Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #16

2025.04.07 - 2025.04.09Add to Calendar

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Blind level

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Entries

1/545

Total Chips

13,625,000

Average

13,625,000

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4/9/2025, 2:35:43 PM

Rene Mar David Dominates Heads Up To Win Okada Micro

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Rene Mar David

Filipino player Rene Mar David delivered a knockout performance at the final table, eliminating three players before coming from behind to take down the inaugural Okada Micro event . In a post-win interview with the champ, he shared,

"It was kind of difficult. I had a lot of bad beats during Day 1. I had a total of 6 bullets. I felt completely lost but forced myself to stay focused even when I got variance."

At the final table, David was second in chips for most of the day until minutes into heads up play against Taiwan's Li Ming Liu.

"Before the heads up, I was studying how my opponent plays - from his body language, eyes, etc. Once I was able to see one of his hands, I could already tell what type of gameplay he had. There was one hand when I snap-called his all-in and I was able to trap him. Also in another hand, I had a flush draw on the flop. I checked-raised on the turn. On the river, I just tried to get value. I knew he had good hands when he called my re-raise. It's either an Ace or something. If he had a Q, then he would probably go all-in.

For his victory, David pocketed the largest cut worth PHP 420,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket.

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
1	RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	429,000	$7,480
2	LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	279,000	$4,865
3	JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	179,000	$3,120
4	MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	134,000	$2,335
5	BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	97,000	$1,690
6	JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	79,000	$1,375
7	RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	64,000	$1,115
8	HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	56,000	$975
9	JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	49,000	$855

Event Recap

The inaugural Okada Micro kicked off on April 7 at Okada Manila as one of the Okada Manila Millions key events. After two days and four flights, 545 entered to breach the guarantee. On the final day, 66 players returned to determine their cut of the PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500) prize pool.

Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers

Flight D: 151 entries / 18 qualifiers

Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

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

Entries: 545

Prize pool: PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500)

ITM: 66 players

The final day was brutal for the day's entering chip leader Nikolas Rivera who lost a succession of pots to fall in 45th place. Flight D chip leader Jay Padilla finished 26th, second biggest stack Maxwell Rosete ran deep in 14th place, then on the seventh hour, the final table was reached after Flight A leader Azamat Shafiev was eliminated in 10th place.

Okada Micro Final Table

The final table ran just over two and half hours with Benjamin Perez leading the way. Within the first hands, Li Ming Liu overtook and held the top spot until heads up. Liu collected more chips by eliminating Cheng Wen Huang while Rene Mar David tried to catch up by knocking out three players Jeffrey Calonge, Rick Jason Ambata, and Joseroy Jeremias.

Jonathan Duque

Down to five players, Jonathan Duque nosedived on a flip to drop to barely a small blind. Stunningly, he recovered after winning three consecutive pots and had enough ammo to eliminate Perez in 5th place and Michael Bueza in 4th place. On a side note, kudos to Bueza for reaching the final table having fallen in 10th place at the Mystery Bounty and Sunday Millions. Despite Duque's return, he had to settle for 3rd place with all of his chips claimed by Liu.

Rene Mar David

Heads up kicked off with Liu sitting on a 3:1 advantage. David quickly bridged the gap when Liu's flush draw missed then continued to dominate the action to take the lead. Keeping Liu at bay, the final hand saw Liu shove on the flop with an open ended, David called with two pair that further improved to a full house.

Congratulations to the champ!

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 1:58:09 PM

Li Ming Liu Eliminated In 2nd Place - PHP 279,000

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Li Ming Liu

The final hand has been delivered with Rene Mar David eliminating Li Ming Liu in 2nd place. The hand opened with a 500,000 raise from Liu that David called. At the flop J♠ 3♠ 2♥ , Liu jams his last 2,100,000 and David check-calls to put him on the ropes.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	J♦3♣ BB	13,625,000(55 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	4♥5♣ D	busted

David is ahead with two pair while Liu has an open ended. The turn T♥ offers nothing new and with the river 3♥ , David further improves to a full house to knock out Liu.

Liu earned PHP 270,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

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4/9/2025, 1:55:39 PM

Rene Mar David With A Wide Lead

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Rene Mar David

Rene Mar David limps and Li Ming Liu checks his option. At the flop 5♥ 7♦ 4♣ , David bets 350,000, Liu check-raises 950,000, David three-bets all in and Liu gives it up.

Player	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	11,000,000(44 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	2,625,000(11 BB)

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4/9/2025, 1:50:03 PM

Li Ming Liu Claims A Good Pot

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Rene Mar David limps in and gets to see the flop cheap with Li Ming Liu checking. When the board runs 3♣ J♦ 4♠ 6♥ , David barrels 300,000 and 700,000, Liu calls both then they check the river 7♦ . Liu shows 3♠ 7♥ two pair and David mucks.

Player	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	7,700,000(31 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	5,925,000(24 BB)

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4/9/2025, 1:44:44 PM

Rene Mar David Takes The Lead

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

It didn't take long for Rene Mar David to slide into the top spot. From the big blind, he defended from a 600,000 raise and watched the flop land Q♣ Q♠ T♠ . Both players checked to the turn A♠ then Liu took a chance for 500,000 which was met with a check-raise of 2,000,000 from David. Liu tanked for two time banks then folded.

Player	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	8,000,000(32 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	5,625,000(23 BB)

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4/9/2025, 1:21:46 PM

Rene Mar David Doubles Up

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Rene Mar David cuts the gap between him and the leader Li Ming Liu after banking a double up. From the button, Liu opened 500,000 and David defended. At the flop 2♠ 8♥ 4♦ , Liu continues for another 500,000 and David calls. On the turn K♦ , Liu jams a massive 9,000,000, David tank-calls for his tournament life.

David flips open T♠ 8♦ , Liu is drawing with T♦ 7♦ . The river 5♣ gives David the double up.

Player	Chips
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	6,400,000(26 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	6,200,000(25 BB)

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 1:16:51 PM

Heads Up!

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

After nearly nine hours of play, heads up has been reached with the title, trophy, and PHP 420,000 top prize on the table.

Player	Chips
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	10,000,000(50 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	3,625,000(18 BB)

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/545

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4/9/2025, 1:07:46 PM

Jonathan Duque Stopped In 3rd Place - PHP 179,000

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jonathan Duque

Jonathan Duque impressive comeback came to a halt in 3rd place at the hands of Li Ming Liu. Duque min-raised, Liu three-bet to 750,000, then Duque shoved all in 2,975,000. After using up a time bank, Liu called.

At the showdown, Duque was ahead with an ace but Liu spiked a pair that held up to the end.

Duque earned PHP 170,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	A♥6♦ BB	busted
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	K♦J♥ D	10,000,000(50 BB)

Board:K♠Q♣3♥9♣4♣

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 1:04:26 PM

Michael Bueza Dusted In 4th Place - PHP 134,000

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Michael Bueza

Jonathan Duque open shoves from under the gun and small blind Michael Bueza calls for his tournament life. Duque is ahead with an ace and sends Bueza packing when he connects with the board.

Bueza earned PHP 125,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	K♦Q♥ SB	busted
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	A♥5♦ UTG	3,000,000(15 BB)

Board:Q♠8♣A♠8♦9♣

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 1:01:35 PM

Li Ming Liu Pulling Away

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Li Ming Liu

A pot of 1,500,000 has been brewed with Li Ming Liu and Rene Mar David as the only two left in the hand. The board shows T♣ T♠ 3♣ 3♦ 6♠ . Liu bets 1,125,000, David folds.

Player	Chips
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	7,000,000(35 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	3,400,000(17 BB)

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4/9/2025, 12:56:24 PM

Benjamin Perez Eliminated In 5th Place - PHP 97,000

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Benjamin Perez

Benjamin Perez raised from under the gun then called his entire stack of 800,000 when pushed by Jonathan Duque. Perez is covered and is ahead though briefly with Duque completing a straight.

Perez earned PHP 87,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	K♥J♥ UTG	busted
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	J♠7♠ BB	2,500,000(13 BB)

Board:9♦T♠A♠8♦A♥

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 12:54:43 PM

Chip Counts

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	1,100,000(6 BB)	26	2
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	5,125,000(26 BB)	26	3
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	1,925,000(10 BB)	26	4
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	4,225,000(21 BB)	26	7
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	1,120,000(6 BB)	26	9

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 12:34:35 PM

Jonathan Duque Paid In Full Again

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Jonathan Duque

Third consecutive win for Jonathan Duque to slowly claw out of the hole. From the button he shoves 400,000 and small blind Benjamin Perez calls with pockets once again. Duque is flipping for his tournament life and quickly pairs up on the flop that holds.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	J♠9♣ D	1,120,000(7 BB)
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	6♦6♥ SB	1,100,000(7 BB)

Board:5♠J♦4♥5♦A♥

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 12:22:43 PM

Jonathan Duque Hangs On

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Another boost for Jonathan Duque who puts in his last 60,000 following a raise from Li Ming Liu that's called by button Rene Mar David. Big blind Benjamin Perez then three-bets all in and successfully isolates.

When the flop lands, Duque pairs both cards and goes on to win his second consecutive pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	Q♠T♣ SB	400,000(3 BB)
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	8♠8♥	1,500,000(9 BB)

Board:Q♣4♥T♥K♠6♣

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 12:11:46 PM

Jonathan Duque Triples Up

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

After getting chunked to crumbs, Duque waits to reach his big blind and is all in for 20,000 with two players limping before him. They proceed to check down the board. Duque takes it down for a triple up though still very deep in the hole.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	A♠7♠ BB	60,000(0 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	Q♣5♠ SB	2,070,000(13 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	Q♥7♦ D	4,000,000(25 BB)

Board:3♣9♣9♦4♦A♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 12:01:37 PM

Jonathan Duque Nosedives

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Jonathan Duque's stack took a beating to plunge to just 20,000. The hand opened with a 320,000 raise from Duque that was answered with a three-bet by Li Ming Liu of 375,000. Duque takes it to the limit with a 2,660,000 shove and Liu calls despite being covered.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	7♦7♠ UTG	20,000(0 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	K♠Q♠ SB	5,600,000(35 BB)

Board:Q♥A♥K♣2♥A♣

A♠ soon as the flop lands, Liu pairs up both cards and when the board completes, Duque doesn't improve.

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:57:25 AM

Rene Mar David In The Driver's Seat

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Rene Mar David

Rene Mar David has already sent three players out of the final table and continues build his stack. In a hand against Jonathan Duque, with his 320,000 raise called preflop, they proceed to check down the board 8♣ 6♦ J♠ 4♦ 9♣ . Duque has A♣ 7♣ , David wins it with A♥ 4♥ .

Player	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	4,250,000(27 BB)
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	1,600,000(10 BB)

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4/9/2025, 11:50:41 AM

Joseroy Jeremias Dominated Into 6th Place - PHP 79,000

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Joseroy Jeremias

Joseroy Jeremias becomes the third player to fall to Rene Mar David at the final table. Jeremias three-bets all in for 580,000 and David defends his raise. When the cards are turned up, David is ahead and knocks out Jeremias who fails to improve.

Jeremias earns PHP 70,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	A♦Q♠ SB	busted
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	A♠K♦ CO	3,950,000(25 BB)

Board:T♠4♦4♥J♠3♥

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:27:10 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Falls In 7th Place - PHP 64,000

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Rick Jason Ambata

Rick Jason Ambata only has 6 bb left and finds the moment to go all in. Rene Mar David joins in with a shove of 550,000, and with no takers, they reveal their pocket pairs. Ambata is behind by one point and falls in 7th place while David earns his second final table knockout.

Ambata earned PHP 55,000 + PHP 9,000 APPT Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	5♠5♣ HJ	busted
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	6♦6♥ CO	1,020,000(9 BB)

Board:K♠K♦A♠4♥8♠

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:20:15 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Bangs Into Aces To Finish 8th - PHP 56,000

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Huang Cheng Wen

Facing a 240,000 raise from hijack Li Ming Liu, small blind Cheng Wen Huang three-bets all in for his last 9 bb, Liu snap-calls. Huang is in trouble with his small pair running into Liu's aces. The board offers no help to end Huang's run in 8th place. He earns PHP 47,000 + PHP 9,000 APPT Super Qualifier Ticket.

Li Ming Liu crosses into 4M to build a big gap between him and the rest of the players.

Player	Hand	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	4♣4♥ SB	busted
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	A♥A♣ HJ	4,390,000(37 BB)

Board:6♠K♠J♣Q♣J♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:15:39 AM

Joseroy Jeremias Survives The Flip

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Joseroy Jeremias

Rick Jason Ambata jumps out with a shove for 925,000 and Joseroy Jeremias calls off his last 600,000. They are flipping with Jeremias needing to pair up his big cards. He quickly connects on the flop and holds to ship a double up as Ambata plunges to 8 bb.

Player	Hand	Chips
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	A♦K♠ CO	1,400,000(12 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	9♠9♥ UTG	325,000(3 BB)

Board:3♠K♦T♥J♥8♠

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:07:50 AM

Jeffrey Calonge Falls In 9th Place - PHP 49,000

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Jeffrey Calonge

Jeffrey Calonge opens 250,000, both hijack Rene Mar David and big blind Li Ming Liu call. At the flop Q♥ 4♥ 2♠ , Calonge goes all in for his last 400,000 and David follows suit while Liu folds. They turn over their hands and Calonge is in trouble with bottom pair far behind David's top pair. The turn 6♥ and river 3♣ brings no change for the first casualty of the final table.

Calonge earned PHP 40,000 + PHP 9,000 Super Qualifier Ticket

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	A♣2♥ UTG+1	busted
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	A♠Q♣ HJ	2,800,000(23 BB)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 11:00:53 AM

Li Ming Liu Takes The Lead

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Li Ming Liu

Li Ming Liu becomes the first player to cross the 3M mark with the help of Rick Jason Ambata. From early position Liu raises 210,000 and Ambata calls from hijack. The flop comes A♥ T♣ 2♥ and Liu dumps in 160,000 more, Ambata calls then they both check the turn T♥ . On the river A♠ , Liu dips in his stack again for a bet of 400,000 and it's enough to earn the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	3,500,000(35 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	1,200,000(12 BB)

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:50:40 AM

Jonathan Duque Pumped By Aces

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

First called shove at the final table kicks off with Jonathan Duque raising 250,000, two spots over Benjamin Perez three-bets 750,000, Duque jams for 865,000 and Perez makes the call.

Once the hole cards are revealed, both have a pocket pair with Duque holding the nuts that stays ahead to double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	A♦A♣ UTG	1,980,000(20 BB)
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	J♥J♦ MP	2,200,000(22 BB)

Board:9♥Q♦2♣Q♠5♠

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:32:40 AM

Okada Micro Final Table Has Been Reached

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Li Ming Liu Rick Jason Ambata Jonathan Duque Benjamin Perez Joseroy Jeremias Michael Bueza Huang Cheng Wen Jeffrey Calonge Rene Mar David

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	1,085,000(14 BB)	26	1
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	2,940,000(37 BB)	26	2
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	2,585,000(32 BB)	26	3
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	880,000(11 BB)	26	4
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	945,000(12 BB)	26	5
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	1,500,000(19 BB)	26	6
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	1,985,000(25 BB)	26	7
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	710,000(9 BB)	26	8
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	805,000(10 BB)	26	9

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:28:55 AM

Azamat Shafiev Dries Out In 10th Place

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Azamat Shafiev

Azamat Shafiev's strong run ended in 10th place to miss the final table by one spot. On his final hand, Shafiev three-bet 265,000 and initial raiser Li Ming Liu defended. Both flipped over an ace with Liu's kicker dominating.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	A♥7♦ SB	busted
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	A♠Q♣ UTG	2,585,000(32 BB)

Board:2♦A♦9♠T♣3♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:22:40 AM

Emman Segismundo Finishes In 11th Place

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

On the big blind position, Emman Segismundo called Benjamin Perez's 150,000 raise then check-raised all in on the flop A♥ T♠ 5♠ . Perez snap-called and was ahead with top two pair. The turn 4♦ sealed the win for Perez with Segismundo drawing dead.

Player	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	2,940,000(37 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:18:03 AM

Seung Hyun An Out-Kicked In 13th Place

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Seung Hyun Han

Seung Hyun Han is next to fall with A♠ 4♠ unable to improve against Rene Mar David's A♣ T♥ on a board 9♣ 9♥ 6♠ 7♠ 8♣ . Han finishes in 13th place.

Following Han out is Seung Yong An in 12th place.

Player	Chips
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	busted
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:13:53 AM

Maxwell Rosete Eliminated In 14th Place

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Maxwell Philippe Rosete

Maxwell Rosete shoves his last 655,000 stack and gets called by Li Ming Liu who shows kings. Rosete has one overcard but misses the board to fall in 14th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	A♣J♦ CO	busted
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	K♦K♥ D	2,200,000(28 BB)

Board:5♠9♠Q♣4♥5♦

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 10:04:12 AM

Norbert Koh Eliminated In 15th Place

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Norbert Koh finished in 15th place with all of his chips shipped to Benjamin Perez who landed a set of sixes while Koh had top pair.

Player	Chips
NK Norbert KohSingapore	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 9:58:01 AM

No Flop Needed For Jonathan Duque

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Jonathan Duque

Jonathan Duque continues to command the table entering numerous pots per orbit. Just before the blinds went up, he opened 150,000, Rene Mar David defended from the big blind for 400,000, the Duque four-bet shoved for 975,000. David folded.

Player	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	1,465,000(24 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	1,350,000(23 BB)

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 9:33:17 AM

Jonathan Duque On The Grind

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Following a raise from Benjamin Perez of 125,000 that's called by Cheng Wen Huang, Jonathan Duque calls from the big blind for a three-way to the flop. All three check it to the turn 2♠ 2♣ 2♦ 6♦ where Duque bets 100,000 with one caller. On the river 9♣ , it is back to checking. Duque shows Q♦ T♥ queen high, Perez has A♦ 7♦ and claims the pot.

Player	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	1,700,000(28 BB)
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	1,560,000(26 BB)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 15/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 9:29:09 AM

15 Players Remaining

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	700,000(14 BB)	26	1
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	325,000(7 BB)	26	2
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	390,000(8 BB)	26	3
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	650,000(13 BB)	26	4
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	920,000(18 BB)	26	5
NK Norbert KohSingapore	706,000(14 BB)	26	6
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	1,250,000(25 BB)	26	7
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	930,000(19 BB)	26	8
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	700,000(14 BB)	30	1
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	1,525,000(31 BB)	30	2
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	925,000(19 BB)	30	3
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	1,000,000(20 BB)	30	4
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	725,000(15 BB)	30	5
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	1,880,000(38 BB)	30	7
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	450,000(9 BB)	30	8

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 9:24:27 AM

Louiejohn Princesa Falls In 16th Place

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Louiejhon Princesa

Rick Jason Ambata comes out with a shove and short stacked Louiejohn Princesa calls all in for his last 185,000. Ambata has a pair, Princesa is drawing, no help comes for the at-risk player to fall in 16th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	7♦7♣ UTG	700,000(14 BB)
LP Louiejhon PrincesaPhilippines	9♥7♥ SB	busted

Board:T♥T♦5♣2♠J♣

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 9:22:08 AM

Jeffrey Calonge Takes It Preflop

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jeffrey Calonge

Jeffrey Calonge raises 125,000, Azamat Shafiev re-raises 300,000, Calonge four-bets all in for 1,455,000, Shafiev gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	1,880,000(38 BB)
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	1,525,000(31 BB)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/545

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4/9/2025, 8:56:32 AM

Jeffrey Calonge's Kicker Plays

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jeffrey Calonge defends his big blind by calling Maxwell Rosete's 80,000 raise. With the flop running 3♣ A♥ 8♥ , Rosete slides out a tower worth 100,000 that's met with a check-raise to 250,000 from Calonge. Rosete flats to take the action to the turn 6♣ . Calonge leads out with a shove of 325,000 and is put at risk by Rosete who calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	A♣9♥ BB	1,250,000(31 BB)
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	A♦7♠ CO	925,000(23 BB)

The river is T♥ , Calonge's kicker plays for a double up.

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4/9/2025, 8:43:13 AM

Rene Mar David Rising

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Rene Mar David has chipped up significantly to rise past a million. He first doubled up off Cheng Wen Huang with A-J pairing up the jack on the river to survive against pocket Nines. Keeping the momentum. David won a couple of more pots but without showdowns.

Player	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	1,100,000(28 BB)

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4/9/2025, 8:38:52 AM

Ruzzel Jose Eliminated

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ruzzel Jose

Before the new level, Ruzzel Jose lost a showdown against Maxwell Rosete to drop to 130,000 in chips. From under the gun, he tosses it in with J♠ 6♣ on hand that finds one caller until Michael Bueze re-raises 300,000 to isolate. Bueza has K♠ K♥ that stands throughout the board to end Jose in 18th place.

Player	Chips
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	725,000(18 BB)
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 8:20:24 AM

Chip Counts

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	325,000(8 BB)	26	2
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	390,000(10 BB)	26	3
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	650,000(16 BB)	26	4
NK Norbert KohSingapore	706,000(18 BB)	26	6
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	780,000(20 BB)	26	7
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	930,000(23 BB)	26	8
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	525,000(13 BB)	27	1
LP Louiejhon PrincesaPhilippines	250,000(6 BB)	27	3
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	1,100,000(28 BB)	27	4
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	1,300,000(33 BB)	27	6
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	370,000(9 BB)	27	7
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	450,000(11 BB)	27	8
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	1,400,000(35 BB)	30	2
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	1,400,000(35 BB)	30	3
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	1,000,000(25 BB)	30	4
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	420,000(11 BB)	30	5
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	130,000(3 BB)	30	6
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	440,000(11 BB)	30	7

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/545

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4/9/2025, 8:15:57 AM

Maxwell Rosete Doubles Up Off Ruzzel Jose

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Just before the new level, Maxwell Rosete finds two players to call his 60,000 raise before the flop comes A♣ K♣ 5♥ . Action checks to Rosete, he bets 90,000 and only Ruzzel Jose calls. More chips find the pot on the turn Q♥ with Rosete betting 130,000, Jose check-raises to 390,000 and Rosete makes the call for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	K♠Q♠	1,440,000(48 BB)
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	A♠T♣	130,000(4 BB)

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4/9/2025, 8:03:58 AM

Azamat Shafiev Cleans Out Jonald Garcia

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Getting to the table with 10 bb already in the pot and a flop showing K♦ J♦ T♥ . Cutoff Jonald Garcia checks then calls button player Azamat Shafiev's 35,000 bet. On the turn 2♣ , Garcia checks again, Shafiev bets a larger 125,000, Garcia answers with a shove of 400,000 and Shafiev calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	J♥T♠ D	1,700,000(57 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	K♥3♥ CO	busted

Garcia only has five outs to stay in the game but doesn't pan out with the river 9♥ .

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4/9/2025, 7:57:30 AM

Joseph Sia Misses To Go Bust

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Joseph Sia

Not long after Joseph Sia lost a showdown, he met his end against Benjamin Perez. Hand opens with a 60,000 raise from Perez and Sia calls from the big blind.

The flop comes 2♣ 2♦ J♦ , Perez continues for 50,000, Sia takes it to the limit with a check-raise all in for 330,000, Perez doesn't bat an eyelash with a fast call.

Player	Hand	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	Q♦Q♠ UTG	1,200,000(40 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	5♦K♦ BB	busted

The turn 6♥ and river 3♥ are no help to Sia while Perez ships it and rises past a mil.

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/545

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4/9/2025, 7:53:59 AM

Benjamin Perez Drags In A Big Pot

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Benjamin Perez

Catching the action on the river with 370,000 in the pot and a board showing A♦ 7♥ 9♠ A♥ 2♥ , Benjamin Perez bets 150,000 and takes down the pot with Norbert Koh folding.

Player	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	780,000(31 BB)
NK Norbert KohSingapore	370,000(15 BB)

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4/9/2025, 7:47:59 AM

Bad Timing For Joseph Sia

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

From under the gun, Joseph Sia has Q♠ 3♠ and raises it to 55,000. Button player Seung Yong An has A♠ 8♠ and makes the call. Action ignites at the flop with two spades showing 6♠ 5♠ K♥ . Sia bets 80,000, Seung raises all in for 240,0000, and Sia calls.

Upon revealing, Sia can only hope to pair up but no such luck with the turn 7♥ and river A♣ ensuring Seung the double up.

Player	Chips
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	770,000(31 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	450,000(18 BB)

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4/9/2025, 7:43:07 AM

Vijay Singh Takes Charge

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Vijay Singh

From the big blind, Vijay Singh defends by calling Rene Mar David's 55,000 raise then they both check the flop T♣ T♥ A♣ . Action resumes on the turn K♦ with Singh leading out 90,000 that David calls. Singh continues again on the river 9♣ for 100,000 and it's enough to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	830,000(33 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	545,000(22 BB)

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4/9/2025, 7:37:09 AM

Li Ming Liu Loses Some To Jonald Garcia

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Li Ming Liu

Li Ming Liu kicks off with a 55,000 raise that gets called by the blinds. Liu continues to attack the felt with a c-bet of 65,000 on the flop 2♦ 6♦ 9♣ and only Jonald Garcia calls. Liu barrels again on the turn 5♥ for 120,000, and Garcia calls once more. With the river 5♦ both players opt to check.

Garcia flips over 8♠ 8♣ and wins the pot with Liu tossing his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	865,000(35 BB)
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	725,000(29 BB)

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4/9/2025, 7:30:15 AM

Azamat Shafiev Kicks Out Seunghun Ju

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Short stacks continue to drop out with Seunghun Ju next to be sent away. From cutoff, Ju shoves 180,000 and small blind Azamat Shafiev calls. When the hole cards face up, both have aces with Shafiev backed by the bigger kicker.

With the window card pairing up Shafiev, Ju's hopes decrease then end as the board completes.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	A♣J♦ SB	1,120,000(45 BB)
SJ Seunghun JuSouth Korea	A♠8♠ CO	busted

Board:J♥2♦5♥K♥T♠

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/545

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4/9/2025, 7:15:09 AM

Lemmor Patulot Exits The Field

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lemmor Patulot

Players fold around to the small blind Lemmor Patulot who raises to 40,000. Big blind Joey Pardales puts Patulot to the test and three-bet shoves with a covering stack. Patulot makes the call and discovers it's a flip.

The flop runs dry for Pardales until the turn finds a rocket that holds to eliminate Patulot.

Player	Hand	Chips
JP Joey PardalesPhilippines	A♣Q♠ BB	910,000(46 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	8♠8♥ SB	busted

Board:J♦6♣4♣A♥2♦

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4/9/2025, 7:12:53 AM

Wei Jie Lee Wins The Flip

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Wei Jie Lee

Another short stack finds success with Wei Jie Lee winning the flip against Joseroy Jeremias.

Player	Hand	Chips
WJ Wei Jie LeeSingapore	A♥J♥ BB	290,000(15 BB)
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	8♥8♦ HJ	475,000(24 BB)

Board:9♥4♥7♦A♠2♦

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4/9/2025, 7:07:49 AM

Seung Yong An Hangs On

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Down to just 55,000 (3 bb), Seung Yong An is dealt a pair and decides it's time to risk his tournament life. Big blind Pantaleon Valencia won't let him by without a fight and calls with a small pair.

When the flop lands, Seung improves to a set but is not yet out of the woods with a gut shot draw for Valencia. No drama comes on the turn and river for Seung to stick around.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	9♥9♠ CO	140,000(7 BB)
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	5♦5♠ BB	314,000(16 BB)

Board:9♦6♦8♠T♠Q♦

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4/9/2025, 7:05:09 AM

Quads Send Jay Padilla To The Rail

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Flight D chip leader Jay Padilla finds the moment to toss in his last 4 bb and is denied the blinds and ante by big blind caller Norbert Koh. Padilla is ahead but Koh has live cards. At the runout, the board delivers an overkill improving Koh to quads ensuring the elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Norbert KohSingapore	9♠T♣ BB	840,000(42 BB)
JP Jay PadillaPhilippines	A♥K♠ CO	busted

Board:6♦9♣9♥8♦9♦

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 26/545

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4/9/2025, 6:54:33 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Punches Back

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

Cheng Wen Huang raises 35,000 from hijack then calls Jonald Garcia's 85,000 three-bet from the small blind. Both players take it easy on the flop then ramp up the aggression on the turn board 5♠ 8♥ 4♥ T♦ starting with a bet of 55,000 from Garcia. Huang uses up a time bank then doubles it up to 110,000 sending the action back to Garcia. After a bit of contemplation, Garcia surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	900,000(56 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	840,000(53 BB)

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4/9/2025, 6:47:43 AM

Jonathan Duque Boosted By Michael Bueza

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

Jonathan Duque

With everyone folding to the button Michael Bueza, he raises 35,000 only to be challenged with an all in for 122,000 by Jonathan Duque. Bueza calls putting Duque's tournament life on the line.

Duque is ahead with an ace and is assured the win when two turn up to improve him to trips.

Player	Hand	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	A♦6♥ BB	252,000(16 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	K♦T♠ D	195,000(12 BB)

Board:A♠J♦9♠2♦A♥

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4/9/2025, 6:41:40 AM

Norbert Koh Gets Value For His Straight

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

Norbert Koh raises 35,000 and finds two callers to go down the streets. At the flop and turn T♣ J♥ 7♥ 6♠ everyone checks to complete the board K♣ . No more checking for Koh as he fires a 100,000 bet, one player folds and Lemmor Patulot tanks using up a time bank before calling. Koh isn't stealing as he shows A♠ Q♣ straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips
NK Norbert KohSingapore	590,000(37 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	206,000(13 BB)

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4/9/2025, 6:35:46 AM

Jeffrey Calonge's Kicker Sends One Packing

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

Jeffrey Calonge

Jeffrey Calonge raises 35,000 under the gun with A♠ T♥ , two players call to head to the flop A♥ Q♥ 4♦ . Calonge lays out a near pot bet of 105,000 inducing one fold while Ramon Pablo check-raises all in for 201,000. Calonge isn't going anywhere with top pair and calls.

Pablo flips open A♦ 5♦ for top pair as well but is out-kicked. The turn Q♦ and river 5♠ boots Pablo out of the running.

Player	Chips
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	745,000(47 BB)
RP Ramon PabloPhilippines	busted

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4/9/2025, 6:30:49 AM

Benjamin Perez Boosted By Big Slick

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

Benjamin Perez

Betting war preflop is kicked off with a hijack raise of 35,000, button player Norbert Koh three-bets 100,000, then big blind Benjamin Perez four-bets all in for 209,000. Only Koh makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	A♥K♣ BB	469,000(29 BB)
NK Norbert KohSingapore	A♠J♣ D	465,000(29 BB)

Board:9♠5♣9♣8♠K♠

At risk player Perez is ahead with a king kicker and is assured the double up with a king on the river.

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4/9/2025, 6:12:24 AM

Top Stacks At The New Level

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

Player	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	1,600,000(100 BB)
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	888,000(56 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	875,000(55 BB)
LP Louiejhon PrincesaPhilippines	768,000(48 BB)
NK Norbert KohSingapore	660,000(41 BB)
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	620,000(39 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	595,000(37 BB)
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	570,000(36 BB)
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	494,000(31 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	491,000(31 BB)

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

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/545

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4/9/2025, 6:06:56 AM

End Of The Road For Karen Talamayan

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Karen Talamayan

With action folding to the small blind Karen Talamayan, she raises 24,000 only to be challenged by Joseroy Jeremias with a shove that well covers her stack. Talamayan decides to risk it and it's the best she can hope for with a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
KT Karen TalamayanPhilippines	T♥9♥ SB	busted
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	4♦4♠ BB	650,000(54 BB)

Board:T♠A♦5♥4♣2♦

Talamayan lands a pair on the flop to jump ahead however with Jeremias tripping on the turn, her hopes instantly vanish.

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4/9/2025, 6:03:21 AM

Seong Yong An Defends On The Big Blind

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Seung Yong An

Action folds to the button Jeffrey Ballester, he raises 28,000 and big blind Seong Yong An defends. Ballester continues for 28,000 at the flop 2♥ 5♥ Q♦ , Seong calls, then they both check the turn 8♥ . When the river comes 9♠ Seong leads for 40,000, Ballester pays to see then mucks to Q♠ 8♣ two pair.

Player	Chips
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	318,000(27 BB)
JB Jeffrey BallesterPhilippines	69,000(6 BB)

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4/9/2025, 5:56:39 AM

Joseph Sia Denied By The Misdeal

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Joseph Sia

Joseph Sia was dealt an exposed A♥ to change his hand to K♠ Q♠ . He raises 24,000 and finds two callers. When the flop runs 6♦ 2♣ 3♦ , Youngseok Baek jams 69,000, only Sia calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YB Youngseok BaekSouth Korea	6♣8♦ BB	210,000(18 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	K♠Q♠ UTG	498,000(42 BB)

Baek is ahead with a pair and improves on the turn 6♥ for trips . Sia is drawing dead. The river was A♣ .

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4/9/2025, 5:51:54 AM

Pantaleon Valencia Saved By The River

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Pantaleon Jhunne Valencia

After losing a showdown, Pantaleon Valencia raises 24,000 from the small blind then calls for his tournament life against big blind Jimmy Suico who shoves. When the cards are revealed, Valencia's kicker is behind and nearly goes bust until the river grants the save.

Player	Hand	Chips
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	J♠4♠ SB	500,000(42 BB)
JS Jimmy SuicoPhilippines	J♥5♦ BB	65,000(5 BB)

Board:J♦2♥3♥Q♥4♦

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4/9/2025, 5:49:06 AM

Karen Talamayan's Kicker Plays

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Karen Talamayan

Down to 5 bb , Karen Talamayan shoves then earns a boost off Pantaleon Valencia with her kicker doing the job.

Player	Hand	Chips
KT Karen TalamayanPhilippines	A♦J♦ CO	154,000(13 BB)
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	A♠8♠ BB	250,000(21 BB)

Board:Q♣K♣6♠9♥Q♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 5:44:35 AM

Cooler Sends Darryl Junming Out Of Contention

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Darryl Junming is dealt premium and open shoves 109,000, Lemmor Patulot has a bigger pair and quickly calls. No help arrives for Junming to be given his walking papers.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	K♣K♥ UTG+1	347,000(29 BB)
DC Darryl Chan JunmingSingapore	Q♠Q♦ UTG	busted

Board:2♥9♥3♥A♣6♣

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/545

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4/9/2025, 5:41:18 AM

Benjamin Perez Banks With Cowboys

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

Benjamin Perez three-bets all in for 122,000 and is put at risk by initial raiser Jay Padilla who calls. Upon showing, Perez's pocket pair dominates and stays ahead throughout to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	K♣K♠ BB	249,000(25 BB)
JP Jay PadillaPhilippines	9♥9♦ UTG	255,000(26 BB)

Board:T♠T♦4♦2♦8♠

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4/9/2025, 5:37:11 AM

Joey Pardales Switches Up

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

Following a raise from Jeong Seonghun that's called, big blind Joey Pardales calls for a three-way to the flop 2♠ 4♦ Q♣ . Jeong continues for 25,000 and only Pardales calls. At the turn 6♣ , Pardales switches gears and leads out for 45,000, Jeong reluctantly folds.

Player	Chips
JP Joey PardalesPhilippines	293,000(29 BB)
JS Jeong SeonghunSouth Korea	140,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 5:30:20 AM

Tony Khoang Survives The Runout

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

Two players call John Philip Baider's 20,000 raise to see the flop 3♠ 2♠ 4♠ . Big blind Tony Khoang quickly goes all in for his last 23,000 and is given a sweat by caller Baider.

Player	Hand	Chips
T Tony KhoangNetherlands	3♣Q♦ BB	111,000(11 BB)
JP John Philip BaiderPhilippines	A♣8♣ UTG	80,000(8 BB)

Khoang is ahead with a pair but still has to dodge the flip which he does on the turn K♥ and river 4♦ for a double up.

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4/9/2025, 5:23:01 AM

Maxwell Rosete Soars to 1M, Nikolas Rivera Busts

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

Nikolas Rivera entered the day as overall chip leader but could not repeat his flight performance with Maxwell Rosete sending him to the rail.

Action kicked off with Rivera raising 20,000 that's called by a player then Rosete three-bets 150,000. Back to Rivera who shoves 450,000 to push out the caller while Rosete makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	A♠J♠ BB	1,165,000(117 BB)
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	K♣K♠ D	busted

Board:A♥8♦3♦A♣T♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 5:17:55 AM

Lemmor Patulot Gets A Reload

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

Lemmor Patulot

Lemmor Patulot shoves 112,000 and gets called by the button Alekhine Isidro. Both have an ace with Patulot backed by top kicker that holds for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
AI Alekhine IsidroPhilippines	A♦Q♣ D	100,000(10 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	A♠K♥ CO	249,000(25 BB)

Board:7♠9♣5♥6♠K♣

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

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 46/545

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 5:10:23 AM

Emman Segismundo Sends Fred Farboud Crashing

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

Fred Farboud looks down at A♠ K♣ and raises 17,000 from under the gun. Down the orbit Emmanuel Segismundo calls with Q♠ J♣ . At the flop K♠ T♥ 9♦ , Segismundo flops the straight and bets 20,000, Farboud check-calls with top pair. Same action on the turn 8♦ with a 53,000 bet from Segismundo that Farboud check-calls. On the river K♦ , Farboud improves to trips and jams a large 250,000, Segismundo can't let go and calls, sending Farboud crashing out.

Player	Chips
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	810,000(101 BB)
FF Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 5:05:12 AM

Mark Israel Dominates To Boot One

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

Yukitaka Todate raises 17,000 from hijack which is met with a three-bet of 60,000 from big blind Mark Israel. Todate answers with a four-bet push for 104,000 and it's a showdown with Israel calling.

Player	Hand	Chips
MA Mark Alvin IsraelPhilippines	Q♣Q♠ BB	385,000(48 BB)
TY Todate YukitakaJapan	T♣T♥ HJ	busted

Board:A♠8♠4♣J♣8♦

With only 6 bb, Kuan Cheng Wu open shoves, Ying Pang does the same to successfully isolate. At the showdown, Wu is behind and doesn't improve to pack up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YP Ying PangHong Kong	A♣K♥ MP	126,000(16 BB)
KC Kuan Cheng WuTaiwan	K♠9♥ UTG+1	busted

Board:3♦2♥8♠J♣5♦

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 4:58:21 AM

Jeong Seonghun Wins Classic Flip

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

Jeong Seonghun

Jeong Seonghun open shoves 87,000 and Darryl Junming calls with a covering stack. Upon revealing, it's a classic flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jeong SeonghunSouth Korea	Q♠Q♣ UTG+1	194,000(24 BB)
DC Darryl Chan JunmingSingapore	A♦K♣ D	155,000(19 BB)

Board:T♠2♠8♣8♠3♣

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 4:50:31 AM

Maxwell Rosete Cleans Out Alex Torrefranca

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

Maxwell Philippe Rosete

Maxwell Rosete is dealt Q♥ 9♥ under the gun and raises 16,000. Down the orbit big blind Alex Torrefranca has K♣ T♣ and calls. When the flop lands 4♠ J♣ 9♣ , action heats up with Rosete betting 19,000, Torrefranca check-raises all in for 53,000, and Rosete calls with mid pair.

The turn T♥ gives Rosete more outs and with the river 8♠ , Torrefranca misses to fall to Rosete's straight.

Player	Chips
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	625,000(78 BB)
AT Alex TorrefrancaPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

4/9/2025, 4:44:35 AM

Vijay Singh Takes Charge On The Turn

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

Everyone folds to the small blind Dennis Gamboa, he raises 17,000. Big blind Vijay Singh won't let his blinds go that easy and calls. At the flop 3♣ T♣ 3♥ , Gamboa continues the pressure for 15,000 and still doesn't shake Singh who calls. Gamboa then checks the turn K♣ , Singh test-bets 20,0000, Gamboa gives it up.

Player	Chips
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	210,000(26 BB)
DG Dennis GamboaPhilippines	66,000(8 BB)

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4/9/2025, 4:41:01 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Fires A Four-Bet

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

Huang Cheng Wen

Cheng Wen Huang raises 20,000 from hijack and is challenged by a 60,000 three-bet from Nikolas Rivera on the big blind. Huang answers back with a four-bet of 150,000 that sends Rivera to the tank then folds.

Player	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	380,000(48 BB)
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	285,000(36 BB)

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

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 60/545

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4/9/2025, 4:35:08 AM

Ruzzel Jose Barrels For The Pot

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

Ruzzel Jose

Ruzzel Jose opens 13,000 from under the gun that finds action from two players. At the flop 7♠ 2♥ Q♠ Jose continues for 14,000 and only cutoff Alex Torrefranca makes the call. With the turn 7♣ , Jose barrels 23,000 and his aggression pays off with a fold from Torrefranca.

Player	Chips
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	389,000(65 BB)
AT Alex TorrefrancaPhilippines	78,000(13 BB)

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4/9/2025, 4:29:03 AM

Rolf Lopez Defends His Big Blind

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

With everyone folding to the small blind Vijay Singh, he raises to 12,000 and big blind Rolf Lopez defends. At the flop 6♦ 6♠ J♥ , Singh checks, Lopez test-bets 12,000 and Singh continues. Both players check the turn 6♥ then Lopez bets another 12,000 on the river 7♠ . Singh believes and let's go of his hand.

Player	Chips
RL Rolf LopezPhilippines	205,000(34 BB)
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	195,000(33 BB)

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4/9/2025, 4:26:08 AM

Edgar Asehan Doubles Up

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

With action folding to the button Allan Daypuyart, he raises 12,000, then small blind Edgar Asehan jams for 58,000. Daypuyart gives it a thought and makes the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
AD Allan DaypuyartPhilippines	K♥J♥ D	355,000(59 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	A♦6♥ SB	128,000(21 BB)

Board:J♠8♦6♠2♣6♦

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4/9/2025, 4:21:36 AM

Seung Yong An Successfully Defends

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

Seung Yong An

From the big blind, Seung Yong An called Jonathan Duque's 27,000 raise then checked the flop J♣ T♥ 7♦ . Duque checked back to see a turn 3♣ . Seung took charge for 10,000 and Duque called, then both went back to checking on the river 2♦ . Seung flipped open A♣ T♠ and won the pot.

Player	Chips
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	265,000(44 BB)
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	115,000(19 BB)

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4/9/2025, 4:17:41 AM

Early Pot For Seung Hyun Han

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

From early position, Seung Hyun Han raised 12,000 and hijack Tony Khoang called. At the flop 5♣ 8♥ 9♦ , Han continued for 25,000 and Khoang called again. On the turn 6♠ , Han fired 55,000 that was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	270,000(45 BB)
T Tony KhoangNetherlands	120,000(20 BB)

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4/9/2025, 4:14:10 AM

Cards In The Air!

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

Shuffle up and deal! Day 2 of the Okada Micro is underway with 64 players back in action for the title and the PHP 420,000 top prize.

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

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 64/545

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4/9/2025, 3:23:32 AM

Hunt For The Okada Micro Title Kicks Off At 12pm

The inaugural Okada Micro proved its worth in the Okada Manila Millions lineup with a very affordable buy-in of PHP 4,500 attracting a total of 545 entries across four entry flights. 66 players are now looking at a sweeter PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500) prize pool with everyone guaranteed the minimum PHP 8,500. For the eventual champion, a top prize of PHP 420,000 awaits.

Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers

Flight D: 151 entries / 18 qualifiers

Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

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

Entries: 545

Prize pool: PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500)

ITM: 66 players

The final day of this event gets rolling at 12pm, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Bringing in the largest stacks are Nikolas Rivera and Maxwell Rosete, both players having bagged over 500K at Flight C.

Blinds will roll back to 3000-6000 giving the shorter stacks a bit of time to pick their spots.

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	133,000	22	1
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	123,000	22	2
HS Hsun Sun ChiTaiwan	312,000	22	3
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	186,000	22	4
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	257,000	22	5
DC Darryl Chan JunmingSingapore	226,000	22	6
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	159,000	22	7
JK Jihyun KangSouth Korea	223,000	22	8
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	442,000	23	1
AT Alex TorrefrancaPhilippines	92,000	23	2
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	524,000	23	3
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	408,000	23	4
WJ Wei Jie LeeSingapore	75,000	23	5
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	357,000	23	6
MK Minsung KimSouth Korea	352,000	23	7
JP Jay PadillaPhilippines	442,000	23	8
KI Kenneth IsipPhilippines	110,000	24	1
LP Louiejhon PrincesaPhilippines	426,000	24	2
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	303,000	24	3
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	277,000	24	4
JP Joey PardalesPhilippines	143,000	24	5
AF Alfonso Filamer CastroPhilippines	209,000	24	6
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	131,000	24	7
KT Karen TalamayanPhilippines	267,000	24	8
RR Romit Raj BanfaiFiji	86,000	25	1
NK Norbert KohSingapore	204,000	25	2
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	187,000	25	3
AD Allan DaypuyartPhilippines	80,000	25	5
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	70,000	25	6
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	235,000	25	7
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	294,000	25	8
KC Kuan Cheng WuTaiwan	137,000	26	1
YP Ying PangHong Kong	132,000	26	2
RD Rogel Del RosarioPhilippines	46,000	26	3
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	86,000	26	4
AI Alekhine IsidroPhilippines	127,000	26	6
JS Jeong SeonghunSouth Korea	97,000	26	7
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	87,000	26	8
SF Seitaro Frd AsoJapan	281,000	27	1
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	131,000	27	2
RL Rolf LopezPhilippines	173,000	27	3
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	266,000	27	4
SJ Seunghun JuSouth Korea	271,000	27	5
HK Hyunjin KimSouth Korea	102,000	27	6
DG Dennis GamboaPhilippines	108,000	27	8
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	129,000	28	1
WS Wout SandersNetherlands	87,000	28	2
JS Jimmy SuicoPhilippines	183,000	28	3
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	489,000	28	4
T Tony KhoangNetherlands	100,000	28	5
JM Jhun Michael AballaPhilippines	148,000	28	6
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	259,000	28	8
KP Kai Ping ChooMalaysia	85,000	29	1
YB Youngseok BaekSouth Korea	100,000	29	2
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	347,000	29	3
JP John Philip BaiderPhilippines	72,000	29	4
JB Jeffrey BallesterPhilippines	186,000	29	5
FF Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America	300,000	29	7
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	203,000	29	8
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	532,000	30	1
MA Mark Alvin IsraelPhilippines	328,000	30	2
LB Lionel BasilioPhilippines	83,000	30	3
RP Ramon PabloPhilippines	124,000	30	5
TY Todate YukitakaJapan	82,000	30	6
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	195,000	30	7
ML Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines	57,000	30	8

Day 2 Qualifiers - 66 Players

Player	Chips
NR Nikolas RiveraPhilippines	532,000
MP Maxwell Philippe RosetePhilippines	524,000
AS Azamat ShafievRussia	489,000
LM Li Ming LiuTaiwan	442,000
JP Jay PadillaPhilippines	442,000
LP Louiejhon PrincesaPhilippines	426,000
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	408,000
RJ Ruzzel JosePhilippines	357,000
MK Minsung KimSouth Korea	352,000
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	347,000
MA Mark Alvin IsraelPhilippines	328,000
HS Hsun Sun ChiTaiwan	312,000
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	303,000
FF Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America	300,000
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	294,000
SF Seitaro Frd AsoJapan	281,000
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	277,000
SJ Seunghun JuSouth Korea	271,000
KT Karen TalamayanPhilippines	267,000
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	266,000
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	259,000
JD Jonathan DuquePhilippines	257,000
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	235,000
DC Darryl Chan JunmingSingapore	226,000
JK Jihyun KangSouth Korea	223,000
AF Alfonso Filamer CastroPhilippines	209,000
NK Norbert KohSingapore	204,000
SH Seung Hyun HanSouth Korea	203,000
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	195,000
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	187,000
JB Jeffrey BallesterPhilippines	186,000
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	186,000
JS Jimmy SuicoPhilippines	183,000
RL Rolf LopezPhilippines	173,000
PJ Pantaleon Jhunne ValenciaPhilippines	159,000
JM Jhun Michael AballaPhilippines	148,000
JP Joey PardalesPhilippines	143,000
KC Kuan Cheng WuTaiwan	137,000
SY Seung Yong AnSouth Korea	133,000
YP Ying PangHong Kong	132,000
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	131,000
VS Vijay Singh (2)India	131,000
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	129,000
AI Alekhine IsidroPhilippines	127,000
RP Ramon PabloPhilippines	124,000
YM Yuki MiyakuraJapan	123,000
KI Kenneth IsipPhilippines	110,000
DG Dennis GamboaPhilippines	108,000
HK Hyunjin KimSouth Korea	102,000
T Tony KhoangNetherlands	100,000
YB Youngseok BaekSouth Korea	100,000
JS Jeong SeonghunSouth Korea	97,000
AT Alex TorrefrancaPhilippines	92,000
WS Wout SandersNetherlands	87,000
BP Benjamin Perez (2)Philippines	87,000
RR Romit Raj BanfaiFiji	86,000
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	86,000
KP Kai Ping ChooMalaysia	85,000
LB Lionel BasilioPhilippines	83,000
TY Todate YukitakaJapan	82,000
AD Allan DaypuyartPhilippines	80,000
WJ Wei Jie LeeSingapore	75,000
JP John Philip BaiderPhilippines	72,000
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	70,000
ML Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines	57,000
RD Rogel Del RosarioPhilippines	46,000

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4/8/2025, 1:39:56 PM

Hunt For The Okada Micro Title Kicks Off At 12pm

The inaugural Okada Micro proved its worth in the Okada Manila Millions lineup with a total of 545 entries across four entry flights, and with buy-in at a very affordable PHP 4500 (~US$ 80), the initial offering was utterly crushed. The 66 returning players are now looking at a sweeter PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500) prize pool with everyone guaranteed the minimum PHP 8,500. For the eventual champion, a top prize of PHP 420,000 awaits.

Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers

Flight D: 151 entries / 18 qualifiers

Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

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

Entries: 545

Prize pool: PHP 2,093,454 (~US$ 36,500)

ITM: 66 players

The final day of this event gets rolling at 12pm, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Bringing in the largest stacks are Nikolas Rivera and Maxwell Rosete, both players having bagged over 500K at Flight C.

Blinds will roll back to 3000-6000 giving the shorter stacks a bit of time to pick their spots. Somuchpoker is onsite to bring you the action.