Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #48

2025.03.20 - 2025.03.23Add to Calendar

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Blind level

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

Entries

18/115

Total Chips

3,450,000

Average

191,667

Flight A

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 10:34:38 AM

Takuma Sasaki Puts On the Pressure

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

In battle for a 17,700 pot across a completed board of 7♣ 4♦ J♦ Q♠ 9♦ , Darius Nass went ahead and led for 13,500. Takuma Sasaki on the button, gave it a thought and decided to go for a raise to 29,000. Nass tanked for a minute and eventually slipped his hand back to the dealer, earning Sasakit the pot with no showdown.

Player	Chips
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	72,500(60 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	41,300(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 9:02:02 AM

Player Chip Counts on Table 25

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
HH Harry Halim	171,000(214 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	53,600(67 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	49,200(62 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	46,300(58 BB)
YF Yew Fai Wong	42,500(53 BB)
ST Shota TakakuraJapan	35,300(44 BB)
TH Tatsuhiko HayashiJapan	8,200(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 7:29:54 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Player	Chips
HH Harry Halim	108,800(218 BB)
SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	74,700(149 BB)
NB Nick BlackburnUnited States of America	64,800(130 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	62,600(125 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	53,800(108 BB)
JM John MakloufAustralia	49,000(98 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	47,500(95 BB)
OR Oliver RichertSweden	46,100(92 BB)
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	44,700(89 BB)
ST Saito TakashiJapan	41,000(82 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 7:10:10 AM

Darius Nass Holds Strong with Top Pair

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Darius Nass

Up against an open and two calls, Darius Nass squeezed to 4,500 on the small blind and put out another 4,500 after initial raiser Chirag Shah came back with a raise.

On board 4♣ 8♦ A♣ 3♦ , Nass check called two streets - 2,500 and 5,000, and checked a third time around on river K♦ . Shah decided to check it back, leaving Nass to pick up the pot with top pair A♥ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
DN Darius NassGermany	59,000(148 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	11,500(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 6:28:22 AM

Yew Fai Wong Smashes Board

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Yew Fai Wong

Rachel Bellard opened 800 on the cutoff, joined by both Darius Nass and Yew Fai Wong on the blinds.

On flop T♣ K♦ J♠ , both Nass and Wong check called a 1,000 cbet from Bellard, peeling turn J♦ . Nass this time, led for 3,200, keeping the action three-way onto river 4♦ . Wong shot out a final 5,000 and was challenged only by Nass, only to muck as Wong revealed the nut flush A♦ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
YF Yew Fai Wong	42,300(141 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	22,200(74 BB)
RB Rachel BellardCanada	10,800(36 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 5:45:59 AM

Darius Nass Still on the Ropes

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Winifred Obedoza opened 400 utg, joined by both players on the blinds onto flop Q♥ 5♦ 5♥ . Checked to Obedoza, he fired a bet of 500, to which only Darius Nass responded with a call. Both checked turn 4♠ through to river 9♦ , where Nass led for a final 1,600. Obedoza found no reason to continue, shipping Nass the much needed boost.

Player	Chips
WO Winifred ObedozaPhilippines	36,900(185 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	5,200(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 4:52:34 AM

Double Barrel Works for Darius Nass

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Initial action between Seoha Lee and Darius Nass built up a pot of 3,500 even before the dealer fanned flop T♦ 7♣ 9♥ . Lee check called a 1,000 bet from Nass, but open folded A♥ J♠ after Nass barreled another 3,500 on turn 2♠ .

Player	Chips
SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	43,800(438 BB)
DN Darius NassGermany	15,300(153 BB)