
Day 1C
Nikolas Rivera Takes Overall Lead At Flight C

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
Player | Chips |
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NR Nikolas Rivera | 532,000(53 BB) |
MP Maxwell Philippe Rosete | 524,000(52 BB) |
FF Feridoun Fred Farboud | 300,000(30 BB) |
JJ Joseroy Jeremias | 259,000(26 BB) |
JD Jonathan Duque | 257,000(26 BB) |
JK Jihyun Kang | 223,000(22 BB) |
NK Norbert Koh | 204,000(20 BB) |
SH Seung Hyun Han | 203,000(20 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 186,000(19 BB) |
RL Rolf Lopez | 173,000(17 BB) |
JT Justine Talaroc | 129,000(13 BB) |
YM Yuki Miyakura | 123,000(12 BB) |
HK Hyunjin Kim | 102,000(10 BB) |
WS Wout Sanders | 87,000(9 BB) |
RR Romit Raj Banfai | 86,000(9 BB) |
KP Kai Ping Choo | 85,000(9 BB) |
LB Lionel Basilio | 83,000(8 BB) |
BP Benjamin Perez (2) | 8,700(1 BB) |
MC Michael Capinpuyan | busted |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MP Maxwell Philippe Rosete | 394,000(66 BB) |
HS Hsun Sun Chi | 340,000(57 BB) |
NR Nikolas Rivera | 337,000(56 BB) |
FF Feridoun Fred Farboud | 307,000(51 BB) |
RL Rolf Lopez | 208,000(35 BB) |
LW Lin Wan | 180,000(30 BB) |
JJ Joseroy Jeremias | 180,000(30 BB) |
JT Justine Talaroc | 171,000(29 BB) |
ST Shunsuke Takata | 170,000(28 BB) |
JK Jihyun Kang | 167,000(28 BB) |
HK Hyunjin Kim | 153,000(26 BB) |
KP Kai Ping Choo | 145,000(24 BB) |
LB Lionel Basilio | 132,000(22 BB) |
JD Jonathan Duque | 131,000(22 BB) |
WS Wout Sanders | 130,000(22 BB) |
YM Yuki Miyakura | 128,000(21 BB) |
NK Norbert Koh | 112,000(19 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 99,000(17 BB) |
SH Seung Hyun Han | 89,000(15 BB) |
SY Seki Yuto | 82,000(14 BB) |
BL Bumyeol Lee | 80,000(13 BB) |
RR Romit Raj Banfai | 67,000(11 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 53,000(9 BB) |
JS Joseph Sia | 45,000(8 BB) |
BP Benjamin Perez (2) | 44,000(7 BB) |
AP Andrii Pinchuk | 35,000(6 BB) |
Rick Jason Ambata Dealt Another Good Hand

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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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RJ Rick Jason Ambata | Tā„Tā¦ BB | 49,000(20 BB) |
YM Yuki Miyakura | Aā¦Qā„ D | 56,000(22 BB) |
Adrian Lumbera Wins The Flip
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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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RJ Rick Jason Ambata | Jā„Jā£ UTG+1 | 24,000(10 BB) |
AL Adrian Lumbera | Kā£Qā UTG | 84,000(34 BB) |
Rick Jason Ambata Takes It With A Big Raise

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.
Player | Chips |
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RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 47,300(59 BB) |
JT Jessie Trance | 46,500(58 BB) |
MP Maxwell Philippe Rosete | 12,500(16 BB) |