Name: Kickoff
Start: 2025-01-20
End: 2025-01-22

Manila Megastack 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #3

2025.01.20 - 2025.01.22

PokerStars Live

Jose Cheung

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

10/66

Total Chips

1,980,000

Average

198,000

Flight A

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 4:05:52 PM

Michael Calunsod Doubles Through Jose Cheung

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

Michael Calunsod

Jose Cheung jammed a shorter stack in the cutoff and Michael Calunsod called for 74,000 on the button with kings. The suited ace of Cheung only found one four and his stack was reduced to fewer than a big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	K♥K♠ D	170,000(34 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	A♥4♥ CO	3,000(1 BB)

Board:8♥6♠4♦7♦2♠

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:50:17 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

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

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	348,000(87 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussian Federation	175,000(44 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	172,000(43 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	170,000(43 BB)
DK Daito KameiJapan	144,000(36 BB)
TJ Taehyun JangKorea (Republic of)	128,000(32 BB)
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	126,000(32 BB)
PC Paul ColesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	116,000(29 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	115,000(29 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	105,000(26 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	81,000(20 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	74,000(19 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	65,000(16 BB)
SA Sunhwi AnKorea (Republic of)	61,000(15 BB)
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	45,000(11 BB)

chip counts

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 3:16:43 PM

Jose Cheung Gets a Shove Through

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

Jose Cheung

Rey Roca limped in the cutoff and Akihiro Kawaguchi raised to 12,000 in the small blind. Jose Cheung then jammed for 46,000 in the big blind to force out Roca as well as Kawaguchi.

Player	Chips
RR Rey RocaUnited States of America	190,000(63 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	121,000(40 BB)
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	64,000(21 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 2:28:20 PM

Jose Cheung's Rockets Leave Lenart Ecarma on Fumes

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

Jose Cheung

Lenart Ecarma made it 4,000 to go from an early position and Jose Cheung just called in the cutoff. Ecarma bet the flop for 6,000, Cheung raised to 12,000 and then instantly called for his last 35,500 when Ecerma jammed right into his trap. No miracle runner-runner came and Ecarma was left on a nub.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	A♥A♦ MP	81,000(41 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	A♣J♦ CO	16,000(8 BB)

Board:A♠7♠5♥9♥8♥

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

1/20/2025, 12:27:04 PM

Jose Cheung Takes From Michihiko Matsuda

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

Jose Cheung

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 2,000 and Jose Cheung defended out of the small blind. Both checked the flop before Cheung bet the turn for 3,000 and the river for 3,500. Matsuda called but couldn't beat the flopped top pair.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose CheungPhilippines	J♥9♠ SB	63,500(64 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	D	71,300(71 BB)

Board:J♦8♠3♣4♠5♠