Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Today's Manila Megastack 21 Main Event action has officially wrapped up with another 101 entries added to the tally. Only 15 players survived the day's battle, with local runner Edilberto Gopez bagging a show-stopping 546,000 chip count, enough to surpass Flight A chip leader Mark Almusajin's 520,000 record and set the benchmark for the rest of the tournament.

Gopez’ rise to the top came at the perfect moment, just as the bubble time drew near. The Filipino contender's reign kicked off at the final level of play after a pocket pair clash against Brenton Buttigieg, shipped Gopez a hefty boost. With newfound chips, Gopez pumped up the aggression, applying maximum pressure on his opponents just as the field tightened up and shifted into survival mode.

Right behind Gopez sees South Korea’s Ju Won Chung hold strong with 398,000 in chips, followed closely by Japan’s Michihiko Matsuda with 334,000. Also advancing through is defending champion Richard Marquez with a short, yet playable stack of 86,000.

All Flight B survivors have a day to rest before they return back to the scene on Sunday, January 26, each guaranteed a payday. Two more flights are set to heat up later this afternoon, giving players a last chance to enter and claim a share of the PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705) pot.

Manila Megastack 21 Main Event

Date/s: January 23-27, 2025

Buy-in: PHP 45,000 (~USD 770)

Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705)

Starting stack: 30,000

Flight A: 83 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B: 101 entries, 15 qualified

Flight C: Saturday, January 25

Flight D [20/15]: Saturday, January 25

Day 2: Sunday, January 26

Final Day: Monday, January 27

Michihiko Matsuda sent out a 40,000 three bet against an utg open, and saw Ho Tai Tsai on the big blind, push for 117,000 total. Initial raiser got out of the way, leaving Matsuda to make the final call for a showdown.

Tsai in rough shape, failed to catch up on board 6♠ 6♣ T♦ 4♦ 2♥ , sending him out as the day's stone cold bubble.

Takahiko Hachiya opened 10,000 on the hijack and was called behind by Edilberto Gopez. On flop 4♥ Q♦ 9♦ , Hachiya check called a bet of 15,000, revealing turn Q♣ . Both checked it through to river A♥ , where Gopez gunned for a final 75,000. Hachiya paid the price, only to muck as Gopez tabled trip queens K♠ Q♠ .

Action folded to Kunlong Yu on the small blind, leading him to open for 12,000. Edilberto Gopez right behind, raised to 45,000 and saw Yu complete. On board 9♣ 7♦ 8♠ 2♥ Q♣ , Gopez triple barreled - 15,000, 55,000, and a final 140,000. Yu called down two streets yet surrendered by the river, shipping Gopez the win with no showdown.

Richard Marquez opened utg+1, and went on to four bet jam against Ju Won Chung's raise on the button. Chung snap called for his entire 193,000, and smooth sailed to victory across board 7♠ J♦ 3♠ 5♣ 5♠ , earning him a big double up right on bubble time.

Edilberto Gopez sent out a 32,000 three bet against an utg open, and saw Takahiko Hachiya push all-in on the big blind for 75,000. Initial raiser folded, leaving Gopez priced in to call.

Hachiya a huge favorite, cruised to victory on board 8♣ T♦ 5♣ K♦ J♣ , easily bagging the win with top set.

Action is right on bubble time with two tables remaining, and one more elimination due before the day wraps up. 15 players are set to advance to Day 2, all guaranteed a share of the PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705) pot.

A blind vs blind battle saw Brenton Buttigieg limp call a 13,000 raise from Edilberto Gopez, revealing flop J♦ 5♦ 2♠ . Buttigieg check raised to 75,000, and called for his remaining 33,000 after Gopez moved all-in.

Edilberto Gopez K♦ K♥

Brenton Buttigieg T♠ T♣

Crushed against pocket kings, Buttigieg headed out shortly after runout K♠ 6♣ left him behind on all streets.

Kunglong Yu opened on the cutoff and called John Constiniano's all-in from the big blind.

Constiniano in trouble, bound for the exit shortly after failing to improve on board 5♣ 6♥ K♥ T♣ 5♥ .

Kyuhyung Jung opened 9,000 utg, joined by two players behind onto flop T♠ K♣ 4♣ . Jung bet 17,000, check called by Jonald Garcia on the small blind. On turn J♣ , Garcia took the initiative, and led out a bet 35,000. Jung paused for a minute, and eventually found a fold.

Joseph Magnotti opened 9,000 on the cutoff, called by the button and Graham Cowan on the big blind. Magnotti continued for 8,000 on flop T♦ 4♠ K♦ , and saw only Cowan stick around to turn 7♦ . Both checked it through to river 7♠ , where Cowan led 30,000. Magnotti slipped the fold, shipping his opponent the boost.

Euryd Rivera defended his big blind against Ju Won Chung's 8,000 hijack open, and check called 12,000 on flop 5♣ K♦ 8♠ . Chung followed with another 30,000 on turn 2♣ , convincing Rivera to give it up and save his chips.

A blind vs battle saw Kunlong Yu open and call off Takahiko Hachiya's all-in behind for 46,000.

Hachiya dominated, turned the tables as board 4♥ T♠ 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ ran him a straight flush to snag the win.

Following two previous wins, Kunlong Yu fired a 21,000 three bet on the button against Joseph Magnotti's cutoff open, and saw the latter complete. Yu continued for 22,000 on flop 2♠ 7♠ 8♦ , and left Magnotti to quickly give it up, shipping Yu his third consecutive pot.

Kunlong Yu defended his big blind vs John Constiniano's 8,000 cutoff open, and check called another 10,000 on flop A♥ 6♣ T♥ . No more bets went in on either turn K♥ or river 8♠ , revealing Yu's two pair A♠ 8♣ for the win.

Kim Enriquez opened utg and called off Euryd Rivera's 38,000 all-in from the big blind, putting the latter at risk.

Running a flip, Rivera's pocket pair held on board T♠ 7♦ Q♣ Q♠ 8♥ , shipping him the much needed double up.

With a pot of 57,000 spread out across board K♥ 4♣ Q♠ 7♣ 9♥ , Edilberto Gopez fired an overbet of 60,000 from the big blind, sending Won Il Bae deep in the tank. Bae eventually called off with top pair K♦ T♦ , costing him his run as Gopez revealed straight J♠ T♥ .

With 34,000 in the middle across board J♦ 2♣ 5♥ 8♠ , action was caught on Graham Cowan on the small blind, with a bet of 25,000. John Constiniano a seat after made the call, and arrived at showdown after no more bets went in on river T♣ .

Cowan showed A♦ 4♣ , no good against Constiniano's top pair J♠ 6♦ .

With 50,000 in the middle on flop 4♥ 5♣ T♦ , Kyuhyung Jung bet all-in for 65,000, and was called by Jonald Garcia behind.

Kyuhyung Jung A♦ A♥

Jonald Garcia K♥ K♣

A cooler situation, Jung's better pair held through turn 8♠ and river 8♥ , earning him the full double up just as the day is about to close.

Takahiko Hachiya opened utg and went on to four bet jam against Graham Cowan's raise behind. Cowan called off for his 133,500 stack and found himself in rough shape for his tournament life.

Lucky for Cowan, board 4♣ 8♣ 2♣ K♠ 9♦ rolled one of his two outs, keeping him in the Main Event games.

With 93,000 in the middle across board 8♣ A♣ 6♦ T♣ , Brenton Buttigieg on the big blind, made an attempt for it with a bet of 60,000. Richard Marquez surrendered, giving up the pot to his opponent.

Marc Rivera pushed all-in for his last 57,000 against an utg open, and saw Ju Won Chung behind push likewise. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Rivera in rough shape, failed to crack the rockets on board Q♦ 3♥ T♣ 4♦ T♥ , ending his run at today's Main Event qualifier.

Today's Main Event Flight B action is set to close once the field is down to 15 players. That means only six more eliminations are due before bagging time. Stacking atop is local runner Jester Intia, trailed closely behind by Kunlong Yu.

Chip Counts

Kim Enriquez opened to 5,000 and was joined by Brenton Buttigieg on the small blind. Enriquez continued for 7,000 on flop 6♠ Q♦ 9♥ , and called 13,000 more following a check raise from Buttigieg. On turn 5♥ , Enriquez didn't hesitate to lead out 27,000, enough to get Buttigieg to lay it down.

Kunlong Yu opened 5,500, and was joined by both players on the blinds - Johnson Tan and Nathan Gathercole. On flop 7♠ K♥ 4♥ , all three stacks rushed to the middle with Yu covering both opponents.

Kunlong Yu A♦ K♦

Johnson Tan Q♥ J♥

Nathan Gathercole K♣ Q♦

Turn 2♦ and river 8♦ ran safe for Yu, leaving him to scoop it all with top pair and ace kicker in play.

Mike Takayama raised all-in on the cutoff and saw Joseph Magnotti call off for a slightly lesser 41,000 right on the big blind.

A crucial flip, Magnotti dodged a bullet, having spiked a set on board A♠ 8♠ 2♦ T♣ Q♠ to survive through.

Takahiko Hachiya opened 5,000 utg+1, followed by a raise to 18,000 from Brenton Buttigieg. Richard Marquez cold called from the small blind, and was met with a four bet from Hachiya to 55,500. Buttigieg pushed all-in, and shipped the dead money in the middle as both surrendered.

Ju Won Chung opened 6,000 on the cutoff, called by Brenton Buttigieg on the button along with Richard Marquez on the big blind. Action on flop K♦ T♠ 8♣ was checked to Buttigieg, pushing him to bet 8,000. Marquez raised to 16,000, called by Chung behind. Buttigieg fired back 60,000, and left both unable to continue.

John Dela Cruz opened 5,000 on the hijack, called behind by Kyuhyung Jung along with the big blind. Action on flop K♥ K♣ 4♠ was checked to Jung, who bet 7,000. Dela Cruz check called, and paid another 11,500 on turn 7♠. On river 9♠ , Jung slowed down and checked it back, revealing Dela Cruz's trip kings K♠ J♦ for the win.

Nathan Gathercole opened utg and called a 17,000 three bet from Marc Rivera on the button. On flop 9♠ 7♣ 5♦ , Gathercole check jammed his remaining 26,000, called by Rivera with ace-high.

Nathan Gathercole Q♥ Q♠

Marc Rivera A♣ K♠

Gunning for overcards, Rivera found none on runout 9♦ 6♣ , shipping Gathercole the double up.

Edilberto Gopez completed his big blind vs a utg open from Luqman Alghanim, and proceeded with a check raise to 15,000 on flop T♣ 8♠ T♠ . Alghanim called to see turn A♠ , and committed his last 48,500 after Gopez barreled all-in.

Edilberto Gopez 6♠ 5♠

Luqman Alghanim A♥ J♣

Alghanim drawing slim, headed for the exit as river J♦ failed to save him from his demise.

Jester Intia opened 4,000 utg, called by Jonald Garcia along with the big blind. On board K♠ 4♦ 2♠ 3♣ , Intia double barreled - 7,000 and 10,500, with Garcia calling behind on both streets. On river 9♠ , Intia decided to check, leaving Garcia to check back for a showdown.

Intia revealed top pair A♥ K♦ and shipped the win.

Akihiro Kawaguchi opened utg+1 and called an 11,500 three bet from John Constiniano behind. On flop 7♥ J♣ 5♣ , Kawaguchi led all-in for his remaining 40,000, snap called by Constiniano with an overpair.

Akihiro Kawaguchi A♥ J♠

John Constiniano A♦ A♣

Crushed against the rockets, Kawaguchi bowed out shortly after runout 2♥ T♦ landed on the felt.

Facing an open and a three bet, Nazariy Fedyk squeezed all-in on the big blind for his last 29,500, and saw initial raiser Edilberto Gopez push likewise.

Fedyk in rough shape, was left with no hope as Gopez dominated all throughout board Q♣ K♥ T♥ 2♥ 6♠ .

Michael Concepcion opened utg and called Benjamin Ebarle's all-in right behind for 36,000.

Running a flip, board T♦ J♠ 3♣ 5♣ Q♥ ran in favor of Concepcion's overcards, eliminating Ebarle in the process.

Jester Intia opened on the hijack and called Michael Concepcion's all-in on the button for 29,500.

In for a race, Concepcion kept his advantage all the way through board T♥ 7♣ 5♦ 8♥ 2♥ , earning him a double up with the nut flush.

Up against a late position open and a call, Bernard Vu flicked in his last 10,000, and saw both continue to flop 4♦ 6♦ J♠ . Initial raiser Jonald Garcia led 12,000, and followed with another 15,000 on turn Q♥ . Richard Marquez behind, called both streets for a side pot, yet folded on river 2♥ after Garcia moved all-in.

Garcia showed A♦ K♠ high, good against Vu's A♣ T♥ for the takedown.

Graham Cowan defended his big blind against Richard Marquez' 3,500 hijack open, and check called 5,000 on flop J♣ T♠ 4♣ . On turn 3♠ , Marquez barreled another 14,000, raised by Cowan to 35,000. Marquez responded with an all-in for his remaining 120,000 and was called by Cowan for a showdown.

Richard Marquez J♦ J♥

Graham Cowan T♦ 3♦

Marquez with top set, instantly left Cowan drawing dead, shipping the massive pot his way just as river 2♥ completed the board.

Lloyd Locsin opened 3,500 utg and called off John Dela Cruz's all-in behind for 54,000 total.

Dominated, Locsin booked the loss as board K♠ 8♣ 6♦ 8♦ 5♠ kept Dela Cruz ahead all the way.

Won Il Bae raised all-in on the small blind for 28,500, and was looked up by Kim Enriquez right behind.

Bae ahead, secured the win just as board 8♥ 6♦ 4♦ T♦ T♠ offered Enriquez no help.

Jinwoo Jung opened 3,300 utg and was called by two players behind. On board 6♣ 4♠ 7♥ 4♣ , Jung double barreled 10,500 and 25,000, with Brenton Buttigieg on the button calling down both streets. Jung checked river 8♣ , and faced an all-in from his opponent. Jung found no escape, risking his last 34,000 with A♦ A♥ .

Buttigieg had the best of it with a flush T♣ 9♣ and sent Jung off to the rails.

Jester Intia defended his big blind against Michael Concepcion's 3,000 utg+1 open, and check called two streets - 2,500 and 7,000, on board 3♠ A♠ 9♥ 3♥ . On river 2♦ , Concepcion decided to check back his 9♣ 7♣ , and found it good against Intia's busted flush draw K♠ 2♠ .

Marc Rivera opened 3,300 utg, joined behind by Ju Won Chung on the button. On flop 5♠ Q♠ K♥ , Rivera check called a 2,500 bet from Chung, revealing turn 6♥ . Chung went for another 4,500, yet folded after Rivera asked for 6,000 more.

Up against a late position open and a call, Edgar Asehan squeezed all-in on the small blind for 29,000, and saw initial raiser Luqman Alghanim take the spot.

In for a flip, board T♥ T♦ 6♠ 8♥ K♥ landed in favor of the overcards, sending Asehan out the door.

John Constiniano sent out a 7,000 three bet against an utg open, and was called behind by Luqman Alghanim. Akihiro Kawaguchi on the big blind, bumped it up further to 32,000, and picked up the pot uncontested.

Registration is officially closed for today's Manila Megastack Main Event qualifier with a total of 101 entries locked in across ten levels of play. Action will conclude once the field is down to 15% (ITM) at 15 players.

Two more heats are set to take flight tomorrow, January 25th, for those who have yet to catch a spot in the Day 2 games.

Manila Megastack 21 Main Event

Date/s: January 23-27, 2025

Buy-in: PHP 45,000 (~USD 770)

Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705)

Starting stack: 30,000

Flight A: 83 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B: 101 entries, 15 ITM

Flight C: Saturday, January 25

Flight D [20/15]: Saturday, January 25

Day 2: Sunday, January 26

Final Day: Monday, January 27

A blind vs blind battle saw a pot of 65,000 in the middle across board J♠ 3♠ 6♠ 7♦ Q♠ . Takahiko Hachiya took the initiative and led all-in for 46,800. Edilberto Gopez behind, gave it up once more and slipped the fold.

Jester Intia opened 2,400 utg, and was joined by three other players on flop 5♦ Q♥ 7♥ . Intia continued for 3,800, weeding out none onto turn 3♦ . Euryd Rivera on the big blind, this time led for 16,000, and faced a raise from Intia to 43,000. All else folded, pushing Rivera to tank jam his entire 84,000 stack. Intia gladly obliged with a set 5♠ 5♣ and left Rivera's top pair K♦ Q♦ crushed all the way through river 6♣ .

A three way raised pot saw the aggressor continue for 3,500 on flop T♣ Q♠ K♦ , called by Lloyd Locsin behind. Lemmor Patulot on the button, raised to 10,000, leaving only Locsin onto turn 4♠ . Patulot finished with an all-in for 16,500, snap called by Locsin for a showdown.

Lemmor Patulot J♣ 9♣

Lloyd Locsin A♥ J♥

Locsin with the nut straight, scooped up the win as river 2♥ offered no chops.

Lloyd Locsin fired a 7,700 three bet against an early open and a call, and saw Lemmor Patulot on the big blind, and the initial raiser continue to flop 4♦ 5♣ 8♣ . Locsin bet 11,000, and gunned for another 21,000 on turn 8♦ , leaving Patulot to surrender by the second bet.

With 30,000 in the middle across board 3♠ T♣ J♣ 5♠ , action was caught on utg raiser Edilberto Gopez with a bet of 19,000. Takahiko Hachiya on the small blind, check raised all-in, and pushed Gopez out of the action successfully.

With 9,300 in the middle on flop J♣ 8♦ K♠ , three way action saw Maxwell Rosete continue for 2,800, followed by another 7,500 on turn 4♥ . Edgar Asehan on the big blind, check called the initial bet, but gave it up as Rosete fired a second barrel.

Manila Megastack Main Event Flight B players are off for a 40 minute dinner break, with action set to resume at 8:20 p.m. Registration will close by the end of Level 10.

Top Chip Counts

Edilberto Gopez opened 2,300 utg, called behind by the button along with William Ysmael on the big blind. On flop T♦ 2♠ 2♦ , Ysmael went for a check raise to 9,000, and saw both continue to turn 9♣ . Checked to Gopez, he bet 20,000, and called for the rest after Ysmael jammed for 3,000 more.

William Ysmael T♥ 9♠

Edilberto Gopez A♠ T♠

Ysmael ahead, instead bowed out shortly after river A♥ landed Gopez a better two pair to steal the win.

Manuel Geronimo opened 2,500 on the button and was met with a 9,000 three bet from player on the small blind. Graham Cowan chimed in, and called Geronimo's four bet jam for 84,400 total.

Up for a gamble, Geronimo landed a monster on flop Q♦ T♦ K♣ , with the runout Q♠ 4♣ sealing the win for his suited broadways.

With 18,600 in the middle across board 5♦ 2♥ 4♦ T♣ , action was caught on John Constiniano with a bet of 7,500. Rene Mar David called behind, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 7♠ was checked through.

Constiniano revealed 9♦ 9♥ , ahead of David's 8♦ 8♠ on all streets.

With a pot of 11,000 in the middle across board T♦ 9♣ 4♠ 6♦ T♣ , action was caught on Bernard Vu on the big blind with a bet of 3,000. Takahiko Hachiya raised to 16,000 behind, and picked up the pot with trip tens K♥ T♠ after Vu made the final call.

Vying for a pot of 24,000 in the middle on flop T♦ Q♣ 7♦ , three way action saw Paul Elliott send out a 6,000 bet on the button. Akihiro Kawaguchi check jammed 23,400 in, and shipped the pot after Elliott tank folded.

Mike Takayama committed his last 10,700 preflop and was looked up by initial raiser Bernard Vu for a pocket pair battle.

Takayama in rough shape, exited the arena after failing to improve on board A♦ T♣ 6♥ 5♦ 9♦ .

Kunlong Yu opened 2,500 utg, joined by Ho Tai Tsai on the button along with the big blind onto flop 7♠ 8♥ 2♠ . Action checked round to turn 9♠ , where Yu continued for 4,500. Tsai called behind, and snap called a final 8,000 on river 5♦ , revealing his nut straight J♠ T♦ for the win against Yu's A♠ Q♥ .

Ju Won Chung opened 2,200 on the hijack and called 16,000 more following an all-in from Brenton Buttigieg on the button.

In for a race, board 3♦ T♠ Q♣ 7♦ Q♠ landed Chung's way, eliminating Buttigieg entirely.

With 6,300 in the middle on flop T♠ 3♦ 9♥ , Jonghoon Seon continued for 2,500 and called for his remaining 11,300 after Brenton Buttigieg demanded for the rest.

Brenton Buttigieg 8♦ 7♣

Jonghoon Seon A♠ 9♦

Buttigieg gunning for a straight, found none of his outs on either turn T♣ or rive 7♠ , shipping Seon the full double up.

Richard Marquez opened 2,000 utg+1 and was joined by both players on the blinds. All three checked flop 2♣ 3♦ 9♦ through to turn Q♥ , where Takahiko Hachiya led 4,000. Marquez answered with a raise to 12,000, and called for the rest after Hachiya pushed for 26,800.

Takahiko Hachiya A♦ A♥

Richard Marquez K♦ K♠

A premium pair clash, Hachiya's rockets held through all the way to river 6♦ , earning him the 60 big blinds in the middle.

Edilberto Gopez opened 2,200 on the cutoff and called 8,000 more following a raise from John Constiniano on the big blind. On board 5♦ J♣ 3♥ 8♦ , Constiniano double barreled - 5,500 and 16,200, leaving Gopez unable to continue by the turn.

With 15,300 in the middle on board Q♥ 5♠ 6♥ K♦ , Lemmor Patulot shot out a bet of 6,600 and called 6,900 more following a raise from Kyuhyung Jung. On turn Q♠ , Patulot still took the lead with a bet of 8,000, and successfully convinced Jung to give it up.

Johnson Tan opened 2,200 on the cutoff, joined behind by Roxanne Victorino along with the big blind. Action on flop 3♠ 8♠ 9♦ was checked round to turn 7♦ , where Tan bet 5,000. Victorino made the call, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 7♣ welcomed no more bets.

Tan showed ace-high A♠ T♥ , good enough to ship the pot.

Following an open and a call, Takahiko Hachiya sent out a 7,800 three bet on the small blind, and was met with a 16,500 cold four bet behind from Zhiqiang Liu. Hachiya completed, yet quickly folded after Liu pushed all-in on flop 4♥ J♥ K♠ .

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 5,400 even before flop 4♣ 3♥ 8♠ landed on the felt. Both checked round to turn 8♣ , where Richard Marquez bet 3,100. Euryd Rivera called behind, and bet a final 7,500 on river Q♠ . Marquez check called with K♥ K♣ , and found it good against Rivera's top pair Q♣ 6♠ .

A four way raised pot saw action on flop 5♦ 9♠ 8♣ check round to turn 3♣ . Graham Cowan led 2,600 off the small blind, and was met with a raise to 8,000 from Jonald Garcia behind. All three failed to continue, earning Garcia the pot.

With 11,300 in the middle across board 6♠ T♠ Q♣ Q♦ 9♥ , Richard Marquez went for a bet of 8,000, and took the loss with A♦ J♦ as Takahiko Hachiya found the call with K♠ T♣ .

With 23,600 in the middle across board 7♥ T♥ T♦ 6♥ Q♠ , Zhiqiang Liu faced a bet of 14,000 from Xia Qi right behind. Liu found the call with 6♦ 5♦ , and shipped the pot after Qi flipped over A♥ K♣ .

Vying for a pot of 23,000 in the middle across board 9♣ 5♠ 3♠ 9♥ , Jonghoon Seon made an attempt for it with a bet of 8,000. Fathi Kamyar pushed behind for 5,100 more, leaving Seon priced in to call.

Fathi Kamyar 4♦ 4♣

Jonghoon Seon K♠ 2♠

River 8♣ bricked for Seon, earning Kamyar the double up with his pocket pair.

Leslie Tsui open shoved her last 9,600 utg+1 and saw Won Il Bae happily oblige.

Up against a monster pair, Tsui exited the arena shortly after board 6♦ 9♥ 3♣ Q♥ J♥ felted no aces.

Kunlong Yu opened utg and called a 4,500 three bet from Seungmin Kang a seat after. On flop K♠ 4♦ Q♠ , Yu check called another 5,500, yet folded after Kang went for another 11,000 on turn 8♠ .

Facing an open and a call, Takahiko Hachiya sent out a 5,100 three bet on the hijack. Initial raiser Richard Marquez responded with a raise to 13,100, called by Hachiya. On flop 5♥ Q♦ 7♣ , Marquez continued for 7,500, enough to convince Hachiya to surrender.

A three way raised pot saw action on flop 9♠ 2♥ K♠ check to Jess Dalipe on the button, pushing him to bet 2,400. Joris Michl check called on the big blind, yet quickly let it go after Dalipe continued for another 5,000 on turn 9♦ .

Leslie Tsui opened 1,200, joined by Fathi Kamyar on the button onto flop 9♥ K♠ 8♠ . Tsui opted to check call for 2,600, yet fold on turn 8♥ after Kamyar barreled all-in.

Vying for 5,700 in the middle across board 2♥ 8♠ J♦ 5♣ 7♥ , Ha Mai Anh shot out a pot size bet of 5,000, and was check called by Joris Michl on the big blind. Anh showed top pair K♦ J♥ , leaving Michl to take the loss.

With a pot of 5,100 situated in the middle on flop 6♣ 3♣ 5♦ , three way action was checked to Jose Colada on the button, who bet 1,500. John Constiniano check called, and did so once more on turn 8♠ for another 3,500. On river Q♠ , Colada fired a final 6,500, and was exposed with king-high K♣ J♣ after Constiniano put out the third call.