Blind level
Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Entries
15/121
Total Chips
3,025,000
Average
201,667

Day 1B

TriciaTricia
4/7/2025, 3:20:10 PM

Jimmy Suico Dominates To Double Through

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Marlon Laxamana bumps up the betting round to 25,000 then calls Jimmy Suico's 90,000 three-bet jam. Both show pocket pairs with Suico ahead that holds throughout the spread.

PlayerHandChips
JS
Jimmy SuicoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
99
CO
225,000(23 BB)
ML
Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
66
HJ
68,000(7 BB)
Board:2KJAJ
TriciaTricia
4/7/2025, 1:38:15 PM

Karen Talamayan Rules The Three-Way

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

Marlon Laxamana opens for 4000 and to his immediate left big stacked Karen Talamayan calls. Several folds follow until the small blind Allen Arango goes all in for a light 10,000. Too cheap to fold, Laxamana and Talamayan make the call.


At the flop 9 3 8 , Laxamana check-calls Talamayan's 10,000 bet. On the turn A , Talamayan pads up the bet to 20,000, this time Laxamana believes and folds to give up the side pot.

PlayerHandChips
KT
Karen TalamayanPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
AK
UTG+1
190,000(95 BB)
ML
Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
UTG
87,500(44 BB)
AA
Allen ArangoSingapore [SGP]Singapore
TT
SB
busted

At the final showdown against Arango, Talamayan is ahead and with the river 5 , she ships the rest of pot and eliminates Arango.

TriciaTricia
4/7/2025, 1:28:47 PM

Winifred Obedoza Pushes With A Big Check-Raise

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

Three players have built a pot of 16,500 and take the bout to the flop T K 8 . Two checks to the button Marlon Laxamana who tests the waters with a 10,500 bet. Big blind Winifred Obedoza answers with a big check-raise all in, Allan Daypuyart and Laxamana let him have the pot.

PlayerChips
WO
Winifred ObedozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
114,000(57 BB)
ML
Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
110,000(55 BB)
AD
Allan DaypuyartPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
13,500(7 BB)
TriciaTricia
4/7/2025, 12:32:02 PM

Marlon Laxamana Boosted By Suited Connectors

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

With action folding around to the button Yuki Miyakura who looks down at A Q and raises it up to 2400. Two spots over, big blind Marlon Laxamana likes his 9 8 and shoves 21,200. Miyakura isn't going anywhere and can easily afford the price. The board then runs out K T 6 7 Q giving Laxamana the straight for a double up.

PlayerChips
52,500(44 BB)
ML
Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
43,000(36 BB)