
Day 2 Final
Manila Megastack Mystery Bounty Conclusion

Finishing Runner-Up in Flight A on Sunday and entering the final day as 5th in chips, Jeffrey Ponce continued to chip up throughout the day, making it to the final table as 4th in chips. Eliminating Yuki Nishio in 8th place with KJ against AJ was a big break, inducing a bluff with top pair against Michael De Leon saw him extend his lead and later eliminating him in 4th place to enter the three-way deal with more chips than 2nd and 3rd combined.
Talking about 2nd and 3rd, the double elimination stole their spotlight, but Michael Cerbito had a great run closing the deal in 2nd with P282,500 from the regular prize pool and an additional P41,000 in bounties and 3rd place Francisco Sanchez, who was extremely active from the get go taking home 267,500 from the deal and six bounties worth a whopping P391,000, making him the biggest winner of the day.
Well done to everyone and we will leave you with the final rankings of the Mystery Bounty Final:
Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
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1 | JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | $7,288 |
2 | MC Michael Cerbito | $5,880 |
3 | FS Francisco Sanchez | $11,427 |
4 | MD Michael De Leon | $4,899 |
5 | MH Mark Hebron (3) | $2,560 |
6 | WK William Kang | $1,519 |
7 | RT Ryan Tan | $1,485 |
8 | YN Yuki Nishio | $990 |
9 | EA Edgar Asehan | $852 |
10 | AJ Alvarez Janno | $751 |
11 | JC Jose Colada | $3,209 |
12 | HH Hayashi Hiroki | $1,348 |
13 | VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | $2,031 |
14 | TK Tony Khoang | $768 |
15 | MS Masayuki Suzuki | $4,847 |
16 | ID Ivan Dela Cruz | $939 |
17 | LS Lim Shyh Chyn | $819 |
18 | CH Choy Ho | $426 |
19 | NV Ngoc Vu (2) | $426 |
20 | JS James Soriano | $426 |
21 | RJ Rintalahti Jussi | $375 |
22 | KH Kim Hong Ko | $375 |
23 | DM Darren Moves | $375 |
24 | SW Sham Wing Sheuk | $341 |
25 | MI Masanori Ishihara | $341 |
26 | HL Hyunbae Lim | $341 |
27 | $341 | |
28 | $341 | |
29 | AV Andrei Vavilonskii | $341 |
30 | PW Patrick Wahlquist | $341 |
Mark Hebron Finishes 5th For P115,000/$1,960 And A P35,000 Bounty

Francisco Sanchez mounts a steal of 635,000 from the button with A♥ 3♦ and BB Mark Hebron defends with his last 505,000 holding K♣ J♣ . The dealer keeps it interesting until the river Q♠ A♦ 4♥ 5♦ 9♥ but sends the underdog packing all the same.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Francisco Sanchez | 1,200,000(24 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | busted |
Michael De Leon Chips Back Up

With a large 200,000 raise from UTG, Jeffrey Ponce takes CO and BB on a costly trip to see the flop A♦ 5♠ K♣ . Checked to Michael De Leon in the cut-off 150,000 go over the line with no takers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 1,900,000(38 BB) |
MD Michael De Leon | 1,100,000(22 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 610,000(12 BB) |
Friendly Blind Battle
Mark Hebron limps his SB and Jeffrey Ponce waves his option to see the flop 5♦ 3♠ T♠ that gets checked all the way to the river 8♥ T♣ where Jeffrey Ponce tries to steal with a 50,000 lead in position holding 7♣ 6♥ , but Mark Hebron is having none of it with J♥ 5♥ to scoop up a tiny pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 2,300,000(58 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 600,000(15 BB) |
Mark Hebron Doubles Against The Chip Leader

Folded to him in the small blind, Mark Hebron announces all-in for 405,000 with A♣ 5♣ and chip leader Michael De Leon goes bounty hunting holding Q♥ 7♥ . The dealer completes the board J♠ 4♠ 8♣ 9♠ 2♦ for ace-high to come out on top.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MD Michael De Leon | 1,800,000(45 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 890,000(22 BB) |
Mark Hebron Hangs On
Jamming 155,000 from +1 with A♠ 6♣ , Mark Hebron's tournament life is at risk when HJ Michael De Leon calls with A♦ 3♦ . The dealer improves both players with 6♦ 3♣ 7♦ Q♣ 5♣ , but still hands the pot to Mark Hebron for a much needed double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MD Michael De Leon | 400,000(13 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 385,000(13 BB) |
Short Stack Mark Hebron Stays Low

With a 50,000 open from UTG, Mark Hebron takes CO and BB to the flop Q♠ 3♠ T♦ . Checked to Francisco Sanchez, a 35,000 feeler goes out and the pre flop aggressor is the only one paying up the see the turn K♥ . Another 120,000 from the CO ends the hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Francisco Sanchez | 1,400,000(56 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 275,000(11 BB) |
Final Table Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
MD Michael De Leon | 1,000,025(50 BB) |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 880,000(44 BB) |
YN Yuki Nishio | 707,000(35 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 690,000(35 BB) |
WK William Kang | 650,000(33 BB) |
MC Michael Cerbito | 645,000(32 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 450,000(23 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 380,000(19 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 255,000(13 BB) |
Chip Counts With 17 Players Left

Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 780,000(78 BB) |
YN Yuki Nishio | 632,000(63 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 440,000(44 BB) |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 440,000(44 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 430,000(43 BB) |
WK William Kang | 410,000(41 BB) |
MC Michael Cerbito | 400,000(40 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 360,000(36 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 315,000(32 BB) |
JC Jose Colada | 265,000(27 BB) |
ID Ivan Dela Cruz | 213,000(21 BB) |
MS Masayuki Suzuki | 208,000(21 BB) |
AJ Alvarez Janno | 165,000(17 BB) |
NV Ngoc Vu (2) | 160,000(16 BB) |
HH Hayashi Hiroki | 150,000(15 BB) |
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | 96,000(10 BB) |
MD Michael De Leon | 95,000(10 BB) |
Masayuki Suzuki Risks It All

First to act Mark Hebron opens for 22,000, answered by a 60,000 three-bet from Masayuki Suzuki in CO for the flop J♣ 2♣ J♥ . With a check in front, Masayuki Suzuki announces all-in for 86,000 and scoops up the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 260,000(26 BB) |
MS Masayuki Suzuki | 250,000(25 BB) |
First Bounty Revealed

Sliding his last 9,000 in the middle, Patrick Wahlquist watches on as both blinds fill up and check it down to the river A♠ 9♣ 5♣ 2♣ K♣ with Mark Hebron spiking a flush and picking up the P35,000 bounty with 7♣ 7♦ against K♠ J♠ from the shorty and 4♥ 4♠ for Edgar Asehan.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | 210,000(42 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 136,000(27 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist | busted |
Flight B
Rockets Hold Again

Andrei Vavilonskii starts us off with a 13,000 raise from +1 and takes BB Mark Hebron to the flop 5♥ 6♥ 8♠ . With K♥ 9♥ in hand, Andrei Vavilonskii continues for 16,000, countered by a 95,000 jam from Mark Hebron with A♦ A♠ and a quick call has the crowd excited. The dealer completes the board K♦ T♠ for Mark Hebron to double and someone whispering 'too many outs'.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 220,000(44 BB) |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii | 77,000(15 BB) |
Current Top Stack

Player | Chips |
---|---|
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 255,000(85 BB) |
ID Ivan Dela Cruz | 255,000(85 BB) |
SD Siavasch Dastmalchi | 240,000(80 BB) |
240,000(80 BB) | |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 230,000(77 BB) |
JC Jose Colada | 200,000(67 BB) |
NV Ngoc Vu (2) | 194,000(65 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 190,000(63 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 166,000(55 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 157,000(52 BB) |
Current Top Stack

Player | Chips |
---|---|
ID Ivan Dela Cruz | 166,000(138 BB) |
SD Siavasch Dastmalchi | 130,000(108 BB) |
WK William Kang | 124,000(103 BB) |
MI Masanori Ishihara | 124,000(103 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro | 123,500(103 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 121,000(101 BB) |
EH Edward Halmarack | 113,500(95 BB) |
RJ Rintalahti Jussi | 110,000(92 BB) |
MH Mark Hebron (3) | 109,000(91 BB) |
JO Jin Okuhara | 107,500(90 BB) |
RY Robert Yamashita | 107,500(90 BB) |
AK Akihiro Kawaguchi | 90,500(75 BB) |
BW Bryan Wong (2) | 89,500(75 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 82,500(69 BB) |
Blinds Jam Pre

SB Rommel Angeles slides in his remaining 13,700, gets called by BB Mark Ian Hebron and the dealer takes center stage.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MH Mark Hebron (3) | Q♠Q♥ | 47,500(59 BB) |
RA Rommel Angeles | T♥T♠ | busted |