Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #10

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Anthony Castro

Philippines

Place

4th

Prize

$2,095

Prize (PHP)

₱122,500

Blind level

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

Entries

1/134

Total Chips

4,020,000

Average

4,020,000

Deepstack

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2/3/2025, 3:37:45 PM

Anthony Castro Rivered Into 4th Place - ₱122,500 / $2,095

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

Anthony Castro - 4th Place

After a series of raises and shoves uncalled, Anant Acharya's 145,000 raise is met with a reraise by Anthony Castro risking his last 290,000. Anant calls and has live cards. Castro stays ahead until the river pairs up Anant to crush Castro's hopes in 4th place.

Anant rises over the 2M marker.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♣T♣ SB	busted
AA Anant Acharya	K♣Q♣ UTG	2,010,000(50 BB)

Board:2♠9♥9♦9♣K♦

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2/3/2025, 3:00:31 PM

Anthony Castro Saved By The Board

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

Anthony Castro

From cutoff, Anthony Castro looked down at A♣ J♣ and three-bet 155,000. Action folded around back to initial raiser Ashley Patterson who four-bet all in with his massive stack. Castro called and was at risk against Patterson's Q♣ Q♥ . With the board running 6♦ 5♦ 2♣ 4♠ 3♦ , they split with a straight showing.

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2/3/2025, 2:32:15 PM

Ashley Patterson Gains Off Anthony Castro

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

Ashley Patterson

Ashley Patterson defended his big blind by calling hijack Anthony Castro's 55,000 raise. Both checked to the turn 4♠ 9♠ 2♣ 7♠ . Patterson led out 100,000 that Castro called. Patterson continued on the river 7♦ announcing all in. Castro folded.

Player	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	875,000(35 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	465,000(19 BB)

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2/3/2025, 2:22:59 PM

Anthony Castro On The Rise

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

After scoring a double up, Anthony Castro picks up a few pots. The first one saw him steal the blinds and ante with an uncalled shove. The next, he opened 45,000, got called by two players, then he c-bet the flop 3♦ 5♦ Q♦ for 80,000. No one called. On the third pot, he defended the big blind by calling utg+1 Juhoon Chung's 40,000 raise and called the 30,000 flop bet on a board T♣ 6♣ J♠ . After they both checked the turn 6♥ , Castro fired 95,000 on the river 8♠ , Chung called then mucked to Castro's 9♦ 6♦ trips.

Player	Chips
JC Juhoon Chung	805,000(40 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	685,000(34 BB)

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

Board All In Favor Of Anthony Castro

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

Anthony Castro

Reminiscent of his run at yesterday's Warm Up final table, Anthony Castro is back at the final table and is swinging once again. Following Byambasuren Danzanbaljir's shove, Castro risks with less and takes command of the board improving to a crushing full house.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	K♥9♥ BB	360,000(18 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	4♣4♠ CO	209,000(10 BB)

Board:9♦K♦6♣6♥K♠

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2/3/2025, 1:43:12 PM

Final Table

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

Deepstack - Final 9 Players

Player	Chips
JC Juhoon Chung	779,000(49 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	777,000(49 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	665,000(42 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	425,000(27 BB)
AA Anant Acharya	332,000(21 BB)
OK Oliver KubalekSweden	332,000(21 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	254,000(16 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	225,000(14 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	180,000(11 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	225,000(14 BB)	1	1
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	665,000(42 BB)	1	2
JC Juhoon Chung	779,000(49 BB)	1	3
AA Anant Acharya	332,000(21 BB)	1	4
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	777,000(49 BB)	1	5
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	254,000(16 BB)	1	6
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	425,000(27 BB)	1	7
OK Oliver KubalekSweden	332,000(21 BB)	1	8
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	180,000(11 BB)	1	9

TriciaTricia

2/3/2025, 1:25:14 PM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
JC Juhoon Chung	858,000(54 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	680,000(43 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	486,000(30 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	415,000(26 BB)
AA Anant Acharya	365,000(23 BB)
OK Oliver KubalekSweden	351,000(22 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	332,000(21 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	300,000(19 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	180,000(11 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	71,000(4 BB)

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2/3/2025, 1:07:14 PM

Tetsunori Saito Leaves In 11th Place - ₱33,000 / $565

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

Tetsunori Saito - 11th Place

Tetsunori Saito was next to bow out after all of his chips were claimed by Anthony Castro. Saito's drawing cards failed to improve to finish in 11th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
TS Tetsunori SaitoJapan	A♠8♣ HJ	busted
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	9♥9♠ BB	341,000(28 BB)

Board:6♦9♣6♥7♦3♣

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2/3/2025, 12:51:00 PM

Table 41

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
GS George SaludPhilippines	321,000(32 BB)	41	1
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	220,000(22 BB)	41	2
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	185,000(19 BB)	41	3
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	265,000(27 BB)	41	4
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	173,000(17 BB)	41	5
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	120,000(12 BB)	41	7
TS Tetsunori SaitoJapan	170,000(17 BB)	41	8

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2/3/2025, 12:40:35 PM

Craig Jones Eliminated In 16th Place - ₱22,000 / $375

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

Craig Jones - 16th Place

Craig Jones open shoves his last 12 bb and didn't get past Anthony Castro who called from the small blind. At the runout, Jones gained more outs, but it didn't materialize to fall in 16th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♥Q♣ SB	255,000(26 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom	2♦4♦ UTG	busted

Board:7♥3♦5♦J♠3♥

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2/3/2025, 12:20:35 PM

Edwin Dela Cruz Survives The Flip

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

Edwin Dela Cruz has been swinging to send his stack down to just 53,000. He sends it all in with a small pair on hand and is given a sweat by caller Anthony Castro. The board keeps the pair afloat to save Cruz from elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	4♥4♦ BB	118,000(15 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	9♣T♦ CO	112,000(14 BB)

Board:5♣3♠J♠6♦J♥

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2/3/2025, 11:57:34 AM

Castro Gets Concepcion To Jam

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

Anthony Castro

Action folds around to the button Michael Concepcion, he raises 12,000 and is denied the steal by small blind Anthony Castro who calls. On the flop 3♠ A♠ K♣ , Castro check-calls 9000, then checks the turn 2♣ with Concepcion checking back. Action resumes on the river J♠ starting with a 15,000 bet by Castro, Concepcion shoves, Castro snap-calls and shows a dominating set for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	K♠K♥ SB	226,000(38 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	T♣2♣ D	189,000(32 BB)

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2/3/2025, 11:24:43 AM

Edwin Dela Cruz Scoops A Three-Way

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

Edwin Dela Cruz

Anthony Castro opens upfor 15,000 and is met with a shove of 13,000 from small blind Alexander Donn. Big blind Edwin Dela Cruz pumps it up more with a four-bet of 80,000 leaving himself just 4000 behind, Castro gives it a thought then calls. At the flop K♦ 4♣ 8♦ , Cruz checks to Castro who puts Cruz all in, Cruz tosses his last chips for a three-way showdown.

Player	Hand	Chips
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	T♥T♠ BB	210,000(42 BB)
AD Alexander DonnAustralia	6♠6♣ SB	busted
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♠T♦ CO	39,000(8 BB)

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2/3/2025, 11:09:11 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
AA Anant Acharya	378,000(76 BB)
MN Munkh NatsagdorjPhilippines	375,000(75 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	290,000(58 BB)
OK Oliver KubalekSweden	248,000(50 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom	210,000(42 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	187,000(37 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniIndia	185,000(37 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	182,000(36 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	168,000(34 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	167,000(33 BB)
TS Tetsunori SaitoJapan	163,000(33 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	135,000(27 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	128,000(26 BB)
MA Marco AlmerezPhilippines	114,000(23 BB)
JC Juhoon Chung	113,000(23 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	108,000(22 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	96,000(19 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	90,000(18 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	73,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	69,000(14 BB)
AY Alan YapPhilippines	68,000(14 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	67,000(13 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	60,000(12 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	58,000(12 BB)
AD Alexander DonnAustralia	52,000(10 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	46,000(9 BB)
MS Michael SegismundoPhilippines	30,000(6 BB)
BG Battulga GanboldMongolia	29,000(6 BB)

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2/3/2025, 10:40:11 AM

Michael Concepcion Jams For The Pot

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

Michael Concepcion

Michael Concepcion and Anthony Castro enter a betting war that begins with an 8000 raise by hijack Concepcion that's called by cutoff. Button player Castro three-bets 23,000 and after the blinds fold, it's back to Concepcion who four-bets 56,000. Only Castro calls to take it to the flop 2♠ Q♦ 4♥ .

Concepcion leads 32,000 and Castro calls. Concepcion jumps out with a jam of 65,500 on the turn 2♦ and this time Castro backs down and folds.

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	259,500(87 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	106,000(35 BB)

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2/3/2025, 9:38:10 AM

Big Raise By Cruz Pushes Out Castro

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

Edwin Dela Cruz

On a board showing 5♦ K♦ T♥ 3♠ 7♦ and 36,000 weighing down the middle, Anthony Castro's 13,000 bet is met with raise of 63,000. Castro opts to fold.

Player	Chips
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	134,000(89 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	132,000(88 BB)

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2/3/2025, 9:31:10 AM

Takahiro Numata Shoves Into The Flush

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

Anthony Castro

By the turn 2♦ 3♦ T♦ 4♥ , Anthony Castro and Takahiro Numata are battling for a pot of 33,000. Numata bloats it another 15,000 that Castro calls to head to the river Q♦ . Numata fires all in for 18,500, Castro calls then ships it with the flush.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	K♠J♦ UTG+1	146,000(73 BB)
TN Takahiro NumataJapan	7♦7♥ SB	busted

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2/3/2025, 8:59:25 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
PV Pantaleon Valencia JrPhilippines	160,000(107 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	129,500(86 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	114,000(76 BB)
AA Anant Acharya	113,500(76 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	113,000(75 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	110,500(74 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	110,000(73 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	108,500(72 BB)
LV Leonora ValdezcoUnited Kingdom	103,000(69 BB)
SH Soichiro HigashiJapan	95,000(63 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	94,500(63 BB)
BD Byambasuren Danzanbaljir	91,000(61 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	90,000(60 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniIndia	79,000(53 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	68,500(46 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	67,000(45 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	66,000(44 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	65,100(43 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	65,000(43 BB)
OK Oliver KubalekSweden	62,000(41 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	60,000(40 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	57,000(38 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	56,500(38 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	51,000(34 BB)

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2/3/2025, 8:15:13 AM

Anthony Castro Paid For Trips

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

Anthony Castro and Jester Intia head to the flop 5♦ T♠ 3♣ with 16,500 already in the pot.A check from Castro sees Intia bet 9000 that's called. Both pass up the turn 9♠ then Castro comes out with a 15,000 bet on the river T♥. Intia calls then mucks to Castro's Q♠ T♦ trips.

Player	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	112,000(93 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	37,500(31 BB)

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2/3/2025, 8:07:13 AM

Anthony Castro Boosted By Rockets

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

Anthony Castro

Raising from utg+1, Anthony Castro calls Darren Moves's 7000 reraise. On the flop T♦ 6♠ 4♣ , Castro check-calls another 7000 then check-calls all in on the river 2♦ . Castro flips open aces which goes on to win after the river 8♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♦A♣ UTG+1	74,400(62 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	7♣7♠ CO	91,700(76 BB)

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2/3/2025, 7:45:13 AM

Jester Intia Gets Value For Trips

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

Jester Intia

Jester Intia opens for 2000 and is called by the blinds - Sergei Korzhenko and Anthony Castro. Intia continues for 3000 on a flop 6♣ Q♥ 9♦ , and the blinds stick to him. They all check the turn Q♦ then it's back to betting for Intia who sends out 9000 on the river T♠ . This time only Castro pays to see then mucks to Intia's K♠ Q♠ trips.

Player	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	78,000(78 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	18,000(18 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	14,400(14 BB)