Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #3

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Sunhwi An

South Korea

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

20/128

Total Chips

3,840,000

Average

192,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 12:37:21 PM

Pocket Pair Holds for Jester Intia

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

Jester Intia

Jester Intia opened utg+1 and flicked in the rest after Sunhwi An pushed all-in for 32,000.

Board 5♠ T♠ A♦ K♦ 6♦ missed to pair up An's overcards, knocking him out just a few places short of making Day 2.

Player	Hand	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	7♦7♥ UTG+1	304,000(51 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	J♦9♠ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 11:52:24 AM

Chip Count Update

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

With 29 players left holding on to their seats, that means the day is about to close with 9 more eliminations to go before is reached. 20 players are set to advance to Day 2, joining yesterday's 10-survivor qualifier list.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	333,000(67 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	256,000(51 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	249,000(50 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	195,000(39 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	181,000(36 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	181,000(36 BB)
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	170,000(34 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	160,000(32 BB)
FF Feridoun FarboudUnited States of America	152,000(30 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	147,000(29 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniHong Kong	143,000(29 BB)
SN Seungjun NaSouth Korea	138,000(28 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	127,000(25 BB)
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	116,500(23 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	112,000(22 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	111,000(22 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	109,000(22 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	107,000(21 BB)
SE Soonghoon Eom	100,000(20 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	89,000(18 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	84,000(17 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	77,000(15 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	72,000(14 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	67,000(13 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	66,000(13 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	63,000(13 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	62,000(12 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	42,000(8 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	41,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 11:47:36 AM

No Chops for Sunhwi An

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

Sunhwi An

Facing an open and a call, Sunhwi An squeezed all-in on the big blind, for 30,000 and was challenged by initial raiser Lloyd Locsin.

Sunhwi slightly ahead, immediately paired up his eight on board 3♦ 8♥ 2♠ T♠ 5♥ , earning him the full double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	A♥8♠ BB	72,000(18 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	A♦7♠ CO	84,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 10:32:40 AM

Sunhwi An in No Sweat

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

Sunhwi An

Sunhwi An opened utg+1 and happily put out the chips after Reynaldo Ong pushed on the small blind for 20,000.

In great shape, An easily busted his opponent as board J♣ 4♠ 3♥ 7♥ A♥ kept his kings ahead all the way through.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	K♦K♥ UTG+1	109,000(55 BB)
RO Reynaldo OngUnited States of America	Q♦J♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 10:12:20 AM

Sunhwi An Flops the Nuts

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

Sunhwi An

A pot of 18,000 was seen on flop 9♥ 8♦ J♣ with Sunhwi An's opponent already all-in. Initial raiser continued for 4,000, called behind by Sunhwi An for a side pot. On turn A♦ , An fired 5,000, followed with a final 20,000 on river 3♣ . Opponent called the first bet but gave it up after An proceeded with aggression.

An showed nut straight Q♥ T♦ , crushing his opponent's 4♠ 4♣ entirely.

Player	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	66,000(44 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, 4:07:49 PM

Sunhwi An Eliminated by Daito Kamei

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

Sunhwi An

Sunhwi An three-bet jammed for 50,000 in the big blind and initial raiser Daito Kamei called in the hijack with sixes. The treys of An found no help and the field was one step closer to the conclusion of Day 1a.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Daito KameiJapan	6♣6♠ HJ	211,000(42 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	3♣3♦ BB	busted

Board:9♠9♥2♠8♣Q♣

all-in

busted

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, 3:26:18 PM

Hochung Song Eliminated by Sunhwi An

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

Hochung Song

Sunhwi An raised to 8,000 from under the gun and called the short stack jam of Hochung Song, who he had previously doubled through. The kicker disadvantage preflop turned into his advantage as the deuce came to knock out Song.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	A♣2♣ HJ	106,500(27 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	A♦4♠ BB	busted

Board:K♦Q♠T♣2♥5♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:22:41 PM

Sunhwi An Flips to a Double

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

Sunhwi An

Hochung Song jammed from under the gun and Sunhwi An called all-in from the cutoff for 30,000. An flopped the superior pair to survive.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	A♥J♦ CO	70,000(23 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	9♠9♣ UTG	34,500(12 BB)

Board:A♦4♠3♣7♦K♣

all-in

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, 12:17:12 PM

Sunhwi An vs Hogyun Kang

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Sunhwi An

Hogyun Kang raised to 2,500 for fellow Korean player Sunhwi An to defend the big blind. On the T♠ 2♠ 2♣ flop, An check-raised from 1,200 to 6,000 and that did the trick to force out Kang.

Player	Hand	Chips
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	BB	22,000(22 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	HJ	26,500(27 BB)

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