Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Jon Kyte

Norway

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

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1/26/2025, 1:10:32 PM

Jon Kyte Leads Final 9 Players Of The Main Event

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

Jon Kyte

After nine levels of play, Day 2 of the Manila Megastack 21 Main Event wrapped up with the Final 9 players locked in. Throughout the day, numerous contenders tugged at the top spot. In the end, it was Norway's Jon Kyte who earned the title with a stack of 3,215,000 (80 bb). One of Kyte's final hands was the elimination of Mike Takayama in 12th place.

Hot on Kyte's heels was one of six locals in the lineup, Kim Enriquez with 3,025,000 (75 bb). Enriquez earned a large portion of his stack when his straight crushed Dong Woo Lee's set. Another notable Filipino finding a bag was multi-decorated PokerStars champion Florencio Campomanes. Campomanes sealed his spot by delivering the final able bubble, eliminating Marco Espela in 10th place.

The finalists have now secured a payout of PHP 365,000 (~$6,280). The biggest slice of PHP 3,900,000 (~$67,090) is up for grabs when action resumes at 1pm on Monday, January 27, 2025.

Main Event - Final 9 players

Final Table

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,265,000(57 BB)	30	1
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	410,000(10 BB)	30	2
JK Jon KyteNorway	3,215,000(80 BB)	30	3
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	615,000(15 BB)	30	4
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	465,000(12 BB)	30	5
GC Graham CowanAustralia	2,625,000(66 BB)	30	6
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	675,000(17 BB)	30	7
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	755,000(19 BB)	30	8
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	3,025,000(76 BB)	30	9

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$67,090
2	$41,890
3	$29,950
4	$23,035
5	$17,720
6	$13,625
7	$10,475
8	$8,070
9	$6,280

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1/26/2025, 11:45:10 AM

Mike Takayama Flips Into 12th Place - PHP 253,000 /~$4,350

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mike Takayama - 12th Place

End of the road for Mike Takayama with all of his chips claimed bu Jon Kyte. From the smal blind, Takayama opened, big blind Kyte three-bet 175,000, Takayam jammed 1,060,000, Kyte called.

Player	Hand	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	A♠Q♠ BB	2,779,000(93 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	2♣2♠ SB	busted

Board:9♣A♥5♥K♦6♣

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1/26/2025, 11:34:52 AM

Chip Counts

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jon Kyte

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,690,000(56 BB)	30	1
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	730,000(24 BB)	30	2
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	395,000(13 BB)	30	4
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	940,000(31 BB)	30	5
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,735,000(91 BB)	30	6
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,070,000(36 BB)	30	8
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	890,000(30 BB)	31	1
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	710,000(24 BB)	31	2
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,570,000(52 BB)	31	3
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,115,000(71 BB)	31	4
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	625,000(21 BB)	31	5
DB Dmitrii Belikov	575,000(19 BB)	31	7

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1/26/2025, 11:17:41 AM

Florencio Campomanes Continues To Drop

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Florencio Campomanes

Not long after paying a flip against Mike Takayama, Florencio Campomanes lost another chunk of his stack. Opening 50,000, big blind Jon Kyte defended and both headed to the flop K♠ 5♣ J♣ . Campomanes c-bet 65,000, Kyte check-called. Both passed on the turn 3♦ to bring the river 4♠ . Kyte jumped out with a 120,000 bet, Campomanes called then mucked to Kyte's A♣ J♠ pair.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,755,000(70 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	500,000(20 BB)

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1/26/2025, 11:15:47 AM

Two Pots For Mike Takayama

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama is making his presence felt by taking down a couple of pots to join in the million range. The first hand was a double up off Florencio Campomanes with J♦ J♥ holding against A♠ K♥ on a board 6♥ 3♥ 5♦ 7♣ 9♣ .

Next win begans with Jon Kyte raising 55,000, called by cutoff Mark Almusajin and Takayama. All three checked the diamond flop J♦ 6♦ Q♦ . On the turn 8♠ , Kyte bet 90,000, Almusajin folded, Takayama check-raised 325,000. Kyte used up one time-bank then folded as well.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,500,000(60 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,085,000(43 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	785,000(31 BB)

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1/26/2025, 10:40:40 AM

Final 16 Players

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Table 30

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,480,000(74 BB)	30	1
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	1,510,000(76 BB)	30	2
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	800,000(40 BB)	30	3
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	900,000(45 BB)	30	4
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	1,125,000(56 BB)	30	5
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	1,825,000(91 BB)	30	6
DW Dong Woo LeeSouth Korea	300,000(15 BB)	30	7
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	400,000(20 BB)	30	8

Table 31

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	750,000(38 BB)	31	1
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	555,000(28 BB)	31	2
GC Graham CowanAustralia	1,300,000(65 BB)	31	3
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	1,400,000(70 BB)	31	4
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	1,015,000(51 BB)	31	5
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	385,000(19 BB)	31	6
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	90,000(5 BB)	31	7
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	225,000(11 BB)	31	8

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1/26/2025, 10:25:32 AM

Kim Enriquez Sniffs Out The Bluff

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Kim Enriquez

Jon Kyte bumps it up to 50,000 and finds one customer in small blind Kim Enriquez. Both players check to the turn 6♦ 3♠ 6♥ 8♣ . Enriquez leads out 40,000, Kyte calls. On the river K♣ , Enriquez fires 55,000, Kyte challenges with a 200,000 raise. After tanking, Enriquez makes the call and reveals Kyte's bluff.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	J♥J♠ SB	1,475,000(74 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	A♦T♣	1,425,000(71 BB)

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1/26/2025, 9:37:55 AM

Jon Kyte Extends His Lead

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

Jon Kyte

Though we missed the hand, Jon Kyte eliminated Martin Astorga to add another 20 bb to his arsenal. Kyte is currently the chip leader.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,555,000(97 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	busted

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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 ChungSouth Korea	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	462,000(29 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	447,000(28 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	437,000(27 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	402,000(25 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	392,000(25 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	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 LeeSouth Korea	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)

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1/26/2025, 8:12:56 AM

Jon Kyte Takes Chunks From Ryan Tan

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jon Kyte

Heavy action opens with utg player raising 20,000, two spots over Jon Kyte re-raises 55,000, cutoff Ryan Tan four-bets 130,000, only Kyte calls. Tan continues the barrage with an 80,000 bet at the flop 4♠ 6♥ J♥ and 120,000 on the turn 2♦ . Kyte check-calls both then they check the river 3♠ . Kyte flips over Q♦ J♦ for the win.

Kyte is currently the chip leader.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,068,000(107 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	170,000(17 BB)

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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 ChungSouth Korea	748,000(94 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	725,000(91 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	695,000(87 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	600,000(75 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	480,000(60 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	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 BelikovRussia	255,000(32 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung JungSouth Korea	249,000(31 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	246,000(31 BB)

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1/26/2025, 6:43:09 AM

Teruhisa Aoyama Shoves For The Pot

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Teruhisa Aoyama

Catching the action on a board Q♥ 8♣ A♥ T♣ 2♦ with 96,000 in the pot. Mark Almusajin takes a stab for 45,000, Jon Kyte folds, Teruhisa Aoyama check-raises all in for 202,000, Almusajin gives up the fight.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	566,000(94 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	368,000(61 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	343,000(57 BB)

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1/26/2025, 5:51:03 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Denies Jon Kyte's Bluff

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

Masakazu Miyamoto

Masakazu Miyamoto looks down at 6♠ 6♥ and opens from the button, big blind Jon Kyte has K♠ 2♠ and defends. More chips fly at the flop J♦ 7♠ 5♠ .Miyamoto c-bets 9000, Kyte check-raises 25,000, Miyamoto calls. Both players check the turn J♣ to bring the river 8♥ . Kyte leads out 65,000, Miyamoto calls and rakes it in on Kyte's failed bluff.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	448,000(90 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	315,000(63 BB)

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1/26/2025, 5:38:51 AM

Teruhisa Aoyama Soars Then Dips

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

Teruhisa Aoyama

After scoring a double up off Mark Almusajin, Teruhisa Aoyama zoomed to the top of the leaderboard while Almusajin was sent to the middle of the pack. On the next hand, Aoyama raised 8000 from utg+2 then called big blind Jon Kyte's 35,000 re-raise. Same action on the flop and turn 6♣ A♥ T♦ 5♣ with Aoyama calling Kyte's 19,000 and 55,000 bets. On the river K♦ , Kyte bangs out 105,000 and this time Aoyama opts not to continue.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	565,000(141 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	508,000(127 BB)
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	193,000(48 BB)

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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 CuevasUnited States of America	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 ChungSouth Korea	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	291,000(73 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	265,000(66 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	254,000(64 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	252,000(63 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	240,000(60 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	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 LeeSouth Korea	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 LeeSouth Korea	123,000(31 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	118,000(30 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	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 TimofeevRussia	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)