Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.07.29 - 2024.07.30Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Entries

1/365

Total Chips

10,950,000

Average

10,950,000

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 8:50:58 PM

Lester Edoc Wins PokerStars Red Dragon

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Lester Edoc

After a three-way ICM deal, the top two stacks flipped for the trophy. Lester Edoc was the luckiest . Congraulations to the new champion!

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 8:45:30 PM

ICM Deal Reached!

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

The final three players have agreed on an ICM deal.

Mike Takayama - PHP 3,735,000 (~USD 63,923)

Lester Edoc - PHP 3,735,000 (~USD 63,923)

Jose Colada - PHP 2,720,000 (~USD 46,550)

Takayama and Edoc will also be awarded a package to the APPT Championship worth PHP 200,000.

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 7:02:08 PM

Lai Xin Hua Eliminated In 4th Place - PHP 1,685,000

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Lai Xin Hua Eliminated In 4th Place - PHP 1,685,000

Lai Xin Hua has been dealt his final hand with Jose Colada shutting him out in 4th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	A♠9♠	busted
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	A♥K♥	1,700,000(283 BB)

Board:Q♥9♥6♦K♦7♣

Lai Xin Hua

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 7:00:02 PM

Jose Colada Doubles Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Jose Colada

Jose Colada is all in for 560,000 and doubles up through Lai Xin Hua.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	A♦7♥	1,200,000(200 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	J♦T♦	710,000(118 BB)

Board:8♥4♦7♣2♥A♥

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 6:45:01 PM

Czar Ian Marcos Eliminated In 5th Place - PHP 1,295,000

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Czar Ian Marcos Eliminated In 5th Place - PHP 1,295,000

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♠6♠	busted
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	A♥J♠	3,500,000(583 BB)

Board:7♠3♥9♥8♠2♥

Czar Ian Marcos

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 6:40:30 PM

Lai Xin Hua Doubles Up Again

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Lai Xin Hua

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	Q♣9♥ SB	1,100,000(183 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	K♥J♠ BB	840,000(140 BB)

Board:3♥5♠8♥8♠A♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 6:37:40 PM

Lai Xin Hua Rivers It To Survive

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Lai Xin Hua

Down to 2 bb, Lai Xin Hua goes all in and Mike Takayama attempts to eliminate.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	Q♥6♥	630,000(105 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♦K♣	5,600,000(933 BB)

Board:J♠2♠T♦J♣6♠

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:59:01 PM

Good Pot For Jose Colada

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

Jose Colada

Utg Jose Colada makes it 105,000 and big blind Mike Takayama calls. Takayama checks the flop K♥ Q♣ K♣ then calls Colada's 100,000 bet. The turn 8♣ is checked to bring the river T♠ . Colada fires 225,000, Takayama check-calls then mucks to Colada's A♠ J♣ straight.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	5,300,000(883 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	2,200,000(367 BB)

Level 27: 30,000 / 6,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/365

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:41:43 PM

Straight For Lai Xin Hua

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Lai Xin Hua

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	Q♣T♣	830,000(17 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♠J♠	1,275,000(26 BB)

Board:8♣J♦K♣T♥A♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:38:45 PM

Jose Colada Doubles Up

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jose Colada

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	9♣9♠ BB	1,785,000(36 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♦7♦ SB	5,020,000(100 BB)

Board:2♥9♠3♦5♦5♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:37:29 PM

Chip Counts

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	5,500,000(110 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	2,800,000(56 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,810,000(36 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	1,800,000(36 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	1,200,000(24 BB)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/365

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:34:38 PM

Czar Ian Marcos Puts Pressure On The Flop

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Czar Ian Marcos

Czar Ian Marcos opens 85,000, big blind Jose Colada makes it 225,000, Marcos calls. Colada continues at the flop 2♥ J♣ Q♥ for 155,000, Marcos raises 505,000, Colada folds.

Player	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	2,800,000(70 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	1,100,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:09:42 PM

Chip Counts

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	4,230,000(106 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	2,175,000(54 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	1,880,000(47 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,810,000(45 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	1,240,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 5:01:04 PM

Seonghun Park Eliminated In 6th Place - PHP 995,000

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Seonghun Park Eliminated In 6th Place - PHP 995,000

Player	Hand	Chips
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	8♣8♠	busted
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♦Q♦	990,000(25 BB)

Board:5♦4♠3♥2♠3♠

Seonghun Park

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:56:57 PM

Li Lok Ching Out In 7th Place - PHP 765,000

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Li Lok Ching Out In 7th Place - PHP 765,000

Short stacked Li Lok Ching all in for 520,000, Mike Takayama calls. At the runout, Takayama spikes a pair to end Ching's run in 7th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	A♦Q♣	busted
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	K♦J♦	4,300,000(108 BB)

Board:6♥5♣J♣8♦4♦

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:49:14 PM

Mike Takayama Widening His Lead

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Mike Takayama

Chip leader Mike Takayama opens 90,000, small blind Li Lok Ching re-raises 275,000, Takayama flats. Ching continues 200,000 on the flop 2♦ T♦ 6♠ , Takayama calls. The turn 6♣ is checked leading to the river T♣ . Takayama bets 440,000, Ching gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	3,800,000(95 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	530,000(13 BB)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/365

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:36:01 PM

Ronald Haverkamp Out In 8th Place - PHP 630,000

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ronald Haverkamp Out In 8th Place - PHP 630,000

Short stacked Ronald Haverkamp all in again and this time falls to Czar Ian Marcos.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	4♦4♥	busted
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	K♥Q♦	1,100,000(37 BB)

Board:2♦5♣K♠3♦2♥

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:29:09 PM

Suckout Over Suckout

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jose Colada

Ronald Haverkamp three-bets all in his last 105,000 and initial raiser Jose Colada obliges.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	A♣9♠	270,000(9 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	K♥5♥	1,350,000(45 BB)

Board:5♣T♥9♦5♠9♥

Both players hit the flop, Colada lands trips on the turn and prematurely celebrates and is stunned by the 9♥ river for higher full house to Haverkamp.

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:25:50 PM

Another Pot For Mike Takayama

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mike Takayama

Lai Xin Hua opens 60,000, Ronald Haverkamp three-bets 200,000, big blind Mike Takayama flats, and Lai opts to fold. The flop J♣ 6♥ 6♠ is checked, Takayama bets 300,000 on the turn 4♣ , no takers.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	2,700,000(90 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,475,000(49 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	165,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:20:26 PM

Czar Ian Marcos Doubles Up

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Czar Ian Marcos

Czar Ian Marcos limp from the small blind and Lester Edoc checks. Marcos bets 55,000 at the flop T♠ A♥ 6♣ , Edoc calls. Marcos fires 100,000 on the turn J♥ , Edoc raises 500,000, Marcos calls for his last 265,000.

With the river J♣ , Marcos scores a double up for his full house.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	J♠T♦	700,000(23 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	A♦8♣	1,700,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:05:36 PM

Richard Marquez Exits In 9th Place - PHP 526,000

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Richard Marquez Exits In 9th Place - PHP 526,000

Richard Marquez opens with a big bet of 255,000, cutoff Li Lok Ching calls and dealer lays the flop 3♥ Q♠ 4♥ . Marquez goes all in for his remaining 60,000 and Ching quickly calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	A♣J♥	busted
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	A♦A♥	1,500,000(50 BB)

With the turn 3♦ and river 5♥ , Marquez exits in 9th place.

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 4:02:09 PM

Pot For Mike Takayama

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mike Takayama

From utg+1 Mike Takayama opens 60,000 only to get re-raised by small blind Li Lok Ching. Takayama calls the 190,000, the flop comes J♣ 7♦ 4♣ . Ching continues 140,000, Takayama calls. The turn 5♦ is checked, Takayama fires 350,000 on the river T♠ . Ching folds.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	2,700,000(90 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	1,165,000(39 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:36:23 PM

Final Table Formed

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Red Dragon Final Table

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	2,400,000(80 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	1,915,000(64 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	1,785,000(60 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	1,545,000(52 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,240,000(41 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	935,000(31 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	450,000(15 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	360,000(12 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	315,000(11 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:33:58 PM

Vinayak Bajaj Eliminated In 10th Place

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Vinayak Bajaj Eliminated In 10th Place

Card rush for Li Lok Ching to send another player to the exit. Next to go was Vinayak Bajaj with A♥ 9♦ unable to improve against Q♣ Q♥ .

Vinayak Bajaj

Player	Chips
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	1,545,000(52 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	busted

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:30:38 PM

Li Lok Ching Has Magsakay's Number

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

After Li Lok Ching doubles up off Vamerdino Magsakay, they meet again and again Ching ships it. Magsakay exits in 11th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	A♣5♥	busted
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	A♥Q♥	1,150,000(38 BB)

Board:T♣Q♠9♥7♠7♥

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:24:34 PM

Li Lok Ching Doubles Up

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Li Lok Ching

Catching the action with the flop laid out 8♥ 9♠ J♣ and 165,000 in the pot, Vamerdino Magsakay bets 55,000, Li Lok Ching check-raises 140,000, Magsakay uses two three time banks then shoves, Ching calls and had the nuts.

The turn 5♦ and river T♦ completes the board for a double up to Ching.

Player	Hand	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	A♣A♥	230,000(8 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	T♦7♣	805,000(27 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:20:42 PM

Huge Double Up For Mike Takayama

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Intense hand opens with Lai Xin Hua raising 70,000 from hijack, cutoff Mike Takayama calls, small blind Ronald Haverkamp three-bets 280,000, Hua calls, Takayama four-bets all in for 1,090,000, Haverkamp calls, and after tanking, Hua folds and shows Q♦ Q♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♣A♦	2,310,000(77 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	Q♣Q♠	185,000(6 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore		1,130,000(38 BB)

Board:2♥7♠T♠9♣4♦

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:18:55 PM

Chip Counts

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	1,850,000(62 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	1,840,000(61 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,415,000(47 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	1,275,000(43 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,040,000(35 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	940,000(31 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	690,000(23 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	675,000(23 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	375,000(13 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	360,000(12 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	315,000(11 BB)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/365

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:15:52 PM

Czar Ian Marcos Boosted On A Cooler

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Czar Ian Marcos

Czar Ian Marcos three-bets all in and Richard Marquez calls. At the showdown, Marcos has the nuts holecards that survive for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♦A♣	680,000(27 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	T♦T♣	400,000(16 BB)

Board:3♣9♥Q♦9♦7♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:12:39 PM

Li Lok Ching Sticks Around

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Li Lok Ching

Short stacked Li Lok Ching goes all in with 7 bb left and doubles up through Lester Edoc.

Player	Hand	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	K♣7♥	1,500,000(60 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	A♥8♠	365,000(15 BB)

Board:T♣6♥T♠A♦A♠

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:08:58 PM

Seitaro Aso's Top Pair No Good

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Seitaro Aso

Preflop war opens with Seitaro Aso raising 175,000, Vamerdino Magsakay jams 375,000, Seitaro calls with less behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	A♣T♦	busted
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	K♣Q♦	685,000(27 BB)

Board:Q♥J♥Q♣4♥A♥

Magsakay's trips defeat Seitaro's top pair to ship it and send Seitaro out in 12th place.

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 3:03:29 PM

Martin Gonzales Falls To Aces

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Martin Gonzales

End of the road for Martin Gonzales with Jose Colada cleaning him out. Hand opens with a raise from hijack Gonzales, button Colada three-bets 160,000, Gonzales calls. At the flop T♥ Q♥ 4♦ , check from Gonzales, Colada c-bets 250,000, Gonzales jams 780,000. Colada snap-calls and shows A♣ A♥ . Gonzales has a draw with 5♥ 6♥ . The turn T♣ and river T♠ only help Colada to oust Gonzales in 13th place.

Player	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	2,000,000(80 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 2:57:06 PM

Ronald Haverkamp Rivers The Straight

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Ronald Haverkamp

Utg Park Seonghun raises 55,000, big blind Ronald Haverkamp three-bets 175,000, Park calls and head to the flop T♦ 9♦ J♠ . Following a check, Park bets 290,000, Haverkamp shoves 640,000, Park calls.

Park is ahead with a set which hold on the turn 2♥ however, the river Q♣ switches them up with Haverkamp improving to a straight for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	K♠K♥	1,630,000(65 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	T♠T♣	450,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 2:51:29 PM

Michael De Leon Eliminated

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Michael De Leon

Michael De Leon opens and small blind Park Seonghun joins to the flop 9♥ J♠ T♥ . Park opts to lead out 40,000, De Leon three-bets, Park answers with a four-bets, De Leon shoves the entire load of 615,000. Park calls and covers De Leon.

Park is already made with a straight, De Leon with top pair. The turn Q♥ gives De Leon hope which vanishes on the river T♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	Q♠J♣	busted
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	7♥8♥	450,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 2:47:07 PM

Czar Ian Marcos Cleans Out A Short Stack

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Czar Ian Marcos

Czar Ian Marcos min-raises, big blind Daniel Benor calls leaving just 3 bb behind. At the flop 3♥ 4♥ 5♦ , Benor sends it all in and Marcos calls.

Marcos has the straight, Benor with two pair, the turn 7♦ and river 8♠ ends Benor's run in 16th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	A♣2♣	823,000(33 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	4♠5♣	busted

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 2:28:05 PM

Ronato Alcano's Set Burned

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Ronato Alcano

Just last level, Jose Colada was down to 6 bb and has now risen to over a million in chips. His latest pot was the shocking takedown of Ronato Alcano.

Hand opens with utg Colada raising 55,000, Alcano and Martin Gonzales call. Colada continues for 85,000 on a flop 2♠ 5♦ T♥ , only Alcano joins to the turn 3♠ . Colada jams and Alcano calls for his tournament life.

Alcano is ahead with a set and Colada way behind until the river 4♠ giving Colada the straight to burn Alcano out of the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	5♣5♠	busted
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	A♦Q♥	1,100,000(44 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines		650,000(26 BB)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/365

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:43:32 PM

Mike Takayama Ahead The Whole Way

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama

Daniel Benor opens 40,000, Mike Takayama shoves 535,000, Benor calls and covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	K♦K♣	1,120,000(56 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	T♠T♥	235,000(12 BB)

Board:9♣4♣5♥4♦K♠

Takayama's cowboys stay ahead throughout for a double up as Benor plunges to 11 bb.

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:36:27 PM

Jose Colada With Two Double Ups

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jose Colada

Jose Colada is surrounded by the big stacks and manages to get two double ups through to stay in the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	K♣Q♣	300,000(15 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	A♣J♦	1,050,000(53 BB)

Board:8♠4♠T♥9♦Q♦

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:34:03 PM

Lester Edoc Rises Past A Mil

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lester Edoc

Utg Ronald Haverkamp opens, Scott Black shoves 340,000, Lester Edoc four-bets nearly 900,000, Haverkamp gives up his hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	K♦K♥	1,300,000(65 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	A♥T♥	busted
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands		900,000(45 BB)

Board:T♦3♠J♦6♦6♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:31:39 PM

Scott Black Doubles Up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Scott Black

Scott Black open shoves 8 bb and is at risk against caller Vamerdino Magsakay.

Player	Hand	Chips
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	A♦3♦	340,000(17 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	K♣9♣	480,000(24 BB)

Board:4♥A♣9♠5♥Q♥

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:28:19 PM

Martin Gonzales Fires At Every Street

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Martin Gonzales

After calling a raise preflop, Martin Gonzales takes command of the hand first raising 125,000 on a flop T♠ 4♦ 7♣ that's called by Ronato Alcano. On the turn 8♣ another 140,000 from Gonzales that Alcano check-calls. Gonzales fires a third barrel of 170,000 on the river T♦ , this time Alcano gives up his stake on the pot.

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	1,300,000(65 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	360,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:26:36 PM

Four-Bet Wins It For Michael De Leon

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Michael De Leon

Cutoff Michael De Leon raises 50,000, button Daniel Benor three-bets 130,000, De Leon four-bets 330,000, Benor surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	960,000(48 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	620,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:23:13 PM

Ronald Haverkamp Pairs Both Cards

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Ronald Haverkamp

Martin Gonzales raises 45,000 from the button, small blind Ronald Haverkamp jams for 330,000, big blind Scott Black re-jams for 495,000, Gonzales gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	Q♠J♦	725,000(36 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines		860,000(43 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	9♦9♠	165,000(8 BB)

Board:3♥Q♥4♦4♠J♣

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:20:36 PM

Rommel Angeles Misses The Board

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Rommel Angeles

Rommel Angeles open shoves 175,000, Vinayak Bajaj calls, big blind Lai Xin Hua joins the shove for 380,000, Bajaj gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	Q♠J♣	busted
VB Vinayak BajajIndia		860,000(43 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	9♥9♦	760,000(38 BB)

Board:4♥8♥7♠A♠2♠

TriciaTricia

7/29/2024, 1:18:44 PM

Lester Edoc Cracks Kho's Kings

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lester Edoc

Lester Edoc calls Kison Kho's 8 bb shove and lucks out to deliver the axe.

Player	Hand	Chips
KK Kitson KhoHong Kong	K♦K♠	busted
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	K♥Q♠	880,000(44 BB)

Board:T♥9♦J♦8♣6♣

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7/29/2024, 1:14:46 PM

Set Over Set

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama

Small blind Mike Takayama limps then calls big blind Vinayak Bajaj's 55,000 raise. On a flop 5♠ K♣ A♥ , Bajaj continues for 35,000, Takayama check-calls. Bajaj fires again on the turn T♠ for 80,000, this time Takayama shoves for 255,000. Bajaj calls and it's a wild set over set situation.

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♠A♣	870,000(44 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	K♥K♠	935,000(47 BB)

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/365

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7/29/2024, 12:13:13 PM

Chip Counts

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	1,380,000(86 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	1,100,000(69 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	1,080,000(68 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	806,000(50 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	775,000(48 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	752,000(47 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	751,000(47 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	635,000(40 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	483,000(30 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	480,000(30 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	463,000(29 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	450,000(28 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	402,000(25 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	355,000(22 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	305,000(19 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	216,000(14 BB)
KK Kitson KhoHong Kong	168,000(11 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	163,000(10 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	123,000(8 BB)

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7/29/2024, 12:08:43 PM

Daniel Benor Next To Get Paid

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Daniel Benor

Maxwell Rosete opens then calls Daniel Benor's 265,000 shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	A♠Q♦	575,000(36 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	K♦Q♣	25,000(2 BB)

Board:A♥3♦9♦4♥9♠

Benor doubles through while Rosete plunges to 1.5 bb. Next hand, Benor takes the rest of Rosete's chips.

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7/29/2024, 12:06:47 PM

Short Stacked Seitaro Aso Sticks Around

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Seitaro Aso

All in preflop with short stacked Seitaro Aso at risk against caller Park Seonghun.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	A♣Q♣	270,000(17 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	A♦T♠	480,000(30 BB)

Board:8♠2♥5♠3♥Q♠

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7/29/2024, 12:03:07 PM

Kitson Kho Doubles Up

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Kitson Kho

Facing a button raise, short stacked Kitson Kho three-bets all in and button Lester Edoc attempts to eliminate.

Player	Hand	Chips
KK Kitson KhoHong Kong	A♥4♥	256,000(16 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	3♦5♥	863,000(54 BB)

Board:A♦6♣3♠9♥T♥

Kho stays ahead for a double up.

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7/29/2024, 11:42:50 AM

Keisuke Shibachi Falls To Aces

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Keisuke Shibachi

Utg Lai Xin Hua starts the action with a 33,000 raise, utg+1 Richard Marquez calls, small blind Keisuke Shibachi re-raises 100,000, Hua folds, Marquez calls.

At the flop 8♥ 2♥ 7♠ , Keisuke continues for 75,000, Marquez calls, they head to the turn 7♦ . Keisuke fires 95,000, Marquez shoves, Keisuke commits the remaining 165,000 stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	Q♦Q♥	busted
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	A♣A♥	880,000(55 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore		402,000(25 BB)

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7/29/2024, 11:34:50 AM

Martin Gonzales Lucks Out To Survive

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Martin Gonzales

Getting to the table with Martin Gonzales at risk of elimination with a dominated hand and dominated stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	A♠T♠	746,000(47 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	A♥K♣	760,000(48 BB)

Board:T♥5♥6♥A♦J♠

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7/29/2024, 11:31:24 AM

Seitaro's Snowmen Stand Solid

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Seitaro Aso

Hijack Seitaro Aso open shoves 95,000 and finds a challenger in Daniel Benor from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	8♠8♦	222,000(14 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	A♣8♣	7,000(0 BB)

Board:Q♦T♣Q♠3♣2♦

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7/29/2024, 11:28:26 AM

Victor Chong Shoves Into Aces

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Victor Chong

After paying a double up to Scott Black, Victor Chong three-bets 80,000, initial raiser Ronato Alcano four-bets 175,000, Chong shoves 405,000, Alcano calls and covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	K♥Q♠	busted
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	A♣A♥	1,200,000(75 BB)

Board:9♠3♦A♠6♣6♠

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7/29/2024, 11:26:05 AM

Scott Black Wins The Flip

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Scott Black

Utg Scott Black opens 32,000, big blind Victor Chong shoves for 759,000, Black commits his last 317,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	A♣K♥	664,000(42 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	T♣T♦	422,000(26 BB)

Board:5♣A♠8♦3♦3♣

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7/29/2024, 11:19:51 AM

Lai Xin Hua Wins The Three Way

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lai Xin Hua

Four players build a pot of 108,000 and head to a flop 9♦ 8♣ K♦ . Blinds check to hijack Czar Ian Marcos who bets 56,000, Lai Xin Hua calls, small blind checks, big blind Uday Duggal shoves for 107,000. Back to Marcos with a bigger jam of 518,000, Hua uses up five time-banks then makes the with 199,000 behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaChina	A♦7♦	587,000(49 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	K♠J♥	518,000(43 BB)
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	T♦7♣	busted

The turn 2♦ secures the nut flush for Hua and with the river 6♦ , Hua ships it while railing Duggal in the process.

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/365

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7/29/2024, 11:08:16 AM

Lai Xin Hua Doubles Up And More

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lai Xin Hua

Keisuke Shibachi opens, cutoff Czar Ian Marcos and button Lai Xin Hua call, big blind Rommel Angeles shoves 422,000. Only Hua calls with just 79,000 total.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaChina	K♦J♠	212,000(18 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	J♦J♣	343,000(29 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines		543,000(45 BB)
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan		220,000(18 BB)

Board:4♠3♥9♣K♠T♠

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7/29/2024, 10:59:18 AM

Vinayak Bajaj Wins It Preflop

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Preflop battle begins with Mike Takayama's 27,000 raise, button Vinayak Bajaj three-bets 72,000, Takayama four-bets back 230,000, Bajaj shoves and covers. Takayama tanks using up one time-bank then folds.

Player	Chips
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	1,130,000(94 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	353,000(29 BB)

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7/29/2024, 10:56:31 AM

Francisco Osuna Rivered

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Francisco Osuna

Mike Takayama opens then calls Francisco Osuna's 155,000 shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
FO Francisco OsunaSpain	J♠J♦	busted
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	K♠Q♣	606,000(51 BB)

Board:7♣3♠4♦6♠K♦

Looking good through the turn, a king turns up on the river to finish off Osuna in 25th place.

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7/29/2024, 10:54:16 AM

Quick Trips For Keisuke Shibachi

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Keisuke Shibachi

Keisuke Shibachi shoves 11 bb and finds plenty of luck on the board to stay in the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	A♠5♠	204,000(17 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	9♠9♦	716,000(60 BB)

Board:5♦J♥5♥T♥7♥

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7/29/2024, 10:51:31 AM

Ace On The Window For Scott Black

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Scott Black

Kitson Kho gets his stack in the middle and Scott Black attempts to eliminate.

Player	Hand	Chips
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	K♥K♠	303,000(25 BB)
KK Kitson KhoHong Kong	A♥Q♣	256,000(21 BB)

Board:4♦6♥A♠7♣8♣

An Ace in the window holds for Kho to double up.

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7/29/2024, 10:46:22 AM

Lin Hao Eliminated On A Classic Flip

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lin Hao

Player	Hand	Chips
LH Lin Hao (2)Hong Kong	A♦K♣	busted
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	Q♦Q♠	458,000(38 BB)

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/365

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7/29/2024, 10:02:10 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	847,000(85 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	810,000(81 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	780,000(78 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	767,000(77 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	702,000(70 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	535,000(54 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	510,000(51 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	495,000(50 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	450,000(45 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	380,000(38 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	365,000(37 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	365,000(37 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	361,000(36 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	360,000(36 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaChina	350,000(35 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	283,000(28 BB)
GR Gabriel RohSouth Korea	277,000(28 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	260,000(26 BB)
LW Louis WongSingapore	255,000(26 BB)
FO Francisco OsunaSpain	248,000(25 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	240,000(24 BB)
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	187,000(19 BB)
LH Lin Hao (2)Hong Kong	185,000(19 BB)
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	162,000(16 BB)
IS Isidro SifuentesUnited States of America	46,000(5 BB)

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7/29/2024, 9:53:13 AM

Aces Double Up Mike Takayama

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Mike Takayama

Ronald Haverkamp opens, Mike Takayama three-bets 100,000, Haverkamp four-bets 350,000, Takayama calls with less behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	A♦A♣	606,000(51 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	K♦J♦	345,000(29 BB)

Board:T♦Q♣Q♦7♥2♠

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7/29/2024, 9:52:23 AM

Uday Duggal's Kicker Plays

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Uday Duggal

Three players in on a boosted pot see a flop T♦ 2♣ Q♣ . Action is checked to the button Uday Duggal who sends out his entire 75,000, Motokatsu Uhara joins in with less while Lester Edoc gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	Q♦8♥	busted
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	K♣Q♠	187,000(16 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines		535,000(45 BB)

The turn A♣ and river 3♠ completes the board. Duggal's kicker plays to rail Uhara.

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7/29/2024, 9:50:56 AM

Jessie Leonarez Burned By Lester Edoc

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Jessie Leonarez

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	K♣K♦	busted
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	J♥J♠	555,000(46 BB)

Board:K♥T♣8♥Q♥9♣

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7/29/2024, 9:49:34 AM

Maxwell Rosete Doubles Up

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

More preflop shoves. Next to score a boost is Maxwell Rosete off Uday Duggal.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	A♥7♠	136,000(14 BB)
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	T♠9♠	137,000(14 BB)

Board:A♦3♦Q♣2♠J♥

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7/29/2024, 9:12:21 AM

Richard Marquez Celebrates The Win

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Richard Marquez

Richard Marquez is heard across the venue as he celebrates his win against Francisco Osuna. Hand opens with utg Osuna raising 20,000 that's called by small blind Marquez. Osuna bets 25,000 at the flop 9♣ 5♥ 3♥ , Marquez check-raises 90,000, Osuna calls. More chips dumped at the turn 2♣ with Marquez leading out 150,000, Osuna shoving 480,000, and Marquez calling with less behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	5♠3♠	690,000(69 BB)
FO Francisco OsunaSpain	A♣3♣	232,000(23 BB)

Marquez is ahead with two pair while Osuna has a flush draw. The river Q♥ is not one of Osuna's outs for a huge double up to Marquez.

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7/29/2024, 9:05:57 AM

Keisuke Shibachi Doubles Up And More

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Keisuke Shibachi

Jose Drilon opens from the button, called by small blind Ronato Alcano, then big blind Keisuke Shibachi shoves 91,000. Drilon folds while Alcano calls. Keisuke has kings that hold at the runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines		76,000(8 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	A♥T♣	517,000(52 BB)
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	K♥K♣	212,000(21 BB)

Board:7♠9♣5♣3♥5♠

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7/29/2024, 8:59:28 AM

Victor Chong Puts Pressure On Park

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Victor Chong

From utg+1 Victor Chong opens, cutoff Rommel Angeles calls, big blind Seonghun Park bumps it up to 100,000, only Chong chooses to continue to the flop J♠ Q♣ Q♠ . Park resumes with a 25,000 bet, Chong answers with a 75,000 raise, Park calls and they head to the turn J♥ . Sending the action to Chong, he bets 75,000 again, this time Park opts to surrender his hand.

Player	Chips
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	867,000(87 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	792,000(79 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	355,000(36 BB)

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/365

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7/29/2024, 8:40:33 AM

Keisuke Shibachi Survives The Flip

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Keisuke Shibachi

Jose Drilon opens 17,000, small blind Keisuke Shibachi all in for 43,000, big blind Ronald Haverkamp calls while Drilon opts to step aside.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	A♥8♣	111,000(14 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	6♣6♥	317,000(40 BB)
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines		115,000(14 BB)

Board:8♥7♦T♦7♠T♥

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7/29/2024, 8:35:28 AM

Jose Drilon Wins The Flip

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jose Drilon

Just under 10 bb, Jose Drilon shoves and is called by Ronald Haverkamp. It's a flip with a pair against overcards. At the runout, Drilon pairs up to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines	K♥9♦	172,000(22 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	7♦7♥	418,000(52 BB)

Board:K♠T♠A♥5♣6♦

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7/29/2024, 8:34:47 AM

Lin Hao Survives Overcards

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Lin Hao

After the double up, Daniel Benor wins another pot with an uncalled raise then loses some to Hao Lin. Lin shoves 45,000 with a pocket pair that survives Benor's overcards.

Player	Hand	Chips
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	A♥Q♦	123,000(15 BB)
LH Lin Hao (2)Hong Kong	7♥7♠	110,000(14 BB)

Board:8♥8♠T♣J♠6♥

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7/29/2024, 8:31:35 AM

Daniel Benor Saved By The River

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Daniel Benor

Daniel Benor open shoves his last 9 bb and is challenged by big stacked Jose Colada.

Player	Hand	Chips
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	A♦Q♥	168,000(21 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	A♠K♣	366,000(46 BB)

Board:7♦6♣5♣2♥Q♠

Looking bleak for Benor, the river queen saves him and doubles up.

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7/29/2024, 8:28:02 AM

Jessie Leonarez Doubles Up

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jessie Leonarez

Small blind Maxwell Rosete attempts to steal with an open jam for 123,000, big blind Jessie Leonarez calls for about half that behind. At the runout, Leonarez doubles up and Rosete plunges to 7 bb.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	Q♦9♦	144,000(18 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	K♦9♣	55,000(7 BB)

Board:6♦Q♣3♥8♠3♠

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7/29/2024, 8:24:35 AM

Top Pair For Gabriel Roh

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Gabriel Roh

Gabriel Roh opens and Maxwell Rosete calls. A♠ the board completes 2♣ 4♠ Q♣ 3♠ 8♥ , Roh bets 16,000, 37,000 that's check-called by Rosete. Then both knock on the river. Roh has Q♦ T♠ to pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	123,000(15 BB)
GR Gabriel RohSouth Korea	22,800(3 BB)

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7/29/2024, 8:22:31 AM

Martin Gonzales Boots Joshua Chargualaf

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Martin Gonzales

More chips for Martin Gonzales who looks down at Q♦ Q♥ and calls Joshua Chargualaf's shove of 64,000. Chargualaf has K♠ 8♠ . The board runs ten-high.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam		191,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines		715,000(89 BB)

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7/29/2024, 8:18:13 AM

Higher Straight For Richard Marquez

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Richard Marquez

Richard Marquez opens, big blind David Erquiaga calls, both head to a flop T♠ K♠ 9♥ . Action is checked to Marquez who c-bets 20,000, Erquiaga responds with a raise of 100,000, Marquez moves all in for 220,000 well covering Erquiaga's stack. Erquiaga risks it.

Player	Hand	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	7♠8♥	busted
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	Q♦9♠	1,007,000(126 BB)

Both players are drawing with Marquez surprised to be ahead. The turn J♦ is a straight for both with Marquez with the higher spread. With the river J♥ , Erquiaga is eliminated.

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7/29/2024, 8:15:03 AM

Vamerdino Magsakay Eliminates Gaurav Law

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Vamerdino Magsakay

Action folds to the button Vamerdino Magsakay who raises, small blind Rommel Angeles calls then big blind Gaurav Law jams his las t 73,000. Both players call then check down the board 4♣ Q♦ Q♥ J♥ A♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	A♦T♦	445,000(56 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	T♠T♥	599,000(75 BB)
GL Gaurav LawIndia	2♠2♦	busted

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7/29/2024, 7:40:02 AM

End Of The Road For John Matsuda

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

John Matsuda

Another short stack runs dry with John Matsuda falling to big stacked Michael De Leon.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	K♠J♠	busted
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	A♥T♦	439,000(55 BB)

Board:K♥A♦8♥4♠9♠

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7/29/2024, 7:38:17 AM

Big Stacks Around The Room

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	715,000(89 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	688,000(86 BB)
LW Louis WongSingapore	632,000(79 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	439,000(55 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	405,000(51 BB)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 44/365

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7/29/2024, 7:35:01 AM

Czar Ian Marcos' Pocket Pair Holds

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Czar Ian Marcos

Another fast bust with Raymundo Gomez falling to Czar Ian Marcos in 45th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	A♣K♣	busted
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	9♣9♠	405,000(68 BB)

Board:Q♠7♥4♠3♦6♥

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7/29/2024, 7:32:37 AM

Ruiqi Song Runs Into Kings

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

From utg, Ruiqi Song raises 13,000 then calls Louis Wong's 162,000 shove. At the showdown, Wong has kings which holds to rail Song in 46th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
RS Ruiqi SongChina	A♣K♠	busted
LW Louis WongSingapore	K♦K♣	563,000(94 BB)

Board:5♠9♣Q♠3♦4♠

Player	Hand	Chips
RS Ruiqi SongChina	A♣K♠	busted
LW Louis WongSingapore	K♦K♣	563,000(94 BB)

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7/29/2024, 7:28:41 AM

Hao Lin Finishes Donghyun Kim

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hao Lim

All in preflop with Hao Lin shoving 70,000 and Donghyun Kim joins in for his remaining 31,000. At the runout, Lin wins the flip to rail Kim in 47th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
LH Lin Hao (2)Hong Kong	J♠T♠	116,000(19 BB)
DH Dong Hyun KimSouth Korea	6♣6♥	busted

Board:T♣9♦A♣J♥T♥

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7/29/2024, 7:06:16 AM

David Erquiaga On The Rise

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

David Erquiaga

Following a double up, David Erquiaga boosts his stack again by taking down short stacked Isidro Sifuentes.

Player	Hand	Chips
IS Isidro SifuentesUnited States of America	Q♦3♥	busted
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♣2♥	109,000(18 BB)

Board:T♣T♥6♥7♣J♠

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7/29/2024, 7:00:38 AM

Keisuke Shibachi Wins The Three-Way

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Seyoon Lim min-raises, button David Erquiaga shoves 37,000, small blind Keisuke Shibachi joins for less (22,000), back to Lim who calls and covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♥J♠	30,000(5 BB)
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	9♣9♦	78,000(13 BB)
SL Seyoon LimSouth Korea	6♣6♦	35,000(6 BB)

Board:9♠8♥5♥4♦A♦

Shibachi triples up with a set and David Erquiaga wins the side pot.

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7/29/2024, 6:45:49 AM

Bubble Bursts: William Teoh Eliminated

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hijack Taeil Han opens 15,000, button Victor Chong shoves (293,000), big blind William Teoh calls for his last 46,000, Ahn folds.

Player	Hand	Chips
WT William TeohMalaysia	A♥K♦	busted
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	K♥5♥	357,000(60 BB)
TA Taeil AhnSouth Korea		88,000(15 BB)

Board:8♠5♠3♥6♦T♦

With Chong's small card pairing up, Teoh falls as the stone cold bubble.

William Teoh

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7/29/2024, 6:37:34 AM

Bubble Round: Lai Xin Hua Wont Be Bluffed

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Lai Xin Hua

Czar Ian Marcos kicks off the hand for 13,000 and small blind Lai Xin Hua calls. When the board completes A♠ K♦ 2♥ 3♣ 9♥ , Marcos fires every street - 14,000, 27,000, and unloads it all on the river for 308,000, Lai check-calls it down and exposes Marcos's bluff.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	5♣9♣	197,000(33 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaChina	A♥Q♦	342,000(57 BB)

BUBBLE TIME

56 players remaining

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7/29/2024, 6:21:05 AM

John Matsuda Cleans Out Bakharev

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

John Matsuda

Open shove from Mikhail Bakharev is called by cutoff John Matsuda.

Player	Hand	Chips
MB Mikhail BakharevRussia	K♥Q♥	busted
JM John MatsudaJapan	A♠K♠	325,000(54 BB)

Board:A♣9♦2♦3♣A♦

Bakharev gets the boot to signal the start of the bubble round with 56 players remaining.

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 57/365

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7/29/2024, 6:10:30 AM

Jose Drilon Boots With Kings

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Short stacked Duy Tung Nguyen opens 12,000 then calls for his remaining stack on a three-bet from Jose Drilon. At the runout, Nguyen fails to connect and is eliminated.

Player	Hand	Chips
DT Duy Tung NguyenViet Nam	A♥7♠	busted
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines	K♠K♦	463,000(93 BB)

Board:T♥3♥6♥5♣Q♦

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7/29/2024, 6:07:59 AM

Francisco Osuna Claims A Short Stack

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Francisco Osuna

Down to 7 bb, Evgeny Strotenko three-bets all in which doesn't scare Francisco Osuna who makes the easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
FO Francisco OsunaSpain	A♦9♥	busted
ES Evgeny StrotenkoSpain	J♣J♥	275,000(55 BB)

Board:3♦5♦T♦6♠Q♥

Strotenko misses the board and fall before the money round.

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7/29/2024, 6:04:33 AM

Seonghun Park Rails Elmer Kalaquian

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Seonghun Park

Elmer Kalaquian open shoves 12 bb, Gabriel Roh calls, Seonghun Park three-bets all in for 181,000, Roh folds.

Player	Hand	Chips
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	A♠K♠	94,000(19 BB)
GR Gabriel RohSouth Korea		83,000(17 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	T♠T♥	busted

Board:K♣J♠J♣4♣9♥

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7/29/2024, 6:00:25 AM

Bad Beat Bust For Vladimir Mefodichev

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

With less than 4 bb behind, Vladimir Mefodichev puts it out front and Daniel Behor calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	T♠T♦	91,000(18 BB)
V Vladimir MefodichevRussia	Q♠Q♣	busted

Board:4♦2♥T♥2♦9♣

Benor spikes the lucky two-outer to boot Mefodichev out of the tournament.

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7/29/2024, 5:57:51 AM

Top Two For Louis Wong

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Louis Wong

Three-bet pot of 97,000, Tomoya Kakihara bets 40,000, Louis Wong shoves 157,000, Kakihara calls.

The turn J♣ and river 2♣ complete the board. Wong doubles up with top two.

Player	Hand	Chips
LW Louis WongSingapore	A♦Q♣	412,000(82 BB)
TK Tomoya KakiharaJapan	A♣7♥	52,000(10 BB)

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7/29/2024, 5:43:04 AM

Double Up For Taeil Ahn

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Taeil Ahn

Down to 12 bb, Taeil Ahn opens 49,000 from hijack leaving 10,000 behind. Small blind Wanhao Zhao jams 81,000, Ahn tosses the rest in.

Player	Hand	Chips
TA Taeil AhnSouth Korea	A♥K♦	128,000(26 BB)
WZ Wanhao ZhaoChina	T♦T♠	22,000(4 BB)

Board:A♦4♦J♣8♦7♣

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7/29/2024, 5:30:20 AM

Gary Thompson Loses Flip Against The Leader

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Gary Thompson three bets 109,000 and chip leader Martin Gonzales challenges.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	A♠Q♥	busted
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	3♦3♠	828,000(166 BB)

Board:J♠K♥2♦4♣4♦

Thompson misses the board for Gonzales small pair to hold and ship it.

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7/29/2024, 5:24:31 AM

Martin Gonzales Chips Up

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Martin Gonzales

Entering chip leader Martin Gonzales raises 12,000 from button position then calls small blind Vinayak Bajaj's 40,000 three-bet. Bajaj continues for 35,000 on a flop 4♦ 4♠ 8♠ . Gonzales calls, turn comes 6♥ , Bajaj slows to a check then folds to a bet of 55,000.

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	672,000(134 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	165,000(33 BB)

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7/29/2024, 5:18:23 AM

Early Pot For Michael De Leon

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Michael De Leon

Day 1A chip leader Michael De Leon has picked up where he left off, picking up chips that is. De Leon defends the big blind against small blind Edilberto Gopez raise and they check the flop K♣ 8♥ J♦ . Gopez bets 10,000 on the turn and De Leon calls it. Another 20,000 fired by Gopez on the river 2♥ , De Leon calls.

Gopez has premium pocket pair however De Leon has top pair to claim the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	K♦5♦	372,000(74 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	Q♦Q♥	240,000(48 BB)

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7/29/2024, 5:05:29 AM

Cards in the air!

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Shuffle up and deal! The PokerStars Red Dragon is underway with 67 players hunting down the PHP 5.1 Million top prize and the one of a kind PS Red Dragon trophy. Bubble round is just around the bend with only 55 players guaranteed a piece of the PHP 25 Million prize pool. Good luck to all!

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7/29/2024, 2:46:47 AM

PokerStars Red Dragon Final Day At 12pm

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

PokerStars Red Dragon

The PokerStars Red Dragon made its grand return with a PHP 25 Million guarantee in tow. The event pulled in 365 entries across two entry days with only 67 making the cut into Day 2. Leading in the pack is Martin Rundulf Gonzales who topped Day 1B.

It should be action packed from the start with the money bubble approaching. Only 55 players will see a return with the minimum of PHP 120,000 (~USD 3,665) and a sizable PHP 5,105,000 (~USD 87,365) champion's prize, inclusive of an APPT Championship package worth PHP 200,000 to the top two finishers.

Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 427,840)

Entries: 365

Prize pool: PHP 25,000,000 (~USD 427,840)

ITM: 55 places

Day 1A: 104 entries / 19 survivors

Day 1B: 261 entries / 48 survivors

Day 2: 67 players

Live Updates start at 12pm.

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7/28/2024, 8:21:40 PM

Day 2 Chip Counts

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Progress
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	586,000(117 BB)
RA Rommel AngelesPhilippines	413,000(83 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	352,000(70 BB)
MD Michael De LeonPhilippines	345,000(69 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaUnited Kingdom	335,000(67 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	332,000(66 BB)
JD Jose DrilonPhilippines	321,000(64 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	304,000(61 BB)
SA Seokyeol AnSouth Korea	290,000(58 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	288,000(58 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	281,000(56 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	280,000(56 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	272,000(54 BB)
VB Vinayak BajajIndia	266,000(53 BB)
FO Francisco OsunaSpain	263,000(53 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	208,000(42 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	204,000(41 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	203,000(41 BB)
TK Tomoya KakiharaJapan	200,000(40 BB)
KK Kitson KhoHong Kong	196,000(39 BB)
UD Uday DuggalSingapore	195,000(39 BB)
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	191,000(38 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	172,000(34 BB)
RS Ruiqi SongChina	171,000(34 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	163,000(33 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	162,000(32 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	162,000(32 BB)
KL King Lun ShihHong Kong	160,000(32 BB)
KH Kanata HongoJapan	158,000(32 BB)
JL Jessie LeonarezPhilippines	153,000(31 BB)
CL Ching Li LokHong Kong	145,000(29 BB)
GR Gabriel RohSouth Korea	144,000(29 BB)
GT Gary ThompsonIreland	143,000(29 BB)
KS Keisuke ShibachiJapan	137,000(27 BB)
KS Kenichi ShiraiJapan	133,000(27 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	131,000(26 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	128,000(26 BB)
DB Daniel BenorIsrael	126,000(25 BB)
MK Minseung KwakSouth Korea	126,000(25 BB)
GL Gaurav LawIndia	122,000(24 BB)
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	115,000(23 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	107,000(21 BB)
HM Hideaki MiyamotoJapan	107,000(21 BB)
DH Dong Hyun KimSouth Korea	103,000(21 BB)
SB Scott BlackUnited States of America	103,000(21 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaChina	101,000(20 BB)
WZ Wanhao ZhaoChina	96,000(19 BB)
PS Park SeonghunSouth Korea	94,000(19 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	91,000(18 BB)
MJ Murakami JunichiJapan	87,000(17 BB)
ES Evgeny StrotenkoSpain	85,000(17 BB)
SL Seyoon LimSouth Korea	81,000(16 BB)
LH Lin Hao (2)Hong Kong	77,000(15 BB)
OS Ono ShintaroJapan	75,000(15 BB)
TA Taeil AhnSouth Korea	70,000(14 BB)
HJ Hyunjoon JooSouth Korea	69,000(14 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	67,000(13 BB)
DT Duy Tung NguyenViet Nam	67,000(13 BB)
LW Louis WongSingapore	64,000(13 BB)
BA Badrudin AmpatuanPhilippines	55,000(11 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	51,000(10 BB)
IS Isidro SifuentesUnited States of America	46,000(9 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	46,000(9 BB)
V Vladimir MefodichevRussia	44,000(9 BB)
MB Mikhail BakharevRussia	37,000(7 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	35,000(7 BB)	3
ID Ivan Dela CruzPhilippines	30,000(6 BB)