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2023 Poker Dream Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Poker Dream Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
5,510,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
66,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,751,382 PHP
Entries
499
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1

Edwin "Hit D' Heat" Dela Cruz Wins the 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event (PHP5,510,000/$99,518)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz Wins the 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event
Edwin Dela Cruz Wins the 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event

The flagship event of the 2023 Poker Dream Manila live poker stop at the Grand Wing Casino at Newport City in Metro Manila has crowned a winner and the golden dragon trophy stays on home soil. Pinoy poker player Edwin "Hit D' Heat" Dela Cruz entered the nine-handed final table out of a field of 499 entries with the lead and ultimately came out on top of a topsy-turvy heads-up duel with Italy's Alessandro Taranto.

Both shared the lion's share of the PHP 28,751,382 ($519,578) prize pool and Dela Cruz scored a third victory on the live poker circuit since February 2023, taking home the top prize of PHP5,510,000 ($99,518). Taranto put in a valiant effort especially considering that he dropped all the way down to just three big blinds in heads-up play and was just one diamond away from securing a miracle comeback victory. However, he ultimately had to settle for a consolation prize of PHP3,460,000 ($62,492).

The final spot on the podium belonged to a veteran poker pro from the Philippines in Terry Gonzaga, while fellow countryman David "Dave Spade" Erquiaga became the first casualty of the day.

RankWinnerCountryPrize (in PHP)Prize (in USD)
1Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines5,510,000$99,518
2Alessandro TarantoItaly3,460,000$62,492
3Terry GonzagaPhilippines2,471,382$44,636
4Tor WeloNorway1,946,000$35,147
5Ryan McAllisterUnited States1,523,000$27,507
6William TeohMalaysia1,184,000$21,385
7Valeriy PakBelarus885,000$15,984
8Nicola MontalbanoItaly609,000$10,999
9David ErquiagaPhilippines499,000$9,013
Edwin Dela Cruz Wins the 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event
Edwin Dela Cruz Wins the 2023 Poker Dream Manila Main Event

Aforementioned Erquiaga has taken the Asia-Pacific live poker scene by storm in the last two years with nine victories and more than half a dozen runner-up finishes. However, he became the first casualty of the final table when his pair of eights and a gutshot was looked up by Taranto with king-jack suited for top pair and top kicker.

The next casualty was Taranto's countryman Nicola Montalbano, who bowed out in a three-way all-in showdown that propelled Gonzaga right back into contention. Valeriy Pak and the always dangerous William Teoh were the next two to collect their pay checks and Ryan McAllister followed suit in sixth place.

Until then, Dela Cruz was cruising atop the leaderboard but Tor Welo pulled ahead. In a pivotal hand, Dela Cruz then missed a flush draw with eight-six suited but rivered the nut straight and Welo paid off a heavy pot-sized bet in a duel of the chip leaders to shift the momentum back to the pinoy player.

The Norwegian never recovered from that heavy blow and bowed out in fourth place. Heads-up play was reached only a short while later when Gonzaga was dispatched by Taranto and the duel for the trophy started with a small lead for crowd favourite Dela Cruz.

Taranto dominated the early stages to pull even only for a string of hands to cut into his stack. The Italian was with one foot out of the door already when his last three big blinds went into the middle with eight-trey suited. However, the seven-deuce suited of Dela Cruz missed and the comeback commenced. Three double-ups later, Taranto even gained the lead, which then changed several times as both players were on the verge of victory.

Three and a half hours after the elimination of Gonzaga in third place, the champion was then crowned. In a limped pot, Dela Cruz's ten-six flopped two pair and Taranto's slow-played pocket queens went down in flames.

Alessandro Taranto
Alessandro Taranto

This concludes the fourth ever edition of the up and coming Poker Dream live poker series, as well as the PokerNews live reporting from the Philippines but the next international poker stops are right around the corner.

Tags: Alessandro TarantoDavid ErquiagaEdwin Dela CruzNicola MontalbanoRyan McAllisterTerry GonzagaTor WeloValeriy PakWilliam Teoh

Alessandro Taranto Eliminated in 2nd Place (PHP3,460,000/$62,492)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto
Alessandro Taranto

Alessandro Taranto limped in from the button and Edwin Dela Cruz checked his option to a flop of J?10?6?.

Dela Cruz bet 300,000 and Taranto called. On the 3? turn, Dela Cruz increased his bet sizing to 750,000 and that now prompted a raise to 2,000,000 by Taranto, who had 3,300,000 behind. Dela Cruz studied his opponent and the board carefully before moving all-in, as Taranto then called within a second.

Alessandro Taranto: Q?Q?
Edwin Dela Cruz: 10?6?

Once the cards were revealed, Dela Cruz showed a quick fist pump as they awaited the river card. That was the 8? to seal the victory for the local player, who instantly grabbed the trophy for a second to then shake hands with Taranto.

The miracle comeback from just three big blinds for the Italian was cut short, as Dela Cruz became the champion. Taranto takes home PHP3,460,000 ($62,492) while the golden dragon trophy and top prize of PHP5,510,000 ($99,518) belongs to Dela Cruz.

Edwin Dela Cruz
Edwin Dela Cruz

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
15,000,000
5,900,000
5,900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Alessandro Taranto it
Alessandro Taranto
Busted

Tags: Alessandro TarantoEdwin Dela Cruz

Boat Over Boat Changes the Lead

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto
Alessandro Taranto

Alessandro Taranto raised to 300,000 with the 9?9? and Edwin Dela Cruz called out of the big blind with 8?7?.

The 9?8?4? flop gave Taranto top set which he bet for 150,000, Dela Cruz check-called.

On the 7? turn, Dela Cruz checked and Taranto bet 700,000 only to get check-raised to 1,500,000, earning a call by Taranto after some consideration.

Worst case scenario for Dela Cruz came with the 8? river on which Dela Cuz jammed and was snap-called by Taranto, who soared into the lead once more.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Taranto it
Alessandro Taranto
9,100,000
3,800,000
3,800,000
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
5,900,000
-3,800,000
-3,800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Alessandro TarantoEdwin Dela Cruz

Taranto Doubles to Nearly Even the Stacks

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alessandro Taranto
Alessandro Taranto

Edwin Dela Cruz limped in with the K?4? and Alessandro Taranto checked his option with the 7?5?. The K?8?6? flop gave Dela Cruz top pair while Taranto had the open-ended straight draw.

Taranto check-raised from 150,000 to 500,000 and Dela Cruz stuck around, which led to the 9? on the turn.

The Italian checked once more and Dela Cruz checked to see the K? on the river. Taranto checked over to Dela Cruz, who bet 1,000,000 into a pot of 1,400,000. Taranto moved all-in with his nine-high straight and received the call to nearly even out the stacks.

Dela Cruz had tapped the table thinking he had won only to then realise the bad news, as both players headed into a scheduled 15-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
7,700,000
-3,500,000
-3,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Alessandro Taranto it
Alessandro Taranto
7,300,000
3,500,000
3,500,000

Tags: Alessandro TarantoEdwin Dela Cruz

Terry Gonzaga Eliminated in 3d Place (PHP2,471,382/$44,636)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Terry Gonzaga
Terry Gonzaga

Terry Gonzaga raised to 220,000 on the button for Alessandro Taranto three-bet to 670,000 out of the small blind, which Gonzaga called.

On the 5?4?2? flop, Taranto bet 280,000 and instantly called the shove by Gonzaga for 1,500,000.

Terry Gonzaga: 6?5?
Alessandro Taranto: A?3?

Gonzaga needed a trey for the superior straight or running cards for a full house to avoid elimination. Nothing changed with the K? turn and the 6? river sent Gonzaga to the rail in third place, setting up a heads-up duel between Taranto and Edwin "hit the heat" Dela Cruz.

Terry Gonzaga
Terry Gonzaga
Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
9,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Alessandro Taranto it
Alessandro Taranto
5,800,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
Terry Gonzaga ph
Terry Gonzaga
Busted

Tags: Alessandro TarantoTerry Gonzaga

Tor Welo Eliminated in 4th Place (PHP1,946,000/$35,147)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tor Welo
Tor Welo

Having dropped to one million and on the button with the blinds to come shortly, Tor Welo opted to jam on the button and was called by Edwin Dela Cruz in the small blind.

Tor Welo: Q?4?
Edwin Dela Cruz: A?7?

The 9?8?5? flop gave Welo a lot of outs but he failed to get there with the 9? turn and 8? river, becoming the fourth place finisher.

Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
9,600,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Tor Welo no
Tor Welo
Busted

Tags: Edwin Dela CruzTor Welo

Dela Cruz Hits the Heat

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Edwin Dela Cruz
Edwin Dela Cruz

Edwin Dela Cruz raised to 170,000 with the 8?6? from under the gun, picking up a call by Tor Welo out of the big blind with the A?J?. The A?10?5? flop was checked by Welo, who then called a continuation bet worth 180,000.

After the 5? turn, Welo checked again and Dela Cruz now bet far more as he made it 600,000 to go, earning a call from Welo.

That led them to the 7? on the river on which Welo checked the third street in a row. Dela Cruz fired a pot-sized bet worth 2,000,000 with his nut straight and

Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
9,300,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Tor Welo no
Tor Welo
1,600,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Tags: Edwin Dela CruzTor Welo

Ryan McAllister Eliminated in 5th Place (PHP1,523,000/$27,507)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ryan McAllister
Ryan McAllister

Ryan McAllister made it 160,000 to go from the cutoff and Edwin Dela Cruz three-bet to 390,000 in the small blind. Once it folded back to McAllister, he pushed all-in for just shy of 1.5 million and Dela Cruz asked for an exact count to then call.

Ryan McAllister: A?K?
Edwin Dela Cruz: 7?7?

The 10?9?5? flop failed to improve McAllister, as did the 7? turn that instead left the American drawing dead. A meaningless 2? followed on the river and McAllister bowed out in fifth place while Dela Cruz extended his lead once more.

Player Chips Progress
Edwin Dela Cruz ph
Edwin Dela Cruz
6,200,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ryan McAllister us
Ryan McAllister
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Edwin Dela CruzRyan McAllister

William Teoh Eliminated in 6th Place (PHP1,184,000/$21,385)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
William Teoh
William Teoh

The action folded to the short stack William Teoh on the button, who jammed for just 295,000. Alessandro Taranto in the big blind was the last player to act and Teoh joked "no look call" to the Italian, who glanced at his cards and then indeed called.

William Teoh: A?6?
Alessandro Taranto: Q?9?

Taranto took the lead on the 9?8?2? flop, then locked up the pot with the Q? turn to make the J? river a formality. Teoh's roller coaster ride ended in 6th place for PHP1,184,000 ($21,385)

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Taranto it
Alessandro Taranto
1,300,000
William Teoh my
William Teoh
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alessandro TarantoWilliam Teoh

Valeriy Pak Eliminated in 7th Place (PHP885,000/$15,984)

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Valeriy Pak
Valeriy Pak

Valeriy Pak open-jammed out of the small blind for 695,000 and was quickly called by Tor Welo in the big blind.

Valeriy Pak: A?5?
Tor Welo: A?4?

The A?J?4? flop gave Welo two pair and the K? turn added a flush draw on top. Welo further improved to the nut flush on the 2? river to eliminate Pak in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Tor Welo no
Tor Welo
4,800,000
700,000
700,000
Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
Busted

Tags: Tor WeloValeriy Pak