Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Kyuhyung Jung opened 9,000 utg, joined by two players behind onto flop T♠ K♣ 4♣ . Jung bet 17,000, check called by Jonald Garcia on the small blind. On turn J♣ , Garcia took the initiative, and led out a bet 35,000. Jung paused for a minute, and eventually found a fold.

With 50,000 in the middle on flop 4♥ 5♣ T♦ , Kyuhyung Jung bet all-in for 65,000, and was called by Jonald Garcia behind.

Kyuhyung Jung A♦ A♥

Jonald Garcia K♥ K♣

A cooler situation, Jung's better pair held through turn 8♠ and river 8♥ , earning him the full double up just as the day is about to close.

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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Jester Intia opened 4,000 utg, called by Jonald Garcia along with the big blind. On board K♠ 4♦ 2♠ 3♣ , Intia double barreled - 7,000 and 10,500, with Garcia calling behind on both streets. On river 9♠ , Intia decided to check, leaving Garcia to check back for a showdown.

Intia revealed top pair A♥ K♦ and shipped the win.

Up against a late position open and a call, Bernard Vu flicked in his last 10,000, and saw both continue to flop 4♦ 6♦ J♠ . Initial raiser Jonald Garcia led 12,000, and followed with another 15,000 on turn Q♥ . Richard Marquez behind, called both streets for a side pot, yet folded on river 2♥ after Garcia moved all-in.

Garcia showed A♦ K♠ high, good against Vu's A♣ T♥ for the takedown.

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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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.