Bobo Chen limped from under the gun, but chip leader Jacky Wang didn’t spot it and tossed out a raise to just 4,900. The button called and the action was back on Chen.
“You just raise the usual amount when there’s a limper?” quizzed Carter Gill to Wang.
“I obviously didn’t see the limper,” explained Wang. “It could cost me a lot of money!”
With that, Chen leapt to his feet and splashed all of his chips into the middle in a massive overbet of over 100,000 – a move that Bobo has perfected over the years. Wang and the button player quickly folded.
“How do you say bubble in Mandarin?” posed Gill.
Andrew Nguyen is now among the chip leaders after catching a brutal two-outer to eliminate an opponent.
With a raise to 6,000 from under the gun, Nguyen popped it to 13,500 next to speak. The table folded back around to the UTG-player who moved all in. Nguyen made the call with pocket tens but he was in trouble against pocket kings.
That is, until the board ran out to give Nguyen the perfect ten on the turn to scoop the pot.
Michael Marvanek, down to about 35,000, went for the squeeze play all in from the small blind after one player opened for 6,500 and the cutoff, Julian Hasse, called. Marvanek's squeeze forced out the original raiser, but Hasse snap-called with pocket queens. That was not a good thing for Marvanek, who was practically drawing dead after a flop gave Hasse a set. There were no miracle runners for Marvanek. He's out.
The action was opened to 8,000 by Alistair Duff in the cutoff seat. The play was then on Antonio Martins in the small blind and he three-bet all in for around 50,000. This put Duff to quite the decision as he decided what path he wanted to go down. Eventually he decided to call and the two turned their hands over.
Duff:
Martins:
Duff was in front at this point with his jacks, but it wouldn't stay that way for long as the flop was spread on the felt. The on the turn and the on the river would make sure Martins would take the double up as Duff takes a bit of a hit to his stack late into Day 2.
With 33 players still remaining and only around half a level to go here on Day 2 of the APPT Cebu Main Event, it is looking unlikely we will burst the money bubble tonight. Stay tuned to see who makes it close and who will be returning tomorrow.
David Steicke talked earlier today about a play he made on the final table of his last event in which he 3-bet shoved over an open raise with ace-ten. He wasn't sure he was happy with that play even though others assured him it was "standard".
He made the same play today and it didn't work out here, either. After Amit Varma opened with a small raise, Steicke 3-bet to 40,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Varma shoved, Steicked called, and the race was on, Varma's pocket 7s against Steicke's . It was a swing and a miss for Steicke on a board. He's out.
Following David Steicke's elimination, another couple of players have quick hit the rail. That means there are only 29 players left and we are on the bubble. With that, play is hand-for-hand and we are on the bubble. Players have around 20 minutes left for the day.
Carter Gill has been the only player all in on the bubble so far, not receiving any action and picking up some chips preflop.
In other news, it is looking extremely likely that Amit Varma is going to end up as the chip leader. Varma and Jacky Wang have been the two largest stacks for much of the afternoon, but Varma has left Wang in a trail of dust as Varma has over 500,000.
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to give Nguyen the perfect ten on the turn to scoop the pot.
flop gave Hasse a set. There were no miracle runners for Marvanek. He's out.
flop was spread on the felt. The 
on the river would make sure Martins would take the double up as Duff takes a bit of a hit to his stack late into Day 2.
board. He's out.