darren Yu | Philippines | 110000 |
Richard Tolentino | Philippines | 106000 |
Lloyd Locsin | Philippines | 101000 |
Jose Drilon | Philippines | 100000 |
Ahmed Ibrahimi | Morocco | 96000 |
Beh Kok Weng | Malaysia | 83000 |
Valeriy Pak | Belarus | 63000 |
03:15: Bubble bursts on Llamedo
Level 19: 6,000-12,000, ante 12,000
Small blind Noel Llamedo raises to 36,000, big blind Terence Dizon calls. At the flop , Llamedo checks, Dizon bets 50,000, Llamedo answers with a shove, Dizon calls.
Llamedo
Dizon
The turn and river
improve Dizon to a straight to eliminate Llamedo on the bubble. With that Day 1C ends.
Day 1B ends with Ryan McAllister bagging a monster stack!

End of Day 1B – 40 survivors
Ryan Mcallister | USA | 777,000 |
Terry Gonzaga | Philippines | 483,000 |
Nicola Nontalbano | Italy | 454,000 |
Anthony Tacda | Philippines | 423,000 |
David Erquiaga | Philippines | 416,000 |
Cho Minseong | Korea | 398,000 |
Anh Byungwook | Korea | 377,000 |
Ricardo Torres | Philippines | 350,000 |
Hung Manh Dinh | Vietnam | 300,000 |
Andrej Nagy | Philippines | 278,000 |
Tay Wee Shen | Malaysia | 278,000 |
Anton Del Rosario | USA | 233,000 |
Richard Matthew Sheils | England | 226,000 |
Jinlong Hu | China | 202,000 |
Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 202,000 |
Henrik Tollefsen | Norway | 202,000 |
Tom Radbone | Australia | 195,000 |
Gary Thompson | Ireland | 176,000 |
Jason Ong | Philippines | 164,000 |
Ikseok Kang | Korea | 152,000 |
Ruderico Dela Cruz | Philippines | 130,000 |
Benigno Ledina Jr | Philippines | 123,000 |
Cheong Yuan Xiang | Malaysia | 122,000 |
Joven Huerto | Philippines | 120,000 |
Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 118,000 |
Junnie Pamplona | Philippines | 115,000 |
Lin Hao | Hong Kong | 114,000 |
Hou Hyin Bryan Khoo | Malaysia | 106,000 |
Jeffrey Calonge | Philippines | 91,000 |
Ginbert De Villa | Philippines | 87,000 |
Dieu Phuong Linh Nguyen | Vietnam | 76,000 |
Liao Po Hsun | Taiwan | 68,000 |
Ronn Ryan Mesina | Philippines | 66,000 |
Jose Marquez Cheung | Philippines | 65,000 |
Cezar Quiambao Ii | Philippines | 60,000 |
Yu Chen | Hong Kong | 58,000 |
Ngoc Anh Cao | Vietnam | 57,000 |
Rasid Paitao | Philippines | 55,000 |
Moses Saquing | USA | 48,000 |
Stephen Nathan | UK | 41,000 |
00:55:: Bubble bursts!
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Edgar Asehan all in with and runs into Cho Minseong’s
. With the board running
, Asehan busts on the bubble.
00:50: David Erquiaga dominates Mesina
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Mesina
Erquiaga
With the board running , it’s a double up for Erquiaga.
David Erquiaga 416,000
Ryan Mesina – 66,000
00:45: Ryan McAllister soars to 800K
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Soon
McAllister
The board runs for a higher pair to McAllister and Soon out of the running. McAllister rises to 800,000.
00:40: Big pot for Gonzaga
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Two players built a 100,000 pot by the river . Liao Po Hsun checked, lojack Terry Gonzaga bet 50,000, Liao called then mucked to Gonzaga’s
full house.
Terry Gonzaga – 440,000
Liao Po Hsun – 80,000
00:35: Ryan Mesina spikes a pair to rail Jeremias
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
All in preflop, Ryan Mesina , Joseroy Jeremias at risk with
, the board runs
. Mesina pairs his kicker card to rail Jeremias.
00:25: Terry Gonzaga wins a big pot
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Preflop action builds a 70,000 pot, the flop runs . Big blind Terry Gonzaga bets 50,000, utg+1 Lin Hao folds.
00:20: Kang Ikseok rails Tan Boon
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Preflop betting war leads to Tan Boon risking it all with , called by Kang Ikseok with
. When the board runs
, Kang spikes his kicker card to boot Tan out of the running.
00:15: Ewe Eng Soon doubles through Reyes
Level 15: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
Heavy preflop betting leads to two players all in. Dante Reyes , Ewe Eng Soon
. The board runs low, no hits for Reyes to plunge to 10,000.
00:00: Full house over flush for double up to Liao
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
On a flop with 34,000 in the pot, small blind Liao Po Hsun bets 15,000, button Nicola Montalbano shoves, back to Liao who calls.
Liao two pair
Montalbano top pair
The turn and river
improves both players with Liao’s full house the higher spread.
Liao Po Hsun – 180,000
Nicola Montalbano – 400,000
23:45: Tom Radbone shoves the river
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
A big pot of 60,000 in the middle brewed by the time the turn landed . Lojack Tom Radbone checks, Jose Marquez Cheung checks, the river comes
. Radbone shoves, Cheung folds.
Tom Radbone – 280,000
Jose Marquez Cheung – 60,000
23:40: David Erquiaga wins a big pot with Tens
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
A pot of 40,000 brewed preflop and the cards run . Small blind Cezar Quiambao bets 16,500, big blind David Erquiaga calls. No bets land on the turn
, but on the river {9d{m Erquiaga sends out 38,000, Quiambao check-calls. Erquiaga opens
, Quiambao mucks.
David Erquiaga – 250,000
Cezar Quiambao – 70,000
23:35: Jason Ong doubles through McAllister
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Ong jams from under the gun with , small blind Ryan McAllister puts him at risk with
. With the board running
, Ong pairs up on the river to survive and double up.
Jason Ong – 70,000
Ryan McAllister 470,000
23:30: Ng Kah Chun double barrels
Level 14: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
A big pot brewed preflop of 60,000, the flop runs . Small blind Ng Kah Chun bets 20,000, cutoff Richard Matthew calls. On the turn
, Ng shoves, Matthew folds.
Ng Kah Chun – 200,000
Richard Matthew – 70,000
23:15: Anh Byungwook muscles Thompson
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop and 70,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 20,000, big blind Anh Byungwook check-calls. On the turn
, betting switches with Anh laying out 65,000, Thompson calls. On the river
, Anh shoves his 106,000 stack, Thompson folds.
Anh Byungwook – 250,000
Gary Thompson – 170,000
23:05: Daewoong Kim has trips for the pot
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante
Cutoff Phuong Linh Nguyen opens for 6,500, small blind Daewoong Kim calls, and big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls. At the flop , Soon bets 4,000 and is called by both opponents. All three check the turn
to bring the river
. Kim leads out for 15,500, Soon calls and Nguyen folds. Kim shows
trips, Soon mucks.
Daewoong Kim – 120,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 75,000
Phuong Linh Nguyen – 50,000
23:00: Tom Dwan eliminated by Kang Ikseok
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante
Under the gun Tom Dwan goes all in with to battle with, utg+1 Phuong Linh Nguyen joins the shove with
, button Kang Ikseok in as well with
. With the board running
, Dwan is eliminated and Kang ships it.
Kang Ikseok – 120,000
Phuong Linh Nguyen – 18,000
Tom Dwan – eliminated
22:55: Lin Hao doubles up with big slick
Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 ante
Hijack payer raises to 16,000, button Lin Hao jams, hijack calls. Hao opens and is way ahead of hijack’s
. No change with the board running ten-high. Hao ships a double to 86,000.
22:30: McAllister shaves down Dwan
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop and a large 50,000 in the middle, small blind Tom Dwan bets 16,000, cutoff Ryan McAllister calls. On the turn
, Dwan bets 20,000 and is called again. On the river
, Dwan opts to check then folds to McAllister’s 200,000 bet.
Ryan McAllister – 450,000
Tom Dwan – 35,000
22:25: Tom Dwan rails Jester Intia
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
Small blind Jester Intia is down in chips and shoves with , big blind Tom Dwan calls with
. No help arrives for Intia on a board
to bust out.
22:20: Tay Wee Shen eliminates Dela Cruz
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
Hijack Mark Dela Cruz shoves holding , big blind Tay Wee Shen calls with
, the board runs low for the pocket pair to stand and eliminate Dela Cruz.
22:10: Straight for Ryan McAllister
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop , utg+1 Tom Dwan bets 10,000, hijack Chai Yeong Keong and big blind Ryan McAllister call. On the turn
, Chai shoves, McAllister calls, Dwan folds.
Chai trips
McAllister straight
The river is good for McAllister to boot Chai and soar to 400,000.
22:05: Ryan McAllister banks a three-way
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
Three players build a pot preflop of 60,000 and the flop comes . Button payer Ewe Eng Soon bets 35,000, small blind Han Yeong Woo check-shoves, under the gun Ryan McAllister four-bet shoves, back to Soon who quickly calls.
McAllister set
Soon over pair
Han Yeong Woo –
The turn and river
is good to keep McAllister ahead. He rails Han and chunks down Soon to 150,000.
21:55: Three way all in goes to Ngoc Anh Cao
Level 12: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante
Three way shove, Benigno Ledina , Ding Tien Thanh
, Ngoc Anh Cao
, the board runs
. Ngoc ships a triple, Ledina wins the side pot.
Ngoc Anh Cao – 40,000
Benigno Ledina – 22,000
Dinh Tien Thanh – 20,000
21:45: Chai doubles through Dwan
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folds to the small blind Tom Dwan who announces all in, big blind Chai Tiong Keong calls for his tournament life. Dwan opens , Chai has
, the board runs
for a double up to Chai.
21:40: Han Yeongwoo hits it on the river
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
Hijack Han Yeongwoo raises to 5,000, cutoff Kang Ikseok three-bets to 15,0000, Han calls. On the flop , Kang c-bets 5,000, Han shoves, Kang calls and opens
. Han with
flush draw. The turn
is no help to Han but the river
grants the flush to double up.
Han Yeongwoo – 60,000
Kang Ikseok – 9,500
21:30: Chop pot for Dwan
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop and 10,000 in the pot, action checks to button Tom Dwan who bets 4500, big blind Jung Wonwook and utg+1 call. On the turn
, Dwan bets 11,000, Jung check-raises to 31,000, utg+1 folds, Dwan shoves, Jung calls.
Dwan
Jung
With the river , it’s a split pot. Both players now sit with 100,000 each.
21:25: Ng Kah Chun picks off one
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
All in preflop, Ng Kah Chun ahead with against a player’s
. The board runs
to keep Tens ahead. Ng ships it while railing one in the process.
21:20: Zhining Chen shoves for the pot
Level 11: 1,000-2,000, 2,000 ante
From under the gun, Christopher Puyat raises to 5,000, button Zhining Chen and big blind Terry Gonzaga call. At the flop , Puyat c-bets 5,000, Chen goes all in, Gonzaga checks out, Puyat opts to fold as well.
Zhining Chen – 45,000
Terry Gonzaga – 100,000
Christopher Puyat – 25,000
21:15: Liu shoves to claim a good pot
Level 10: 1,000-1,500, 1,500 ante
On a board of