Name: Day 2
Start: 2025-01-26T13:00
End: 2025-01-26

Manila Megastack 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.01.27

PokerStars Live

Chirag Shah

India

Place

36th

Prize

$1,650

Prize (PHP)

₱96,000

Blind level

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

9/467

Total Chips

14,010,000

Average

1,556,667

Main Event - Day 2

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 8:46:05 AM

Another Win For The Ladies

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chirag Shah

In our previous post, Marco Espela's queens won the flip against big slick. This was the case once again between Graham Cowan and Chirag Shah leading to the latter's elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	Q♦Q♣ D	797,000(66 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	A♦K♦ BB	busted

Board:9♦J♣8♣5♦T♠

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 7:28:37 AM

Decent Pot For Chirag Shah

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Chirag Shah

Three players in a raised pot to 68,000 go to the flop 2♣ J♣ 4♥ . Following two checks, button Chirag Shah bets 25,000 and only Kim Enriquez calls. Both players check the turn 3♦ and river A♠ . Shah wins the pot with top pair on the flop.

Player	Hand	Chips
CS Chirag ShahIndia	Q♥J♥ D	390,000(49 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	4♦7♥ BB	247,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 7:13:28 AM

Top Stacks

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ju Won Chung

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungKorea (Republic of)	748,000(94 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	725,000(91 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	695,000(87 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	600,000(75 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	480,000(60 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	458,000(57 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	447,000(56 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	446,000(56 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	398,000(50 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	353,000(44 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	353,000(44 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	352,000(44 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	340,000(43 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	336,000(42 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	328,000(41 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	325,000(41 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	312,000(39 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	300,000(38 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	294,000(37 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	290,000(36 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	289,000(36 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	277,000(35 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	271,000(34 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	261,000(33 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussian Federation	255,000(32 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung JungKorea (Republic of)	249,000(31 BB)
SL Suya LeeKorea (Republic of)	246,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 5:26:05 AM

Chirag Shah Seizes Control

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Chirag Shah

From the big blind, Chirag Shah calls utg Edwin Dela Cruz’s 9000 raise and both head to the flop 7♥ 6♦ K♦ . Cruz continues for 8000, Shah answers with a check-raise of 21,000, Cruz gives it a thought and calls. At the turn 3♦ , Shah leads out 25,000 which is enough to claim the pot without further challenge.

Player	Chips
CS Chirag ShahIndia	151,000(38 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	110,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

1/25/2025, 9:22:15 PM

Day 2 Qualifiers

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	546,000(137 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(130 BB)
JC Joshua Cuevas	432,000(108 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	427,000(107 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	425,000(106 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	415,000(104 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungKorea (Republic of)	398,000(100 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	385,000(96 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	334,000(84 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	320,000(80 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	313,000(78 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	310,000(78 BB)
JR Jensen Rex ChowPhilippines	304,000(76 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	303,000(76 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	301,000(75 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	291,000(73 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	265,000(66 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	254,000(64 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeKorea (Republic of)	252,000(63 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	240,000(60 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	240,000(60 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	234,000(59 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	231,000(58 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	227,000(57 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	210,000(53 BB)
HM Ha Mai Anh	207,000(52 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	204,000(51 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	179,000(45 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	178,000(45 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	175,000(44 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	171,000(43 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	167,000(42 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	165,000(41 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	160,000(40 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	158,000(40 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	157,000(39 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	156,000(39 BB)
PT Paul TirnoveanBelgium	153,000(38 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	152,000(38 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	149,000(37 BB)
DW Dong Woo LeeKorea (Republic of)	145,000(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottAustralia	142,000(36 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	142,000(36 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	138,000(35 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	134,000(34 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	134,000(34 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	130,000(33 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	128,000(32 BB)
CL Christian Lortie CloutierCanada	126,000(32 BB)
SL Suya LeeKorea (Republic of)	123,000(31 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	118,000(30 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	116,000(29 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	113,000(28 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	102,000(26 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	102,000(26 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	102,000(26 BB)
EJ Eom Joonghoon	90,000(23 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	87,000(22 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	86,000(22 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	86,000(22 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(21 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	73,000(18 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	73,000(18 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	70,000(18 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	66,000(17 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	58,000(15 BB)
ML Marcuss LiowMalaysia	47,000(12 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	46,000(12 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	3,000(1 BB)