
Day 1A
Bubble Bursts On Alexander Goh

The bubble has burst and the unlucky player to miss the ITM stage by one spot was Alexander Goh. From the big blind, Goh three-bet all in for 76,500 and button raiser Pantaleon Valencia could not be pushed out and called.
At the showdown, Goh had the better hole cards which quickly vanished on the board.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AG Alexander Goh | A♦K♣ BB | busted |
PV Pantaleon Valencia | Q♥8♥ D | 159,000(27 BB) |
Pantaleon Valencia Has The Straight

On a board 9♠ 2♣ 6♥ 5♠ 9♣ with 45,000 in the pot, small blind Pantaleon Jhunne Valencia goes all in for his last 36,000 and big blind Jeong Seonghun makes the call. Valencia shows the straight for a double up over two pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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PV Pantaleon Valencia | 4♠3♥ SB | 117,000(23 BB) |
JS Jeong Seonghun | 6♣3♣ BB | 145,500(29 BB) |
Pantaleon Valencia On The Grind

Pantaleon Valencia makes it 3000 from hijack and gets called by cutoff and big blind Jeong Seonghun. Everyone proceeds to be friendly at the flop A♦ 3♠ 9♠ with no bets on the table. On the turn 9♣ , Valencia slides out 3000 and only Seonghun calls. Valencia bets again on the river 2♠ for 3500, Seonghun opts to give up his hand.
Player | Chips |
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JS Jeong Seonghun | 97,500(65 BB) |
PV Pantaleon Valencia | 91,000(61 BB) |
Okada Micro Flight A Registration Closes At 115 Entries
That's it for Flight A of the inaugural Okada Micro with 115 entries across ten levels of late registration and 48 players remaining. We will have the official number of ITM as soon as it has been announced. Here are the top stacks at the start of the new level.
Player | Chips |
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MK Minsung Kim | 163,500(109 BB) |
AS Azamat Shafiev | 141,000(94 BB) |
JA Jhun Aballa | 128,000(85 BB) |
AG Alexander Goh | 124,000(83 BB) |
RP Ramon Pablo | 114,500(76 BB) |
SH Seung Hyun Han | 100,400(67 BB) |
JS Jeong Seonghun | 99,000(66 BB) |
GT Gyeong Tae Yoo | 94,000(63 BB) |
PV Pantaleon Valencia | 88,500(59 BB) |
AC Albert Castillo | 85,500(57 BB) |
DD David Deltreuilh | 84,500(56 BB) |
Lucky Four-Outer For Pantaleon Valencia

Pantaleon Jhunne Valencia and Benhur Ybarsabal limp in and head to the flop after big blind checks it. All three check it to the turn Q♥ 2♠ 7♣ 6♥ where Valencia goes all in and is called by Ybarsabal.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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PV Pantaleon Valencia | Q♣J♣ HJ | 40,200(34 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | K♣Q♦ SB | 25,000(21 BB) |
Both players have to pair with Valencia in a trouble with his lower kicker, that is until the river comes J♠ to spike the lucky four outer.
Pantaleon Valencia Takes Control

On a raised pot preflop initiated by Ali Ali Al, three players go see a flop 4♦ J♣ 8♣ . Following two checks, button Pantaleon Valencia tests with a bet of 2600 and only
Al calls. Valencia fires again on the turn 7♦ for 5000 and it's enough to win the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
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PV Pantaleon Valencia | 49,500(62 BB) |
AA Ali Ali | 28,600(36 BB) |