Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT

2024.05.29 - 2024.06.02Add to Calendar

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Kim Kihyung Bok

South Korea

Place

4th

Prize

$20,741

Prize (PHP)

₱1,215,000

Blind level

Level 36: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Entries

1/1,277

Total Chips

38,310,000

Average

38,310,000

Final Day

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 10:55:47 AM

Kim Kihyung Bok eliminated in 4th place

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Kim Kihyung Bok

Button Chogo Kento opened to 550,000 and called off big blind Kim Kihyung Bok’s 3,450,000 all-in with K♠ T♠ . Kim is ahead with T♦ T♥ but crashed shortly after the board Q♣ J♥ A♥ 4♦ Q♦ rolled a straight for his opponent.

Player	Chips
CK Chogo KentoJapan	8,300,000(33 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 10:46:50 AM

Ronato Alcano wins blind battle

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Ronato Alcano

Another limp pot blind vs blind, board ran J♦ 5♣ 8♥ and saw Ronato Alcano lead for 250,000, called by Kim Kihyung Bok behind. On turn A♥ , Alcano fired another 500,000, Kim with another call. River 5♦ was checked by both, revealing Alcano’s K♣ 8♣ , good against Kim’s 9♥ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	10,000,000(40 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	4,700,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 10:37:44 AM

Kim Kihyung Bok claims the pot

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Kim Kihyung Bok

A limp pot, board 3♣ 4♠ 6♣ 2♦ 6♠ was checked all the way down to the river where big blind Kim Kihyung Bok sent out a 250,000 bet. Ronato Alcano calls behind and mucks after Kim revealed 6♥ 8♥ .

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	11,000,000(44 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	4,000,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 9:43:57 AM

Chogo Kento double barrels through

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Chogo Kento

Kim Kihyung Bok defended his big blind against cutoff Chogo Kento’s 450,000 open and went on to see flop K♣ 6♦ T♥ . Chogo continued for 300,000 and another 500,000 on turn K♥ . Kim called one barrel but eventually gave it up by the turn.

Player	Chips
CK Chogo KentoJapan	4,200,000(21 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	3,500,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 9:34:48 AM

Kim Kihyung Bok unable to continue

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ronato Alcano

Hijack Kim Kihyung Bok defended his open and called a three bet to 1,000,000 from button Ronato Alcano. On flop 5♣ 2♦ 9♣ , Kim check folded after Alcano sent out another 1,000,000.

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	11,000,000(69 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	4,300,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 9:15:36 AM

Ronato Alcano continues to dominate

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Kim Kihyung Bok

Utg Ronato Alcano limp called a 325,000 raise from small blind Kim Kihyung Bok and saw flop 2♣ 7♠ 6♣ . Checked to Alcano, he fired 500,000 and Kim folds.

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	9,700,000(61 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	3,900,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 9:12:46 AM

Ronato Alcano triple barrels for the win

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ronato Alcano

Utg+1 Ronato Alcano opened to 320,000, joined by big blind Kim Kihyung Bok on flop 3♦ J♦ 2♦ . Alcano fired 320,000 and anther 1,700,000 on turn 8♠ with Kim check calling both streets. On river A♣ , Alcano pulled the trigger, enough to convince Kim to give it up and save his 16 BB behind.

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	9,000,000(56 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	4,200,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/2/2024, 8:59:08 AM

Minraise works for Ronato Alcano

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Kim Kihyung Bok

Hijack Kim Kihyung Bok opened to 350,000 and gave it up after button Ronato Alcano bumped it up to 700,000.

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	7,000,000(44 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	4,200,000(26 BB)

Blind level

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Entries

9/1,277

Total Chips

46,290,000

Average

5,143,333

Day 2

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/1/2024, 4:40:26 PM

Ronato Alcano leads the final nine!

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ronato Alcano

After a grueling 11 hours of Day 2 action, the Main Event games wrapped up with the final nine players set led by local runner Ronato Alcano. Alcano stacks a mighty 7,710,000, having delivered two eliminations right by the last half hour of the day. Coming in close second is South Korea’s Kim Bok with a slightly lesser yet equally impressive 7,350,000 chip count to start the final day festivities.

Each player returning to the felt is now guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 321,944 and a fighting chance to claim the PHP 3,670,000 top prize! Action resumes at 16:00 where a new MSS champion will be crowned by the end of the night.

Player	Chips
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	7,710,000(48 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	7,350,000(46 BB)
LW Lee WoosangSouth Korea	6,670,000(42 BB)
CK Chogo KentoJapan	5,750,000(36 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	4,055,000(25 BB)
CJ Chung Ju WonSouth Korea	2,355,000(15 BB)
MB Mariano BalfagonArgentina	1,955,000(12 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	1,720,000(11 BB)
AG Anthony GabitanPhilippines	750,000(5 BB)

TriciaTricia

6/1/2024, 11:40:52 AM

Current big stacks

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

Player	Chips
YY You Yusyun	2,700,000(68 BB)
IR Iwabe Rikuya	2,400,000(60 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	2,300,000(58 BB)
IS Ignacio San GabrielPhilippines	2,200,000(55 BB)
MB Mariano BalfagonArgentina	2,100,000(53 BB)
CJ Chung Ju WonSouth Korea	2,000,000(50 BB)
CK Chogo KentoJapan	1,950,000(49 BB)
RA Ronato AlcanoPhilippines	1,850,000(46 BB)
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	1,700,000(43 BB)
BJ Bang JongmoonSouth Korea	1,600,000(40 BB)
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	1,500,000(38 BB)

TriciaTricia

6/1/2024, 10:17:05 AM

No help for Jaeki Choi

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

Kim Kihyung Bok

All in preflop.

Player	Hand	Chips
KK Kim Kihyung BokSouth Korea	J♣J♦	1,300,000(52 BB)
JC Jaeki Choi	A♦T♥	busted

Board:Q♠4♠3♣9♦7♠

Blind level

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

Entries

37/244

Total Chips

7,320,000

Average

197,838

Flight D

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/31/2024, 2:39:21 PM

Pocket pair holds for Kim Kihyung Bok

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Kim Kihyung Bok

Mp Shih Junghwan open shoved 32,000 in with A♥ T♦ and was called by Kim Kihyung Bok behind with 8♣ 8♥ . Flipping for his tournament life, Shih was left headed towards the exit after the board 3♦ 6♣ 3♥ K♠ 2♦ spared none of his overcards.

Player	Chips
KK Kim Kihyung Bok	200,000(50 BB)
SJ Shih Junghwan	busted