Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Ju Won Chung

South Korea

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, 12:08:10 PM

Lucky Catch For Ju Won Chung

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

Ju Won Chung

Short stacked Ju Won Chung moves all in for his last 10 bb and is called by John Carlo Sayo. Sayo dominates until the river pairs up Chung's kicker card to get saved from elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	K♠J♥ CO	660,000(22 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	A♥K♥ SB	410,000(14 BB)

Board:6♦T♥2♥6♣J♦

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1/26/2025, 11:41:47 AM

Dmitrii Belikov Earns The Pot

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

Dmitrii Belikov

Small blind Ju Won Chung and big blind Dmitrii Belikov built pot of 190,000 preflop then headed to the flop K♦ A♥ T♣ . Belikov bet 70,000 and Chung check-called. Another 135,000 bet on the turn 2♦ was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
DB Dmitrii Belikov	820,000(27 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	500,000(17 BB)

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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, 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, 10:08:23 AM

Masahiro Toyoda Eliminated In 13th Place - PHP 253,000 /~$4,350

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

Masahiro Toyoda - 13th Place

Preflop betting war sometimes leads to a shove fest. That was the case here between Alexis Lim and Masahiro Toyoda. Kicking it off, Lim opened 55,000, called by Jun Won Chung, Toyoda three-bet all in for 465,000, Lim joined with a much larger stack to successfully isolate as Chung folded.

Toyoda improved to top pair at the flop and trips on the river but was still way behind Lim's full house. Toyoda exited in 13th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	J♣U? UTG+1	1,760,000(70 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	A♣K♣ CO	busted
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	HJ	970,000(39 BB)

Board:5♦K♥J♠7♠K♠

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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, 8:57:02 AM

Ju Won Chung's Flush Earns A Chunk

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

Ju Won Chung

Two players call Vamerdino Magsakay's 25,000 raise for a flop 5♦ J♣ 3♥ . Magsakay continues for 35,000, Ju Won Chung calls while losing one player. On the turn 3♣ , Magsakay slows down and checks, Chung goes the other direction and bets 50,000, Magsakay calls to head to the river T♣ . Again Magsakay checks, Chung doubles up his bet to make it 100,000. After using up two time banks, Magsakay finds reason to call then mucks upon seeing Chung's A♣ 4♣ flush.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	882,000(74 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	50,000(4 BB)

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1/26/2025, 7:34:14 AM

Ju Won Chung Gains With Ladies

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

Ju Won Chung

Ju Won Chung is dealts Q♦ Q♠ and gives it a customary preflop raise of 16,000. Two players call to see a flop 6♠ T♥ K♥ . Chung continues 23,000, only Martin Gonzales calls. Same action on the turn 5♣ with Chung's 27,000 bet check-called. Both players then tap felt on the river 2♦ . Gonzales' A♥ Q♥ missed all the draws to send the pot to Chung.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	731,000(91 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	255,000(32 BB)

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1/26/2025, 7:22:56 AM

Double Up And More For Martin Gonzales

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

Martin Gonzales

Maxim Fana opens and is called by Martin Gonzales and Ju Won Chung. All three check to the turn 7♠ 9♦ 6♣ 4♠ . Chung bets 25,000, Fana calls, Gonzales announces all in for 128,000, Chung tank-calls while Fana gets out of the way.

When the cards are revealed, Chung's top pair is drawing dead to Gonzales' set.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	A♦9♥ BB	634,000(79 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	6♦6♥ CO	341,000(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom	UTG	209,000(26 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, 6:47:00 AM

Ju Won Chung On The Rise

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

Ju Won Chung

Just after Ju Won Chung scored huge double up off Woobeen Lee, he zoomed to the top of the counts. Keeping the momentum, Chung called Masahiro Toyoda's 44,000 three-bet for a flop T♠ 7♦ 9♦ . Toyoda checked, Chung test-bet 40,000, Toyoda folded.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	822,000(137 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	276,000(46 BB)

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1/26/2025, 6:18:07 AM

Big Blind Special For Woobeen Lee

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

Woobeen Lee

Following a raise of 12,000 by Ju Won Chung that's called by the small blind, Woobeen Lee defends his big blind. All three check to the turn Q♠ 4♣ 8♣ K♠ . Lee leads out 16,000 and only Chung calls. On the river 6♥ , Lee value-bets 35,000, Chung pays to see Lee's hand who shows Q♣ 4♥ two pair. Chung mucks.

Player	Chips
WL Woobeen LeeSouth Korea	632,000(126 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	397,000(79 BB)

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1/26/2025, 5:09:37 AM

Early Aggression From Ju Won Chung

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

Ju Won Chung

Ju Won Chung came out firing from the big blind, laying out a three-bet of 29,000. This was enough to push out initial raiser Joshua Cuevas while Woobeen Lee stuck around and to see the flop Q♠ J♣ 6♥ . Chung continued for 12,000, Lee called to bring the turn T♠ . Chung barreled for a larger 33,000, Lee surrendered.

Player	Chips
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	444,000(111 BB)
JC Joshua Cuevas	423,000(106 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	376,000(94 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 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 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)