Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #16

2025.04.07 - 2025.04.09Add to Calendar

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Yuki Miyakura

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

19/158

Total Chips

3,950,000

Average

207,895

Day 1C

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4/8/2025, 1:09:11 PM

Nikolas Rivera Takes Overall Lead At Flight C

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

Nikolas Rivera

Flight C of the Okada Micro is a wrap! At the top of the counts was Nikolas Rivera who steadily climbed the ranks throughout the day, trailing behind young gun Maxwell Rosete as the bubble round approached.

Rivera eventually surged ahead after bursting the bubble, eliminating Bumyeol Lee to overtake and finish as flight leader with 532,000 in chips. This not only put him at the top of the Day 2 qualifiers list but also set the benchmark for the ongoing final flight. Rosete was very close behind, bagging an equally strong 524,000 for second in chips.

Flight C drew the largest turnout of 158 entries, and when combined with the two earlier flights, it easily surpassed the PHP 1M guarantee. From this flight, 19 players advanced to the ITM round.

Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers

Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~$17,500)

Entries: ongoing

Prize pool: TBA

Scroll below for the flight's action.

Flight C - Chip Counts

Player	Chips
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	532,000(53 BB)
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	524,000(52 BB)
FF Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America	300,000(30 BB)
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	259,000(26 BB)
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	257,000(26 BB)
JK Jihyun KangUnited Kingdom	223,000(22 BB)
NK Norbert KohSingapore	204,000(20 BB)
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	203,000(20 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	186,000(19 BB)
RL Rolf LopezPhilippines	173,000(17 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	129,000(13 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	123,000(12 BB)
HK Hyunjin KimSouth Korea	102,000(10 BB)
WS Wout SandersNetherlands	87,000(9 BB)
RR Romit Raj BanfaiFiji	86,000(9 BB)
KP Kai Ping ChooMalaysia	85,000(9 BB)
LB Lionel BasilioPhilippines	83,000(8 BB)
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	8,700(1 BB)
MC Michael CapinpuyanPhilippines	busted

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4/8/2025, 12:04:53 PM

Hsun Sun Chi Chips Up

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

Hsun Sun Chi has climbed up significantly since the previous hand we reported. One of his winning hands was in a battle of the blinds against Yuki Miyakura.

From the small blind, Chi opened 20,000 and Miyakura defended. On the flop 6♣ 3♦ Q♦ , Miyakura test-bet 16,000 and Chi check-called. Both players then checked the turn A♥ . On the river 8♦ , Chi jumped out with a 50,000 bet and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
HS Hsun Sun ChiTaiwan	335,000(42 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	134,000(17 BB)

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4/8/2025, 11:31:03 AM

Yuki Miyakura Ramps Up The Aggression

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

Yuki Miyakura

Yuki Miyakura takes the reins from cutoff with a raise of 12,000, Shunsuke Takata on the big blind defends to bring the action to the next stage. At the flop T♠ 9♣ 2♥ , Miyakura barrels 8000 and Takata check-calls. On the turn 6♠ comes another 19,000 from Miyakura and this time Takata surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
ST Shunsuke TakataJapan	170,000(28 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	128,000(21 BB)

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4/8/2025, 11:24:31 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	394,000(66 BB)
HS Hsun Sun ChiTaiwan	340,000(57 BB)
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	337,000(56 BB)
FF Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America	307,000(51 BB)
RL Rolf LopezPhilippines	208,000(35 BB)
LW Lin WanTaiwan	180,000(30 BB)
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	180,000(30 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	171,000(29 BB)
ST Shunsuke TakataJapan	170,000(28 BB)
JK Jihyun KangUnited Kingdom	167,000(28 BB)
HK Hyunjin KimSouth Korea	153,000(26 BB)
KP Kai Ping ChooMalaysia	145,000(24 BB)
LB Lionel BasilioPhilippines	132,000(22 BB)
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	131,000(22 BB)
WS Wout SandersNetherlands	130,000(22 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	128,000(21 BB)
NK Norbert KohSingapore	112,000(19 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	99,000(17 BB)
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	89,000(15 BB)
SY Seki YutoJapan	82,000(14 BB)
BL Bumyeol LeeSouth Korea	80,000(13 BB)
RR Romit Raj BanfaiFiji	67,000(11 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	53,000(9 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	45,000(8 BB)
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	44,000(7 BB)
AP Andrii PinchukUkraine	35,000(6 BB)

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4/8/2025, 10:53:43 AM

Hsun Sun Chi Boosted By Rockets

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

Heavy preflop action begins with a 10,000 raise from hijack. A few spots over, small blind Hsun Sun Chi three-bets 35,000. On the big blind, Yuki Miyakura squeezes 80,000 which is enough to push out hijack while Chi ends the battle with a call.

At the flop 8♣ 9♥ 2♥ , Chi announces all in for 84,000, big stacked Miyakura makes the fast call then sees the bad news. With the turn 5♦ and river 3♦ , Chi drags in the big pile.

Player	Hand	Chips
HS Hsun Sun ChiTaiwan	A♦A♥ SB	178,000(36 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	Q♣Q♥ BB	136,000(27 BB)

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4/8/2025, 9:36:24 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Dealt Another Good Hand

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Rick Jason Ambata

Two hands after losing a showdown, Rick Jason Ambata is dealt another good hand and is faced with a raise from Yuki Miyakura. Now on the big blind, Ambata tanks for some time then three-bets all in again, Miyakura calls.

When they reveal, it's a flip with Miyakura needing to improve. The board does not grant it to pay double up Ambata's stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	T♥T♦ BB	49,000(20 BB)
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	A♦Q♥ D	56,000(22 BB)

Board:2♠4♠4♣3♣2♣