Main Event (45,000 PHP)

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Fathi Kamyar defended his big blind against Brenton Buttigieg's 1,100 utg open, and went on to check call two streets - 1,800 and 3,200, on board 7♦ 6♥ Q♣ 8♥ . On river 5♥ , Kamyar check raised to 16,000, and got to showdown after Buttigieg made the call.

Kamyar revealed straight 6♠ 4♠ , no good against Buttigieg's higher straight Q♠ 9♠ .

Up against an open and a call, Brenton Buttigieg fired a three bet to 3,000, and called 28,000 more following an all-in from initial raiser Bernard Vu.

Vu in search of an ace, found none on board 4♣ 9♥ T♠ 2♣ 3♠ , eliminating him from the Main Event games.