Live Blogging: Poker Face Warm-Up Valentine's Special

It's February 14, 2010. Today is Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year.

Happy Hearts Day and a lucky welcome to the Year of the Tiger! RAWR!

Today is also Day 2 of the Metro Card Club Davao's Poker Face Warm-up Tournament. We will be starting at 3 pm sharp, most probably at Round 7 with 300/600 blinds.



I am short-stacked with only 1,700. My friend, Winston P, is lowest at 1,450. Other players who qualified are Rebel, Tata, Kirby, Miyo, and Maggie.

Keep checking here for updates. Wish us luck!



3:15 pm Tournament is about to start.
96 players total, 54 have qualified.
I'm at T5, S1.
T1 Lisa, Jian, Donie, Czarina, Aris L
T2 Mau, Lisa, Justin, Eugene, Ompong, Miyo, Jundie. Winston
T3 Ed, Tata A, Kirby, Gelo
T4 Moi, Boy A, Mitch, Maggie, Iceman, Henry, Rebel
T5 Ria, Hilda, Mark E, x, Andrew, Mike T, JVA, Franz, Apie
R6 200/400


4 pm 47 players remaining.
AS 20,425, MS 1,975
I tripled up with 9 10 hearts vs S4 A 7 diamonds and Mike T's A K spades
I'm all in with AA. Nobody calls.

4:15 pm I'm out. Pocket 3s vs 10 5 suited and A 8 offsuit.
Board A 10 8 A 8
39 players remaining.



6:15 pm R12, 800/1,600
23 players left

8 pm R16, 2k/4k
13 players remaining, 12 ITM
Hand per hand, Bubble time
T1 Lisa, Philip, Jian, Hilda, Mark E, Henry N
T2 Rodel, Rebel, Bong G, x, Boy A
Chip Leader Rebel

8:15 pm R17 2.5/5k blinds
Henry N at 13th
3 players go all in
Bong G QQ
Franz JJ
Ramil AK -winner

8:20 pm R17 9 players in the final table
Seat 1
Jian Bacar
Lisa
Mark Esteban
Boy Arizola
Hilda Almaden
Seat 7
Ramil
Rebel Madagasang

Pay out
1st 21k
2nd 14k
3rd 10k
4th 6k
5th 4k
6th 3,500
7th 2,500
8th 2k
9th 1k
1st - 12th each gets 1 seat to the Araw ng Dabaw Poker Face Tournament worth 5k

Winners:
CHAMPION - Rebel "the King" Madagasang
2nd Place - ...
3rd Place - Jian Bacar
4th Place - Hilda Almaden
5th Place - Ramil
6th Place - Boy Arizola
7th Place - ...
8th Place - Mark Esteban
9th Place - Lisa Carson
10th Place - Rodel Cameros
11th Place - Franz Avelino
12th Place - Bong Gallego

Congratulations to all the winners! See you at the tables on February 21, 2010 for the main event, the Poker Face Tournament!



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