Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Beating a field of 87 after 17 levels of play, Jester Intia tops the 13 remaining qualifiers for Day 2 with a stack of 368,000. His rise to the top started on level 12 by busting Vivencio Nachor Jr., Prolan Fandialan, Guillaume Lafont and Christian Lortie in quick succession and ended with a last minute knockout of Alan Yap in 15th place.

Uesugi Ichiro finished the day in a close second, bagging 347,000 after staying among the leaders since registration closed, eliminating local boy David Lennard Ang along the way.

Florencio Campomanes had a roller coaster ending to the day, busting Marc Gagne going into level 17, followed by losing a big flip against Edgar Asehan before getting back up by eliminating Aso Seitaro on the bubble, leaving the No.4 on the Philippine's all time money list with 295,000.

Two more flights on Saturday at 1pm and 6pm have the chance of breaking the PHP 3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool before the remaining qualifiers duke it out on Day 2 at 1pm on Sunday until a winner is determined.

Aso Seitaro open jams 55,000 from the button with A♥ J♣ and big blind Flo Campomanes fills up with 5♠ 5♥ for a flip on the bubble. The dealer keeps it interesting until the end, tabling 8♠ Q♣ K♦ 6♦ 9♣ , busting Aso and putting Campomanes back among the top stacks of the day.

After losing a flip and bleeding some more in the hands after, Flo Campomanes is at it again with a raise to 13,000 from +1, button Roland Ferrer ups it to 38,000 and Flo calls. The flop 9♠ 5♠ 2♣ gets checked around to the turn 2♦ where Flo's 42,000 lead sends Roland in the tank before he decides to fold.

Alan Yap wagers his last 43,000 from +2 with A♥ J♣ and Jester Intia successfully isolates from the hijack holding K♦ K♣ . The dealer delivers a board of blanks 8♠ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 8♣ , busting Yap and taking Intia back into the lead.

Under the gun Jester Intia raises to 12,000 and small blind Sasaki Seiji tags along to the flop 4♣ 6♦ K♠ that gets checked around to the turn A♦ where Intia forks out a 13,000 delayed c-bet and Sasaki calls. The river 6♥ gets rejected by both players, having Intia come out on top with A♠ 7♥ against Sasaki's T♣ T♠ .

Aso Seitaro gets us going with a 12,000 open from under the gun, hijack Flo Campomanes three-bets to 33,000 and Seitaro calls. The flop 8♣ 2♦ 7♠ has Flo continue for 35,000, Seitaro folds and Flo shows Q♦ Q♣ .

With 18 players left and 13 spots qualifying for Day 2 the Chip Counts are as follows:

Picking up the action on another river J♣ 7♣ 7♠ 3♠ 6♣ and 40,000 up for grabs, big blind Sasaki Seiji leads 23,000, Park Jeongmin ups it to 80,000 and sends Sasaki in the tank before he announces all-in for 124,500 with a boat 3♥ 3♦ . Park calls with A♣ K♣ flush, granting Sasaki one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.

With the board complete 9♦ 3♣ 7♦ 5♦ 3♦ and 23,000 in the middle we see Lee Bonghyun and Raymond Enriquez all-in for a monster showdown of straight flush 6♦ 8♦ for Enriquez and full house 7♣ 7♥ for Lee.

Alan Yap kicks off the action with a 9,000 raise from the cutoff and Jon Mari Doria calls from the button. The flop 9♣ K♠ 2♣ has Yap continue for 9,000, Doria raises to 18,500 and Yap fills up to see the turn J♥ . Checked to Doria, 21,000 slide over the line and Yap folds.

Park Jeongmin opens 6,500 from +1 and takes two players to the flop J♥ 9♥ 8♠ where he continues for 8,500. Only hijack Kim Byungsung pays up to see the turn 8♣ where another 15,500 gets called by Kim to complete the board 9♠ . Both players check and Kim mucks after seeing Park table 7♦ T♦ .

Being right about Shiina's holding, Intia stays ahead when the dealer tables 4♣ and K♠ , knocking out Shiina and taking us one step closer to the 13 player cutoff.

Hijack Felix Von Rahden raises to 6,000 and takes two players to the flop 9♦ J♥ 7♠ that gets checked to the turn 8♠ where a delayed c-bet gets called from both opponents before the board completes 3♣ . Von Rahden jams almost 50,000 and scoops the pot.

The turn Q♦ is just what Ferrer needed and the river 7♥ seals Sugiura's fate.

Everything is looking peachy for Huang's over pair on the turn 5♦ before going pear shaped on the river 6♠ for Ferrer to bink the two outer and score a massive double up.

The river 6♣ is a blank, ending Fandialan's run for today.

Nachor's mood quickly takes a turn after the dealer tables T♥ and leaves him in the dust by completing the board 6♠ .

Picking up the action on 2♦ 9♣ 4♦ and 18,000 in the middle, Sasaki Seiji leads 6,500 from under the gun and Yoo Gyeong Tae calls to see the flop K♣ . Another 13,000 lead gets called for the board to complete 2♣ where a triple barrel jam from Sasaki goes unanswered.

Under the gun Roland Ferrer opens 4,500, chip leader Huang Cheng Wen makes it 11,000 from +1 and Ferrer calls. The flop 9♣ 7♠ A♠ has Huang continue for 11,000 which gets the job done.

With 44 players left trying to reach the 13 player cutoff for today, the top chip counts are as follows:

With both players having rockets, it is Von Rahden free rolling for a flush. The turn 8♣ gets him one step closer and the river 7♣ completes the heartbreak for Ferrer.

Jang Youngwook raises to 2,500 from the button and Lee Joon Han defends big to see the flop 4♦ J♣ 4♥ that gets checked to the turn A♦ . A delayed c-bet of 6,000 gets called by Lee, the board completes 4♣ where Jang lays out another 14,000, but immediately throws it in the muck after Lee called.

The K♣ changes nothing, putting Park close to the leaders and leaving Villanueva with crumbs and a few minutes of late registration left.

Digging for ten outs, Huang has to surrender the pot after the dealer reveals the turn 9♠ and river Q♣ giving Magnotti a boat and a much needed double up.

A raise to 2,500 from under the gun and three callers in front, small blind Lee Joon Han squeezes to 12,600 which gets the job done and last to fold Flo Campomanes shows 6♦ 6♥ .

Park Jeongmin gets us going with a 2,500 raise from +2 and finds two customers to see the flop 9♠ T♦ 8♥ that gets rejected by all of them to reveal the turn 8♦ . Park leads 5,000, the hijack folds and small blind Prolan Fandialan sticks around to see the river 5♠ . Taking over the reins, Prolan Fandialan leads 12,000, which sends Park into the tank before throwing it in the muck.

The turn A♥ locks it down for Villanueva who watches the dealer complete the board 2♣ to scoop a hefty double.

Hijack Adam Shriki opens 2,000 and takes button Jiego Erquiaga and big blind David Ang to the flop 2♣ Q♥ J♣ where the action folds to Erquiaga who makes it 3,500, Ang calls and Shriki jams for 15,700. He finds no takers and scoops a much needed pot.

Picking up the action on the turn J♦ 4♥ T♠ 4♠ and 31,400 in the middle, Felix Von Rahden check-folds after Roland Ferrer bets 16,100.

After busting Mark Marriott and Rodrigo Sequite in the same hand Huang Chen Wen becomes chip leader and takes his table 5-handed for now.

Hijack Shiina Tsubasa gets us started with a raise to 2,200, Jon Mari Doria three bets to 7,600 from the cutoff, Billy Soriano cold calls the button and Shiina fills up to go to the flop 9♥ J♣ 6♣ . Three checks reveal the turn 5♦ where Shiina announces all-in for 15,900 that scares both opponents into folding.

The river 2♥ gives Doria a boat, almost tripling up.

Picking up the action on the river J♣ 8♥ J♥ Q♠ 3♣ and 19,800 up for grabs, +1 James Alway puts Jiego Erquiaga all-in for 16,200, who calls with K♣ J♦ and takes the double up against Alway's T♠ 8♠ .

A 1,600 open from under the gun takes three players to the flop T♣ 8♥ 5♦ where the action gets checked to Fujimura Sunao who forks out 2,500. The small blind folds, Roland Ferrer calls from the big blind and the initial raiser gets out of the way too for the turn 8♦ to be revealed. Two checks complete the board 3♠ where Ferrer tries to steal with 2,600 holding 9♣ J♥ , but Fujimura smells something fishy and calls with ace-high A♣ 6♣ to scoop the pot.

James Alway opens 1,600 from the button and Sakata Kenichi defends big for the flop 5♦ 7♣ 4♦ that gets checked to the turn 6♦ where Sakata leads 1,300 and Alway calls. The river 2♠ has Sakata lead for another 3,800, Alway jams his flush A♦ 3♦ and gets called by Sakata's straight K♦ 8♠ .

Under the gun +1 Yoshi Cheun raises to 1,800 and takes two players to the flop 6♣ 9♦ 9♠ where a 2,000 c-bet finds only one caller in Terry Gonzaga from the button. The turn T♦ has Cheun fire another 5,000 that gets called by Gonzaga, the board completes J♣ and two checks have Cheun come out on top with Q♥ Q♣ .

Folded to Lim Soo Ghee in the small blind, 1,600 slide into the middle and Jester Intia defends to see the flop 9♥ T♣ 4♠ where Lim continues for 2,200, gets called and the turn falls 6♠ . Another 3,800 from Lim get answered for the board to complete 5♣ and two checks reveal Intia as the winner against Lim's K♦ J♥ .

With a 1,300 open from under the gun and a call from the button Niroshan Loganathan in front, Aso Seitaro squeezes to 4,300 from the big blind and Loganathan takes us heads up to the flop 9♥ A♥ 5♥ . Aso c-bets 3,500, gets called for the turn T♦ to be revealed where another 12,000 lead takes it down for Aso.

Picking up the action on the river Q♦ 8♣ 4♦ 9♠ 7♦ and 10,100 up for grabs we see Paul Coles lead 7,100 from the big blind, Roland Ferrer raises to 17,200 and mucks when Coles calls and tables J♦ 6♦ flush.

No help for Javalera on the river T♠ and we lose another player.

The turn 4♦ and river 2♥ are blanks and Aso scoops a massive pot, making him one of the front runners.

Kim Kiyoung opens 1,300 from the cutoff and takes both blinds to the flop 4♥ Q♦ 8♣ where Kim continues for 1,700. The small blind folds and Erwin Navarro raises to 3,500 that gets called by Kim to see the turn A♥ where a 12,000 over-bet from Navarro goes unanswered.

Picking up the action on the river 2♦ T♠ K♣ T♥ 6♠ and 28,400 in the middle Raymond Enriguez leads 8,000 from the big blind with A♠ T♦ and Ludovic Lehaut calls showing the T♣ .

With 4,200 up for grabs and the board showing 5♠ 2♣ 5♥ T♣ , hijack Sergei Korzhenko bets 3,000 and big blind Jeoffrey Sibal calls to see the board complete Q♠ . Two checks have Sibal come out on top with K♣ Q♣ .

Kim Hak Do opens 800 from +2 and finds two customers to reveal the flop K♠ T♠ T♥ . The action checks to button Lim Soo Ghee, who wants 1,300, the big blind gets out of the way and Kim pays up to see the turn 8♥ . Another 2,300 from Lim gets the job done.

The turn 5♠ and river 6♦ keep the kickers in play and Marc Gagne scoops a nice pot making him one of the big stacks for now.

The button opens 900 and takes both blinds to the flop T♦ K♠ 8♠ that gets checked around to the turn 6♣ . Junj Javalera leads 1,800 and only big blind Alexis Lim pays up to see the river 5♠ . When checked to Lim he lays out 3,800 and scoops the pot uncontested.

No help for Shriki on the turn 4♦ and river 6♦ puts Christian Lortie on top of the leaderboard.

Huang Cheng Wen kicks off the action with a raise to 700 from the hijack, cutoff Junj Javalera calls and both blinds defend to see the flop 7♣ J♠ T♦ . Huang forks out a 1,100 c-bet and only Javalera pays up to see the turn Q♠ that gets checked to the river 7♥ where another 1,800 from Huang gets the job done.

Picking up the action on 8♦ 6♣ 2♦ 3♠ and 5,800 in the middle we see Junj Javalera end the action with a check-jam of 25,000 from the small blind after big blind Alexis Lim opened 1,500 and Huang Cheng Wen called from the button.

Ashley Patterson raises to 1,000 from +1 and finds a customer in Lee Bonghyun from the hijack to lay eyes on the flop J♥ A♣ A♦ . A 1,000 c-bet gets called to reveal the turn 7♦ where Patterson's second barrel of 5,000 gets called again and the board completes 8♥ . Patterson bluff-jams K♣ T♦ to put Lee all-in for 16,800 who calls with A♠ K♥ and scores a nice double up.

Lee Bonghyun opens 700 from the button and big blind David Deltreuilh defends to see the flop 5♥ 3♣ J♣ where Lee's 800 c-bet gets check-raised to 2,000. Lee calls, the turn falls K♠ and another 3,800 from Deltreuilh takes it down.

Lortie is free rolling and receives the good news right away when the dealer flips over Q♠ for his flush and an insignificant river 3♣ sends Gomez packing.

Junj Javalera opens 600 from the hijack, cutoff Alexis Lim three-bets to 1,500 and Javalera calls for the flop 5♦ 4♦ 9♥ that gets checked to the turn 8♥ . Javalera leads 1,300 and Lim calls for the board to complete K♦ where another 2,500 gets called by Lim who flips over the winner A♥ K♥ against Javalera's 4♠ 7♦ .

Hijack Guillaume Lafont starts off the action with a raise to 500, Lim Soo Ghee pays up from the button and Adam Shriki defends his big. The flop A♥ 2♦ 8♣ has Lafont continue for 500 and two calls reveal the turn 4♦ that gets checked around to the river J♦ . Another 900 bet from Lafont takes it down.

Under the gun Lim Soo Ghee opens 500 and takes two players to the flop A♠ 3♣ K♣ where an 800 c-bet gets rid of the player in the cut-off and big blind Jeoffrey Sibal floats for the turn J♥ . Another 1,300 gets check-called by Sibal to complete the board K♠ and Lim's 2,500 bet ends the action.

Starting off the live coverage today will be Flight A of the PHP 3,000,000 GTD Kick-off event at 16:00 with a buy-in of PHP 16,500, 25min levels and late registration closing at level 10 around 20:30.

At 19:00 we have the Hyper Turbo Knockout on the menu for PHP 10,000 with 15min levels and late registration closing at level 8 around 21:10.

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Good Luck to all the players taking a chance today and we will see you at the live updates for Flight A!

Manila Megastack 22 Kick-off

Dates: March 14-16, 2025

Buy-in: PHP 16,500

Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000

Starting Stack: 30,000

Flight A: Friday 14, 4pm

Flight B: Saturday 15, 1pm

Flight C (20/15): Saturday 15, 6pm

Day 2: Sunday 16, 1pm