HomeYou Jun Hong – 400k
In Ho Song – 375k
Jun Mondalo – 335k
Kim Jun Hee – 330k
Masatoshi Ezawa 300k
Federick Cruz – 300k
Aron Dermer – 290k
Samuel Deering – 270k
Soujiane Bakas – 260k
Marc Rivera – 250k
Mark Dela Cruz – 230k
Willian Fasano – 215k
Ryan Gebow – 210k
Mike Allen – 212k
We missed who busted but from what we caught, Mark Dela Cruz’s pocket Nines cracked a player’s pocket Kings. Dela Cruz climbed into the top tier with 230k.
From hijack, Dean Williams raised to 5500, cutoff Sofia Fullmer three-bet to 12k, back to Williams who called. At the flop 8♦ 9♠ 3♥, Williams checked, Fullmer c-bet 20k, quick fold by Williams. Fullmer chipped up to 184k.
Three way all in action with a short stack gambling it all on J♥ 9♥, Jason Ambata doing the same with 8♣ 8♠, covered by a Korean player with K♥ 10♥. The cards were kind to the made pair as the board came 8♥ 5♥ 9♦ 10♦ 10♠ for a victorious full house to Ambata. He jammed upwards to 147k while railing one in the process.
Jacques Edouardo Le Guennec shoved on a flop 9♥ Q♦ A♥, Richard Magaro tank-folded, Boonil Koo called.
Le Guennec J♥ 10♥
Koo 5♥ 7♥
The turn Q♣ was no help to either, but the river J♣ paired up Le Guennec to scoop up a double up to 101k.
All in preflop between THM Philippine All Time Money List top ranked Marc Rivera J♣ J♦ and WSOP bracelet holder Alex Lindop A♦ A♠. When the board ran 4♥ 5♠ Q♣ J♠ 8♥, Rivera spiked his two-outer to deliver Lindop a nasty bad beat. Lindop busted, Rivera chipped up to 225k.
Vladimir Mefodichev has been the chip leader for some time but after two losing pots to Neo Zhi Han, he is at par with some of the other big stacks. The first hand saw Mefodichev raise from mid-position to 4k, sb Han and bb Kim Enriquez called. At the flop J♦ K♥ J♠, blinds checked to Mefodichev who c-bet 4500, Han called, Enriquez folded. On the turn 5♥, Han switched up and led for 9k, Mefodichev called. The river 8♦, Han banged out 28k, this time Mefodichev opted to fold.
Next hand, both players engaged in a preflop raise war that led to Han all in and Mefodichev making the call.
Han A♣ K♥
Mefodichev A♥ Q♥
The board landed 10♠ 2♠ 4♣ A♦ 2♥ for a double up to 242k. Mefodichev dropped down to earth and sits with 250k.
Back to back hands for An Jae Young with a rise in one and a drop in chips on the next. The first hand saw a pot of 80k built between Young and Jasven Saigal. The board showed 7♠ J♠ 5♦ 4♣. Saigal checked on the big blind, button Young shoved his 42k stack. Saigal tank-folded.
Following that hand, Young raised to 5k, sb Saigal and bb Florencio Campomanes called. At the flop 10♠ 8♣ 3♦, Young c-bet 4k, only Campomanes continued with a check-call. On the turn 10♣, a larger 16k bet by Young, Campomanes stuck with him. The river A♦ both checked. Campomanes showed 3♠ 4♦ pair, Young mucked.
Young dropped to 91k, Campomanes up to 185k.
Players have just crossed the halfway mark with four levels completed. Still in command is Russia’s Vladimir Mefodichev with 435k. His closest challenger is Ryan Hong with 230k. Here are some of the big stacks at the level kick off:
Vladimir Mefodichev – 435k
Ryan Hong – 230k
Laksh Pal Singh – 210k
Renniel Galvez – 210k
David Erquiaga – 205k
You Jun Hong – 205k
Richard Marquez – 200k
William Fasano – 190k
Hal Rotholz – 175k
Florencio Campomanes – 170k
Hwany Lee – 150k
Justin Geronimo – 145k
Sofia Fullmer – 155k