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Alex Yao

Philippines

Blind level

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Entries

34/227

Total Chips

5,675,000

Average

166,912

Flight B

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/7/2025, 2:58:07 PM

Table 29 Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AY Alex YaoPhilippines	46,500(9 BB)	29	1
NS Nobuyasu SatoJapan	69,000(14 BB)	29	3
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	58,500(12 BB)	29	4
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	138,500(28 BB)	29	5
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	133,500(27 BB)	29	6
MH Motoki HamazakiJapan	80,500(16 BB)	29	7
BM Billie Mark AlavaPhilippines	74,500(15 BB)	29	8

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/7/2025, 1:21:54 PM

Yao barrels against Cheng

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

Michael Cheng

In another battle of the Philippines, Michael Cheng opens from the LJ for 3,000 and gets a re-raise from Alex Yao in the BB to 8,000. Cheng calls.

The flop comes J♠ 9♣ 4♥ as Yao continues firing, this time for 4,000. Cheng stays sticky. The turn is the 5♣ as now Yao moves all-in for 25,000. Cheng goes into the tank and can’t pull the trigger.

Player	Chips
MC Michael ChengPhilippines	56,500(38 BB)
AY Alex YaoPhilippines	51,500(34 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/7/2025, 11:24:55 AM

Table 28 Chip Counts

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JS Jeong SeonghunKorea (Republic of)	62,900(79 BB)	28	1
JN Jason NoconPhilippines	27,200(34 BB)	28	2
SS Supakorn SemsriThailand	22,000(28 BB)	28	3
YS Younghwan Sung	39,500(49 BB)	28	4
AY Alex YaoPhilippines	30,000(38 BB)	28	5
KO Kengo OhashiJapan	31,200(39 BB)	28	6
DS David SumaoiPhilippines	16,000(20 BB)	28	7
YP Ying PangUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20,400(26 BB)	28	8
ST Satoshi TakahashiJapan	26,900(34 BB)	28	9