Main Event

Utg Oleg Alex Kaminski opened to 21,000 and was joined by three players behind. Flop came 6♣ 2♥ 2♣ . Checked to Kaminski, he continued with an 80,000 bet, called only by mp Javalera Ireneo. Turn 7♣ saw Kaminski check-call a 100,000 bet from Javalera, moving on to see river 7♦ . Kaminski again with a check, couldn’t make the final call after using all his time banks as Javalera moved all-in for his remaining 200,000. Javalera takes down the pot and shows one card Q♣ .

Day 1C registration for Manila Super Series 18 Main Event is now closed with a whopping total of 525 entries collected for the last flight on schedule. A record breaking prize pool of PHP 13,239,336 has been generated across three starting flights, making this season’s Main Event festivities the richest in its 18-installment history. Day 1C play will conclude after 15% of the field (ITM} or 79 players remain.

Top Chip Counts:

That’s it for Day 1B with a total of 311 entries recorded across ten 30 minute levels. Prize pool has swelled to double in value amounting to PHP 6,517,236! Action will close when 15% of the field remains (ITM) at 47 players.

Big stacks spotted on the felt:

One starting flight left to go as Day 1C runs tomorrow at 13:00.

Cut off Oleg Alex Kaminski opened to 800, raised by big blind Murase Hajime to 2,000. Kaminski calls and sees a flop of 9♣ 6♣ K♥ . Murase check-calls Kaminski’s 3,000 bet and sees turn 2♥ . Murase opts for another check-call for a bigger 6,000 and heads on to river Q♣ . Murase leads out for 15,000, raised all-in to 21,600 by Kaminski. Murase makes the call with top pair A♣ K♦ and is crushed by Kaminski’s top set K♣ K♠ .