Blind level
Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
19/158
Total Chips
3,950,000
Average
207,895

Day 1C

TriciaTricia
4/8/2025, 1:09:11 PM

Nikolas Rivera Takes Overall Lead At Flight C

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

Flight C of the Okada Micro is a wrap! At the top of the counts was Nikolas Rivera who steadily climbed the ranks throughout the day, trailing behind young gun Maxwell Rosete as the bubble round approached.


Rivera eventually surged ahead after bursting the bubble, eliminating Bumyeol Lee to overtake and finish as flight leader with 532,000 in chips. This not only put him at the top of the Day 2 qualifiers list but also set the benchmark for the ongoing final flight. Rosete was very close behind, bagging an equally strong 524,000 for second in chips.


Flight C drew the largest turnout of 158 entries, and when combined with the two earlier flights, it easily surpassed the PHP 1M guarantee. From this flight, 19 players advanced to the ITM round.


Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers


Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~$17,500)

Entries: ongoing

Prize pool: TBA


Scroll below for the flight's action.

Flight C - Chip Counts

PlayerChips
NR
Nikolas RiveraPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
532,000(53 BB)
524,000(52 BB)
FF
Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
300,000(30 BB)
JJ
Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
259,000(26 BB)
JD
Jonathan DuquePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
257,000(26 BB)
JK
Jihyun KangUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
223,000(22 BB)
NK
Norbert KohSingapore [SGP]Singapore
204,000(20 BB)
SH
Seung Hyun HanKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
203,000(20 BB)
RJ
186,000(19 BB)
RL
Rolf LopezPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
173,000(17 BB)
JT
Justine TalarocPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
129,000(13 BB)
123,000(12 BB)
HK
Hyunjin KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
102,000(10 BB)
WS
Wout SandersNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
87,000(9 BB)
86,000(9 BB)
KP
85,000(9 BB)
LB
Lionel BasilioPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
83,000(8 BB)
BP
8,700(1 BB)
MC
busted
TriciaTricia
4/8/2025, 11:24:31 AM

Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
394,000(66 BB)
HS
340,000(57 BB)
NR
Nikolas RiveraPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
337,000(56 BB)
FF
Feridoun Fred FarboudUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
307,000(51 BB)
RL
Rolf LopezPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
208,000(35 BB)
LW
Lin WanTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
180,000(30 BB)
JJ
Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
180,000(30 BB)
JT
Justine TalarocPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
171,000(29 BB)
170,000(28 BB)
JK
Jihyun KangUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
167,000(28 BB)
HK
Hyunjin KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
153,000(26 BB)
KP
145,000(24 BB)
LB
Lionel BasilioPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
132,000(22 BB)
JD
Jonathan DuquePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
131,000(22 BB)
WS
Wout SandersNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
130,000(22 BB)
128,000(21 BB)
NK
Norbert KohSingapore [SGP]Singapore
112,000(19 BB)
BY
Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
99,000(17 BB)
SH
Seung Hyun HanKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
89,000(15 BB)
SY
82,000(14 BB)
BL
Bumyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
80,000(13 BB)
67,000(11 BB)
RJ
53,000(9 BB)
JS
Joseph SiaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
45,000(8 BB)
BP
44,000(7 BB)
35,000(6 BB)
TriciaTricia
4/8/2025, 9:36:24 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Dealt Another Good Hand

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Rick Jason Ambata

Two hands after losing a showdown, Rick Jason Ambata is dealt another good hand and is faced with a raise from Yuki Miyakura. Now on the big blind, Ambata tanks for some time then three-bets all in again, Miyakura calls.


When they reveal, it's a flip with Miyakura needing to improve. The board does not grant it to pay double up Ambata's stack.

PlayerHandChips
RJ
Tā™„Tā™¦
BB
49,000(20 BB)
Aā™¦Qā™„
D
56,000(22 BB)
Board:2ā™ 4ā™ 4ā™£3ā™£2ā™£
TriciaTricia
4/8/2025, 9:33:42 AM

Adrian Lumbera Wins The Flip

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Adrian Lumbera kicks off the hand from under the gun with a 5000 bet however next to him is Rick Jason Ambata who three-bets 15,000. Everyone else folds around back to Lumbera, he responds with a four-bet shove for 39,000, Ambata has a big pocket pair and doesn't budge.


At the showdown, it's a flip with Lumbera needing to find the board which he quickly does on the flop that holds for a double up.

PlayerHandChips
RJ
Jā™„Jā™£
UTG+1
24,000(10 BB)
AL
Adrian LumberaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
Kā™£Qā™ 
UTG
84,000(34 BB)
Board:5ā™„7ā™£Qā™¦4ā™ 3ā™ 
TriciaTricia
4/8/2025, 6:46:44 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Takes It With A Big Raise

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Rick Jason Ambata

From the button, Rick Ambata opens 1800 and is denied the steal with the blinds both calling. At the flop 7ā™¦ 5ā™  Jā™  , small blind Jessie Trance leads oout 2300, big blind Maxwell Rosete flats, then Ambata raises to 8000. Trance and Rosete opt out losing a handful of big blinds each.

PlayerChips
RJ
47,300(59 BB)
JT
Jessie TrancePhilippines [PHL]Philippines
46,500(58 BB)
12,500(16 BB)