2023 Poker Dream Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 Poker Dream Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
5,510,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
66,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,751,382 PHP
Entries
499
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
141
Players Left
22

Ewe Sends All Chips to Sze in Two Hands

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Eng Soon Ewe
Eng Soon Ewe

Chi Fu Sze called a river bet worth 11,000 on K?9?6?4?10? and was good with the 8?6?, as Eng Soon Ewe had bluffed with a busted draw.

Sze then limped from an early position and Ewe jammed for 26,400 on the button. Alexis Cruz in the big blind tank-folded, later claiming in table chat he had ace-queen., while Sze quickly called.

Eng Soon Ewe: 4?4?
Chi Fu Sze: 7?7?

The K?J?8?Q?9? runout kept the superior pair ahead as Ewe headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Wooseok Kim kr
Wooseok Kim
125,000
35,000
35,000
Chi Fu Sze hk
Chi Fu Sze
105,000
55,000
55,000
Alexis Cruz ph
Alexis Cruz
95,000
35,000
35,000
Alan Tsang hk
Alan Tsang
30,000
-8,000
-8,000
Gary Thompson ie
Gary Thompson
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
Busted

Tags: Alexis CruzChi Fu SzeEng Soon Ewe

Dinh Soars to a Big Stack; Lim Survives

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

"Okay, Okay," Tien Thanh Dinh joked as he won a massive side pot in a three-way all-in over on table two. He was involved in the action with the Q?Q? and narrowly missed out on it all as Gai Lax Lim tripled up with the 8?8?.

The J?6?2?8?3? board had also seen Kok Weng Beh involved, who lost a big portion of his stack with ace-jack for top pair and top kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Tien Thanh Dinh vn
Tien Thanh Dinh
175,000
145,000
145,000
Kok Weng Beh my
Kok Weng Beh
60,000
-70,000
-70,000
Gai Lax Lim my
Gai Lax Lim
40,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Dinh SoarsKok Weng BehTien Thanh Dinh

Ewe Prevails in Three-Way All-In Showdown

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Gary Thompson and Eng Soon Ewe
Gary Thompson and Eng Soon Ewe

Joseph Magnotti got his short stack into the middle and so did Super High Roller third-place finisher Eng Soon Ewe. Both were covered by Saudino Macavinta and the following showdown unleashed.

Joseph Magnotti: K?J?
Eng Soon Ewe: A?J?
Saudino Macavinta: Q?Q?

The board ran out A?10?7?9?7? and Ewe's pair of aces knocked out Magnotti while Macavinta was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
74,500
44,500
44,500
Saudino Macavinta ph
Saudino Macavinta
7,500
-23,500
-23,500
Joseph Magnotti us
Joseph Magnotti
Busted

Tags: Eng Soon EweJoseph MagnottiSaudino Macavinta

Teoh Takes a Big Hit

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
William Teoh
William Teoh

In the last hand before the break, William Teoh and Fu Chi Sze got into a preflop raising war in which the latter was the player at risk for 36,400.

Fu Chi Sze: K?K?
William Teoh: A?10?

The 8?4?3? flop and 5? turn gave Teoh a straight and flush draw. However, the 8? river was a brick and Teoh had to part ways with nearly two thirds of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Chi Fu Sze hk
Chi Fu Sze
74,000
43,000
43,000
William Teoh my
William Teoh
20,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fu Chi SzeWilliam Teoh

Magnotti Loses a Bunch to Cruz

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Alexis Cruz
Alexis Cruz

Joseph Magnotti defended his big blind against a raise by Alexis Cruz and then check-called for 1,500 on the 9?9?4? flop. On the 6? turn, Magnotti check-called for another 4,000 and checked the 2? river. Cruz fired a bet of 16,000 to get snap-called and turned over the 9?8? for trips nines.

Magnotti shook his head as he exposed the 9?3? for the inferior kicker and lost a bigger portion of his stack.

Cruz leaped to two times the starting stack, which is only beaten by the large stack of Wai Keong Yong next to Magnotti.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Keong Yong my
Wai Keong Yong
105,000
75,000
75,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Alexis Cruz ph
Alexis Cruz
60,000
8,000
8,000
Richard Nakila ph
Richard Nakila
22,000
-8,000
-8,000
Joseph Magnotti us
Joseph Magnotti
13,300
-16,700
-16,700
Ryan Platon
Ryan Platon
Busted

Tags: Alexis CruzJoseph Magnotti

Yu Busts Two With a Suited Five-Gapper

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Winfred Yu
Winfred Yu

Winfred Yu raised to 1,100 and Enrico de Rosa three-bet all-in for the 2,100 he had left. Dieu Phuong Linh Nguyen then reraised to 4,000 and Yu called, inquiring how many players from Vietnam had Nguyen on this trip. "I will buy percentage on the next bullet ... donation," Yu joked in table chat.

The board fell 6?3?2? and Nguyen continued for 5,000. "You can fold now," she said but Yu called. On the 5? turn, Nguyen pushed all-in and Yu called with the slightly superior stack.

Enrico de Rosa: J?J?
Dieu Phuong Linh Nguyen: Q?Q?
Winfred Yu: 9?4?

The 3? river brought no chip as the suited cards of Yu knocked out two opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
61,000
61,000
61,000
Linh Nguyen Dieu Phuong vn
Linh Nguyen Dieu Phuong
Busted
Enrico de Rosa it
Enrico de Rosa
Busted

Tags: Dieu Phuong Linh NguyenEnrico de RosaWinfred Yu

Mondalo Scores a Big Double

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Bonifacio Mondalo
Bonifacio Mondalo

Bonifacio Mondalo reraised to 3,500 on the button only for Hao Cheng to then make it 8,800 to go. Any other opponents got out of the way while Mondalo called. Cheng's continuation bet on the Q?J?6? flop for 6,500 resulted in a call and Cheng then pushed all-in after the 2? turn.

Mondalo tanked for more than a minute and called it off for the 25,400 he had behind.

Bonifacio Mondalo: 10?6?
Hao Cheng: K?K?

The 10? on the river let several players gasp in shock as Mondalo pulled a rabbit out of the hat with a miracle double, while Cheng was left crushed in his chair.

Player Chips Progress
Bonifacio Mondalo ph
Bonifacio Mondalo
85,000
24,000
24,000
Hao Cheng
Hao Cheng
17,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Bonifacio MondaloHao Cheng

Bratberg From Hero to Zero

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Terje Bratberg
Terje Bratberg

Prior to the first break of the day, Stephen Nathan had bluffed a 7?4?3?9?8? river with the A?5? but was called by Terje Bratberg with the 10?10? to see the latter win the pot.

Both were involved in the action just now also as well when Hal Rotholz bet the 9?7?3? flop for 1,400. Nathan called on the button and Bratberg then check-raised to 4,500 in the small blind. Rotholz reraised to 16,600 for Stephen to fold and Bratberg's shove was called.

Hal Rotholz: A?9?
Terje Bratberg: 9?7?

The Q? turn gave Rotholz the nut flush and the A? river secured his double for 28,600. Bratberg was left with fumes and bowed out shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
61,000
31,000
31,000
Stephen Nathan gb
Stephen Nathan
9,000
9,000
9,000
Terje Bratberg no
Terje Bratberg
Busted

Tags: Hal RotholzTerje BratbergStephen Nathan

Beh Doubles Through Singapan

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Kok Weng Beh
Kok Weng Beh

In a three-way three-bet pot, only Ricardo Singapan on the button and Kok Weng Beh in the small blind remained involved in the action on the K?J?6?3? turn. Beh jammed for 18,700 and Singapan quickly called.

Kok Weng Beh: K?J?
Ricardo Singapan: Q?10?

The huge double draw of Singapan missed as the 4? river brought no help for Beh to double.

Player Chips Progress
Kok Weng Beh my
Kok Weng Beh
55,000
29,000
29,000
Ricardo Singapan ph
Ricardo Singapan
3,500

Tags: Kok Weng BehRicardo Singapan

Kim Caught Bluffing by Lee

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With some 14,000 in the middle to the K?2?2?5? turn, Taehyung Kim bet 10,000 and Suya Lee called. That led them to the J? on the river after which Kim pushed all-in for 16,200. Lee mulled it over for two minutes and the clock was called on him.

Lee called eventually and Kim rolled over the A?8?, which was beaten by the K?Q? of Lee. "Nice try Sir," Thijs Hilberts joked while Lee replied to another player at the table "I never played with him before".

Player Chips Progress
Suya Lee kr
Suya Lee
65,000
33,000
33,000
Taehyung Kim kr
Taehyung Kim
Busted

Tags: Suya LeeTaehyung KimThijs Hilberts