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Manila Megastack 19 – 2024 – Festival Results

He has never cashed abroad but he has won seven titles on his home soil and could be on the precipice of his biggest one yet as Vince Nachor emerges as the Manila Megastack Main Event Day 1B with 296,000 and holds the third largest stack heading into Day 2 on Saturday, September 28.

His ascent to the top of the leaderboard began when he waylaid Singapore's Szetho Zhong when his pocket queens held against the open-ended straight draw of his opponent for a major double up to claim the chip lead and eventually cruised to the top and stayed there by staying hot like the backdoor flush he had against fellow Filipino Raymundo Gomez on a board of 7♠ 2♠ 5♦ 3♦ 7♦ and showing A♦ T♦ . Nachor even sent the competition to the Bubble by eliminating two-time Super Stack titlist Ashley Patterson.

But the mission hasn't been completed yet and a deep run will enable him to climb out of 56th in the all-time Philippine money list.

Jaime Ramon Reyes of the United States finished with the second in chips with 281,000 while Korea's Lee Hyundong got third with 273,000.

Day 1B entries: 130 (104 unique)

Chips in play: 3,900,000

Average stack: 195,000 (49 BB)

Blinds: 2,000/4,000 (4,000 BB Ante)

Remaining players: 20

Dates: September 25-29, 2024

Buy in: Php 45,000 (~US$800)

Guarantee: PhP20,000,000 (~US$357,000)

Day 1A entries: 78 / 12 qualified

Day 1B entries: 130 / 20 qualified

Day 1c: Friday, September 27

Day 1D (Turbo): Friday, September 27

Day 2: Saturday, September 28

Day 3/Final Day: Sunday, September 29

Here are the 20 players moving on to Day 2 of the Main Event on Saturday, September 28:

Here are all the Side Events that went down on Thursday, September 26:

Event #35 - Shot Clock

Date: September 26

Buy-in: PhP15,000 (~US$268)

Entries: 45 (35 unique)

Prize Pool: PhP576,180 (~US$10,303)

ITM: 6 places

1 Kaito Mori - Japan - PhP164,590* (~US$2,943)

2 Shoko Asano - Japan - PhP164,590* (~US$2,943)

3 John Jay Magadan - Philippines - PhP89,000 (~US$1,591)

4 Lenart Ecarma - Philippines - PhP66,000 (~US$1,180)

5 Tony Khoang - Netherlands - PhP52,000 (~US$930)

6 Kanata Hongo - Japan - PhP40,000 (~US$715)

*Heads up ICM deal made, played for the trophy

Event #37 - High Roller Knockout - PhP25,000 bounty (~US$447)

Date: September 26

Buy-in: PhP100,000 (~US$1,788)

Entries: 3 (3 unique)

Prize Pool: PhP186,900 (~US$3,342)

ITM: 1 place

Winner: Inokuchi - Japan - PhP186,900 (~US$3,342)

PLO Knockout - PhP5,000 bounty (~US$89)

Date: September 26

Buy-in: PhP20,000 (~US$358)

Entries:

Prize Pool: PhP890,460 (~US$15,923)

ITM: 6 places

Winner: Euryd Rivera - ₱ 268,460 (~US$4,800)

Hoping to make it Day 2 with a decent stack Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho made his boldest attempt to achieve that goal. He just happened to run into an unfoldable hand.

With action folded to the CO of Liao Po Hsun, the Taiwanese player raises to 20,000. on the Button, Filipino veteran Jose Drilon made the call. Derecho then declares he is all-in from the SB for 113,000.

Liao goes into the tank and glances numerous times at Drilon before deciding to call. Drilon folds.

Derecho turns over A♥ 5♥ while Liao flips over A♣ A♦ .

The flop appears harmless: 2♦ Q♥ 6♣ but when the turn came in the form of the 4♥, it gave Derecho hope and he achieved redraws to the nut flush and two a gutshot straight. However, all hopes were dashed for Derecho when the 5♣ hit the river.

The elimination of Derecho now assures the remaining 20 player a seat on Day 2 this coming Saturday, September 28, and a portion of the guaranteed prize pool of PhP20 Million (~US$357,720).

With the BB and the BB ante looming in the next, England's Ashey Patterson shoves his remaining 14,000 UTG and gets calls from chip leader Vince Nachor of the Philippines in the +2 position and China's Liu Zhiqiang on the Button.

The flop goes T♠ 4♦ A♦ as Nachor and Liu check.

The turn brings out the 4♣ and Nachor begins building the side pot with a bet of 10,000. Liu Calls.

The river is the 5♣ as this time both players check.

Patterson shows Q♣ 7♣ , Nachor reveals A♠ 8♠ and Liu tables K♠ J♣ as Nachor scoops the pot and eliminates Patterson whose deep run in the Main Event once again falls short.

Jung Seungmook of Korea raises from the CO for 8,000 but countryman Lee Hyundong responds with a 3-bet to 22,000 from the D. When the blinds exited, Jung 4-bet to 48,000. Lee assesses his situation as a potential short stack and opts to just call.

The flop comes 9♣ T♣ 7♥ as Jung checks. Lee proceeds to commit a huge chunk of his stack and bet 24,000 to which Jung raises all-in. Lee makes a snap call.

Jung turns over A♥ T♠ while a smiling Lee shows T♦ T♥ for top set.

The turn was the 9♦ and the river the 8♠ to give Lee his double up and reduce Jung's stack significantly.

2-time Super Stack champion Ashley Patterson of England raised from the HJ and got a call from China's Liu Zhiqiang then Korean Chun Jun Beum went over the top all-in for 91,500. Patterson also shoved as Liu folded.

Chun showed A♠ Q♥ while Patterson flipped over a made hand in T♣ T♠ .

The succeeding runout went in favor of the Korean: A♣ 3♣ 4♦ K♠ A♦ .

Chun got the double up he needed but Patterson is now down to less than four BBs.

Even if everyone in the Philippines looks up to Marc Rivera as poker icon, at the table one has to do what one has to do to.

Rivera raises from UTG to 8,000 and everyone folds to the SB of fellow Filipino Raymundo Gomez, who recently went on a roll to increase his stack. Gomez calls.

The flop comes A♠ 9♣ 2♦ as both players check.

The turn is the A♣. This time, Gomez bets 13,000 to which Rivera responded with a raise to 39,000. Suddenly Gomez goes all-in for 110,500. Rivera snap calls.

Gomez shows A♥ 2♥ for a full house on the turn while Rivera shows 9♥ 9♦ for a lower boat.

The river card is the T♣ as everyone at the table was aghast, except for Gomez who crippled the Philippines' top player in the win.

Reigning Main Event titlist Henrik Tollefsen of Norway had a rather unceremonious exit from the proceedings when in an all-in preflop situation against Japan's Koki Furusawa both gentlemen tabled Big Slick; Tollefsen holding A♣ K♦ while his Japanese opponent had A♥ K♣ .

In what looked to be headed to an apparent chop, the first three community cards cast a shadow of doubt when it came J♣ 6♥ 2♥. Furusawa's A♥ gained more momentum when the turn card was the Q♥.

Lightning stuck on the river when the 5♥ arrived and dashed yet another effort of the Norwegian to advance to Day 2.

Tollefsen will still have opportunities when Day 1C and Day 1D happen tomorrow,

Liu Zhiqiang of China raises from UTG and gets a caller in the HJ in Korea's Chun Jun Beum.

The flop comes 2♣ 3♠ T♣ as Liu leads out for 6,500. Chun calls.

The turn is the 7♦ and Liu keeps applying the pressure with a bet of 15,000. Chun still calls.

The river is the 3♥ and this time both players check.

Liu tables Q♥ T♥ for top pair on the flop. Chun mucks but takes a substantial hit to his already dwindling stack.

Coming to the point where a double up is desperately needed, Choi Jin Woo of Korea raises from UTG for 7,000 and gets a call from the SB of Japan's Shintaro Ono. However, Singaporean Yar Gin Wee has other plans as he re-raises all-in for 57,500. Cjoi 4-bets all-in, forcing Ono out of the hand.

Yar shows T♦ T♥ while Choi will be coin flipping with A♦ K♦ .

The run out immediately put Choi in dire straits: T♠ 2♥ 9♦ 3♥ 2♦ .

Choi is now reduced to 23,000 in chips and is now considered to be an endangered species at the table.

Chip leader Vince Nachor continues his wild run as he raises from the HJ for 6,000 and the action gets folded to the BB of fellow Filipino (and former chip leader) Raymundo Gomez who defends.

The flop is 7♠ 2♠ 5♦ as both players check.

The turn is the 3♦ . Gomez bets 8,500 and gets called.

The river is the 7♦ which draws a check from Gomez. Nachor fires 11,000 and Gomez calls.

Nachor shows A♦ T♦ for a runner-runner nut flush as Gomez tosses his cards into the muck.

Here are the top stack so far:

Liao Po Hsun of Taiwan raises from the HJ to 6,000 and in the BB Japan's Kakihara Tomoya goes all-in for 43,000. The shove is insta-called by Liao.

Shaking his head, Tomoya turns over 2♥ 3♥ while Liao showed he wasn't going anywhere holding A♠ K♦.

Big Slick hit on the flop of A♣ 9♥ 2♦ and the rest of the run out offered no help for the Japanese player going J♦ 5♣.

Tomoya picked the wrong time pull off a bold move and is sent packing.

Chen Zhen of China saw the action folded to him on the HJ and raises it to 6,000. Action is then folded to the SB of Filipino pro Jose Drilon who made the call.

The flop goes 3♥ 8♥ 5♥ as Drilon checks. Chen leads out for 4,000 which is immediately called.

The turn brings out the 8♣ and this time it's the Filipino who comes out firing for 10,000. Chen calls.

The river is the T♠ and Drilon puts his opponent all-in with a bet of 60,000. Chen snap called for his remaining 29,000.

Drilon shows Q♥ T♦ for a pair of tens on the river while Chen tables A♥ 9♥ for the nut flush on the flop.

Chen now climbs to six-figures in chip in waning moments of Day 1B.

With a shrinking stack, Filipino pro Rene Mar David finds a perfect hand and spot to steal when Jaime Reyes of the United States raised from the HJ to 5,000. David instantly declared he is all-in and was eventually called by Reyes.

David reveals his K♠ K♥ and Reyes, who is among the big stacks, shrugged when he turned over A♣ 9♦ .

David grimaces as the flop shows A♥ Q♦ 3♦. Needing to catch any of the two remaining kings in the deck, the last two community cards blanks out for him as it goes 6♠ 6♣ .

The elimination means that David will have two more flights to tomorrow to qualify for Day 2 of the Main Event.

With action folded to the HJ, Singapore's Adrian Yeap goes all-in for 62,000 b ut gets immediately called in the D by Liu Zhiqiang of China in the D.

Yeap shows Q♠ Q♦ while Liu unveils A♣ A♦ .

Both hit sets on the flop of A♠ Q♦ 2♣ but the subsequent run out gives no more help to the Singaporean as the T♦ and the 4♠ appear.

Yeap, who at one point was battling to stay among the big stacks in the tournament will have to try again tomorrow in the any of the last two flights of the Main Event.

Raising from UTG is Korea's Hwang Inho for 5,000 and gets called in the HJ by Cheong Yun Rong of Singapore.

The flop comes 7♠ 6♦ 8♣ .

Hwang CBets to 4,500 and gets called by Cheong.

The turn is the J♥ and once again the Korean unleashes a bet, this time for 12,000. Cheong still calls.

The river brings the Q♠ and for the final bomb, Hwang goes all-in for 43,000. This time, Cheong opts to fold.

Korea's Hwang Inho raises from UTG to 4,500 and gets a call from Adrian Yeap from Singapore. Then Filipino Jason Ambata bumps it up to 16,000 from the SB while right beside him in the BB, fellow Filipino Don Carmona announces that he is all-in for 37,500. Hwang and Yeap quickly fold as Ambata snap calls.

Carmona flips over J♥ J♠ while Ambata (who covers his opponent) shows Q♥ Q♣ .

The run goes 4♥ 6♠ T♣ 4♠ A♦ eliminating Carmona from Day 1B.

China's Li Zhiqiang opens the action from the +1 position and is called by Jason Ambata of the Philippines in the +2. From out of nowhere, Japan's Ii Satoshi goes all-in for 93,000.

Li instantly folds, but Ambata sized up Satoshi's chips and after tanking decided to call.

Satoshi turns over 7♦ 7♣ while a relieved Ambata shows 8♣ 8♥ .

The run out goes A♦ K♦ 5♦ (a sweat board for the Filipino) 2♣ A♠ .

Ambata hits the six-figure mark in the elimination of his Japanese opponent.

130 entries were recorded for Day 1B with 51 players remaining. 20 will advance to Day 2 from this flight. Here's a leaderboard update:

Folded to the HJ, Filipino ace Vam Magsakay raises to 2,700 and is called by Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho (D), Japan's Ito Kazuki (SB) and Tomoya Kakihara (BB).

The flop is Q♣ 5♥ A♠ as it gets checked around to Derecho who leads out for 4,200. Kazuki is the only one who calls.

Heads Up to the turn of 6♣ , Kazuki checks again as Derecho unleashes 15,000 which is still called by Kazuki.

The river card is the K♦ and this time Derecho puts his opponent all in with a bet of 100,000. Kazuki still calls for his tournament life.

Derecho excitedly turns over J♣ T♣ for a made Broadway straight via gutshot on the river. An astonished Kazuki gets booted out holdng A♦ 8♣ .

Derecho later said that he knew he was going to win that hand even before it started, hence the heavy betting until the end when his prediction finally happened.

Two Filipinos duel anew as Michael Calunsod has it folded to him in the CO and raises to 5,000. Renniel Galvez, however, re-pops it for 9,000. Calungsod 4-bet shoves and Galvez snaps him off.

Calunsod shows A♥ Q♠ while Galvez brandishes A♣ A♦ .

The first three community gives Calunsod some hope with T♥ 3♠ K♥.

The turn gave him the miracle in the J♥ to complete a gutshot straight and the river card of K♦ ensured a double up for Calunsod as aces get cracked yet again.

Ii Satoshi of Japan saw it folded to him on the D and raised to 2,500 but Leonardo Drago of Italy makes a 3-bet shove for 37,700. After pondering what to do, Satoshi takes the gamble and calls.

Drago shows J♠ T♦ and was disappointed to see that Satoshi has him dominated with K♠ J♥ .

The board bricks out for the Italian, going 2♦ 5♣ 4♦ 8♦ 7♦ .

Drago still has a chance to return until the end of the upcoming break.

Filipino pro Renniel Galvez opens from UTG for 2,500 and gets re-raised by Korea's Chun Jun Beum for 7,500 in the HJ. Another local bet in Rene Mar David puts more pressure by 4-betting from the SB for 17,000. Both Galvez and Chun call.

The flop goes A♠ Q♠ 3♠ as David continues his bombardment for just 5,000. Galvez calls but Chun gets out of the way.

The turn is the 3♣ and David this time fires 10,000. Galvez decides to fold and the sheer aggression gives the pot to the Filipino grinder.

Raising from the +1 position, Filipino veteran Jose Drilon faces an all-in shove from the CO by James Struthers of Australia for 18,100. With a chance to eliminate a player, Drilon makes the call.

Struthers tables K♠ Q♦ while Drilon has 6♦ 6♠ .

The flop immediately gave Drilon a near insurmountable lead: 6♣ 2♠ Q♥ for a set against his opponent's top pair.

Needing running cards to win, the 5♦ on the turn had the Australian drawing dead. The river card of the 8♦ sealed his fate.

With his stack dwindling, Italy's Leonardo Drago shoved his remaining 15,900 when the action was folded to him on the D. Koki Furusawa decided to give him some action by calling in the BB.

Drago laughed as he flipped over 5♦ 2♦ while Furusawa also grinned when he showed A♥ 2♥ .

The Italian took the lead immediately on the flop of T♠ 5♣ 6♦ and fortified his impending double up by hitting the 5♠ on the turn. Furusawa was already drawing dead before the K♣ arrived on the river.

Furusawa hardly felt the, though as he is still among the chip leaders. Drago now gets more ammunition to trudge on.

In another battle of local bets, Christian Fernando was engaged in a pot against Jose "Boyet" Drilon with 7,100 in the middle on a board of 8♦ J♣ 7♦ .

Drilon (in the SB) checks Fernando bets 3,000 and Drilon check-raises to 6,000. Suddenly, Fernando declares he is all-in and his stack covers that of Drilon. The Filipino veteran calls for 47,300.

Fernando tables J♦ 3♦ for top pair and a flush draw while Drilon shows T♠ 9♠ for the nut straight on the flop.

The turn is the 5♥ and the river is the K♠ as Fernando misses his flush and Drilon hits six-figures in chips.

The man known as "Pusang Gala" (Stray Cat) is at it again but this time at the expense of a fellow Filipino as Don Carmona figures in a pot against Michael Calunsod.

Carmona raises from the +1 position and gets calls from Calunsod in the D and Mongolia's Ganbold Battulga.

The flop goes T♠ Q♦ 7♦ . Battulga checks and Carmona CBets for 3,000. Calunsod calls and Battulga folds.

It is Heads UP to the turn that produces the 4♣ . This time, Carmona checks and Calunsod fires 6,000. Carmona proceeds to check-raise to 12,000 and Calunsod makes the call.

The river is the K♣ as Carmona shoves his remaining stack of 9,500. Calunsod calls.

Carmona flips over A♦ J♥ for a gutshot connection on the river while Calunsod showed he was ahead until the river with J♥ T♦.

Shayne Villanueva of the Northern Marianas Islands opens the action from UTG for 2,100 but then local player Vince Nachor re-pops him from the D for 8,400. Singapore's Szetho Zhong joins the action by calling from the BB. Villanueva decides to fold.

It is Heads Up to the flop of 8♠ 2♣ 9♥ as Zhong checks. Nachor continues for 12,000 as Zhong calls.

The turn is the 6♥ . Zhong checks again and this time Nachor ships it for 45,000 and covers his Singaporean opponent. Zhong still calls.

Nachor flips over Q♥ Q♣ while a deflated Zhong turns over 7♣ 7♠ .

The river card did not help Zhong as he now has options on whether to return to the competition or not.

Making an early position raise from the +1 for 2,500 is Hong Kong's Chong Tak Sin but gets re-raised by Philippine legend Marc Rivera to 7,000 from the CO. Chong makes the call.

The flop comes 6♠ 6♥ 6♦ . Chong checks as Rivera CBets for 5,000. Chong check-raises to 11,000. Rivera calls.

The turn is the 8♥ as Chong goes all-in for 26,900 and gets called by his Filipino opponent. Chong barely covers Rivera.

Chong turns over J♥ J♦ for a full house while Rivera shows Q♥ Q♣ for a superior full house.

The one-outer didn't arrive on the river for Chong as 9♥ leaves him with not even a BB.

Filipino Jeremy Catalig raises from the +2 position and gets called by two Koreans in Choi Jin Woo in the HJ and Jung Seungmook in the BB, who happens to be one of the chip leaders.

The flop is A♦ 7sb 7♥ . Jung checks and Catalig continues firing, this time for 3,400. Choi folds, but Jung calls.

The turn is the 6♣. Once again, Jung checks and Catalig barrels anew for 3,600. This time, Jung check-raises to 11,000 as the Filipino now becomes the caller.

The river in the 4♠ . Jung unloads a bet of 36,000 asking for almost all of Catalig's chips.

Catalig tanks then folds.

Making an early raise to 1,400 from the +2, Filipino pro John Niko Costiniano draws two callers in Chen Ying Chan of Taiwan in the CO and Korean Kim Woojin in the BB.

The flop comes T♥ T♠ th as all three check.

The turn shows the 7♣ . Kim checks, Costiniano bets 2,500 and Chen calls.

Heads Up to the river which is the 7♦ . Costiniano barrels for 3,600 and Chen makes the call.

The Filipino shows A♥ 7♣ for runner-runner quads as Chen mucks.

Here's where the early chip leaders stand:

Japan's Koki Furosawa makes an early position raise from the +2 and as it is folded around, Adiran Yeap of Singapore re-raises from the SB to 4,500. Furosawa calls.

The flop is 2♦ J♥ 8♥ and doesn't deter Yeap as he blasts another bet, this time for 3,300. Furosawa still calls.

The J♣ appears on the turn and the Singaporean unloads another ICBM for 12,000. A dumbfounded Furosawa folds his hand.

Filipino Michael Bueza raises to 1,200 from the +1 but gets re-raised by Chow Mun Fei of Singapore to 4,500 from the HJ. Suddenly, Korea's Lee Suya pumps it up to 10,000 to go from the BB. Bueza decides to fold, but Chow makes the call.

The flop is T♠ 8♥ J♥ as both Lee and Chow mysteriously slow down and check.

The turn yields the 4♥ as Lee uncorks 10,000. Chow calls.

The river is the 6♣ and Lee shoves his remaining stack of 17,000 to the middle and still gets called by the Singaporean.

Lee flips over A♦ A♠ as Chow mucks.

With the dust barely settling from the hand previous, Korea's Jeong Seonghun raises from the CO to 1,200 but gets 3-bet on the SB to 3,800 by Carlo Manalastas, the Filipino who he outdrew. Jeong makes the call.

The flop is 4♣ Q♦ 4♠ as Manalastas checks. Jeong bets 2,000 and the Filipino calls.

The turn is the A♣ .Manalastas checks again and Jeong fires again, this time for 5,500. Manalstas check-raises to 11,500 but now Jeong rips it all-in and Manalastas quickly calls for his last 27,000 and his tournament life.

Jeong tables A♥ Q♠ for two pairs on the turn while Manalastas shook his head as he unveils he has A♦ K♠ .

The river is the 8♠ ousting the Filipino ...for now.

Folded to him at the HJ, Denmark's Patrick Wahlquist raises to 1,200. However, Korea's Jeong Seonghun re-pops it to 3,400 on the D while Filipino Carlo Manalastas ventures a call from the BB. Wahlquist calls.

The flop is 2♦ 9♠ 3♣ as all check.

The turn produces the K♥ . Manalastas leads out for 3,500 as Wahlquist folds but Jeong calls.

The river brings out the Q♥ . The Filipino fires 6,000 and is still called by the Korean.

Manalastas tables 5♦ 5♠ while Jeong shows A♣ K♦ for top pair on the turn and some much needed chips in the win.

Just a few hands after gaining chips with his set of sevens, Hiroki Kajiwara of Japan is in action again this time against Korea's Kim Woojin.

In a battle of Blinds unraised, Kim completes his SB while Kajiwara checks his option.

The flop comes K♠ 8♠ A♣ .

Kim checks as Kajiwara bets 700. Kim calls.

The turn is the 9♠ as Kim checks again but now the Japanese player unleashes 1.400. Kim then check-raises to 4,500. Kajiwara calls.

The river is the T♦ and Kim bets 14,000 into a previously unraised pot between the blinds. Kajiwara still calls.

Kim flips over Q♠ 6♠ for a flush on the turn while a smiling Kajiwara shows 2♠ 5♠ for a weaker flush.

Japan's Hiroki Kajiwara raises to 1,200 from UTG and drags in two customers in Filipino John Niko Costiniano (D) and Kim Woojin of Korea (BB).

The flop is 7♥ K♣ A♣ as all three players check.

The turn shows the Q♥ . Kim checks then Kajiwara bets 3,300 as Costiniano calls. Lee steps aside.

The river is the 5♦ . Kajiwara fires out a bet for 4,500 and still gets called by the Filipino.

Kajiwara flips over 7♠ 7♦ for bottom set on the flop. Costiniano mucks.

With the action folded to Korean Choi Jin Woo, he pens from the D for 1,100 but George Salud of the Philippines 3-bets to 4,100. Choi Calls.

The flop is 5♥ 9♠ 2♣ . The short-stacked Salud goes all-in for his remaining 8,300. Choi tanks then calls.

Salud turns over 9♠ 9♦ for a set on the flop while Choi shows 6♣ 4♣ for a gutshot.

The last two community cards are the Q♦ and the 6♦ enabling the Filipino to double through.

Korea's Choi Jin Woo opens the action from the HJ with a raise to 1,100 and gets a caller in George Salud of the Philippines. Meanwhile, another Korean in Park Jinkyu bumps it up to 5,400 from the D. Both Choi and Salud make the call.

The flop comes 9♦ J♦ 8♥ . Both Choi and Salud check then Park CBets to 5,000.

Choi calls and Salud folds.

The turn is the 4♣ . This time both Koreans check.

The river card is the A♦ and once again both Koreans check.

Choi turns over A♠ Q♥ and Park mucks.

After waiting for combatants to assemble, the PhP100,000 (~US$1,790) High Roller Knockout event is finally underway. Each bounty is worth PhP25,000 (~US$446).

In a battle of two Filipinos, Renniel Galvez opens from the CO for 1,000 but in the SB Cezar Quiambao re-pops it to 3,500. Galvez makes the call.

It is 5♦ K♠ T♣ on the flop. Quiambao CBets 2,500 and gets the call from Galvez.

The turn sees the K♦. This time, both players check.

The river is the 7♦. Quiambao fires 5,000 then Galvez raises all-in. He covers his opponent.

Quiambao tanks but eventually calls.

Galvez shows A♦ J♦ for a runner-runner nut flush while Quiambao disgustedly flips over A♥ A♣ and is sent to rail for now.

Meanwhile, the ongoing Side Events have the Shot Clock competition having its registration close with 45 total entries and the prize pool now at PhP576,180 (~US$10,290). 23 players remain in that event with six places paid.

Event #35 Shot Clock

Buy-in: PhP15,000 (~US$268)

Entries: 45 (35 Unique)

Prize Pool: PhP576,180 (~US$10,290)

ITM: 6 places

The Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) Knockout tourney has begun with each elimination carrying a bounty of PhP5,000 (~US$89).

Japan's Tomoto Daijiro opens from UTG for 1,000 and gets re-raised right beside in the +1 from chip leader Raymundo Gomez of the Philippines as everyone else folds. Daijiro calls.

The flop is 2♠ 3♦ 5♦ as Daijiro checks. Gomez fires a CBet of 2,000 which is called by the Japanese player.

The turn brings out the 9♦ and this time both players check.

The river card is the 8♣ . Gomez bets 7,500 and gets called by Daijiro.

Gomez flips over A♦ T♦ for the nut flush on the turn. Daijiro folds but takes a heavy hit to his stack.

The Filipino veteran is the first to exceed the 100,000 chip mark.

Folded to Carlo Manalastas of The Philippines, he limps from the CO but gets raised by Japan's Tomoya Kakihara to 1,200 on the D. However, Korean Jang Taehyun 3-bets to 4,200 as Manalastas exits. Kakihara calls.

The flop comes K♥ 2♠ T♥ . Both check.

The turn is the 8♠ and this time Jang leads out for 4,000. Kakihara elects to call.

The river is the J♥ with a possible fush or straight competion.

Jang bets 3,500 and gets called by Kakihara.

Jang flips over A♠ K♠. Kakihara mucks his hand.

A♠ Level 4 commences, here are the early returns:

The first cold deck sighting has Japan's Akihiro Yamada raising from the HJ and getting called by local pro Jason Ambata (D), Jeong Seonghun of Korea (SB) and another Japanese player in Shintaro Ono (BB).

The flop is 7♥ 5♦ 5♠ as all four players check.

The turn is the K♣ . Jeong checks and this time Ono bets 1,200. All but Yamada call.

The river is the 6♣ and this time it's Jeong firing 5,500 as Ono calls. Suddenly, Ambata announces that he is all-in for 22,000. Jeong, who covers the Filipino, snap calls while Ono opts to fold.

Ambata brandishes 7♦ 7♠ for a full house on the flop while a disgruntled Jeong shows 5♣ 6♠ for trips on the flop.

That cooler cost the Korean a huge chunk of his stack and is reduced to about 30 BBs.

Alfredo Boligor of the Philippines limped from the HJ as Korean poker icon Lee Suya raises from the D for 800. Another Filipino in Michael Bueza chooses to flat call from the SB and Boligor joins to make it a three-way pot.

The flop is 5♠ Q♦ 7♥ and all three check.

The turn is the J♥ as Bueza leads out for 2,000. Suddenly, Bolgor shoves his short stack of 6,700. Lee flods and Bueza snap calls the all-in raise.

Boligor tables Q♠ 6♠ for top pair while Bueza turns over Q♣ 7♣ for a flopped two pairs and having Boligor drawing dead. The river of the 9♠ made Boligor's bust out official.

Registration is still open until the end of Level 10 so the Filipino veteran still has several opportunities to rejoin the fray.

With already 6,700 in the middle preflop, Rowlin Effendi of Indonesia (HJ) and Korea's Lee Hyundong (CO) see a flop of 3♥ 9♦ A♥ .

Effendi checks and Lee bets 2,200 as the Indonesian calls.

The turn is the 2♠ with Effendi checking anew and Lee blasting another 3,700 into the pot. Effendi still calls.

The river is the 3♦ and Effendi checks a third time. This time the Korean empties the clip and goes all-in. Effendi postures before folding.

The Indonesian's stack has been whittled down to just a little over ten BBs.

From the HJ, Patrick Wahlquist of Denmark raises to 800 and gets two callers in Taiwan's Chen Ying Chan and Singaporean Kenneth Anthony.

The flop comes T♥ A♦ 7♠ . Anthony checks it back to the initial raiser and Wahlquist CBets to 800 which gets Chen to fold but Anthony still calls.

The turn is the 6♦ and this time it's the Singaporean who grabs the betting lead and uncorks 2,200. A surprised Wahlquist calls.

The river brings out the 8♦ and Anthony chucks in 5,000 which causes Wahlquist to pause for a moment before deciding to fold. Wahlquist's medium stack just got shorter.

After American Kevin Guibout limped from UTG, Filipino Jeremy Catalig raises to 500 and gets calls from fellow local Alfredo Boligor (D), Korea's Park Jinkyu (BB) and Guibout as well.

The flop goes 4♣ J♣ T♣ as it is checked back to the initial raiser and Catalig leads out for 1,200 on the monochrome board. Boligor folds but Park and Guibout stay in.

The turn is the 7♠ . Park and Guibout check again and Catalig fires 2,500. This time Guibout gets out of the way, but Park still calls.

The river brings the A♠ . Park checks again and Catalig unloads 5,500 which is quickly called by the Korean.

With Catalig first to show, he reluctantly turns over Q♠ 3♣ for a missed flush while much to the surprise of everyone, Park flips over 7♦ 7♥ , hitting a set on the flop and extracting almost 10,000 from the Filipino's stack.

Korea's Lee Hyundong raises from the HJ but gets re-raised in the CO by contryman Jeong Seonghun. Local bet Jeremy Catalig joins the action by calling from the D while George Salud is getting a good price to see a flop and decides to join.

However, Lee reopens the betting with a 4-bet to 4,200. Jeong gets out of the way, but the two Filipinos still call.

Three-way action to the flop that shows 3♣ 4♣ T♦ , Salud checks and Lee unloads a bet of 8,500. Catalig still calls as Salud bows out.

The turn is the 2♣ and this time Lee slows down and checks. Catalig checks behind.

The river is the 7♠. Both Lee and Catalig check again as the cards are turned over. Lee shows A♠ Q♣ while Catalig reveals Q♦ Q♠ .

Folded to him, American Ronald Lane limped from the D and Japan's Yuji Komagaya completed his SB. However, Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho raises it up to 700 as both limpers call.

The flop is 6♣ T♠ 9♠ as the blinds check. Lane leads out for 1,000. Komagaya flods but Derecho sticks around.

Heads Up to the turn, it is the 3♦. Both Lane and Derecho skip a street.

The river is the T♣. Derecho checks and Lane bets 8,000. Derecho calls as Lane reveals his J♠ T♥, hitting top pair on the flop and trips on the river. Derecho throws his hand into the muck.

With their seats barely warm, Filipino veterans Jeremy Catalig and George Salud mixed it up in a Blinds vs. Blinds match up when Catalig competed his SB and Salud checking his option.

The flop comes 4♦ 7♠ 9♥ and Catalig bet 200 and got raised by Salud to 700. Catalig makes the call.

The turn is T♠ as Catalig checks. Salud unloads 900 and still got called.

The river yields the 3♦ and Catalig checked again. This time Salud fires 1,500 and Catalig quickly surrendered his hole cards.

Button is on seat 8. Here we go!

Another time adjustment has been executed by the tournament directors and Day 1B will commence at 1:30PM (UCT+8).

Meanwhile, the Shot Clock event is underway. The buy-in is PhP15,000 (~US$268).

Day 1B of the Manila Megastack 19 Main Event is pushed back to 1:15PM (UCT+8).

According to tournament personnel, this is to give more players a chance to sign up for the first level.

78 entries were logged in yesterday's Day 1A with 12 advancing to Day 2.