Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.01.27Add to Calendar

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Sun Chao Hsuan

China

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, 11:41:00 AM

Kyoungsun Lee Doubles Through Sun Chao Hsuan

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

Kyoungsun Lee

With 6,600 in the middle on flop 3♦ 9♥ 7♥ , both stacks rushed to the middle with Kyoungsun Lee at risk for his remaining 21,900 against Sun Chao Hsuan.

Kyoungsun Lee K♥ 9♣

Sun Chao Hsuan 7♦ 6♦

Lee ahead with top pair, locked in the double up after Sun failed to improve on either turn J♥ or river J♠ .

Player	Chips
KL Kyoungsun Lee	50,400(42 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	17,300(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 11:16:27 AM

Sun Chao Hsuan Finishes Taeil Yun

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

Sun Chao Hsuan

Sun Chao Hsuan raised all-in on the button and saw Taeil Yun call off for his last 17,000.

Crushed against the rockets, Yun exited the arena shortly after board A♠ 3♦ 9♠ J♥ 6♠ rolled on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	A♦A♣ D	52,300(52 BB)
TY Taeil YunSouth Korea	5♠4♣ SB	busted

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, 8:20:05 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, 8:06:45 AM

Emmanuel Derecho Bets to Win

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Emmanuel Derecho

Gareth Gardner opened 900 utg, called behind by Sun Chao Hsuan along with Emmanuel Derecho on the small blind. Action on board 6♦ 4♥ 9♠ J♥ 5♣ was checked down to the river, where Derecho led 2,000. Both slipped the fold, shipping Derecho the pot.

Player	Chips
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	51,900(130 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	51,000(128 BB)
GG Gareth GardnerUnited Kingdom	12,500(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 6:41:15 AM

Sun Chao Hsuan Stands Strong

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sun Chao Hsuan

Emmanuel Derecho opened 600 utg+1, called by Sun Chao Hsuan behind, along with William Jones on the big blind. Action on flop 8♠ 5♦ T♣ was checked to Sun, who bet 600. Jones called, followed by a raise to 2,800 from Derecho. Both continued to turn T♦ , where no bets went in, revealing river 2♠ . Sun went for a final 6,000 and was called by Jones , tabling Sun's trip tens T♥ 9♠ for the win.

Player	Chips
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	42,400(212 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	33,000(165 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	15,800(79 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 6:24:55 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Knocks Out Sun Chao Hsuan

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Rick Jason Ambata

Sun Chao Hsuan opened 500 on the cutoff and called 1,000 more following a raise from Rick Jason Ambata on the big blind. On flop 5♦ 7♣ 6♣ , Sun called another 2,000, revealing turn Q♠ . Ambata checked this time to Sun, pushing him to bet 4,000. Ambata raised for 7,000 more, and called the rest after Sun moved all-in for 16,200 total.

Sun Chao Hsuan Q♥ 8♥

Rick Jason Ambata K♦ K♥

Crushed against an overpair, Sun exited the arena shortly after river A♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	54,500(273 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 5:42:13 AM

Maxim Fana Bets All Streets

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Maxim Fana

Sun Chao Hsuan opened 300 on the cutoff, raised by Maxim Fana on the small blind to 1,300. Big blind joined in, and Sun completed as well.

On board T♠ A♦ 4♦ Q♦ 4♣ , Fana triple barreled - 1,200, 2,500, and 6,000, and saw Sun call all the way to showdown, only to muck as Fana revealed two pair A♥ K♥ .

Player	Chips
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	41,000(410 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	18,000(180 BB)