2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
4,676,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,809,000 PHP
Entries
594
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Halme Doubles Through Pang

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Antti Halme is one of the more recent late arrivals and the Finnish player has got his Main Event off in the right way, earning himself a double at the hands of current frontrunner Kwong Yuen Pang.

It was Halme who was the initial aggressor, making it 2,600 to go from under-the-gun plus one and action folded around to Pang in the small blind, who threw out a re-raise of 11,000 in total.

After the big blind bowed out the action was back on Halme who tanked long and hard before deciding to take a stand and moving all-in for 27,600 in total. Pang called immediately and the cards were turned over.

Antti Halme: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kwong Yuen Pang: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Halme maintained his lead on the {q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} flop but the turn was an extremely sweaty {6-Spades} to give Pang both a flush and straight draw. Fortunately for the Finn the river was a nice, safe {j-Clubs} and Halme doubled to 56,100 while Pang dropped to 147,400.

Player Chips Progress
Kwong Yuen Pang my
Kwong Yuen Pang
147,400
-12,600
-12,600
Antti Halme fi
Antti Halme
56,100

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