Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Hand #2: Alvir Inocentes limps in from the small blind and gets to see the flop cheap with big blind Graham Cowan checking. The dealer fans 2♣ 5♦ K♦ , Inocentes checks, Cowan test bets 40,000, and wins it uncontested.

Hand #3: Still fresh from winning, from the small blind, Cowan raises 95,000 and claims another pot with Mark Almusajin folding.

Hand #4: The rush continues for Cowan who three-bets all in from the button pushing out initial raiser Florencio Campomanes.

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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