Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Rey Roca

Philippines

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, 3:34:13 PM

Rey Roca Heads for the Exit

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

Rey Roca

Teruhisa Aoyama raised all-in on the small blind and saw Rey Roca right behind, commit his last 19,000.

Roca in search of a double up, instead bowed out after failing to improve on board 6♣ 4♠ J♣ Q♣ 7♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	K♠J♠ SB	273,000(68 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	T♦7♠ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:53:56 PM

Rey Roca Survives Flip

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

Rey Roca

Rey Roca flicked in his last 26,000 on the cutoff and was looked up by Mark Almusajin right on the big blind.

Roca at risk, was left with no worries as board 7♣ 2♥ 9♣ K♣ 3♥ landed him a set to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	7♦7♠ CO	56,500(19 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	K♥Q♦ BB	414,500(138 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 KorzhenkoRussia	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, 2:01:20 PM

Sergei Korzhenko Denies Rey Roca Showdown

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

Sergei Korzhenko

Sergei Korzhenko opened 5,500 on the hijack and was joined by Rey Roca on the small blind. Action on flop Q♥ A♣ T♥ was checked round to turn 4♣ , where Korzhenko bet 10,000. Roca check called, yet gave it up by the river 3♦ after Korzhenko went for another 16,000.

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	171,000(68 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	38,000(15 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 KorzhenkoRussia	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 KorzhenkoRussia	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, 8:17:32 AM

Darren Moves Hangs On

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Darren Moves

Following an open and a call, Darren Moves pushed his last 5,000 in the middle, and was called by both William Jones and Rey Roca. Action on board T♥ 6♠ A♣ 6♥ A♥ was checked all the way to showdown, shipping Moves the triple up for his full house.

Player	Hand	Chips
DM Darren MovesAustralia	A♠Q♥ D	16,000(40 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	K♠T♠ UTG+1	4,900(12 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	J♣4♣ UTG	8,800(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 7:25:14 AM

Patrick Wahlquist Doubles Through Rey Roca

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Patrick Wahlquist

A four way raised pot dealt a flop of 2♠ 6♣ 8♥ . Rey Roca on the small blind, led out 1,600, called by the initial raiser. Patrick Wahlquist on the button, raised it up to 5,000, and saw only Roca continue to turn 7♣ . Wahlquist went for another 10,000, and called for his remaining 10,300 after Roca moved all-in.

Rey Roca T♠ 8♠

Patrick Wahlquist 2♦ 2♥

Crushed against a set, Roca booked the loss as river 7♠ completed the board, dropping down to two big blinds.

Player	Chips
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	55,300(184 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	700(2 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 6:38:49 AM

Sergei Korzhenko Cracks Aces

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sergei Korzhenko

A button vs big blind battle brewed 5,000 in the middle with action on board 2♥ 8♠ 6♥ T♣ seeing Rey Roca fire a bet of 5,000. Sergei Korzhenko check called, and arrived at showdown shortly after Roca checked back river 5♠ .

Korzhenko showed two pair T♠ 6♠ , enough to send Roca's A♦ A♠ flying towards the muck.

Player	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	52,000(260 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	30,300(152 BB)