Name: Flight B
Start: 2025-03-15
End: 2025-03-15

Manila Megastack 22

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #10

2025.03.14 - 2025.03.16

PokerStars Live

Manuel Geronimo

Philippines

Blind level

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

Entries

20/132

Total Chips

3,960,000

Average

198,000

Flight B

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 1:58:11 PM

Manuel Geronimo Runs Into Rockets And Becomes Bubble Boy

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

Manuel Geronimo

Under the gun Manuel Geronimo looks at 8♣ 8♦ and says all-in for 57,000 and immediately gets called by Michael Bueza to his left with A♠ A♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	8♣8♦ UTG	busted
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	A♠A♣ UTG+1	184,000(18 BB)

Board:9♣3♥T♠Q♥Q♦

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 1:39:29 PM

Table 30 Chip Count

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	115,000(12 BB)	30	1
JM Jason MagbanuaPhilippines	101,000(10 BB)	30	2
JW Jeremias Woody	102,000(10 BB)	30	3
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	372,000(37 BB)	30	4
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	45,000(5 BB)	30	5
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	102,000(10 BB)	30	6
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	90,000(9 BB)	30	7
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	143,000(14 BB)	30	8

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 12:51:04 PM

Edwin Dela Cruz Back In The Midfield

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

Manuel Geronimo opens 12,000 from +1 and button Edwin Dela Cruz sticks around for the flop J♠ T♣ 7♦ where he donks for 13,000, gets called and the turn 2♥ hits the felt. Another 27,000 from Dela Cruz gets the job done.

Player	Chips
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	148,000(25 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	110,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 12:19:26 PM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 16 With 30 Players Left

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

Player	Chips
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	287,000(72 BB)
OK Okumura KenkiJapan	246,000(62 BB)
BK Byungsung KimKorea (Republic of)	205,000(51 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	189,000(47 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	178,000(45 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	176,000(44 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	171,000(43 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	163,000(41 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	148,000(37 BB)
TG Tim GerwigGermany	145,000(36 BB)
LJ Lee Joon HanKorea (Republic of)	144,000(36 BB)
EL Ecarma LenartPhilippines	142,000(36 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	138,000(35 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	138,000(35 BB)
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	132,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 11:23:20 AM

Michael Bueza Stays In The Hunt

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

Fu Zhenbo Alang kicks off the action with a raise to 5,500 from +1, Manuel Geronimo calls from the cutoff and button Michael Bueza squeezes to 15,000. Both opponents call to see the flop K♦ 7♦ Q♠ where Bueza's 30,000 c-bet gets the job done, putting the 3rd place finisher in Thursday's Warm Up Event in a good position to run deep again.

Player	Chips
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	171,000(68 BB)
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	85,000(34 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	64,500(26 BB)

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 10:32:19 AM

David Rene Mar And Fu Zhenbo Alang On Top Of The Leader Board

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

Updates for the chip leader's tables:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
BN Brian Nielsen (2)Australia	66,000(44 BB)	25	1
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	63,500(42 BB)	25	2
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	148,000(99 BB)	25	3
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	67,000(45 BB)	25	4
JP Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines	1,500(1 BB)	25	5
MD Muhammad Darmawan	55,000(37 BB)	25	6
CL Christian LortieCanada	87,000(58 BB)	25	7
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)	25	8
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	143,000(95 BB)	30	2
JW Jeremias Woody	43,000(29 BB)	30	3
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	33,000(22 BB)	30	4
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	104,000(69 BB)	30	5
SO Shun Oikawa	23,000(15 BB)	30	7
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussian Federation	45,000(30 BB)	30	8

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 10:22:22 AM

Top Chip Counts With 70 Players Left And Late Registration Closed

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

Having breached the PHP 3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool already and one more Flight getting ready to start right now, the remaining 70 players are all gunning to get one of today's 20 qualification spots to come back tomorrow at 1pm for Day 2 fighting for the crown.

Player	Chips
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	143,000(95 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	142,000(95 BB)
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	141,000(94 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	116,000(77 BB)
JK Jun KimKorea (Republic of)	115,500(77 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	112,000(75 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	111,000(74 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	104,000(69 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	100,000(67 BB)
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	95,100(63 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	91,000(61 BB)
MK Masashi KantaJapan	85,000(57 BB)
OK Okumura KenkiJapan	84,000(56 BB)
RK Robert KuangPhilippines	78,000(52 BB)
PC Pasion ChristopherPhilippines	73,500(49 BB)
RC Rancy Cyril LeePhilippines	66,400(44 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	60,500(40 BB)