Super High Roller | 2023 Poker Dream Manila

05-02-2023 15:34 UTC+9

Singh Wins a Showdown as Two New Entries Emerge

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With some 400,000 in the middle, the completed board showed J♠6♥3♣3♥7♦ and Ajitpal Singh reluctantly knuckled it down against chip leader William Teoh. His A♥J♥ was the winning hand but he added "I probably make it 100,000, you raise it to 600,000 and I fold," the Singaporean joked.

Kitson Kho then joined the same table before Singh knocked out Eng Soon Ewe. Over on the second table, Wai Kiat Lee sat back down for his second entry of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Teoh	2,600,000 -200,000	-200,000

Ajitpal Singh	1,100,000 350,000	350,000
Wai Kiat Lee	500,000 500,000	500,000
Kitson Kho	500,000
Eng Soon Ewe	Busted

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Kitson Kho Wai Kiat Lee William Teoh

05-02-2023 15:39 UTC+9

Kho Knocks Out Ewe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Eng Soon Ewe had re-entered right into the same seat and got it in the very first hand for 20 big blinds. Kitson Kho had the same stack size and they were flipping for an average stack.

Eng Soon Ewe: 4♥4♠
Kitson Kho: A♥K♠

The A♦7♣2♦3♥9♣ board knocked out Ewe, and he left the table with a grin on the face. Only two minutes later, Ewe returned to the same seat as it's the only open one now across two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitson Kho	1,060,000 560,000	560,000
Eng Soon Ewe	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Kitson Kho

05-02-2023 15:42 UTC+9

Thompson Gets Lee to Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Gary Thompson in the big blind check-raised the K♣Q♦8♠ flop from 35,000 to 85,000 and earned a call from Wai Kiat Lee on the button. Both checked the J♦ on the turn and Thompson bet the 3♣ river for 80,000 to force out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	750,000 200,000	200,000
Wai Kiat Lee	450,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Gary Thompson Wai Kiat Lee

05-02-2023 15:50 UTC+9

Ewe Doubles; Lee Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three ways to the Q♦9♥6♥ flop, Takashi Ogura checked his option out of the big blind. Wei Hsiang Yeu bet 65,000 from under the gun and Wai Kiat Lee called from the next seat, Ogura came along. The 9♠ turn was checked to Lee, who jammed for 285,000 and forced two folds.

At the same time on the feature table, the completed board showed 5♣5♦4♣Q♦2♦ and Eng Soon Ewe snap-called when Lester Edoc pushed all-in with the superior stack. Ewe tabled the 8♦6♦ for a flush and doubled for 335,000, as Edoc briefly revealed his 9♥8♥ for a bluff gone wrong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eng Soon Ewe	1,050,000 550,000	550,000
Takashi Ogura	850,000 -100,000	-100,000
Wai Kiat Lee	700,000 250,000	250,000
Lester Edoc	550,000 -400,000	-400,000
Wei Hsiang Yeu	325,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Lester Edoc Takashi Ogura Wai Kiat Lee Wei Hsiang Yeu

05-02-2023 15:56 UTC+9

Yeu Flipped Out by Chen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Gary Thompson opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Fei Chen called in the hijack. Wei Hsiang Yeu then pushed all-in for 240,000 on the button and Thompson folded, Chen quickly called.

Wei Hsiang Yeu: A♠10♠
Fei Chen: 9♣9♦

The pocket pair remained ahead all the way on the Q♥7♦7♠7♣3♠ runout and that sent Yeu to the rail for a brief moment, as he re-entered immediately.

Eng Siang Ewe also jumped in and that required a third table to open.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fei Chen	1,850,000 450,000	450,000
Gary Thompson	725,000 -25,000	-25,000
Wei Hsiang Yeu	500,000 175,000	175,000
Eng Siang Ewe	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Eng Siang Ewe Fei Chen Gary Thompson Wei Hsiang Yeu

05-02-2023 16:02 UTC+9

Yu Pulls Narrowly Ahead of Ogura

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on the J♦5♥5♠6♠ turn, Takashi Ogura in an early position and Winfred Yu on the button both invested 45,000 in chips. Ogura then checked the 8♥ river and Yu made it 110,000 to go. That won the pot uncontested as Ogura sent the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Winfred Yu	750,000
Takashi Ogura	720,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Takashi Ogura Winfred Yu

05-02-2023 16:06 UTC+9

First Break and End of Late Registration Looming

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Level 14 came to an end without any further casualties and the screens show 18 players out of 36 entries remaining. Among those is Danny Tang, who already bought in but will only take a seat after the break. The late registration ends when the cards go back in the air after the 15 minutes away from the tables.

Current chip leaders are Sriharsha Doddapaneni, William Teoh and William Jia. Doddapaneni won a medium-sized pot off Teoh when the latter didn't bluff the 6♠5♠4♥8♣3♥ river with the K♥10♠, as Doddapaneni won the pot with the J♠2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Teoh	2,600,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	1,900,000 150,000	150,000

William Jia	1,900,000 250,000	250,000
Danny Tang	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Danny Tang Sriharsha Doddapaneni William Jia William Teoh

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

05-02-2023 16:31 UTC+9

Late Registration Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Another three players entered and one of them, Ghai Pang Yap, only lasted a few hands on the feature table before bowing out. The outer tables also feature Kah Yew Teng and Lee Wee Liew as the field was reduced to 20 players out of 39 entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kah Yew Teng	500,000 500,000	500,000
Lee Wee Liew	500,000 500,000	500,000
Ghai Pang Yap	Busted

Tags: Kah Yew Teng Lee Wee Liew

05-02-2023 16:32 UTC+9

Ewe Boosts Stack on Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The live stream table caught up on the elimination on Ghai Pang Yap, who got it in for 440,000 with the A♣10♣. Eng Soon Ewe looked him up in a flip with 9♠9♣ and the J♣10♥7♠9♦K♥ board gave Ewe a set of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eng Soon Ewe	1,600,000 550,000	550,000
Ghai Pang Yap	Busted

Tags: Eng Soon Ewe Ghai Pang Yap