Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Down short, Wanhee Kang chucked in his last 470,000 utg and was looked up by Kiwanont Sukhum on the button.

Dominated, Kang bowed out shortly after missing to connect with board J♥ K♦ 7♣ K♠ J♦ .

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.

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

Nayeon Cho committed his tournament life with king-jack and ran right into Wanhee Kang's pocket queens. No help for Cho arrived on board, eliminating him from the Main Event entirely.

Christian Lortie stuffed his entire 242,000 against an open and was met with another raise from Wanhee Kang behind. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Lortie gunning for an ace, found none on board 7♣ 5♣ T♣ 2♦ J♠ , eliminating him from the Main Event games.

Wanhee Kang opened 24,000 and was priced in to call Akira Suzuki's all-in for 14,000 more.

Suzuki at risk, bid his Main Event hopes goodbye as board A♥ Q♣ 7♣ A♦ 5♥ sent his pocket pair flying towards the muck.

Facing an open and a call, Wanhee Kang bumped up the stakes to 45,000 and saw initial raiser Suya Lee complete.

On board 3♠ 3♣ 6♥ A♣ , Kang led both streets - 35,000 and 40,000, with Lee calling the two barrels behind. Action slowed down on river T♦ , revealing Kang's K♥ K♣ , good against Lee's Q♥ Q♠ .

Preflop action between Wanhee Kang and Barry Wong built a pot of 56,000 in the middle.

On flop T♥ 2♦ A♥ , Kang check called a 13,000 bet from Wong, revealing turn T♦ . Both checked it through to river Q♥ , where Wong went for a final 30,000. Kang gave up the fight and relinquished the pot to his opponent.