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Philippines, Okada Manila
Final Day
Henrik Tollefsen ships Manila Megastack 18 Main Event title!
Main Event - Final Day - Live Updates
After a quick four hour final table gameplay, Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen claimed the victory along with the PHP 5,651,000 top prize following a heads up deal. Tollefsen cruised through, not once relinquishing his lead to dominate the final games. Tollefsen takes with him an APPT Main Event package valued at PHP 120,000 and a second career PokerStars Main Event title.
Congratulations to all the players!
Final Table Results
*Denotes deal was made
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 |
Chen Jingliang busts in 9th place - PHP 569,345
Hijack Chen Jingliang open shoved his 760,000 in with 7♠ 7♦ and was called by chip leader Henrik Tollefsen with K♣ J♠ . Up for a flip, the board Q♣ J♣ 3♣ 5♥ 2♠ ran in favor of Tollefsen, eliminating Chen as the first final table casualty.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 11,000,000(110 BB) | 800,000 | |
busted | -1,000,000 |
Morikawa Yuta slams it through
Utg+2 Chen Jingliang opened to 250,000, called by Chang Jae Yi behind. Cutoff Morikawa Yuta shoved all-in, covering both opponents. Both players make the fold, shipping Morikawa the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,500,000(35 BB) | 690,000 | |
| 2,740,000(27 BB) | -240,000 | |
| 1,000,000(10 BB) | -260,000 |
Day 2
Henrik Tollefsen leads final nine!
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9,595,000(96 BB) | 5,585,000 | |
| 3,930,000(39 BB) | 3,280,000 | |
| 3,230,000(32 BB) | 1,730,000 | |
| 3,125,000(31 BB) | -1,380,000 | |
| 2,810,000(28 BB) | ||
| 1,990,000(20 BB) | 415,000 | |
| 1,260,000(13 BB) | -700,000 | |
| 785,000(8 BB) | -1,335,000 | |
| 780,000(8 BB) | 240,000 |
Chen Jingliang holds for the win
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3,200,000(32 BB) | -400,000 | |
| 1,960,000(20 BB) | 1,090,000 |
Seat Redraw!
Last two tables sees Jeremy Catalig in the lead! Minimum payout listed at PHP 275,000.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,505,000(75 BB) | 3,155,000 | |
| 4,010,000(67 BB) | 3,884,000 | |
| 2,650,000(44 BB) | 2,458,000 | |
| 2,320,000(39 BB) | -130,000 | |
| 1,575,000(26 BB) | -325,000 | |
| 1,575,000(26 BB) | 1,319,000 | |
| 1,460,000(24 BB) | -240,000 | |
| 1,455,000(24 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 1,350,000(23 BB) | -115,000 | |
| 1,320,000(22 BB) | 785,000 | |
| 1,070,000(18 BB) | 667,000 | |
| 870,000(15 BB) | -720,000 | |
| 810,000(14 BB) | 587,000 | |
| 770,000(13 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 650,000(11 BB) | 601,000 | |
| 540,000(9 BB) | 445,000 |
Morikawa Yuta slips down
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,590,000(32 BB) | 1,515,000 | |
| 535,000(11 BB) | -865,000 |
Flight B
Lester Edoc reigns as Flight B chip leader
Main Event - Flight B - Live Updates
After almost 12 hours on the felt, the Main Event Flight B games wrapped up with a total of 231 entries recorded and 35 players qualifying through to Day 2. Philippines’ own Lester Edoc topped the charts with a massive 159 BB stack after cracking both pocket aces and kings as the last hand of the day. Also making the list are APPT Main Event champion Henrik Tollefsen, WPT winner Jonald Garcia, and Metro Team pro Joseph Sia.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 797,000(159 BB) | 797,000 | |
| 465,000(93 BB) | 465,000 | |
| 403,000(81 BB) | 403,000 | |
| 360,000(72 BB) | 360,000 | |
| 302,000(60 BB) | 302,000 | |
| 289,000(58 BB) | 289,000 | |
| 255,000(51 BB) | 255,000 | |
| 247,000(49 BB) | 247,000 | |
| 242,000(48 BB) | 242,000 | |
GB | 239,000(48 BB) | 239,000 |
| 235,000(47 BB) | 235,000 | |
| 233,000(47 BB) | 233,000 | |
| 224,000(45 BB) | 224,000 | |
| 223,000(45 BB) | 223,000 | |
| 222,000(44 BB) | 222,000 | |
| 190,000(38 BB) | 190,000 | |
| 189,000(38 BB) | 189,000 | |
| 171,000(34 BB) | 171,000 | |
| 170,000(34 BB) | 170,000 | |
| 166,000(33 BB) | 166,000 | |
| 155,000(31 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 126,000(25 BB) | 126,000 | |
| 124,000(25 BB) | 124,000 | |
| 122,000(24 BB) | 122,000 | |
| 109,000(22 BB) | 109,000 | |
| 106,000(21 BB) | 106,000 | |
| 95,000(19 BB) | 95,000 | |
| 75,000(15 BB) | 22,000 | |
ZE | 71,000(14 BB) | 71,000 |
| 70,000(14 BB) | ||
| 66,000(13 BB) | 66,000 | |
| 61,000(12 BB) | 61,000 | |
| 49,000(10 BB) | 49,000 | |
| 34,000(7 BB) | 34,000 | |
| 27,000(5 BB) | 27,000 |
Hand for hand continues
Folded to small blind Chen Jingliang, he shoved his remaining 24,000 with A♥ T♥ and was called by big blind Marco Almerez with 4♥ 8♣ . Running a race, Chen secured the double up on board T♦ Q♣ 3♥ K♠ 7♣ and avoids bubble elimination.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 125,000(25 BB) | 125,000 | |
| 53,000(11 BB) | 53,000 |