
Survivor Knockout
Junj Javalera Caps Run in 8th Place - PHP 30,000 (~USD 515)

Junj Javalera pushed all-in for 479,000 following an utg limp, and saw Ryan Tan cold call behind. All else folded, leaving the two to showdown.
Javalera in rough shape, exited the arena shortly after board K♣ 7♠ K♥ 3♦ 6♥ left his suited ace behind all the way.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | Q♦Q♥ CO | 1,960,000(98 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | A♠4♠ MP | busted |
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) |
Anthony Castro Cracks 1 Million Mark

Junj Javalera defended his open and called a 90,000 three bet from Anthony Castro. On flop 9♥ 2♣ A♠ , Javalera check called another 80,000, yet laid it down after Castro pulled 150,000 more on turn 2♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AC Anthony Castro | 1,124,000(56 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 684,000(34 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 |
Vivencio Nachor Heads Out in 11th Place - PHP 21,500 (~USD 370)

Vivencio Nachor stuffed 196,000 in on the big blind against Junj Javalera's button open, and saw the latter call off.
In for a flip, board 3♥ 9♥ 5♣ 9♦ J♣ ran in favor of Javalera's overcards, eliminating Nachor two spots short of the final table.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | K♣9♣ D | 862,000(54 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 6♥6♣ BB | busted |
Marco Almerez Remains in the Game

Marco Almerez flicked in his last 30,000 and was up against initial raiser Junj Javalera along with the big blind. On flop 4♦ 8♣ 5♣ , Javalera gunned for 100,000, pushing the big blind out of the pot.
Marco Almerez A♥ 7♥
Junj Javalera Q♥ 4♥
Almerez behind, managed to pair up on runout 3♣ 7♠ , offering him another run at the title.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 596,000(37 BB) |
MA Marco Almerez | 106,000(7 BB) |
Rick Jason Ambata Cleaned Out in 12th Place - PHP 19,000 (~USD 325)

Rick Jason Ambata open shoved his last 139,000 on the cutoff and was looked up by Junj Javalera right on the big blind.
A pocket pair battle, Javalera easily bagged the win with his better pair holding up on board 8♦ 5♥ 9♣ K♦ 5♣ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 6♦6♣ BB | 645,000(54 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 2♦2♠ CO | busted |
Junj Javalera Pairs Up on the River

Junj Javalera opened 24,000 on the hijack, called behind by Vivencio Nachor. On flop 2♣ 4♥ 7♠ , Javalera check called a 25,000 bet from his opponent, revealing turn 9♠ . Both checked it through to river Q♦ , where Javalera led for 40,000.
Nachor made the call, only to muck as Javalera showed top pair K♣ Q♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 504,000(42 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 142,000(12 BB) |
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 |
Rick Jason Ambata Bricks Runout

Junj Javalera scored a full double up off Rick Jason Ambata with ace-king after the latter missed to fill up his flush draw. Ambata survived the damage yet shot down to a 16 big blind stack.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 355,000(44 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 130,000(16 BB) |
Junj Javalera Survives Flip

Lemmor Patulot opened 15,000 utg and called 71,000 more following an all-in from Junj Javalera behind.
In for a flip, Javalera secured the double up, having landed top pair on board 5♣ A♠ 7♥ K♠ 9♣ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | A♣Q♥ HJ | 187,000(31 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 8♦8♠ UTG | 127,000(21 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) |
Pocket Pair Holds for Junj Javalera

Rick Jason Ambata opened 11,000 utg and called 38,000 more following an all-in from Junj Javalera behind.
Ambata in search of an ace, found none on board 4♣ 4♠ J♣ 5♣ 2♠ , earning Javalera the double up close to bubble time.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 9♠9♣ D | 110,000(22 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | A♣8♦ UTG | 316,000(63 BB) |
Beni Goldstein Takes Initiative

Junj Javalera opened 10,500 on the button and saw both Beni Goldstein and Vivencio Nachor on the blinds put in the call. On flop 9♥ 7♥ 7♣ , Golstein went ahead and bet all-in for 57,500 and shipped the win straight away.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 189,000(47 BB) |
BG Beni Goldstein | 93,000(23 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 80,000(20 BB) |
Junj Javalera Shoves for the Win

With a pot of 64,500 spread out across board T♥ 7♦ Q♥ 6♠ 8♠ , action was caught on Junj Javalera with an all-in from the big blind. Daishi Ichimanda gave up the fight, shipping Javalera the boost.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JJ Junj Javalera | 122,000(49 BB) |
81,000(32 BB) |
Ashley Patterson Bags a Quick Double

A fourway raised pot saw its action check to Ashley Patterson on the cutoff, prompting him to bet 6,000. Junj Javalera raised all-in, and Patterson called off for his remaining 21,000 with top pair.
Junj Javalera 8♦ 7♠
Ashley Patterson A♣ 7♣
Patterson ahead, secured the double up just as turn 2♠ and river Q♠ completed the board.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AP Ashley Patterson | 67,500(45 BB) |
JJ Junj Javalera | 38,000(25 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) |