Flight A
End of Flight A - 13 Surivivors
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MA Mark Almusajin | 520,000(130 BB) |
NA Naohiro Arita | 320,000(80 BB) |
TA Teruhisa Aoyama | 310,000(78 BB) |
MF Maxim Fana | 240,000(60 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 198,000(50 BB) |
DM Darren Moves | 158,000(40 BB) |
RT Ricardo Torres (2) | 142,000(36 BB) |
MT Masahiro Toyoda | 134,000(34 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist | 130,000(33 BB) |
102,000(26 BB) | |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 86,000(22 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 83,000(21 BB) |
66,000(17 BB) |
Midpair Good Enough for Vamerdino Magsakay

Joshua Cuevas defended his big blind against Vamerdino Magsakay's 7,000 cutoff open, and headed to flop Tā£ Jā¦ 6ā¦ . Action checked round to turn 3ā , where Magsakay bet 14,000. Cuevas check called onto river 7ā¦ , and arrived at showdown after Magsakay checked it back.
Cuevas showed queen-high Qā 2ā , behind on all streets against Magsakay's Aā¦ Tā¦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 185,000(62 BB) |
33,000(11 BB) |
Chip Count Update

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 |
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MA Mark Almusajin | 433,500(145 BB) |
TA Teruhisa Aoyama | 225,000(75 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist | 180,000(60 BB) |
NA Naohiro Arita | 172,000(57 BB) |
DM Darren Moves | 155,500(52 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 148,000(49 BB) |
141,000(47 BB) | |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 132,000(44 BB) |
MT Masahiro Toyoda | 127,500(43 BB) |
MF Maxim Fana | 127,500(43 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 107,500(36 BB) |
PE Paul Elliott | 106,000(35 BB) |
100,000(33 BB) | |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 70,000(23 BB) |
RT Ricardo Torres (2) | 64,000(21 BB) |
57,500(19 BB) | |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 53,000(18 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 33,500(11 BB) |
Vamerdino Magsakay Lands a Boost

With three limps ahead, Vamerdino Magsakay bumped it up to 14,500 on the big blind, and saw two continue to flop Jā„ 5ā¦ 2ā . Action checked to Darren Moves on the button, pushing him to bet 15,000. Magsakay raised to 42,000 and shipped the pot straight away.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DM Darren Moves | 174,500(70 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 169,000(68 BB) |
Chip Count Update

Player | Chips |
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MA Mark Almusajin | 287,500(192 BB) |
177,000(118 BB) | |
DM Darren Moves | 165,000(110 BB) |
BB Brenton Buttigieg | 141,000(94 BB) |
RT Ricardo Torres (2) | 138,000(92 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist | 123,000(82 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 120,000(80 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 118,000(79 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 107,000(71 BB) |
DK Daito Kamei | 101,000(67 BB) |
MT Masahiro Toyoda | 98,000(65 BB) |
TA Teruhisa Aoyama | 93,200(62 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 70,000(47 BB) |
MG Martin Gonzales | 70,000(47 BB) |
MF Maxim Fana | 58,000(39 BB) |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 53,000(35 BB) |
PE Paul Elliott | 53,000(35 BB) |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 48,000(32 BB) |
43,000(29 BB) | |
33,000(22 BB) | |
30,000(20 BB) | |
30,000(20 BB) | |
LT Leslie Tsui | 30,000(20 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 30,000(20 BB) |
LE Lester Edoc | 30,000(20 BB) |
NA Naohiro Arita | 25,500(17 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 22,000(15 BB) |
Maxim Fana Gets Three Streets of Value In

Vamerdino Magsakay opened 2,700 on the hijack, and was called behind by Maxim Fana along with the big blind. Action on flop Aā¦ 3ā Qā„ was checked to Fana, who bet 2,500. Magsakay check called, and faced another 8,200 on turn 5ā¦ . Magsakay unfazed, continued to river 3ā¦ , and paid a final 22,200, only to muck as Fana revealed trip threes 4ā£ 3ā£ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MF Maxim Fana | 139,000(116 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 88,000(73 BB) |