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Christopher Mateo

Philippines

Place

10th

Prize

$5,354

Prize (PHP)

₱310,000

Blind level

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

9/512

Total Chips

15,360,000

Average

1,706,667

Day 2

SMPSMP

12/7/2024, 1:16:46 PM

Christopher Mateo Is The Final Table Bubble Adding P310,000/$5,353.87 To His War Chest

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Christopher Mateo - 10th Place

Being the shortest stack, Christopher Mateo jams his remaining 250,000 with A♣ 8♠ from the HJ and things are looking good when Alvir Inocentes fills up his big blind to flip over A♦ 2♦ . The dealer agrees tabling K♠ 6♦ 5♣ Q♥ until she changes her mind on the river 2♠ to deliver a crushing blow to Christopher Mateo, sending him home as the final table bubble.

Player	Chips
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	2,800,000(70 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

12/7/2024, 11:34:04 AM

Complete Chip Counts Of The Last 15

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Richard Marquez

Player	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	3,000,000(120 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	1,700,000(68 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	1,550,000(62 BB)
OD Oliver DuranFrance	1,425,000(57 BB)
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	1,330,000(53 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,130,000(45 BB)
AC Andy ChanSingapore	970,000(39 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	745,000(30 BB)
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	725,000(29 BB)
YR Yusuf Ronald CassidyIndonesia	720,000(29 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	420,000(17 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)
VT Vito TjahyadiIndonesia	335,000(13 BB)
OY Ozaki YukiJapan	230,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

12/7/2024, 10:09:16 AM

Blind Battle Goes Full Distance

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Christopher Mateo

Christopher Mateo open-limps his SB and BB Oliver Duran waives his option to see the flop K♣ 8♣ 3♣ that gets checked to the turn 6♠ . Mateo takes the lead with 16,000 that brings along Duran to the river Q♦ . Followed with another 38,000 lead and a call, Mateo tables the winner K♥ 8♥ and Duran mucks.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	560,000(35 BB)
OD Oliver DuranFrance	155,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

12/7/2024, 8:23:28 AM

Christopher Mateo Risks It For The Biscuit

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Christopher Mateo

Kicking us off with an UTG raise to 22,000, Christopher Mateo takes BB Martin Astorga to the flop 5♠ 8♣ K♦ and starts a triple barrel sequence to the river Q♦ 7♣ for 16,000, 52,000 and a final 450,000 jam that gets the job done.

Player	Chips
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	570,000(57 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	565,000(57 BB)

SMPSMP

12/7/2024, 7:21:20 AM

Top Chip Counts With 47 Players Left

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jonald Garcia

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	1,000,000(167 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	990,000(165 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	730,000(122 BB)
OY Ozaki YukiJapan	690,000(115 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	549,000(92 BB)
YR Yusuf Ronald CassidyIndonesia	510,000(85 BB)
KS Kim SeongjinSouth Korea	503,000(84 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	470,000(78 BB)
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	456,000(76 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	422,000(70 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	400,000(67 BB)

TriciaTricia

12/6/2024, 10:35:34 PM

Final Day Chip Counts

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	709,000
SJ Sehoon JinSouth Korea	478,000
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	434,000
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	417,000
FS Francisco SanchezSpain	379,000
KJ Kim JaejoongSouth Korea	367,000
TD Tomoto DaijiroJapan	352,000
KS Kim SehyeonSouth Korea	324,000
EL Ecarma LenartPhilippines	320,000
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	310,000
JI Jester InitiaPhilippines	306,000
KY Kim YongkyunSouth Korea	285,000
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	283,000
KS Kim SeongjinSouth Korea	282,000
RH Remigiusz HajdukPoland	281,000
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	280,000
YR Yusuf Ronald CassidyIndonesia	277,000
FR Ferrer Roland JeromePhilippines	265,000
OD Oliver DuranFrance	263,000
EC En Ching WuTaiwan	255,000
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	251,000
SO Shobu OdaJapan	246,000
AS An Seung YongSouth Korea	245,000
AJ Alvarez JannoPhilippines	245,000
DY Darren YuPhilippines	243,000
KJ kim JunhyeokSouth Korea	241,000
HM Hiroyuki MatzusakiJapan	237,000
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	224,000
DL Darren LeeUnited States of America	222,000
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	218,000
VT Vito TjahyadiIndonesia	211,000
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	188,000
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	181,000
MB Michael BrunnerUnited States of America	174,000
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	172,000
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	171,000
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	167,000
TT Takumi TakedaJapan	164,000
KB Ki Bum ParkSouth Korea	160,000
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	158,000
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	158,000
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	155,000
SS Sergius SantosPhilippines	155,000
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	153,000
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	150,000
KJ Kim Jae JungSouth Korea	150,000
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	148,000
OY Ozaki YukiJapan	147,000
MC Michael CalungsodPhilippines	139,000
SL Seojin LeeSouth Korea	137,000
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	134,000
KH Kim Hong KoSingapore	132,000
KK Kim KunwooSouth Korea	117,000
FR Fukui RyomaJapan	116,000
HY Hisashi YamanouchiJapan	115,000
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	114,000
TK Tatsuya Kaji	113,000
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	111,000
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	107,000
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	105,000
CW Chua Woo HianSingapore	100,000
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	94,000
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	82,000
NR Noel RegenciaPhilippines	82,000
ZE Zhang EvaChina	76,000
KW Khiam Wei TeoSingapore	74,000
AT Alex TaneoPhilippines	67,000
HK Hyeongjung KimSouth Korea	65,000
AD Aoki DaisukeJapan	56,000
JL Jimin LimSouth Korea	50,000
KS Kim SulbumSouth Korea	49,000
IM Ishihara MasanoriJapan	48,000
JM Jeniel MuerePhilippines	36,000
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	34,100
MM Masafumi MatsushitaJapan	31,000
AC Andy ChanSingapore	21,300

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

9/57

Total Chips

1,710,000

Average

190,000

Flight A ₱20M GTD

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 4:44:49 PM

Manila Megastack Main Event Flight A Concludes With 9 Advancing

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Remigiusz Hajduk - Manila Megastack 20 Main Event Flight A Chipleader

After a grueling 11 hours and 15 levels of play we reached the finish line with 9 players standing.

Remigiusz Hajduk barely came out on top, bagging 281,000 with the aid of a massive hand just before the end with AA versus AK, knocking out Hwang Minsoo in 11th. Gun Jegal was very active from the start with some swings here and there to take 2nd place with 280,000 and a very solid Oliver Duran in 3rd with 263,000.

Flight B starts tomorrow at 13:00 with 10 levels of late registration lasting until 20:10.

as always, here are today's 9 qualifiers all in one place:

Player	Chips
RH Remigiusz HajdukPoland	281,000(70 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	280,000(70 BB)
OD Oliver DuranFrance	263,000(66 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	251,000(63 BB)
AC Andy ChanSingapore	213,000(53 BB)
KB Ki Bum ParkSouth Korea	160,000(40 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	111,000(28 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	105,000(26 BB)
JM Jeniel MuerePhilippines	36,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 3:09:01 PM

Jegal Gun Close To The Leader

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Jegal Gun

Christopher Mateo kicks off the action with a raise to 6,500 from BU, followed by a 96,500 jam from BB Gun Jegal with J♣ J♦ and Mateo fills up with A♦ Q♥ . No help for Mateo on T♠ 4♥ 9♦ K♥ 7♣ and a big double up for Gun Jegal.

Player	Chips
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	193,000(64 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	80,000(27 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 2:52:24 PM

Chip Counts With 14 Players Left

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Remigiusz Hajduk

Player	Chips
RH Remigiusz HajdukPoland	227,000(91 BB)
JH Jong Hyun SongSouth Korea	204,000(82 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	199,500(80 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	188,000(75 BB)
JM Jeniel MuerePhilippines	160,000(64 BB)
OD Oliver DuranFrance	157,500(63 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	108,000(43 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	85,000(34 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	77,000(31 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	76,000(30 BB)
AC Andy ChanSingapore	73,000(29 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	54,500(22 BB)
KB Ki Bum ParkSouth Korea	49,000(20 BB)
ST Shinoda TakuyaJapan	45,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 2:51:40 PM

Jeniel Muere Loses The Lead

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jeniel Muere

Initiating the action with a 6,500 open from +1, Jeniel Muere finds a customer in CO Christopher Mateo to see the flop T♥ K♣ 2♦ and continues for 5,000. Mateo calls to see the turn T♥ that gets checked to complete the board J♥ . Another 10,000 go to the middle for Jeniel Muere with 7♣ 7♦ who has to surrender the pot to Christopher Mateo's K♦ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
JM Jeniel MuerePhilippines	190,000(76 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	188,000(75 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 2:27:06 PM

Christopher Mateo Is Sitting On A Big Stack Again

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Christopher Mateo

When Christopher Mateo raises to 5,000 from the HJ, BB Hwang Minsoo defends and the dealer shares the flop K♠ 4♥ 4♦ for a friendly check-check to the turn Q♥ . A small delayed c-bet of 3,000 takes it down for Mateo.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	186,500(75 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	55,500(22 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 1:39:00 PM

Hayashi Tatsuhiko Next To Fall

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Hayashi Tatsuhiko

Christopher Mateo hopes for some action when he picks up A♥ A♠ and gets it started with a raise to 3,500 from BU. With BB Hayashi Tatsuhiko announcing all-in for 34,000 holding 8♦ 8♠ the action was granted and the dealer moves into the spotlight unveiling the board 7♥ 7♦ 6♣ T♠ Q♣ thus moving us closer to the 9 player cut-off for today.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	139,000(93 BB)
HT Hayashi TatsuhikoJapan	busted

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 1:00:43 PM

Latest Chips Count

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jeniel Muere

Player	Chips
JM Jeniel MuerePhilippines	256,500(214 BB)
JH Jong Hyun SongSouth Korea	143,500(120 BB)
OD Oliver DuranFrance	142,500(119 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	140,000(117 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooSouth Korea	135,700(113 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	103,000(86 BB)
ST Shinoda TakuyaJapan	103,000(86 BB)
GJ Gun JegalSouth Korea	99,800(83 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	85,000(71 BB)
DL Darren Lee Yun XiangSingapore	54,000(45 BB)
AC Andy ChanSingapore	50,000(42 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	48,000(40 BB)
SS Seol SunghoSouth Korea	43,500(36 BB)
HT Hayashi TatsuhikoJapan	37,500(31 BB)
RH Remigiusz HajdukPoland	28,000(23 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	21,000(18 BB)
JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	19,500(16 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 11:06:08 AM

Christopher Mateo Out For Now

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Christopher Mateo

By open limping SB Edward Halmarack induces a 24,000 shove from Christopher Mateo with A♦ 3♥ to happily call with A♣ Q♣ and deliver a knockout on 5♥ T♥ 4♠ 9♣ 6♣ .

Player	Chips
EH Edward HalmarackUnited Kingdom	92,000(92 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 10:28:55 AM

SB Defense

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Kim Seongjin

Christopher Mateo opens 1,600 from CO and SB Seongjin Kim defends with a 4,000 three-bet. A call reveals the flop T♣ 2♣ 2♠ that gets checked to the turn 7♦ and Seongjin Kim takes it down with a 2,000 bet.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	48,400(61 BB)
KS Kim SeongjinSouth Korea	37,000(46 BB)

SMPSMP

12/4/2024, 9:52:22 AM

Christopher Mateo Doubles

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Christopher Mateo

With Chong Zi Heng holding 7♦ 7♣ we hear raise 1,200, reraise 3,000 from CO Christopher Mateo and the initiator pumps it further to a 30,000 jam. Christopher Mateo calls for his last 17,000 with A♦ J♣ and the dealer goes to work J♥ Q♥ 5♥ Q♣ 9♠ and grants the short stack a double.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	33,000(55 BB)
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	12,100(20 BB)