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2/21/2024, 11:49:00 PM

Hopper Paul Darcy triples up

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

Cutoff Hopper Paul Darcy flicked in his 22,000 stack and was called by both button John Carlo Sayo and small blind Choe Hwanho. Playing for a side pot, Sayo bet the turn 9♦ T♠ 5♠ 9♣ and convinced Choe to fold.

Hopper K♦ T♦ Sayo 3♠ 3♦

Hopper ahead, the river 4♥ changed nothing, earning him a triple up to 15 BB.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Carlo Sayo	400,000(80 BB)	70,000
CH Choe Hwanho	90,000(18 BB)	11,000
HP Hopper Paul Darcy	76,000(15 BB)	28,000

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2/21/2024, 11:47:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

It’s almost bubble time with 29 players left in today’s Main Event Flight A. Only 27 are guaranteed a spot into Day 2!

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2/21/2024, 11:32:00 PM

Christopher Mateo banks huge

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

With a few more eliminations to go, big blind Christopher Mateo put maximum pressure on his opponents and squeezed all-in for 124,000 against an early open and a call. Edwin Dela Cruz with A♥ K♥ put in the chips, leaving Mateo’s 3♠ 2♦ at risk. Still a race, Mateo luckily found a pair on board 2♣ 6♦ 8♣ T♠ 8♠ to survive.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CM Christopher Mateo	262,000(66 BB)	-178,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	120,000(30 BB)	-210,000

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2/21/2024, 11:19:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho finishes off Edilberto Gopez

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

Utg+2 Edilberto Gopez opened and called off for his 10 BB stack with A♣ Q♥ and found himself in rough shape against chip leader Shin Hyeonho’s Q♦ Q♣ . Drawing slim, the queen high board 6♠ 7♥ Q♠ 6♦ T♣ offered no help for Gopez, leaving him to exit the Main Event arena.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	510,000(128 BB)	260,000
EG Edilberto Gopez	busted	-35,000

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2/21/2024, 11:16:00 PM

Ciklamini Patrik continues to chip up

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

An all-in preflop situation, Ciklamini Patrik got his 195,000 stack in with Q♦ Q♣ and faced Andrew Nguyen’s A♦ K♠ . A classic NLH flip, the board Q♠ J♠ 2♥ 7♥ 4♣ quickly favored Ciklamini, saving him from elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Ciklamini Patrik	390,000(98 BB)	60,000
AN Andrew Nguyen	145,000(36 BB)	7,000

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2/21/2024, 11:11:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho running hot

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

Facing a cutoff open, button Shin Hyeonho threw in a three bet to 18,500 and called off small blind Edgar Asehan’s 103,000 jam. Shin shows 8♥ 8♦ and is in for a flip against Asehan’s A♦ T♣ . The board Q♥ 9♦ 5♠ A♣ 8♠ landed Shin a set of eights on the river to knock out his opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	250,000(63 BB)	-25,000
EA Edgar Asehan	busted	-74,500

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2/21/2024, 11:07:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

33 players remain in today’s Main Event Flight A with six more eliminations to go before the day wraps up.

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2/21/2024, 11:06:00 PM

Edilberto Gopez gives it up

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Liu Zhiqiang opened to 7,500 and called a 21,000 three bet from Edilberto Gopez behind. On flop J♠ T♣ 3♣ , Liu went with a check call for 18,000 and headed to turn A♥ . Gopez fired another 30,000 yet folded shortly after Liu moved all-in for his remaining 35,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	350,000(117 BB)	45,000
EG Edilberto Gopez	35,000(12 BB)	-122,000

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2/21/2024, 10:44:00 PM

Alvir Inocentes gets Takami Kohei to pay off

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg Alvir Inocentes opened to 8,000 and called Takami Kohei’s three bet to 25,000. Both players checked the board Ax Qx 4x Jx 2x through to the river where Inocentes led all-in for 45,000. Takami puts in the call, revealing his opponent’s top two pair Ace-Queen to beat his pocket kings.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Alvir Inocentes	147,500(49 BB)	147,500
KT Kohei Takami	60,000(20 BB)	60,000

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2/21/2024, 10:41:00 PM

Nakanishi Hirotaka falls short

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Nakanishi Hirotaka open shoved his 35,000 stack in with K♣ Q♥ and was called by Ciklamini Patrik with A♠ T♣ . Up for a race, the board ran 8♥ 7♥ 2♦ T♦ J♠ , leaving Nakanishi’s king high headed for the muck.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Ciklamini Patrik	330,000(110 BB)	-15,000
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka	busted

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2/21/2024, 10:35:00 PM

Edgar Asehan remains in the game

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Button Marc Rivera opened to 8,000 and called off big blind Edgar Asehan’s 35,000 all-in with K♣ J♦ . Asehan a favorite with A♠ 8♠ , remained ahead all the way on board 6♣ 7♠ 2♠ T♣ J♠ and went on to secure the double up with his nut flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MR Marc Rivera	128,000(43 BB)	128,000
EA Edgar Asehan	74,500(25 BB)	74,500

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2/21/2024, 10:19:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

38/176 players remain in the running with the day set to conclude at 27 players remaining.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Ciklamini Patrik	345,000(115 BB)	-45,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	330,000(110 BB)	140,000
JC John Carlo Sayo	330,000(110 BB)	210,000
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	305,000(102 BB)	125,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	275,000(92 BB)	-45,000

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2/21/2024, 10:18:00 PM

No sweat for Jaeki Choi

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg Jaeki Choi opened to 5,000 and called Anthony Cierco’s 45,000 jam with Q♥ Q♣ . Cierco is behind with 9♥ 9♠ and failed to catch up on board Q♠ 5♣ 3♦ T♥ 2♣ for his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jaeki Choi	223,000(89 BB)	-22,000
AC Anthony Cierco	busted	-57,500

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2/21/2024, 10:04:00 PM

Andrew Nguyen survives flip

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Facing an open and a three bet, button Andrew Nguyen shoved his remaining 63,000 in and was called by Chan William Chun Kuang. Nguyen with A♠ K♣ is in for a flip against Chan’s J♥ J♣ . The board ran ace high Q♠ 7♠ 2♦ 6♦ A♦ , keep Nguyen in the Main Event games with his top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AN Andrew Nguyen	138,000(55 BB)	138,000
CW Chan William Chun Kuang	45,000(18 BB)	45,000

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2/21/2024, 9:54:00 PM

Double barrel does it for Cheong Yun Rong

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Cutoff Edwin Dela Cruz opened to 5,000 and called the 9,000 more three bet from button Cheong Yun Rong. On flop K♦ T♦ 7♦ , Dela Cruz check called 9,000 and headed to turn J♠ . Again with a check, Cheong barreled a heftier 22,000 to which Dela Cruz was unable to continue.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	190,000(76 BB)	-70,000
CY Cheong Yun Rong	170,000(68 BB)	110,000

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2/21/2024, 9:46:00 PM

Ciklamini Patrik rises to the top

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Cutoff Ciklamini Patrik completed his raise following a 15,000 three bet from button Leon Alf Marlon. Flop T♠ 3♣ K♠ saw Ciklamini check call 12,000 and another 22,000 on turn A♣ . River J♠ completed the board and Ciklamini this time, bet all-in, called by Leon for his remaining 95,000. Ciklamini reveals 8♠ 9♠ for a rivered flush, good against Leon’s Q♥ J♣ turned straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Ciklamini Patrik	390,000(156 BB)	159,000
LA Leon Alf Marlon	busted	-100,000

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2/21/2024, 9:41:00 PM

Lewis Anthony Thomas busts Tsujisaka Tetsuya

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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Utg Lewis Anthony Thomas opened and called off Tsujisaka Tetsuya’s 65,000 jam with Q♠ Q♥ . Tsujisaka with A♣ J♥ , is in search of an ace which failed to come on board 4♣ 3♠ 2♦ K♥ T♦ . Lewis’ premium pair holds up for the pot, sealing Tsujisaka’s fate.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LA Lewis Anthony Thomas	150,000(60 BB)	113,000
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka	busted

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2/21/2024, 9:37:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

52 players remain in the Main Event Flight A games with 27 runners geared to make it through to Day 2.

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2/21/2024, 9:25:00 PM

Edilberto Gopez ships it with two pair

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Edilberto Gopez completed his big blind against utg Nguyen Andrew’s open and saw flop 5♣ J♦ 9♠ . Checked to Nguyen, he bet 5,000 and called Gopez’ raise for 7,000 more. Turn 3♠ saw Gopez fire 23,000 and a final 37,500 on river 5♦ . Nguyen called both streets with T♥ 9♥ and was crushed to see his opponent’s better J♠ 9♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EG Edilberto Gopez	157,000(79 BB)	82,000
NA Nguyen Andrew	90,000(45 BB)	-355,000

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2/21/2024, 9:17:00 PM

Arberg Mads Andahl stuffs it in

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Utg+2 Arberg Mads Andahl completed his open against Edilberto Gopez’ three bet to 11,000 and headed to flop 9♠ 2♠ T♥ . Checked to Gopez, he continued for 15,000 yet quickly gave up the fight after his opponent raised all-in.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Arberg Mads Andahl	140,000(70 BB)	43,000
EG Edilberto Gopez	75,000(38 BB)	1,900

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2/21/2024, 9:07:00 PM

Alvin Jeff Sembrano flops the nuts

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

A five way raised pot saw flop 8♣ 6♦ 4♠ roll on the board. All players check it through, revealing turn 4♥ . Small blind led for 8,000, called by the big blind. Action on Tsujisaka Tetsuya, he shoved all-in, called by button Alvin Jeff Sembrano. Both blinds get out of the way and Tsujisaka finds his A♣ 4♦ drawing thin against Sembrano’s flopped straight 5♦ 7♦ . The river 5♥ bricks and Tsujisaka heads for the exit.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	120,000(60 BB)	120,000
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka	busted	-42,400

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2/21/2024, 9:00:00 PM

Stochita Ionut suffers bad beat

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Folded to small blind Stochita Ionut, he slammed all-in his remaining 19,000 and was called by big blind Virgo Ang with K♠ Q♦ . Stochita, dominating his opponent with A♦ K♣ , was out of luck after the board K♦ Q♠ 3♦ 9♣ J♠ turned up on the felt.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VA Virgo Ang	82,000(41 BB)	82,000
SI Stochita Ionut	busted

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2/21/2024, 8:58:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

58/176 players remain in the Main Event Flight A games with 27 runners guaranteed a spot into Day 2.

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2/21/2024, 8:52:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho delivers double elimination

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

Utg opened and saw three players join the action behind. Flop J♠ 9♣ 8♣ was checked to button Michael Bueza, who fired a bet of 8,000. Small blind Shin Hyeonho calls and is followed by a raise to 22,000 from big blind Michael Cerbito. Original raiser folds and Bueza stuffs in his 41,000 stack. Shin raises all-in and Cerbito makes the final call for his 100,000 stack for a three way pot.

Bueza Q♣ 4♣ Shin 6♣ 7♣ Cerbito K♥ T♦

All with draws, the turn T♣ sealed the win for Shin Hyeonho, giving him a straight flush to knock both opponents out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	320,000(213 BB)	160,000
MC Michael Cerbito	busted
MB Michael Bueza	busted	-80,000

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2/21/2024, 8:40:00 PM

Cezar Quiambao hero calls with ace high

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

Morvan Romain defended his big blind vs lojack Cezar Quiambao’s open to 3,500 and saw flop 9♥ 7♥ 2♣ . Both players check it through and head to turn Q♣ . Morvan leads out a bet of 7,000 and calls a raise for 9,000 more from his opponent. Morvan checks the river 6♠ , pushing Quiambao to send out 24,000. Morvan answers with an all-in for Quiambao’s tournament life (31,000 behind) with the latter finding the call with A♦ 3♦ . Quiambao’s ace high is good against Morvan’s busted J♠ T♣ for the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CQ Cezar Quiambao	150,000(100 BB)	87,000
RM Romain Morvan	9,000(6 BB)	9,000

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2/21/2024, 8:17:00 PM

Registration is closed!

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

Registration for Flight A is sealed with a total of 176 entries. Play will wrap up once the field is down to 15% at 27 players.

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2/21/2024, 8:07:00 PM

Break Time!

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

68 players remain out of the 176-entry field with registration set to close after the break.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	260,000(173 BB)	-10,000
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	180,000(120 BB)	80,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	160,000(107 BB)	110,000
CJ Choi Jaeji	150,000(100 BB)	150,000
PM Puskadija Marko	140,000(93 BB)	50,000

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2/21/2024, 8:02:00 PM

Anthony Cierco stacks high

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Hijack John Carlo Sayo opened to 2,500, called by button Kyung Ho Moon and big blind Anthony Cierco to see flop 6♦ 8♦ T♠ . Sayo continued for 4,400, Kyung with a call. Action on Cierco, he check raised all-in for 39,400 and merited no calls from either opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Carlo Sayo	120,000(100 BB)	18,000
AC Anthony Cierco	57,500(48 BB)	57,500
KH Kyung Ho Moon	21,000(18 BB)	-62,000

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2/21/2024, 7:47:00 PM

Edwin Dela Cruz takes it down

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cutoff Edwin Dela Cruz completed his open vs button Cheong Yun Rong’s three bet to 7,000 and saw flop K♥ 2♥ T♣ . Cheong continued for 5,500, check called by his opponent. Turn J♥ merited no bets and saw Dela Cruz lead for 8,000 on river A♥ . Cheong gives up the fight and makes the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	270,000(225 BB)	270,000
CY Cheong Yun Rong	60,000(50 BB)	-190,000

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2/21/2024, 7:40:00 PM

Mike Takayama scoops three way all-in

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg Mike Takayama opened to 2,500, called by Kapoor Jason Tyler behind. Button Khodov Vladimir shoved all-in for 17,000, followed by another all-in for 27,000 from the raiser and a final call from Kapoor for the three way rumble.

Khodov 7♣ 7♦ Takayama 9♣ 9♠ Kapoor A♦ K♥

The board ran 5♣ T♣ 4♥ 8♥ 3♦ , leaving Takayama’s pocket pair to hold up for the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	74,000(62 BB)	74,000
KJ Kapoor Jason Tyler	45,000(38 BB)	45,000
KV Khodov Vladimir	busted	-100,000

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2/21/2024, 7:27:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Last level to register! 172 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight A with the field set to play down to 15% of the field.

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2/21/2024, 7:20:00 PM

Talampas Marius jams for the win

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cutoff Renniel Galvez opened to 2,500 and was met with a three bet to 5,000 from button Talampas Marius. Galvez clapped back with another raise to 18,000 yet shortly folded after Talampas shoved all-in for 44,500.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RG Renniel Galvez	68,000(57 BB)	-19,700
TM Talampas Marius	65,500(55 BB)	65,500

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2/21/2024, 7:13:00 PM

Renniel Galvez with the rockets

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

An all-in preflop situation, Renniel Galvez collected a quick double up after his A♥ A♣ went to showdown against Leon Alf Marlon’s J♠ J♣ . Galvez cruised through the queen high board to ship the 73 BB in the middle.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LA Leon Alf Marlon	100,000(83 BB)	-50,000
RG Renniel Galvez	87,700(73 BB)	87,700

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2/21/2024, 7:10:00 PM

John Carlo Sayo gets max value

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cutoff Hyodo Kazuya opened to 2,500, called by small blind John Carlo Sayo. Flop came A♦ T♥ Q♥ and saw Sayo check call for 3,500. Hyodo continued for another 16,000 on turn 7♥ , Sayo with another call. River 7♦ completed the board, pushing Sayo to shove all-in for 21,400. Hyodo makes the final call, revealing Sayo’s flush 6♥ 4♥ to claim the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HK Hyodo Kazuya	200,000(167 BB)	55,000
JC John Carlo Sayo	102,000(85 BB)	-305,000

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2/21/2024, 6:49:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

169 entries have so far been collected for today’s Main Event Flight A with registration open for two more levels. Hyodo Kazuya continues to lead the pack with a massive stack of over 200 BB.

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2/21/2024, 6:48:00 PM

Michael Bueza wins race

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Utg+2 Michael Bueza opened to 2,500 and called Anthony Cierco’s 23,200 jam with A♠ J♣ . At risk, Cierco’s K♥ Q♥ needs to pair up for his survival which unfortunately didn’t come on board 7♠ 5♣ 8♣ 9♣ 4♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MB Michael Bueza	80,000(80 BB)	25,500
AC Anthony Cierco	busted

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2/21/2024, 6:38:00 PM

Split pot for Leon Alf Marlon and Lewis Anthony Thomas

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Facing an open and a three bet, button Leon Alf Marlon fired another raise behind to 15,000. Big blind Lewis Anthony Thomas shoved all-in for 32,000 and was called by Leon with A♠ Q♣ . Holding the same hand A♦ Q♥ , the two split the pot on a queen-high board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LA Leon Alf Marlon	150,000(150 BB)	60,000
LA Lewis Anthony Thomas	37,000(37 BB)	-179,000

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2/21/2024, 6:23:00 PM

Snowmen good for Cezar Quiambao

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Khodov Vladimir defended his big blind vs utg Cezar Quiambao’s open to 2,200 and saw flop 7♦ T♣ 9♥ . Quiambao continued for 1,800, Khodov with a check call. Turn 7♥ raked in no bets, leading to river 7♠ . Khodov sent out a 12,000 bet and Quiambao makes the call. Khodov shows a busted straight draw Q♥ J♥ , no good against Quiambao’s 8♣ 8♠ for a full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KV Khodov Vladimir	100,000(100 BB)
CQ Cezar Quiambao	63,000(63 BB)	63,000

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2/21/2024, 6:13:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho answers with four bet

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Folded to button Shin Hyeonho, he opened to 2,100 and was met with a three bet to 5,500 from big blind Joemark Vasay. Shin followed with a four bet to 15,500 to which Vasay made the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	50,000(50 BB)	34,000
JV Joemark Vasay	45,000(45 BB)	-25,000

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2/21/2024, 6:07:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

163 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Flight A. Pot is now up to PHP 6,403,455, registration open for two more hours.

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2/21/2024, 5:53:00 PM

Trips good for Joemark Vasay

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Utg+1 Joemark Vasay opened to 1,600, joined by two opponents on flop 6♦ 6♥ 2♦ . Big blind Li Jun led out a 4,500 bet, called by the raiser. Turn K♣ saw Li barrel another 6,500 and another 15,000 on river 3♠ . Two-time MSS champion Vasay called both streets and takes the pot down with trips 6♠ 7♠ , good against Li’s ace-high.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JV Joemark Vasay	70,000(88 BB)	70,000
LJ Li Jun	15,000(19 BB)	-64,000

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2/21/2024, 5:32:00 PM

No chop for Arberg Mads Andahl

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

An all-in preflop situation, small blind Arberg Mads Andahl got his stack in with A♦ K♦ against big blind Takagi Yosuke’s A♥ K♥ . Both with suited ace-kings, the board 2♦ J♦ 8♥ 8♦ 5♣ favored Arberg’s diamonds, awarding him the pot and delivering Takagi his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Arberg Mads Andahl	97,000(121 BB)	-54,000
TY Takagi Yosuke	busted

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2/21/2024, 5:15:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

149 entries are in so far for today’s Main Event Flight A with registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HK Hyodo Kazuya	145,000(181 BB)	58,000
VR Villanueva Renato Jr	120,000(150 BB)	120,000
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	100,000(125 BB)	-252,000
KV Khodov Vladimir	100,000(125 BB)	30,000
LA Leon Alf Marlon	90,000(113 BB)	90,000

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2/21/2024, 5:07:00 PM

Kyung Ho Moon sends Jacky Ho packing

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

With 9,000 in the pot blind vs blind, flop A♠ 2♠ 3♣ saw small blind Kyung Ho Moon check raise all-in, called by Jacky Ho for his remaining 37,200. Kyung tables 2♦ 2♣ , way ahead of Ho’s top pair A♥ T♠ . The runout runs blank and Kyung piles it high with a 138 BB stack.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KH Kyung Ho Moon	83,000(138 BB)	67,000
JH Jacky Ho	busted

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2/21/2024, 4:51:00 PM

Czar Ian Marcos doubles with kings

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Hijack Czar Ian Marcos opened to 1,800 and shortly got the rest of his stack in after William Ysmael five bet jammed all-in.

Ysmael T♠ T♣ Marcos K♠ K♣

A great spot for Marcos, no tens were seen on board 8♥ 8♦ 6♥ 3♦ 9♣ , earning him an easy double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CI Czar Ian Marcos	39,100(65 BB)	39,100
WY William Ysmael	8,000(13 BB)	8,000

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2/21/2024, 4:37:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

133 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight A with over three hours left on the clock before registration closes.

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2/21/2024, 4:33:00 PM

Edilberto Gopez lands a monster flop

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Utg+2 Shin Hyeonho opened to 1,000, joined by three players on flop T♠ T♥ 6♣ . Board is checked through, peeling turn Q♣ . Checked to Shin, he bets 1,500 and is met with a raise to 5,500 from big blind Edilberto Gopez. Shin min clicks to 10,500, called by his opponent. Gopez shoves all-in for 23,700 on river 4♥ and Shin makes the final call. Gopez shows full house T♣ Q♠ , crushing Shin’s A♦ Q♥ entirely.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EG Edilberto Gopez	73,100(146 BB)	73,100
SH Shin Hyeonho	16,000(32 BB)	-35,100

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2/21/2024, 4:20:00 PM

Top pair no good for Lester Edoc

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Shin Hyeonho defended his big blind vs Lester Edoc’s open and saw flop 6♠ Q♥ 3♠ . An action packed flop, stacks flew to the middle - Edoc with top pair Q♣ J♥ way behind against Shin’s 3♣ 3♦ . Drawing thin, Edoc was crippled down to 12 BB shortly after and went on to bust the following hand.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	51,100(102 BB)	-459,900
LE Lester Edoc	busted

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2/21/2024, 4:05:00 PM

All-in does it for Murakami Yuta

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Hijack Murakami Yuta pushed a three bet to 3,100, called behind by Kyung Ho Moon to see flop 9♦ 8♦ 4♦ . Murakami check called a 5,900 bet from his opponent and headed to turn A♥ . Both players check it through, revealing river 6♠ . Murakami shoved all-in for 22,000, Kyung with a fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MY Murakami Yuta	44,000(88 BB)	44,000
KH Kyung Ho Moon	16,000(32 BB)	16,000

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2/21/2024, 3:56:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Flight A has racked up a total of 123 entries so far with registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

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2/21/2024, 3:40:00 PM

Tsujisaka Tetsuya lands a double up

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Utg Tsujisaka Tetsuya opened to 900, called by two players behind. Button Stanley Damien Peter put in a squeeze to 5,500 and saw Tsujisaka shove all-in for 19,800 total. Stanley makes the call with A♦ K♣ and is in for a flip against Tsujisaka’s 5♥ 5♣ . The board ran 2♣ T♠ T♥ 8♦ T♣ , awarding Tsujisaka a full double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka	42,400(106 BB)	42,400
SD Stanley Damien Peter	41,800(105 BB)	41,800

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2/21/2024, 3:29:00 PM

Liu Yen Hung gets coolered

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

A four bet pot preflop, all the chips went in the middle on 3♠ 4♠ 4♣ . Hyodo Kazuya ahead with A♠ A♣ against Liu Yen Hung’s Q♣ Q♥ . Gunning for two outs, Liu found no help on the runout and was eliminated from the table.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HK Hyodo Kazuya	87,000(218 BB)	8,000
LY Liu Yen Hung	busted	-31,000

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2/21/2024, 3:25:00 PM

No showdown for Kravchenko Maksim

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Utg opened to 900, called by two other players. Hijack Kravchenko Maksim fired a three bet to 4,000 to which only Ghanem Michel made the call. Board 5♦ J♥ T♣ 7♥ Q♦ was checked down to the river and saw Kravchenko fire a 5,000 bet. Ghanem folds and Kravchenko claims the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kravchenko Maksim	30,000(75 BB)	10,000
GM Ghanem Michel	12,000(30 BB)	12,000

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2/21/2024, 3:06:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

89 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight A! Registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PM Puskadija Marko	90,000(225 BB)	90,000
KV Khodov Vladimir	70,000(175 BB)	70,000
CJ Colada Jose	67,000(168 BB)	67,000
NA Noel Araniel	65,000(163 BB)	65,000
MC Mateo Christopher	65,000(163 BB)	-358,000

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2/21/2024, 2:48:00 PM

Marvin Cerbito gets crushed

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Already 14,700 in the pot, action was seen with Marvin Cerbito all-in for his remaining 21,000 on board 9♠ Q♥ 5♠ 7♥ . Unfortunately for him, Christian Lortie held a higher set with Q♦ Q♠ , sending him out early from the Main Event games.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Christian Lortie	60,000(200 BB)	50,000
MC Marvin Cerbito	busted

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2/21/2024, 2:27:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

69 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight A with seven more levels to go before registration closes.

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2/21/2024, 2:27:00 PM

Michael Bueza ahead all the way

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Another three bet pot preflop, Michael Bueza defended his open and found all his chips in the middle on flop Q♥ T♣ 4♦ . Bueza in a good position to double up with T♥ T♦ against John Dela Cruz’s A♠ Q♠ , did just so after the turn A♣ and river J♣ completed the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MB Michael Bueza	54,500(273 BB)	54,500
JD John Dela Cruz	6,000(30 BB)	6,000

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2/21/2024, 2:14:00 PM

Asnani Harish Kumar wins preflop war

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Utg Asnani Harish Kumar opened to 700, called by a player behind. Cutoff Kuroda Shohei pushed a three bet to 4,200, urging Asnani to bump the stakes even more to 18,000 total. Both players fold and Asnani claims the boost.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AH Asnani Harish Kumar	41,000(205 BB)	41,000
KS Kuroda Shohei	25,000(125 BB)	25,000

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2/21/2024, 2:07:00 PM

Christian Lortie gets aces cracked

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

parsacallarodillojr — Rodillo Parsacalla Jr

A three bet pot preflop, both players checked flop 7♣ Q♣ T♥ through and saw turn 5♦ . Aggressor big blind Christian Lortie led for 10,000 and called Rodillo Parsacalla Jr’s 21,000 jam with A♣ A♠ , ahead of his opponent’s mid pair K♣ T♦ . The river K♥ however, turned things around, saving Parsacalla from elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RP Rodillo Parsacala Jr	49,000(245 BB)	-154,000
CL Christian Lortie	10,000(50 BB)	-15,000

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2/21/2024, 1:56:00 PM

Kravchenko Maksim pays up

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

With 9,000 in the middle on board 3♣ K♦ T♥ J♦ 8♥ , Liu Yen Hung bet all-in for 10,300, check called by big blind Kravchenko Maksim. Liu reveals a set with 3♠ 3♥ , good against Kravchenko’s two pair K♠ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Liu Yen Hung	31,000(155 BB)	31,000
KM Kravchenko Maksim	20,000(100 BB)	20,000

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2/21/2024, 1:47:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

45 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Flight B! Registration remains open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

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2/21/2024, 1:44:00 PM

Pocket aces wins it for Hayashi Tatsushiko

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Small blind Khalife Hanna defended his open and called big blind Hayashi Tatsushiko’s three bet to 1,500. On board 9♠ 6♥ J♣ 3♦ 9♦ , Tatsushiko bet all three streets and saw his opponent snap call all the way to showdown. Tatsushiko reveals A♥ A♣ and secures the boost after Khalife threw it in the muck.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Hayashi Tatsuhiko	42,000(420 BB)	-4,000
KH Khalife Hanna	9,000(90 BB)	9,000

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2/21/2024, 1:33:00 PM

Yoon Kyosung takes it down

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Preflop action saw button Christian Lortie three bet to 1,000, joined by small blind Yoon Kyosung along with the original raiser. Flop came 8♣ 3♣ 6♥ and Lortie was seen with a raise to 3,600, check called by Yoon. Other player folds and turn comes 9♣ . Yoon leads out for 6,400, Lortie quickly snap folding his way out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YK Yoon Kyosung	36,000(360 BB)	36,000
CL Christian Lortie	25,000(250 BB)	25,000

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2/21/2024, 1:24:00 PM

Taehwa Paul Kim double barrels through

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Cutoff Taehwa Paul Kim pushed a three bet to 1,200, called by the button and original raiser Raphael Bulaong. On flop 7♠ 5♠ 4♥ , Kim continued for 2,000, called by Bulaong. Kim bet another 4,500 on turn K♠ and took the pot down after Bulaong threw in the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TP Taehwa Paul Kim	35,000(350 BB)	35,000
RB Raphael Bulaong	25,000(250 BB)	25,000

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2/21/2024, 1:06:00 PM

Cards are in the air!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Main Event Flight A action begins, good luck to all the players!

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2/21/2024, 12:17:00 AM

Shin Hyeonho tops the first Main Event flight!

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

Main Event - Flight A - Live Updates

After nearly 11 hours of play, action on today’s Main Event Flight A has concluded with 27 players making it through to Day 2 out of the 176-entry field. South Korea’s Shin Hyeonho leads the pack with a 511,000 chip count after delivering at least four crucial eliminations throughout the day. Joining him are ₱25K NLH Turbo winner Christopher Mateo, last season’s Manila Megastack Kickoff champion Alvir Inocentes, and Philippines #1 All-Time Money Lister Marc Rivera.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	511,000(102 BB)	511,000
NA Nguyen Andrew	445,000(89 BB)	445,000
MC Mateo Christopher	423,000(85 BB)	423,000
JC John Carlo Sayo	407,000(81 BB)	407,000
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	352,000(70 BB)	352,000
YT Young Thomas	260,000(52 BB)	260,000
SA Sembrano Alvin Jeff	256,000(51 BB)	256,000
CY Cheong Yun Rong	250,000(50 BB)	250,000
JC Jaeki Choi	245,000(49 BB)	245,000
RM Rivera Marc	235,000(47 BB)	235,000
CP Ciklamini Patrik	231,000(46 BB)	231,000
IA Inocentes Alvir	218,000(44 BB)	218,000
LA Lewis Anthony Thomas	216,000(43 BB)	216,000
RP Rodillo Parsacala Jr	203,000(41 BB)	203,000
AM Arberg Mads Andahl	151,000(30 BB)	151,000
AK Anthony Kennetz	105,000(21 BB)	105,000
ML Marcial Lou	103,000(21 BB)	103,000
AV Ang Virgo	86,000(17 BB)	86,000
MJ Magadan John Jay	80,000(16 BB)	80,000
CH Choe Hwanho	79,000(16 BB)	79,000
HK Hyodo Kazuya	79,000(16 BB)	79,000
LJ Li Jun	79,000(16 BB)	79,000
YD Yu Darren	73,000(15 BB)	73,000
CE Castillo Ellezer	64,000(13 BB)	64,000
HP Hopper Paul Darcy	48,000(10 BB)	48,000
HT Hayashi Tatsuhiko	46,000(9 BB)	46,000
GR Gomez Raymundo	36,000(7 BB)	36,000

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2/21/2024, 12:11:00 AM

Chan William Chun Kuang exits as the day’s bubble

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

Cutoff Parsacalla Rodillo Jr. opened to 11,000 and called off small blind Chan William Chun Kuang’s 36,500 all-in.

Chan J♥ J♦ Parsacalla Q♠ 6♥

The board 5♠ 7♣ 8♣ 4♦ 9♠ ran a straight for Parsacalla, sending Chan packing as the stone cold bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
CW Chan William Chun Kuang	busted

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2/21/2024, 12:05:00 AM

Edwin Dela Cruz falls victim to Christopher Mateo once again

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

Following a monstrous loss just minutes ago, Edwin Dela Cruz got his last 120,000 in with Q♥ Q♣ and faced opponent Christopher Mateo once more. Unfortunately for Dela Cruz, Mateo had it this time, with his K♥ K♦ remaining to be a huge favorite. The board 3♠ A♠ A♥ 4♥ K♠ sealed the win for Mateo, busting Dela Cruz two spots short of the money.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CM Christopher Mateo	440,000(88 BB)	440,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	busted