Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Graham Cowan

Australia

Blind level

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Entries

15/101

Total Chips

3,030,000

Average

202,000

Flight B

SMPSMP

1/24/2025, 5:20:18 PM

End of Flight B - 15 Survivors

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	546,000(109 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	398,000(80 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	334,000(67 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	303,000(61 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	301,000(60 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	231,000(46 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	171,000(34 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	167,000(33 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	149,000(30 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	113,000(23 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	86,000(17 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	73,000(15 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	73,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	46,000(9 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	3,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 4:33:39 PM

Graham Cowan Bets to Win

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

Graham Cowan

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.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	262,000(66 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	82,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:38:49 PM

John Constiniano Stands Strong with Top Pair

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

John Constiniano

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♦ .

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	221,000(74 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	150,000(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:33:52 PM

Graham Cowan Spikes Two Outer

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

Graham Cowan

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	9♥9♣ HJ	274,500(92 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	J♠J♣ UTG	81,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 3:08:44 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Jester Intia

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

Player	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	293,000(98 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	260,000(87 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	238,000(79 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	208,000(69 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	206,000(69 BB)
MC Michael Concepcion (2)Philippines	192,500(64 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	170,000(57 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	164,000(55 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	157,000(52 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	151,000(50 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	129,000(43 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	126,000(42 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	121,000(40 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	110,000(37 BB)
JD John Dela CruzPhilippines	105,500(35 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	99,000(33 BB)
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	85,000(28 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	57,000(19 BB)
KJ Kyuhyung Jung	50,000(17 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	38,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 1:49:17 PM

Richard Marquez Shoots to the Top

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

Richard Marquez

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.

Player	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	287,500(192 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	159,000(106 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:47:35 AM

Dinner Break

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

Graham Cowan

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	182,000(152 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	169,000(141 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	151,000(126 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	143,000(119 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	131,000(109 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	125,000(104 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	118,000(98 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	115,000(96 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	104,000(87 BB)
ER Euryd RiveraPhilippines	103,000(86 BB)
JT Johnson TanPhilippines	102,000(85 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	90,400(75 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	89,000(74 BB)
HT Hachiya Takahiko	80,000(67 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	77,000(64 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	71,000(59 BB)
KY Kunlong YuChina	62,300(52 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	61,000(51 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	58,600(49 BB)
LA Luqman AlghanimSaudi Arabia	57,000(48 BB)
WI Won Il BaeSouth Korea	54,000(45 BB)
HM Ha Mai Anh	50,500(42 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	46,700(39 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	46,000(38 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	43,500(36 BB)
NG Nathan GathercoleAustralia	38,000(32 BB)
CQ Cezar QuiambaoPhilippines	37,000(31 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	34,000(28 BB)
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	30,000(25 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	29,000(24 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	28,000(23 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	26,400(22 BB)
EJ Eom Joonghoon	22,600(19 BB)
JS Jonghoon SeonSouth Korea	18,300(15 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	16,800(14 BB)
NF Nazariy FedykUnited Kingdom	14,600(12 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	12,800(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 11:39:08 AM

Graham Cowan Bags Huge

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Graham Cowan

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	K♦J♦ BB	189,000(158 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	J♠J♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 10:35:07 AM

Jonald Garcia Takes It Down

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

Jonald Garcia

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.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	63,000(63 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	62,000(62 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 9:47:55 AM

Graham Cowan Shows the Nuts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Graham Cowan

A four way raised pot read a flop of T♣ Q♥ 4♣ . Action was checked to Graham Cowan, who bet 2,600. Ho Tai Tsai check called on the small blind, yet folded after Cowan fired another 6,600 on turn A♦ . Cowan showed nut straight K♠ J♦ as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
GC Graham CowanAustralia	116,300(194 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	41,000(68 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 8:18:39 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Brenton Buttigieg

Player	Chips
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	81,000(162 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	70,300(141 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	67,000(134 BB)
JW Ju Won ChungSouth Korea	59,600(119 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	54,000(108 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	51,300(103 BB)
SK Seungmin Kang	51,000(102 BB)
JJ Jung Jinwoo	49,000(98 BB)
FK Fathi Kamyar	48,000(96 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	46,000(92 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	45,000(90 BB)
PE Paul ElliottUnited Kingdom	41,800(84 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	41,300(83 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooSouth Korea	37,000(74 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	34,500(69 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/24/2025, 6:33:08 AM

Ho Tai Tsai Leaves Graham Cowan Unable to Continue

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Ho Tai Tsai

With a pot of 24,900 in the middle across board 3♥ K♣ 5♦ A♠ , Ho Tai Tsai made an attempt for it on the button, with a bet of 11,000. Graham Cowan check folded, surrendering his chance of winning the pot.

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	52,500(263 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	20,000(100 BB)