Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #1

2025.02.01 - 2025.02.02Add to Calendar

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Aslan Olavi Vainio

Finland

Place

10th

Prize

$875

Prize (PHP)

₱51,000

Blind level

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Entries

1/283

Total Chips

8,490,000

Average

8,490,000

Day 2 - Final

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:01:43 AM

Aslan Vainio Eliminated In 10th Place - ₱51,000 ($875)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Aslan Olavi Vainio - 10th Place

Jiego Erquiaga

Aslan Vainio just missed the final table falling in 10th place. Vainio shoved holding A♥ 3♥ on the small blind that slammed into big blind Jiego Erquiaga's Q♣ Q♦ . The board further favored Erquiaga as it ran Q♥ 6♠ T♣ 6♣ 5♠ . Erquiaga doubled up while Vainio plunged to just 30,000.

On the next hand, Vainio went all in with A♣ T♣ and proceeded to fall to Martin Gonzales' 6♣ 4♦ on a board 7♥ Q♣ 6♦ T♥ 4♥ .

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	970,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	965,000(24 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	busted

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 8:27:49 AM

Table 30

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	925,000(23 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	730,000(18 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	615,000(15 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	610,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	480,000(12 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 7:57:52 AM

Aslan Vainio Pressures Martin Gonzales

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Aslan Olavi Vainio

Intense action between Aslan Vainio and Martin Gonzales as the battle on a board Q♦ T♥ 4♥ T♠ with 200,000 in the pot. Gonzales bets pot, Vainio answers with a check-raise all in for 375,000. Gonzales tanks using up two time banks then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	775,000(26 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	370,000(12 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 7:51:25 AM

Table 30

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

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	950,000(38 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	720,000(29 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	610,000(24 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	525,000(21 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	520,000(21 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	215,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 7:22:08 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,700,000(68 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	1,100,000(44 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	780,000(31 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	705,000(28 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	665,000(27 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	650,000(26 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	600,000(24 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	500,000(20 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	425,000(17 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	315,000(13 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	280,000(11 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	185,000(7 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	140,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 7:07:25 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	5,050,000(253 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,365,000(68 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	900,000(45 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	820,000(41 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	815,000(41 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	770,000(39 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	565,000(28 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	480,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	415,000(21 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	400,000(20 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	315,000(16 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	280,000(14 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	250,000(13 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	225,000(11 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	210,000(11 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	140,000(7 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 6:49:04 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,500,000(75 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	780,000(39 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	580,000(29 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	575,000(29 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	555,000(28 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	535,000(27 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	520,000(26 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	490,000(25 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	435,000(22 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	400,000(20 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	330,000(17 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	300,000(15 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	290,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	290,000(15 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	280,000(14 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	270,000(14 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	240,000(12 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	170,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 6:29:30 AM

Aggressive Bets By Joseph Sia

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

Joseph Sia

Following a raise of 40,000, Joseph Sia three-bets 85,000. After the call, Sia jams on the flop 9♥ 7♣ T♠ and wins the pot right there.

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	688,000(43 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	534,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 6:13:28 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,000,000(63 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	777,000(49 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	628,000(39 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	476,000(30 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	470,000(29 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	452,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	419,000(26 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	386,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	377,000(24 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	372,000(23 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	370,000(23 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	358,000(22 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	357,000(22 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	338,000(21 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	309,000(19 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	278,000(17 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	230,000(14 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	215,000(13 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	195,000(12 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	185,000(12 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	146,000(9 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	145,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 6:00:57 AM

Aslan Vainio In Action

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

Aslan Vainio

Aslan Vainio is on the rise with multiple pots going his way. He claimed a pot of around 300,000 in a hand against Anthony Castro then another pot against Richard Marquez of around 233,000.

Against Marquez, Vainio opened 25,000, got called by two players then they checke to the turn 6♥ K♣ J♦ 7♥ . Vainio's 40,000 bet lost one player while Marquez check-called. On the river 5♠ , Marquez took a stab for 30,000, Vainio called, Marquez had ace high A♣ T♦ . Vainio shipped with K♠ 9♠ .

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	624,000(52 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	472,000(39 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	310,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:38:20 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	843,000(70 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	735,000(61 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	696,000(58 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	611,000(51 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	487,000(41 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	461,000(38 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	423,000(35 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	416,000(35 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	404,000(34 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	370,000(31 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	352,000(29 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	324,000(27 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	284,000(24 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	254,000(21 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	254,000(21 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	221,000(18 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	220,000(18 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	214,000(18 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	188,000(16 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	155,000(13 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	140,000(12 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	128,000(11 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	124,000(10 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	70,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:11:23 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	693,000(69 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	572,000(57 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	406,000(41 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	380,000(38 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	365,000(37 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	356,000(36 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	350,000(35 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	318,000(32 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	317,000(32 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	311,000(31 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	299,000(30 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	260,000(26 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	258,000(26 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	245,000(25 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	235,000(24 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	211,000(21 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	210,000(21 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	204,000(20 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	197,000(20 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	188,000(19 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	178,000(18 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	176,000(18 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	167,000(17 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	144,000(14 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	137,000(14 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	124,000(12 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	124,000(12 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	105,000(11 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	95,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:37:30 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	577,000(72 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	502,000(63 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	440,000(55 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	409,000(51 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	404,000(51 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	400,000(50 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	395,000(49 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	346,000(43 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	322,000(40 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	300,000(38 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	278,000(35 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	267,000(33 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	254,000(32 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	238,000(30 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	226,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	225,000(28 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	224,000(28 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	205,000(26 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	202,000(25 BB)
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	196,000(25 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	182,000(23 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	181,000(23 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	170,000(21 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	163,000(20 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	157,000(20 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	155,000(19 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	130,000(16 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	129,000(16 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	118,000(15 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	113,000(14 BB)
YP Yongseok ParkSouth Korea	104,000(13 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	103,000(13 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	103,000(13 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	100,000(13 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	74,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:18:47 AM

Ace In The Window For Aslan Vainio

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

Suguru Yonezawa

A slew of preflop raises kicked off with Aslan Vainio opening, cutoff Royly Oracion three-bet 38,000, small blind Suguru Yonezawa four-bet all in for a hefty 216,000, Vainio joined in with slightly less (204,000), while Oracion tossed his cards to the muck pile.

Player	Hand	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	A♥K♠ UTG	448,000(75 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	CO	372,000(62 BB)
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	K♦K♣ SB	12,000(2 BB)

Board:7♦4♣A♣7♣T♠

An ace in the window gave Vainio the lead which held for a huge double up.

SMPSMP

2/1/2025, 5:17:34 PM

Kick Off Final Day On Center Stage Starting At 12pm

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

The PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 21 low-stakes festival is off to a booming start at Okada Manila, Philippines. For the second consecutive edition, the Kick Off event guaranteed ₱2M, and like previous, it was crushed. Yesterday’s opening day fielded a combined 283 entries across two flights, and with buy-in at an affordable ₱12,500 (~$215), the prize pool ballooned to ₱3,019,610 (~$51,690).

Entering today’s final stage are 43 flight survivors that have already locked in a piece of the pot but the real battle lies ahead with the spadie and ₱560,000 (~$9,570) in cold hard cash up for grabs. The champion also receives an APPT Manila Main Event seat worth ₱80,000.

At the helm is PokerStars regular, Christian Lortie-Cloutier who brings in a towering 540,000 (90 bb) stack. The Canadian pro is well-positioned for a deep run but will face some stiff competition with fearless players such as Dmitrii Belikov and Joseph Talamayan at the table.

Former Warm-Up champion David Erquiaga will also be one to watch as he shakes up the felt with a formidable 456,000 (76 bb). While he has position over the other big stacks at his table, Royly Oracion (401,000) and Richard Marquez (316,000), locking horns is a high possibility.

Cards start flying at 12pm local time. Players will have some room to gauge the competition with blinds increasing at a slower 30 min pace. Blinds kick off at Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000.

For all the action, stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you fresh updates as it unfolds.

Chip Counts - 43 Players

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	540,000(90 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	456,000(76 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	437,000(73 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	401,000(67 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	400,000(67 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	316,000(53 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	291,000(49 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	289,000(48 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	285,000(48 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	278,000(46 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	256,000(43 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	246,000(41 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	243,000(41 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	234,000(39 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	230,000(38 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	229,000(38 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	214,000(36 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	197,000(33 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	188,000(31 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	186,000(31 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	166,000(28 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	165,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	161,000(27 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	155,000(26 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	140,000(23 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	140,000(23 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	115,000(19 BB)
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	112,000(19 BB)
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	111,000(19 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	110,000(18 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	106,000(18 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	101,000(17 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	97,000(16 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	89,000(15 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	86,000(14 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	85,000(14 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	85,000(14 BB)
SH Song Hochung	66,000(11 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	57,000(10 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	42,000(7 BB)
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	30,000(5 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	186,000(31 BB)	25	1
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	161,000(27 BB)	25	2
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	256,000(43 BB)	25	3
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	285,000(48 BB)	25	4
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	140,000(23 BB)	25	5
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	86,000(14 BB)	25	6
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	234,000(39 BB)	25	7
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	111,000(19 BB)	25	8
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	188,000(31 BB)	26	1
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	229,000(38 BB)	26	2
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	316,000(53 BB)	26	3
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	401,000(67 BB)	26	4
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	456,000(76 BB)	26	5
CK Carsten KlugGermany	42,000(7 BB)	26	6
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	197,000(33 BB)	26	8
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	97,000(16 BB)	27	1
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	89,000(15 BB)	27	2
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	112,000(19 BB)	27	3
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	101,000(17 BB)	27	4
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	30,000(5 BB)	27	6
JM James MorilesPhilippines	437,000(73 BB)	27	7
JN June NuestroPhilippines	155,000(26 BB)	27	8
MG Marc GagneFrance	214,000(36 BB)	29	1
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	106,000(18 BB)	29	2
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)	29	3
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	230,000(38 BB)	29	5
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	166,000(28 BB)	29	6
KG Kiril GelevCanada	400,000(67 BB)	29	7
YP Yongseok Park	165,000(28 BB)	29	8
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	85,000(14 BB)	30	1
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	278,000(46 BB)	30	3
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	246,000(41 BB)	30	4
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	289,000(48 BB)	30	5
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	115,000(19 BB)	30	6
FF Florin FilipRomania	110,000(18 BB)	30	7
CL Christian LortieCanada	540,000(90 BB)	30	8
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	85,000(14 BB)	31	1
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)	31	2
SH Song Hochung	66,000(11 BB)	31	4
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	243,000(41 BB)	31	5
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	291,000(49 BB)	31	6
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	140,000(23 BB)	31	7
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	57,000(10 BB)	31	8