Main Event (20,000 PHP)

Karen Talamayan has just been sent down from her high tower by Wang Kuan Wei. Hand opens with Wang raising 25,000 from utg that's called by Talamayan on utg+2. Talamayan bets 25,000 on the flop 3♥ 9♦ 2♦ , and is called. She fires another 50,000 on the turn 3♣ then calls Wang's 100,000 check-raise. Wang goes all in on the river 3♠ for 160,000, Talamayan calls .

Karen Talamayan fattens up her stack once again by railing Kim Min Hwa who three-bet shoved and Talamayan called. Talamayan paired up.

Karen Talamayan opens from utg+2 then calls cutoff Ryoji Hatanaka's 35,000 re-raise. Hatanaka c-bets the flop J♦ 2♣ 8♥ and Talamayan check-calls. Same action on the turn A♦ with a 110,000 bet check-called by Talamayan. The river T♥ , Talamayan leads out 300,000 which covers Hatanaka's stack and is called.

Karen Talamayan picks up two pots back to back with the first one sending Kim Kinam to the exit. Next hand, hijack Patrick Wahlquist opens, button Talamayan and big blind Ryoji Hatanaka call. Following two checks, Talamayan bets 35,000 on the flop 4♦ 5♣ 8♦ and claims the pot unchallenged.

Action folds to the button Pablo Pastores who raises to 12,000, chip leader Karen Talamayan defends her big blind. Pastores proceeds to bet 17,000 on the flop Q♦ 3♥ A♥ , Talamayan check-calls. Both pass on the turn 5♦ then Talamayan leads out 15,000 on the river K♥ . Pastores answers with a 55,000 raise, Talamayan gives it up.

Entering the day with the mightiest stack, Karen Talamayan picks up where she left off, raking in chips. She raises three in a row and wins the blinds and antes each time. Talamayan has now reached the 1 Million marker.

The record breaking 20th edition of the Manila Super Series Main Event resumes with 194 players returning, each one guaranteed to lock up minimum PHP 30K of the PHP 21,800,944 (~$374,560) record prize pool. The agenda for Day 2 is to reach the final table with only 9 spots available. Awaiting the champion is a jaw dropping PHP 3,670,000 (~$62,649). The top two payouts include a Main Event package worth PHP 120,000 to APPT Manila 2024.

Currently leading the race is Philippine's Karen Talamayan with a massive 185 bb stack. Other contenders are MSS champions William Ysmael and Jason Kyle Magbanua, and notable Korean high rollers Seungmook Jung and Namhyung Kim.

Cards in the air at 1pm. Players will have more time to collect chips with the blinds increasing every 40 minutes.

Dates: May 29 – June 2, 2024

Buy in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 350)

Guarantee: PHP 10,000,000 (~USD 171,800)

Prize pool: PHP 21,800,944 (~USD 372,525)

Entries: 1,277 (1,011 unique)

ITM: 194 players

Flight 1 results

Flight A: 228 entries, 35 qualified

Flight B: 330 entries, 50 qualified

Flight C: 475 entries, 72 qualified

Flight D Turbo: 244 entries, 37 qualified

In just over eight hours of play, Flight B of the 20th Manila Super Series concluded with Karen Talamayan locking up the top spot with a massive stack of 929,000 (155 bb). This was 60 bb more than the nearest challenger Lee Wonjae with 570,000 (95 bb).

The second flight was even more popular than opening day, pulleing in 330 entries with 50 players advancing to Day 2 / ITM round. Each one is guaranteed a piece of the PHP 10 Million prize pool.

With two more flights to play out, the guarantee is expected to be breached during the opening round of Flight C.

After losing some chips to the leader Karen Talamayan, An Seongbeom proceeds to lose the rest of it. Seongbeom check-raises all in on a flop 4♥ 4♦ 7♦ , Talamayan calls.

An Seongbeom 5♦ 6♦ open ended

Karen Talamayan 4♣ 3♣ trips

The turn 8♠ gives Seongbeom the straight and nearly doubles until the river 8♥ gives Talamayan the boat.

Utg+2 Karen Talamayan opens 15,000, big blind An Seongbeom calls then bets 16,000 on the flop J♠ 6♠ 4♣ . Talamayan flats then both check the turn 3♥ and river 3♠ . Seongbeom has 5♣ 5♦ , Talamayan wins the pot with A♥ 6♥ .

From utg Karen Talamayan min-raises, two players call then button Addien Bin Abu Bakar shoves (25,000). Talamayan calls and the other two callers call again. At the flop 2♦ 6♥ 7♥ , hijack Kim Min Hwa bets 20,000, Talamayan calls and one drops out. On the turn 4♣, Kim shoves (74,000), this time Talamayan folds for Kim to win the side pot. For the main pot, both players reveal their hole cards.

Kim Min Hwa A♦ 6♦

Addien Bin Abu Bakar A♠ Q♠

The river K♠ doesn't help Bakar to hit the rail.

Another score for Karen Talamayan with A♣ 3♦ pairing both cards on a board K♠ A♥ 3♣ 6♦ 5♥ to deny the all in player's A♦ Q♦ bid for a double.

Karen Talamayan opens then calls a short stacked player's 5 bb shove. Talamayan's A♥ 6♥ spikes the ace on a board 5♣ T♣ 5♥ A♠ Q♥ to dust 8♦ 8♣ .

Massive stacked Karen Talamayan continues to dominate by claiming another pot with her uncalled bet. Talamayan opens from hijack for 6000, button Lloyd Locsin calls, big blind Kioh Anh three-bets 21,000, both players call. At the flop 6♠ 9♦ 5♣ , Talamayan bets 20,000 and wins the pot with no takers.

Karen Talamayan maintains a dominant chip lead with a small pot won against Addien Bin Abu Bakar. Hand opens with a raise that's called by three players. Talamayan bets the flop 4♥ Q♣ 5♠ and only Bakar calls. Both players check the turn A♣ then Talamayan takes the pot on the river 6♦ after Bakar folds to her 10,000 bet.