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Flight update!
68/138 players remain in the last flight on schedule with 21 runners guaranteed a spot into Day 2. Final prize pool is listed at PHP 36,024,345!
Somekawa Kentaro tops Flight D qualifiers
Main Event - Flight D - Live Updates
The final flight of the Manila Megastack 18 Main Event wrapped up with an additional 21 runners qualifying to Day 2. A total of 917 entries turned up across four flights, generating a massive pot of PHP 36,034,345 (~USD 644,500). Japan’s Somekawa Kentaro closed the day with the largest stack for Flight D, bringing in a 550,000 chip count to Day 2.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SK Sormekawa Kentaro | 550,000(46 BB) | 310,000 |
CL Chengyu Liao | 372,000(31 BB) | -58,000 |
MY Murakami Yuta | 359,000(30 BB) | 315,000 |
TH Tan Hai Shien | 295,000(25 BB) | |
MR Marquez Richard | 266,000(22 BB) | 266,000 |
SJ Stan Johnson | 252,000(21 BB) | 252,000 |
NJ Nachor Jr Vivencio | 223,000(19 BB) | 223,000 |
TE Tan Ernest | 221,000(18 BB) | 221,000 |
NA Noel Araniel | 204,000(17 BB) | 24,000 |
TL Timonera Lester | 195,000(16 BB) | 195,000 |
DL De Leon Chierro | 154,000(13 BB) | 154,000 |
KN Koichi Numajiri | 138,000(12 BB) | 138,000 |
RN Rolands Norietis | 134,000(11 BB) | 134,000 |
RM Romain Morvan | 127,000(11 BB) | 127,000 |
VH Villa Hernan Jaybee | 126,000(11 BB) | 126,000 |
TA Tchung Alan | 116,000(10 BB) | 116,000 |
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 112,000(9 BB) | 112,000 |
NH Nakanishi Hirotaka | 110,000(9 BB) | 110,000 |
OP Oesterstroem Phenix | 94,000(8 BB) | 94,000 |
FY Fujita Yoshikazu | 72,000(6 BB) | 72,000 |
DR David Rene Mar | 25,000(2 BB) | 25,000 |
Kuroda Shohei exits as Flight D bubble
Utg+2 Kuroda Shohei shoved his 56,000 stack in with J♥ J♣ and was called by small blind Tan Hai Shien with A♠ Q♣ . Flipping for his tournament life, Kuroda was crushed to see his opponent roll top pair on 9♥ 6♥ 5♦ Q♦ 8♥ for his elimination.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TH Tan Hai Shien | 295,000(25 BB) | 295,000 |
KS Kuroda Shohei | busted | -25,000 |
Bubble time!
Action is on bubble time with 22 left on the felt and only 21 players moving on through to Day 2.
Aces cracked for Pavlou Anastasios
Utg+2 Pavlou Anastasios flicked in his remaining 39,000 with A♥ A♦ and was called by big blind Araniel Noel with J♠ 7♠ . A good spot to double up, Pavlou instead crashed two spots short of the money after the board 8♦ Q♣ T♦ 9♠ 7♦ ran a straight for his opponent.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NA Noel Araniel | 180,000(18 BB) | 115,000 |
PA Pavlou Anastasios | busted |
Almost bubble time!
24 players remain out of the 138 entry field with only 21 guaranteed a spot into Day 2.
Chengyu Liao busts Ricardo Singapan
Utg+1 Chengyu Liao opened to 20,000 and called Ricardo Singapan’s 120,000 all-in with 8♠ 8♥ . Singapan shows A♠ Q♣ and is up for a flip against the pocket pair. The board ran 8♣ T♦ 5♣ 6♠ 5♠ , giving Chengyu a full house to knock out Singapan from the running.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CL Chengyu Liao | 430,000(54 BB) | 430,000 |
RS Ricardo Singapan | busted |
Blinds up!
27 players remain in the last Main Event flight with six more eliminations before the qualifying rounds come to an end.
Somekawa Kentaro lands monster flop
A four way raised pot saw flop 4♥ 8♥ 8♠ . Small blind Tsunoda Motoharu led for 7,000, called by big blind Somekawa Kentaro. Original raiser Hernan Jaybee Villa put in a raise to 28,500 with Tsunoda calling off his stack. Somekawa reshoved for 97,000 total, alarming Villa to fold.
Tsunoda J♥ J♦ Somekawa 8♣ 7♣
Crushed against trips, Tsunoda bid his Main Event dreams goodbye after the turn 6♣ and river 2♥ completed the board.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SK Sormekawa Kentaro | 240,000(40 BB) | 240,000 |
HJ Hernan Jaybee Villa | 170,000(28 BB) | 170,000 |
TM Tsunoda Motoharu | busted | -41,000 |