Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.02.06 - 2025.02.09Add to Calendar

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Janno Alvarez

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

21/141

Total Chips

4,230,000

Average

201,429

Flight B

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 12:06:25 PM

Lee Flips Alvarez to the Rail

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Janno Alvarez

Rancy Cyril Lee opened to 30,000 from the button, Janno Alvarez three-bet shoved for 82,000 from the small blind and Lee called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	8♣8♥ SB	busted
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	A♦K♣ D	472,000(118 BB)

Board:K♠6♦3♦K♠4♥

The board gave Lee trips kings to send Alvarez to the rail and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 12:03:04 PM

Niwa Sent to the Rail While Lee Wins Multiway Hand

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Rancy Cyril Lee

Rancy Cyril Lee limped in from the hijack, Janno Alvarez raised to 13,000 from the cutoff, Ichiyo Niwa called with his remaining stack of 12,000 putting himself at risk and Lee called. Lee and Alvarez checked the flop, turn and river on the J♦ 9♣ K♥ 4♥ 5♣ runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	8♣8♦ D	busted
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	A♣Q♥ CO	146,000(37 BB)
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	K♦8♦ HJ	393,000(98 BB)

Janno had ace-high, Niwa had a pair, and Lee had top pair to send Niwa to the rail and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 11:45:55 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	338,000(113 BB)
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	278,000(93 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	270,500(90 BB)
JM Juan Mariano	270,000(90 BB)
IT Ivan TabucalPhilippines	195,000(65 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	195,000(65 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	193,000(64 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	175,000(58 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	174,500(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	171,000(57 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	169,000(56 BB)
SJ Simon Jeremy Dupin	167,000(56 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	145,000(48 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	140,000(47 BB)
GR Galvez RennielPhilippines	137,000(46 BB)
PJ Pee Jay ArateaPhilippines	124,000(41 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	122,000(41 BB)
YC Yufong ChenTaiwan	117,000(39 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	110,000(37 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	109,000(36 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	100,000(33 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	72,000(24 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	69,000(23 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	66,000(22 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	63,000(21 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	62,000(21 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	60,000(20 BB)
SA Shuichi AkibaJapan	36,000(12 BB)
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	28,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 11:39:50 AM

Espela Rivers a Straight

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

Marco Espela

With three players seeing a board of 8♥ 6♥ 8♣ and 25,000 in the middle, Marco Espela checked from the big blind and Janno Alvarez bet 5,500 from middle position. Juan Mariano called from the hijack and Espela shoved for 24,500. Alvarez re-shoved with a covering stack and Mariano got out of the way.

Marco Espela: K♣ 9♣

Janno Alvarez: A♣ J♣

Both players had two overcards with Alvarez in the lead with ace-high. The rest of the board ran out 5♠ 7♣ giving Espela a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips
JM Juan Mariano	270,500(90 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	173,500(58 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	59,500(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 11:34:01 AM

Lee Takes from Alvarez

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

Rancy Cyril Lee

A player raised to 6,000 from under the gun and received four callers including Rancy Cyril Lee in middle position and Janno Alvarez in the cutoff.

The flop came 4♣ 6♣ 2♠ and action checked around to Alvarez who bet 13,500. Only Lee called.

Both players checked the A♥ turn leading to the T♣ river. Lee bet 30,000 and Alvarez folded.

Player	Chips
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	359,000(120 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	185,000(62 BB)

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 9:54:01 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	222,000(148 BB)
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	194,000(129 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	178,000(119 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	160,000(107 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	148,000(99 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	144,000(96 BB)
GR Galvez RennielPhilippines	128,000(85 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	118,000(79 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	118,000(79 BB)
SJ Simon Jeremy Dupin	104,000(69 BB)
PJ Pee Jay ArateaPhilippines	97,500(65 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	93,000(62 BB)
SL Seoha Lee	92,000(61 BB)
KJ Kim JungSouth Korea	91,000(61 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	84,000(56 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	75,800(51 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	72,000(48 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	68,700(46 BB)
SA Shuichi AkibaJapan	68,500(46 BB)
YC Yufong ChenTaiwan	66,500(44 BB)