Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Joshua Cuevas

United States of America

Blind level

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

Entries

13/83

Total Chips

2,490,000

Average

191,538

Flight A

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 3:23:17 PM

Darren Moves Takes One Out

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

Darren Moves

Joshua Cuevas pushed all-in for his last 33,000 on the hijack and was called by Darren Moves right behind.

At risk, Cuevas bowed out shortly after board 7♣ 5♣ T♣ J♦ A♥ ran two pair for Moves.

Player	Hand	Chips
DM Darren MovesAustralia	A♣T♥ CO	121,000(30 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	J♥4♥ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 3:16:15 PM

Midpair Good Enough for Vamerdino Magsakay

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

Vamerdino Magsakay

Joshua Cuevas defended his big blind against Vamerdino Magsakay's 7,000 cutoff open, and headed to flop T♣ J♦ 6♦ . Action checked round to turn 3♠ , where Magsakay bet 14,000. Cuevas check called onto river 7♦ , and arrived at showdown after Magsakay checked it back.

Cuevas showed queen-high Q♠ 2♠ , behind on all streets against Magsakay's A♦ T♦ .

Player	Chips
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	185,000(62 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	33,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 3:07:55 PM

Rick Jason Ambata Proceeds with Caution

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

Rick Jason Ambata

Rick Jason Ambata opened 6,000 on the button and was joined by both players on the blinds onto flop T♠ Q♣ 5♠ . Ambata continued for 8,000, check called by Joshua Cuevas on the big blind. Turn 8♣ and river T♦ were checked to showdown, revealing Cuevas' two pair 5♦ 3♦ , no good against Ambata's K♦ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(28 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	60,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:36:26 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Mark Almusajin

Flight A action is close to wrapping up, with five more eliminations to go before bagging time. 13 players out of the 83-entry field are set to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, January 26. Leading the charge is local grinder Mark Almusajin, who has consistently kept the lead all throughout the day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	433,500(145 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	225,000(75 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	180,000(60 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	172,000(57 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	155,500(52 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	148,000(49 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	141,000(47 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	132,000(44 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	127,500(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	127,500(43 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	107,500(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	106,000(35 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	100,000(33 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	70,000(23 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	64,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	57,500(19 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(18 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	33,500(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:30:27 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	287,500(192 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	177,000(118 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	165,000(110 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	141,000(94 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	138,000(92 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	123,000(82 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	120,000(80 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	118,000(79 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	107,000(71 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	101,000(67 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	98,000(65 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	93,200(62 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	70,000(47 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	70,000(47 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	58,000(39 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(35 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	53,000(35 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	48,000(32 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	43,000(29 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	33,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	30,000(20 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	30,000(20 BB)
LT Leslie TsuiHong Kong	30,000(20 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	25,500(17 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	22,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:29:17 AM

Chip Count Update

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

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	160,100(160 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	140,000(140 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	108,000(108 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	102,000(102 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	84,200(84 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	79,500(80 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	79,000(79 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	79,000(79 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	79,000(79 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	74,000(74 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	58,000(58 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	55,000(55 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	52,400(52 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	48,000(48 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	46,200(46 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	46,000(46 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	44,200(44 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	43,000(43 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	41,300(41 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	38,800(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	35,800(36 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	35,200(35 BB)
DF Daniel FrancisUnited Kingdom	34,000(34 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	31,900(32 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	31,000(31 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	30,300(30 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	30,000(30 BB)
KL Kyoungsun Lee	29,200(29 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	22,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	14,000(14 BB)
TY Taeil YunSouth Korea	13,500(14 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	7,100(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:59:11 AM

One Jab Does the Job for Joshua Cuevas

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Joshua Cuevas

Up against an early open and a call, Joshua Cuevas sent out a 3,500 three bet on the cutoff, and saw Seonghun Jeong complete. Cuevas continued for 5,500 on flop 5♥ A♥ Q♣ , enough to get Jeong to surrender.

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	56,000(112 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	38,500(77 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:36:37 AM

Cezar Quiambao Pulls the Trigger

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Cezar Quiambao opened 1,200 utg and was joined by four other players onto flop 6♥ 3♠ 5♣ . Big blind led 3,500, pushing one player out of the pot. On turn A♠ , Quiambao went for an 11,000 bet and saw only Joshua Cuevas call behind. Quiambao pulled the trigger on river J♥ for 21,800, and finally convinced Cuevas to lay it down.

Player	Chips
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	64,300(129 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	35,200(70 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:20:05 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rick Jason Ambata

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	88,700(177 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	71,300(143 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	66,500(133 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	63,100(126 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	54,200(108 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	53,100(106 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	51,300(103 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	50,500(101 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	50,200(100 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	47,600(95 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	43,000(86 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	38,000(76 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	37,000(74 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 7:16:41 AM

Joshua Cuevas Raises the Stakes

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Joshua Cuevas

Facing an open and a call, Ho Tai Tsai sent out a three bet to 2,500, and saw Seonghun Jeong bump it up further to 6,500. Joshua Cuevas on the big blind, cold five bet to 15,000, and picked up the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	55,500(185 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	51,800(173 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	41,000(137 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 7:13:55 AM

Seonghun Jeong Outpipped

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Seonghun Jeong

A three way raised pot dealt a flop of 2♦ 4♦ 5♣ . Action checked round to turn T♣ , where Joshua Cuevas bet 2,000. Seonghun Jeong on the big blind, check called, and arrived at showdown shortly after no more bets went in on river J♣ .

Jeong showed pair of tens Q♦ T♦ , no good against Cuevas' better kicker K♠ T♠ .

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	62,000(207 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	41,600(139 BB)