Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)End-of-Flight E Chip Counts
By Christian Zetzsche
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds Day 2 |
| 1 | Oliver Lirio | Philippines | 1,634,000 | 163 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aleksei Zhuko | Russia | 1,221,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Fendy Kosasih | Indonesia | 1,178,000 | 118 |
| 4 | Sumay Mishra | India | 1,055,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Alvir Inocentes | Philippines | 958,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Francisco Zufia | Spain | 947,000 | 95 |
| 7 | Hernan Villa | Philippines | 914,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Yohn Paredes | Peru | 846,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Joderek Bautista | Philippines | 758,000 | 76 |
| 10 | Kohki Iwata | Japan | 756,000 | 76 |
| 11 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | 713,000 | 71 |
| 12 | Juden Francisco | Philippines | 594,000 | 59 |
| 13 | John Matsuda | Japan | 477,000 | 48 |
| 14 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 391,000 | 39 |
| 15 | Tom Verbruggen | Netherlands | 248,000 | 25 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)Lagatuz Eliminated on the Bubble; Paredes Triples Up
By Christian Zetzsche
Jeorge Lagatuz
Lester Edoc min-raised to 120,000 and then folded when Alvir Inocentes three-bet jammed, he flashed the K ♠️ K ♣️ before raking in the pot.
Shortly after on the other table, Jeorge Lagatuz pushed all-in from an early position for 594,000. Yohn Paredes called all-in from the cutoff for 232,000 and Fendy Kosasih on the button asked for the higher count before they called.
The floor was called to clarify whether or not a player had to make Day 2 to be in the money, as two players could potentially bust. If that were the case, the lower stack (Paredes) would be the bubble and the higher stack would receive their money back.
Then, the first all-in showdown on the bubble proceeded.
Yohn Paredes: A ♦️ A ♣️
Jeorge Lagatuz: A ♥️ K ♣️
Fendy Kosasih: J ♥️ J ♠️
The aces were not cracked on the 10 ♥️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♠️ 9 ♠️ 4 ♠️ board and Paredes tripled up. Lagatuz bricked it all and became the bubble boy, as Kosasih won the side pot to get out of the hand with some profit.
Yohn Paredes and Fendy Kosasih
| Player | Chip Count |
| Fandy Kosasih | 1,178,000 |
|---|---|
| Yohn Paredes | 846,000 |
| Jeorge Lagatuz | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)Inocentes Doubles on the Bubble
By Christian Zetzsche
Alvir Inocentes
The action folded to Alvir Inocentes and he jammed for 304,000 out of the small blind, Francisco Zufia called in the big blind for the five big blinds effective.
Alvir Inocentes: Jd: 9 ♣️
Francisco Zufia: 8 ♣️ 8 ♥️
The 10 ♥️ 8 ♦️ 7 ♣️ flop gave Inocentes the nut straight while Zufia had middle set and outs to improve. Nothing changed on the 5 ♦️ turn and A ♦️ river for the double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Francisco Zufia | 842,000 |
|---|---|
| Alvir Inocentes | 668,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)Hong Hits the Trifecta of Misery
By Christian Zetzsche
Ryan Hong
Tom Verbruggen raised for all but his last few chips and then called all-in when Ryan Hong in the cutoff raised.
Tom Verbruggen: A ♥️ 9 ♠️
Ryan Hong: Q ♣️ 10 ♠️
Neither player hit the K ♦️ K ♠️ 4 ♠️ 6 ♦️ 8 ♦️ board and Verbruggen doubled.
Hong then jammed for around 220,000 next and was called by Sumay Mishra.
Ryan Hong: K ♠️ 3 ♣️
Sumay Mishra: A ♣️ J ♠️
The Q ♥️ 8 ♣️ 5 ♣️ 10 ♦️ J ♦️ board gave Mishra a pair of jacks and Hong busted two spots away from the money. This has been the case for the third flight during this event!
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sumay Mishra | 1,020,000 |
|---|---|
| Tom Verbruggen | 398,000 |
| Ryan Hong | 0 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)Paredes Doubles Through Lagatuz
By Christian Zetzsche
"Alright keep it low," Yohn Paredes said when he was all-in from the small blind with the Q ♦️ Q ♥️ . Jeorge Lagatuz had the A ♣️ 6 ♥️ and couldn't get there on the 5 ♠️ 4 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 10 ♣️ K ♥️ board despite the sweat.
There was no clear chip leader at the time two away from the money when Aleksei Zhukov made his claim for the Flight E lead. He raised to 100,000 on the button and John Matsuda three-bet to 280,000 in the big blind. Zhukov jammed and Matsuda folded.
The blinds went up agaian to 30,000-60,000/60,000 which saw the average crumble to 13 big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 1,275,000 |
|---|---|
| Oliver Lirio | 1,275,000 |
| John Matsuda | 600,000 |
| Jeorge Lagatuz | 470,000 |
| Yohn Paredes | 400,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)Takayama Falls Short of the Money
By Christian Zetzsche
Mike Takayama
Mike Takayama more than tripled with A ♣️ Q ♠️ from under the gun against the K ♦️ Q ♥️ of Francisco Zufia in the small blind. The A ♠️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 9 ♣️ 9 ♠️ board brought no upset.
He was then at risk from the big blind against Zufia on the button.
Mike Takayama: 6 ♠️ 6 ♥️
Francisco Zufia: A ♣️ 9 ♠️
The J ♦️ 8 ♦️ 2 ♦️ Q ♠️ A ♥️ board brought the bad news on the river and Takayama bowed out in 18th place for Flight E with the top 15 set to advance.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Francisco Zufia | 875,000 |
|---|---|
| Mike Takayama | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)Still Three to the Money
By Christian Zetzsche
Jeorge Lagatuz
Mike Takayama raised to 400,000 and Sumay Mishra called all-in for 368,000, all other players folded.
Mishra tabled the A ♦️ A ♣️ and Takayama had an inferior pocket pair in :9s. 9 ♥️ .
The 8 ♦️ 6 ♥️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♥️ J ♥️ board delivered no suckout.
One table over, Hernan Villa raise-called the shove by Jeorge Lagatuz for 241,000.
Jeorge Lagatuz: K ♠️ J ♠️
Hernan Villa: Q ♣️ J ♥️
The A ♠️ 9 ♦️ 2 ♠️ 8 ♠️ Q ♥️ board provided the flush.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hernan Villa | 875,000 |
|---|---|
| Sumay Mishra | 700,000 |
| Jeorge Lagatuz | 600,000 |
| Mike Takayama | 43,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)Kitajima Eliminated by Villa
By Christian Zetzsche
Hayato Kitajima
In a single-raised pot to the K ♣️ Q ♠️ 10 ♦️ 3 ♦️ turn, Hayato Kitajima and Hernan Villa got their chips into the middle.
Hayato Kitajima: Q ♦️ Q ♣️
Hernan Villa: A ♣️ J ♣️
Kitajima needed the board to pair but wasn't successful on the A ♥️ river to hit the rail, leaving with a "nice hand" and zero visible frustration.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hernan Villa | 940,000 |
|---|---|
| Hayato Kitajima | 0 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)It Is Getting More Tense
By Christian Zetzsche
Tom Verbruggen folded an "absolute monster" to a bet of 200,000 by Joderek Bautista on the K ♣️ Q ♦️ 6 ♣️ 3 ♦️ A ♣️ river and exposed the Q ♣️ .
"You didn't have the flush?" someone asked and Verbruggen smirked.
Lester Edoc three-bet jammed into Alvir Inocentes to get through and Jeorge Lagatuz then raised to 80,000 from under the gun and folded to Fendy Kosasih with a three-bet to 200,000, burning through four time banks.
Hayato Kitajima opened to 90,000 on the button and Marc Rivera jammed for 516,000 in the small blind, Kitajima tank-folded.
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)Four to the Money We Go
By Christian Zetzsche
Gerardo Lubas III
Hernan Villa check-raised the 9 ♥️ 4 ♥️ 4 ♣️ flop from 50,000 to 160,000 and he then folded when Hayato Kitajima reraised big.
Shortly after, Juden Francisco had all but 10,000 chips in preflop with Q ♣️ J ♥️ against the A ♥️ 3 ♥️ of Kitajima. Both flopped a pair and Francisco held to stay in contention.
Gerardo Lubas III then busted to John Matsuda to bring the field down to the last 19, one more to break a table.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 1,250,000 |
|---|---|
| Hayato Kitajima | 575,000 |
| Juden Francisco | 560,000 |
| Hernan Villa | 540,000 |
| Gerardo Lubas III | 0 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)"I Don't Care"
By Christian Zetzsche
Rudy Edenata
Rudy Edenata pushed all-in and exclaimed "I don't care" when he was looked up by Francisco Zufia.
Edenata's A ♦️ J ♠️ were ahead versus K ♠️ Q ♠️ but Zufia got there on the J ♦️ 5 ♣️ 3 ♥️ K ♣️ 6 ♠️ board.
Tom Verbruggen then doubled through Zufia before Oliver Lirio sent Alfie Adam to the rail.
Kei Sugita with 5 ♦️ 5 ♠️ against the A ♠️ 8 ♥️ of Hayato Kitajima, who spiked the ace on the J ♣️ 7 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 10 ♦️ A ♥️ runout.
Lirio then struck again with A ♣️ K ♣️ when he rivered broadway on J ♥️ 10 ♥️ 8 ♦️ 10 ♣️ Q ♠️ to send Manuel Geronimo to the rail next.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,675,000 |
|---|---|
| Francisco Zufia | 942,000 |
| Tom Verbruggen | 550,000 |
| Hayato Kitajima | 475,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)Verbruggen Gets a Lucky Double
By Christian Zetzsche
Tom Verbruggen
Donghyun Kim was eliminated by Oliver Lirio and the next two all-in showdowns resulted in double-ups.
Tom Verbruggen raised to 80,000 with 19,000 behind and called all-in when Ryan Hong raised behind.
Tom Verbruggen: J ♦️ 2 ♥️
Ryan Hong: A ♠️ J ♠️
The 10 ♠️ 4 ♣️ 2 ♣️ Q ♣️ 2 ♦️ board have Verbruggen trips deuces.
Jeorge Lagatuz pushed for 213,000 and Alfie Adam jammed over the top in the next seat.
Lagatuz's 7 ♦️ 7 ♣️ flipped versus A ♣️ Q ♠️ and held on a board of 8 ♦️ 5 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 5 ♠️ J ♦️ for the next double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Jeorge Lagatuz | 500,000 |
| Ryan Hong | 390,000 |
| Tom Verbruggen | 240,000 |
| Alfie Adam | 237,000 |
| Donghyun Kim | 0 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)Marquez Among the Last to Fall
By Christian Zetzsche
Richard Marquez
There are only 26 players remaining and all in the hopes of making it one step further to reach the money stages. Richard Marquez and Terry Gonzaga are not among them, however, as both hit the rail.
Marquez jammed for 126,000 with Q ♠️ J ♦️ right into the A ♣️ A ♠️ of Yohn Paredes in the big blind, found no escape on the 5 ♦️ 4 ♠️ 4 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 3 ♥️ .
Terry Gonzaga
The next table broke before Gonzaga departed and Lester Edoc hit a higher flush with A ♦️ 9 ♥️ to beat the J ♦️ 2 ♦️ of Tom Verbruggen in the big blind, who had turned a flush but was beaten on the K ♦️ K ♣️ Q ♦️ 5 ♦️ 3 ♦️ runout.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 990,000 |
|---|---|
| Lester Edoc | 680,000 |
| Yohn. Paredes | 300,000 |
| Tom Verbruggen | 90,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)A Whole Lot of Double Ups
By Christian Zetzsche
Mike Takayama
There were still 29 players remaining as only Vincent Belkessam was knocked out whereas four players doubled in quick succession.
Mike Takayama won a preflop contest with Q ♥️ Q ♦️ against the A ♣️ 7 ♥️ of Rudy Edenata thanks to the 8 ♠️ 6 ♠️ 2 ♣️ 4 ♣️ 8 ♥️ board.
Lester Edoc
Kohki Iwata then raise-called the shove by Lester Edoc for 319,000 and his A ♠️ J ♠️ was up versus A ♣️ 3 ♥️ . The kicker played on the Q ♣️ Q ♠️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♥️ J ♦️ board as Iwata paired up with the lead anyways.
Joderek Bautista then won a flip with A ♥️ K ♣️ against the 10 ♥️ 10 ♣️ of Sumay Mishra - the ace came on the turn. Mishra was short and his A ♥️ 4 ♥️ bad beat Ryan Tan with the A ♣️ 9 ♠️ - the J ♠️ J ♣️ 2 ♦️ J ♥️ 4 ♦️ runout brought the four on the river.
Tan was down to 6,000 and busted forced all-in.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kohki Iwata | 700,000 |
|---|---|
| Mike Takayama | 675,000 |
| Rudy Edenata | 550,000 |
| Sumay Mishra | 260,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Edenata Is Going to Work
By Christian Zetzsche
Rudy Edenata
Rudy Edenata had raised preflop and was called by Sumay Mishra as well as Mike Takayama in the big blind. Takayama check-folded the Q ♠️ 10 ♣️ 8 ♠️ flop when Edenata bet 60,000 and Mishra called.
Both checked the 3 ♠️ turn and Edenata then bet the 7 ♦️ river for 250,000, Mishra folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Rudy Edenata | 800,000 |
|---|---|
| Sumay Mishra | 425,000 |
| Mike Takayama | 250,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Quick Eliminations Before the Next Blind Increase
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyunwu Kim
Hyunwu Kim got his stack into the middle in a flip against Hernan Villa with 5 ♣️ 5 ♥️ versus A ♥️ 9 ♥️ for 148,000. The K ♦️ 7 ♠️ 7 ♦️ 9 ♦️ Q ♥️ runout improved Villa.
One table over, Rudy Edenata jammed with the 7 ♣️ 6 ♣️ and Rommel Angeles called all-in with the A ♠️ K ♦️ .
The 10 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 2 ♥️ 4 ♦️ J ♦️ runout improved Edenata. Angeles hurried out of the tournament area, came back to his table to take a picture of the bad beat and vanished again.
Jason Magbanua, Cheng-Pin Hsu and Marlon Laxamana all busted as well to bring the field down to 31,000 at now new blinds of 10,000-20,000/20,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Rudy Edenata | 675,000 |
| Hernan Villa | 430,000 |
| Rommel Angeles | 0 |
| Hyunwu Kim | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)
Hernan Villa
Down to the last 116,000, Hernan Villa pushed all-in and was looked up by Marlon Laxamana.
Hernan Villa: A ♥️ J ♣️
Marlon Laxamana: A ♦️ 4 ♥️
The kicker played on the J ♠️ 10 ♣️ 2 ♦️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♠️ board.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hernan Villa | 250,000 |
|---|---|
| Marlon Laxamana | 145,000 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)No Lucky River for Rivera
By Christian Zetzsche
Euryd Rivera
Euryd Rivera three-bet jammed and was snap-called by Jeorge Lagatuz.
Rivera's 7 ♠️ 7 ♣️ were in rough shape against K ♥️ K ♠️ and there was no escape on the J ♣️ 9 ♦️ 2 ♠️ :td: 2 ♦️ runout.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Jeorge Lagatuz | 700,000 |
|---|---|
| Euryd Rivera | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Matsuda Grows Healthy Stack
By Christian Zetzsche
John Matsuda
John Matsuda raised to 32,000 and Gerardo Lubas III called from the big blind. Lubas check-called the J ♦️ 10 ♥️ 2 ♦️ flop for 24,000 and check-folded the A ♥️ turn when Matsuda bet another 53,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Francisco Zufia | 875,000 |
|---|---|
| Oliver Lirio | 800,000 |
| John Matsuda | 725,000 |
| Lester Edoc | 675,000 |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 550,000 |
| Gerardo Lubas III | 295,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Break With 37 Remaining
By Christian Zetzsche
Upon completion of level eight, the remaining 37 players were sent on a scheduled 15-minute break during which the T-500 chips will be raced off.
Akihiro Kawaguchi was among the late casualties when his K ♣️ J ♠️ was outdrawn by the Q ♣️ 7 ♣️ of Alfie Adam, who found a pair on the A ♠️ Q ♠️ 5 ♣️ 9 ♣️ 2 ♠️ board.
Ryan Hong then doubled in the last hand before the break for 168,000 with A ♠️ 10 ♦️ against the A ♣️ 9 ♣️ of Terry Gonzaga, the 7 ♦️ 6 ♠️ 3 ♣️ 5 ♥️ Q ♦️ board kept the kicker ahead.
Kyota Henzan, Seung Hyun Han and Bonifacio Mondalo departed before the break, though.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ryan Hong | 380,000 |
|---|---|
| Alfie Adam | 360,000 |
| Terry Gonzaga | 315,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Laxamana Doubles Through Lubas
By Christian Zetzsche
Marlon Laxamana
Gerardo Lubas III pushed into Marlon Laxamana who ended up calling all-in for 135,500 with the A ♦️ 5 ♠️ on the 5 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 2 ♠️ 4 ♣️ turn. Lubas III had the K ♥️ 6 ♠️ and the 10 ♠️ river secured his double.
Other notables on the table include Hernan Villa, John Matsuda and Richard "Hot Sauce" Marquez.
| Player | Chip Count |
| 380,000 | |
| Gerardo Lubas III | 290,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Lucky Escape for Mondalo in Battle of Champions
By Christian Zetzsche
Bonifacio Mondalo
Alvir Inocentes raise-called the shove by fellow trophy winner Bonifacio Mondalo and had the best of it with 8 ♦️ 8 ♠️ versus 6 ♠️ 6 ♥️ .
The two outer came on the Q ♥️ 6 ♣️ 2 ♦️ 2 ♣️ 7 ♣️ and Mondalo let the room know that he was still there with his double worth 63,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Alvir Inocentes | 290,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonifacio Mondalo | 150,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)What's Happening in Flight E?
By Christian Zetzsche
The 106-entry strong field has been cut down to the final 42 players and they are currently mid-way through level eight with blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a big blind ante of 12,000.
Among the last couple of casualties were Benjamin Ebarle, Elmer Kalaquian, Czardy Rivera, and Petteri Miettinen. All players still in contention are hoping to reach the final 15 players in the money.
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Late Registration Closes With Small Overlay
By Christian Zetzsche
With the start of level three after the 15-minute break, the fifth and final flight concluded with a total of 106 entries of which 68 players remained at the time of writing. That has brought up the total attendance to 383 entries and the prize pool remains the PHP 30 million guaranteed with a small overlay of 17 entries to give everyone additional value.
In flight E, the level duration is now 20 minutes each all the way until the bubble bursts.