Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Jerome Cruz

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

31/206

Total Chips

6,180,000

Average

199,355

Flight C

SMPSMP

1/25/2025, 4:20:07 PM

End of Flight C - 31 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	427,000(85 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	425,000(85 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	415,000(83 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	385,000(77 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	313,000(63 BB)
JR Jensen Rex ChowPhilippines	304,000(61 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	291,000(58 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	265,000(53 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	252,000(50 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	234,000(47 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	227,000(45 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	210,000(42 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	204,000(41 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	178,000(36 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	175,000(35 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	165,000(33 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	157,000(31 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	156,000(31 BB)
PT Paul TirnoveanBelgium	153,000(31 BB)
PE Paul ElliottAustralia	142,000(28 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	134,000(27 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	128,000(26 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	126,000(25 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	123,000(25 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	118,000(24 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	102,000(20 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	102,000(20 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	87,000(17 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	70,000(14 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	58,000(12 BB)
ML Marcuss LiowMalaysia	47,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 3:11:31 PM

Roland Ferrer Spikes the River

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

Roland Ferrer

Jerome Cruz opened on the hijack and called a 17,000 three bet from Roland Ferrer right behind. On flop K♥ J♠ 2♥ , Ferrer barreled all-in for 17,500, check called by Cruz to showdown.

Roland Ferrer A♣ J♣

Jerome Cruz K♦ 5♦

Ferrer behind, managed to catch up on runout Q♣ A♦ , landing two pair on the river to steal the win.

Player	Chips
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	102,000(34 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	76,500(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 3:04:15 PM

Double Barrel Works for Woobeen Lee

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

Woobeen Lee

Woobeen Lee opened 6,000 on the cutoff and was called by Czardy Rivera behind, along with Jerome Cruz on the big blind. Lee continued for 10,500 on flop 4♥ A♥ J♠ , weeding out none onto turn Q♥ . Lee barreled another 22,000, enough to push both opponents out of the way.

Player	Chips
WL Woobeen Lee	209,000(70 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	188,000(63 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	96,000(32 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 1:46:09 PM

Won Il Bae Risks It All

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

Won Il Bae

Vying for a pot of 52,000 in the middle across board 5♠ 3♦ 9♦ J♦ 7♦ , Won Il Bae on the big blind, made an attempt for it with an all-in for his last 31,500. Jerome Cruz gave it some consideration but eventually found the fold, earning Bae the boost.

Player	Chips
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	86,500(43 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	78,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 12:40:07 PM

Top Chip Counts

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

Christian Lortie

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	237,000(158 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	178,000(119 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	176,000(117 BB)
SJ Sehoon Jin	168,000(112 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	164,000(109 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	144,000(96 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	142,000(95 BB)
ML Marcuss LiowMalaysia	142,000(95 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	140,000(93 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	131,000(87 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	131,000(87 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	126,000(84 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	123,000(82 BB)
JM Jason MagbanuaPhilippines	122,000(81 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	121,000(81 BB)
PE Paul ElliottAustralia	107,500(72 BB)
YH Yuki HommaJapan	107,500(72 BB)
SL Sernaque Lu PerezPeru	103,000(69 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	101,000(67 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	98,000(65 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	97,000(65 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	93,500(62 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	88,000(59 BB)
JP Joseph PineiroFrance	82,500(55 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	81,000(54 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	78,000(52 BB)
PT Paul TirnoveanBelgium	78,000(52 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	77,000(51 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	71,000(47 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	71,000(47 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	71,000(47 BB)
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	70,000(47 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 12:21:19 PM

Jerome Cruz Crushes with Cowboys

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

Jerome Cruz

With 39,000 in the middle on flop 7♠ Q♦ 9♣ , Jerome Cruz led out a bet of 15,000, and followed with an all-in for his last 21,500 on turn 5♦ . Jon Kyte called down both streets with T♥ T♣ , and was crushed to see Cruz flip over K♥ K♠ . River 8♥ kept Cruz ahead, shipping the full double up his way.

Player	Chips
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	112,000(93 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	40,500(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 9:30:05 AM

Keijiro Shimojo Gets Cbet Through

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Jerome Cruz opened 1,200 on the cutoff and called a 5,000 three bet from Keijiro Shimojo on the small blind. On flop 6♦ K♣ K♦ , Shimojo continued for 2,500, enough to get Cruz out of the way.

Player	Chips
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	65,400(109 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	31,000(52 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 6:13:51 AM

Fathi Kamyar Collects From Jerome Cruz

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Fathi Kamyar

A three way raised pot saw action on flop T♦ 6♣ K♦ check to the aggressor, who bet 800. Both Jerome Cruz and Fathi Kamyar stuck around to see turn 6♠ , and saw all three check it through to river 8♥ . Cruz led 1,200, and paid 5,000 more following a raise from Kamyar behind, only to muck as his opponent revealed 9♦ 7♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips
FK Fathi KamyarCanada	35,700(179 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	21,600(108 BB)