Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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John Constiniano

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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 4:38:11 PM

Kunlong Yu Busts John Constiniano

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

Kunlong Yu

Kunglong Yu opened on the cutoff and called John Constiniano's all-in from the big blind.

Constiniano in trouble, bound for the exit shortly after failing to improve on board 5♣ 6♥ K♥ T♣ 5♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
KY Kunlong YuChina	A♠K♠ CO	487,000(122 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	A♣6♠ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:56:11 PM

John Constiniano Suffers Minimum Damage

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

John Constiniano

Kunlong Yu defended his big blind vs John Constiniano's 8,000 cutoff open, and check called another 10,000 on flop A♥ 6♣ T♥ . No more bets went in on either turn K♥ or river 8♠ , revealing Yu's two pair A♠ 8♣ for the win.

Player	Chips
KY Kunlong YuChina	339,000(85 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	110,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:38:49 PM

John Constiniano Stands Strong with Top Pair

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

John Constiniano

With 34,000 in the middle across board J♦ 2♣ 5♥ 8♠ , action was caught on Graham Cowan on the small blind, with a bet of 25,000. John Constiniano a seat after made the call, and arrived at showdown after no more bets went in on river T♣ .

Cowan showed A♦ 4♣ , no good against Constiniano's top pair J♠ 6♦ .

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	221,000(74 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	150,000(50 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, 2:18:14 PM

Akihiro Kawaguchi Runs Into Rockets

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Akihiro Kawaguchi

Akihiro Kawaguchi opened utg+1 and called an 11,500 three bet from John Constiniano behind. On flop 7♥ J♣ 5♣ , Kawaguchi led all-in for his remaining 40,000, snap called by Constiniano with an overpair.

Akihiro Kawaguchi A♥ J♠

John Constiniano A♦ A♣

Crushed against the rockets, Kawaguchi bowed out shortly after runout 2♥ T♦ landed on the felt.

Player	Chips
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	205,000(103 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 1:18:58 PM

Akihiro Kawaguchi Pads It Further

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Akihiro Kawaguchi

John Constiniano sent out a 7,000 three bet against an utg open, and was called behind by Luqman Alghanim. Akihiro Kawaguchi on the big blind, bumped it up further to 32,000, and picked up the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	100,000(67 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	99,000(66 BB)
LA Luqman AlghanimSaudi Arabia	38,000(25 BB)

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, 11:35:52 AM

John Constiniano Ahead All the Way

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

John Constiniano

With 18,600 in the middle across board 5♦ 2♥ 4♦ T♣ , action was caught on John Constiniano with a bet of 7,500. Rene Mar David called behind, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 7♠ was checked through.

Constiniano revealed 9♦ 9♥ , ahead of David's 8♦ 8♠ on all streets.

Player	Chips
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	108,000(90 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	15,200(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 10:48:11 AM

Edilberto Gopez Surrenders

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

Edilberto Gopez

Edilberto Gopez opened 2,200 on the cutoff and called 8,000 more following a raise from John Constiniano on the big blind. On board 5♦ J♣ 3♥ 8♦ , Constiniano double barreled - 5,500 and 16,200, leaving Gopez unable to continue by the turn.

Player	Chips
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	68,700(69 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	62,000(62 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 10:19:51 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Kyuhyung Jung

Player	Chips
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	101,000(101 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	91,000(91 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	89,000(89 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	83,500(84 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	83,000(83 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	76,300(76 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	69,500(70 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	67,200(67 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	66,000(66 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	65,000(65 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	63,000(63 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	62,000(62 BB)
FK Fathi Kamyar	61,000(61 BB)
JK Jaewon KimSouth Korea	60,800(61 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	51,000(51 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	50,000(50 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang Liu	45,000(45 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	45,000(45 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	44,000(44 BB)
SK Seungmin Kang	43,000(43 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 9:51:30 AM

John Constiniano Hero Calls with Ace High

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

John Constiniano

With a pot of 5,100 situated in the middle on flop 6♣ 3♣ 5♦ , three way action was checked to Jose Colada on the button, who bet 1,500. John Constiniano check called, and did so once more on turn 8♠ for another 3,500. On river Q♠ , Colada fired a final 6,500, and was exposed with king-high K♣ J♣ after Constiniano put out the third call.

Constiniano showed A♥ 4♥ and won the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	53,000(88 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	12,600(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 9:16:11 AM

John Constiniano Fills Up on the River

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

John Constiniano

Takahiko Hachiya opened 1,200 utg+1, joined by a player behind along with John Constiniano on the big blind. All three checked flop 2♠ Q♦ J♠ through to turn 8♥ , where Constiniano led 3,100. Hachiya made the call, and committed his remaining 11,500 on river A♠ after Constiniano moved all-in.

Constiniano revealed flush 4♠ 3♠ , sending Hachiya's A♣ K♦ bound for the muck.

Player	Chips
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	46,000(92 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	busted