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

Manila Megastack 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.01.27

PokerStars Live

Edilberto Gopez

Philippines

Place

30th

Prize

$1,875

Prize (PHP)

₱109,000

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, 9:33:28 AM

Chip Counts

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	1,290,000(81 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,274,000(80 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	812,000(51 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungKorea (Republic of)	800,000(50 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	739,000(46 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	720,000(45 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	590,000(37 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	538,000(34 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	462,000(29 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	447,000(28 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	437,000(27 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	402,000(25 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	392,000(25 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	387,000(24 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	380,000(24 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	350,000(22 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	329,000(21 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	322,000(20 BB)
DW Dong Woo LeeKorea (Republic of)	317,000(20 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	306,000(19 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	305,000(19 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	305,000(19 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	230,000(14 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	226,000(14 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	219,000(14 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	170,000(11 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	167,000(10 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	160,000(10 BB)
HM Ha Mai AnhViet Nam	140,000(9 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	122,000(8 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	100,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 9:00:47 AM

Christopher Richards Gets Lucky

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

Christopher Richards

Action packed preflop opens with Edilberto Gopez raising 25,000, Dmitrii Belikov re-raises 65,000, Christopher Richards goes all in for 45,000. Back to Gopez, he goes all in as well and successfully isolates with Belikov opting to fold.

Player	Hand	Chips
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	A♥4♠ CO	165,000(14 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	A♣Q♦ UTG	215,000(18 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussian Federation	UTG+1	301,000(25 BB)

Board:7♦A♦3♦3♣4♣

With Richards pairing up his low kicker card, he triples up to 13 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, 5:48:30 AM

Jason Ambata Flips Out Of The Running

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Rick Jason Ambata

Jason Ambata kicked off what turned out to be a betting war against Edilberto Gopez as he opened 11,000. Gopez re-raised 38,000, Ambata four-bet all in for 153,000, Gopez snap-called and when the cards were revealed, it was a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	A♣K♠ SB	565,000(113 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	T♦T♠ UTG+1	busted

Board:5♥4♠K♦A♠3♥

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 5:30:48 AM

Shocker At The Table

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

Michihiko Matsuda

Day 2 entering chip leader Edilberto Gopez could not believe the result of this hand which first opened with Gopez raising 10,000 from early position. Big blind Michihiko Matsuda defended. When the board completed 5♥ 3♦ 2♥ T♦ 7♥ , Gopez fired down every street - 10,000, 30,000, and 105,000. Matsuda check-called the flop and turn then used up two time banks before calling the river bet.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	2♣8♣ BB	453,000(113 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	A♥8♦ UTG+1	335,000(84 BB)

Gopez flipped over ace-high, Matsuda shocked to table by revealing bottom pair. What a call!

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)