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PhilippinesDay 2
Paolo Boccaletti takes it down
Having defended his open against Paolo Boccaletti’s 160,000 three bet preflop, John Tech check-called another 60,000 on K♣ 9♥ 2♠ . Boccaletti continued with a bet of 200,000 on turn T♠ , Tech with a check-fold.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,600,000(64 BB) | 1,009,000 | |
| 600,000(24 BB) | -470,000 |
Break time!
55 players left in contention for the Manila Super Series 18 Main Event title, minimum payout stands at PHP 42,000.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,800,000(90 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 1,500,000(75 BB) | 600,000 | |
| 1,250,000(63 BB) | 280,000 | |
| 1,200,000(60 BB) | 200,000 | |
| 1,070,000(54 BB) |
John Tech wins preflop battle
Utg Hsieh Hao An opened to 35,000, called by a player behind. Hijack John Tech fired a three bet to 128,000 and faced a four bet to 285,000 from the original raiser. Other player folds and Tech moves all-in for 740,000 total. Hsieh gives up the fight and throws his hand in the muck.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,070,000(67 BB) | 290,000 | |
| 1,000,000(63 BB) | 490,000 |
Easy scoop for John Tech
Utg John Tech opened to 35,000 and called off for his remaining 370,000 behind after Beaudoux Bertrand Zo slammed all-in one seat behind.
Beaudoux J♣ J♠ Tech Q♥ Q♣
An 80% favorite, Tech easily bagged the double following a queen-high board turned up on the felt.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 780,000(49 BB) | 460,000 | |
| 185,000(12 BB) | -185,000 |
Amada Reiji outflops John Tech
Utg Amada Reiji open shoved his 55,000 stack in, called by the cut off. Button John Tech raised all-in for 140,000 total, pushing the third player out of the way.
Reiji A♣ 9♠ Tech A♦ T♠
Whilst dominated, Reiji locked in the triple up after managing to outflop Tech on 9♣ J♣ 6♥ J♥ 5♦ for the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 320,000(27 BB) | -90,000 | |
| 195,000(16 BB) | 99,000 |
Day 1A
John Tech stacks more chips
Cutoff John Tech kicked off the action with an open to 8,000 and was met with a three bet from small blind Bardauskas Aivaras. Tech decided to go with it and put his opponent all-in. Aivaras made the call with A♣ J♥ and was ahead against Tech’s K♥ 8♥ . The board T♠ 7♣ 7♦ 7♠ remained safe for Aivaras up until the river 8♦ paired up Tech for a full house.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 410,000(103 BB) | 120,000 |
Break Time!
41 players remain in the running out of the 198 total entries recorded. Day 1A play ends after ITM is reached at 30 players.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 370,000(123 BB) | 210,000 | |
| 320,000(107 BB) | 320,000 | |
| 300,000(100 BB) | 40,000 | |
| 290,000(97 BB) | 160,000 | |
| 280,000(93 BB) | 280,000 |
John Tech collects value
Cut off John Tech opened to 3,500, and button Doroshenko Bogdan and big blind Tomoto Daijiro both called behind. Flop saw A♣ 4♠ 5♦ and action went Daijiro with a check-fold to Tech’s 6,000 bet. Bogdan made the call and saw a turn of 7♠ to which both players checked round. Another 7♥ showed up on the river and Tech sent out an 8,500 bet. Bogdan made the final call, revealing Tech’s A♥ 9♦ for the win.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 130,000(87 BB) | 130,000 | |
| 90,000(60 BB) | -30,000 | |
| 45,000(30 BB) | -95,000 |