Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #3

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Rey Roca

Philippines

Place

15th

Prize

$1,030

Prize (PHP)

₱60,000

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

1/283

Total Chips

8,490,000

Average

8,490,000

Final Day

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 7:58:03 AM

Rey Roca Bows Out in 15th Place - PHP 60,000 (~USD 1,030)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Rey Roca - 15th Place

Rey Roca flicked in his last 45,000 on the button, and was called by both players on the blinds - Edgar Asehan and Czar Ian Marcos. Board J♠ 7♦ 6♥ 3♥ 4♠ was checked to showdown, revealing Marcos' two pair for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	J♠3♠ BB	825,000(33 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	T♥8♥ SB	1,030,000(41 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	K♠9♥ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 7:13:21 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,110,000(56 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	980,000(49 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	960,000(48 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	630,000(32 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	620,000(31 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	480,000(24 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	470,000(24 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	445,000(22 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	400,000(20 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	390,000(20 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	350,000(18 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	335,000(17 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	320,000(16 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	320,000(16 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	315,000(16 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	270,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 7:08:19 AM

Rey Roca Cracks Aces

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Rey Roca

Rey Roca flicked in his last 72,000 utg, called behind by player on the button. Terry Gonzaga on the big blind, reshoved and successfully isolated the short stack to showdown.

Roca drawing slim, turned the tables, having ran a backdoor flush on board 8♠ A♠ 5♣ K♣ Q♣ to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	J♣8♣ UTG	246,000(12 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	A♥A♣ BB	465,000(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 6:13:02 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Terry Gonzaga

Player	Chips
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	623,000(39 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	621,000(39 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	620,000(39 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	560,000(35 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	488,000(31 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	471,000(29 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	454,000(28 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	416,000(26 BB)
PC Peter Chung (4)Canada	368,000(23 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	361,000(23 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	357,000(22 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	343,000(21 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	323,000(20 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	304,000(19 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	276,000(17 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	270,000(17 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	268,000(17 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	245,000(15 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	242,000(15 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	212,000(13 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	157,000(10 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	152,000(10 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	118,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 5:53:33 AM

Rey Roca Doubles Through Christopher Richards

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Rey Roca

With two limps ahead, Christopher Richards squeezed to 62,000 and called for the rest following an all-in from Rey Roca for 116,000 total.

Roca ahead, was left with no worries, having spiked two pair on board Q♥ 5♠ J♥ 5♥ 4♦ to bag the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	A♦Q♠ CO	256,000(21 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	A♠T♣ BB	240,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 5:15:33 AM

Rey Roca Scoops It All

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Rey Roca

Anthony Castro flicked in his last 27,000 on the cutoff, followed by another all-in from Rey Roca for 90,000. Masakazu Miyamoto put in the final call on the big blind, making it a three way showdown.

Castro ahead, instead booked the loss as board 9♠ 5♥ 6♥ 9♥ 2♣ rolled trip nines for Roca.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	A♦9♦ SB	215,000(27 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	J♠J♣ BB	305,000(38 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	8♠4♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 4:15:32 AM

Kiril Gelev Locks In an Early Boost

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

Kiril Gelev

Kiril Gelev opened 18,000 utg, called behind by Rey Roca and Jundy Walker on the big blind. On flop 2♣ 8♦ 2♦ , Gelev bet all-in for 95,000 and met no takers.

Player	Chips
KG Kiril GelevCanada	158,000(26 BB)
JW Jundy WalkerUnited States of America	108,000(18 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	83,000(14 BB)

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, 4:41:27 PM

Sham Wing Sheuk Eliminated on the Day 1a Bubble

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

Sham Wing Sheuk

In five-way limped action with Sham Wing Sheuk forced all-in out of the big blind, the king-high flop and ace on the turn were checked through. Akihiro Kawaguchi bet the river for 12,000 and Daito Kamei called, as did Rey Roca. Sheuk revealed trips deuces with the worst kicker, while Kamei had paired the ace. However, Kawaguchi had the best of it and the Day 1a bubble burst.

Player	Hand	Chips
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	3♠2♥ BB	busted
DK Daito KameiJapan	A♦8♦ UTG	258,000(43 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	HJ	123,000(21 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	K♦2♦ SB	120,000(20 BB)

Board:K♦4♠2♠A♣2♣

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 4:29:42 PM

Sham Wing Sheuk on Fumes After Tussle With Rey Roca

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

Sham Wing Sheuk jams from under the gun with tens and runs into the queens of Rey Roca. No upset on the board and Sheuk is left on fumes right on the stone bubble.

Player	Hand	Chips
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	T♥T♣ UTG	16,000(3 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	Q♦Q♣ CO	118,000(20 BB)

Board:6♣5♦4♠3♠8♠

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, 3:35:23 PM

Michihiko Matsuda Near the Top

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

Michihiko Matsuda

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 8,500 in an early position and Rey Roca on the button was the only caller. On a ten-high flop and five turn, both players checked. Matsuda bet the river jack for 15,000 to force a fold and win another pot. It was the third in a row, and the player from Japan has climbed near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	293,000(73 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	133,000(33 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:16:43 PM

Jose Cheung Gets a Shove Through

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

Jose Cheung

Rey Roca limped in the cutoff and Akihiro Kawaguchi raised to 12,000 in the small blind. Jose Cheung then jammed for 46,000 in the big blind to force out Roca as well as Kawaguchi.

Player	Chips
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	190,000(63 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	121,000(40 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	64,000(21 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:11:05 PM

Two Barrels Work for Akihiro Kawaguchi

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

Akihiro Kawaguchi

Akihiro Kawaguchi made it 6,500 to go first to act and was called only by Rey Roca in the small blind. Roca check-called once on the ace-high flop for 8,000 but then check-folded the turn when Kawaguchi made it 17,000 to go.

Player	Hand	Chips
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	UTG	133,000(44 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	SB	193,000(64 BB)

Board:A♥J♣3♣6♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 1:43:04 PM

Assorted Counts in the Field

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

John Jay Magadan

Player	Chips
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	204,000(136 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	153,000(102 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	128,000(85 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	120,000(80 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	117,000(78 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	110,000(73 BB)
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	103,000(69 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	86,000(57 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	84,000(56 BB)
TJ Taehyun JangSouth Korea	81,000(54 BB)
TW Tan Wee JieChina	77,000(51 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	65,000(43 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	62,500(42 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	50,600(34 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	50,500(34 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	50,000(33 BB)
JT Jansen TiuPhilippines	48,000(32 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	47,000(31 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	43,500(29 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	34,000(23 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	28,000(19 BB)
SI Seigi ImaiJapan	26,500(18 BB)
PF Prolan FandialanPhilippines	26,000(17 BB)
SC Seonghun CheongSouth Korea	23,500(16 BB)
AA Anju AbrolIndia	19,700(13 BB)
JK Jinhyun KimSouth Korea	17,000(11 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	14,000(9 BB)

chip counts

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 12:52:05 PM

Hongyun Kang Doubles Through Rey Roca

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

Hogyun Kang

Rey Roca made it 2,500 to go and then called the shove by Hogyun Kang for 17,600. The classic flip went to the Korean after a nine-high runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	J♠J♦ D	38,200(32 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	A♣K♥ HJ	109,200(91 BB)

Board:8♣6♥5♥6♠9♣

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 9:48:36 AM

Sunhwi An Doubles Through Rey Roca

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Sunhwi An

In one of the most classic setup hands in tournament poker, Rey Roca opened and then four-bet jammed into South Korea's Sunhwi An, who snap-called for 22,400. The aces of An held versus kings to send Roca back to the drawing board.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	K♣K♠ UTG	12,300(41 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	A♣A♦ BB	45,200(151 BB)

Board:9♦7♦3♠Q♠9♠

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 9:35:44 AM

Rey Roca vs Ho-Tai Tsai

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Rey Roca

On a flop of T♠ 6♥ 2♣ Rey Roca in the big blind check-called for 800 when Ho-Tai Tsai on the button bet. The same action repeated on the J♠ turn for 1,800 and Roca then bet the 7♦ river for 4,500, Tsai folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	BB	39,800(133 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	D	28,500(95 BB)