Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Johnson Tan

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, 2:55:23 PM

Kunlong Yu Delivers Double Bust

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Kunlong Yu

Kunlong Yu opened 5,500, and was joined by both players on the blinds - Johnson Tan and Nathan Gathercole. On flop 7♠ K♥ 4♥ , all three stacks rushed to the middle with Yu covering both opponents.

Kunlong Yu A♦ K♦

Johnson Tan Q♥ J♥

Nathan Gathercole K♣ Q♦

Turn 2♦ and river 8♦ ran safe for Yu, leaving him to scoop it all with top pair and ace kicker in play.

Player	Chips
KY Kunlong YuChina	221,000(88 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	busted
NG Nathan GathercoleAustralia	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, 10:42:48 AM

Ace High Good Enough for Johnson Tan

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

Johnson Tan

Johnson Tan opened 2,200 on the cutoff, joined behind by Roxanne Victorino along with the big blind. Action on flop 3♠ 8♠ 9♦ was checked round to turn 7♦ , where Tan bet 5,000. Victorino made the call, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 7♣ welcomed no more bets.

Tan showed ace-high A♠ T♥ , good enough to ship the pot.

Player	Chips
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	111,000(111 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	72,000(72 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, 9:13:36 AM

Second Bullet Pays Off for Johnson Tan

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Tamon Nakamura sent out a 3,000 three bet on the button vs Johnson Tan's cutoff open and saw Tan and Roxanne Victorino on the big blind, continue to flop Q♥ 2♦ K♥ . Victorino led 5,000, called by both onto turn 6♣ . Action this time, checked to Nakamura, who bet 15,000. Both stuck around to see river 2♠ , where no more bets went in the middle.

Tan showed trip deuces A♥ 2♥ , and claimed the win.

Player	Chips
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	95,000(190 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	35,000(70 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	32,100(64 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 9:02:25 AM

Johnson Tan Stands Strong

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Johnson Tan

Seungmin Kang opened 1,500 on the hijack, called by Johnson Tan behind along with the big blind. Action on flop 9♥ T♠ 9♣ was checked to Tan, pushing him to bet 2,000. Kang raised for 5,000 more, and saw Tan complete. On turn 8♣ , Tan called another 11,000 bet from Kang, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 3♣ was checked through.

Kang revealed ace-high A♦ Q♥ , shipping Tan the win with two pair J♥ T♥ .

Player	Chips
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	45,000(90 BB)
SK Seungmin Kang	34,300(69 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 8:59:51 AM

Lloyd Locsin Sends Johnson Tan Packing

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Lloyd Locsin

With 13,700 in the pot across board 4♥ 3♣ 2♠ 9♥ , three way action saw Johnson Tan bet 3,000. Initial raiser Lloyd Locsin check raised to 12,000 and called for the rest after Tan pushed for 23,800 total.

Johnson Tan 8♥ 8♣

Lloyd Locsin K♦ K♠

Locsin ahead, sealed the win as river 3♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	78,300(157 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	busted