Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Marc 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

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, 2:35:03 PM

Nathan Gathercole Doubles Through Marc Rivera

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

Nathan Gathercole

Nathan Gathercole opened utg and called a 17,000 three bet from Marc Rivera on the button. On flop 9♠ 7♣ 5♦ , Gathercole check jammed his remaining 26,000, called by Rivera with ace-high.

Nathan Gathercole Q♥ Q♠

Marc Rivera A♣ K♠

Gunning for overcards, Rivera found none on runout 9♦ 6♣ , shipping Gathercole the double up.

Player	Chips
NG Nathan GathercoleAustralia	92,000(37 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	40,000(16 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)