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Super Deep Final 9 Players
Super Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
3:28 AM was the timestamp when the final hand happened that finally made the final table. Finally! Over 15 hours until a final table was formed. Talk about super deep. This was super super deep deep.
Ziqiang Li pushed all-in from under the gun for his remaining 143,000 and Moon Hyung Ko made the easy call from the hijack. There were many who were waiting for this moment. "Could this be it?" echoed with a little bit of negativity. "If it doesn't happen, then what's another hour?"
Ziqiang Li: 4♥ 4♣
Moon Kyung Ho: J♦ J♠
Will the short-stacked sailboats double-up or will the fish hooks catch a pot and everyone can move on to the next chapter?
Board runs 5♦ K♠ T♠ A♦ .. then 4♦... Ooops, sorry it was red and looked like a 4. Ahh, it was a 5♥. Lack of sleep and a low battery does things.
Moon Kyung Ho's Jacks hold and Ziqiang Li is eliminated at 10th place. Li is already ITM. ITM happened with 31 players to go. This was for the final table bubble because they needed to play to a final table that would continue this "super deep" (pun intended) event. What was supposed to be finished within the day will now carry on to some time later today. The term was "tomorrow" but the "tomorrow" they referred yesterday is actually today.
9 players would move on to an unscheduled day 2 for the final table. Finally!
These are the chip counts for tomorrow, which is today.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 880,000 | |
BF Bailey Fusco ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 865,000 |
MK Moon Kyung Ho ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 865,000 |
| 740,000 | |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 665,000 |
| 485,000 | |
TW Tai Weiliang ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 480,000 |
AK Akihiro Kawamoto ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 355,000 |
| 285,000 |
Tanaka NobutoshiNLHE 15/10/5
Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000
With the blind leverls going up and ticking like a time bomb, the situation turned to an all-in or fold pressure cooker.
Tanaka Nobutoshi declared all-in and with a stack worth three blinds, Kenjiro Nakamoto made the call.
Tanaka Nobutoshi: T♣ 4♦
Kenjiro Nakamoto: A♦ 3♣
Board Q♠ 7♠ 4♠ 2♦ J♦
Nobutoshi eliminated Nakamoto and goes on to become the champion of the NLH 15/10/5, winning a PokerStars spade trophy and a payout of PHP 95,436 (~USD 1,700). Kenjiro Nakamoto earns PHP 50,500 (~USD 900) for his second place finish.
Super Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000
The floor just announced that the Super Deep event will play to the final table and will continue tomorrow (technically, right now 1AM is tomorrow), but maybe later... maybe in the evening. No time has been set just yet.
What started at 12 noon has been playing for over 13 hours and still has 16 players remaining. All players have already made ITM, so it's just a matter of how high the payout ladder they climb. Of course, at the top of the summit is PHP 471,000 (~USD 8,400) and a PokerStars spade trophy.
Tai Weiliang - 403K
Hong Henry - 410K
Yoshihito Asakawa - 330K
Choi Jung Hoon - 543K
Dela Cruz Edwin - 434K
Loh Wei - 555K
Jeon Changhyun - 530K
Kawamoto Akihiro - 210K
Kim Taewan - 54K
Liu Zhiqiang - 660K
Moon Kyung Ho - 131K
Fusco Bailey - 1.2M
David Rene Mar - 555K
Cheung Jose (Jojo) - 210K
Masato Horibe - 225K
Hamada Kazuki - 112K
NLH 15/10/5 Final 9 PlayersNHL 15/10/5
Blinds 1,000/2,500 Ante 2,500
26 players registered and now only 8 remain to settle everything at the final table. Of the 8, only 4 will have access to the prize pool. The champion, of course, will get the monster share of the pot worth PHP 95,436 (~USD 1,700).
The 8 players that remain are Cris Leonin, Keijiro Shimojo, Anthony Castro, Lester Timonera, Joseph Sia, Choo Kai Ping, Kenjiro Nakamata, Tanaka Nabutoshi, George Salud.
Good luck, players! Shuffle up and deal!
J Michael ShellWin The Button Turbo
Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000
Algerico Tabarcon limped. J Michael Shell made it 30,000 to go. Tabarcon re-popped if or all his chips at 135,000. Shell called.
Algerico Tabarcon: K♥ Q♥
J Michael Shell: A♦ 3♥
Board 4♦ 4♣ 8♣ 6♦ T♣
J Michael Shell becomes the Win The Button Turbo champion! J Michael Shell wins his second PokerStars spade trophy from this series. He first won the Super Knockout (PHP 10,000 Bounty) a few days ago, and then now again. J Michael Shell also earns a payout of PHP 136,000 (~USD 2440).
How many more can he win?
Tomoyuki TakagiMini High Roller
Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000
Tomoyuki Takagi raised to 80,000 and called Hirotika Kinoshita's re-raise to 150,000 to access a flop of 5♣ J♥ 7♥ . Kinoshita bets out 150,000 and Tomoyuki calls to go to the turn 9♣ . Kinoshita pushes all-in for whatever he has left and Takagi makes the call.
Tomoyuki Takagi: 8♥ T♣
Hirotika Kinoshita: A♥ 9♥
Tomoyukui turns a straight and Kinoshita is hoping for a flush, but the river throws a 6♣ and decides to call it a night for Hirotika Kinoshita.
Hirotika Kinoshita earns a runner-up payout of 301,000 (~USD 5,400) while Tomoyuki Takagi takes home a PokerStars trophy and PHP 600,000 (~USD 10,700)
Win The Button Turbo
Blinds 6,000/12,000 Ante 12,000
With a desperate short stack of 20,000 chips, Hoe Guofeng pushed it all-in and got called by Lenart Ecarma to defend his big blind.
Hoe Guofeng: 9♣ 6♣
Lenart Ecarma: K♠ 9♠
Board 7♣ A♠ A♦ Q♠ 2♣
Ecarma eliminates Guofeng to make the bubble burst. The 5 players are all in the money with 5th place guaranteed PHP 35,512 (~USD 620) from the prize pool. Lenart Ecarm improves his stack to 95,000.
Lee Heewong - 4th PlaceMini High Roller
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
Another all-in pre-flop showdown.
Takagi Tomoyuki: A♦ 9♦
Lee Heewong: A♠ 3♣
Board: 4♠ 9♠ 2♦ 7♣ 3♠
Tomoyuki eliminates Lee Heewong at 4th place. Lee Heewong takes home his share of the prizepool of PHP 201,000 (~USD 3,600)
Yap Guan Leong- 5th PlaceMini High Roller
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
All-in. Pre-flop. Showdown.
Yap Guan Leong: K♠ 8♠
Hirotika Kinoshita: A♠ K♦
Board 2♦ 7♠ 9♣ 7♦ J♥
Kinoshita knocked out Leong at 5th place. Yap Guan Leong takes home a payout of PHP 158,000 (~USD 2,800).
Miyamoto Hideaki - 6th PlaceMini High Roller
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
Miyamoto Hideaki raised and call the all-in of Hirotika Kinoshita for his remaining 255,000
Miyamoto Hideaki: A♠ K♥
Hirotika Kinoshita: J♥ J♦
Board T♥ 9♦ 8♠ T♣ 4♠
Big Sick misses and Miyamoto Hideaki is taken out at 6th place, earning PHP123,000 (~USD 2,200) for his efforts. Kinoshita's stack improves to 1,360,000.
Bailey FuscoSuper Deep PHP 1 Million Guaranteed
Blinds 3,000/6,000
Bailey Fusco is now the chip leader of Super Deep.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Entries: 222
Prize Pool: PHP 2,273,990 (~USD 40,000)
ITM: 31
Chips In Play: 6,660,000
Average Stack: 223,000
Remaining Players: 30
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
BF Bailey Fusco Australia | 880,000 |
WL Wei Loh ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 530,000 |
| 450,000 | |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines | 376,000 |
ZL Ziqiang Li China | 373,000 |
JA Janno Alvarez Philippines | 356,000 |
| 305,000 |
Yamada JunyaMini High Roller
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
All-in pre-flop showdown.
Takagi Tomoyuki: A♥ K♦
Yamada Junya: A♠ 4♠
Board: 3♣ 6♠ 8♦ 3♠ A♣
Yamada Junya busts at the bubble. All remaining players are now in the money. Takagi Tomoyuki's stack improves to 930,000.
Hyunki Park - 8th PlaceMini High Roller
Blinds 10,000/15,000 Ante 15,000
Miyamoto Hideki min-raised it to 30,000, but Hyunki Park was feeling confident he was ging to double up and pushed all his 200,000 chips all-in. Miyamoto made the quick call.
Park flips over T♠ T♦ then cringes when Miyamoto shows K♠ K♣.
Flop 8♦ Q♦ J♥... Park has added outs...
Turn 7♠
River Q♥
It was to good to be true. Miyamoto takes down the pot and improves his stack to 710,000 while Hyunki Park accepts his fate at 8th place.
Win The Button Turbo Final TableWin The Button Turbo
Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000
The last 9 players standing are now at the final table to play for 5 ITM slots. Of course, the eyes are on the first prize of PHP 136,000 (~USD 2,400).
Those who made the final table are: Lenart Ecarma, Ashley Patterson, Ibuki Yamasaki, Guofeng Hoe, Chirag Shah, Seungmook Jung, J Michael Shell, Algerico Tabacon, Satoshi Li
Mini High Roller - Final TableMini High Roller
Blinds 6,000/12,000 Ante 12,000
This is it! The Final Table! Takagi Tomoyuki still leads with just a little over a million in chips, the only player who is a millionaire so far.
The rest of the fields chip counts are:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TT Takagi Tomoyuki Japan | 1,019,000 |
| 690,000 | |
| 570,000 | |
| 485,000 | |
| 472,000 | |
| 280,000 | |
HP Hyunki Park South Korea | 225,000 |
| 136,000 | |
| 123,000 |
NLH 15/10/5
Six players got the tournament started! 15/10/5 just means that the duration of the blind levels will decrease after every hour. Sort of like a ticking time bomb. With shorter levels towards the end, it just means that the increase in blinds will twist your arm into action.
A bit of skill and a lot of luck!
Registration still open until the end of Level 8. Blinds are at 15 minute levels.... for now.
Buy-in: PHP 10,000 (~USD 180)
Total Entries: 6
Prize Pool: PHP 51,216 (~USD 920)
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Starting Stack: 20,000
Chips In Play: 120,000
Average Stack: 20,000
Tomoyuki TakagiMini High Roller
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 Ante 12,000
10 players remain out of the 40 big spenders who signed up for the Mini High Roller. The top 6 standing will be making it in the money and share in a prize pool that hit PHP 1,746,000 (~USD 31,300). The champion will be taking home the lion's share PHP 600,000 (~USD 10,700) from that.
Tomoyuki Takagi leads the last 10 so far with 874,000 chips.
Buy-in: PHP 50,000 (~USD 900)
Entries: 40
Prize Pool: PHP 218,250 (~USD 3,900)
ITM: 6
Starting Stack: 100,000
Chips In Play: 4,000,000
Average Stack: 380,000
Remaining Players: 10
Here are the chip counts of the remaining players:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 874,000 | |
| 700,000 | |
| 451,000 | |
| 411,000 | |
| 368,000 | |
HP Hyunki Park South Korea | 297,000 |
| 290,000 | |
| 250,000 | |
| 180,000 | |
| 128,000 |
Jose CheungSuper Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 1,500/3,000 Ante 3,000
54 players out of 222 entries are still alive in the Super Deep PHP 1 Million Guaranteed event. It was just announced that top 31 players will be making it into the payout circle. Currently. Jose "Jojo" Cheung leads the field with 415,000 chips, having a sizable lead over Kazuki Hamada who is second in chips with 283,000.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Entries: 222
Prize Pool: PHP 2,273,990 (~USD 40,000)
ITM: 31
Chips In Play: 6,660,000
Average Stack: 123,000
Remaining Players: 54
Here are the top chipleaders:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JC Jose Cheung Philippines | 415,000 |
| 283,000 | |
BF Bailey Fusco Australia | 264,000 |
| 260,000 | |
| 226,000 | |
| 210,000 | |
ZL Ziqiang Li China | 202,000 |
| 201,000 | |
MT Marcelo Tamura ![Brazil [BRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/br.svg "Brazil [BRA]"){kind=small} Brazil | 201,000 |
| 185,000 |
Keijiro Shimojo dropped by the media station at the PokerStars poker room here at Okada Manila, gave a look and said, "You guys always working?"
"Of course, we have to. Because of all the writing, I discovered they call you 'Master'. So why 'Master?" he was asked. I said I saw it attached to his name at the Hendon Mob database.
In Japan, they call him 'Master' because he owns a bar. And when people walk in - as respect - they call him 'Master.'
"But you can call me 'K", everyone calls me 'K'"
K has plans of opening a poker room in the Malate area. He shuttles back and forth between Manila and Japan because he has a lot of friends here. And soon, he'll be spending more time here. The poker room.
Priceless.
Keijiro Shimojo
Janno AlvarezSuper Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds: 1,000/1,500 Ante 1,500
Janno Alvarez sits at the top of the leaderboard in chips with 235,000 while Bailey Fusco tags along nearby with 220,000. So far there have been 217 registrants and the prize pool has surpassed the PHP 1 Million guarantee and now sits a little over PHP 2,200,000 with more growth expected while registration has not closed.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Guaranteed Prize Pool: PHP 1,000,000 (~USD 18,000)
Total Entries: 217
Prize Pool: PHP 2,222,774
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Chips In Play: 6,510,000
Average Stack: 79,600
Remaining Players: 82
Here are some more chip counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JA Janno Alvarez Philippines | 235,000 |
BF Bailey Fusco Australia | 220,000 |
| 211,000 | |
JC Jose Cheung Philippines | 169,000 |
AY | 152,000 |
| 151,000 | |
| 151,000 | |
ZL Ziqiang Li China | 150,000 |
MT Marcelo Tamura Brazil | 145,000 |
Win The Button Turbo
Blinds 500/1,000 Ante 1,000
28 total players registered to push the prize pool to PHP 358,512 (~USD 6,400). 16 players are still standing, but only the top 5 will be making it into the payout circle with the champion winning a very cool PHP 136,212 (~USD 2,400).
Players still in the running include heavy favorites Ashley Patterson and Lenart Ecarma, who have been consistent in this Manila Megastack 19 series so far.
Win The Button Turbo
Blinds: 100/300 Ante 300
Another fun side event at the Manila Megastack 19 series launches. Win The Button is another variant of NLHE with one simple rule: whoever wins the pot, wins the button. And as dealer buttons go, the blinds will go to the players to the left. There is no standard orbit, so in reality, the blinds can go to the same player 5 hands in a row... or more.
So far 13 have signed up with more expected to join before registration ends at the end of level 8. The duration of each level is at 15 minutes.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Entries: 13
Prize Pool: PHP166,452
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Chips In Play: 260,00
Starting Stack: 20,000
Average Stack: 20,000
Remaining Players: 13
Martin GonzalesMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000
Martin Gonzales makes it 125,000 and Andrej Nagy makes the call to see a K♠ Q♠ 4♥ flop. Nagy leads out with 425,000 which Gonzales re-raises to 900,000. Nagy pushes all-in immediately and Gonzales also wastes no time to call.
Martin Gonzales: J♠ T♣
Andrej Nagy: K♥ 9♦
Turn 4♠ River 8♠
Gonzales was aiming for an open-ended straight, but hit a runner-runner flush to become the champion of The Mystery Bounty (PHP 2 Million Guaranteed). Gonzales takes home the lion's share of PHP 470,000 (~USD 8,400) from the prize pool and also wins a APPT Championship seat worth PHP165,000 (~USD 3,000). Earlier, Gonzales also had the winning ticket to the best mystery bounty prize, which was PHP 220,000 (~USD 4,000).
When the poker gods smile. Blessed.
Meanwhile, Andrej Nagy takes home is runner-up payout of PHP 300,000 (~USD 5,300)
Jolanda Auza - 3rd PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000
Jolando Auza raised to 130,000 with Martin Gonzales and Andrej Nagy calling from the small blind and big blind repsectively.
Flop 6♦ 2♥ 9♥
The blinds check to the button, and Auza bets 150,000. Gonzales makes the call while Nagy check-raises to 500,000. Auza re-raises all-in to 1,450,000. Gonzales gives up, but Nagy stays.
Jolando Auza: A♣ 9♣
Andrej Nagy: 7♥ T♥
Turn 3♣... Auza looks in good shape until...
River 5♥... to give Andrej Nagy a flush over Auza's pair of nines.
Jolanda Auza makes a valiant 3rd place exit and gets a handsome payout of PHP 210,000 (~USD 3,700)
Yap Guan Leong - 4th PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000
All-In. Pre-Flop. Showdown.
Martin Gonzales: A♠ K♦
Yap Guan Leong: 7♠ 7♥
Board K♦ 8♥ 2♠ 4♣ 8♠
Yap Guan Leong loses the coin flip and is eliminated at 4th place, taking home his share of PHP 160,000 (~USD 2800) from the prize pool.
Javalera Ireneo Jun - 5th PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000
Jolando Auza raised to 110,000 and Junj Javalera agreed to terms and defended his big blind to see a flop of K♥ K♠ T♦. Both checked and saw a 3♣ turn. Javalera check-called the 180,000 bet of Auza to see a 3♥ river. Javalera pushed 800,000 all-in and Auza snap-called. Auza showed K♦ Q♦ and Javalera shrugged down his A♥ 4♣, accepting the fact that his tournament life was over at 5th place.
Junj Javalera takes home PHP 120,000 (~USD 2,100) as his payout for finishing at 5th place.
Mike Takayama - 6th Place
Edison Yu - 7th PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 20,000/40,000 Ante 40,000
Action folded until it go to... Dealer. Small Blind. Big Blind.
Edison Yu on the button pushes all-in for 425,000. Jonaldo Auza on the small blind re-raises all-in for 820,000. To both their surprise, Mike Takayama also joins in for his last 800,000. The result was a three-way showdown with double dead.
Edison Yu: A♦ 4♣
Jolando Auza: 8♣ 8♠
Mike Takayama: 9♠ 9♥
Takayama was ahead pre-flop, but the board ran Q♦ 8♦ 5♣ T♥ 5♥. Auza hits a two-outer and ends up eliminating both Yu and Takayama in the same hand.
By virtue of the better chip stack, Edison Yu becomes the 7th place finished earning PHP80,000 (~USD 1,400) for his work while Mike Takayama gets a payout of PHP 100,000 (~USD 1,800) for 6th place.
Andrej NagyMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 20,000/40,000 Ante 40,000
Yap Guan Leong raised to 95,000 from the cut-off and Andrej Nagy pushed all 680,000 in the middle from the small blind. Leong made the call for a showdown.
Yap Guan Leong: 8♠ 8♥
Andrej Nagy: 4♣ 4♠
Board 7♣ 4♠ 9♠ 9♣ 2♣.
Nagy catches a set and brings his chip stack up to 1,440,000
Yap Guan Leong is disabled down to 310,000.
Seonghun Jeong - 8th PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000
Seonghun Jeong pushed his remaining 330,000 and got called by Yap Guan Leong.
Seonghun Jeong: A♠ 3♠
Yap Guan Leong: A♥ A♦
Board: 9♦ A♣ 5♦ T♠ 8♥
The dealer wasn't finished dealing the board and Jeong already knew he was dead by the turn.
Seonghun Jeong earns PHP 70,000 (~USD 1,250) for the 8th place performance.
Ming Siong See - 9th PlaceMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000
Ming Siong See raised from UTG+1 to 150,000 with Rundulf Gonzales calling from the button and Junj Javalera defending from the big blind.
Flop comes K♥ 6♣ Q♦
Javalera checks then calls the all-in bet by See. Gonzales gets out of the way.
Ming Siong See: A♥ 6♦
Junj Javalera: Q♥ T♥
Turn K♠ and river T♣ keep Javalera ahead to eliminate Ming Siong See at 9th place, making hiim the first casualty of the final table.
Jun Javalera's stack grows to 1,200,000 while Gonzales goes down a notch to 1,300,000.
MIng Siong See earns PHP 58,544 (~USD 1,050) for the 9th place finish.
Masashi Kano
Adones CarmonaSuper Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 500/1,000 Ante 1,000
Adones Carmona and Masashi Kano share the chip leader duties as both are tied with 113,000 chips. The prize pool ha now exceeded the guarantee and it looks. like it will still get bigger while more players are expected to join before registration ends.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Entries: 158
Prize Pool: PHP 1,618,426 (~USD 29,00)
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Chips In Play: 4,740,000
Average Stack: 43,600
Remaining Players: 108
Here are other significant chip counts:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 113,000 | |
AC Adones Carmona Philippines | 113,000 |
ZL Ziqiang Li China | 110,000 |
| 110,000 | |
| 101,000 | |
KB Kevin Bortfeld ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 98,000 |
| 90,000 | |
JA Janno Alvarez Philippines | 85,000 |
| 85,000 | |
JP Jinkyu Park South Korea | 77,000 |
Miyamoto HideakiMini High Roller
Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000
Miyamoto Hideaki leads the high rollers with a chip stack of 280,000. The only other stacks above the average are Jang Taehun with 131,000 and Jung Seungmook with 115,000.
Buy-in: PHP 50,000 (~USD 900)
Total Entries: 23
Prize Pool: PHP 1,003,950 (~USD 1,800)
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Starting Stack: 100,000
Chips In Play: 2,300,000
Average Stack: 113,400
Remaining Players: 20
Mike TakayamaMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000
Mike Takayama raises to 130,000 from UTG+2 with Ming Siong See reraising all-in for 240,000. Edison Yu makes the call and Takayama also goes all in for his last 135,000 for a three-way.
Mike Takayama: A♣ 2♠
Ming Siong See: A♠ K♣
Edison Yu: K♠ J♣
Board K♦ 2♣ Q♥ 7♥... and the river is... 2♥
Mike Takayama rivers a set to build his stack to 930,000
Ming Siong See wins a side-pot and is left with 210,000
Edison Yu stumbles yet again to 1,000,000
Andrej Nagy Mystery Bounty Final
Blinds 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000
Edison Yu makes it 55,000 to go from under the gun with Yap Guan Leong making the cal at the cutoff. Andrej Nagy re-raises to 155,000 with both making the call to see a flop T♦ 4♣ T♣. Nagy pushes his last 200,000 all-in and Yu calls while Leong gets out of the way.
Andrej Nagy: A♠ A♦
Edison Yu: A♣ J♣
Turn J♦ and river T♥.
Nagy grows his stack to 925,000.
Yu stumbles to 1,200,000 and Leong gets pinched down to 530,000
Mystery Bounty - Final TableMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000
The final table is set for the Mystery Bounty Final. Edison Yu is still the chip leader with 1,370,000 in chips while Rundulf Gonzales has joined him at the million mark with 1,235,000.
Buy-in: Php 20,000 (~USD 360)
Entries: 180
Actual Prize Pool: PHP 3,448,544 (~USD 62,000)
ITM: 32
Chips In Play: 5,400,000
Average Stack: 600,000
Remaining Players: 9
Here are the final table chip counts:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
EY Edison Yu Philippines | 1,370,000 |
MR Martin Rundulf Gonzales Philippines | 1,235,000 |
SJ Seonghun Jeong South Korea | 790,000 |
| 765,000 | |
JA Jonaldo Auza United States of America | 740,000 |
JJ Junj Javalera Philippines | 560,000 |
| 280,000 | |
AN Andrej Nagy ![Slovakia [SVK]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sk.svg "Slovakia [SVK]"){kind=small} Slovakia | 185,000 |
MT Mike Takayama Philippines | 135,000 |
Woojin Kim Wins APPT Championship Seat From Mystery Bounty Mystery Bounty Final
Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000
Junj Javalera pushed 318,000 chips all-in from UTG with Woojin Kim making the call.
Junj Javalera: K♣ J♠
Woojin Kim: Q♦ A♥
Woojin Kim leads before the flop, board runs 3♥ 2♠ 7♥ 8♠... Kim still leads until J♥ on the river changes everything.
Junj Javalera grows his stack to 676,000 while Kim is severely dented to 53,000.
Woojin Kim busts a few hands after, but gets to use his Mystery Bounty ticket to take a spin and wins the APPT Championship seat worth PHP 165,000.
Universal balance.
Ziqiang Li: Second Overall In ChipsSuper Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 200/500 Ante 500
Ronald Ahsley Lane leads the 95 players that are still going at it at the Super Deep event with 94,000 chips. Li Ziqiang is right at his coat tails with 93,000.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~USD 18,000)
Total Entries: 87
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Chips In Play: 2,610,000
Average Stack: 33,600
Remaining Players: 78
Here are top chip counts so far:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
RA Ronald Ashley Lane United States of America | 94,000 |
ZL Ziqiang Li China | 93,000 |
AP Ashley Patterson ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | 63,000 |
| 61,000 | |
| 58,000 | |
| 58,000 | |
JM Joseph Magnotti United States of America | 53,000 |
| 51,000 | |
TT Takumi Takada Japan | 47,000 |
| 43,000 |
Chip Leader Edison YuMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000
Edison Yu is the first player to break the million mark with 1,100,000 in chips, leading the remaining 14 players of The Mystery Bounty final.
Buy-in: Php 20,000 (~USD 360)
Entries: 180
Actual Prize Pool: PHP 3,448,544 (~USD 62,000)
ITM: 32
Starting Stack: 30,000
Chips In Play: 5,400,000
Average Stack: 385,000
Remaining Players: 14
Here are the chip counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
EY Edison Yu Philippines | 1,100,000 |
| 920,000 | |
AN Andrej Nagy Slovakia | 540,000 |
MR Martin Rundulf Gonzales Philippines | 523,000 |
WK Woojin Kim South Korea | 520,000 |
LP Liao Po Hsun ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 360,000 |
SJ Seonghun Jeong South Korea | 320,000 |
NP Norbertas Popa ![Thailand [THA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/th.svg "Thailand [THA]"){kind=small} Thailand | 305,000 |
DT Daijiro Tomoto Japan | 299,000 |
| 298,000 | |
JJ Junj Javalera Philippines | 220,000 |
JD Jose Drilon Philippines | 210,000 |
MT Mike Takayama Philippines | 138,000 |
| 115,000 |
Mini High Roller
Blinds 500/1,000 Ante 1,000 (Level 1)
For a rather hefty sum, The Mini High Roller is expected to bring the bigger risk takers and the players with the deeper pockets. You know... high rollers. The field may be small but the rewards can be higher because of the pricier buy-in.
Buy-in: PHP 50,000 (~USD 900)
Entries: 5
Prize Pool: PHP 218,250 (~USD 3,900)
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Starting Stack: 100,000
Chips In Play: 500,000
Average Stack: 100,000
Mike TakayamaMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 6,000/12,000 Ante 12,000
In a battle of the blinds, Mike Takayama is the first to pull the trigger and goes all-in from the small blind for 385,000. Andrej Nagy, defending from the big blins, makes the call with his remaining 230,000.
Mike Takayama: K♦ J♠
Andrej Nagy: A♣ 5♣
Board: A♠ 5♥ 4♠ A♦ 3♠
Nagy was ahead on the flop with two pair and sealed the deal with an ace-boat on the turn. Andrej Nagy improves his stack to 480,000. Mike Takayama's stack falls to 151,000.
Super Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 200/400 Ante 400
The field has now grown to 82 entries at level 3. Yes, still level 3! With 40-minute levels, the late registration at the end of level 10 will be closing late, giving players several chances to compete for the guaranteed PHP 1 Million.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~USD 18,000)
Entries: 82
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Chips In Play: 2,460,000
Average Stack: 33,300
Remaining Players: 74
Here are some of the players in this deeper field
Jo Youngjin
Chen Ying Chan
Marcelo Tamura
Shunchi Maeda
Yoshohito Agasawa
Martin Gonzales Wins Biggest Mystery Bounty Prize of PHP 220,000Mystery Bounty Final
Martin Gonzales just won the biggest mystery bounty prize of PHP 220,000 (~USD 4,000) to the applause of the crowd and other players.
Still remaining is the APPT Championship ticket worth PHP165,000 among other prizes.
Mike Takayama Mystery Bounty Final
Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000
31 started the day and 21 are still surging on. Those who collected bounty tickets have elected to spin them later. Of the 21 still remaining, these names could be some of the heavy favorites to win the championship.
If Mike Takayama is still in the field, then there's always a chance he can win it. Takayama's poker portfolio is pages long and his total live earnings are over USD 1 Million. Sorry... over USD 3 Million!
Daijiro Tomoto has been having a good run this Manila Megastack 19 series. Tomoto topped the Day 1 flight of this Mystery Bounty event and won the 6+ Hold'em Turbo event just yesterday.
Li Ziqiang also has a decent poker resumé that has over USD 60,000 in total live earnings.
Daijiro Tomoto
LI ZiqiangSuper Deep (PHP 1 Million Guaranteed)
Blinds 100/200 Ante 200
With a starting stack of 30,000 chips and blind levels at 40 minutes, the Super Deep promises just that - a chance to go deep. The pace should be more relaxed with the pressure of the blind increase running at a very comfortable level. Maybe even so comfortable that it will lull players to deep sleep.
40 players have registered so far with more expected before late registration closes after level 10.
Buy-in: Php 12,000 (~USD 215)
Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~USD 18,000)
Entries: 40
ITM: TBD After Registration Ends
Starting Stack: 30,000
Chips In Play: 1,200,000
Average Stack: 30,000
Here are some of the participants:
Feridoun Fred Farboud
Jeffrey Ballester
Rodolfo Cruz
Kenneth Anthony
Tobias Fabech
Players Admire The Mystery Bounty WheelMystery Bounty Final
Blinds 3,000/6,000 Ante 6,000
The mystery adventure just got a lot more interesting as mystery bounty prizes were announced. The minimum bounty to be won is PHP 9,000 (~USD 160) while the biggest bounty is PHP 220,000 (~USD 4,000). Also included in the bounty is a seat to the APPT Championship (PHP 55,000,000 Guaranteed) worth PHP 165,000 (~USD 3,000).
All 31 players of the Mystery Bounty Final are guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 20,000 (~USD 360). Of course, all eyes are set on the champion's payout of PHP 470,000 (~USD 8,400).
The first mystery bounty has been spun by Adones Carmona who won PHP 46,000 (~USD 820). There will be more to come!
Chip Leader Daijiro TomotoThe Final of the Mystery Bounty (PHP 2 Million Guaranteed) kicks off today at noon. A field of 32 players combined from two Day flights will continue their saga in search of better pastures. All players are already guaranteed a minimum payout of but getting to the campsite is not as rewarding as reaching the summit.
Buy-in: Php 20,000 (~USD 360)
Entries: 180
Flight A Entries: 40
Flight B Entries: 140
Prize Pool: PHP 3,448,544 (~USD 62,000)
ITM: 32
Flight A: 11/ 40 entries
Flight B: 21/ 40 entries
Starting Stack: 30,000
Chips In Play: 5,400,000
Average Stack: 168,000
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