Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Euryd Rivera

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

15/101

Total Chips

3,030,000

Average

202,000

Flight B

SMPSMP

1/24/2025, 5:20:18 PM

End of Flight B - 15 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	546,000(109 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	398,000(80 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	334,000(67 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	303,000(61 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	301,000(60 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	231,000(46 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	171,000(34 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	167,000(33 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	149,000(30 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	113,000(23 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	86,000(17 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	73,000(15 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	73,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	46,000(9 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	3,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 4:30:58 PM

Ju Won Chung Leaves Euryd Rivera Unable to Continue

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

Ju Won Chung

Euryd Rivera defended his big blind against Ju Won Chung's 8,000 hijack open, and check called 12,000 on flop 5♣ K♦ 8♠ . Chung followed with another 30,000 on turn 2♣ , convincing Rivera to give it up and save his chips.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	126,000(32 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	68,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:45:55 PM

Euryd Rivera Wins Flip to Survive

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

Euryd Rivera

Kim Enriquez opened utg and called off Euryd Rivera's 38,000 all-in from the big blind, putting the latter at risk.

Running a flip, Rivera's pocket pair held on board T♠ 7♦ Q♣ Q♠ 8♥ , shipping him the much needed double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	5♥5♠ BB	80,500(27 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	A♥J♥ UTG	126,000(42 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:08:44 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Jester Intia

Today's Main Event Flight B action is set to close once the field is down to 15 players. That means only six more eliminations are due before bagging time. Stacking atop is local runner Jester Intia, trailed closely behind by Kunlong Yu.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	293,000(98 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	260,000(87 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	238,000(79 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	208,000(69 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	206,000(69 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	192,500(64 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	170,000(57 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	164,000(55 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	157,000(52 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	151,000(50 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	129,000(43 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	126,000(42 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	121,000(40 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	110,000(37 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	105,500(35 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	99,000(33 BB)
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	85,000(28 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	57,000(19 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	50,000(17 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	38,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 12:54:33 PM

Top Pair Sends Euryd Rivera Out

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Euryd Rivera

Jester Intia opened 2,400 utg, and was joined by three other players on flop 5♦ Q♥ 7♥ . Intia continued for 3,800, weeding out none onto turn 3♦ . Euryd Rivera on the big blind, this time led for 16,000, and faced a raise from Intia to 43,000. All else folded, pushing Rivera to tank jam his entire 84,000 stack. Intia gladly obliged with a set 5♠ 5♣ and left Rivera's top pair K♦ Q♦ crushed all the way through river 6♣ .

Player	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	257,000(214 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:47:35 AM

Dinner Break

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Manila Megastack Main Event Flight B players are off for a 40 minute dinner break, with action set to resume at 8:20 p.m. Registration will close by the end of Level 10.

Top Chip Counts

Graham Cowan

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	182,000(152 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	169,000(141 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	151,000(126 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	143,000(119 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	131,000(109 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	125,000(104 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	118,000(98 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	115,000(96 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	104,000(87 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	103,000(86 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	102,000(85 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	90,400(75 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	89,000(74 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	80,000(67 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	77,000(64 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	71,000(59 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	62,300(52 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	61,000(51 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	58,600(49 BB)
LA Luqman AlghanimSaudi Arabia	57,000(48 BB)
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	54,000(45 BB)
HM Ha Mai Anh	50,500(42 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	46,700(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	46,000(38 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	43,500(36 BB)
NG Nathan GathercoleAustralia	38,000(32 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	37,000(31 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	34,000(28 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	30,000(25 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	29,000(24 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	28,000(23 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	26,400(22 BB)
EJ Eom Joonghoon	22,600(19 BB)
JS Jonghoon SeonSouth Korea	18,300(15 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	16,800(14 BB)
NF Nazariy FedykUnited Kingdom	14,600(12 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	12,800(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 10:37:26 AM

Richard Marquez Collects From Euryd Rivera

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

Richard Marquez

Player	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	66,700(67 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	33,000(33 BB)

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 5,400 even before flop 4♣ 3♥ 8♠ landed on the felt. Both checked round to turn 8♣ , where Richard Marquez bet 3,100. Euryd Rivera called behind, and bet a final 7,500 on river Q♠ . Marquez check called with K♥ K♣ , and found it good against Rivera's top pair Q♣ 6♠ .