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2/23/2024, 11:58:00 PM

Blinds up!

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

62 players remain in today’s flight with only 56 guaranteed to move on to Day 2. Final prize pool is listed at PHP 36,024,345!

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2/23/2024, 11:47:00 PM

Joseph Magnotti survives flip

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg+1 Edgar Asehan opened to 9,000 and called off big blind Joseph Magnotti’s 60,000 jam with 9♣ 9♦ . At risk, Magnotti is flipping for his tournament life with A♣ K♦ . The board ran K♥ 8♠ 5♣ J♥ J♠ , quickly giving Magnotti top pair to save him from elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Joseph Magnotti	126,000(32 BB)	92,200
EA Edgar Asehan	115,000(29 BB)	32,000

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2/23/2024, 11:35:00 PM

Kings no good for John Niko Constiniano

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg+2 Osete Reynaldo opened to 10,000, called by John Niko Constiniano behind along with the big blind. On flop, Q♥ 5♦ 8♦ , Constiniano check raised all-in for 53,000 against Osete’s 13,000 continuation bet. Osete makes the call with A♥ Q♦ and is behind his opponent’s K♠ K♦ . Lucky for Osete, the turn came A♦ , giving him two pair for the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OR Osete Reynaldo	320,000(80 BB)	90,000
JN John Niko Costiniano	busted	-100,000

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2/23/2024, 11:28:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

67 players remain in today’s Main Event flight with 11 more eliminations to go before the day wraps up.

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2/23/2024, 11:25:00 PM

Thomas Lee dodges bust

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Folded to small blind Thomas Lee, he shoved all-in for 63,500 with A♥ 5♥ and was called behind by big blind William Ysmael with 9♦ 9♥ . Whilst ahead, the board A♣ 8♠ 2♠ K♠ 2♣ ran in favor of Lee, crippling down Ysmael to 1 BB.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Thomas Lee	131,000(44 BB)	80,700
WY William Ysmael	3,000(1 BB)	-67,000

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2/23/2024, 11:22:00 PM

Ghanem Michel piles it high

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Button Ghanem Michel opened to 8,000, joined by both players on the blinds on flop J♣ A♣ 7♠ . Checked to Ghanem, he continued for 10,000, called only by small blind Osete Reynaldo. Ghanem barreled another 30,000 on turn Q♠ , Osete with a check call once more. River 5♥ welcomed no more bets with Osete showing Q♣ T♣ , no good against Ghanem’s A♥ J♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GM Ghanem Michel	500,000(167 BB)	180,000
OR Osete Reynaldo	230,000(77 BB)	10,000

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2/23/2024, 11:12:00 PM

Ryan Jerico Platon continues to dominate

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Ryan Jerico Platon opened to 6,500 and called a three bet to 21,000 from Sung Hakyoung to see flop A♣ Q♣ 6♦ . Sung continued for 12,000, check called by Platon. Turn 6♣ went check check, leading to river 7♣ . Platon this time, pushed out a hefty bet of 55,000 and Sung tank folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	500,000(167 BB)	471,000
SH Sung Hakyoung	200,000(67 BB)	-40,000

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2/23/2024, 11:04:00 PM

More aces up on the felt

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Short stacked Joris Michl got his last 23,500 in with A♠ A♥ and faced Sung Hakyoung’s K♣ J♦ . While drawing slim, Sung flopped some straight outs on T♦ Q♣ 7♦ 3♦ Q♠ but bricked the runout to seal his loss.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Sung Hakyoung	240,000(80 BB)	32,000
JM Joris Michl	53,000(18 BB)	53,000

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2/23/2024, 10:58:00 PM

Kyung Ho Moon sends Alexis Lim home

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

An all-in preflop situation ensued with Alexis Lim calling off his 85,000 with T♣ T♦ against Kyung Ho Moon’s A♥ A♦ . At risk, Lim was left in pieces after the board A♣ J♥ 6♥ 9♣ 3♦ offered no hope.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KH Kyung Ho Moon	240,000(80 BB)	135,000
AL Alexis Lim	busted

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2/23/2024, 10:52:00 PM

John Calamiong crushes with aces

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Ricardo Torres opened to 6,500, called by two other players behind. Button John Calamiong put in a raise to 26,000 and called off original raiser’s 75,500 all-in. Torres shows J♣ J♠ and is crushed to see Calamiong’s A♥ A♠ face up on the felt. Board 9♦ 6♥ 5♦ 8♣ Q♥ spared no bad beats, leaving Torres out of the Main Event.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Calamiong	210,000(70 BB)	210,000
RT Ricardo Torres	busted	-65,000

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2/23/2024, 10:12:00 PM

30 minute break!

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

88 players remain in the Main Event Flight C games with only 56 set to qualify through to Day 2.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PR Platon Ryan Jerico	400,000(133 BB)	140,000
CL Cheong Leonard	370,000(123 BB)	110,000
GM Ghanem Michel	320,000(107 BB)	165,000
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	280,000(93 BB)	121,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	280,000(93 BB)	125,000

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2/23/2024, 10:02:00 PM

Morikawa Yuta dominates Kim Michael Enriquez

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg+2 Morikawa Yuta opened to 5,500, called by the cutoff. Big blind Kim Michael Enriquez threw in a raise to 20,000 total and called off the 53,000 more after Morikawa moved all-in.

Morikawa A♦ Q♠ Enriquez A♣ 4♣

Dominated, Enriquez found no help on board 2♣ 5♠ 7♦ 7♣ 7♠ , shipping Morikawa the 62 BB pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yuta Morikawa	155,000(62 BB)	-270,000
KM Kim Michael Enriquez	35,000(14 BB)	35,000

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2/23/2024, 10:00:00 PM

Set over set hurts Jester Intia

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jester Intia defended his big blind vs button Cenicola Silvio’s open and saw flop 5♠ 6♠ 7♥ . Intia proceeded to check call a 15,000 bet from his opponent, revealing turn 8♠ . Checked to Cenicola once more, he bet all-in for 80,000, Intia with a final call with 5♦ 5♣ . Cenicola is ahead with 7♦ 7♣ and locked in the win after the river K♦ completed the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CS Cenicola Silvio	212,000(85 BB)	162,000
JI Jester Intia	89,000(36 BB)	89,000

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2/23/2024, 9:50:00 PM

Lenart Ecarma stuffs it in

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg+1 opened to 5,800, called behind by Lenart Ecarma. Action on small blind John Tech, he put in a raise to 18,000. Original raiser folds and Ecarma shoves all-in, Tech with a final fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LE Lenart Ecarma	105,000(42 BB)	82,800
JT John Tech	87,000(35 BB)	-58,000

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2/23/2024, 9:43:00 PM

Back to back wins for Jinlong Hu

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg Mike Takayama opened to 5,000 and called Jinlong Hu’s 39,500 all-in with A♠ T♣ . Hu reveals A♣ J♦ and wins a double up after the board rolled T♠ 5♦ 8♥ 5♣ J♥ .

Minutes later, hijack Tan Hai Shien open shoved his last 30,000 with Q♦ Q♥ and was called by big blind Jinlong Hu with A♥ K♥ . Running a flip, Hu continued his momentum, spiking top pair on K♦ T♣ 6♣ 7♦ 3♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	135,000(54 BB)	-30,000
JH Jinlong Hu	120,000(48 BB)	35,000
JH Jinlong Hu	85,000(34 BB)	-15,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	busted

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2/23/2024, 9:29:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

105 runners remain in today’s Main Event Flight C with play concluding at 56 players remaining.

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2/23/2024, 9:26:00 PM

Osete Reynaldo ships pot with jacks

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Utg Osete Reynaldo opened to 5,000 and called a raise for 8,000 more from Florencio Campomanes to see flop 4♦ 2♠ 2♣ . Both players check the action, revealing turn 9♥ . Osete leads for 15,000 and calls Campomanes’ raise to 55,000. River T♠ saw no more bets and Osete shows J♦ J♠ , Campomanes with a muck.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OR Osete Reynaldo	220,000(110 BB)	115,000
FC Florencio Campomanes	100,000(50 BB)	-70,000

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2/23/2024, 9:20:00 PM

One bet does it for John Niko Constiniano

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

johnnikoconstiniano 1 — John Niko Constiniano

With an utg open and a call in front, cutoff John Niko Constiniano raised the stakes to 20,000 and saw only caller Florencio Campomanes complete. On flop 8♠ 2♠ 5♣ , Constiniano fired another 20,000 and Campomanes check folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FC Florencio Campomanes	170,000(85 BB)	110,000
JN John Niko Costiniano	100,000(50 BB)	55,000

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2/23/2024, 9:11:00 PM

Easy win for Ching Li Lok

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Folded to hijack Sohiel Ighani, he open shoved 30,500 in with A♥ 4♦ and was called behind by button Ching Li Lok. Ching is ahead with Q♥ Q♠ and remained that way after the board Q♦ 9♦ 4♥ T♣ T♥ awarded him a full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
CL Ching Li Lok	90,000(45 BB)
SI Sohiel Ighani	busted

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2/23/2024, 9:01:00 PM

Mike Takayama busts Kyle Magbanua

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

An all-in preflop situation saw Kyle Magbanua at risk with A♦ K♠ for his remaining 40,000 stack, up against Mike Takayama’s J♦ J♥ . Up for a flip, Magbanua was out of luck after the board J♣ T♥ 9♥ K♥ 7♠ quickly landed a set for his opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	165,000(83 BB)	91,000
KM Kyle Magbanua	busted

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2/23/2024, 8:53:00 PM

Vamerdino Magsakay gets crippled

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Cutoff Anthony Wong opened to 4,000 and called a three bet to 12,000 from button Vamerdino Magsakay. Flop came 4♠ A♦ 9♣ and Wong threw in a check raise to 15,000 vs Magsakay’s continuation bet. Turn Q♦ saw Wong check call 18,000 and check raise all-in on the river 6♣ after Magsakay bet 68,000. Magsakay snap folds and saves his 6 BB for the following hand.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AW Anthony Wong	370,000(185 BB)	200,000
VM Vamerdino Magsakay	12,000(6 BB)	12,000

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2/23/2024, 8:48:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

129/ 372 players remain in today’s Main Event Flight C with 56 qualifiers guaranteed a spot into Day 2. Registration for Flight D is ongoing!

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2/23/2024, 8:43:00 PM

Ivan Dela Cruz wins preflop war

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Facing an open and a three bet, button William Ysmael cold four bet to 19,500. Big blind Ivan Dela Cruz shoved all-in for 124,500 and took down the pot after no player was able to continue.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	159,000(106 BB)	49,000
WY William Ysmael	70,000(47 BB)	-60,000

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2/23/2024, 8:10:00 PM

Registration is closed!

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

The total tally for Flight C stands at 372 entries with 135 runners remaining on the felt. Pot is now up to PHP 32.4 Million with play concluding at 56 players (ITM).

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2/23/2024, 7:58:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Registration for Flight C is about to close following the break with 370 entries collected across ten levels. Flight D Turbo is currently underway running a shorter 15 minute blind structure.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Cheong Leonard	260,000(173 BB)	71,000
PR Platon Ryan Jerico	260,000(173 BB)	-390,000
MN Miyata Noah	200,000(133 BB)	200,000
MS Mitsugi Shunsuke	175,000(117 BB)	175,000
JT John Tech	145,000(97 BB)	-5,000

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2/23/2024, 7:52:00 PM

Maxwell Rosete unable to continue

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cutoff Akiyama Mizuki opened to 2,500 and was met with a three bet to 10,000 from button Maxwell Rosete. Akiyama answered with another raise to 21,000, called by Rosete. Flop came 9♠ 4♠ Q♦ and Akiyama bet all-in for 59,000. Rosete tank folds and gives up the fight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Akiyama Mizuki	105,000(88 BB)	105,000
MR Maxwell Rosete	80,000(67 BB)	80,000

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2/23/2024, 7:42:00 PM

Thomas Lee fires four bet jam

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg opened to 2,500, followed by a three bet to 7,500 from Leonard Cheong. A seat after, Thomas Lee shoved his remaining 37,300 and found no calls from either opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LC Leonard Cheong	260,000(217 BB)	65,000
TL Thomas Lee	50,300(42 BB)	50,300

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

Eman Segismundo flops the world

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg Eman Segismundo opened to 2,500, called by Sandy Cea and the big blind. Flop came 9♦ 3♦ 3♥ and saw Segismundo continue for 1,500 and shortly reshove all-in after Cea put in a raise. Cea calls off for his 20,000 stack with J♦ 8♦ and is drawing dead against Segismundo’s 9♥ 9♣ flopped boat.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ES Eman Segismundo	90,000(75 BB)	90,000
SC Sandy Cea	busted

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2/23/2024, 7:19:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Last level to register! 364 entries have already been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight C with the prize pool past the PHP 30 million mark.

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2/23/2024, 7:10:00 PM

Mirpuri Rishi holds for the win

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

An all-in preflop situation saw Jessie Leonarez call off a five bet jam from Mirpuri Rishi for 35,800. Mirpuri reveals Q♠ Q♥ , ahead of Leonarez’ A♠ J♠ . A favorite, Mirpuri claimed the double up after no aces were found on 2♠ 8♣ 8♠ 3♦ 9♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jessie Leonarez	85,000(71 BB)	85,000
RM Rishi Mirpuri	74,600(62 BB)	74,600

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2/23/2024, 6:57:00 PM

Anthony Wong knocks two players out

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg Morvan Romain open shoved 9,000 and was followed with another all-in for 15,000 from Li Xinjing. Big blind Anthony Wong put in the final call for a three way showdown.

Morvan A♠ 7♠ Li 9♣ 9♠ Wong 8♥ 8♠

The board ran 8♦ T♠ 7♦ K♥ 5♦ , giving Wong a set to scoop up the pot and knock out both opponents at the same time.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AW Anthony Wong	170,000(142 BB)	170,000
RM Romain Morvan	busted	-9,000
LX Li Xinjing	busted

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2/23/2024, 6:49:00 PM

John Tech bags a boost

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cutoff John Tech opened to 2,500, joined by both button Han Cheol Woong and small blind on flop 7♥ 5♠ K♥ . Checked to Han, he bets 6,000, called by the raiser. Turn 4♥ goes check check, peeling river 7♦ . Tech bets 3,500 and shortly calls Han’s raise to 23,500. Han shows A♥ 4♣ , no good against Tech’s K♦ 9♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JT John Tech	150,000(125 BB)	150,000
HC Han Cheol Woong	105,000(88 BB)	105,000

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2/23/2024, 6:38:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

350 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Flight C with registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10. Flight D Turbo kicks off in an hour for the last chance to qualify!

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2/23/2024, 6:37:00 PM

Ivan Dela Cruz takes it down on the river

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A blind vs blind battle saw William Ysmael raise to 3,000, called behind Ivan Dela Cruz to see flop 5♠ 6♥ 8♣ . Both players check it through, revealing turn Q♠ . Ysmael bets 4,800 and calls Cruz’s raise to 11,800. Cruz bets the river J♥ 20,500 and merits a fold from his opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WY William Ysmael	130,000(130 BB)	122,000
ID Ivan Dela Cruz	110,000(110 BB)	110,000

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2/23/2024, 6:22:00 PM

Agbuya Wilbert lands monster flop

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A three bet pot saw four players head to flop 2♠ 2♦ 6♠ . Checked to cutoff Kakuichi Yusuke, he bet all-in for 33,200, called behind by aggressor Jinlong Hu. Agbuya Wilbert flicks in his 12,900 stack and the three go to showdown.

Kakuichi 7♥ 7♦ Hu J♣ J♠ Agbuya 6♣ 6♦

A great spot for Agbuya, his full house cruised to a win after the turn 3♣ and river Q♣ completed the board. Hu takes the side pot while Kakuichi heads for the rails.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JH Jinlong Hu	100,000(100 BB)	67,000
AW Agbuya Wilbert	74,000(74 BB)	74,000
KY Kakuichi Yusuke	busted

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2/23/2024, 6:03:00 PM

Leonard Cheong rises to chip lead

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Small blind Leonard Cheong min raised to 2,000, called by big blind Eric Alcantara. On flop K♠ 8♣ A♥ , Cheong continued for 2,500 and another 4,000 on turn 5♣ . Alcantara this time, put in a raise to 14,000, called by Cheong. River 4♠ completed the board and Cheong bet all-in for Alcantara’s 33,000 behind. Alcantara makes the call with two pair 5♦ 8♣ and is crushed against Cheong’s straight 6♥ 7♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LC Leonard Cheong	195,000(195 BB)	59,000
EA Eric Alcantara	busted

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2/23/2024, 5:59:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

With 336 entries in so far, the Manila Megastack 18 Main Event pot is approaching the PHP 30 Million mark with one more flight to go. Registration for Flight C open for two more hours!

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2/23/2024, 5:56:00 PM

Ricardo Torres delivers double elimination

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Another three way all-in was seen with Ricardo Torres stacking the biggest against Chierro De Leon (11,300) and Alexander Lai (18,500).

Torres A♠ K♥ De Leon 9♠ 9♥ Lai J♦ J♠

The board ran 5♠ K♦ 7♦ K♣ T♥ with Torres landing trip kings to scoop the entire pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RT Ricardo Torres	65,000(81 BB)	65,000
CD Chierro De Leon	busted
AL Alexander Lai	busted

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2/23/2024, 5:50:00 PM

Leonard Cheong secures a full double up

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Utg Leonard Cheong opened to 2,000 and proceeded to four bet to 15,000 vs Takazawa Yuta’s raise. Flop came T♦ 2♦ 6♠ and Cheong continued for 12,000, called by Takazawa. Turn K♦ didn’t stop Cheong as he shoved all-in for 40,000. Takazawa puts in the call with A♦ Q♣ and is behind his opponent’s 9♦ 9♥ . River K♠ runs safe for Cheong’s pair, securing him the full double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LC Leonard Cheong	136,000(170 BB)	136,000
YT Yuta Takazawa	11,000(14 BB)	11,000

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2/23/2024, 5:34:00 PM

Acain Henrieto fills up on the river

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A three way all-in ensued with Tor Anton Welo covering both opponents Acain Henrieto (8,200) and Tamaya Naohito (34,500).

Tor A♣ A♠ Acain A♥ 7♥ Tamaya 6♥ 6♠

Up against a monster hand, Acain luckily was spared from elimination after the board K♥ T♥ Q♦ 4♠ 4♥ earned him a flush. Tor takes the side pot, knocking out Tamaya from the table.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TA Tor Anton Welo	70,000(88 BB)	70,000
AH Acain Henrieto	26,600(33 BB)	26,600
TN Tamaya Naohito	busted

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2/23/2024, 5:08:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A staggering 306 entries have been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight C, pumping up the prize pool to a massive PHP 28 Million. Registration open through Level 10 along with Flight D Turbo later on tonight.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GM Ghanem Michel	155,000(194 BB)	15,000
MJ Michl Joris	140,000(175 BB)	-31,000
BR Bulaong Richard	120,000(150 BB)	120,000
WA Wong Anthony	115,000(144 BB)	-204,000
OR Osete Reynaldo	105,000(131 BB)	-172,000

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2/23/2024, 5:05:00 PM

Renjie Ye cruises with nines

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Facing an open and a call, small blind Renjie Ye fired a three bet to 3,300 and called off original raiser Bellanger Adams’ 10,000 jam with 9♠ 9♥ . Bellanger is behind with A♣ 4♣ and failed to catch up on board J♥ 9♣ 6♠ 8♣ 8♠ for his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RY Renjie Ye	55,000(92 BB)	55,000
BA Bellanger Adams	busted

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2/23/2024, 4:56:00 PM

Calvin Tan misses to pair up

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

With a ton of preflop action in front of him, big blind Ghanem Michel opted to five bet 20,000 and call off with Q♠ Q♦ against Calvin Tan’s 46,100 all-in with A♣ K♦ . A classic NLH flip, the board 7♣ 7♠ 6♠ 6♥ 6♦ missed to pair up Tan, leaving his overcards headed for the muck.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GM Ghanem Michel	140,000(233 BB)	111,000
CT Calvin Tan	busted

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2/23/2024, 4:40:00 PM

Ching Li Lok takes it down

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Cutoff opened to 1,200, called by button Cezar Quiambao along with big blind Ching Li Lok. Flop Q♦ T♠ 6♥ saw the raiser continue for 1,500, called by both players. On turn J♠ , action was checked to Quiambao who bet 6,500. Ching put in a raise to 15,500, raiser folds, and Quiambao makes the call. River came another Q♠ and Ching tank called for his remaining 22,800 after Quiambao moved all-in. Quiambao reveals a busted straight draw K♥ 8♥ and hands over the win to Ching with a straight 9♠ 8♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Ching Li Lok	90,000(150 BB)	56,000
CQ Cezar Quiambao	11,000(18 BB)	11,000

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2/23/2024, 4:28:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

281 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Flight C with registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

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2/23/2024, 4:24:00 PM

Jose Ruzzel continues to chip up

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Utg+1 Tsunoda Motoharu opened and called Jose Ruzzel’s three bet to 1,300, revealing flop Q♥ T♣ 9♣ . Tsunoda led for 2,000 and called a raise from his opponent to 6,000. Jose barreled another 9,700 on turn 2♥ , check called by Tsunoda. River 8♠ saw Tsunoda lead for 6,000 once more yet fold after Jose bumped it up to 26,000 total.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JR Jose Ruzzel	75,000(150 BB)	25,000
TM Tsunoda Motoharu	41,000(82 BB)	-42,000

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2/23/2024, 4:14:00 PM

Split pot for Khalife Hanna and Ching Li Lok

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

With 6,800 in the middle on flop J♥ 9♥ 8♣ , both Khalife Hanna and Ching Li Lok found themselves all-in - Hanna with the nut straight Q♦ T♦ against Ching’s flush draw A♥ T♥ . The runout T♠ Q♠ however, ran a straight on board, chopping up the chips for both players.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Ching Li Lok	34,000(68 BB)	-81,000
KH Khalife Hanna	31,000(62 BB)	22,000

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2/23/2024, 4:02:00 PM

Aitani Michio bricks runout

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Utg opened to 1,200, called by button Ishibashi Tsuyoshi and big blind Aitani Michio. Flop came 3♦ 6♣ K♠ , checked to Ishibashi, he bet all-in for 6,600 and was called by Aitani with 5♦ 4♦ for a straight draw. Ishibashi is ahead with A♣ 7♥ and locked in the win after the runout K♥ T♠ bricked for the chip leader.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Aitani Michio	110,000(220 BB)	110,000
TI Tsuyoshi Ishibashi	17,500(35 BB)	17,500

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2/23/2024, 3:55:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

261 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight C! Pot continues to rise with PHP 26.2 Million now on the table.

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2/23/2024, 3:49:00 PM

Anton Del Rosario pulls triple barrel bluff

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

A multiway raised pot saw flop J♦ 5♦ 3♥ where raiser Anton Del Rosario continued for 1,600. Big blind Jose Ruzzel put in the call, revealing turn 7♥ . Del Rosario fired another 2,500 and an all-in for 9,800 on river 2♠ . Jose called all three streets with top pair J♣ T♦ and is good against his opponent’s king high K♥ Q♥ to knock the latter out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JR Jose Ruzzel	50,000(125 BB)	-35,000
AD Anton Del Rosario	busted

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2/23/2024, 3:35:00 PM

Christian Lortie sends Vincent Wong packing

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

lortiecloutierchristian — Christian Lortie

Facing an open from hijack Christian Lortie, small blind Vincent Wong shoved his remaining 11,000 in with A♥ T♠ and was called by the raiser with A♣ J♣ . Dominated, Wong failed to catch up on board 9♣ 6♠ 4♦ 5♦ 8♥ , leading to his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Christian Lortie	70,000(175 BB)	10,000
VW Vincent Wong	busted

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2/23/2024, 3:25:00 PM

Opekunov Dmitrii wins preflop battle

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Utg Ryan Jerico Platon opened to 800 and was met with a three bet to 2,500 from Jinlong Hu behind. One seat away, Opekunov Dmitrii pushed a four bet to 6,500 total and found no calls from either opponent.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OD Opekunov Dmitrii	35,000(88 BB)	35,000
JH Jinlong Hu	33,000(83 BB)	-22,000
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	29,000(73 BB)	-631,000

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2/23/2024, 3:05:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

194 entries in for today’s Main Event Flight C with the pot at a roaring PHP 23.6 Million! Registration open through Level 10 @ 20:10.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Ee David	90,000(225 BB)	90,000
TM Tsunoda Motoharu	83,000(208 BB)	-12,000
AP Aquino Prince	70,000(175 BB)	2,300
WE Wong Ezekiel	60,000(150 BB)	60,000
LC Lortie Christian	55,000(138 BB)	55,000

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2/23/2024, 3:00:00 PM

Edwin Dela Cruz doubles up with aces

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Utg Cezar Quiambao opened to 800 and called Edwin Dela Cruz’s three bet to 2,800. Flop 7♠ 6♣ 3♦ saw Quiambao pull a check raise to 4,500, Dela Cruz with a call. Dela Cruz proceeded to bet all-in turn 5♠ checked to him, for 13,900. Quiambao makes the final call with 9♠ 9♣ and is behind Dela Cruz’s A♣ A♦ . No nine on the river meant a full double up for Dela Cruz while Quiambao slips down to 28,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	43,100(144 BB)	-76,900

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2/23/2024, 2:42:00 PM

Top pair no good for Hyung Kim Tae

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Cutoff Hyung Kim Tae opened to 900, joined by both players on the blinds on flop 2♠ K♦ 6♥ . Small blind Tsunoda Motoharu led for 1,500, called by the big blind. Action on Hyung, he raised to 5,000 and was met with another raise from Tsunoda to 16,500. Big blind folds and Hyung shoves all-in for 41,600 total. Tsunoda makes the call with K♣ 2♥ , ahead of Hyung’s K♠ J♥ . The turn 9♦ and river 4♠ complete the board, eliminating Hyung from the flight early in the game.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TM Tsunoda Motoharu	95,000(317 BB)	95,000
HK Hyung Kim Tae	busted

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

Guarantee breached!

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The Manila Megastack 18 Main Event pot is now up to PHP 21.1 Million with Flight C open for six more hours and Flight D Turbo slated for later on tonight. 131 entries in so far for today’s Flight C.

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2/23/2024, 2:19:00 PM

Aquino Prince lands monster flop

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Cutoff Drago Leonardo opened to 500, called by button Ghanem Michel and big blind Aquino Prince. Flop 7♦ 5♦ 5♣ rolled on board and saw Drago continue for 800, called by both opponents. Drago fired another 2,100 on turn K♣ and found two stacks rushing to the middle. Drago gets out of the way, revealing Aquino’s 7♥ 7♠ against Ghanem’s 5♥ 6♠ . Down to a one outer, Ghanem forked over half his stack and is back to the starting chip count after the river 3♦ sealed his loss.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AP Aquino Prince	67,700(339 BB)	67,700
GM Ghanem Michel	29,000(145 BB)	-483,000
LD Leonardo Drago	25,000(125 BB)	25,000

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2/23/2024, 1:53:00 PM

Set good for Soh Puay Hwee

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Utg Tamilsilvam Arvin opened to 500, joined by three other players on flop 9♠ T♦ J♣ . Small blind Soh Puay Hwee led out a bet of 1,500, called by the raiser and button Choi Chang Gi. On turn 4♦ , Soh barreled 1,800 and another 2,000 on river 5♥ . While both players called the turn, only Tamisilvan got to showdown where Soh revealed 9♣ 9♥ for the win,

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SP Soh Puay Hwee	42,500(213 BB)	28,500
TA Tamilsilvam Arvin	30,000(150 BB)	30,000
CC Choi Chang Gi	16,200(81 BB)	16,200

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2/23/2024, 1:44:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

76 entries are in for today’s Main Event Flight C with the generated pot about to eclipse the PHP 20 Million guarantee.

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2/23/2024, 1:37:00 PM

Nover Daniel Martin crashes early

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

With 14,000 in the pot on board 5♥ A♥ 6♠ A♣ , action was seen on big blind Cenicola Silvio who firred a bet of 5,700. Opponent Nover Daniel Martin raised all-in for 11,200 total and was called by Cenicola with 6♦ 6♣ . Nover’s trips A♠ J♠ , is crushed by Cenicola’s full house with the river 7♥ sealing his fate.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CS Cenicola Silvio	50,000(500 BB)	-163,000
ND Nover Daniel Martin	busted

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2/23/2024, 1:23:00 PM

Pocket kings for Steiner Bernhard Michael

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Button Joseph Talamayan opened to 300 and called a raise to 1,200 from big blind Steiner Bernhard Michael. Flop 6♠ 2♠ 4♣ saw Steiner bet over pot (3,200), called by his opponent. Turn A♣ and river 8♥ went check check, Steiner shows K♦ K♥ to take it down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SB Steiner Bernhard Michael	35,800(358 BB)	-153,200
JT Joseph Talamayan	23,300(233 BB)	23,300

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2/23/2024, 1:09:00 PM

Hui May Yan Anthonia claims early boost

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

huimayyananthonia 1 — Hui May Yan Anthonia

Utg Mehra Rishi defended his open and called small blind Hui May Yan Anthonia’s three bet to 900. On flop 8♦ 4♥ Q♣ , Hui continued for 1,500, called by Mehra. Turn K♥ saw Hui pull another 2,500. Mehra raised to 7,500 and saw Hui bump it up to 13,300. Mehra folds and Hui ships the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Hui May Yan Anthonia	40,100(401 BB)	40,100
MR Mehra Rishi	21,100(211 BB)	-168,900

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2/23/2024, 1:04:00 PM

Shuffle up & deal!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Main Event Flight C action begins, good luck to all the players!

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2/23/2024, 12:55:00 AM

Ryan Jerico Platon bags the lead

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

Main Event - Flight C - Live Updates

Today’s Main Event Flight C recorded the biggest turnout with a smashing 372 entries recorded across ten levels of registration. It took close to twelve hours on the floor before the 56 qualifier pack was set led by Philippines’ Ryan Jerico Platon. Platon stood to be the chip leader by the time registration closed and managed to preserve his big stack all the way through. Platon delivered a crushing bust in the last hour to amass more chips and claim the top spot for today’s flight.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PR Platon Ryan Jerico	650,000(130 BB)	650,000
ER Edoc Redentor	537,000(107 BB)	537,000
GM Ghanem Michel	512,000(102 BB)	500,000
AR Ambata Rick Jason	462,000(92 BB)	462,000
YM Yuta Morikawa	425,000(85 BB)	425,000
LC Landry Crag	388,000(78 BB)	388,000
CJ Catalig Jeremy	337,000(67 BB)	337,000
RJ Rivera John Michael	337,000(67 BB)	337,000
WA Wong Anthony	319,000(64 BB)	319,000
LJ Leonarez Jessie	295,000(59 BB)	295,000
TA Taneo Alex	294,000(59 BB)	294,000
DC Dela Cruz Ivan	293,000(59 BB)	293,000
OR Osete Reynaldo	277,000(55 BB)	277,000
CJ Chang Jae Yi	273,000(55 BB)	273,000
TM Takayama Mike	266,000(53 BB)	266,000
AL Aban Leonard	256,000(51 BB)	256,000
CK Chogo Kento	251,000(50 BB)	251,000
BR Bulaong Raphael	234,000(47 BB)	234,000
GT Gonzaga Terry	225,000(45 BB)	225,000
CS Cenicola Silvio	213,000(43 BB)	213,000
SH Sung Hakyoung	208,000(42 BB)	208,000
VM Villariaza Monziar	198,000(40 BB)	198,000
EM Enriquez Michael Kim	192,000(38 BB)	192,000
MJ Magnotti Joseph	191,000(38 BB)	191,000
SB Steiner Bernhard Michael	189,000(38 BB)	189,000
CL Cheong Leonard	189,000(38 BB)	189,000
SM Sugiyama Masakazu	183,000(37 BB)	183,000
TJ Tan John Clyde	181,000(36 BB)	181,000
VT Vebruggen Tom Henricus	179,000(36 BB)	179,000
MR Magbutay Riener	173,000(35 BB)	173,000
MJ Michl Joris	171,000(34 BB)	171,000
SC Shah Chirag	156,000(31 BB)	156,000
SG Sawma Gaby	152,000(30 BB)	152,000
TJ Tech John	127,000(25 BB)	127,000
TM Thoo Ming Ken	127,000(25 BB)	77,000
MR Messina Ron Ryan	121,000(24 BB)	121,000
HJ Huerto Joven	118,000(24 BB)	118,000
VJ Vasay Joemark	110,000(22 BB)	110,000
SD Stanley Damien Peter	106,000(21 BB)	64,200
KH Kyung Ho Moon	105,000(21 BB)	84,000
CJ Calamiong John	101,000(20 BB)	101,000
GR Galvez Renniel	99,000(20 BB)	99,000
HJ Hu Jinlong	90,000(18 BB)	90,000
SJ Sim Jae Kyung	89,000(18 BB)	89,000
YI Yasuki Iwaki	87,000(17 BB)	87,000
AE Ashen Edgar	83,000(17 BB)	83,000
SE Segismundo Emmanuel	77,000(15 BB)	77,000
PE Penaflorida Edward	75,000(15 BB)	75,000
EL Ecarma Lenart	73,000(15 BB)	73,000
IJ Intia Jester	61,000(12 BB)	61,000
RE Rivera Euryd	57,000(11 BB)	57,000
SK Sunars Kevin Alfonsi	55,000(11 BB)	55,000
KT Kohei Takami	54,000(11 BB)
GC Gau Chiun Shiang	48,000(10 BB)	48,000
OM Oyama Masaharu	42,000(8 BB)	42,000
JK Jung Kelvin Hyu-Ki	37,000(7 BB)	-48,000

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2/23/2024, 12:51:00 AM

Thomas Lee bubbles Flight C

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

Folded to Thomas Lee on the small blind, he shoved his remaining 43,000 with A♠ 9♦ and was called behind by Jorise Michl with A♥ J♦ . At risk, Lee failed to catch up on board Q♣ J♠ 5♦ T♥ Q♠ and exits as the day’s bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Jorise Michl	150,000(30 BB)	150,000
TL Thomas Lee	busted

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2/23/2024, 12:51:00 AM

Takami Kohei saved from bubble elimination

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

Bubble time saw Takami Kohei jam in his last 21,000 with A♦ Q♦ vs Edgar Asehan’s open. Asehan makes the call with 7♣ 7♥ and the two run the board A♥ K♠ 9♦ 3♠ A♠ . Takami survives with trip aces and makes Day 2.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EA Edgar Asehan	83,000(17 BB)	83,000
KT Kohei Takami	54,000(11 BB)	-6,000

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2/23/2024, 12:26:00 AM

Rick Jason Ambata gets full value

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

Mitsugi Shunsuke defended his big blind against button Rick Jason Ambata’s 12,000 open and saw flop 5♥ 4♣ 2♠ . Ambata continued for 7,000, check called by Mitsugi. On turn 5♣ , Ambata went for another 20,000 and was met with a raise to 60,000. Ambata moved all-in, leaving Mitsugi to call off his 100,000 behind.

Ambata A♥ 3♣ Mitsugi A♣ J♣

Drawing to any club, the river 7♦ didn’t spare Mitsugi from elimination, falling at two spots short of the money.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	450,000(90 BB)	450,000
MS Mitsugi Shunsuke	busted	-200,000

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2/23/2024, 12:15:00 AM

Ryan Jerico Platon on the rise

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

Button Horikoshi Shingo opened to 11,000 and called a three bet to 31,000 from big blind Ryan Jerico Platon. On flop 6♦ 4♠ 4♥ , Platon opted to check raise Horikoshi to 75,000. Horikoshi clapped back with an all-in for 140,000 and collected a snap call from his opponent.

Horikoshi 5♣ 5♦ Platon 7♦ 4♦

Drawing to two outs, Horikoshi exited the Main Event arena after the turn J♠ and river J♥ missed to show a five.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Ryan Jerico Platon	660,000(132 BB)	660,000
HS Horikoshi Shingo	busted

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2/23/2024, 12:10:00 AM

Ace high good for Renniel Galvez

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

Cutoff Renniel Galvez opened to 10,000 and saw big blind Mitsugi Shunsuke complete, revealing flop Qx 7x 4♣ . Both players check it through, heading to turn 5♣ . Mitsugi leads for 15,000, called by Galvez. River 4♦ completes the board and Mitsugi bets all-in for Galvez’ tournament life. Galvez calls off his remaining 50,000 with A♣ 3♣ and is good against Mitsugi’s 2♣ 8♣ busted draw.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MS Mitsugi Shunsuke	200,000(40 BB)	200,000
RG Renniel Galvez	160,000(32 BB)	92,000