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Day 2
Nakanishi Hirotaka crashes in 14th place - PHP 315,000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7,100,000(89 BB) | 2,100,000 | |
busted | -2,000,000 |
Alvin Jeff Sembrano saves his chips
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000,000(25 BB) | 425,000 | |
| 900,000(11 BB) | -300,000 |
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 |
Great spot for Nakanishi Hirotaka
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,600,000(43 BB) | -1,060,000 | |
| 1,900,000(32 BB) | 1,790,000 |
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 |
Flight A
Nakanishi Hirotaka falls short
Utg+1 Nakanishi Hirotaka open shoved his 35,000 stack in with K♣ Q♥ and was called by Ciklamini Patrik with A♠ T♣ . Up for a race, the board ran 8♥ 7♥ 2♦ T♦ J♠ , leaving Nakanishi’s king high headed for the muck.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 330,000(110 BB) | -15,000 | |
busted |