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2/24/2024, 11:20:00 PM

Henrik Tollefsen leads final nine!

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Main Event - Day 2 - Live Updates

The final nine for the Manila Megastack 18 Main Event is set with Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen in the forefront, stacking a 9,595,000 (95 BB) chip count. Tollefsen rose to the top ranks after delivering three straight eliminations on the last hour of the day. Final table plays down to a champion tomorrow, listing a whopping PHP 6,290,000 top prize, inclusive of the PHP 120,000 APPT Main Event package. Each returning player is now guaranteed a minimum payout of Php 569,345.

Final Table Chip Counts

Remaining Payouts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TH Tollefsen Henrik	9,595,000(96 BB)	5,585,000
FJ Flores John Paul	3,930,000(39 BB)	3,280,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	3,230,000(32 BB)	1,730,000
CJ Catalig Jeremy	3,125,000(31 BB)	-1,380,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	2,810,000(28 BB)
SA Sembrano Alvin Jeff	1,990,000(20 BB)	415,000
CJ Chen Jingliang	1,260,000(13 BB)	-700,000
LC Landry Craig	785,000(8 BB)	-1,335,000
CJ Cheung Jose	780,000(8 BB)	240,000

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2/24/2024, 11:20:00 PM

Kim Michael Enriquez bubbles final table in 10th place - PHP 460,000

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Button Kim Michael Enriquez opened to 300,000 and called off for his tournament life after Chang Jae Yi moved all-in for a similar 1,515,000 stack.

Chang A♥ K♦ Enriquez A♣ J♠

The board ran T♣ 6♦ J♦ 3♣ Q♥ , giving Chang the nut straight to bust Enriquez as the bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	3,230,000(32 BB)
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	busted	-1,150,000

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2/24/2024, 11:18:00 PM

Deuces does it for Morikawa Yuta

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Utg+1 Morikawa Yuta shoved his 1,305,000 stack in with 2♣ 2♠ and was called by Chang Jae Yi with A♦ K♠ . A flip for his tournament life, Morikawa bagged the win after the board 8♠ 9♦ 6♠ Q♦ 5♥ faded any ace or king.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	2,810,000(28 BB)	710,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,500,000(15 BB)	-1,300,000

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2/24/2024, 11:16:00 PM

Paulsen Kai gets bad beat in 11th place - PHP 460,000

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Utg Chang Jae Yi raised all-in and saw big blind Paulsen Kai call off his last 1,000,000 with A♣ A♦ . Chang is behind with 9♥ 9♣ but quickly turned the tables after his two outer showed up on 9♠ K♦ 6♦ J♥ 4♦ to send Paulsen out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	2,800,000(28 BB)	800,000
PK Paulsen Kai	busted	-1,400,000

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2/24/2024, 11:14:00 PM

Kim Michael Enriquez runs into aces

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Cutoff Kim Michael Enriquez opened to 200,000 and called a three bet for 300,000 more from button John Paul Flores. Both players checked flop K♠ 3♠ K♣ through, revealing turn 7♦ . Flores sends out a 200,000 bet, check called by Enriquez. River A♥ this time, saw Enriquez lead for 200,000 and call 300,000 more after Flores raised. Flores shows A♣ A♦ for a full house, crushing Enriquez’ A♥ 6♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JP John Paul Flores	4,100,000(41 BB)	1,700,000
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	1,150,000(12 BB)	-400,000

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2/24/2024, 11:08:00 PM

Sawma Gaby exits in 12th place - PHP 380,000

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Utg Sawma Gaby shoved in his last 630,000 with 9♦ 9♣ and was called by button Alvin Jeff Sembrano with A♥ 9♥ . At risk, Sawma was able to dodge the ace, but not the board 5♣ 4♥ 5♥ 2♠ 7♥ running three hearts for Sembrano’s flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	2,600,000(26 BB)	440,000
SG Sawma Gaby	busted	-1,460,000

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2/24/2024, 10:59:00 PM

Chen Jingliang holds for the win

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Utg Chen Jingliang open shoved 880,000 with 6♥ 6♠ and was called by Jeremy Catalig with Q♦ K♠ . Running a flip, Chen was happy to find none of his opponent’s overcards on 3♥ 7♦ A♥ J♥ 9♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	3,200,000(32 BB)	-400,000
CJ Chen Jingliang	1,960,000(20 BB)	1,090,000

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2/24/2024, 10:53:00 PM

Alvin Jeff Sembrano bags a double up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Alvin Jeff Sembrano defended his big blind against utg+1 Jeremy Catalig‘s open and flopped 8♥ 8♦ A♠ . Catalig continued for 175,000, check raised by Sembrano to 400,000. Catalig answered with a click back, leaving Sembrano to put in his 405,000 behind.

Sembrano A♥ 6♥ Catalig Q♠ J♦

With only a runner runner to save him, Catalig forked over the win with Sembrano packing in a full house after the turn came A♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	3,600,000(36 BB)	-1,200,000
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	2,160,000(22 BB)	1,260,000

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2/24/2024, 10:48:00 PM

John Paul Flores survives flip

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Button Kim Michael Enriquez limped in, followed by an all-in from small blind John Paul Flores for 1,145,000. Enriquez makes the call with A♥ Q♦ and is in for a flip against Flores’ T♦ T♠ . At risk, Flores survives after a nine high board 2♣ 9♣ 6♣ 9♥ 7♠ rolled up on the felt.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JP John Paul Flores	2,400,000(24 BB)	1,900,000
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	1,550,000(16 BB)	-650,000

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2/24/2024, 10:40:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

12 players out of the 917 entry field remain on the felt with action playing down to the final table.

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2/24/2024, 10:39:00 PM

Choi Jaeki succumbs in 13th place - PHP 380,000

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Folded to small blind Choi Jaeki, he shoved his remaining 760,000 in with J♥ 2♣ right into chip leader Henrik Tollefsen’s A♠ 7♣ . Ahead of his opponent, Tollefsen delivered another bust after the board K♥ K♠ 7♦ 9♦ 5♣ left Choi with jack high.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	8,200,000(103 BB)	1,100,000
CJ Choi Jaeki	busted	-960,000

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2/24/2024, 10:31:00 PM

Nakanishi Hirotaka crashes in 14th place - PHP 315,000

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Utg+1 Nakanishi Hirotaka opened to 160,000 and raised all-in for 1,700,000 against button Henrik Tollefsen’s three bet. A quick call from Tollefsen with K♠ K♥ saw Nakanishi’s A♠ Q♥ headed for the muck shortly after the board K♦ A♣ 4♣ 8♥ 8♣ turned up on the felt.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	7,100,000(89 BB)	2,100,000
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka	busted	-2,000,000

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2/24/2024, 10:28:00 PM

Chengyu Liao bows out in 15th place - PHP 315,000

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Small blind Henrik Tollefsen limped in and saw big blind Chengyu Liao move all-in for 1,000,000 with K♥ 9♦ . Tollefsen made the call with A♦ T♦ and went on to deliver the bust with ace high after the board 4♠ 2♣ 7♣ 8♥ 6♦ missed to pair either player.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	5,000,000(63 BB)	1,000,000
CL Chengyu Liao	busted	-1,350,000

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2/24/2024, 10:13:00 PM

Landry Craig doubles off of Paulsen Kai

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Utg Landry Craig went with 6♦ 6♥ for his remaining 960,000 and faced Paulsen Kai’s A♣ K♥ . Up for a flip, the board J♠ 7♥ Q♦ 3♣ 7♣ ran in favor of Landry, leaving his pocket sixes good for the takedown.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LC Landry Craig	2,120,000(27 BB)	1,350,000
PK Paulsen Kai	1,400,000(18 BB)	-920,000

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2/24/2024, 10:11:00 PM

Chang Jae Yi cracks kings

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Cutoff Chang Jae Yi open shoved his last 940,000 with 6♥ 6♣ and ran right into big blind John Paul Flores’ K♠ K♣ . Drawing to two outs, Chang was in luck after the board K♥ 5♦ 9♥ 7♠ 8♠ rolled a straight to spare him from elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	2,000,000(25 BB)	1,050,000
JP John Paul Flores	500,000(6 BB)	-900,000

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2/24/2024, 10:08:00 PM

Alvin Jeff Sembrano saves his chips

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Cutoff Nakanishi Hirotaka opened to 160,000 and was met with a three bet to 450,000 from Alvin Jeff Sembrano. Nakanishi re-raised all-in for 1,345,000 total, urging Sembrano to put in the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka	2,000,000(25 BB)	425,000
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	900,000(11 BB)	-300,000

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2/24/2024, 10:06:00 PM

Jeremy Catalig continues to dominate

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Small blind Chang Jae Yi opened to 190,000 and called a three bet to 420,000 from big blind Jeremy Catalig. On flop 4♠ K♠ 7♥ , Catalig continued for 300,000, Chang with a check fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	4,800,000(60 BB)	300,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	950,000(12 BB)	-505,000

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2/24/2024, 9:51:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

15 players remain in the running with Day 2 set to conclude once the final nine is set.

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2/24/2024, 9:51:00 PM

Marvin Cerbito gets rivered in 16th place - PHP 275,000

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Cutoff Marvin Cerbito opened to 130,000 and called off for his entire 900,000 stack with Q♥ Q♣ after big blind Morikawa Yuta moved all-in. Morikawa is behind with K♥ Q♠ but ran a flush on board A♥ 9♥ 2♦ J♥ T♥ to steal the pot away.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	2,100,000(35 BB)	780,000
MC Marvin Cerbito	busted	-940,000

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2/24/2024, 9:44:00 PM

Seat Redraw!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Last two tables sees Jeremy Catalig in the lead! Minimum payout listed at PHP 275,000.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Catalig Jeremy	4,505,000(75 BB)	3,155,000
TH Tollefsen Henrik	4,010,000(67 BB)	3,884,000
EM Enriquez Michael Kim	2,650,000(44 BB)	2,458,000
PK Paulsen Kai	2,320,000(39 BB)	-130,000
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka	1,575,000(26 BB)	-325,000
SA Sembrano Alvin Jeff	1,575,000(26 BB)	1,319,000
SG Sawma Gaby	1,460,000(24 BB)	-240,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,455,000(24 BB)	155,000
CL Chengyu Liao	1,350,000(23 BB)	-115,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	1,320,000(22 BB)	785,000
CM Cerbito Marvin	1,070,000(18 BB)	667,000
CJ Chen Jingliang	870,000(15 BB)	-720,000
JC Jaeki Choi	810,000(14 BB)	587,000
LC Landry Craig	770,000(13 BB)	-10,000
FJ Flores John Paul	650,000(11 BB)	601,000
CJ Cheung Jose	540,000(9 BB)	445,000

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2/24/2024, 9:34:00 PM

Henrik Tollefsen delivers bust

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Utg Henrik Tollefsen opened to 120,000, joined by small blind Ivan Dela Cruz on flop 9♠ 3♠ 9♥ . Dela Cruz bet all-in for 380,000 and was called by the raiser with 8♣ 8♥ . Dela Cruz needs to pair his ace A♣ 2♣ which failed to come on either turn 3♦ or river 6♣ for his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	4,000,000(67 BB)	1,500,000
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	busted	-1,250,000

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2/24/2024, 9:19:00 PM

Choi Jaeki spikes a lucky ace

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Utg Choi Jaeki shoved his remaining 455,000 and was called by big blind Jeremy Catalig with 7♠ 7♦ . Choi is behind with A♦ 4♥ but quickly caught up to his opponent after the board A♠ J♠ 5♦ Q♠ 8♥ gave him top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	4,500,000(75 BB)	-430,000
CJ Choi Jaeki	960,000(16 BB)	520,000

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2/24/2024, 9:18:00 PM

Top pair lands Choi Jaeki in trouble

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Utg Jeremy Catalig opened and proceeded to four bet to 670,000 against Choi Jaeki‘s 400,000 three bet. Choi completes and sees flop Q♠ 5♥ 8♥ . Catalig bets all-in for 1,720,000 and Choi snap calls with A♠ Q♣ . Catalig reveals overpair K♣ K♥ , leaving Choi’s top pair crushed. The turn 3♦ and river T♥ does no help as Choi slips down to 5 BB.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	4,930,000(82 BB)	2,730,000
CJ Choi Jaeki	440,000(7 BB)	-2,160,000

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2/24/2024, 9:11:00 PM

Great spot for Nakanishi Hirotaka

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Cutoff Nakanishi Hirotaka opened to 120,000 and reshoved all-in for 925,000 vs small blind Choi Jaeki‘s three bet. Choi called off with A♥ 8♦ and is a huge underdog against Nakanishi’s A♦ J♦ . The board Q♠ 4♣ Q♥ J♠ 9♦ ran safe for Nakanishi, earning him a full double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Choi Jaeki	2,600,000(43 BB)	-1,060,000
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka	1,900,000(32 BB)	1,790,000

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2/24/2024, 9:01:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

The Main Event is down to its last 17 players! Each player is now guaranteed PHP 275,000 in prizes with play wrapping up after eight more eliminations.

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2/24/2024, 9:01:00 PM

Morikawa Yuta slips down

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Facing an open, button Morikawa Yuta raised all-in and found big blind Chen Jingliang call off his 700,000 with A♦ K♠ . Morikawa shows 7♦ 7♠ for a flip. At risk, Chen easily bagged the double up after landing top pair on A♣ Q♦ 3♠ J♠ 2♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chen Jingliang	1,590,000(32 BB)	1,515,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	535,000(11 BB)	-865,000

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2/24/2024, 8:58:00 PM

Jeremy Catalig wins race

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg+1 Jose Ruzzel open shoved his last 330,000 in with K♦ T♥ and was called by Jeremy Catalig with A♣ Q♣ for a race. The board ran A♠ Q♥ 3♥ K♥ T♦ quickly giving Catalig two pair to knock his opponent out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	2,200,000(44 BB)	700,000
JR Jose Ruzzel	busted	-855,000

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2/24/2024, 8:56:00 PM

Kim Michael Enriquez gives it up

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg+1 Paulsen Kai opened to 120,000 and saw small blind Kim Michael Enriquez fire a three bet to 370,000. Paulsen answered with another raise to 1,200,000 to which Enriquez made the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PK Paulsen Kai	2,450,000(49 BB)	700,000
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	2,200,000(44 BB)	-790,000

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2/24/2024, 8:54:00 PM

John Paul Flores knocks out Alvir Inocentes

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg+2 Alvir Inocentes open shoved his remaining 475,000 with Q♦ T♠ and was called by small blind John Paul Flores with A♠ T♦ . Dominated, Inocentes found no help on board 5♣ 2♦ K♠ J♣ 8♦ , leaving him to exit the Main Event arena.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JP John Paul Flores	1,400,000(28 BB)	952,000
AI Alvir Inocentes	busted	-465,000

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2/24/2024, 8:45:00 PM

Set over set sends Mike Takayama packing

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg Mike Takayama opened to 110,000 and saw Choi Jaeki and the big blind come along on flop T♥ 8♦ 5♣ . Action was checked to Choi who bet 120,000, big blind folds and Takayama makes the call. Turn 3♣ this time, saw Takayama pull a check raise for 615,000. Choi puts him all-in and Takayama calls off for the rest of his 1,170,000 stack.

Choi T♦ T♠ Takayama 5♥ 5♦

Left drawing to one out, Choi locked in the win after the river 9♦ completed the board, giving him the overall chip lead.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Choi Jaeki	3,660,000(73 BB)	1,620,000
MT Mike Takayama	busted	-1,300,000

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2/24/2024, 8:38:00 PM

Seonghun Jeong crippled by Chengyu Liao

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg Seonghun Jeong opened to 110,000 and called the 560,000 more after Chengyu Liao moved all-in. Chengyu shows J♣ J♠ and is up for a flip against Seonghun’s A♦ K♥ . At risk, Chengyu was spared from elimination after none of Seonghun’s overcards appeared on board 5♦ 5♠ Q♥ Q♦ T♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Chengyu Liao	1,465,000(29 BB)	665,000
SJ Seonghun Jeong	155,000(3 BB)	-1,045,000

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2/24/2024, 8:17:00 PM

Leonard Aban exits painfully

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

An all-in preflop situation saw Leonard Aban all-in for his remaining 610,000 with Q♥ Q♦ against Sawma Gaby’s Q♣ Q♠ . Both with pocket queens, the board J♣ 9♣ 6♣ 3♣ K♣ gave Aban a crushing beat after it ran all clubs.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SG Sawma Gaby	1,700,000(34 BB)	600,000
LA Leonard Aban	busted	-1,160,000

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2/24/2024, 8:15:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

25 players remain in the running for the Main Event PHP 6.29 Million top prize. Current payout listed at PHP 181,000.

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2/24/2024, 8:14:00 PM

Kim Michael Enriquez running hot

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

Utg Ghanem Michel opened and shortly reraised all-in against Kim Michael Enriquez‘ 275,000 three bet. Enriquez called off for his 1,455,000 stack with A♣ K♥ and is up for against Ghanem’s 9♣ 9♥ . The board ran A♠ 7♣ 5♥ 2♦ J♦ , quickly earning Enriquez top pair for the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	2,990,000(75 BB)	2,230,000
GM Ghanem Michel	100,000(3 BB)	-1,700,000

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2/24/2024, 7:58:00 PM

Easy double up for Choi Jaeki

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

Folded to cutoff Chengyu Liao, he shoved all-in and found small blind Choi Jaeki call off his entire 980,000 stack with A♣ Q♥ . Chengyu tables 4♦ 3♦ and manages to flop a flush draw on Q♦ T♦ 2♠ T♥ 2♣ . The runout however, bricked, awarding Choi the 2 million pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Choi Jaeki	2,040,000(51 BB)	1,780,000
CL Chengyu Liao	800,000(20 BB)	-700,000

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2/24/2024, 7:53:00 PM

Landry Craig leaves Sung Hakyoung drawing dead

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

Cutoff Landry Craig open shoved his remaining 400,000 with J♣ 9♣ and was called behind by Sung Hakyoung for her lesser 280,000 stack. Sung is ahead with A♦ K♦ yet was sent out shortly after Landry flopped a flush on T♣ 5♣ 3♣ 9♠ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LC Landry Craig	780,000(20 BB)	780,000
SH Sung Hakyoung	busted	-865,000

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2/24/2024, 7:48:00 PM

Paulsen Kai holds for the win

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

Hijack Paulsen Kai opened and called off Liu Zhiqiang’s 740,000 all-in with J♠ J♦ . Liu shows A♠ Q♦ and is in need to pair up to survive. Unfortunately for Liu, his opponent landed a boat right on the flop J♥ 4♠ 4♥ 6♦ 4♦ to bust him from the table.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PK Paulsen Kai	1,750,000(44 BB)	850,000
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	busted	-880,000

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2/24/2024, 7:45:00 PM

Osete Reynaldo suffers monstrous beat

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

Utg+1 Chengyu Liao opened to 90,000 and was met with two all-ins - Osete Reynaldo (340,000) and Kyung Ho Moon (200,000). Chengyu put in the final call and the three run it down.

Osete K♥ K♦ Kyung A♠ 5♣ Chengyu A♣ 3♣

In great shape, Osete crumbled into pieces after the river J♠ 3♦ 9♣ J♦ A♦ rolled an ace. Chengyu and Kyung chop it up with two pair and the board playing the kicker.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Chengyu Liao	1,500,000(38 BB)	415,000
KH Kyung Ho Moon	350,000(9 BB)	110,000
OR Osete Reynaldo	busted	-105,000

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2/24/2024, 7:40:00 PM

Mike Takayama chips up with aces

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

Utg+1 Bernard Chua opened and called off his 380,000 stack with 6♥ 6♠ vs Mike Takayama’s all-in. Takayama reveals A♥ A♠ and swiftly went on to knock his opponent out after the board K♦ 3♣ 3♦ K♦ J♦ remained safe for his premium pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	1,300,000(33 BB)	-50,000
BC Bernard Chua	busted	-800,000

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2/24/2024, 7:23:00 PM

Break Time!

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

32 players still in contention for the Main Event title, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 136,000. Next pay jump is at 31st place for PHP 157,000.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	2,500,000(63 BB)	-100,000
GM Ghanem Michel	1,800,000(45 BB)	1,645,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	1,400,000(35 BB)	200,000
CJ Catalig Jeremy	1,350,000(34 BB)	1,013,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,300,000(33 BB)	100,000

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2/24/2024, 7:22:00 PM

Benor Daniel bows out following two beats

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Benor Daniel defended his big blind vs utg Chang Jae Yi’s 60,000 open and saw flop 9♥ 4♥ 8♠ . Benor led all-in for 240,000, called by Chang with a set 4♣ 4♦ . Drawing only to a runner runner, Benor exited shortly after the turn A♦ and river A♠ completed the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,200,000(40 BB)	450,000
BD Benor Daniel	busted	-325,000

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2/24/2024, 7:16:00 PM

Alvir Inocentes ahead all the way

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Utg+1 Benor Daniel shoved all-in and saw button Alvir Inocentes call off his last 195,000 with A♥ K♥ . Benor is slightly behind with Q♣ J♣ and takes in the loss after Inocentes runs the nut flush on 4♥ 2♥ T♣ Q♥ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Alvir Inocentes	465,000(16 BB)	-735,000
BD Benor Daniel	325,000(11 BB)	45,000

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2/24/2024, 7:03:00 PM

Marvin Cerbito picks up dead money

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Cutoff opened to 60,000, followed by a three bet to 165,000 from button Sawma Gaby. Small blind Marvin Cerbito threw in a four bet to 655,000 and picked up the pot after both players folded.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SG Sawma Gaby	1,100,000(37 BB)	948,000
MC Marvin Cerbito	940,000(31 BB)	659,000

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2/24/2024, 6:58:00 PM

Henrik Tollefsen leads the pack

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

After a preflop battle just a level ago, Henrik Tollefsen and Shin Hyeonho was at it again, yet this time Shin called off for his 1,200,000 stack with T♠ T♥ . Tollefsen is ahead with J♠ J♦ and scooped up the win after no bad beats were delivered on 9♠ Q♥ 4♣ 2♥ 4♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	2,600,000(87 BB)	1,150,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	busted	-1,000,000

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2/24/2024, 6:52:00 PM

Jose Ruzzel continues to run good

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Facing an open and a three bet, big blind Jose Ruzzel shoved his 375,000 in with A♦ K♥ and was called by Chang Jae Yi with Q♣ Q♥ . A classic NLH flip, the board K♠ J♠ 3♣ 5♦ 7♦ quickly gave Jose top pair, earning him the 28 BB pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JR Jose Ruzzel	855,000(29 BB)	175,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	750,000(25 BB)	-500,000

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2/24/2024, 6:44:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

36 players out of the 917 entry field remain on the felt, each securing a minimum payout of PHP 136,000. Play will wrap up once the final nine is set.

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2/24/2024, 6:43:00 PM

Alvir Inocentes gets two streets of value

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

Shin Hyeonho defended his big blind vs utg Alvir Inocentes’ open and saw flop Jx 8x 5x. Both players checked, revealing turn 4x. Inocentes bet 60,000 and another 95,000 on river 4x with Shin check calling both streets. Inocentes shows pocket aces and Shin mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Alvir Inocentes	1,200,000(48 BB)	690,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	1,000,000(40 BB)	-250,000

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2/24/2024, 6:41:00 PM

Seonghun Jeong lays down queens

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

Utg Chengyu Liao opened to 50,000, followed by a click back from Seonghun Jeong. Chengyu moved all-in for 875,000 total and Seonghun open folded Q♦ Q♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Seonghun Jeong	1,200,000(48 BB)	300,000
CL Chengyu Liao	1,085,000(43 BB)	335,000

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2/24/2024, 6:37:00 PM

Henrik Tollefsen throws in five bet jam

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

Utg Shin Hyeonho opened to 50,000 and was met with a three bet to 150,000 from button Henrik Tollefsen. Shin clapped back with another raise to 325,000 yet fold shortly after his opponent pushed all-in.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Henrik Tollefsen	1,450,000(58 BB)	1,450,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	1,250,000(50 BB)	350,000

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2/24/2024, 6:27:00 PM

Bernard Chua slams it in

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

Button Sung Hakyoung opened to 55,000, followed by a three bet to 135,000 from small blind Alvin Jeff Sembrano. Big blind Bernard Chua raised all-in and merited two folds one after the other.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	1,200,000(48 BB)	790,000
SH Sung Hakyoung	865,000(35 BB)	595,000
BC Bernard Chua	800,000(32 BB)	180,000

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2/24/2024, 6:23:00 PM

Top pair no good for John Michael Rivera

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

Utg+1 John Michael Rivera defended his open against Paulsen Kai’s three bet to 120,000 and saw flop Q♣ 3♥ 7♥ . Paulsen continued for 65,000 and shorltly called Rivera’s check raise all-in for 230,000 total. Rivera shows top pair Q♠ J♠ and is crushed to see Paulsen holding up A♠ A♥ . The turn came another A♣ , locking in the win for Paulsen entirely.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
PK Paulsen Kai	900,000(36 BB)
JM John Michael Rivera	busted

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2/24/2024, 6:13:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho finishes off Lester Edoc

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

Utg+2 Shin Hyeonho opened to 55,000 and called Lester Edoc’s jam for 2 BB more with A♥ 7♣ . Edoc shows K♥ T♠ , needing to pair up to survive. The flop A♦ 4♥ 4♦ 6♦ 3♦ quickly came ace high, leaving Edoc eliminated from the table not long after.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Shin Hyeonho	900,000(36 BB)	450,000
LE Lester Edoc	busted	-110,000

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2/24/2024, 6:06:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

39 players remain in the Main Event games with minimum payout currently listed at PHP 136,000.

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2/24/2024, 6:04:00 PM

Jose Ruzzel checks it down

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Utg Joseph Magnotti flicked in his remaining 55,000 and was called behind by Chang Jae Yi and big blind Jose Ruzzel. Both players checked board 6♦ 7♦ 6♣ 5♣ Q♠ through with Jose showing down A♥ 7♥ , good against Magnotti’s A♦ 3♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,250,000(63 BB)	-60,000
JR Jose Ruzzel	680,000(34 BB)	110,000
JM Joseph Magnotti	busted	-65,000

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2/24/2024, 5:57:00 PM

Chang Jae Yi cripples Lester Edoc

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hijack Chang Jae Yi opened to 45,000 and was met with a three bet to 130,000 from button Lester Edoc. Chang pushed a four bet to 345,000 and shortly called off for his entire 630,000 stack after Edoc moved all-in. Edoc reveals A♥ K♦ , dominating Chang’s A♠ Q♠ . The board J♦ 2♣ 7♣ Q♥ 2♠ however, had other plans for the Day 2 chip leader, leaving him crippled down to 6 BB.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	1,310,000(66 BB)	1,030,000
LE Lester Edoc	110,000(6 BB)	-590,000

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2/24/2024, 5:47:00 PM

Seonghun Jeong claims the pot

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Utg Choi Jaeki defended his open and called Seonghun Jeong’s three bet to 100,000 to see flop Q♠ Q♦ T♣ . Checked to Seonghun, he bet all-in, convincing Choi to save his 13 BB behind.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Seonghun Jeong	900,000(45 BB)	745,000
CJ Choi Jaeki	260,000(13 BB)	-520,000

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2/24/2024, 5:39:00 PM

Jose Ruzzel outruns Joseph Magnotti

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Folded to Jose Ruzzel, he jammed his remaining 275,000 with K♣ 3♣ and was called by big blind Joseph Magnotti with A♥ 6♦ . Running a race, Jose was saved by the river 2♠ 5♥ T♥ 9♥ K♠ , giving him top pair for the double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JR Jose Ruzzel	570,000(29 BB)	333,000
JM Joseph Magnotti	65,000(3 BB)	-61,000

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2/24/2024, 5:32:00 PM

Ernest Tan doubles off Lester Edoc

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cutoff opened to 45,000 and saw small blind Lester Edoc churn out a three bet to 105,000. Big blind Ernest Tan pushed all-in for 270,000, leaving Edoc with a tank call.

Tan Q♠ Q♥ Edoc 4♠ 6♠

In great shape, Tan locked in the win after his pocket queens held up on board A♦ K♠ K♣ J♠ J♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	700,000(35 BB)	-50,000
ET Ernest Tan	605,000(30 BB)	605,000

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2/24/2024, 5:13:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

42 players remain in the Main Event Day 2 games, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 118,000.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	1,350,000(68 BB)	1,215,000
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	1,250,000(63 BB)	50,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	1,200,000(60 BB)	-100,000
JC Jeffrey Catalig	1,050,000(53 BB)	1,050,000
AU Alexander Ungria Jr	950,000(48 BB)	280,000

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2/24/2024, 5:03:00 PM

Snowmen hold for Lester Edoc

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

Button Chang Shao Chi opened to 36,000 and called off for his entire 290,000 stack after big blind Lester Edoc moved all-in.

Edoc 8♠ 8♦ Chang A♣ J♦

Up for a flip, Edoc immediately flopped a set on 8♥ K♥ 2♣ Q♥ J♥ to knockout his opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	750,000(47 BB)	-100,000
CS Chang Shao Chi	busted	-180,000

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2/24/2024, 5:01:00 PM

Morikawa Yuta finishes off Riener Magbutay

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

Utg Morikawa Yuta opened to 32,000 and snap called Riener Magbutay’s 211,000 all-in with T♣ T♦ . Magbutay shows K♥ 9♥ and fails to catch up on board T♥ 9♣ 6♣ 8♣ 3♣ for his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	1,300,000(81 BB)	287,000
RM Riener Magbutay	busted	-110,000

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2/24/2024, 4:58:00 PM

Pocket fives does it this time for Liu Zhiqiang

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

Utg+2 Liu Zhiqiang opened to 45,000 and called off once more with 5♣ 5♠ vs a 216,000 jam from Cardyn Nicolas. Cardyn reveals K♠ Q♥ in need to pair up to survive. The board J♥ 4♥ 9♣ A♣ 3♣ however, ran in favor of Liu’s pocket pair, sending Cardyn out of the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	880,000(55 BB)	430,000
CN Cardyn Nicolas	busted	-302,000

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2/24/2024, 4:53:00 PM

No sweat for Kim Michael Enriquez

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

Cutoff Renniel Galvez open shoved his last 220,000 with A♦ Q♥ and was called behind by Kim Michael Enriquez with A♥ K♠ . Ahead of his opponent, Enriquez delivered the bust after his top pair on K♦ 6♥ 7♣ 3♣ T♣ sealed the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	760,000(48 BB)	590,000
RG Renniel Galvez	busted	-160,000

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2/24/2024, 4:47:00 PM

Pocket pair battle costs Liu Zhiqiang

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

Utg Liu Zhiqiang opened for 36,000 and was met with a 208,000 all-in from John Paul Flores. Liu calls off with 5♠ 5♦ and is a huge underdog against Flores’ 9♥ 9♣ . The board 2♠ 3♥ 6♦ J♦ 3♦ delivered no bad beats, earning Flores the 37 BB in the middle.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Liu Zhiqiang	450,000(28 BB)	100,000
JP John Paul Flores	448,000(28 BB)	208,000

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2/24/2024, 4:42:00 PM

Jonald Garcia out of luck

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

Cutoff Gur Ben open shoved his 264,000 stack in and was called behind by Jonald Garcia for a lesser 230,000 with A♥ 9♦ . Gur is slightly behind with K♥ 9♥ yet quickly caught up after the river A♣ 7♦ 7♣ K♦ K♠ gave him a full house for the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GB Gur Ben	534,000(33 BB)	295,000
JG Jonald Garcia	busted	-49,400

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2/24/2024, 4:37:00 PM

John Paul Flores rivers the nuts

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

Cutoff John Paul Flores open shoved his remaining 100,000 with K♦ Q♥ and was called by button John Carlo Sayo with K♣ J♠ . In a good spot to double up, Flores did so after spiking the nut straight on J♣ A♠ 6♣ 7♠ T♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Carlo Sayo	400,000(25 BB)	-100,000
JP John Paul Flores	240,000(15 BB)	-75,000

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2/24/2024, 4:34:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

56/917 players remain in the running for the Main Event title with the current payout still at PHP 103,000. Next pay jump is at 55th place for PHP 118,000.

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2/24/2024, 4:33:00 PM

Choi Jaeki spikes the river

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Utg+2 Choi Jaeki opened to 25,000, called by cutoff Anthony Wong along with the big blind. Flop T♠ T♥ J♠ was checked to Wong who bet 75,000. Choi makes the call and heads to turn 8♣ . Choi checks once more, pushing Wong to bet all-in for 185,000. Choi calls off with K♦ Q♠ and has a ton of outs against Wong’s A♥ 9♠ . The river K♣ paired up Choi for the win, leaving Wong out of the Main Event games.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Choi Jaeki	780,000(65 BB)	780,000
AW Anthony Wong	busted	-370,000

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2/24/2024, 4:20:00 PM

Jeremy Catalig ships massive pot

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

In a massive rumble between Jeremy Catalig and Tetsuya Tsujisaka, Catalig was seen showing down a full house vs two pair to ship a 125 BB pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Catalig	1,500,000(125 BB)	1,500,000
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka	100,000(8 BB)	-120,000

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2/24/2024, 4:10:00 PM

Christopher Mateo quickly recovers

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

After a crushing blow a few minutes earlier, Christopher Mateo managed to recover after calling off his remaining 105,000 against small blind Arberg Mads Andahl’s jam onto his big blind.

Arberg Q♠ 8♦ Mateo Q♣ J♠

Dominated, Arberg forked over the win to Mateo after neither player paired up on board T♠ K♥ 7♦ 6♥ 4♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Arberg Mads Andahl	300,000(25 BB)	-89,000
CM Christopher Mateo	222,000(19 BB)	165,000

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2/24/2024, 4:02:00 PM

Ivan Dela Cruz reaches 1 million mark

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Utg Ivan Dela Cruz opened to 25,000, called by the cutoff. Big blind Nguyen Andrew squeezed all-in for 256,000 and was called by the original raiser with A♥ Q♥ . Nguyen is behind with K♣ J♣ and remained that way all through the board Q♠ 7♣ 7♠ A♠ 5♣ to send him out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	1,200,000(100 BB)	920,000
NA Nguyen Andrew	busted	-90,000

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2/24/2024, 3:55:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

69 players remain in today’s Main Event Day 2 with current payout listed at PHP 103,000.

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2/24/2024, 3:52:00 PM

Christopher Mateo suffers terrible bad beat

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

Cutoff opened to 21,000, called by small blind Christopher Mateo. Big blind Morikawa Yuta put in a raise to 95,000 to which only Mateo completed. On flop 7♣ T♠ 3♦ , both stacks went rushing in with Morikawa revealing J♦ J♣ , behind Mateo’s set 7♠ 7♦ . Drawing slim, Morikawa fortunately spiked a runner 8♣ runner 9♥ to land a straight and steal the pot away.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	1,013,000(101 BB)	483,000
CM Christopher Mateo	57,000(6 BB)	-303,000

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2/24/2024, 3:50:00 PM

Ron Ryan Mesina gets two outered

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

Another all-in preflop situation saw Ron Ryan Mesina (370,00) risk his chance of the Main Event title with K♣ K♥ against Jung Kelvin Hyu-ki’s J♠ J♦ . A huge favorite, Mesina was left in pieces after one of Jung’s two outs showed up on 5♦ J♣ 4♥ 7♥ 4♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Jung Kelvin Hyu-Ki	860,000(86 BB)	823,000
RR Ronn Ryan Mesina	busted

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2/24/2024, 3:46:00 PM

Overcards good for Alvir Inocentes

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

Utg Alvir Inocentes opened to 24,000 and called button Murakami Yuta’s 153,000 all-in with A♥ K♥ . Murakami reveals 7♦ 7♥ for a flip. The board came A♣ J♥ 3♦ K♦ 5♥ , quickly giving Inocentes the advantage.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Alvir Inocentes	510,000(51 BB)	362,500
MY Murakami Yuta	busted	-359,000

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2/24/2024, 3:36:00 PM

Leonard Aban rises to chip lead

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

Utg+1 Leonard Aban defended his open and called a 70,000 three bet from Rick Jason Ambata. Both players checked flop T♠ 4♠ A♦ through, heading to turn 7♦ . Checked to Ambata, he bet 40,000 and called his opponent’s raise for 100,000 more. River came another 7♣ to which Aban fired 200,000, Ambata with a final call. Aban shows T♥ T♣ for a full house, crushing Ambata’s A♣ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LA Leonard Aban	1,160,000(116 BB)	398,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	13,000(1 BB)	-477,000

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2/24/2024, 3:30:00 PM

Arberg Mads Andahl dodges elimination

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

Cutoff Riener Magbutay opened to 20,000 and called off big blind Arberg Mads Andahl’s 187,000 jam with Ax Qx. Arberg is dominated with A♠ T♦ but was spared from elimination after the board K♥ Q♣ J♣ Q♠ 4♠ landed him the nut straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Arberg Mads Andahl	389,000(39 BB)	249,000
RM Riener Magbutay	110,000(11 BB)	-160,000

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2/24/2024, 3:27:00 PM

Rick Jason Ambata loses half his stack

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

Utg Rick Jason Ambata opened to 20,000 and faced a three bet to 65,000 from Alvin Jeff Sembrano. Button Leonard Aban shoved all-in for 336,000, followed with another jam from Ambata to isolate. Sembrano gets out of the way and the two go to showdown.

Aban A♣ A♦ Ambata A♠ K♠

Both with premium holdings, Aban’s pocket aces takes the cake after Ambata’s top pair on 6♥ 5♥ 3♠ 9♣ K♣ remains no good.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LA Leonard Aban	762,000(76 BB)	762,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	490,000(49 BB)	-360,000
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	410,000(41 BB)	40,000

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2/24/2024, 3:20:00 PM

Jose Ruzzel doubles off Lester Edoc

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

Utg Lester Edoc opened to 20,000 and called off Jose Ruzzel’s 106,000 all-in with A♦ 3♣ . Jose stands ahead with a premium pair K♥ K♠ and bagged the win after a king high board turned up on the felt.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	850,000(85 BB)	-70,000
JR Jose Ruzzel	237,000(24 BB)	162,000

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2/24/2024, 3:03:00 PM

Break Time!

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

85 players remain in the Main Event games, locking in a minimum payout of PHP 90,000.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	920,000(92 BB)	90,000
PK Paulsen Kai	900,000(90 BB)	324,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	850,000(85 BB)	400,000
CL Chengyu Liao	750,000(75 BB)	378,000
BC Bernard Chua	620,000(62 BB)	395,000

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2/24/2024, 2:59:00 PM

Morikawa Yuta saved from elimination

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

An all-in preflop situation saw Morikawa Yuta put his tournament life (254,000) at risk with Q♥ Q♣ and was up against bigger stacked Riener Magbutay with K♣ K♠ . Drawing to two outs, Morikawa was in luck after the flop revealed Q♦ 3♣ 8♥ A♥ J♣ , allowing him to survive through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	530,000(66 BB)	250,000
RM Riener Magbutay	270,000(34 BB)	-280,000

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2/24/2024, 2:52:00 PM

Alvin Jeff Sembrano runs into aces

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Facing an open and a call, Marco Almerez stuffed in his 74,000 stack with A♥ A♣ and was called by original raiser Alvin Jeff Sembrano with A♦ K♥ . Whilst behind, Sembrano flopped some straight outs on J♦ T♠ 9♠ 7♠ 2♣ but went on to brick the runout, awarding Almerez the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano	370,000(46 BB)	250,000
MA Marco Almerez	185,000(23 BB)	60,000

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2/24/2024, 2:44:00 PM

Lesmana Charles loses blind battle

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Small blind Riener Magbutay opened to 29,000 and called off big blind Lesmana Charles’ 78,500 all-in with Q♦ 4♠ . Lesmana tables A♣ 5♠ and is up for a race. The board ran K♥ Q♥ K♠ Q♣ 2♦ , giving Riener a full house to bust Lesmana from the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Riener Magbutay	550,000(69 BB)	80,000
LC Lesmana Charles	busted	-86,000

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2/24/2024, 2:39:00 PM

Riener Magbutay flops trips

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Utg Lesmana Charles opened to 16,000, joined by button Benor Daniel along with big blind Riener Magbutay. Flop ran Q♦ 2♦ 2♠ and saw Lesmana continue for 25,000. Benor makes the call and is met with a raise to 75,000 from Magbutay. Both players complete, revealing turn 9♥ . Magbutay bets all-in 105,000, called by Lesmana with K♣ Q♠ . Magbutay ahead with 4♣ 2♣ , locked up the win after another 9♦ showed up on the river.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Riener Magbutay	470,000(59 BB)	170,000
BD Benor Daniel	280,000(35 BB)	170,000
LC Lesmana Charles	86,000(11 BB)	-274,000

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2/24/2024, 2:35:00 PM

Easy scoop for Paulsen Kai

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Utg+2 Paulsen Kai opened to 18,000 and was met with two all-ins - Johnson Tan (128,000) and Ryan Jerico Platon with a bigger stack. Paulsen makes the final call for his 220,000 and is in for a three way pot.

Tan A♣ Q♥ Platon K♣ Q♣ Paulsen A♦ A♥

A great spot for Paulsen, his aces cruised to a win after the board 7♥ 9♥ 4♠ 6♥ 6♣ left no hope for either player.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PK Paulsen Kai	576,000(72 BB)	444,500
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	240,000(30 BB)	-230,000
JT Johnson Tan	busted

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2/24/2024, 2:29:00 PM

John Carlo Sayo sends two packing

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Utg+2 Shah Chirag open shoved 59,000 in with A♥ 3♠ and was followed with another all-in from Foster Mitchell Alan (38,000) with T♦ T♥ . Big blind John Carlo Sayo put in the final call with K♦ Q♥ and the three run the board Q♣ 7♣ 3♦ 8♥ 6♦ . Tabling top pair, Sayo scooped up the pot, busting the two simultaneously.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Carlo Sayo	500,000(63 BB)	100,000
SC Shah Chirag	busted	-156,000
FM Foster Mitchell Alan	busted	-350,000

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2/24/2024, 2:26:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

99 players remain in the Main Event games with each one still guaranteed a payout of PHP 80,000.

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2/24/2024, 2:21:00 PM

Ungria Jr Alexander chips off of Ryan Jerico Platon

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

Hijack Ungria Jr Alexander opened to 14,000 and saw small Ryan Jerico Platon complete. On flop T♦ K♥ 4♦ , Ungria continued for 12,000, check called by his opponent. Turn 3♦ went check check, leading to river A♥ . Checked to Platon, he bet 65,000 and was called by Ungria with K♦ Q♣ . Platon shows bottom pair 5♦ 4♠ and ships over the pot to Ungria.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Alexander Ungria Jr	670,000(112 BB)	70,000
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	470,000(78 BB)	-270,000

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2/24/2024, 2:10:00 PM

John Paul Flores crushes with kings

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

With an open in front of her, Hazel Timonera fired a three bet to 35,000 and called a 139,000 four bet jam behind from John Paul Flores. Flores reveals K♣ K♦ and stands to be a huge favorite against Timonera’s A♦ K♥ . The board 8♣ 2♣ 8♠ 3♣ 7♦ spared no ace, giving Flores the full double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JP John Paul Flores	315,000(53 BB)	235,000
HT Hazel Timonera	220,000(37 BB)	220,000

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2/24/2024, 2:04:00 PM

Jacks hold up for Vebruggen Tom Henricus

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

Utg+1 Garberg Markus opened to 12,000 and called Vebruggen Tom Henricus’ 158,000 all-in with A♠ K♠ . Vebruggen reveals J♣ J♥ , flipping for his tournament life. Lucky for him, the board Q♥ 9♣ 3♣ Q♣ Q♠ steered clear of Garberg’s overcards, awarding him the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VT Vebruggen Tom Henricus	331,000(55 BB)	152,000
GM Garberg Markus	200,000(33 BB)	30,000

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2/24/2024, 1:56:00 PM

Choi Hwanho gets coolered

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

Facing an open, Choi Hwanho pushed a three bet to 45,000 and was met with another raise behind to 81,000 from Richard Marquez. Choi jams the rest and Marquez calls off with K♥ K♠ , crushing Choi’s Q♣ Q♠ . A cooler situation, Choi headed for the rails after the board 6♠ J♠ J♦ 5♠ 2♥ felted none of his two outs.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Richard Marquez	410,000(68 BB)	410,000
CH Choi Hwanho	busted

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2/24/2024, 1:52:00 PM

Quick double up for Parsacalla Rodillo Jr.

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

parsacallarodillojr 1 — Parsacalla Rodillo Jr.

Hijack Kim Michael Enriquez opened to 13,000 and called off a 93,000 all-in from Parsacalla Rodillo Jr. with A♥ J♥ . Parsacalla is ahead with A♦ Q♣ and locked in the win after the board rolled Q♠ 6♠ 2♥ K♠ 7♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	170,000(28 BB)	-110,000

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2/24/2024, 1:48:00 PM

Riener Magbutay busts John Tech

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

Utg John Tech put in half his stack (15,000) and called off after big blind Riener Magbutay moved all-in. Magbutay shows Q♠ J♥ and is ahead against Tech’s J♠ T♣ . At risk, Tech found no salvation on board 6♣ A♣ A♥ 8♣ 6♥ , leaving him out of the Main Event games.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Riener Magbutay	300,000(50 BB)	300,000
JT John Tech	busted	-87,000

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2/24/2024, 1:43:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

116 players remain in the running for the Manila Megastack 18 Main Event title. Payout is now listed at PHP 80,000.

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2/24/2024, 1:41:00 PM

John Calamiong holds for the win

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Utg+1 Chang Jae Yi opened to 12,000 and called off John Calamiong’s 67,000 all-in with A♦ T♦ . Calamiong is ahead with J♣ J♠ and secured the double up after the board 6♦ 5♥ Q♥ 6♠ 3♦ delivered no bad beats.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Chang Jae Yi	280,000(56 BB)	7,000
JC John Calamiong	146,000(29 BB)	-64,000

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2/24/2024, 1:32:00 PM

Shin Hyeonho folds to six bet preflop

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Utg+2 Ryan Jerico Platon opened to 10,000 and saw Shin Hyeonho put in a raise to 35,000. Platon clapped back with a four bet to 90,000, pushing Shin to bump it up once more to 135,000. Platon fired a six bet to 270,000 and Shin is finally convinced to lay it down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	740,000(148 BB)	711,000
SH Shin Hyeonho	450,000(90 BB)	-60,000

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2/24/2024, 1:25:00 PM

Euryd Rivera wins flip to survive

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Utg+1 Lester Edoc opened to 10,000 and called off Euryd Rivera’s 57,000 jam with A♣ J♣ . Rivera shows 9♠ 9♦ and is up for a flip against Edoc’s overcards. The board ran 9♣ A♠ 3♥ Q♥ T♥ , quickly saving Rivera from a potential elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	830,000(166 BB)	-26,000
ER Euryd Rivera	126,000(25 BB)	126,000

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2/24/2024, 1:21:00 PM

Christopher Mateo gives it up

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Utg+1 Sung Hakyoung opened to 11,000 and was met with a three bet to 45,000 from Christopher Mateo. Sung answered with an all-in, alarming Mateo to make the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CM Christopher Mateo	360,000(72 BB)	98,000
SH Sung Hakyoung	270,000(54 BB)	70,000

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2/24/2024, 1:17:00 PM

Ungria Jr Alexander delivers double elimination

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Button Hopper Paul Darcy opened to 15,000 and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop 5♣ 6♦ 2♦ . Small blind Rene Mar David bet all-in for 53,000, called by big blind Ungria Jr Alexander. Action on Hopper, he restuffed his 80,000 stack and Ungria put in the call.

David J♦ Q♦ Hopper J♠ J♣ Ungria 4♥ 6♥

Hopper ahead against two draws, the turn A♣ and river 3♣ ran in favor of Ungria, giving him a straight for the double knockout.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Alexander Ungria Jr	600,000(120 BB)	170,000
HP Hopper Paul Darcy	busted	-76,000
RM Rene Mar David	busted

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2/24/2024, 1:13:00 PM

Lester Edoc plays back

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Utg+1 Lester Edoc opened to 10,000, called by button Norietis Rolands. Flop came 3♥ 8♠ 2♠ and saw Edoc continue for 8,000. Norietis put in a raise to 25,000 yet folded after Edoc re-raised to 55,000 total.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lester Edoc	856,000(171 BB)	59,000
RN Rolands Norietis	110,000(22 BB)	-24,000

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2/24/2024, 1:07:00 PM

Jinlong Hu busts early

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Folded to small blind Jinlong Hu, he shoved his 80,000 stack in with Q♥ J♠ and was called by big blind Kim Michael Enriquez with K♦ Q♠ . Dominated, the board ran dry, leaving Enriquez’ king-high good for the take down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	280,000(56 BB)	245,000
JH Jinlong Hu	busted	-33,000

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2/24/2024, 1:03:00 PM

Cards are in the air!

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Main Event Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players!