Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Jon Kyte

Norway

Blind level

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

Entries

31/206

Total Chips

6,180,000

Average

199,355

Flight C

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 4:35:41 PM

Jon Kyte Tops Main Event Flight C

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

Jon Kyte - Main Event Flight C Chipleader

This season's Manila Megastack Main Event is close to wrapping up its qualifying rounds with three of the four heats done and dusted. Today's action saw the biggest crowd yet, having drawn 206 entries alone, pushing the final count to 467. While the turnout was a few short of breaching its PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705) guarantee, the stakes remain high for tomorrow's ultimate showdown. 59 runners have advanced so far, with the last flight geared to add 12 more to the list.

Norway's Jon Kyte topped today's field with an impressive 427,000 chip count onto Day 2. Kyte locked in the lead by the final break and extended his advantage all the way through the last three levels. South Korea's Woobeen Lee trails closely behind with a 415,000 stack, followed by Marco Espela with 385,000, to round up the top three spots.

Remaining at the summit of the leaderboard is Flight B chip leader Edilberto Gopez with 546,000, backed by Flight A's Mark Almusajin with 520,000. Other notables advancing through include Flo Campomanes (234,000), Czardy Rivera (165,000), and Dmitrii Belikov (156,000).

All Day 1 survivors are geared to return to the felt this Sunday, January 26, for the Day 2 battle, each guaranteed a payday. Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor!

Manila Megastack 21 Main Event

Date/s: January 23-27, 2025

Buy-in: PHP 45,000 (~USD 770)

Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705)

Entries: 467

Prize pool: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 342,705)

Flight A: 83 entries, 13 qualified

Flight B: 101 entries, 15 qualified

Flight C: 206 entries, 31 qualified

Flight D [20/15]: 77 entries, 12 ITM

Day 2: Sunday, January 26

Final Day: Monday, January 27

SMPSMP

1/25/2025, 4:20:07 PM

End of Flight C - 31 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	427,000(85 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	425,000(85 BB)
WL Woobeen Lee	415,000(83 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	385,000(77 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	313,000(63 BB)
JR Jensen Rex ChowPhilippines	304,000(61 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	291,000(58 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	265,000(53 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	252,000(50 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	234,000(47 BB)
WW William WrightUnited States of America	227,000(45 BB)
JC Jerome CruzPhilippines	210,000(42 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	204,000(41 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	178,000(36 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	175,000(35 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	165,000(33 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	157,000(31 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	156,000(31 BB)
PT Paul TirnoveanBelgium	153,000(31 BB)
PE Paul ElliottAustralia	142,000(28 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	134,000(27 BB)
UE Uuganbayar ErdenekhuMongolia	128,000(26 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	126,000(25 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	123,000(25 BB)
AL Alexis LimPhilippines	118,000(24 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	102,000(20 BB)
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	102,000(20 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	87,000(17 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	70,000(14 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	58,000(12 BB)
ML Marcuss LiowMalaysia	47,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 2:44:10 PM

Top Chip Counts

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

Jon Kyte

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	265,000(88 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	264,000(88 BB)
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	238,000(79 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	221,000(74 BB)
HM Han Myunghwan	218,000(73 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	202,000(67 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	193,000(64 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	187,000(62 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	186,000(62 BB)
DH David HowardUnited Kingdom	182,000(61 BB)
DB Dmitrii Belikov	178,000(59 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	163,000(54 BB)
KK Keita KitamuraJapan	157,000(52 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	147,000(49 BB)
JR Jensen Rex ChowPhilippines	142,000(47 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	141,500(47 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	131,000(44 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	129,000(43 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	126,000(42 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	117,000(39 BB)
YN Yashiro NaokiJapan	114,000(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 2:36:00 PM

Jon Kyte Delivers Double Bust

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

Jon Kyte

Francis Garson flicked in his last 6,000 and was up against three opponents onto flop K♠ J♣ 3♦ . Initial raiser Edgar Asehan continued for 10,000, called by Jon Kyte on the button. On turn A♦ , Asehan check called an 18,000 bet from Kyte, and went on to lead all-in for 33,000 on river K♣ .

Kyte made the final call with a boat, sending both opponents out in quick fashion.

Player	Hand	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	3♠3♣ D	305,000(122 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	K♥Q♣ UTG+1	busted
FG Francis GarsonFrance	K♦3♦ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/25/2025, 1:53:14 PM

Jon Kyte Wins Blind Battle

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Jon Kyte

A blind vs blind battle saw Francis Garson limp call a 6,500 raise from Jon Kyte behind. On flop T♠ 7♠ K♦ , Garson check called another 13,000, and arrived at showdown shortly after no more bets went in on either turn 9♠ or river Q♦ .

Garson showed 7♦ 6♠ , no good against Kyte's top pair A♣ K♣ .

Player	Chips
JK Jon KyteNorway	127,000(64 BB)
FG Francis GarsonFrance	37,500(19 BB)