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Philippines, Okada Manila
Day 2
Chengyu Liao bows out in 15th place - PHP 315,000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000,000(63 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
busted | -1,350,000 |
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 |
Seonghun Jeong crippled by Chengyu Liao
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,465,000(29 BB) | 665,000 | |
| 155,000(3 BB) | -1,045,000 |
Easy double up for Choi Jaeki
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,040,000(51 BB) | 1,780,000 | |
| 800,000(20 BB) | -700,000 |
Osete Reynaldo suffers monstrous beat
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500,000(38 BB) | 415,000 | |
| 350,000(9 BB) | 110,000 | |
busted | -105,000 |
Seonghun Jeong lays down queens
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200,000(48 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 1,085,000(43 BB) | 335,000 |
Break Time!
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 920,000(92 BB) | 90,000 | |
| 900,000(90 BB) | 324,000 | |
| 850,000(85 BB) | 400,000 | |
| 750,000(75 BB) | 378,000 | |
| 620,000(62 BB) | 395,000 |
Flight D
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 550,000(46 BB) | 310,000 | |
| 372,000(31 BB) | -58,000 | |
| 359,000(30 BB) | 315,000 | |
| 295,000(25 BB) | ||
| 266,000(22 BB) | 266,000 | |
| 252,000(21 BB) | 252,000 | |
| 223,000(19 BB) | 223,000 | |
| 221,000(18 BB) | 221,000 | |
| 204,000(17 BB) | 24,000 | |
| 195,000(16 BB) | 195,000 | |
| 154,000(13 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 138,000(12 BB) | 138,000 | |
| 134,000(11 BB) | 134,000 | |
| 127,000(11 BB) | 127,000 | |
| 126,000(11 BB) | 126,000 | |
| 116,000(10 BB) | 116,000 | |
| 112,000(9 BB) | 112,000 | |
| 110,000(9 BB) | 110,000 | |
| 94,000(8 BB) | 94,000 | |
| 72,000(6 BB) | 72,000 | |
| 25,000(2 BB) | 25,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 430,000(54 BB) | 430,000 | |
busted |