Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #48

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Ionut Stochita

Romania

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, 3:00:50 PM

End of Flight A Chip Counts - 18 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
FM Fumiyoshi MakinoJapan	320,000(80 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	302,000(76 BB)
YE Yuma EndoJapan	275,000(69 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	265,000(66 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	242,000(61 BB)
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	239,000(60 BB)
AS Adam ShrikiIsrael	224,000(56 BB)
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	218,000(55 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	200,000(50 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	182,000(46 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	182,000(46 BB)
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	169,000(42 BB)
IY Ibuki YamasakiJapan	142,000(36 BB)
HH Harry HalimIndonesia	124,000(31 BB)
JM John MakloufAustralia	115,000(29 BB)
RY Robertson YapPhilippines	92,000(23 BB)
SU Shinichiro UenoJapan	82,000(21 BB)
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	82,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 2:14:27 PM

Player Chip Counts on Table 26

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CL Christian LortieCanada	158,000(53 BB)	26	1
SU Shinichiro UenoJapan	138,000(46 BB)	26	2
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	83,500(28 BB)	26	3
FM Fumiyoshi Makino	410,000(137 BB)	26	4
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	192,000(64 BB)	26	5
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	48,000(16 BB)	26	6
YE Yuma EndoJapan	194,000(65 BB)	26	7
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	158,000(53 BB)	26	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 2:04:07 PM

Ionut Stochita Takes from Marc Rivera

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

Ionut Stochita defended his big blind vs Marc Rivera's 6,000 hijack open, and check called 4,000 on flop 2♥ J♠ A♠ . Both checked turn 4♥ through to river 9♠ , where Stochita led a hefty 32,500. Rivera gave it a thought and eventually found the call, only to muck as Stochita revealed flush 8♠ 5♠ .

Player	Chips
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	121,000(40 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	55,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 1:38:16 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HH Harry Halim	51,000(17 BB)	25	1
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	175,500(59 BB)	25	2
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	117,000(39 BB)	25	3
RY Robertson YapPhilippines	90,000(30 BB)	25	4
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	108,000(36 BB)	25	5
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	38,000(13 BB)	25	6
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	41,000(14 BB)	25	7
YK Yuka Kimura	66,000(22 BB)	25	8
MK Mizuki Kurokawa	129,000(43 BB)	26	1
SU Shinichiro UenoJapan	127,000(42 BB)	26	2
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	105,000(35 BB)	26	3
FM Fumiyoshi Makino	252,000(84 BB)	26	4
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	35,000(12 BB)	26	6
YE Yuma EndoJapan	164,000(55 BB)	26	7
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	42,000(14 BB)	26	8
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	185,000(62 BB)	28	1
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	108,000(36 BB)	28	2
JM John MakloufAustralia	58,000(19 BB)	28	3
CS Chirag ShahIndia	28,000(9 BB)	28	4
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	146,000(49 BB)	28	5
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	111,000(37 BB)	28	6
RM Reiner MagbutayPhilippines	50,000(17 BB)	28	7
AS Adam ShrikiIsrael	165,000(55 BB)	28	8
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	180,000(60 BB)	29	1
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	231,000(77 BB)	29	2
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	57,000(19 BB)	29	3
IY Ibuki YamasakiJapan	143,000(48 BB)	29	5
CL Christian LortieCanada	175,000(58 BB)	29	6
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	151,000(50 BB)	29	7
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	79,000(26 BB)	29	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 1:14:06 PM

Player Chip Counts on Table 29

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

Player	Chips
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	195,000(78 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	165,000(66 BB)
IY Ibuki YamasakiJapan	110,000(44 BB)
RT Ricardo TorresUnited States of America	92,000(37 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	84,000(34 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	37,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 12:59:07 PM

Ionut Stochita and Ibuki Yamasaki on a Back and Forth

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

Ionut Stochita and Ibuki Yamasaki went head to head across two pots in one orbit with each banking a win.

On the first hand, Yamasaki opened to 5,000 on the hijack, called by Stochita right behind. Yamasaki check called two streets - 9,000 and an all-in for 39,000, on board 8♦ 7♦ 9♣ K♠ A♣ , and found his Q♦ Q♣ crushed against Stochita's K♥ 9♥ .

A few deals later, Yamasaki defended his big blind against Stochita's utg open, and again check called two streets on board T♣ Q♦ A♦ 2♥ . Stochita checked back river 7♠ and this time, shipped the win to his opponent as Yamasaki revealed top pair A♥ 6♥ .

Player	Chips
IY Ibuki YamasakiJapan	110,000(44 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	84,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 11:35:03 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	183,000(122 BB)
HH Harry Halim	174,000(116 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	154,000(103 BB)
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	133,500(89 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	132,000(88 BB)
OR Oliver RichertSweden	132,000(88 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	128,000(85 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	127,000(85 BB)
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	118,000(79 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	115,000(77 BB)
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	115,000(77 BB)
SP Seungjin ParkSouth Korea	113,000(75 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	107,000(71 BB)
RM Reiner MagbutayPhilippines	95,500(64 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	91,500(61 BB)
MK Mizuki Kurokawa	83,600(56 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	73,000(49 BB)
EP Eunseo ParkSouth Korea	67,000(45 BB)
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	63,000(42 BB)
JM John MakloufAustralia	60,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 11:32:36 AM

Ladies Hold Up for Patrick Wahlquist

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

Patrick Wahlquist open shoved his last 16,400 on the button and was looked up by Ionut Stochita on the small blind.

Stochita behind, managed to flop an ace on board A♥ K♥ 6♥ 4♥ 9♠ , but quickly lost the advantage as the turn gave Wahlquist a flush to take it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	Q♦Q♥ D	35,200(29 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	A♣7♣ SB	96,300(80 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 11:07:56 AM

Farboud Feridoun Recovers Quickly

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

Having just lost the hand prior, Farboud Feridoun bounced back right away with a full double up at the expense of Ionut Stochita.

Feridoun stuffed his entire 53,000 against a late position and a button three bet, and was called by Stochita for a flip. Board 2♥ 3♠ J♥ J♦ Q♥ spared none of Stochita's overcards, shooting Feridoun past the 100K mark.

Player	Hand	Chips
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	8♠8♣ SB	110,800(92 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	A♦K♦ D	99,200(83 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 10:59:42 AM

River Rolls for Ionut Stochita

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

Ionut Stochita

A preflop back and forth between Ionut Stochita on the small blind and Patrick Wahlquist on the button built a hefty 24,400 pot right in the middle.

On board 2♦ 3♣ J♠ 3♥ 7♣ , Stochita led all three streets - 6,500, 22,000, and a final push for 37,900, with Wahlquist calling all the way to showdown. Stochita revealed a rivered full house 7♦ 7♠ just in time to beat Wahlquist's 8♥ 8♣ .

Player	Chips
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	157,200(131 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	15,700(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 10:09:15 AM

Saito Takashi Bows Out

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

Saito Takashi

Up against an open and a three bet, Saito Takashi stuffed his last 9,500 on the button and saw both Ionut Stochita and Minsoo Hwang complete. On flop K♥ 5♥ 7♦ , Stochita quickly got out of the way after Hwang fired a bet of 7,000.

Takashi A♥ T♥

Hwang 7♠ 7♣

In search of a third heart, Takashi found none on runout 5♣ 9♣ , leaving him crushed against Hwang's full house entirely.

Player	Chips
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	147,200(147 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	80,000(80 BB)
ST Saito TakashiJapan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 8:14:55 AM

Ionut Stochita Ships a Win

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A three way raised pot saw the aggressor continue for 2,600 on flop A♠ J♦ 3♦ . Ionut Stochita called behind, and faced a raise to 7,600 from Farboud Feridoun. Only Stochita completed and headed to turn K♥ . Both checked to river K♦ , prompting Stochita to lead for a final 11,500. Feridoun found no reason to continue and shipped his opponent the win.

Player	Chips
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	47,600(79 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	44,800(75 BB)