Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Moosung Lee pushed his last 1,045,000 utg and was called by Cheolmin Byeon right behind.

Lee in trouble, was instantly left drawing dead on the flop 6♥ 3♦ Q♦ 4♠ K♥ as Byeon spiked a set of queens to secure the win.

James Dela Cruz defended his big blind against Moosung Lee's 200,000 hijack open, and faced another 200,000 on flop 9♠ 5♠ A♠ . Dela Cruz responded with a check raise to 600,000, called by Lee.

Both checked turn 3♠ through to river 5♦ , where Dela Cruz gunned for a final 950,000. Lee snap called behind, only to muck as Dela Cruz tabled quad fives 5♥ 5♣ .

Moosung Lee opened 160,000 mid position and Wanhee Kang completed on the big blind.

Action on board 3♦ Q♥ Q♣ 6♣ 9♠ was checked all the way down to the river, where Kang led 210,000. Lee answered with an all-in, leaving Kang to take a pause. Kang decided to step away and save his nine big blinds behind.

After a grueling ten hour grind, the 99-player field for today's Manila Megastack 22 Main Event Day 2 Final has dwindled down to its final nine players with James Dela Cruz leading the hunt. All those still in contention are already guaranteed a mincash of PHP 380,820 (~USD 6,640), with the PHP 4,820,000 (~USD 84,035) top prize just inches away.

In addition to the cash prizes, the full final table of nine players will lock in seats to upcoming PokerStars events, with this season’s Main Event champion receiving a PHP 125,000 APPT Manila 2025 Main Event package including seat and accommodation, while the rest of the top eight finishers will receive PHP 9,000 APPT Super Qualifier entries, all drawn from the prize pool.

Manila Megastack 22 Main Event

Date/s: March 20-23, 2024

Buy-in: PHP 45,000 (~USD 775)

Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 345,280)

Entries: 652

Prize pool: PHP 25,613,820 (~USD 446,695)

ITM: 99 places

With only one minute left on Level 27, here are the Final Table Chip Counts with big blinds according to the next level.

Moosung Lee defended his big blind against James Dela Cruz' 120,000 button open, and went on to lead 75,000 on flop A♥ 5♠ 2♣ . Dela Cruz bumped it up to 200,000, called by Lee.

On turn T♦ , Lee was convinced he was beat, open folding top pair A♠ against Dela Cruz' 350,000 second barrel.

Jingxiang Ong stuffed his last 580,000 on the hijack and was called by Moosung Lee right behind.

Lee with a premium pair, left Ong drawing dead straight away, having flopped quads on board K♦ K♣ 8♠ 6♠ A♠ .

Jingxiang Ong opened 120,000 on the button and was joined by both players on the blinds.

Action was checked to turn 6♠ 9♦ 7♠ A♠ , where Moosung Lee led for 125,000. Only Ong stuck around to see river Q♦ and was offered a free pass to showdown.

Ong instead went for a final 350,000 and met a check raise from Lee to 700,000. Ong burnt through one time bank and eventually paid the price with two pair A♥ 9♠ , only to take the loss as Lee revealed a better A♦ Q♣ .

A back and forth between Mike Takayama and Moosung Lee saw Takamaya make the final call for his entire 575,000.

Lee ahead, left Takayama instantly drawing dead on board K♦ 5♦ Q♣ Q♠ J♥ with his full house more than enough to take the win.

Another all-in preflop situation was seen on the felt with Junwoo Lee at risk for his 215,000 stack against Moosung Lee's pocket pair.

Up for a flip, board 9♦ 6♠ Q♣ 9♣ T♠ favored Moosung, cutting Junwoo's Main Event run short.

With action folded to the blinds, Akshaya Kothari raised all-in for 104,000 and was called by Moosung Lee right behind.

Kothari dominated, bound for the exit as Lee kept the advantage all through board 9♣ A♠ K♣ 3♥ 5♠ .

Junwoo Lee defended his big blind against Moosung Lee's hijack open, and went to battle on board 4♠ 7♥ T♠ 9♥ 6♥ . Moosung triple barreled - 16,000, 40,000, and a final 100,000, and got Junwoo to pay all three streets, only to muck as Moosung revealed set of nines 9♦ 9♠ .