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

Manila Megastack 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.01.27

PokerStars Live

Maxim Fana

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, 10:53:24 AM

Maxim Fana Out In 15th Place - PHP 220,000 / ~$3,785

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

Maxim Fana - 15th Place

With everyone folding to the small blind, Maxim Fana went all in holding Q♣ 2♠ and big blind John Carlo Sayo called with 3♦ 3♠ . The board brought Fana no help 4♠ 9♣ 5♥ J♦ A♣ to finish in 15th place.

Player	Chips
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	925,000(37 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	busted

TriciaTricia

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 BelikovRussian Federation	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 LeeKorea (Republic of)	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 ChungKorea (Republic of)	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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	225,000(11 BB)	31	8

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 9:53:16 AM

Maxim Fana Ships With Higher Pockets

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

Maxim Fana

Maxim Fana raises 37,000 then snap calls Benjamin Ebarle's three-bet shove of 161,000 (20 bb). Both have pockets. Fana's hand dominates and holds throughout to ship and boot.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Q♣Q♥ UTG+1	610,000(38 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	6♣6♥ BB	busted

Board:8♣5♥J♥2♦T♣

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, 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 ChungKorea (Republic of)	A♦9♥ BB	634,000(79 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	6♦6♥ CO	341,000(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	UTG	209,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

1/26/2025, 5:17:45 AM

Preflop Battle Goes To Ryan Tan

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

Ryan Tan

First to act Ryan Tan jumps out with a 9000 raise, next to him Maxim Fana three-bets 28,000. After action folds around back to Tan, he tanks for one time bank then four-bets 65,000. Fana tosses his hand in the muck pile.

Player	Chips
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	245,000(61 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	176,000(44 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)