Day 2
Benjamin Mangaliman bags a double up

Utg opened to 14,000, called by button Czardy Rivera. Benjamin Mangaliman on the small blind squeezed all-in for 57,000 and was called only by Rivera for showdown.
Mangaliman 9♠ 9♣ Rivera 8♦ 9♦
A huge favorite, Mangaliman had no worries after flopping a set on 9♥ K♥ J♣ 4♣ Q♦ to eventually score the full double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
600,000(120 BB) | -60,000 | |
138,000(28 BB) | 83,000 |
Day 1C
Czardy Rivera closes Flight C with the biggest stack
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Having played over nine hours on the felt, Metro Team pro Czardy Rivera topped the 268 entry field, bagging a massive 636,000 stack into Day 2. Rivera took advantage of bubble time to amass more chips and inch over second in the running Ryan Platon. Joining Rivera are 39 other qualifiers including local standouts Renniel Galvez, Joemark Vasay, and Renato Villanueva Jr.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
636,000(106 BB) | 636,000 | |
595,000(99 BB) | 535,000 | |
507,000(85 BB) | 417,000 | |
488,000(81 BB) | 488,000 | |
430,000(72 BB) | ||
417,000(70 BB) | 57,000 | |
375,000(63 BB) | 290,000 | |
JI | 371,000(62 BB) | 1,000 |
359,000(60 BB) | 359,000 | |
322,000(54 BB) | 322,000 | |
258,000(43 BB) | 258,000 | |
241,000(40 BB) | 241,000 | |
226,000(38 BB) | 226,000 | |
212,000(35 BB) | 212,000 | |
199,000(33 BB) | 39,000 | |
197,000(33 BB) | 67,000 | |
196,000(33 BB) | 196,000 | |
161,000(27 BB) | 161,000 | |
156,000(26 BB) | 156,000 | |
142,000(24 BB) | 142,000 | |
136,000(23 BB) | 136,000 | |
135,000(23 BB) | 135,000 | |
128,000(21 BB) | 89,000 | |
125,000(21 BB) | 125,000 | |
124,000(21 BB) | -1,000 | |
99,000(17 BB) | 81,000 | |
97,000(16 BB) | 97,000 | |
85,000(14 BB) | 85,000 | |
XQ | 82,000(14 BB) | 15,000 |
82,000(14 BB) | 82,000 | |
80,000(13 BB) | ||
62,000(10 BB) | 36,100 | |
62,000(10 BB) | -15,000 | |
55,000(9 BB) | -40,000 | |
49,000(8 BB) | 49,000 | |
48,000(8 BB) | -58,500 | |
39,000(7 BB) | 39,000 | |
38,000(6 BB) | 3,000 | |
29,000(5 BB) | -15,000 | |
20,000(3 BB) | 20,000 |
Benjamin Mangaliman bags three way all-in

Facing two limps, cutoff Benjamin Mangaliman shoved all-in for 36,000, followed by another jam for 11,000 from Han Sung Jin. Utg limper Edgar Asehan makes the final call and the three run the board.
Mangaliman A♠ 8♠ Han 9♦ J♠ Asehan 6♦ 6♣
Anybody’s game, 4♠ 2♦ T♦ 8♣ T♠ showed up on the felt, giving Mangaliman a pair of eights to snag the win and survive through.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
95,000(24 BB) | 35,000 | |
51,000(13 BB) | 51,000 | |
busted |
Jose Drilon bags three bet pot

Utg+1 Benjamin Mangaliman opened to 6,500 and called Jose Drilon’s three bet to 16,500. Flop came 5♣ 6♦ 4♦ , checked to Drilon, he bet all-in for 39,000 and followed with a muck from Mangaliman.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
78,000(31 BB) | -2,000 | |
60,000(24 BB) | -55,000 |
Benjamin Mangaliman wins with a flush

Utg Benjamin Mangaliman opened to 2,400, joined by two other players on flop 9♦ 4♦ J♥ . Mangaliman continued for 3,000, called by big blind Kola Kohei. Turn 7♠ saw Mangaliman continue for 6,000 and shortly call Kola’s raise to 18,000. Kola bet all-in for 25,000 on river 6♦ and collected a quick call from Mangaliman. Kola shows T♠ 8♣ , crushed against his opponent’s J♦ T♦ flush.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
115,000(96 BB) | 115,000 | |
busted |