Name: Flight A
Start: 2025-03-20
End: 2025-03-20

Manila Megastack 22

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #48

2025.03.20 - 2025.03.23

PokerStars Live

Blind level

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

Entries

18/115

Total Chips

3,450,000

Average

191,667

Flight A

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 2:55:02 PM

Pocket Pair Holds for Kiwanont Sukhum

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

Mario Michaels

Kiwanont Sukhum opened utg and called Mario Michaels' all-in on the cutoff for 79,500.

A coinflip situation, none of Michaels' overcards ran across board T♦ 6♦ 7♦ J♣ 9♥ , sealing his elimination while the rest headed on to bubble time.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	5♥5♣ UTG	246,000(62 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	A♥K♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 1:43:28 PM

John Maklouf Cracks Aces, Doubles Through Mario Michaels

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

John Maklouf

Facing a late position open and a button call from John Maklouf, Mario Michaels fired an 18,000 three bet on the big blind and saw only Maklouf complete.

On flop 3♦ K♣ J♦ , Michaels barreled all-in, snap called by Maklouf for his remaining 48,500.

Michaels A♥ A♣

Maklouf K♠ J♠

Maklouf ahead with two pair, locked in the win as runout 6♠ Q♥ left Michaels' pocket aces entirely in pieces.

Player	Chips
JM John MakloufAustralia	143,500(48 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	93,000(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 1:38:16 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HH Harry Halim	51,000(17 BB)	25	1
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	175,500(59 BB)	25	2
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	117,000(39 BB)	25	3
RY Robertson YapPhilippines	90,000(30 BB)	25	4
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	108,000(36 BB)	25	5
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	38,000(13 BB)	25	6
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	41,000(14 BB)	25	7
YK Yuka Kimura	66,000(22 BB)	25	8
MK Mizuki Kurokawa	129,000(43 BB)	26	1
SU Shinichiro UenoJapan	127,000(42 BB)	26	2
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	105,000(35 BB)	26	3
FM Fumiyoshi Makino	252,000(84 BB)	26	4
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	35,000(12 BB)	26	6
YE Yuma EndoJapan	164,000(55 BB)	26	7
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	42,000(14 BB)	26	8
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	185,000(62 BB)	28	1
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	108,000(36 BB)	28	2
JM John MakloufAustralia	58,000(19 BB)	28	3
CS Chirag ShahIndia	28,000(9 BB)	28	4
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	146,000(49 BB)	28	5
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	111,000(37 BB)	28	6
RM Reiner MagbutayPhilippines	50,000(17 BB)	28	7
AS Adam ShrikiIsrael	165,000(55 BB)	28	8
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	180,000(60 BB)	29	1
HM Hwang MinsooKorea (Republic of)	231,000(77 BB)	29	2
MR Marc RiveraPhilippines	57,000(19 BB)	29	3
IY Ibuki YamasakiJapan	143,000(48 BB)	29	5
CL Christian LortieCanada	175,000(58 BB)	29	6
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	151,000(50 BB)	29	7
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	79,000(26 BB)	29	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 11:35:03 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	183,000(122 BB)
HH Harry Halim	174,000(116 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	154,000(103 BB)
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	133,500(89 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	132,000(88 BB)
OR Oliver RichertSweden	132,000(88 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	128,000(85 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	127,000(85 BB)
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	118,000(79 BB)
HM Hwang MinsooKorea (Republic of)	115,000(77 BB)
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	115,000(77 BB)
SP Seungjin ParkKorea (Republic of)	113,000(75 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	107,000(71 BB)
RM Reiner MagbutayPhilippines	95,500(64 BB)
IS Ionut StochitaRomania	91,500(61 BB)
MK Mizuki Kurokawa	83,600(56 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	73,000(49 BB)
EP Eunseo ParkKorea (Republic of)	67,000(45 BB)
AS Akira SuzukiJapan	63,000(42 BB)
JM John MakloufAustralia	60,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 9:20:30 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips
HH Harry Halim	182,700(183 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	120,000(120 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	109,300(109 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	109,000(109 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	93,300(93 BB)
SP Seungjin ParkKorea (Republic of)	90,900(91 BB)
IT Ilia Timofeev	81,000(81 BB)
AS Adam ShrikiIsrael	80,200(80 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	79,500(80 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	74,300(74 BB)
TJ Topi Johannes PaleniusFinland	72,000(72 BB)
AK Akshaya KothariIndia	67,500(68 BB)
JD James Dela CruzPhilippines	60,000(60 BB)
JM John MakloufAustralia	53,200(53 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	52,000(52 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/20/2025, 6:10:45 AM

Collin Gentner Takes Initiative

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Following a utg limp from Mario Michaels, Daegon Shon bumped it up to 700 and saw Collin Genter on the big blind come along, as well as Michaels.

Both Michaels and Gentner check called an 800 cbet from Shon on flop 3♦ 4♠ J♥ , revealing turn 9♣ . Gentner decided to take initiative and lead out for 2,200, enough to earn him the pot straight away.

Player	Chips
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	49,300(247 BB)
CG Collin GentnerCanada	37,300(187 BB)
DS Daegeon ShonKorea (Republic of)	33,100(166 BB)
DS Daegon ShonKorea (Republic of)	29,200(146 BB)