2023 Poker Dream Manila

Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Poker Dream Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
6,170,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
500,000 PHP
Prize Pool
18,154,500 PHP
Entries
39
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
27
Players Left
1

Ogura Jams at the Wrong Time

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Eng Siang Ewe
Eng Siang Ewe

Eng Soon Ewe raised the A6 and then saw Takashi Ogura jam out of the small blind into the big blind of Eng Siang Ewe, who happily called with the best of it. The big stack folded and the cards were revealed.

Eng Siang Ewe: AA
Takashi Ogura: J9

Ewe would have knocked out his brother, who doubled thanks to a Q10663 board. Ogura saw his stack reduced to fumes, and has a mountain to climb.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
9,900,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Eng Siang Ewe my
Eng Siang Ewe
2,000,000
1,010,000
1,010,000
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
30,000
-1,230,000
-1,230,000

Tags: Eng Siang EweEng Soon EweTakashi Ogura

Triple Up for Ogura Against Tang

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Danny Tang raised in the hijack and Takashi Ogura called all-in on the button, Gary Thompson in the big blind called holding the J8.

Tang bet the 752 flop to force out the Irishman and Ogura was ahead in the following showdown.

Takashi Ogura: A5
Danny Tang: A8

The dominated ace had pulled in front but the 26 on turn and river brought no upset.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Thompson ie
Gary Thompson
2,700,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
1,600,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
180,000
-530,000
-530,000

Tags: Danny TangGary ThompsonTakashi Ogura

Level: 19

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Ogura Jumps Back Into Contention

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Shortly after the tiny triple up, Takashi Ogura was at risk again with the AA and Eng Soon Ewe looked him up with the Q9.

The Q828K runout awarded a double-up to the Japanese. He then jammed an ace soon after to win the blinds and big blind ante.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
9,900,000
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
710,000
530,000
530,000

Tags: Eng Soon EweTakashi Ogura

Ogura Doubles Back Through Ewe

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Takashi Ogura
Takashi Ogura

The next small blind shove by Takashi Ogura in the small blind was once more called by Eng Siang Ewe.

Takashi Ogura: KQ
Eng Siang Ewe: A8

The J93 flop gave Ogura a ton of outs and while he bricked the 3 turn, the A river provided the required help for Ogura to leap back into the middle of the pack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
1,600,000
1,420,000
1,420,000
Profile photo of Eng Siang Ewe my
Eng Siang Ewe
1,100,000
-900,000
-900,000

Tags: Eng Siang EweTakashi Ogura

Tang Preserves a Short Stack

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Danny Tang
Danny Tang

Ajitpal Singh raised with the JJ and Danny Tang defended the 43 out of the big blind. On a K92 flop, Singh was first to act and bet, forcing out Tang right away.

Tang then limped the small blind with the Q3 and chip leader Eng Soon Ewe checked the 107. The Q64 flop was checked, as was the A turn. Tang then bet the 2 river and Ewe folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eng Soon Ewe my
Eng Soon Ewe
10,000,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
1,300,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Ajitpal SinghDanny TangEng Soon Ewe

Ogura Wins Another Pot Off Ewe

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Eng Siang Ewe opened to 160,000 with the 109 and Takashi Ogura defended out of the big blind with the A10. The AQ9 flop was checked by Ogura and Ewe made it 120,000 to go. Ogura then check-raised to 470,000 and Ewe reluctantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
1,900,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Eng Siang Ewe my
Eng Siang Ewe
1,100,000

Tags: Eng Siang EweTakashi Ogura

Singh Jams But Gets No Value

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gary Thompson raised to 160,000 with the 107 and Ajitpal Singh jammed for nearly 1.9 million in the cutoff with the AA. Danny Tang asked for a count and folded the AJ, all opponents let go, too.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ajitpal Singh sg
Ajitpal Singh
2,300,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Gary Thompson ie
Gary Thompson
2,000,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
1,500,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Ajitpal SinghDanny TangGary Thompson

Eng Siang Ewe Eliminated in 6th Place (PHP1,270,000/$22,908)

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Eng Siang Ewe
Eng Siang Ewe

For the second hand in a row, Gary Thompson opened the action with a preflop raise, this time from under the gun. It folded to Eng Siang Ewe in the big blind, who pulled the trigger with a shove for 1.1 million. Thompson called and they were off to the races.

Eng Siang Ewe: 99
Gary Thompson: AK

The 87675 board eventually improved Thompson to the nut flush to dispatch one of the Ewe brothers on this final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Thompson ie
Gary Thompson
3,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Eng Siang Ewe my
Eng Siang Ewe
Busted

Tags: Eng Siang EweGary Thompson