Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

The heads up battle for the Manila Megastack 19 Main Event will not push through as, by virtue of an ICM chop, William Ysmael is the new champion.

Ysmael and fellow Filipino Edilberto Gopez have decide to split the remaining prize money of PhP6,070,000 (~US$108,375) evenly and will both be receiving PhP3,035,000 (~US$54,188).

Congratulations to William Ysmael, the Main Event champion of the Manila Megastack 19!

Hand #154: After sustaining a heavy blow to his stack in the previous hand, Craig Landry has moved all-in from UTG/D for his remaining 555,000. William Ysmael and Edilberto Gopez call.

The flop is Q♣ Q♥ T♠ as both Filipinos check. The turn is the 5♠ . Ysmael checks and Gopez bets 500,000. Ysmael folds.

Landry turns over 5♦ 7♠ while Gopez tables T♥ T♦ for a full house on the flop and a sure knockout blow against the Australian. The river card of the K♣ makes it official.

Landry finishes in third place for PhP1,670,000 (~US$29,817) as we now enter Heads UP for the Main Event trophy.

Hand #136: American Jaime Reyes open shoves from UTG for 1,585,000 and gets called in BB by Edilberto Gopez of the Philippines.

Reyes turns over 3♥ 3♠ while Gopez has him crushed with Q♣ Q♥ .

The subsequent runout even gave Gopez a straight: 8♦ K♥ T♦ J♠ 9♠ as Reyes gets eliminated at fourth place and gets PhP1,290,000 (US$23,032).

There are only three players remaining.

Hand #126: The action is folded over to the Button where Edilberto Gopez makes a raise to 250,000 as the action gets to Craig Landry in the BB and the Australian 3-bets to 600,000. Gopez calls.

The flop comes J♦ 7♣ K♠ and Landry unleashes another bet of 800,000. Gopez does not continue in the hand.

Eight players remain:

Hand #14: Maxwell Rosete raises from the LJ to 80,000 and Craig Landry defends his BB.

The flop is 8♦ 9♠ 3♦ as both gentlemen check.

The turn is the J♠ . Landry bets 75,000 and Rosete calls.

The river is the Q♥ and both check.

Landry shows 9♥ 5♥ for mid pair on the flop. Rosete mucks.

Hand #15: Gopez raises to 85,000 from the +1 position and gets no callers.

Hand #16: Gopez raises anew to 85,000 and again gets no callers.

Hand #17: The action is folded to the blinds where William Ysmael (SB) gives Gopez the first walk of the Final Table.

Hand #11: Action is folded to Maxwell Rosete in the D who raises to 90,000. Singapore's Rishi Mirpuri 3-bets all-in from the SB. All fold.

Hand #12: Gopez raises from the HJ for 90,000 and gets no callers.

Hand #5: Australian Craig Landry raising from UTG for 85,000 and gets a call from the +2 position from Filipino William Ysmael. However, chip leader Edilberto Gopez 3-bets from the LJ to 205,000 making Landry and Ysmael fold.

Hand #6: Jason Magbanua of the Philippines steals the BB of Landry with a 90,000 raise from the button.

Hand #7: Gopez keeps the aggression up by raising form the +1 position to 85,000. However, Maxwell Rosete re-raises him to 175,000 from the +2 and Gopez decides to fight another day.

Hand #8: Gopez is at it again by raising UTG for 85,000 and gets to callers in Rosete (+2) and fellow Filipino Jason Ambata (CO).

The flop is A♣ K♣ 6♣ as all check.

The turn is the 6♥ and they all still check.

The river is the 2♥ . All check.

Gopez tables J♥ J♦ . Rosete and Ambata muck.

Hand #9: Rosete raises from UTG to 90,000 as Ishihara and Gopez call.

The flop is A♠ 6♥ K♥ as all check.

The turn is the T♠ and all still check.

The river is the Q♥ as Gopez checks and Rosete fires 50,000 and gets no callers.

Day 1B chip leader Vince Nachor of the Philippines has not been having a good Day 2 and is down to only 120,000 in chips which he commits UTG. He gets one customer in China's Tai Weiliang at the D but fellow Filipino Edilberto "Duroy" Gopez opts to isolate by going over the top all-in for 515,000. Tai makes the call and suddenly three players are all-in for a pot worth over one million in chips.

Nachor shows A♣ 2♣ while Gopez tables K♦ K♣. Tai now pins his hopes on yet another double elimination with Big Slick A♠ K♥ .

The runout goes: 4♠ Q♦ 4♣ 2♠ Q♣ as Gopez ejects Nachor and puts a damper on Tai's amazing run by sending the Chinese player down to a mere ten BBs.