Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Kim Enriquez

Philippines

Place

2nd

Prize

$40,557

Prize (PHP)

₱2,373,500

Blind level

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Entries

1/467

Total Chips

14,010,000

Average

14,010,000

Main Event - Final

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1/27/2025, 11:25:37 AM

Kim Enriquez Eliminated In 2nd Place - PHP 2,373,500 /~$40,557

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Kim Enriquez - 2nd Place

On the fourth heads up hand, Graham Cowan limped in and Kim Enriquez checked to see the flop cheap. Dealer fanned out 5♣ 4♣ 5♦ A♦ 5♥ . Cowan bets every street for 250,000, 500,000, and all in. Enriquez check-called each way and risked it on the river. At the reveal, Cowan's top pair crushed Enriquez's ducks to deny the locals the title.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	A♣7♥ D	14,010,000(117 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2♥2♠ BB	busted

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1/27/2025, 11:23:56 AM

Kim Enriquez Deals First Blow

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hard hunting for the title, Kim Enriquez picks up the first heads up hand. He limps in and Graham Cowan checks. The flop T♦ 9♣ T♣ opens with a bet from Cowan of 120,000, Enriquez calls. Cowan continues for another 250,000 on the turn 2♦ , and this time Enriquez raises 800,000, Cowan folds.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	8,815,000(73 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	5,135,000(43 BB)

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1/27/2025, 11:06:08 AM

Heads Up: Kim Enriquez vs Graham Cowan

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Kim Enriquez and Graham Cowan

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	9,485,000(79 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	4,525,000(38 BB)

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1/27/2025, 11:05:59 AM

Alexis Lim Eliminated In 3rd Place - PHP 2,502,500 /~$42,761

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Alexis Lim - 3rd Place

Alexis Lim's impressive run ended in 3rd place with Kim Enriquez cleaning him out. On a limped pot, Enriquez bet 150,000 on the flop 5♠ 6♥ 4♥ , Lim shoved 1,815,000 (15 bb), Enriquez called. Both players had the same pair with Enriquez showing a higher kicker.

With the turn 9♠ and river T♣ , Enriquez's kicker holds.

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	6♣2♣ BB	busted
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	6♦8♥ SB	4,525,000(38 BB)

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1/27/2025, 10:50:12 AM

Another Double Up For Kim Enriquez

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kim Enriquez will not go down quietly, not in the slightest with another double up. Hand opened with button Graham Cowan raising 350,000, small blind Enriquez three-bet all in for 970,000, Cowan called. At the showdown, Enriquez led throughout.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	A♠7♣ SB	2,140,000(21 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	7♥6♥ D	8,520,000(85 BB)

Board:8♦Q♣2♠T♦2♣

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1/27/2025, 10:44:19 AM

Kim Enriquez Doubles Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kim Enriquez

Down to just over 4 bb , Kim Enriquez is pushed by Graham Cowan and he makes the call for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	6♦5♦ BB	920,000(9 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	Q♦7♠ SB	9,390,000(94 BB)

With the board running T♥ 6♠ 4♥ 2♣ A♣ , Enriquez survives to continue his bid for the title.

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1/27/2025, 10:41:31 AM

Graham Cowan Stops The Charging Kim Enriquez

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

With the deal in place, it's back to action. Small blind Graham Cowan raises 250,000, big blind Kim Enriquez won't let his blinds be stolen and calls. At the flop 5♥ J♦ 3♣ , Cowan c-bets 200,000 and continues on with Enriquez calling. The turn 8♦ sees a change with Enriquez taking control with a 500,000 bet. Cowan calls and the board completes 7♥ . Again Enriquez attacks with a 1,100,000 bet. Cowan check-raises all in, Enriquez is stopped in his tracks.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	9,850,000(99 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	660,000(7 BB)

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1/27/2025, 10:21:07 AM

Chip Counts

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Graham Cowan

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	3,440,000(34 BB)	1	1
GC Graham CowanAustralia	7,800,000(78 BB)	1	6
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,790,000(28 BB)	1	9

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1/27/2025, 10:14:14 AM

Kim Enriquez Doubles Up, Jon Kyte Plunges

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

From the button, Kim Enriquez raised 210,000 and big blind Jon Kyte defended. At the flop 3♦ 6♦ J♠ , Enriquez continued for 300,000, Kyte jammed, Enriquez called risking his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	J♥7♥ D	2,790,000(28 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	K♣3♠ BB	750,000(8 BB)

With the turn A♥ and river Q♦ , Enriquez's top pair earned him a full boost while Kyte plunged to 7.5 bb.

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1/27/2025, 9:52:45 AM

Kim Enriquez Doubles Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kim Enriquez

Facing a raise of 250,000, Kim Enriquez moved it all out front for 465,000, Cowan called. At the reveal, Enriquez had the better kicker and held throughout the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	K♣Q♦ D	1,130,000(11 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	K♦6♣ UTG	8,800,000(88 BB)

Board:8♣J♠5♦K♠J♣

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1/27/2025, 9:40:57 AM

Kim Enriquez Cant Get Rid Of The Leader

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kim Enriquez

Graham Cowan continues to dominate the action picking up another pot. This was a big one against Kim Enriquez who barreled down the streets and losing well over half of his stack.

Hand opened with utg Alexis Lim raising 210,000, small blind Cowan called, big blind Enriquez three-bet 760,000, Lim begged off while Cowan flat. On the flop and turn 4♦ K♣ 6♥ K♠ , Enriquez bets 350,000 and 500,000, Cowan check-called then they both checked the river 8♦ . Cowan flipped over 7♦ 7♥ , Enriquez mucked.

On the next hand, Cowan opened 350,000, big blind Lim called, then both checked to the river K♦ 4♠ 9♣ 2♦ Q♦ . Following Lim's check, Cowan bet 600,000 and won the pot unchallenged. He showed J♦ T♥ .

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	8,835,000(88 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,560,000(26 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	765,000(8 BB)

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1/27/2025, 9:34:44 AM

Chip Counts

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Final 4 players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	3,280,000(33 BB)	1	1
JK Jon KyteNorway	2,030,000(20 BB)	1	3
GC Graham CowanAustralia	6,365,000(64 BB)	1	6
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,475,000(25 BB)	1	9

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1/27/2025, 9:18:32 AM

Graham Cowan Stops The Charging Enriquez

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Graham Cowan

From utg, Graham Cowan limps in, button Kim Enriquez raises it up to 160,000. Before action proceeds, the players discover that the dealer button was in the wrong position, making Alexis Lim and Jon Kyte the blinds again. With action already in play, the game had to continue. Cowan called.

At the flop 9♦ K♠ J♠ , Enriquez fired 180,000, Cowan check-raised 550,000, Enriquez backed off.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	5,500,000(69 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,600,000(33 BB)

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1/27/2025, 7:50:45 AM

Jon Kyte Banks It With A Boat

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Three players in a raised pot see a flop land 3♦ Q♣ 5♣ . Following two checks, cutoff Kim Enriquez c-bets 165,000 and only small blind Jon Kyte calls. On the turn Q♦ , Kyte switches up and fires 290,000, Enriquez calls. More heavy action is seen on the river 9♣ . Kyte leads out 640,000, Enriquez raises 1.7 Million, Kyte only has 665,000 behind and snap-calls for his tournament life. Boat beats the flush for a double up to Kyte.

Player	Hand	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	Q♥9♥ BB	2,675,000(45 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	6♣7♣ CO	2,700,000(45 BB)

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1/27/2025, 7:43:22 AM

Kim Enriquez Rises To 4M

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Kim Enriquez

Chip leader Kim Enriquez has become the first to reach 4M in chips. Sending him there was a hand against Jon Kyte who raised 120,000 from hijack. Enriquez defended his big blind to see a flop K♠ K♦ 9♥ . Kyte continued for 60,000, Enriquez check-called, then both checked the turn 8♣ and river 7♦ . Enriquez claimed the pot with 6♣ 9♣ two pair.

Enriquez also won the next hand with an uncalled raise from the small blind position.

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	4,160,000(69 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	2,385,000(40 BB)

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1/27/2025, 7:35:43 AM

No Significant Action

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

The first ten hands kicked off with Florencio Campomanes shoving and finding no callers. No significant action followed. One of the bigger pots was Kim Enriquez raising 125,000 from cutoff, Alexis Lim three-betting 325,000 from the button, Enriquez folded. Lim showed K♣ K♠ .

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1/27/2025, 7:33:22 AM

Chip Counts

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

After two levels, the field was trimmed to 6 players. Entering the new level with Kim Enriquez in the lead.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,790,000(47 BB)	1	1
JK Jon KyteNorway	1,910,000(32 BB)	1	3
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	810,000(14 BB)	1	4
GC Graham CowanAustralia	3,120,000(52 BB)	1	6
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	1,555,000(26 BB)	1	8
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	3,910,000(65 BB)	1	9

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1/27/2025, 6:36:28 AM

Kim Enriquez Earns For His Flush

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Kim Enriquez

Folded around to the button Graham Cowan who looks down at T♦ 7♦ and raises 105,000. Two spots over, Cowan is denied the steal by big blind Kim Enriquez who wans to play with his Q♣ 7♣. At the flop 4♣ 7♠ J♣ , Cowan pairs up and bets 85,000, Enriquez with the flush draw sticks with him. On the turn 5♣ , Enriquez lands it and checks, Cowan checks back for a free river 4♥ . No more checking, Enriquez slides out 200,000, Cowan calls then immediately mucks.

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	3,300,000(66 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	2,730,000(55 BB)

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1/27/2025, 6:04:46 AM

John Carlo Sayo Gets Lucky

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

John Carlo Sayo

With only 5 bb left, John Carlo Sayo went all in and got called by Kim Enriquez who had a better kicker. At the runout, Sayo lucked out with a pair for renewed life.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	A♥9♣ UTG	500,000(13 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	A♠T♥ SB	2,960,000(74 BB)

Board:6♥9♥5♣3♣7♣

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1/27/2025, 5:44:50 AM

Big Stacks In The Ring

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

Kim Enriquez

Entering the final table as the top dogs, Jon Kyte and Kim Enriquez face-off. From mid position, Kyte opens his usual 85,000, Enriquez defends his big blind. Same action on the flop 6♥ J♦ 7♣ with Kyte initiating with a 125,000 bet and Enriquez defending. Both check the turn 4♥ . On the river 6♠ , Enriquez leads out 250,000 to send Kyte tanking for one time bank. Kyte gives it up.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	3,410,000(85 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	3,200,000(80 BB)

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1/27/2025, 5:32:41 AM

Jon Kyte Continues To Dominate

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

Small pot for Jon Kyte on Hand #8 who gets the first walk of the day then a much larger pot for the leader on Hand #9.

From hijack, Kim Enriquez opens 80,000 and is called by the blinds Kyte and Florencio Campomanes. All three check the flop T♦ 8♥ 5♦ and head to the turn K♣ . No more checking as Kyte leads out 180,000. He finds no callers to win the pot easy.

On Hand #10, Kyte bumps it up to 80,000 from the button and big blind Graham Cowan defends but not before tanking for two time banks. At the flop 7♥ 9♦ 2♠ , Kyte continues for 175,000, Cowan gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	3,460,000(87 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	2,835,000(71 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	2,805,000(70 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	620,000(16 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	310,000(8 BB)

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1/27/2025, 2:41:50 AM

Manila Megastack 21 Main Event Champion To Be Crowned Today

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

The 2025 PokerStars LIVE season opener Manila Megastack 21 is on its final day at world-class Okada Manila in the Philippines. Excitement is at its peak with the newest Main Event champion set to be crowned today. Only 9 players remain out of the 467 entries.

Leading the charge is Norwegian pro Jon Kyte with a stack of 80 bb. Kyte boasts a resume filled with titles and cashes all over Europe including final table finishes at numerous EPT Main Events. He also has two WSOP Circuit rings and just missed a bracelet last year. Kyte is already guaranteed his first cash on Asian soil, and if he takes it to the limit, he will become the second Manila Megastack Norwegian champion following MM 18 winner Henrik Tollefsen.

On the local side, six Filipinos dominate the lineup, thus assuring a crowd of spectators cheering on their favorites. At the top of that list is Kim Enriquez with a stack of 75 bb. Wedged in the lower end is the highly decorated Florencio Campomanes with 15 bb.

The finalists are secured a payout of PHP 365,000 (~$6,280). The biggest slice of PHP 3,900,000 (~$67,090) is up for grabs. Cards start at 1pm. Blinds begin at 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000 with increases every 60 minutes.

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Main Event - Final 9 players

Final 9 Players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	2,265,000(57 BB)	1	1
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	410,000(10 BB)	1	2
JK Jon KyteNorway	3,215,000(80 BB)	1	3
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	615,000(15 BB)	1	4
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	465,000(12 BB)	1	5
GC Graham CowanAustralia	2,625,000(66 BB)	1	6
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(13 BB)	1	7
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	755,000(19 BB)	1	8
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	3,025,000(76 BB)	1	9