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Emmanuel Derecho

Australia

Blind level

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

Entries

15/101

Total Chips

3,030,000

Average

202,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 7:17:15 AM

River Rolls for Emmanuel Derecho

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Emmanuel Derecho

A four way raised pot saw action on board A♦ 9♦ 4♦ K♠ Q♠ check down to the river, where initial raiser Emmanuel Derecho fired a bet of 2,000. Jegal Gun looked him up, and mucked as Derecho showed straight J♥ T♠ .

Player	Chips
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	28,000(93 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	26,700(89 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:31:28 AM

Akos Kovacs Takes It Down

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Akos Kovacs

Akos Kovacs opened 600 on the hijack, and was called by both Emmanuel Derecho and Myungjin Jung behind. Action on flop Q♠ T♠ 8♦ was checked round to turn 9♠ , where Kovacs led for 1,500. Both threw in the fold, shipping Kovacs the boost.

Player	Chips
MJ Myungjin JungSouth Korea	33,200(166 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	30,600(153 BB)
AK Akos KovacsUnited Kingdom	10,200(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 5:26:50 AM

Emmanuel Derecho Takes Back More

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Emmanuel Derecho

Emmanuel Derecho sent out a 2,400 three bet against Ho Tai Tsai's utg open, and saw the latter complete. Derecho continued for 1,800 on flop T♣ 2♠ Q♦ , and went on to check call 5,500 on turn 6♣ . Both checked down river 2♦ , revealing Derecho's J♥ J♠ , good for the pot.

Player	Chips
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	39,200(392 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	21,300(213 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 5:22:03 AM

Ho Tai Tsai Exudes Early Aggression

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Ho-Tai Tsai

Emmanuel Derecho opened 300 utg, and was joined by both players on the blinds onto flop 2♠ 6♣ 2♥ . Derecho continued for 400, but folded shortly after Ho Tai Tsai check raised to 1,500.

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	31,000(310 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	29,300(293 BB)