Blind level
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
37/246
Total Chips
7,380,000
Average
199,459

Flight C

SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 12:54:58 PM

Lee Knocks Out Villa to Burst Flight D Money Bubble

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

Jaybee Hernan Villa opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Seoha Lee defended from the big blind. The flop came A T 9 . Lee checked, Villa bet 20,000, Lee check-raised to 45,000 and Villa shoved for 126,000. Lee snap-called with a covering stack to put Villa at risk.

PlayerHandChips
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
AK
busted
AT
343,000(57 BB)

The rest of the board ran out Q 4 . Villa had top pair, top kicker but Lee had two pair, aces and tens to eliminate Villa on the stone bubble and win the final hand of the night.

SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 11:19:21 AM

Villa check-raises Nobuaki

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

With two players seeing a board of 8 9 Q and 47,500 in the middle Hernan Jaybee Villa checked from the cutoff and Nakayama Nobuaki bet 16,000 from the button. Villa check-raised to 45,000 and Nobuaki folded.

PlayerChips
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
178,000(59 BB)
140,000(47 BB)
SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 11:18:00 AM

Villa Wins Raising War Versus Jung

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

Whan Kim Jung opened to 4,000 from middle position and Hernan Jaybee Villa called from the small blind.


The flop came 6 3 3 and Villa checked. Jung bet 4,000, Villa raised to 14,500, Jung three-bet to 35,000, Villa shoved with a covering stack and Jung folded.

PlayerChips
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
136,000(45 BB)
KW
Kim WhanKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
89,000(30 BB)
SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 10:29:09 AM

Ejiri Flips His Way to a Double

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

Jaybee Hernan Villa opened to 4,000 from early position, Akihide Ejiri shoved for 90,500 from the small blind and Villa called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

PlayerHandChips
A8
85,000(43 BB)
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
33
69,000(35 BB)

Ejiri got the best of the preflop flip when the A 6 4 J 7 runout gave him top pair to double up.

SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 9:33:14 AM

Top Stacks

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChips
JL
Jack LiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
220,000(183 BB)
KO
185,000(154 BB)
173,000(144 BB)
KW
Kim WhanKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
167,000(139 BB)
VJ
Vasay JoemarkPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
138,000(115 BB)
MC
Michael CalunsodPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
129,000(108 BB)
128,000(107 BB)
MB
Milbert BautistaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
128,000(107 BB)
128,000(107 BB)
LL
121,000(101 BB)
120,000(100 BB)
119,000(99 BB)
RR
Ron Ryan MesinaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
119,000(99 BB)
EA
Edgar AsehanPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
112,000(93 BB)
108,000(90 BB)
BE
Benjamin EbarlePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
106,000(88 BB)
79,000(66 BB)
LP
Lemmor PatulotPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
77,000(64 BB)
JC
John Carlo SayoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
76,000(63 BB)
73,000(61 BB)
JG
Jonald GarciaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
73,000(61 BB)
73,000(61 BB)
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
72,000(60 BB)
68,000(57 BB)
67,000(56 BB)
SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 9:15:51 AM

Two Streets of Value for Leung

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

With two players seeing a board of 2 2c Q 3 and 17,900 in the middle Jaybee Hernan Villa checked from under the gun and Yiu Yeung Leung bet 5,500 from the hijack. Villa called.


Villa check-called another bet from Leung on the 7 river, this time for 22,000. Villa had top pair with A Q but Leung had an overpair with K K to win the pot.

PlayerChips
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
56,000(47 BB)
LY
busted
SMPSMP
2/8/2025, 8:26:09 AM

Villa Holds to Score Double Knockout

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

Hernan Jaybee Villa opened to 2,000 from early position, Ryuki Shirase called from the button and Saito Takashi called from the big blind.


The flop came 2 T K . Takashi checked, Villa bet 2,100, Shirase called and Takashi shoved for 12,700. Villa re-shoved with a covering stack and Shirase, who had 20,700, called and was also at risk.

PlayerHandChips
97
busted
T3
busted
HV
Hernan VillaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
99
82,800(83 BB)

Villa just had a pair of nines but despite two overcards on the flop he was ahead of his opponents who both had a flush draw. No flush came in on the 2 J runout and Villa eliminated both opponents to take down a sizable pot.