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Hernan Villa

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

17/112

Total Chips

3,360,000

Average

197,647

Flght B

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 3:05:13 PM

Nakamura Straightens Out Villa

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

Yoshiki Nakamura

With two players seeing a board of T♥ 6♥ K♦ 9♦ and 35,000 in the middle, Yoshiki Nakamura checked from the big blind and Hernan Jaybee Villa bet 24,000 from the cutoff. Nakamura shoved for 107,500 and Villa, who had Nakamura very slightly covered, made the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	K♠J♠	1,500(1 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	Q♠J♣	250,000(100 BB)

Villa had top pair but could only chop at best against Nakamura who had turned a straight. The T♦ river changed nothing for either player and Nakamura doubled up while Villa was left with less than one big blind.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 2:40:07 PM

Villa Wins a Blinds Battle

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

Hernan Villa

With two players seeing a board of 2♣ 9♦ A♦ J♥ and 32,500 in the pot, Haw Jong Chin checked from the small blind and Hernan Jaybee Villa bet 15,000 from the big blind, forcing a fold from Chin.

Player	Chips
HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	121,500(49 BB)
HC Haw-Jong ChinTaiwan	108,000(43 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 2:30:41 PM

Waki Yasuhiro Eliminated by Villa

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

Hernan Villa

Yasuhiro Waki opened to 16,500 from under the gun, Hernan Jaybee Villa three-bet shoved with a covering stack from the hijack and Waki, who had 20,000 behind, called off for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
WY Waki YasuhiroJapan	J♦5♦	busted
HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	8♦8♠	123,000(62 BB)

Waki was drawing dead by the turn on the 8♣ 4♥ 5♣ 4♦ Q♠ runout and he made his exit from the tournament area while Villa was good at showdown with a full house to take the pot.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 2:19:55 PM

Rosete Sent to the Rail While Waki Triples

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

Waki Yasuhiro

In a preflop confrontation Yasuhiro Waki is all in for 14,500 from early position, Maxwell Rosete is all in for 33,000 from under the gun and they are up against Hernan Jaybee Villa who has both players covered from the cutoff.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	9♠9♣	busted
WY Waki YasuhiroJapan	A♠Q♦	47,500(32 BB)
HV Hernan VillaPhilippines	K♣Q♠	38,000(25 BB)

The board runs out 8♠ 7♠ Q♣ 6♥ 7♥. Waki has top pair, top kicker for the main pot, Villa has top pair with a King kicker for the side pot while Rosete’s pair of nines are third-best and he makes his exit from the tournament area.