Day 2
Anna Kurnikova Refuses To Show Up For Renniel Galvez

Starting us off with an 11,000 open from +1, Renniel Galves watches on as +1 and BU call and BB William Ysmael pump it up to 71,000. Galves wagers his remaining 118,000 with A♠ K♦ and only the BB calls with Q♣ Q♠ . With the classic flip in front, the dealer makes everyone miss again on T♦ T♠ 8♠ 6♥ 8♥ , forcing Renniel Galves to gather his things.
Player | Chips |
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WY William Ysmael | 600,000(120 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | busted |
Tens Good

Renniel Galvez kicks off the action with a raise to 8,000 from UTG to take SB Jaejong Kim to the flop 2♣ 2♥ Q♣ that gets checked to the turn 2♠ . Jaejong Kim slides out a delayed donk-bet of 11,000 that gets called to complete the board J♠ and continues for 25,000 with 8♣ 8♥ . Renniel Galvez calls with T♣ T♠ to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips |
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KJ Kim Jae Jung | 328,000(82 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 200,000(50 BB) |
Final Day Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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JG Jonald Garcia | 709,000 |
SJ Sehoon Jin | 478,000 |
AI Alvir Inocentes | 434,000 |
MA Martin Astorga | 417,000 |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 379,000 |
KJ Kim Jaejoong | 367,000 |
TD Tomoto Daijiro | 352,000 |
KS Kim Sehyeon | 324,000 |
EL Ecarma Lenart | 320,000 |
JT Joseph Talamayan | 310,000 |
JI Jester Initia | 306,000 |
KY Kim Yongkyun | 285,000 |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 283,000 |
KS Kim Seongjin | 282,000 |
RH Remigiusz Hajduk | 281,000 |
GJ Gun Jegal | 280,000 |
YR Yusuf Ronald Cassidy | 277,000 |
FR Ferrer Roland Jerome | 265,000 |
OD Oliver Duran | 263,000 |
EC En Ching Wu | 255,000 |
BE Benjamin Ebarle | 251,000 |
SO Shobu Oda | 246,000 |
AS An Seung Yong | 245,000 |
AJ Alvarez Janno | 245,000 |
DY Darren Yu | 243,000 |
KJ kim Junhyeok | 241,000 |
HM Hiroyuki Matzusaki | 237,000 |
RM Richard Marquez | 224,000 |
DL Darren Lee | 222,000 |
JS Joseph Sia | 218,000 |
VT Vito Tjahyadi | 211,000 |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas | 188,000 |
ME Marco Espela | 181,000 |
MB Michael Brunner | 174,000 |
NM Naohiro Matsuda | 172,000 |
YK Yohei Katsuragawa | 171,000 |
MG Manuel Geronimo | 167,000 |
TT Takumi Takeda | 164,000 |
KB Ki Bum Park | 160,000 |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 158,000 |
RG Renniel Galvez | 158,000 |
JC Jose Colada | 155,000 |
SS Sergius Santos | 155,000 |
SW Sham Wing Sheuk | 153,000 |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 150,000 |
KJ Kim Jae Jung | 150,000 |
CR Czardy Rivera | 148,000 |
OY Ozaki Yuki | 147,000 |
MC Michael Calungsod | 139,000 |
SL Seojin Lee | 137,000 |
AF Alang Fu Zhenbo | 134,000 |
KH Kim Hong Ko | 132,000 |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 117,000 |
FR Fukui Ryoma | 116,000 |
HY Hisashi Yamanouchi | 115,000 |
AC Anthony Castro | 114,000 |
113,000 | |
WY William Ysmael | 111,000 |
TK Takayuki Koga | 107,000 |
CM Christopher Mateo | 105,000 |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 100,000 |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 94,000 |
JH Junho Hyeon | 82,000 |
NR Noel Regencia | 82,000 |
ZE Zhang Eva | 76,000 |
KW Khiam Wei Teo | 74,000 |
AT Alex Taneo | 67,000 |
HK Hyeongjung Kim | 65,000 |
AD Aoki Daisuke | 56,000 |
JL Jimin Lim | 50,000 |
KS Kim Sulbum | 49,000 |
IM Ishihara Masanori | 48,000 |
JM Jeniel Muere | 36,000 |
DR David Rene Mar | 34,100 |
MM Masafumi Matsushita | 31,000 |
AC Andy Chan | 21,300 |
Flight B ₱20M GTD
Flight B Of The Manila Megastack Main Event Adds 19 More

After another 15 levels of Day 1 play in the Main Event are under our belts we reached the final 19 out of a starting field of 126 advancing to Day 2 on Saturday 13:00.
With the top 5 eclipsing yesterdays Flight A chip leader we saw Mystery Bounty's biggest winner Fransisco Sanchez come out on top with 379,000 to his name, after another stellar performance. In close quarters we have 2nd in chips Kim Jaejoong bagging 367,000 and David Rene Mar in 3rd with 341,000.
For all the players missing out today, we have Flight C on Friday at 13:00 with the usual 10 levels of late registration until around 20:10.
Enjoy the rest of your night and see you tomorrow for another round of live updates!
Our 19 qualifiers all in on place:
Player | Chips |
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FS Francisco Sanchez | 379,000(95 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaejoong | 367,000(92 BB) |
DR David Rene Mar | 341,000(85 BB) |
KS Kim Sehyeon | 324,000(81 BB) |
EL Ecarma Lenart | 320,000(80 BB) |
YR Yusuf Ronald Cassidy | 277,000(69 BB) |
AS An Seung Yong | 245,000(61 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 224,000(56 BB) |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas | 188,000(47 BB) |
ME Marco Espela | 181,000(45 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 158,000(40 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 155,000(39 BB) |
CR Czardy Rivera | 148,000(37 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 117,000(29 BB) |
TK Takayuki Koga | 107,000(27 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 94,000(24 BB) |
ZE Zhang Eva | 76,000(19 BB) |
KS Kim Sulbum | 49,000(12 BB) |
AI Alvir Inocentes | 31,000(8 BB) |
Five Left To Bust
With 24 out of 126 remaining we are inching closer to the cut-off with 19 players qualifying for day 2. Here are the top chip counts:
Player | Chips |
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FS Francisco Sanchez | 330,000(132 BB) |
EL Ecarma Lenart | 316,000(126 BB) |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas | 300,000(120 BB) |
DR David Rene Mar | 300,000(120 BB) |
AS An Seung Yong | 264,000(106 BB) |
KS Kim Sehyeon | 240,000(96 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaejoong | 203,500(81 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 189,500(76 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 186,000(74 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 170,000(68 BB) |
YR Yusuf Ronald Cassidy | 160,000(64 BB) |
VT Vito Tjahyadi | 158,000(63 BB) |
Blind Battle Goes Full Distance

An open limp from the SB provokes a 9,000 raise from BB Renniel Galvez and gets called from limper Richard Marquez to reveal the flop J♣ T♥ K♣ . He check calls another 6,000 c-bet to see the turn 9♥ and takes over with a 10,000 bet of his own. Galvez calls, the river 5♦ drops Marquez is back to checking and Galvez lays out 30,000 with A♠ Q♦ . Having a straight himself, Richard Marquez makes the call with Q♠ 5♣ but has to surrender the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RG Renniel Galvez | 200,000(80 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 142,000(57 BB) |
Current Top Stacks

Player | Chips |
---|---|
EL Ecarma Lenart | 230,000(192 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 185,000(154 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 145,000(121 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaejoong | 133,500(111 BB) |
DM Darren Moves | 122,000(102 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 121,200(101 BB) |
JH Jung Hyun | 115,600(96 BB) |
YT Yun Taeil | 110,000(92 BB) |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas | 109,000(91 BB) |
CR Czardy Rivera | 108,000(90 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 99,000(83 BB) |
River Aggression

The HJ kicks off the action with a raise to 2,200 followed by a call from CO and BU that triggers an 11,000 squeeze from SB Chong Zi Heng and only CO Renniel Galvez fills up to see the flop A♠ K♠ 8♠ . Heng continues for 9,000 and Galves agrees to see the turn 7♦ . With a check in front, Galves makes it 11,000, Heng calls for the river 5♠ where Renniel Galvez moves all-in for 72,000 to take down the pot without showdown.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RG Renniel Galvez | 134,000(134 BB) |
CZ Chong Zi Heng | 41,000(41 BB) |
Current Chips Count

Player | Chips |
---|---|
EL Ecarma Lenart | 184,000(230 BB) |
YT Yun Taeil | 126,500(158 BB) |
KJ Kim Jaejoong | 126,500(158 BB) |
JH Jung Hyun | 117,300(147 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 109,000(136 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez | 98,000(123 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 93,000(116 BB) |
PA Pozdnyakov Andrey | 91,500(114 BB) |
FR Ferrer Roland Jerome | 89,000(111 BB) |
CW Chua Woo Hian | 81,000(101 BB) |
Renniel Galvez Chips Up

BU Marciel Cerbito mounts a steal with 1,800, but both blinds defend to see the flop 6♥ A♣ J♥ . C-betting 3,000 has only SB Renniel Galvez stick around to see the turn 5♦ that gets checked to complete the board Q♠ . Out of position, Renniel Galvez slides out a winning bet of 7,000 to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips |
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RG Renniel Galvez | 46,000(58 BB) |
MC Marciel Cerbito | 15,000(19 BB) |