Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
2023 Poker Dream Manila
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Poker Dream Manila
Buy-in
66,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,751,382 PHP
Entries
499
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left
1
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped in with the 9?4? and Alessandro Taranto checked his option with the J?6?.
The J?7?4? flop brought a check-call by Taranto for 100,000 and another 500,000 followed with the same pattern on the 9? turn. However, the 7? river counterfeited the two pair of Dela Cruz and they checked it down as Taranto won some chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
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|
4,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz made it 250,000 to go with the A?9? and Alessandro Taranto defended the K?8?. The J?7?5? flop was check-called by Taranto for 200,000 with his spade flush draw.
After the 2? turn, Taranto checked again and Dela Cruz bet once more to rake in the next pot after a fold from Taranto.
Taranto raised the button to 200,000 next with the 8?7?, earning a call from Dela Cruz with the J?5?. The Q?10?5? flop gave Taranto the bottom pair and he check-called for 150,000 to improve on the J? turn.
Dela Cruz checked once more and Taranto now bet 350,000 for his opponent to call, as a blank 4? river completed the board. The third street in a row was checked by Dela Cruz and Taranto fired a third barrel worth 1,800,000 for more than the pot to get snap-called.
Dela Cruz dragged in a big pot and pulled back into a very comfortable lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,200,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
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3,800,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto limped the 5?5? and called a raise to 250,000 by Edwin Dela Cruz, who had the 6?6?. Dela Cruz bet the Q?7?4? flop for 250,000 and both checked the 10? turn.
Dela Cruz bet another 500,000 on the A? river and Taranto folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
6,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped with the 9?2? and Alessandro Taranto checked his option with the Q?7?.
The K?9?8? flop was checked by the Italian, who then check-raised to 380,000. Dela Cruz called but gave up the pot on the J? turn when Taranto bet. That reduced the lead of the local hero to a mere eight big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped the 9?5? and Alessandro Taranto checked the option with Q?4?. They checked the Q?3?3? flop and Taranto bet the 9? turn as well as the K? river for 100,000 and 400,000 respectively. Taranto earned another pot to further cut down the lead of "Hit D' Heat".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
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|
|
6,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Both players have locked up a payday of PHP3,460,000 ($62,492) and compete for the top prize worth PHP5,510,000 ($99,518) as well as the golden dragon trophy.
Heads-up commenced with a min-raise by Alessandro Taranto with the A?7? and Edwin Dela Cruz defended the 5?3?. Dela Cruz check-called the A?7?6? flop for 150,000 and checked again the 8? on the turn. Taranto bet 580,000 and Dela Cruz folded the straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
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6,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Terry Gonzaga raised to 220,000 on the button for Alessandro Taranto three-bet to 670,000 out of the small blind, which Gonzaga called.
On the 5?4?2? flop, Taranto bet 280,000 and instantly called the shove by Gonzaga for 1,500,000.
Terry Gonzaga: 6?5?
Alessandro Taranto: A?3?
Gonzaga needed a trey for the superior straight or running cards for a full house to avoid elimination. Nothing changed with the K? turn and the 6? river sent Gonzaga to the rail in third place, setting up a heads-up duel between Taranto and Edwin "hit the heat" Dela Cruz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,800,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz limped in with the A?3? and Terry Gonzaga checked his option with the 7?3?. The A?6?4? flop brought a bet worth 100,000 by Dela Cruz which Gonzaga called. On the K? turn, Dela Cruz made it another 200,000 to go and Gonzaga let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
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|
|
2,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto limped in with the K?9? and Edwin Dela Cruz raised to 300,000 with the 10?4?, which Taranto called.
On a flop of 8?6?5?, Taranto check-called for 200,000 and both then checked through the 2? turn.
Taranto then bet the J? river for 350,000 into 1,100,000 and Dela Cruz contemplated a move before settling on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
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|
|
3,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |