Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #3

2025.01.20 - 2025.01.22Add to Calendar

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Michael Calunsod

Philippines

Place

43rd

Prize

$455

Prize (PHP)

₱26,500

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

10/66

Total Chips

1,980,000

Average

198,000

Flight A

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 4:51:26 PM

End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (4)Canada	395,000(66 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	351,000(59 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	258,000(43 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	202,000(34 BB)
TJ Taehyun JangSouth Korea	162,000(27 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	145,000(24 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	123,000(21 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	120,000(20 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	115,000(19 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	110,000(18 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 4:05:52 PM

Michael Calunsod Doubles Through Jose Cheung

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

Michael Calunsod

Jose Cheung jammed a shorter stack in the cutoff and Michael Calunsod called for 74,000 on the button with kings. The suited ace of Cheung only found one four and his stack was reduced to fewer than a big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	K♥K♠ D	170,000(34 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	A♥4♥ CO	3,000(1 BB)

Board:8♥6♠4♦7♦2♠

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:50:17 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

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

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	348,000(87 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	175,000(44 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	172,000(43 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	170,000(43 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	144,000(36 BB)
TJ Taehyun JangSouth Korea	128,000(32 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	126,000(32 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	116,000(29 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	115,000(29 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	105,000(26 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	81,000(20 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	74,000(19 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	65,000(16 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	61,000(15 BB)
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	45,000(11 BB)

chip counts

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:00:42 PM

Sergei Korzhenko Doubles Through Michael Calunsod

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

Sergei Korzhenko

Michael Calunsod opened to 6,500 on the button and called the three-bet shove by Sergei Korzhenko for 62,000. The pocket nines of Korzhenko flopped a full house, then dodged the case queen and three aces to double.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	9♥9♠ BB	128,500(43 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	A♥6♥ D	83,000(28 BB)

Board:Q♥Q♦Q♣9♣5♦

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 2:46:25 PM

Michael Calunsod Shows Aces

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

Michael Calunsod

Jansen Tiu raised to 7,500 and Michael Calunsod just called from the big blind. Calunsod check-raised the flop from 6,000 to 15,000 and Tiu came along. The turn brought a bet of 25,000 by Calunsod for Tiu to call, who then folded the river to Calunsod's shove - the latter flashed his pocket aces.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	A♥A♠ BB	130,000(52 BB)
JT Jansen TiuPhilippines	D	81,000(32 BB)

Board:Q♦5♥4♦4♥5♣

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 2:23:58 PM

Tan Wee Jie Eliminated by Michael Calunsod

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

Tan Wee Jie

Michael Calunsod opened to 4,500 from under the gun and Tan Wee Jie defended the big blind. Jie check-jammed for 37,000 and Calunsod snapped it off after he had continued for 4,000.

Jie's open-ender was dead on the turn to make the river a formality.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	8♥8♣	114,000(57 BB)
TW Tan Wee JieChina	4♣3♣	busted

Board:8♠5♦2♠5♣4♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 1:08:38 PM

Three-Way Pot for Daito Kamei

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

Daito Kamei

Daito Kamei opened to 2,700 and earned two callers including Bonghyun Lee and Michael Calunsod. They checked the queen-high flop and Kamei's bet of 4,500 on the turn took it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Daito KameiJapan	UTG	57,700(48 BB)
BL Bonghyun LeeSouth Korea	UTG+1	46,500(39 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	D	13,500(11 BB)

Board:Q♦9♦2♦Q♣

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 12:36:43 PM

Michael Calunsod Eliminated by Brenton Buttigieg

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

Michael Calunsod

Michael Calunsod opened to 2,500 and was called by the button and big blind. On the flop, it checked to him and he jammed for 14,900. Brenton Buttigieg called on the button and needed to improve versus top pair, which he did right away with broadway on the turn.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	Q♥5♥ CO	busted
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	A♦K♦ D	76,700(77 BB)

Board:Q♦J♥2♣T♦9♣

all-in

busted