
Survivor Knockout
Battulga Ganbold Falls Short in 3rd Place - PHP 96,500 (~USD 1,650)

Kei Shinagawa raised all-in on the button and saw Battulga Ganbold call off for his last 340,000.
In for a flip, Shinagawa immediately landed the advantage on board 9♦ A♦ 6♣ 4♣ 8♦ , enough to send Ganbold's pocket pair flying towards the muck.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KS Kei Shinagawa | A♥Q♠ D | 1,910,000(48 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | J♥J♣ SB | busted |
Battulga Ganbold Still on Survival Mode
Anthony Castro limp called Battulga Ganbold's 200,000 all-in on the button for another showdown.
Board 4♦ 3♣ 6♥ A♠ 8♥ ran dry for both, earning Ganbold the pot with king-high.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BG Battulga Ganbold | K♦7♦ BB | 445,000(15 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | T♣2♣ D | 3,120,000(104 BB) |
Battulga Ganbold Back in Swing

Battulga Ganbold stuffed his last 160,000 on the hijack and faced Anthony Castro behind at showdown.
Castro dominated, forked over the chips as board 2♥ 5♣ 8♣ 7♣ 8♦ offered no chops.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BG Battulga Ganbold | K♥9♥ HJ | 380,000(15 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | K♣6♠ D | 1,445,000(58 BB) |
Battulga Ganbold Holding On to a Chip and a Chair
Ryan Tan opened 50,000 utg, called by Battulga Ganbold for his last 35,000. Both players on the blinds come along on flop 6♠ A♥ Q♣ , yet laid it down after Tan continued for 60,000.
Ryan Tan 9♠ 5♦
Battulga Ganbold A♦ 4♥
Ganbold ahead with top pair, sealed the win as turn 6♣ and river 8♣ completed the board, giving him another chance at the trophy.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 1,380,000(55 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 165,000(7 BB) |
Battulga Ganbold Down to Crumbs

Kei Shinagawa open shoved 270,000 on the button and was looked up by Battulga Ganbold on the small blind.
Shinagawa at risk, caught up on the turn A♥ K♣ 3♦ K♠ Q♥ , sending Ganbold plummeting down to a single big blind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KS Kei Shinagawa | K♦J♠ D | 590,000(24 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | A♠9♦ SB | 35,000(1 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 1,960,000(78 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | 1,145,000(46 BB) |
RM Riener Magbutay III | 565,000(23 BB) |
KS Kei Shinagawa | 420,000(17 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 330,000(13 BB) |
MA Marco Almerez | 235,000(9 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 100,000(4 BB) |
Battulga Ganbold Doubles Through Junj Javalera

Junj Javalera opened utg and called Battulga Ganbold's short stack all-in for 156,000.
Ganbold secured the win on board 2♠ J♦ T♥ 4♣ 3♦ with top pair, earning him a much needed double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BG Battulga Ganbold | A♥J♣ SB | 352,000(18 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | A♠9♥ UTG | 528,000(26 BB) |
Survivor Knockout Down to Final Nine

Today's Survivor Knockout highlight is down to its final table following a lengthy ten hour grind. Stacking the lead is Ryan Tan with a massive 1,326,000 stack, having just delivered Feridoun Farboud's elimination in 10th place. All players are now guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 25,000 (~USD 430) and a chance to claim the PHP 216,380 (~USD 3,705) top prize.
Final Table Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 376,000(24 BB) | 43 | 1 |
RM Riener Magbutay III | 374,000(23 BB) | 43 | 2 |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 202,000(13 BB) | 43 | 3 |
KS Kei Shinagawa | 782,000(49 BB) | 43 | 4 |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 161,000(10 BB) | 43 | 5 |
MA Marco Almerez | 236,000(15 BB) | 43 | 6 |
JJ Junj Javalera | 862,000(54 BB) | 43 | 7 |
AC Anthony Castro | 465,000(29 BB) | 43 | 8 |
RT Ryan Tan | 1,326,000(83 BB) | 43 | 9 |
Remaining Payouts
Place | Payout (USD) |
---|---|
1 | $3,705 |
2 | $2,310 |
3 | $1,650 |
4 | $1,275 |
5 | $975 |
6 | $755 |
7 | $610 |
8 | $515 |
9 | $430 |
Chip Count Update - 16 Players Remaining
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 129,000(13 BB) | 42 | 1 |
AC Anthony Castro | 242,000(24 BB) | 42 | 2 |
FF Fred Farboud Feridoun | 365,000(37 BB) | 42 | 3 |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 363,000(36 BB) | 42 | 4 |
MG Marc Gagne | 416,000(42 BB) | 42 | 5 |
JC Jose Colada | 366,000(37 BB) | 42 | 6 |
RT Ryan Tan | 282,000(28 BB) | 42 | 7 |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 316,000(32 BB) | 42 | 8 |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 134,000(13 BB) | 43 | 1 |
MA Marco Almerez | 233,000(23 BB) | 43 | 2 |
KS Kei Shinagawa | 146,000(15 BB) | 43 | 3 |
ME Marco Espela | 62,000(6 BB) | 43 | 4 |
214,000(21 BB) | 43 | 5 | |
JJ Junj Javalera | 310,000(31 BB) | 43 | 6 |
RM Riener Magbutay III | 358,000(36 BB) | 43 | 7 |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 740,000(74 BB) | 43 | 8 |
Battulga Ganbold Demands for the Rest
Anthony Castro opened 16,000 utg+1, raised by Marc Gagne on the button to 50,000. Battulga Ganbold on the big blind, shoved all-in, and left both opponents in quick surrender.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BG Battulga Ganbold | 335,000(56 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | 232,000(39 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne | 228,000(38 BB) |
One Bet Works for Battulga Ganbold

With a pot of 139,000 seen in the middle on flop 4♣ T♣ 2♦ , three way action was checked to Battulga Ganbold, who bet 65,000. Both Dmitrii Belikov and Marco Espela surrendered, shipping Ganbold a sizeable boost.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BG Battulga Ganbold | 275,000(46 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 241,000(40 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 156,000(26 BB) |
Top Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Riener Magbutay III | 318,000(53 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 308,000(51 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 287,000(48 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne | 280,000(47 BB) |
262,000(44 BB) | |
KS Kei Shinagawa | 258,000(43 BB) |
MA Marco Almerez | 256,000(43 BB) |
JC Jose Colada | 236,000(39 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 213,000(36 BB) |
KK Keita Kitamura | 210,000(35 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | 196,000(33 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 194,000(32 BB) |
FF Fred Farboud Feridoun | 193,000(32 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 164,000(27 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 164,000(27 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 151,000(25 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 141,000(24 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 110,000(18 BB) |
TN Tamon Nakamura | 101,000(17 BB) |
BM Benjamin Mangaliman | 92,000(15 BB) |
86,000(14 BB) | |
JD Jerick Dale Santerva | 76,000(13 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 53,000(9 BB) |
BG Beni Goldstein | 53,000(9 BB) |
46,000(8 BB) |
Riener Magbutay Shaves Some Off Battulga Ganbold

With 88,000 in the middle across board 7♦ A♦ 6♦ 5♦ T♣ , Riener Magbutay went for a final 45,000 off the small blind. Battulga Ganbold made the call, yet mucked as Magbutay showed flush Q♦ Q♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Riener Magbutay III | 341,000(68 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 195,000(39 BB) |
Feng Ji Chua Triples Up

Emmanuel Segismundo kicked off the action with a 25,000 raise utg, followed by an all-in for 43,000 from Feng Ji Chua. Battulga Ganbold reshoved on the big blind, and Segismundo called off for his remaining 20,500 for a three way showdown.
Chua ahead, locked in the win as board 9♣ K♥ 3♠ 7♠ A♥ ran dry for both opponents.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FJ Feng Ji Chua | Q♥Q♣ HJ | 136,000(27 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 3♥2♣ UTG | 5,000(1 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | Q♠8♠ BB | 231,000(46 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
232,000(155 BB) | |
AC Anthony Castro | 222,000(148 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne | 215,600(144 BB) |
BG Battulga Ganbold | 187,500(125 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 158,000(105 BB) |
135,700(90 BB) | |
RM Riener Magbutay III | 132,300(88 BB) |
MG Martin Gonzales | 123,800(83 BB) |
MA Marco Almerez | 118,000(79 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 112,500(75 BB) |
BM Benjamin Mangaliman | 107,000(71 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | 103,500(69 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 101,500(68 BB) |
MS Maestro Sim | 96,000(64 BB) |
94,000(63 BB) | |
TN Takahiro Numata | 92,000(61 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 89,000(59 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 81,000(54 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 77,500(52 BB) |
OK Oleg Kaminski | 74,800(50 BB) |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 73,000(49 BB) |