Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #3

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Jonald Garcia

Philippines

Place

7th

Prize

$2,150

Prize (PHP)

₱125,000

Blind level

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

1/283

Total Chips

8,490,000

Average

8,490,000

Final Day

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 9:49:20 AM

Jonald Garcia Caps Run in 7th Place - PHP 125,000 (~USD 2,150)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jonald Garcia - 7th Place

Jonald Garcia stuffed his last 225,000 on the cutoff and was called by initial raiser Czar Ian Marcos.

Garcia at risk, headed out shortly after board T♥ 6♠ Q♥ 7♣ Q♣ ran Marcos a full house to knock him out.

Player	Hand	Chips
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	7♥7♠ HJ	1,360,000(27 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	A♦7♦ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 8:48:49 AM

Kickoff Final Table is Set!

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kickoff Final 9 Players

Following a five hour grind, Manila Megastack 21's opening highlight - Kickoff, is officially down to its final nine players with local runner Renato Villanueva leading the charge. Each contender is now guaranteed PHP 87,885 (~USD 1,510) in winnings, with the PHP 765,000 (~USD 13,160) top prize only a few places away. Today's winner will also take home a 2025 APPT Manila Main Event Package, valued at PHP 125,000 (~USD 2,140), along with the prestigious PokerStars spade trophy to commemorate their triumph.

Final Table Chip Counts

Player	Chips
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	1,800,000(45 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,490,000(37 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	1,450,000(36 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	1,120,000(28 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	825,000(21 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	605,000(15 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	545,000(14 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	495,000(12 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	360,000(9 BB)

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$13,160
2	$8,225
3	$5,885
4	$4,525
5	$3,475
6	$2,685
7	$2,150
8	$1,790
9	$1,510

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 8:23:49 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,660,000(42 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	1,130,000(28 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	1,080,000(27 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	830,000(21 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	660,000(17 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	625,000(16 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	525,000(13 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	495,000(12 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	485,000(12 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	480,000(12 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	370,000(9 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	165,000(4 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 7:13:21 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,110,000(56 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	980,000(49 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	960,000(48 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	630,000(32 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	620,000(31 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	480,000(24 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	470,000(24 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	445,000(22 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	400,000(20 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	390,000(20 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	350,000(18 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	335,000(17 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	320,000(16 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	320,000(16 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	315,000(16 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	270,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 7:09:00 AM

Alvir Inocentes Spared From Elimination

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Alvir Inocentes

Alvir Inocentes pushed all-in utg for his last 185,000 and was looked up by Jonald Garcia on the button.

Inocentes in rough shape, dodged elimination just as board 4♣ 5♦ 7♠ 6♠ Q♣ ran him a straight to steal the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	3♦3♣ UTG	420,000(21 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	5♥5♠ D	335,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 6:13:02 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Terry Gonzaga

Player	Chips
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	623,000(39 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	621,000(39 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	620,000(39 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	560,000(35 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	488,000(31 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	471,000(29 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	454,000(28 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom	416,000(26 BB)
PC Peter Chung (4)Canada	368,000(23 BB)
BB Brenton ButtigiegAustralia	361,000(23 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	357,000(22 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	343,000(21 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	323,000(20 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	304,000(19 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	276,000(17 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	270,000(17 BB)
CR Christopher RichardsUnited Kingdom	268,000(17 BB)
JS Jeoffrey SibalPhilippines	245,000(15 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	242,000(15 BB)
RR Rey RocaPhilippines	212,000(13 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	157,000(10 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	152,000(10 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	118,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 5:22:57 AM

Jonald Garcia Bets to Win

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jonald Garcia

Jonald Garcia opened utg+1 and called a 63,000 three bet from Nikolai Babushkin behind. On flop 8♠ A♦ 4♣ , Garcia check called another 41,000, revealing turn 2♦ . Both checked it through to river 3♠ , where Garcia led 44,000. Babushkin used up two time banks and eventually laid it down.

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	602,000(60 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	185,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/22/2025, 4:42:43 AM

Top Pair Holds for Jonald Garcia

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jonald Garcia

A pot of 84,000 brewed preflop beteween Jonald Garcia on the button vs Lloyd Locsin on the big blind. On flop 7♠ 8♣ 5♦ , Locsin led all-in and was called by Garcia for his entire 194,000.

Lloyd Locsin A♠ Q♦

Jonald Garcia 9♥ 8♠

Garcia ahead, kept his advantage through turn K♣ and river 9♦ , scooping it all with two pair.

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	372,000(62 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	140,000(23 BB)

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

20/128

Total Chips

3,840,000

Average

192,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 1:50:25 PM

End of Day Chip Counts - 20 Qualified

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	377,000(38 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	319,000(32 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	317,000(32 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	283,000(28 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	274,000(27 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	262,000(26 BB)
SN Seungjun NaSouth Korea	245,000(25 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	231,000(23 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	219,000(22 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	199,000(20 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	192,000(19 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	178,000(18 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	150,000(15 BB)
FF Feridoun FarboudUnited States of America	98,000(10 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	95,000(10 BB)
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	90,000(9 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	90,000(9 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	87,000(9 BB)
SE Soonghoon Eom	74,000(7 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	64,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 12:58:17 PM

Jonald Garcia Relinquishes Throne

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jonald Garcia

With 45,000 in the middle across flop 5♠ Q♣ 4♥ , action was caught on Jonald Garcia with a bet of 13,000. Seungjun Na check raised from the big blind for 33,000, and went to lead another 60,000 on river 7♠ . Garcia let it go by the final bet, shipping Na the win.

Player	Chips
SN Seungjun NaSouth Korea	229,000(29 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	213,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 12:05:54 PM

Renato Villanueva Shaves Some Off Jonald Garcia

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

Renato Villanueva Jr

Renato Villanueva stuffed his last 68,000 in and was looked up by chip leader Jonald Garcia.

At risk, Villanueva continued on as board J♠ 8♠ K♦ 7♦ 9♦ ran a straight for his pocket pair to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	T♠T♣ MP	146,000(29 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	A♠J♣ SB	265,000(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 11:52:24 AM

Chip Count Update

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

With 29 players left holding on to their seats, that means the day is about to close with 9 more eliminations to go before is reached. 20 players are set to advance to Day 2, joining yesterday's 10-survivor qualifier list.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	333,000(67 BB)
TG Terry GonzagaPhilippines	256,000(51 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	249,000(50 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	195,000(39 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	181,000(36 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	181,000(36 BB)
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	170,000(34 BB)
JD Jess DalipePhilippines	160,000(32 BB)
FF Feridoun FarboudUnited States of America	152,000(30 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	147,000(29 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniHong Kong	143,000(29 BB)
SN Seungjun NaSouth Korea	138,000(28 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	127,000(25 BB)
JC Jeffrey CalongePhilippines	116,500(23 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	112,000(22 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	111,000(22 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	109,000(22 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	107,000(21 BB)
SE Soonghoon Eom	100,000(20 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	89,000(18 BB)
LL Lloyd LocsinAustralia	84,000(17 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	77,000(15 BB)
CS Chirag ShahIndia	72,000(14 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	67,000(13 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	66,000(13 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	63,000(13 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnSouth Korea	62,000(12 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	42,000(8 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	41,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 11:45:52 AM

Jonald Garcia Remains in Command

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

Jonald Garcia

With 27,000 already in the middle on flop 2♣ T♣ A♥ , Jonald Garcia sent out a 10,000 bet on the button and saw Renato Villanueva put in the call. Both checked turn K♦ through to river K♠ , where Garcia went for a final 15,000. Villanueva gave it up, shipping Garcia another boost to his already healthy stack.

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	333,000(83 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	62,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 11:33:21 AM

Jonald Garcia Continues to Dominate

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

Jonald Garcia

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 23,500 preflop. Seungjun Na led 6,500 on flop J♥ Q♦ 5♥ , called behind by Jonald Garcia. On turn A♠ , Na checked to Garcia this time, pushing the latter to bet 8,500. Na made the call, but was left unable to get to showdown after Garcia barreled a final 43,000 on river 7♥ .

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	278,000(93 BB)
SN Seungjun NaSouth Korea	150,500(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 9:54:09 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	287,000(191 BB)
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	130,500(87 BB)
CI Czar Ian MarcosPhilippines	130,000(87 BB)
NK Nery Khrustian	115,000(77 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	97,500(65 BB)
LS Liam SchreiterCanada	95,000(63 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	88,000(59 BB)
RP Ramon PabloPhilippines	87,000(58 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	82,500(55 BB)
JA Junghyun AnSouth Korea	80,000(53 BB)
KB Ki Burm Lee	78,000(52 BB)
JO Justin Ong	76,000(51 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	75,000(50 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	72,000(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/21/2025, 9:50:18 AM

Jonald Garcia Gets Lucky, Busts Two

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

Jonald Garcia

Following an open and two calls, Matthias Frost squeezed on the big blind for 30,000 and saw Jonald Garcia reshove. Waki Yasuhiro called off for his entire 115,100, making it a three way showdown.

With the worst hand, Garcia was in luck to find his two outer on board 2♣ 6♥ 9♦ 2♠ 7♠ , running him a boat to scoop it all.

Player	Hand	Chips
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	9♠9♣ HJ	287,000(239 BB)
WY Waki YasuhiroJapan	J♠J♣ SB	busted
MF Matthias FrostGermany	K♦K♣ BB	busted