Main Event (20,000 PHP)

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.

Ryoji Hatanaka calls a three-bet shove with K♠ 8♠ and is behind the at-risk player's A♣ K♥ , however with an eight finding the board T♥ 9♠ Q♣ 8♦ 3♠ to deny the double up and rise up the ranks.

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.

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 A of the 20th Manila Super Series concluded with Japan's Ryoji Hatanaka delivering the bubble. This sent his stack soaring to 436,000 (87 bb) to close the day as chip leader.

The opening flight drew 228 entries with 35 players advancing to Day 2 / ITM round. Each one is guaranteed a piece of the PHP 10 Million prize pool.

Plenty of time for players to jump in the action with three flights yet to be tabled.

On the second hand-for-hand the money bubble quickly burst with Takashi Yagura taking the hard fall. Yagura opens the hand with a 12,000 raise, button Ryoji Hatanaka calls, then both check the flop J♥ 2♦ T♠ . On the turn 9♥ , Yagura bets 10,000, Hatanaka raises 30,000, Yagura calls and head to the river 6♦ . Yagura checks, Hatanaka shoves, Yagura calls with less chips and bubbles.

Ryoji Hatanaka J♠ T♥

Takashi Yagura K♠ K♣