Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Ju Won Chung

South Korea

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, 4:54:50 PM

Richard Marquez Down to Crumbs

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

Richard Marquez

Richard Marquez opened utg+1, and went on to four bet jam against Ju Won Chung's raise on the button. Chung snap called for his entire 193,000, and smooth sailed to victory across board 7♠ J♦ 3♠ 5♣ 5♠ , earning him a big double up right on bubble time.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	A♦A♠ D	398,000(80 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	A♣K♥ UTG+1	70,000(14 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, 3:15:37 PM

Marc Rivera Crashes Into Aces

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

Marc Rivera

Marc Rivera pushed all-in for his last 57,000 against an utg open, and saw Ju Won Chung behind push likewise. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Rivera in rough shape, failed to crack the rockets on board Q♦ 3♥ T♣ 4♦ T♥ , ending his run at today's Main Event qualifier.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	A♥A♣ BB	190,000(63 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	A♦Q♥ SB	busted

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, 2:45:26 PM

Brenton Buttigieg Stands His Ground

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

Brenton Buttigieg

Ju Won Chung opened 6,000 on the cutoff, called by Brenton Buttigieg on the button along with Richard Marquez on the big blind. Action on flop K♦ T♠ 8♣ was checked to Buttigieg, pushing him to bet 8,000. Marquez raised to 16,000, called by Chung behind. Buttigieg fired back 60,000, and left both unable to continue.

Player	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	222,000(89 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	188,000(75 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	84,500(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 1:23:23 PM

Marc Rivera Puts Up a Fight

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

Marc Rivera

Marc Rivera opened 3,300 utg, joined behind by Ju Won Chung on the button. On flop 5♠ Q♠ K♥ , Rivera check called a 2,500 bet from Chung, revealing turn 6♥ . Chung went for another 4,500, yet folded after Rivera asked for 6,000 more.

Player	Chips
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	68,000(45 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	58,300(39 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, 11:11:55 AM

Ju Won Chung Finishes Brenton Buttigieg

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

Ju Won Chung

Ju Won Chung opened 2,200 on the hijack and called 16,000 more following an all-in from Brenton Buttigieg on the button.

In for a race, board 3♦ T♠ Q♣ 7♦ Q♠ landed Chung's way, eliminating Buttigieg entirely.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	K♥T♦ HJ	58,000(58 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	A♠3♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 8:18:39 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Brenton Buttigieg

Player	Chips
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	81,000(162 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	70,300(141 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	67,000(134 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	59,600(119 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	54,000(108 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	51,300(103 BB)
SK Seungmin Kang	51,000(102 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	49,000(98 BB)
FK Fathi Kamyar	48,000(96 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	46,000(92 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	45,000(90 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	41,800(84 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	41,300(83 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	37,000(74 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	34,500(69 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 8:03:04 AM

Joseph Pineiro Bows Out

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Joseph Pineiro

A three way three bet pot saw Joseph Pineiro lead all-in for 10,500 on flop 6♣ 5♦ 7♣ . Ju Won Chung called behind with a pair of sixes 6♥ 3♥ , and found himself behind against Pineiro's J♦ J♥ . Runout T♦ 3♦ however, gave Chung two pair to steal the win and bust out his opponent.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	72,600(182 BB)
JP Joseph PineiroFrance	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:44:33 AM

Paul Elliott Back in the Mix

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Paul Elliott

Having bubbled yesterday's flight, Paul Elliott is seen at play once more, gunning for another chance to qualify for Day 2.

With 2,400 in the middle across board K♥ T♣ 5♥ 7♣ , three way action saw Ju Won Chung lead 1,700 on the big blind, called behind by Paul Elliott. River A♠ welcomed no more bets, revealing Elliot's two pair K♠ T♥ , good against Chung's K♠ J♥ .

Player	Chips
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	47,000(157 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	25,500(85 BB)