HomePreflop raises left only two players to battle it out, Bryan Huang and Jun Funabashi. The flop came 4♣ 2♠ 3♠, Funabashi was first and bet 1500. Huang raised to 3800, and Funabashi called. On fourth street of A♦, both opted to pass on the betting but on the river of 10♠, Funabashi jumped out with a 3500 bet and Huang called.
Funabashi K♣ K♦
Huang 3♦ 3♥ set
Kimura Lee Jongyeol may be the chip leader at the moment. With easily over the six digit range, he claimed another pot to soar even higher. On a flop of Q♦ 2♥ 7♦, a bet was placed on the felt by Shunsuke Tsuji and called by his three opponents. On the turn of 5♠, Tsuji led again with a 3200 bet and like previous, he was called. On the river of 6♦, Tsuji checked, Fujiya bet 7k, Jongyeol raised to 20k, Takeshi Seto called, and Fujiya bowed out. Jongyeol scooped the pot with A♦2d} nut flush. He now has nearly 170k chips.
On a completed board of 2♣ K♦ A♠ A♣ 4♠, Will. T, the runner up of the opening event, checked to Hun Sok Meng who shoved covering Will. T in chips. Will. T called and an eruption of celebration came “success!” when he showed his hand A-3 for a winning trips as Meng mucked. With that double up, Will. T is now up to 65k in chips.
Spartan poker winner Rakesh Kalla engaged in a pot with Frank Acfalle Jr. On a flop of 7♠ 9♣ J♦, Acfalle checked to Kalla who bet 2200. Acfalle called. On the turn of 5♦, Acfalle checked again, Kalla bet again, sending out 3100. Acfalle called. On the river of 3♠, action was exactly the same with Acfalle checking, Kalla betting 3500, and called. Kalla won it with Q♦ Q♥. Acfalle mucked.
On a flop of K♠ Q♠ 7♥, Yohn Paredes bet 2300 and Beitong Liang joined him to the turn with a call. With the next card of 3♣ felted, Paredes bet 6k and Liang called again. On the river of J♣, Paredes made it 5k to continue and Liang obliged.
Paredes Q♦ 3♥ two pair
Liang Q♣ J♥ higher two pair
On a board of K♦ 9♠ 3♦, Seongsu Kong bet 3600 into a hefty raised pot preflop and Lim Yah Loon called. On the turn of A♦, Kong came out firing 7k, Loon raised to 14k, and Kong called. On the river of 2♠, Kong checked to Loon who bet 28,650. This put Kong in a dilemma for quite some time until he opted to fold. Loon showed a 10♠ as he shipped in the pot.
On a flop of 6♠ 9♥ 10♥, Aso Seitaro and Takeo Hanayama checked. The turn came 4♠ and Seitaro led for 3900. Hanayama called. On the river of 3♠, Seitaro led again with an 8k bet and got the call once more. Seitaro showed 7♥ 8♦ for a straight and won it with Hanayama mucking to the discard pile.
When the heavy preflop action was done, the dealer spread a flop of 2♣ A♥ 4♣. Bertrand Ortiz bet 3500, Will. T raised to 10k, Ortiz three-bet to 25k, and Will. T called. On the turn of J♣, Ortiz wasted no time and moved all in. Will. T tanked then folded.
We have surpassed the Day 1a entries with 81 now in the books with ample time still available before late registration closes. Among those at the felt are Lester Edoc, Czardy Rivera, Will. T, Bryan Huang, and Lim Yah Loon.