Name: Flight A
Start: 2025-01-23T13:00
End: 2025-01-23

Manila Megastack 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.01.27

PokerStars Live

Masahiro Toyoda

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

13/83

Total Chips

2,490,000

Average

191,538

Flight A

SMPSMP

1/23/2025, 3:58:58 PM

End of Flight A - 13 Surivivors

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

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	520,000(130 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	320,000(80 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	310,000(78 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	240,000(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	198,000(50 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	158,000(40 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	142,000(36 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	134,000(34 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	130,000(33 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	102,000(26 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	86,000(22 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	83,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	66,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:42:29 PM

Hefty Bet Works for Masahiro Toyoda

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

With 47,000 spread out across board 6♣ 3♠ T♥ 4♦ , Masahiro Toyoda went for a bet of 35,000 and left initial raiser Darren Moves unable to continue.

Player	Chips
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	168,000(56 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	118,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 2:36:26 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Mark Almusajin

Flight A action is close to wrapping up, with five more eliminations to go before bagging time. 13 players out of the 83-entry field are set to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, January 26. Leading the charge is local grinder Mark Almusajin, who has consistently kept the lead all throughout the day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	433,500(145 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	225,000(75 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	180,000(60 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	172,000(57 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	155,500(52 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	148,000(49 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	141,000(47 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	132,000(44 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	127,500(43 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	127,500(43 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	107,500(36 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	106,000(35 BB)
JC Joshua Cuevas	100,000(33 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	70,000(23 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	64,000(21 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	57,500(19 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(18 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	33,500(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 1:59:11 PM

Daito Kamei Pays the Price

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Daito Kamei

Masahiro Toyoda defended his big blind vs Daito Kamei's 6,000 button open, and went on to lead 6,000 on flop A♥ 9♠ 3♣ . Kamei called behind, revealing turn Q♦ . Both checked it through to river 6♠ , where Toyoda bet a final 17,000. Kamei paid the price and mucked as Toyoda showed two pair Q♠ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	126,000(50 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	62,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 12:30:27 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	287,500(192 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	177,000(118 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	165,000(110 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	141,000(94 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	138,000(92 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	123,000(82 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	120,000(80 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	118,000(79 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	107,000(71 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	101,000(67 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	98,000(65 BB)
TA Teruhisa AoyamaJapan	93,200(62 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongKorea (Republic of)	70,000(47 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	70,000(47 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58,000(39 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	53,000(35 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53,000(35 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	48,000(32 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	43,000(29 BB)
JC Joshua Cuevas	33,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	30,000(20 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	30,000(20 BB)
LT Leslie TsuiHong Kong	30,000(20 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
NA Naohiro AritaJapan	25,500(17 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	22,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/23/2025, 10:29:17 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Mark Almusajin

Player	Chips
MA Mark AlmusajinPhilippines	160,100(160 BB)
SK Sergei Korzhenko	140,000(140 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	108,000(108 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	102,000(102 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	84,200(84 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	79,500(80 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	79,000(79 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	79,000(79 BB)
MT Masahiro ToyodaJapan	79,000(79 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	74,000(74 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongKorea (Republic of)	58,000(58 BB)
DM Darren MovesAustralia	55,000(55 BB)
SC Sun Chao Hsuan	52,400(52 BB)
WJ William JonesUnited States of America	48,000(48 BB)
MF Maxim FanaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	46,200(46 BB)
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile	46,000(46 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	44,200(44 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	43,000(43 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	41,300(41 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	38,800(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	35,800(36 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	35,200(35 BB)
DF Daniel FrancisUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	34,000(34 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	31,900(32 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	31,000(31 BB)
SA Sangjin AnKorea (Republic of)	30,300(30 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	30,000(30 BB)
KL Kyoungsun Lee	29,200(29 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	22,000(22 BB)
TY Takahiko Yachiya	14,000(14 BB)
TY Taeil YunKorea (Republic of)	13,500(14 BB)
JC Joshua Cuevas	7,100(7 BB)