Place
34th
Prize
$455
Prize (PHP)
₱26,500
Blind level
Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Entries
1/283
Total Chips
8,490,000
Average
8,490,000

Final Day

Janette BeeJanette Bee
1/22/2025, 4:40:21 AM

Easy Double for Jhun Aballa

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

Facing an open and a call, Michihiko Matsuda on the big blind, sent out a 50,000 three bet, and called 46,000 more after initial raiser Jhun Aballa moved all-in.


Aballa in no sweat, shipped the win quickly on board A 8 K 9 6 , leaving Matsuda down short.

PlayerHandChips
JA
Jhun AballaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
JJ
HJ
216,000(36 BB)
77
BB
53,000(9 BB)
Blind level
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
10/66
Total Chips
1,980,000
Average
198,000

Flight A

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 4:51:26 PM

End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
395,000(66 BB)
JJ
John Jay MagadanPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
351,000(59 BB)
258,000(43 BB)
202,000(34 BB)
TJ
Taehyun JangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
162,000(27 BB)
145,000(24 BB)
RR
Rey RocaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
123,000(21 BB)
HT
120,000(20 BB)
PC
Paul ColesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
115,000(19 BB)
MC
Michael CalunsodPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
110,000(18 BB)
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 4:16:27 PM

Peter Chung vs Michihiko Matsuda

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

Peter Chung opened to 10,000 in the hijack for Michihiko Matsuda on the button and the big blind to call. Only Matsuda called a bet of Chung for 15,000 on the flop. Chung checked and called Matsuda's bet of 38,000 on the turn, they checked the river and Chung took it down with a turned set of sevens.

PlayerHandChips
77
HJ
323,000(65 BB)
D
270,000(54 BB)
Board:T5274
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 3:50:17 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
348,000(87 BB)
SK
Sergei KorzhenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
175,000(44 BB)
PC
Peter Chung (2)United States of America [USA]United States of America
172,000(43 BB)
JJ
John Jay MagadanPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
170,000(43 BB)
144,000(36 BB)
TJ
Taehyun JangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
128,000(32 BB)
RR
Rey RocaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
126,000(32 BB)
PC
Paul ColesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
116,000(29 BB)
HT
115,000(29 BB)
105,000(26 BB)
81,000(20 BB)
MC
Michael CalunsodPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
74,000(19 BB)
JC
Jose CheungPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
65,000(16 BB)
SA
Sunhwi AnKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
61,000(15 BB)
45,000(11 BB)
chip counts
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 3:35:23 PM

Michihiko Matsuda Near the Top

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

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 8,500 in an early position and Rey Roca on the button was the only caller. On a ten-high flop and five turn, both players checked. Matsuda bet the river jack for 15,000 to force a fold and win another pot. It was the third in a row, and the player from Japan has climbed near the top of the leaderboard.

PlayerChips
293,000(73 BB)
RR
Rey RocaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
133,000(33 BB)
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 12:32:16 PM

Hochung Song Takes From Michihiko Matsuda

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

Michihiko Matsuda made it 2,000 to go first to act and was called only by Hochung Song in the big blind. Song check-called the A T 9 flop for 2,000 and the 8 turn was checked. Song led the 5 river for 5,500 and Matsuda called, but couldn't beat the second nuts.

PlayerHandChips
HS
Hochung SongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
J7
BB
45,700(46 BB)
UTG
62,300(62 BB)
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 12:27:04 PM

Jose Cheung Takes From Michihiko Matsuda

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

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 2,000 and Jose Cheung defended out of the small blind. Both checked the flop before Cheung bet the turn for 3,000 and the river for 3,500. Matsuda called but couldn't beat the flopped top pair.

PlayerHandChips
JC
Jose CheungPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
J9
SB
63,500(64 BB)
D
71,300(71 BB)
Board:J8345
Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche
1/20/2025, 11:54:15 AM

Jansen Tiu Eliminated by Michihiko Matsuda

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Jansen Tiu

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 2,200 and received three callers behind including Jansen Tiu in the small blind. On the eight-high flop, the cutopff bet 2,000 and Tiu as well as Matsuda came along to the turn. Tiu now bet 5,000, only Matsuda called.


Tiu jammed the river for 13,300 and was snapped off by Matsuda with fives full of treys.

PlayerHandChips
JT
Jansen TiuPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
87
SB
busted
55
UTG
61,500(62 BB)
Board:8533T
all-in
busted