Name: Flight B
Start: 2025-03-21
End: 2025-03-21

Manila Megastack 22

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #48

2025.03.20 - 2025.03.23

PokerStars Live

Seitaro Aso

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

20/132

Total Chips

3,960,000

Average

198,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 12:40:09 PM

Rachel Bellard's Gamble Pays Off

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

A button vs blind confrontation between Rachel Bellard and Seitaro Aso built a pot of 23,500 in the middle. On flop 3♣ 4♣ 5♥ , Aso check jammed his 36,500 stack and was challenged by Bellard with a straight draw.

Aso K♥ K♠

Bellard 8♦ 6♦

Turn K♣ further improved Aso to a set, but crashed out shortly after river 2♠ filled up Bellard's straight to take the win.

Player	Chips
RB Rachel BellardCanada	198,500(99 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 11:40:25 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
SS Shi Shanbang	354,000(236 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	247,000(165 BB)
JP Jerico PadillaPhilippines	190,000(127 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	177,000(118 BB)
RM Riku Motegi	166,000(111 BB)
RB Rachel BellardCanada	164,000(109 BB)
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	151,000(101 BB)
JJ Jongbea Jang	142,500(95 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	121,500(81 BB)
WY Waki YasuhiroJapan	115,500(77 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	109,500(73 BB)
KO Kosei OguriJapan	109,000(73 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	101,000(67 BB)
YM Yukinari MeraJapan	91,000(61 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	86,000(57 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	86,000(57 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	77,000(51 BB)
AS An SangjinKorea (Republic of)	73,000(49 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 10:27:36 AM

Seitaro Aso Gives Up the Fight

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Riku Motegi opened on the button and was met with a 5,700 three bet from Seitaro Aso on the big blind. Motegi came back with another raise for 14,500, to which Aso completed.

On flop J♥ Q♥ 7♥ , Aso immediately open folded A♦ 9♦ after being faced with a 14,000 cbet and saw his opponent return the gesture, showing only one card K♥ .

Player	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	169,000(141 BB)
RM Riku Motegi	113,500(95 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 9:29:26 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
SS Shi Shanbang	147,200(147 BB)
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	116,000(116 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	91,000(91 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	91,000(91 BB)
RG Ryan GebowUnited States of America	89,200(89 BB)
RM Reiner MagbutayPhilippines	85,300(85 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	81,600(82 BB)
JC John ConstinianoPhilippines	80,200(80 BB)
YK Yuka Kimura	75,800(76 BB)
YM Yukinari MeraJapan	69,700(70 BB)
JF Joshua FiguerresPhilippines	68,200(68 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	67,600(68 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	67,000(67 BB)
SL Sangwoo LeeKorea (Republic of)	66,300(66 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoKorea (Republic of)	65,200(65 BB)
RB Rachel BellardCanada	57,000(57 BB)
JZ Jayden ZalacAustralia	55,700(56 BB)
YN Yashiro NaokiJapan	55,000(55 BB)
TA Taruli Arituna	54,800(55 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 8:53:38 AM

Player Chip Counts on Table 22

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
YK Yuka Kimura	80,700(101 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	59,200(74 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	57,200(72 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	42,300(53 BB)
EC Eric CeretSingapore	33,600(42 BB)
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeKorea (Republic of)	5,300(7 BB)