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Asian Poker Tours & Circuits

Ronie Arguelles

Philippines

Day 1D

TriciaTricia

5/5/2024, 6:25:00 PM

Flush for Ronie Arguelles to double through

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

On a board T♠ 5♥ J♦ 6♦ 4♦ , utg+2 raises 2500 preflop, bets every street 3,000, 2,500, and all in, button Ronie Arguelles calls it down and doubles up with A♦ 9♦ flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	47,500(48 BB)	34,300

Day 1C

TriciaTricia

5/3/2024, 5:09:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles triples up to stay alive

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Down to 6 bb, Ronie Arguelles goes all from cutoff and has to dodge two callers. No side pot action to the river Q♣ 2♥ K♣ 5♥ 8♦ . Arguelles’s baby pocket 3♣ 3♠ survives against the button 6♣ 7♣ and small blind A♣ 7♥ . Arguelles stays on.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	13,200(22 BB)	9,200

TriciaTricia

5/3/2024, 4:52:00 PM

Eric Cheung triples up

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Hijack Ronie Arguelles raises 2,200, cutoff Eric Cheung re-raises 10,800 all-in. Button and Arguelles call for side pot. Both check down the board A♠ K♥ T♣ 8♠ T♥ . Cheung A♥ K♦ wins against two pocket nines and revives his stack.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EC Eric Cheung	33,900(57 BB)	33,900
RA Ronie Arguelles	4,000(7 BB)	-33,500

TriciaTricia

5/3/2024, 4:13:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles exposes Jeff Ballester’s bluff

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Following a limp from utg, utg+1 Ronie Arguelles raises 1,300, small blind Jeff Ballester and utg call. The flop 8♦ 3♣ 9♣ is checked by all, while the turn 8♥ sees more action with Ballester betting 2,500, utg folds, Arguelles calls. The river K♦ , Ballester continues with a 4,400 bet, Arguelles calls and shows K♠ T♥ top pair exposing Ballester’s J♣ 7♣ missed draw.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JB Jeff Ballester	41,500(83 BB)	-6,600
RA Ronie Arguelles	37,500(75 BB)	37,500

Day 1B

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 10:55:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles outkicked out of the running

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff raises 11,000, the button Edgar Asehan and big blind Aning call the raise. Flop runs 8♥ 4♣ 6♥ , Arguelles c-bets 30,000, Asehan calls, and Aning check-folds. On the turn 6♣ , Arguelles goes all-in for 26,000, and Asehan calls. Arguelles opens 8♠ T♠ , Asehan has A♣ 8♣ making the same two-pair combination but with a higher ace kicker.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EA Edgar Asehan	253,000(63 BB)	107,000
RA Ronie Arguelles	busted	-96,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 10:46:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles double barrels

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Unraised pre-flop with Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff and both blinds in. Flop runs A♦ A♠ J♦ . Check down from all players. The turn T♠ Arguelles bets 85,000, the big blind folds, and Ametan calls. The river 4♣ Arguelles double barrels 13,000, and Ametan folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Jun Jun Ametan	140,000(35 BB)	-58,000
RA Ronie Arguelles	96,000(24 BB)	3,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 10:30:00 PM

Edgar Asehan wins the preflop battle

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Under the gun, Ronie Arguelles raises to 9,000, Edgar Asehan on hijack re-raises to 20,000. Arguelles folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EA Edgar Asehan	146,000(37 BB)	-33,000
RA Ronie Arguelles	93,000(23 BB)	-10,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 9:50:00 PM

Final 6 players

Level 11: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JD Joel Diaz	340,000(113 BB)	-5,000
EA Edgar Asehan	179,000(60 BB)
RA Ronie Arguelles	103,000(34 BB)	74,000
JJ Jun Jun Ametan	78,000(26 BB)	-2,000
PR Philip Reyes	71,000(24 BB)	71,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 8:20:00 PM

Double up for Ronie Arguelles

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Under the gun Ronie Arguelles raises all-in for his last 8 bb, next to act Mr. Lee calls, and everyone else folds. Arguelles flips over A♦ 8♦ , Mr. Lee attempts to eliminate with 9♦ T♦ . The board runs 7♣ Q♥ A♦ 5♣ 9♠ , Arguelles top pair awards a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
L Lee	70,000(47 BB)	-35,000
RA Ronie Arguelles	29,000(19 BB)	14,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 8:08:00 PM

Straight to a double up for Eric Alcantara

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

On his third bullet, Eric Alcantara shoves his last 8 bb and big blind Ronie Arguelles calls to try to eliminate Alcantara for the second time. However, that would not be as Alcantara’s Q♦ T♥ forms a straight on the board 9♠ 8♣ A♣ T♣ J♦ to beat K♥ 7♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EA Eric Alcantara	25,000(17 BB)	6,500
RA Ronie Arguelles	15,000(10 BB)	-40,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 5:25:00 PM

Mike Takayama in the house

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Mike Takayama at Chase Cup — Mike Takayama

Filipino ace Mike Takayama is in the field. Action folds to the blinds, small blind Ronie Arguelles raises 1,200, big blind Takayama shoves with 18,400. Takayama dominates wit A♠ K♠ over Arguelles A♣ T♥ . Board runs out 8♠ T♣ K♦ 8♥ 3♠ . Both players connect. Takayama’s higher two pair wins the pot for a double up

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	55,000(92 BB)	-18,400
MT Mike Takayama	36,800(61 BB)	36,800

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 5:18:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles pairs both cards for a double up

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Button player Alique Visitacion raises 5,000 and is called by Ronie Arguelles on the small blind. On the flop 8♥ 2♦ A♥ , Arguelles leads out 3,000 then calls Visitacion 10,000 raise. On the turn J♣ , Arguelles shoves 21,200 and Visitacion calls to put him on Arguelles on the ropes. Arguelles flips over A♠ J♦ two pair, Visitacion A♦ K♣ behind with just top pair. The river }2c} changed nothing for Visitacion for a double up to Arguelles .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	73,400(122 BB)	28,500
AV Alique Visitacion	25,500(43 BB)	-38,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 4:16:00 PM

Big shoves sends snowmen packing

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Under the gun raises 1,200, dealer button raises all-in 18,200, Ronie Arguelles on the big blind shoves all-in 25,200, and original raiser folds. Button has 8♥ 8♠ , Arguelles dominates with J♦ J♣ . The board runs 3♣ Q♦ A♠ J♥ 5♦ . Though not needed, Arguelles improves to a set of Jacks and eliminates his opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	44,900(90 BB)	18,400

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 3:10:00 PM

Players opt to stop until more sign up

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With only two players remaining, they finished the previous level and opted to stop until more players sign up. Clock will continue to run.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AV Alique Visitacion	63,500(159 BB)	23,000
RA Ronie Arguelles	26,500(66 BB)	-7,000

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 2:42:00 PM

Ronie Arguelles doubles up with queens

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Ronie Arguelles on the dealer button opens with a 1,100 raise, and both blinds call. Flop runs K♦ 9♣ 9♥ check down from all players. Small blind checks the turn 3♦ , big blind Eric Alcantara bets 1,800, Arguelles calls, and small blind folds. The river 9♦ , Alcantara opts to check, Arguelles goes all in for 13,300, Alcantara calls. Arguelles shows Q♣ Q♦ and Alcantara mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	33,500(112 BB)
EA Eric Alcantara	18,200(61 BB)	-4,400

TriciaTricia

5/2/2024, 2:15:00 PM

Pocket pair wins it for Ronie Arguelles

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Eric Alcantara on the small blind opens with a 1,200 raise, and Ronie Arguelles defends the big blind. Flop runs 6♣ T♦ 4♣ , 1,500 c-bet from Alcantara, and a call from Arguelles . Turn 2♦ sees checks from both players for a free river K♥ . Alcantara bets 2,000, Arguelles calls, Alcantara shows A♦ J♥ ace high, Arguelles takes the pot with 7♥ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RA Ronie Arguelles	33,500(168 BB)	33,500
EA Eric Alcantara	22,600(113 BB)	-7,800