Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Edilberto Gopez

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

13/83

Total Chips

2,490,000

Average

191,538

Flight A

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 9:05:16 AM

Mark Almusajin Zooms to the Top

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Mark Almusajin

Mark Almusajin opened to 1,900, raised by Edilberto Gopez on the button to 3,500. Almusajin bumped it up further to 11,000, and Gopez completed. On flop Q♥ 3♠ 2♠ , Almusajin continued for 9,000, and snap called Gopez' all-in for 56,700 total.

Edilberto Gopez A♠ K♦

Mark Almusajin A♦ A♥

Gopez in rough shape, found no hope on runout T♦ 2♣ , knocking him out of the Main Event qualifier.

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	144,500(241 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:39:56 AM

Top Pair Good for Sangjin An

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Sangjin An

With 8,200 in the middle on flop 3♠ 5♠ Q♦ , action was caught on Edilberto Gopez with a bet of 2,500. Sangjin An check called, and did so once more on turn K♠ for 6,500. On river 6♦ , Gopez decided to check back, revealing An's top pair K♦ 9♦ , good for the win.

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	60,000(120 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	47,000(94 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:20:05 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Rick Jason Ambata

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	88,700(177 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	71,300(143 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	66,500(133 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	63,100(126 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	54,200(108 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	53,100(106 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	51,300(103 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	50,500(101 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	50,200(100 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	47,600(95 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	43,000(86 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	38,000(76 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	37,000(74 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:13:15 AM

Edilberto Gopez Wins By Default

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Ricardo Torres opened utg and called a 2,500 three bet from Edilberto Gopez right behind. On flop 7♣ Q♥ 9♣ , Torres faced a 4,000 continuation bet and responded with a raise to 8,500. Gopez made the call, and called another 5,500 on turn 5♣ . On river 9♦ , Torres sent out a final 14,000, yet mucked after Gopez paid the price.

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	76,400(191 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	4,200(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 8:04:30 AM

Tens Good for Edilberto Gopez

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Edilberto Gopez

Edilberto Gopez opened 1,000 utg and called a 3,500 three bet from Lloyd Locsin on the small blind. On flop 7♣ 6♦ 3♦ , Gopez called another 3,500, revealing turn 7♥ . Both checked it through to river 3♠ , where Gopez gunned for a final 6,000. Locsin check called, only to muck as Gopez revealed T♠ T♣ .

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	45,600(114 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	20,400(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 7:20:13 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Tables Rockets

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Rick Jason Ambata

Edilberto Gopez sent out a 3,500 three bet against a button open, and saw Rick Jason Ambata cold call behind. On flop 2♦ 7♣ 4♦ , Gopez pulled a check raise to 16,000, called by his opponent. Ambata gunned for another 20,000 on turn 4♦ , enough to push Gopez out of the way. Ambata showed A♦ A♣ as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	87,000(290 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	39,300(131 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 6:27:52 AM

William Wright Bluffs Into Aces

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

William Wright

With 10,800 in the middle across board 8♥ 8♣ 4♦ J♦ K♠ , Edilberto Gopez fired a 5,500 bet on the button, and saw William Wright check jam for 18,900 total. Gopez called off with A♦ A♣ , smashing Wright's 3♠ 3♣ all the way through.

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	58,600(293 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	busted