Main Event (45,000 PHP)

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♣ .

Masataka Setoguchi defended his big blind against Jingxiang Ong's 120,000 hijack open, and check called 150,000 on flop K♣ A♠ 2♠ . Setoguchi checked turn T♦ once more, pushing Ong to barrel another 300,000. Setoguchi gave it a thought and eventually arrived at a fold, shipping Ong the win.

Yohei Kosuga stuffed his last 275,000 against an early open and was challenged by initial raiser Jingxiang Ong.

Up against the best hand in the deck, Kosuga headed for the rails as no luck arrived on board J♥ 2♣ 5♦ J♠ 6♣ .

Jingxiang Ong has scored two back to back pots, remaining unchallenged as he picked up two rounds of blinds and antes.

Ultra short, Jonald Garcia chucked in his remaining 130,000 hijack, and saw both Tamon Nakamura and Jingxiang Ong on the blinds complete.

Action on board 2♠ 8♣ J♦ T♥ 4♣ checked to showdown, revealing Garcia's two pair, more than good to keep him in contention.

James Dela Cruz opened 80,000 on the cutoff and was joined by Jingxiang Ong a seat after.

On board J♣ 9♠ 9♣ 9♥ 6♦ , Dela Cruz led all the way - 55,000, 105,000, and a final 350,000, and left Ong unable to get to showdown after calling just the first two streets.

The fierce battle for the Manila Megastack 22 Main Event crown continues to be in play with its 652-entry field down to the final two tables. Each remaining contender is now guaranteed PHP 220,000 in winnings and a fighting chance to claim the PHP 4,820,000 top prize.

Chip Count Update

Roland Ferrer opened early position and called Jingxiang Ong's 140,000 button three bet.

On flop 6♦ 5♦ A♦ , Ferrer check raised all-in for 215,000 against Ong's 50,000 cbet, and saw his opponent complete for a showdown.

Ferrer 9♥ 9♣

Ong Q♦ Q♥

Ferrer in rough shape, spiked a set on turn 9♦ giving him some hope, but ultimately bricked out river 8♥ , shipping Ong the win with a flush.

Yuma Endo raised all-in for 340,000 and was met with another push from Jingxiang Ong on the small blind.

Endo behind, missed to catch up on board 2♣ 4♠ 7♥ 8♣ T♥ , cutting him out of the running.

Christopher Pasion opened utg and called off Jingxiang Ong's all-in for 152,000 on the cutoff.

In for a flip, board 3♥ 8♦ 2♠ 9♥ T♣ missed to pair up Pasion's overcards, shipping Ong the win with his pocket pair.

Ibuki Yamasaki opened 8,000 on the button and was joined by Jingxiang Ong on the small blind.

On board 5♥ A♥ 8♠ K♥ 6♠ , Yamasaki triple barreled - 8,000, 22,000, and a final 60,000. Ong check called the first two streets but just couldn't get past the final bet.