Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Bernard Vu

France

Blind level

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

Entries

15/101

Total Chips

3,030,000

Average

202,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 2:06:23 PM

Jonald Garcia Strikes with Aggression

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Jonald Garcia

Up against a late position open and a call, Bernard Vu flicked in his last 10,000, and saw both continue to flop 4♦ 6♦ J♠ . Initial raiser Jonald Garcia led 12,000, and followed with another 15,000 on turn Q♥ . Richard Marquez behind, called both streets for a side pot, yet folded on river 2♥ after Garcia moved all-in.

Garcia showed A♦ K♠ high, good against Vu's A♣ T♥ for the takedown.

Player	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	265,000(133 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	106,500(53 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:47:35 AM

Dinner Break

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

Manila Megastack Main Event Flight B players are off for a 40 minute dinner break, with action set to resume at 8:20 p.m. Registration will close by the end of Level 10.

Top Chip Counts

Graham Cowan

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	182,000(152 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	169,000(141 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	151,000(126 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	143,000(119 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	131,000(109 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	125,000(104 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	118,000(98 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	115,000(96 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	104,000(87 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	103,000(86 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	102,000(85 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	90,400(75 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	89,000(74 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	80,000(67 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	77,000(64 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	71,000(59 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	62,300(52 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	61,000(51 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	58,600(49 BB)
LA Luqman AlghanimSaudi Arabia	57,000(48 BB)
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	54,000(45 BB)
HM Ha Mai Anh	50,500(42 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	46,700(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	46,000(38 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	43,500(36 BB)
NG Nathan GathercoleAustralia	38,000(32 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	37,000(31 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	34,000(28 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	30,000(25 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	29,000(24 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	28,000(23 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	26,400(22 BB)
EJ Eom Joonghoon	22,600(19 BB)
JS Jonghoon SeonSouth Korea	18,300(15 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	16,800(14 BB)
NF Nazariy FedykUnited Kingdom	14,600(12 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	12,800(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:26:13 AM

Bernard Vu Pays Off Takahiko Hachiya

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

Bernard Vu

With a pot of 11,000 in the middle across board T♦ 9♣ 4♠ 6♦ T♣ , action was caught on Bernard Vu on the big blind with a bet of 3,000. Takahiko Hachiya raised to 16,000 behind, and picked up the pot with trip tens K♥ T♠ after Vu made the final call.

Player	Chips
HT Hachiya Takahiko	81,000(68 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	45,000(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:19:53 AM

Bernard Vu Busts Mike Takayama

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

Bernard Vu

Mike Takayama committed his last 10,700 preflop and was looked up by initial raiser Bernard Vu for a pocket pair battle.

Takayama in rough shape, exited the arena after failing to improve on board A♦ T♣ 6♥ 5♦ 9♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
BV Bernard VuFrance	8♠8♣ MP	75,000(63 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	3♦3♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 10:19:51 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Kyuhyung Jung

Player	Chips
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	101,000(101 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	91,000(91 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	89,000(89 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	83,500(84 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	83,000(83 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	76,300(76 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	69,500(70 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	67,200(67 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	66,000(66 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	65,000(65 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	63,000(63 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	62,000(62 BB)
FK Fathi Kamyar	61,000(61 BB)
JK Jaewon KimSouth Korea	60,800(61 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	51,000(51 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	50,000(50 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang Liu	45,000(45 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	45,000(45 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	44,000(44 BB)
SK Seungmin Kang	43,000(43 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 9:41:19 AM

Top Pair Wins It for Bernard Vu

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Bernard Vu

A three way raised pot saw Richard Marquez continue for 2,000 on flop K♣ 7♥ 9♦ . Bernard Vu check called on the big blind, and arrived at showdown after no more bets went in on either turn Q♦ or river J♥ . Vu showed top pair K♠ 3♠ and shipped the pot.

Player	Chips
BV Bernard VuFrance	49,300(82 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	38,000(63 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 8:03:12 AM

Bernard Vu Runs Into Kings

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Bernard Vu

Up against an open and a call, Brenton Buttigieg fired a three bet to 3,000, and called 28,000 more following an all-in from initial raiser Bernard Vu.

Vu in search of an ace, found none on board 4♣ 9♥ T♠ 2♣ 3♠ , eliminating him from the Main Event games.

Player	Hand	Chips
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	K♠K♣ MP	64,300(161 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	A♦Q♦ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:38:36 AM

Bernard Vu Extracts Value

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Bernard Vu

A four way raised pot led by Bernard Vu saw him bet another 1,200 on flop Q♦ 8♦ 8♠ . Ho Tai Tsai check called on the big blind, and headed to turn T♠ . Both checked it through to river T♠ , where Vu went for a final 2,300. Tsai check called to showdown with two pair Q♥ 7♠ , but found it behind against Vu's better K♣ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	45,000(225 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	38,400(192 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:07:30 AM

Myungjin Jung Raises the Stakes

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Bernard Vu threw in a 700 raise vs a limp and was called by player on the button. Myungjin Jung bumped it up further on the big blind, to 3,200, and picked up the pot straight away following three folds.

Player	Chips
MJ Myungjin JungSouth Korea	34,000(170 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	23,800(119 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:01:07 AM

Myungjin Jung Calls Down Bernard Vu

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Myungjin Jung

Myungjin Jung opened 300 on the hijack and was joined by three other players onto flop J♦ 8♥ 9♣ . Bernard Vu led out 500 on the small blind, called by both Jung and player on the cutoff behind. Vu continued to barrel 800 on turn 2♥ , and a final 1,200 on river T♥ , with Jung calling him down on both streets.

Vu showed two pair T♣ 9♦ , behind all the way against Jung's straight Q♣ J♣ .

Player	Chips
MJ Myungjin JungSouth Korea	32,400(324 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	24,500(245 BB)