Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Marco Espela

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

9/467

Total Chips

14,010,000

Average

1,556,667

Main Event - Day 2

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 12:16:35 PM

Marco Espela Bubbles The Final Table In 10th Place - PHP 304,000 /~$5,230

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

Marco Espela - 10th Place

Marco Espela's bid for a final table seat fell short in 10th place. Facing a raise from Florencio Campomanes, Espela three-bet all in 225,000 and Campomanes called. Espela was behind but had live cards. A little hope on the flop with top pair quickly vanished on the turn and river flush for Campomanes.

Player	Hand	Chips
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	A♥7♥ CO	615,000(15 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	K♣Q♠ D	busted

Board:6♠K♥6♣5♥Q♥

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 11:34:52 AM

Chip Counts

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

Jon Kyte

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,690,000(56 BB)	30	1
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	730,000(24 BB)	30	2
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	395,000(13 BB)	30	4
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	940,000(31 BB)	30	5
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,735,000(91 BB)	30	6
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,070,000(36 BB)	30	8
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	890,000(30 BB)	31	1
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	710,000(24 BB)	31	2
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,570,000(52 BB)	31	3
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,115,000(71 BB)	31	4
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	625,000(21 BB)	31	5
DB Dmitrii Belikov	575,000(19 BB)	31	7

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 10:40:40 AM

Final 16 Players

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

Table 30

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,480,000(74 BB)	30	1
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	1,510,000(76 BB)	30	2
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	800,000(40 BB)	30	3
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	900,000(45 BB)	30	4
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	1,125,000(56 BB)	30	5
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	1,825,000(91 BB)	30	6
DW Dong Woo LeeSouth Korea	300,000(15 BB)	30	7
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	400,000(20 BB)	30	8

Table 31

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	750,000(38 BB)	31	1
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	555,000(28 BB)	31	2
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,300,000(65 BB)	31	3
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	1,400,000(70 BB)	31	4
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	1,015,000(51 BB)	31	5
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	385,000(19 BB)	31	6
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	90,000(5 BB)	31	7
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	225,000(11 BB)	31	8

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 10:22:46 AM

Florencio Campomanes Muscles The Crowd

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

Florencio Campomanes

Four players stare down a pot of 180,000 and a flop 6♦ 2♣ 2♥ . After two checks, preflop raiser Maro Espela bets 85,000, Christopher Richards calls, small blind Michihiko Matsuda raises 200,000, Campomanes re-raises 330,000, everyone folds.

Player	Chips
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	1,520,000(76 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	825,000(41 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	335,000(17 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	320,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 10:13:13 AM

Dmitrii Belikov Sticks Around

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

Dmitrii Belikov

Dmitrii Belikov shoved his las 16 bb and was called by big stacked Marco Espela. Though behind, Belikov had live cards that connected on the board to stay in the game.

Player	Hand	Chips
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	K♠6♣ D	364,000(18 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	A♠5♣ SB	1,000,000(50 BB)

Board:T♦6♥4♠Q♣Q♥

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 9:56:37 AM

Check-Raise Win For Marco Espela

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

Marco Espela

Marco Espela opens and two players call to see the flop 4♣ 2♠ 6♠ . Action is checked to the button John Carlo Sayo who takes a stab for 42,000, this loses one player while Espela raises to 120,000. Sayo passes.

Player	Chips
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	1,250,000(78 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	299,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 9:33:28 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	1,290,000(81 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,274,000(80 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	812,000(51 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	800,000(50 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	739,000(46 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	720,000(45 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	590,000(37 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	538,000(34 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	462,000(29 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	447,000(28 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	437,000(27 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	402,000(25 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	392,000(25 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	387,000(24 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	380,000(24 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	350,000(22 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	329,000(21 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	322,000(20 BB)
DW Dong Woo LeeSouth Korea	317,000(20 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	306,000(19 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	305,000(19 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	305,000(19 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	230,000(14 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	226,000(14 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	219,000(14 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	170,000(11 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	167,000(10 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	160,000(10 BB)
HM Ha Mai AnhViet Nam	140,000(9 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	122,000(8 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	100,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 8:43:08 AM

Marco Espela Doubles Into Million Marker

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

Marco Espela

Following a raise of 25,000 from Florencio Campomanes, cutoff Marco Espela three-bets 70,000. After the rest fold, action is back at Campomanes who four-bets 450,000, Espela goes all in for 532,000, Campomanes calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	Q♦Q♣ CO	1,134,000(95 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	A♣K♠ UTG	1,061,000(88 BB)

Board:7♠8♠7♥5♦6♦

With no hits for Campomanes, Espela ships it and catapults into the million marker.

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 7:31:28 AM

Marco Espela Takes It On The River

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

Marco Espela

Small blind Dmitrii Belikov limps then calls big blind Marco Espela's 28,000 raise. Both check to the turn 5♥ T♠ J♠ 7♦ . Belikov tests the waters with a 35,000 bet, Espela calls, and they head to the river J♦ . This time Belikov returns to checking, Espela gives it a go for 81,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	487,000(61 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	225,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 7:13:28 AM

Top Stacks

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

Ju Won Chung

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	748,000(94 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	725,000(91 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	695,000(87 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	600,000(75 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	480,000(60 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	458,000(57 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	447,000(56 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	446,000(56 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	398,000(50 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	353,000(44 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	353,000(44 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	352,000(44 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	340,000(43 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	336,000(42 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	328,000(41 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	325,000(41 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	312,000(39 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	300,000(38 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	294,000(37 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	290,000(36 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	289,000(36 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	277,000(35 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	271,000(34 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	261,000(33 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	255,000(32 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung JungSouth Korea	249,000(31 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	246,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 5:58:16 AM

Christopher Richards Boosted By Aces

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

Christopher Richards

Three-bet pot preflop builds 62,000 in the middle, small blind aggressor Christopher Richards adds in 20,000 more on the flop 4♣ Q♥ 2♥ . Button player Marco Espela calls. The turn J♣ sees Richards shoves his last 82,000, Espela calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	A♣A♥ SB	266,000(53 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	K♣6♣ D	340,000(68 BB)

Richards is ahead while Espela hopes for a club. The river K♠ is not it to grant Richards the double up.

SMPSMP

1/25/2025, 9:22:15 PM

Day 2 Qualifiers

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	546,000(137 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(130 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	432,000(108 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	427,000(107 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	425,000(106 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	415,000(104 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	398,000(100 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	385,000(96 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	334,000(84 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	320,000(80 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	313,000(78 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	310,000(78 BB)
JR Jensen Rex ChowPhilippines	304,000(76 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	303,000(76 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	301,000(75 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	291,000(73 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	265,000(66 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	254,000(64 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	252,000(63 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	240,000(60 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	240,000(60 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	234,000(59 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	231,000(58 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	227,000(57 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	210,000(53 BB)
HM Ha Mai Anh	207,000(52 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	204,000(51 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	179,000(45 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	178,000(45 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	175,000(44 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	171,000(43 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	167,000(42 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	165,000(41 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	160,000(40 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	158,000(40 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	157,000(39 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	156,000(39 BB)
PT Paul TirnoveanBelgium	153,000(38 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	152,000(38 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	149,000(37 BB)
DW Dong Woo LeeSouth Korea	145,000(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottAustralia	142,000(36 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	142,000(36 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	138,000(35 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	134,000(34 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	134,000(34 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	130,000(33 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	128,000(32 BB)
CL Christian Lortie CloutierCanada	126,000(32 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	123,000(31 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	118,000(30 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	116,000(29 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	113,000(28 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	102,000(26 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	102,000(26 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	102,000(26 BB)
EJ Eom Joonghoon	90,000(23 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	87,000(22 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	86,000(22 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	86,000(22 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(21 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	73,000(18 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	73,000(18 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	70,000(18 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	66,000(17 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	58,000(15 BB)
ML Marcuss LiowMalaysia	47,000(12 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	46,000(12 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	3,000(1 BB)