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, 4:37:13 PM

Another Double Up at Bubble Time

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

With the pot already at 100,000 and a flop of A 7 5 , the Philippines’ Michael Cheng is at risk anew this time against Sun Hui of Hong Kong as the cards are shown: Cheng has A Q for top pair while Sun reveals Q T for a flush draw.


The last two community cards are 2 and the 3 as the Filipino—after two big double ups—is now entering big stack territory.


The money bubble remains intact.

PlayerChips
MC
Michael ChengPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
280,000(28 BB)
SH
Sun HuiChina [CHN]China
155,000(16 BB)
Noel ZarateNoel Zarate
6/7/2025, 4:28:21 PM

Gomez’s Tens Dodge Everything for Double Up

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

Raymundo Gomez of the Philippines gets it going with a raise from the +1 position for 25,000 and it folds to the CO where Hong Kong’s Sun Hui puts pressure on his Filipino opponent by re-raising to 95,000. Gomez is all-in to call and he obliges.


Sun turns over A K while Gomez shows T T .


The flop became an immediate concern for Gomez: Q 6 8 . One more heart appears, he is out the door. The turn is the 8 and the river is the 9 as Gomez breathes a sigh of relief as he scoops the pot and stays relevant in the hunt for advancement.

PlayerChips
RG
Raymundo GomezPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
170,000(21 BB)
SH
Sun HuiChina [CHN]China
152,000(19 BB)
Noel ZarateNoel Zarate
6/7/2025, 3:02:45 PM

Random Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
JK
Jongsu KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
288,000(48 BB)
273,000(46 BB)
JS
Juan SobrevegaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
255,000(43 BB)
239,000(40 BB)
SH
Sun HuiChina [CHN]China
238,000(40 BB)
JC
Jose CheungPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
227,000(38 BB)
211,000(35 BB)
MM
Michael ManlapazPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
202,000(34 BB)
JD
Jonathan DuquePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
201,000(34 BB)
MC
Marcos Czar IanPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
193,000(32 BB)
MC
Marciel CerbitoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
190,000(32 BB)
JN
Jason NoconPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
162,000(27 BB)
JR
Jannodin RigaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
156,000(26 BB)
JI
Jester IntiaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
151,000(25 BB)
MR
Maxwell RosetePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
150,000(25 BB)
Noel ZarateNoel Zarate
6/7/2025, 2:46:15 PM

Table 30 Chip Counts

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
53,500(13 BB)301
MR
Maxwell RosetePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
176,500(44 BB)303
AA
Alma AguilaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
43,500(11 BB)304
JP
35,000(9 BB)305
119,500(30 BB)306
SG
108,000(27 BB)307
SH
Sun HuiChina [CHN]China
157,000(39 BB)308