
Day 1B
Jimmy Suico Dominates To Double Through
Marlon Laxamana bumps up the betting round to 25,000 then calls Jimmy Suico's 90,000 three-bet jam. Both show pocket pairs with Suico ahead that holds throughout the spread.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JS Jimmy Suico | 9♠9♥ CO | 225,000(23 BB) |
ML Marlon Laxamana | 6♥6♦ HJ | 68,000(7 BB) |
Karen Talamayan Rules The Three-Way

Marlon Laxamana opens for 4000 and to his immediate left big stacked Karen Talamayan calls. Several folds follow until the small blind Allen Arango goes all in for a light 10,000. Too cheap to fold, Laxamana and Talamayan make the call.
At the flop 9♥ 3♣ 8♦ , Laxamana check-calls Talamayan's 10,000 bet. On the turn A♠ , Talamayan pads up the bet to 20,000, this time Laxamana believes and folds to give up the side pot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KT Karen Talamayan | A♣K♦ UTG+1 | 190,000(95 BB) |
ML Marlon Laxamana | UTG | 87,500(44 BB) |
AA Allen Arango | T♠T♦ SB | busted |
At the final showdown against Arango, Talamayan is ahead and with the river 5♦ , she ships the rest of pot and eliminates Arango.
Winifred Obedoza Pushes With A Big Check-Raise

Three players have built a pot of 16,500 and take the bout to the flop T♥ K♠ 8♥ . Two checks to the button Marlon Laxamana who tests the waters with a 10,500 bet. Big blind Winifred Obedoza answers with a big check-raise all in, Allan Daypuyart and Laxamana let him have the pot.
Player | Chips |
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WO Winifred Obedoza | 114,000(57 BB) |
ML Marlon Laxamana | 110,000(55 BB) |
AD Allan Daypuyart | 13,500(7 BB) |
Marlon Laxamana Boosted By Suited Connectors

With action folding around to the button Yuki Miyakura who looks down at A♣ Q♥ and raises it up to 2400. Two spots over, big blind Marlon Laxamana likes his 9♠ 8♠ and shoves 21,200. Miyakura isn't going anywhere and can easily afford the price. The board then runs out K♥ T♥ 6♣ 7♠ Q♦ giving Laxamana the straight for a double up.
Player | Chips |
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YM Yuki Miyakura | 52,500(44 BB) |
ML Marlon Laxamana | 43,000(36 BB) |