2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

PHP 215,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
3,100,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
215,000 PHP
Prize Pool
9,118,000 PHP
Entries
47
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Obara Takes Some Off Cheung; Muthu Folds to Shove

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} turn saw Sparrow Cheung check his option in the big blind and Jun Obara did so from the button before Cheung also checked the {10-Diamonds} river. Obara bet 35,000 into a pot of 40,000 and Cheung folded.

Soon after, Pete Chen made it 7,000 to go and Shatesh Muthu three-bet to 21,000 on the button. Chen moved all in for another 41,900 on top of that and Muthu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sathesh Muthu sg
Sathesh Muthu
410,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
130,000
-85,000
-85,000
Profile photo of Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
90,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
60,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Jun ObaraPete ChenSathesh MuthuSparrow Cheung

Matloubi Doubles Through Chen

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Mansour Matloubi raised to 7,000 from under the gun and Pete Chen three-bet to 18,000 from two seats over. The action folded back to Matloubi and he moved all in for 69,000, which Chen quickly called.

Mansour Matloubi: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Pete Chen: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

On the {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, Chen asked for diamonds, but he was drawing dead to win the pot as soon as the {3-Clubs} turn hit the felt. This made the {10-Clubs} river a sheer formality and Chen had to forfeit half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mansour Matloubi gb
Mansour Matloubi
145,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
63,000
-57,000
-57,000

Tags: Mansour MatloubiPete Chen

The Action Slows Down

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

With two eight-handed tables after the redraw, the action has slowed down significantly and there are no all in and a call everyy other hand. The stacks of Simon Burns and Mansour Matloubi plummeted while Shengyu Li claimed a pot without showdown by betting 40,000 on the river of a board {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} to force a fold from his sole opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shengyu Li cn
Shengyu Li
120,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Mansour Matloubi gb
Mansour Matloubi
70,000
-43,900
-43,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Simon Burns gb
Simon Burns
65,000

Tags: Mansour MatloubiShengyu LiSimon Burns

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Cheung Loses Flip Time-Bank Chips; Gets Shown Bluff

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Until the river of a board {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, more than 80,000 were in the pot already and Jun Obara moved all in for 135,000. Sparrow Cheung was his only opponent and had six time-bank chips left. He would use the first one, then the second one, and started table chat. "Do you have a jack? Ace-king?"

Obara gave no answer, and Cheung proceeded to use the time bank chips number three, four and five. He saved the last one, though, and ultimately folded, and another player at the table demanded "show the bluff!" Obara did so, flashing {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, and Cheung sighed loudly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
215,000
129,500
129,500
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
75,000
-43,000
-43,000

Tags: Jun ObaraPark Yu CheungSparrow Cheung

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
SeatTable 1CountryTable 2Country
1Tsun Ming ChanChinaHermann LeeSingapore
2Mansour MatloubiUKCeline LeeChina
3Yo Seb RheeJapanSimon BurnsUK
4Pete ChenTaiwanKen OkadaJapan
5Hoa Thinh NguyenVietnamPeter PlaterAustralia
6Jun ObaraJapanLinh TranCanada
7Sathesh Kumar MuthuSingaporeTimofey AsmolovRussia
8Sparrow CheungHong KongShengyu LiChina

Cheung Busts Lau in Big APOY Showdown

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Alan Lau
Alan Lau

Alan Lau kept a short stack for quite some time and eventually moved all in from early position. Fellow Asian Player of the Year leaderboard candidate Sparrow Cheung in the small blind reshoved and the big blind let go.

Alan Lau: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Sparrow Cheung: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and the kicker played to eliminate Lau. While Cheung remains below average, he gave Lau one less chance to score vital points.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
118,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
Busted

Tags: Alan LauSparrow Cheung

Edoc and Zhu Eliminated

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Celine Lee's flopped nut flush with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} was more than enough to claim the stack of Xingbiao Zhu, who had set his hopes on a king-high nut flush draw with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} only to find himself drawing dead. Soon after one table over, the next player would run out of chips.

Lester Edoc got his remaining stack in after the turn of a board {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Sathesh Muthu turned over the {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and the {6-Diamonds} river was a blank. Muthu has become the dominating chip leader and there are just 17 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sathesh Muthu sg
Sathesh Muthu
440,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Celine Lee cn
Celine Lee
200,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Xingbiao Zhu cn
Xingbiao Zhu
Busted
Profile photo of Lester Edoc ph
Lester Edoc
Busted

Tags: Celine LeeLester EdocSathesh MuthuXingbiao Zhu

Halme Loses Flip to Chen

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Antii Halme
Antii Halme

Antti Halme moved all in and Yo Seb Rhee in the small blind asked for a count. Halme was all in and at risk for 38,900. Rhee folded and Pete Chen in the big blind called.

Antti Halme: {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Pete Chen: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board came {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Halme failed to get there.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
120,000
86,300
86,300
Profile photo of Yo Seb Rhee jp
Yo Seb Rhee
116,000
70,200
70,200
Profile photo of Antti Halme fi
Antti Halme
Busted

Tags: Antti HalmePete ChenYo Seb Rhee