Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Ma Carmen Esdaile

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

SMPSMP

1/23/2025, 3:58:58 PM

End of Flight A - 13 Surivivors

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

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(130 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	320,000(80 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	310,000(78 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	240,000(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	158,000(40 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	142,000(36 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	134,000(34 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	130,000(33 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	102,000(26 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	86,000(22 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	66,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:36:26 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Mark Almusajin

Flight A action is close to wrapping up, with five more eliminations to go before bagging time. 13 players out of the 83-entry field are set to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, January 26. Leading the charge is local grinder Mark Almusajin, who has consistently kept the lead all throughout the day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	433,500(145 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	225,000(75 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	180,000(60 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	172,000(57 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	155,500(52 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	148,000(49 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	141,000(47 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	132,000(44 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	127,500(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	127,500(43 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	107,500(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	106,000(35 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	100,000(33 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	70,000(23 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	64,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	57,500(19 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(18 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	33,500(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:30:27 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	287,500(192 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	177,000(118 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	165,000(110 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	141,000(94 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	138,000(92 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	123,000(82 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	120,000(80 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	118,000(79 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	107,000(71 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	101,000(67 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	98,000(65 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	93,200(62 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	70,000(47 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	70,000(47 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	58,000(39 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(35 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	53,000(35 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	48,000(32 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	43,000(29 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	33,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	30,000(20 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	30,000(20 BB)
LT Leslie TsuiHong Kong	30,000(20 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	25,500(17 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	22,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:08:03 PM

Top Pair Holds Strong for Ma Carmen Esdaile

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Ma Carmen Esdaile

A button vs big blind battle brewed a pot of 9,700 in the middle on flop J♥ 6♣ A♥ . Kyoungsun Lee bet 5,000, and called Ma Carmen Esdaile's check jam for 9,400 more.

Ma Carmen Esdaile A♠ 7♣

Kyoungsun Lee Q♥ J♠

Esdaile with the advantage, secured the double up as her top pair held through on runout 9♣ 3♦ .

Player	Chips
KL Kyoungsun Lee	58,200(49 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	39,500(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 11:56:49 AM

Roxanne Victorino Saved by the River

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Roxanne Victorino

With a pot of 11,800 in the middle on flop J♥ K♦ 3♣ , Ma Carmen Esdaile bet 5,500, and was check called by Roxanne Victorino on the big blind. Esdaile followed with an all-in on turn Q♣ , called by Victorino for her last 9,000.

Ma Carmen Esdaile J♠ J♣

Roxanne Victorino A♥ 7♥

Victorino with a draw, found one of her outs on river T♣ , sparing her from elimination.

Player	Chips
RV Roxanne Victorino	40,800(34 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	21,300(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:29:17 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	160,100(160 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	140,000(140 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	108,000(108 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	102,000(102 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	84,200(84 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	79,500(80 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	79,000(79 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	79,000(79 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	79,000(79 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	74,000(74 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	58,000(58 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	55,000(55 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	52,400(52 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	48,000(48 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	46,200(46 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	46,000(46 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	44,200(44 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	43,000(43 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	41,300(41 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	38,800(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	35,800(36 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	35,200(35 BB)
DF Daniel FrancisUnited Kingdom	34,000(34 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	31,900(32 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	31,000(31 BB)
SA Sangjin AnSouth Korea	30,300(30 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	30,000(30 BB)
KL Kyoungsun Lee	29,200(29 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	22,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	14,000(14 BB)
TY Taeil YunSouth Korea	13,500(14 BB)
JC Joshua CuevasUnited States of America	7,100(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 9:58:23 AM

Ma Carmen Esdaile Flops Quads

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ma Carmen Esdaile

On his second bullet, John Constiniano raised all-in on the big blind and saw cutoff raiser Ma Carmen Esdaile call off for her entire 14,100.

In for a flip, board 6♠ 4♠ 6♥ 9♦ K♥ instantly left Constiniano drawing dead against quads, costing him half his stack straight away.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	6♦6♣ CO	29,400(37 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	K♠J♦ BB	15,100(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 5:45:27 AM

William Jones Gets Paid

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

William Jones

William Jones opened on the cutoff and called a 1,200 three bet from Ma Carmen Esdaile on the big blind. On board 9♦ J♠ 2♣ T♦ A♣ , Esdaile check called all three streets - 1,200, 2,100 and 3,500, and mucked as Jones showed two pair A♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	37,200(372 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	21,300(213 BB)