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Philippines, Okada Manila
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 295,000(25 BB) | 295,000 | |
busted | -25,000 |
Flight C
Back to back wins for Jinlong Hu
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 135,000(54 BB) | -30,000 | |
| 120,000(48 BB) | 35,000 | |
| 85,000(34 BB) | -15,000 | |
busted |