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Manila Megastack 22

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Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Entries

1/338

Total Chips

10,140,000

Average

10,140,000

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 3:22:07 PM

Ionut Dragomir Crowned Manila Megastack 22 Kickoff Champion For PHP 843,527 ($14,705)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Ionut Dragomir - Manila Megastack 22 Kickoff Champion

After two days, 34 levels and beating a field of 338 players, Romania's Ionut Dragomir emerged on top of this PHP 4,760,527 ($83,049) prize pool tournament, taking home PHP 843,527 ($14,705) and an APPT Manila Main Event Package worth PHP 125,000.

"I'm really happy to win my first trophy and I'm really excited to play here in Manila, it's my first time in Asia. I just came here 2 months ago and I had a feeling that I can take a trophy home to my family in Romania. I started very bad in the other events but this one was one shot, one opportunity and I hit it."

When asked about his take on the scene here in Manila he said:

"My first impression when I started playing two months ago I felt that the field is like soft-ish, I felt comfortable but later on I said "okay" maybe it's soft during the first stages coz then in the later stages I saw how they're playing and they are pretty strong and very tight even if it's a small pot which I don't see in Europe very often. So this is the biggest adjustment for me because I see them play tighter than usual."

Making the very even final table as 5th in chips with the bigger stacks to his left, he had his work cut out for him.

"I stuck to my normal play. I waited for the other players to move and read how they are playing at the final table. I have to admit that I had a good run earlier that got me to second in the chips or maybe chip leader and you know I feel it's a good shot to win a trophy."

On his way to the heads up he busted Masakazu Miyamoto in 8th with A♦ K♥ against A♠ 3♦ and Lemmor Patulot in 4th with T♣ 6♣ against K♣ J♦ before entering the heads up as a slight underdog.

The 27th hand heads up took a decisive turn just 10 hands before the end when he switched to top position after winning a pre-flop all-in against John Costiniano with A♦ 7♦ against K♣ 9♣ then finished him off with a similar A♣ 8♦ against K♦ Q♣ to hoist the trophy.

When asked if he felt any danger in the heads-up he said:

"No, Poker is one flip away from a bust or a double up and I was lucky enough to win at the right moment, even when I was behind."

That concludes the live coverage for today. Well done everyone and the live updates will be back when the Main Event begins on the 20th of March.

Ionut Dragomir

Manila Megastack 22 Kick-off

Dates: March 14-16, 2025

Buy-in: PHP 16,500 ($ 288)

Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 ($ 52,336)

Entries: 338

Prize Pool: PHP 4,760,527 ($ 83,049)

ITM: 51

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (PHP)	Prize (USD)
1	ID Ionut DragomirRomania	843,527	$14,705
2	JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	555,000	$9,675
3	EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	430,000	$7,495
4	LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	340,000	$5,930
5	KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	265,000	$4,620
6	JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	205,000	$3,575
7	CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	150,000	$2,615
8	MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	110,000	$1,920
9	IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	90,000	$1,570

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:57:39 PM

Hand #85: John Costiniano Finishes Runner-up For PHP 555,000 ($9,675)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

John Niko Costiniano - 2nd Place

Hand #85: The final pot of this 27 hand heads-up starts with another limp from John Costiniano who calls for all his chips after Ionut Dragomir put him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♦Q♣ D	busted
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	A♣8♦ BB	10,140,000(34 BB)

Digging for six outs, John Costiniano watches the dealer flip over 7♦ 5♣ 4♦ T♥ 7♥ before getting up and congratulating his opponent.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:50:22 PM

Hand #83-84: John Costiniano Recovers Some

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Hand #83: John Costiniano limps, we see the flop T♥ 2♠ 2♦ that gets checked to the river 9♦ and Q♥ where John's 300,000 bet gets the job done.

Hand #84: John walks.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:46:35 PM

Hand #81-82: Ionut Dragomir Back In A Commanding Lead

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Hand #81: John Costiniano limps and we see the flop 5♦ 3♥ A♠ where Ionut Dragomir check-folds to a 300,000 bet.

Hand #82: Ionut limps, the flop comes A♦ 6♠ 8♠ and John check-calls a 450,000 bet to see the turn 2♥ . John check-calls again, this time for 1,000,000 and the board completes 3♦ . Two checks have Ionut flip over the winner T♥ 8♥ against Johns 8♣ 4♠

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	7,740,000(26 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	2,400,000(8 BB)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:41:32 PM

Hand #79-80: Two Limp-Folds

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Hand #79: John Costiniano limp-folds to a jam.

Hand #80: Ionut Dragomir limp-folds to a 750,000 raise.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	6,850,000(27 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	3,290,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:39:46 PM

Hand #76-78: John Costiniano Chips Up A Bit

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Hand #76: Ionut Dragomir limps and we see the flop 8♣ T♦ K♥ where a 225,000 bet from Ionut ends the hand.

Hand #77: John limps and takes it down with a 250,000 bet on the flop K♠ Q♥ 7♦ .

Hand #78: Another limp from Ionut treats us with the flop T♣ K♠ A♠ where Ionuts's 275,000 lead gets called, the turn falls 3♦ and gets checked to the river 4♥ . John forks out a 750,000 bet to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	6,300,000(25 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	3,840,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:38:04 PM

Hand #74-75: Another Double Up For Ionut Dragomir

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Hand #74: John Costiniano walks.

Hand #75: John limps, Ionut Dragomir jams 3,300,000 and John calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♣9♣ D	3,290,000(13 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	A♦7♦ BB	6,850,000(27 BB)

Board:3♦6♦3♣5♠T♣

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:28:02 PM

Hand #72-73: Ionut Dragomir Doubles Up

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Ionut Dragomir

Hand #72: Ionut Dragomir wants 400,000 and John Costiniano obliges, revealing the flop Q♦ 3♦ 6♣ . Ionut slides out a 500,000 c-bet, John check-raises to 1,200,000 and Ionut folds with the aid of a time bank.

Hand #73: John open jams and is dominated when Ionut calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	6♣8♣ D	6,340,000(32 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	Q♦8♠ BB	3,800,000(19 BB)

Board:3♦9♥7♠7♦8♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:23:59 PM

Hand #70-71: Ionut Dragomir Bounces Back A Little

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Hand #70: John Costiniano walks.

Hand #71: John limps and we see the flop A♥ T♠ 7♣ where John leads 200,000, Ionut calls, the turn comes 7♠ and gets checked to the river J♥ with Ionut leading 500,000 to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	7,240,000(36 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,900,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:22:49 PM

Hand #67-69: All Gas No Breaks For John Costiniano

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Hand #67: John Costiniano opens 400,000 and Ionut Dragomir defends to lay eyes on the flop 7♣ 2♥ 5♥ that gets taken down by a 350,000 c-bet from John.

Hand #68: Ionut raises to 400,000 and folds when faced with a 1,000,000 three-bet.

Hand # 69: Another 400,000 open from John takes Ionut to the flop 6♠ 9♠ 7♠ that gets checked to the turn T♦ where Ionut leads 300,000 and gets called. The river 2♣ has both player check, with John coming out on top.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	7,540,000(38 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,600,000(13 BB)

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:15:02 PM

Hand #66: John Costiniano Back In The Lead

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hand #66: Ionut Dragomir raises to 330,000, John Costiniano pumps it to 1,000,000 and Ionut calls to see the flop A♦ 8♥ A♣ where a 320,000 continuation gets called to reveal the turn 6♥ . John slows down to a check, Ionut bets 650,000 after using a time bank and the board completes 4♣ . John checks again with trips A♠ 2♣ , but Ionut doesn't bit and checks back before throwing it in the muck.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	5,640,000(35 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	4,500,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:12:01 PM

Hand #64-65: Moving Chips Back And Forth

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hand #64: Ionut Dragomir limps and John Costiniano opts to check for the flop 7♣ 4♠ 7♠ that gets checked to the turn Q♦ where a 360,000 lead from Ionut takes it down.

Hand #65: John limps, Ionut checks to see the flop 6♣ Q♦ Q♠ and John scoops after laying out 210,000.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:04:45 PM

Hand #63: Double Up For Ionut Dragomir

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

John Niko Costiniano

Hand #63: Ionut limps, John ups it to 500,000 and Ionut declares all-in for 3,155,000 that send John in the tank, but he ends up calling with the use of a time bank.

Player	Hand	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	A♥5♦ D	6,470,000(40 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♣J♣ BB	3,670,000(23 BB)

Board:J♠A♦6♣Q♠J♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 2:03:17 PM

Hand #62: John Costiniano Scoops The River

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hand #62: Ionut Dragomir opens 330,000 and John Costiniano defends for the flop K♣ 5♠ 9♥ where a 250,000 c-bet and a call is all the action we get until the river 4♠ and 3♥ with John turning over the winner 6♠ 5♦ .

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	6,805,000(43 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,335,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:55:36 PM

Hand #59-61: Chips Move But Stacks Stay The Same

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hand #59: John Costiniano opens 330,000 and Ionut Dragomir defends to look at 3♠ 9♦ 7♦ where a 350,000 c-bet takes it down for John.

Hand #60: John walks.

Hand #61: John limps, Ionut ups it to 525,000 and a call reveals the flop J♦ 4♦ 8♣ where a 600,000 c-bet from Ionut gets the job done.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	6,225,000(39 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,915,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:40:58 PM

Hand #58: Elmer Kalaquian's Aces Cracked, Sending Him Home In 3rd For PHP 430,000 ($7,495)

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Elmer Kalaquian - 3rd Place

Hand #58: When the action folds to small blind John Costiniano all-in is announced and Elmer Kalaquian is happy to invest all of his 2,300,000 chips for a showdown, trying to take over the chip lead.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♥7♠ SB	6,180,000(39 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	A♣A♥ BB	busted

Everything is looking peachy for his rockets on J♣ 3♦ 7♦ 8♦ before turning pear shaped once again when the river hits K♣ for a massive upset, sending another local 6-digit live earner to the rail.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:40:15 PM

Hand #56-57: Small Wins

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hand #56: Ionut Dragomir walks.

Hand #57: Elmer Kalaquian jams from button and collects the blinds.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:30:26 PM

Hand #55: Lemmor Patulot Just Misses The Podium In 4th For PHP 340,000 ($5,930)

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Lemmor Patulot - 4th Place

Hand #55: Under the gun Ionut Dragomir opens 330,000, small blind Lemmor Patulot shoves 910,000 with K♣ J♦ and Dragomir becomes a customer due to the numbers and not some love affair with T♣ 6♣ . Those numbers prove correct, when the board runs 4♣ T♠ 3♥ A♣ 8♣ , knocking out local grinder Lemmor Patulot in the process.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,940,000(25 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:24:56 PM

Hand #52-54: John Costiniano Extends Lead Further

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

John Niko Costiniano

Hand #52: John Costiniano takes the blinds with 320,000 raise from under the gun.

Hand #53: Costiniano gets small blind Ionut Dragomir off of a 475,000 open with a jam.

Hand #54: Dragomir collects the blinds with raise to 330,000 from the button.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	4,075,000(25 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,310,000(14 BB)

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:21:14 PM

Hand #50-51: Picking Up Blinds

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hand #50: Elmer Kalaquian scoops with 250,000 raise from under the gun.

Hand #51: John Costiniano collects blinds with 250,000 from the button.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:08:01 PM

Hand #49: Manila Megastack 20 Kickoff Champ Keijiro Shimojo Out In 5th For PHP 265,000 ($4,620)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Keijiro Shimojo - 5th Place

Hand #49: Looking down at 5♥ 6♥ in the cutoff, Keijiro Shimojo opts to spin and jams 1,135,000, but Elmer Kalaquian wakes up with A♥ Q♦ on the button and calls. A monster flop 5♦ 9♥ J♥ for Shimojo fizzles out with T♦ and K♣ , giving his opponent a straight and grinding his dream of a second Kickoff win to a halt, adding a 16th final table to his tally since November that includes five victories.

Player	Chips
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	2,580,000(22 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:06:18 PM

Hand #48: Ionut Dragomir Catches The Leader

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hand #48: Under the gun John Costiniano makes it 240,000 and takes big blind Ionut Dragomir to the flop J♠ 7♦ 5♣ where a 165,000 c-bet gets peeled to the turn Q♦ . Costiniano fires a second barrel of 450,000, but surrenders the pot against a 1,725,000 jam from Dragomir, losing two time banks in the process.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	3,170,000(26 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,165,000(26 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 1:02:12 PM

Hand #43-47: Elmer Kalaquian Chips Up and Lemmor Patulot Scores Double

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hand #43: Ionut Dragomir walks.

Hand #44-45: Elmer Kalaquian picks up blinds with raises from hijack and cutoff.

Hand #46: John Costiniano jams the button to scoop the blinds

Hand #47: Lemmor Patulot declares all-in for 645,000 from the button and small blind Keijiro Shimojo calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	Q♣Q♥ D	1,530,000(13 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	A♦9♥ SB	1,135,000(9 BB)

Board:5♠6♦T♥2♣2♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:56:21 PM

Hand #42: Jannodin Riga Takes Trip To The Payout Desk For PHP 205,000 ($3,575) in 6th

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Jannodin Riga - 6th Place

Hand #42: Making use of his chips, John Costiniano opens 240,000 and takes button Shimojo, small blind Kalaquian small stack hunting with Jannodin Riga already all-in from the big blind with his last 80,000. The flop 3♠ 8♦ 4♠ has Costiniano c-bet 200,000 which gets rid of Shimojo to reveal the turn T♦ where Costiniano's jam gets rid of Kalaquian to take us to the showdown.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♣8♣ HJ	4,025,000(34 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	SB	850,000(7 BB)
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	4♣6♥ BB	busted

No help on the river A♠ and Jannodin Riga packs up his belongings.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:49:03 PM

Hand #40-41: John Costiniano Back In The Lead

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hand #40: John Costiniano raises to 265,000 from the button and Keijiro Shimojo defends big to see the flop 8♠ 3♥ 2♠ where he check-folds to Costiniano's 260,000 c-bet.

Hand #41: Elmer Kalaquian walks.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	3,295,000(27 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,275,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:44:53 PM

Hand #39: Lemmor Patulot Stays Alive

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hand #39: Under the gun Keijiro Shimojo limps and Lemmor Patulot opts to check his big blind to lay eyes on the flop 3♦ 5♥ 4♠ , Shimojo's 120,000 bet gets check-called and the turn falls 6♠ . Patulot takes over the reins with a 345,000 jam that takes down the pot.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,660,000(22 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,005,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:43:41 PM

Hand #37-38: Keijiro Shimojo Stays Active

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Keijiro Shimojo

Hand #37: Keijiro Shimojo picks up the blinds with a 250,000 open from the cutoff.

Hand #38: Shimojo opens 250,000 from the hijack and takes big blind John Costiniano to the flop A♦ K♣ 2♥ that gets checked to the turn 5♦ where a delayed c-bet of 225,000 gets the job done for Shimojo.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	2,910,000(24 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,900,000(24 BB)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:34:48 PM

Hand #36: Jannodin Riga Quadruples Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Jannodin Riga

Hand #36: With under the gun Dragomir, button Shimojo and small blind Kalaquian all limping into Riga being all-in from posting the big blind we see a friendly check to the river Q♥ 2♠ A♠ K♣ 5♣ that has Jannodin Riga survive with A♦ J♦ and Shimojo picks up the side pot with K♦ 7♠ .

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,420,000(24 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,180,000(22 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	1,300,000(13 BB)
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	140,000(1 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:31:46 PM

Hand #34-35: Jannodin Riga Left With Crumbs And John Costiniano New Chip Leader

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

John Niko Costiniano

Hand #34: Keijiro Shimojo walks.

Hand #35: Under the gun Jannodin Riga opens 250,000, cutoff John Costiniano makes it 650,000 and calls for a total of 1,515,000 when Riga four-bet shoves.

Player	Hand	Chips
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	Q♠Q♣ UTG	35,000(0 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♣K♠ CO	3,280,000(33 BB)

Board:8♦4♣9♣4♥3♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:27:35 PM

Hand #33: Another Double For Jannodin Riga

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Hand #33: Hijack Elmer Kalaquian opens 200,000, Jannodin Riga declares all-in for 650,000 and Kalaquian calls for the flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	Q♦Q♥ HJ	1,525,000(15 BB)
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	A♥K♠ CO	1,550,000(16 BB)

Board:5♠5♥A♠J♦6♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:24:57 PM

Hand #32: Jannodin Riga Doubles Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Hand #32: Button Jannodin Riga jams 250,000 and big blind John Costiniano calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	K♠Q♠ D	700,000(7 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	4♠8♦ BB	1,555,000(16 BB)

Board:5♠Q♦5♣A♣J♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:19:48 PM

Hand #29-31: Elmer Kalaquian Keeps Foot On The Gas

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Elmer Kalaquian

Hand #29: Elmer Kalaquian three-bets his big blind to 600,000 to pick up John Costiniano's 200,000 open from thr cutoff.

Hand #30: Kalaquian picks up the big blind with a 475,000 raise in the small blind.

Hand #31: Keijiro Shimojo ups it to 200,000 from the cutoff, big blind Ionut Dragomir defends, the flop 7♦ Q♦ 2♠ gets checked around to the turn A♠ and Shimojo slides out a delayed c-bet of 200,000. A check-call from Dragomir completes the board T♥ with both players checking once more and Shimojo picks up the pot with nine-high 9♥ 8♥ against 9♠ 4♠ .

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,755,000(28 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	2,150,000(22 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,100,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:15:58 PM

Hand #27-28: Elmer Kalaquian Moves Up The Ranks

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Hand #27: Elmer Kalaquian picks up the blinds with a 600,000 open from the hijack.

Hand #28: Under the gun Elmer Kalaquian makes it 200,000 and Keijiro Shimojo defends big blind to see the flop Q♥ 4♦ 3♦ . A double barrel of 100,000 and 250,000 to the river 5♥ 2♦ get check-called by Shimojo where two checks have Kalaquian come out on top with A♣ T♦ agains Shimojo's Q♣ 2♠ .

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,725,000(17 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	1,600,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:10:20 PM

Hand #25-26: Ionut Dragomir Up And Down With John Costiniano Coming Out On Top

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Ionut Dragomir

Hand #25: Ionut Dragomir jams his big blind to pick up Lemmor Patulot's 225,000 open from the hijack.

Hand #26: With the action folded to Ionut Dragomir in the small blind he limps and John Costiniano opts for a check to the flop 5♣ K♦ Q♦ where Dragomir leads 125,000, gets called to the turn 8♠ and sees his second barrel of 250,000 called again. The river J♠ has Dragomir check-fold to Costiniano's 650,000 bet.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,260,000(33 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	2,165,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:04:36 PM

Hand #22-24: Ionut Dragomir and Elmer Kalaquian Chip Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Hand #22: Ionut Dragomir scoops with a 220,000 raise from the hijack.

Hand #23: Elmer Kalaquian walks.

Hand #24: Ionut Dragomir scoops again with a 210,000 open from under the gun.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,460,000(35 BB)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 12:00:17 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,495,000(31 BB)	26	1
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	775,000(10 BB)	26	3
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	750,000(9 BB)	26	4
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	3,460,000(43 BB)	26	5
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	1,690,000(21 BB)	26	8
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,480,000(19 BB)	26	9

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (PHP)	Payout (USD)
1	843,527	$14,705
2	555,000	$9,675
3	430,000	$7,495
4	340,000	$5,930
5	265,000	$4,620
6	205,000	$3,575

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:57:36 AM

Hand #17-21: Keijiro Shimojo Bounces Back A Little

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hand #17: Lemmor Patulet picks up the blinds with a 180,000 raise from the button.

Hand #18: Big blind Jannodin Riga jams 510,000 into Keijiro Shimojo's 160,000 open from the button and scoops.

Hand #19: Ionut Dragomir walks.

Hand #20-21: Keijiro Shimojo takes the blinds with small openings from the hijack and under the gun.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,495,000(31 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:52:24 AM

Hand #15-16: Keijiro Shimojo Bleeds Chips Giving Ionut Dragomir The Lead

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hand #15: Under the gun Keijiro Shimojo opens 160,000, but lays it down when faced with a 425,000 re-raise from Ionut Dragomir in the cutoff.

Hand #16: John Costiniano makes it 160,000 from the button and big blind Keijiro Shimojo defends to see the flop 7♣ 9♥ 6♥ that gets checked to the turn 7♥ where Shimojo leads 100,000, Costiniano calls and the board completes J♦ . Two more checks reveal Costiniano as the winner with king-high K♣ T♦ against Q♦ 2♦ .

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,985,000(37 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,295,000(29 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	1,895,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:46:02 AM

Hand #13-14: Zi Heng Chong Bites The Dust In 7th For PHP 150,000 ($2,615)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chong Zi Heng - 7th Place

Hand #13: Ionut Dragomir three-bet shoves his small blind into Elmer Kalaquian's 160,000 open from the cutoff to pick up the pot.

Hand #14: After losing most of his chips against rockets two hands prior, Zi Heng Chong wagers his last 65,000 from the small blind and John Costiniano fills up his big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	K♣7♦ SB	busted
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	J♠4♠ BB	1,580,000(20 BB)

Chong is looking good until the turn A♠ 8♣ 8♥ Q♠ but the river J♥ ends his run, probably having higher hopes when he punched his final table ticket.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:38:11 AM

Hand #12: Big Double Up For Lemmor Patulot Leaves Zi Heng Chong With Crumbs

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Lemmor Patulot

Hand #12: Under the gun Zi Heng Chong makes it 300,000, hijack Lemmor Patulot declares all-in for 720,000 and Chong has to fill up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	A♥J♥ UTG	225,000(3 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	A♣A♦ HJ	1,640,000(21 BB)

Board:6♣8♥A♠Q♠7♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:37:39 AM

Hand #11: Elmer Kalaquian Wins Blind Battle

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hand #11: The action folds to Elmer Kalaquian who limps his small blind and Jannodin Riga opts to check for the flop 8♠ A♣ 8♥ that gets checked to the turn 9♥ where Kalaquian's 80,000 lead takes it down.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:30:52 AM

Hand #7-10: Simple Openings Find No Customers

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hand #7: Lemmor Patulot jams 695,000 from under the gun to scoop.

Hand #8-9: Ionut Dragomir's min-raises from the cutoff and hijack pick up the blinds.

Hand #10: John Costiniano min-opens the cutoff to take the blinds as well.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	2,465,000(31 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	895,000(11 BB)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:26:59 AM

Hand #6: Masakazu Miyamoto Eliminated In 8th Banking PHP 110,000 ($1,920)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Masakazu Miyamoto - 8th Place

Hand #6: Hijack Masakazu Miyamoto declares all-in for 690,000 and big blind Ionut Dragomir wakes up with a monster in the small blind to call and dominate.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	A♣3♦ HJ	busted
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	A♦K♥ SB	2,065,000(34 BB)

Board:7♦3♥4♥K♣Q♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:20:42 AM

Hand #3-5: Medium Stacks Chip Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hand #3: Elmer Kalaquian three-bet jams the big blind against Zi Heng Chongs 120,000 open from +2, winning the pot and loosing a time bank.

Hand #4: Masakazu Miyamoto jams 540,000 from the button with no takers.

Hand #5: Big blind Ionut Dragomir jams 1,030,000 into Keijiro Shimojo's 135,000 open from the hijack to scoop, losing a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,255,000(21 BB)
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,165,000(19 BB)
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	1,105,000(18 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	1,015,000(17 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	690,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:12:46 AM

Hand #2: Ichiro Uesugi Takes Home 9th For PHP 90,000 ($1,570)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ichiro Uesugi - 9th Place

Hand #2: Lojack Ichiro Uesugi looks at 9♠ 9♣ and declares all-in for 350,000, but runs into small blind Keijiro Shimojo's K♣ K♦ and needs an excavator to dig himself out of this hole. Some hope on the turn 3♣ 6♥ 8♥ 7♦ , adding eight more outs, but the river 3♦ sends him packing, extending Shimojo's gap to the field even more.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	3,130,000(52 BB)
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 11:08:02 AM

Hand #1: Keijiro Shimojo Wins Blind Battle On The Turn To Solidify His Lead

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hand #1: Lemmor Patulot opens his small blind to 140,000 and Keijiro Shimojo defends to see the flop 6♥ 2♦ K♦ where a 105,000 c-bet finds a float to reveal the turn J♦ . Patulot fires a second barrel of 250,000 and Shimojo min-raises to 500,000 that sends his opponent in the tank for two time banks before laying it down.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,660,000(44 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	695,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:58:07 AM

The Final Table Draw Is Complete

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Kickoff Final Table

With Keijiro Shimojo in a commanding lead, trying to win his second Manila Megastack Kickoff Event in just a few months and Ichiro Uesugi as the shortest stack the rest of the contenders are on equal footing.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	2,165,000(36 BB)	26	1
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	690,000(12 BB)	26	2
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	1,015,000(17 BB)	26	3
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	940,000(16 BB)	26	4
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,115,000(19 BB)	26	5
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	350,000(6 BB)	26	6
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	1,225,000(20 BB)	26	7
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	1,485,000(25 BB)	26	8
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,190,000(20 BB)	26	9

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:42:05 AM

Jeongmin Park Bursts FT Bubble In 10th For PHP 78,000 ($1,360)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Jeongmin Park - 10th Place

Another blind battle ends in a pre flop showdown, this time it is John Costiniano who jams the small blind and short stack Jeongmin Park calls with his last 280,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	A♣6♣ SB	1,485,000(25 BB)
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	7♠7♦ BB	busted

Things are looking rather peachy for the Korean when the dealer flips over 9♥ Q♠ 4♥ Q♦ before going pear shaped on the river 9♦ that sends him home as the final table bubble.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:31:00 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Stays Alive With Rockets

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Elmer Kalaquian opens 120,000 from under the gun, small blind Masakazu Miyamoto jams 255,000 and big blind Ichiro Uesugi successfully isolates.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	A♠A♣ SB	690,000(12 BB)
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	T♦T♣ BB	380,000(6 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	UTG	1,250,000(21 BB)

Board:K♣5♦7♦5♠8♣

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:27:05 AM

Ionut Dragomir Wins Blind Battle

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ionut Dragomir limps his small blind, big blind Lemmor Patulot pumps it to 120,000 and a call takes us to the flop 6♥ T♦ A♥ where Patulot's 80,000 c-bet gets called. The turn J♦ is rejected to complete the board J♠ with two more checks and Dragomir comes out on top with A♠ 4♥ .

Player	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,345,000(27 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,250,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:21:54 AM

Chip Counts With 10 Players Left

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,595,000(32 BB)	26	2
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	1,145,000(23 BB)	26	3
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	1,020,000(20 BB)	26	4
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,865,000(37 BB)	26	6
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,000,000(20 BB)	26	7
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	900,000(18 BB)	27	2
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	420,000(8 BB)	27	4
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	370,000(7 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	695,000(14 BB)	27	7
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	1,045,000(21 BB)	27	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:20:42 AM

Jannodin Riga Chips Up

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Button Jannodin Riga asks for 105,000 and big blind Ionut Dragomir pays up to see the flop K♥ 6♥ 6♠ that gets checked to the turn A♦ where Dragomir tests the waters with a 60,000 lead, but lets it go after Riga raised to 150,000.

Player	Chips
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	1,020,000(20 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,000,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:14:19 AM

Elmer Kalaquian Doubles With The Better Kicker

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Elmer Kalaquian

Small blind Ichiro Uesugi open jams his massive stack and big blind Elmer Kalaquian puts his last 300,000 to the test.

Player	Hand	Chips
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	A♦4♦ SB	780,000(16 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	A♠8♥ BB	650,000(13 BB)

Board:6♠9♥A♥K♠3♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:12:48 AM

Keijiro Shimojo Takes Back The Lead

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

When the action folds to Keijiro Shimojo on the button, 125,000 go into the middle, big blind Lemmor Patulot ups it to 340,000 and Shimojo four-bets to 800,000. Spending some time deliberating, Patulot decides to fold, handing the dealer a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,990,000(40 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,445,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:10:59 AM

Jannodin Riga Nibbles On The Leader's Stack

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Under the gun Lemmor Patulot forks out 115,000, Jannodin Riga goes all-in for 390,000 and Patulot calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	K♥Q♥ UTG	1,835,000(37 BB)
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	A♥J♣ D	905,000(18 BB)

Board:K♣7♥7♦2♦A♦

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:08:29 AM

Alvir Inocentes Out In 11th Taking Home PHP 78,000 ($1,360)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Alvir Inocentes - 11th Place

Zi Heng Chong starts us off with a raise to 80,000 from under the gun, cutoff Alvir Inocentes jams 470,000 and Chong snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	K♥K♣ UTG	1,380,000(35 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	A♠Q♥ CO	busted

No ace on 9♠ 6♥ 2♣ 2♥ Q♠ sends the No.50 on the PH all time money list packing, adding the 20th cash to his tally this year alone.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:04:34 AM

Kim Beom Jun Banks PHP 69,000 ($1,205) For 12th

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jun Kim Beom - 12th Place

Kim Beom Jun puts his last 275,000 in the middle from the cutoff and chip leader Lemmor Patulot flats from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
JK Jun Kim BeomSouth Korea	Q♦9♥ CO	busted
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	A♥K♣ D	2,225,000(56 BB)

Board:3♥9♠K♦5♣4♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 10:02:45 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Cracks Queens To Stay Alive

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Masakazu Miyamoto

Cutoff Masakazu Miyamoto open-jams 470,000 and big blind John Costiniano snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	A♣8♠ CO	1,000,000(25 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	Q♥Q♣ BB	520,000(13 BB)

Board:8♥5♠2♣9♥A♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:52:45 AM

Lester Timonera Busts In 13th For PHP 69,000 ($1,205)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lester Timonera - 13th Place

Looking at T♦ 9♦ in the hijack, Lester Timonera declares all-in for 225,000 and cutoff Keijiro Shimojo successfully isolates with A♠ K♠ . The dealer keeps it interesting until the end with J♥ A♦ 8♥ J♦ 2♠ , but ultimately hands the pot to Shimojo.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,430,000(36 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:50:38 AM

Michael Calunsod Finishes 14th For A PHP 62,000 ($1,080) Payday

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Michael Calunsod - 14th Place

Lemmor Patulot kicks off the action with a raise to 95,000 from +1, big blind Michael Calunsod shoves 420,000 and Patulot snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	Q♥Q♣ UTG+1	2,035,000(51 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	5♥5♠ BB	busted

Patulot's ladies hold after A♥ J♣ T♣ K♥ 6♣ hit the felt, taking him back to over 2M.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:46:51 AM

Zi Heng Chong Sucks Out To Stay Alive

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Under the gun Keijiro Shimojo makes it 85,000 and big blind Zi Heng Chong puts his last 370,000 in the middle, but needs major help when Shimojo fills up and dominates.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	A♦Q♠ UTG	1,230,000(31 BB)
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	A♥8♦ BB	800,000(20 BB)

Board:4♠T♠K♦8♥9♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:45:25 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Doubles

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Hijack Masakazu Miyamoto declares all-in for 300,000 and big blind John Costiniano calls after handing the dealer a time bank.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	A♥T♣ HJ	660,000(17 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	Q♥J♥ BB	1,010,000(25 BB)

Board:9♠A♦3♥5♦4♥

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:40:52 AM

Last Two Tables Chip Counts

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jun Kim BeomSouth Korea	400,000(13 BB)	26	1
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,280,000(43 BB)	26	2
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	410,000(14 BB)	26	3
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	325,000(11 BB)	26	5
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,600,000(53 BB)	26	6
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,315,000(44 BB)	26	7
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	400,000(13 BB)	26	8
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	430,000(14 BB)	27	1
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	1,350,000(45 BB)	27	2
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	670,000(22 BB)	27	3
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	480,000(16 BB)	27	4
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	305,000(10 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	990,000(33 BB)	27	7
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	435,000(15 BB)	27	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:39:40 AM

Ionut Dragomir Joins 7-digit Club

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ionut Dragomir open-limps his small blind and Michael Calunsod opts to check for the flop T♥ 9♥ J♥ where Dragomir's 35,000 gets peeled, the turn comes T♣ and another 55,000 gets answered for the board to complete 3♥ . Both players check, having Dragomir table the winner Q♥ 9♦ .

Player	Chips
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	1,090,000(36 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	400,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:36:13 AM

Jeongmin Park Doubles Up Once More

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Elmer Kalaquian gets the ball rolling with a raise to 60,000 from +1, small blind Jeongmin Park wagers his last 215,000 and Kalaquian calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	K♠J♦ UTG+1	530,000(18 BB)
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	A♠K♥ SB	490,000(16 BB)

Board:3♠7♠9♥T♦7♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:32:17 AM

Massive Double Up For Keijiro Shimojo Against The Chip Leader

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Keijiro Shimojo

Hijack Keijiro Shimojo opens 60,000 and takes big blind Lemmor Patulot to the flop 6♥ A♠ Q♥ where a small 30,000 c-bet gets called to the turn 5♣ . Shimojo's 75,000 second barrel gets check-raised to 220,000 and another call completes the board 4♠ with Patulot leading 400,000 holding two pair A♣ 6♦ who then calls Shimojo's 555,000 jam and surrenders the pot against his opponents 7♥ 8♥ nut straight, catapulting the Japanese back into the lead of the tournament.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,715,000(57 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	1,300,000(43 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:24:12 AM

Table Draws For The Last 14 Players

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JK Jun Kim BeomSouth Korea	260,000(9 BB)	26	1
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	2,200,000(73 BB)	26	2
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	500,000(17 BB)	26	3
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	380,000(13 BB)	26	5
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	845,000(28 BB)	26	6
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	830,000(28 BB)	26	7
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	530,000(18 BB)	26	8
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	385,000(13 BB)	27	1
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	1,245,000(42 BB)	27	2
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	625,000(21 BB)	27	3
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	200,000(7 BB)	27	4
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	300,000(10 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	1,200,000(40 BB)	27	7
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	670,000(22 BB)	27	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:21:03 AM

Local Pro Florencio Campomanes Eliminated In 15th For PHP 62,000 ($1,080)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Florencio Campomanes - 15th Place

John Costiniano initiates the action with a raise to 70,000 from the cutoff, big blind Flo Campomanes jams 345,000 and Costiniano calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	A♥T♣ CO	1,240,000(41 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	K♣8♣ BB	busted

The board 7♠ 5♠ J♥ J♠ 9♣ changes nothing and the No.30 knocks out the No.4 on the Philippine's all time money list.

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:11:59 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Out In 16th For PHP 55,000 ($960)

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Huang Cheng Wen - 16th Place

Lemmor Patulot

The river A♣ is none of them and this massive pot goes to the chip leader who is the first to break 2M.

Lemmor Patulot kicks off the action with a raise to 70,000 out of the cutoff and takes both blinds to the flop 9♠ Q♣ K♥ where Patulot continues for 115,000, Cheng Wen Huang raises to 350,000, the big blind gets out of the way and Patulot fills up. The turn 2♥ has Huang open jam 330,000 into Patulot's nuts, but he has a few outs.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	T♦J♠ CO	2,100,000(84 BB)
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	Q♥J♥ SB	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 9:06:39 AM

Joseroy Jeremias' Chip And A Chair Dream Grinds To A Halt

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After coming back from a single 1,000 chip about an hour ago, Joseroy Jeremias opens 80,000 from under the gun and big blind Ionut Dragomir jams before Jeremias throws in his remaining 50,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	A♥T♥ UTG	busted
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	K♠K♣ BB	890,000(36 BB)

Board:T♣6♦Q♦7♦4♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:59:09 AM

Anthony Alway Bites The Dust

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

When the action folds to Lemmor Patulot in the small blind 75,000 slide over the line and big blind Anthony Alway defends to see the flop T♠ K♦ J♠ where a 200,000 continuation gets jammed on for 275,000 total and Patulot quickly fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	A♣K♠ SB	1,085,000(43 BB)
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	J♦9♦ BB	busted

The turn 7♥ and river 5♣ keep the Flight B winner ahead, taking him to over 1M in chips.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:57:10 AM

Jeongmin Park Scores Much Needed Double Up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jeongmin Park opens 100,000 from the button, chip leader Ichiro Uesugi puts him all-in and Park throws his last 15,000 in the middle after using a time bank, trying to ladder before committing.

Player	Hand	Chips
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	K♣T♥ D	265,000(11 BB)
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	8♦5♦ BB	1,000,000(40 BB)

Board:5♣T♣A♥8♣A♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:52:35 AM

Manila Poker Cup 2024 Main Event Champ Gabby Concepcion Out Against Quads

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Gabby Concepcion declares all-in for 145,000 from the button and small blind Zi Heng Chong calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	K♦3♥ D	busted
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	5♣5♠ SB	505,000(20 BB)

Board:4♣A♥6♠5♥5♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:48:46 AM

Huge Double Up Takes Ichiro Uesugi To The 7-digit Club

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Ichiro Uesugi

Edwin Dela Cruz kicks off the action with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun, hijack Ichiro Uesugi jams 555,000 that sends Dela Cruz deep in the tank, who says call after handing two time banks to the dealer for the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Player	Hand	Chips
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	T♣T♥ UTG	25,000(1 BB)
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	K♠K♦ HJ	1,170,000(47 BB)

Board:5♠K♣4♣8♦3♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:44:30 AM

Table 27 Chip Counts With Several Big Stacks

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	380,000(15 BB)	27	1
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	930,000(37 BB)	27	2
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	580,000(23 BB)	27	3
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	125,000(5 BB)	27	4
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	580,000(23 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	555,000(22 BB)	27	7

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:42:58 AM

Erwin Navarro's Run Comes To An End

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Erwin Navarro

Under the gun Erwin Navarro shoves his remaining 180,000 and Alvir Inocentes successfully isolates from +1.

Player	Hand	Chips
EN Erwin NavarroPhilippines	8♠Q♣ UTG	busted
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	J♠J♦ UTG+1	405,000(16 BB)

Board:2♦Q♥9♥K♣6♦

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:39:21 AM

Cheng Wen Huang's Ascent Continues

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

With a limped small blind from Cheng Wen Huang and a check from big blind Quijano Anacleto the flop comes 8♠ Q♦ J♠ where Huang bets 20,000 and takes Anacleto to the turn 7♦ . Huang continues for 75,000, Anacleto declares all-in for 255,000 and Huang fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	J♥8♥ SB	990,000(50 BB)
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	Q♠3♣ BB	busted

The river 2♦ has none of Anacleto's five outs and he starts packing up his belongings.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:36:14 AM

Jannodin Riga Stays In Contention

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jannodin Riga

Ichiro Uesugi starts off with a 40,000 open from the hijack and calls small blind Jannodin Riga's 110,000 three-bet to see the flop 6♥ A♥ 2♥ where an 80,000 c-bet gets the job done for Riga.

Player	Chips
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	685,000(34 BB)
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	450,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:30:58 AM

Anthony Alway Takes A Chunk Out Of The Leader's Stack

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Under the gun Anthony Alway opens 40,000 and takes Keijiro Shimojo to the flop J♦ 2♣ 4♥ where a 30,000 c-bet gets called, the turn falls 7♠ and Alway switches to a check-call for 50,000. The board completes Q♠ and two checks reveal Alway as the winner with A♦ A♥ against Shimojo's 8♣ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	935,000(47 BB)
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	495,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:28:58 AM

Flight C Winner Gabby Concepcion Stays Alive

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Edgar Asehan initiates the action with a raise to 45,000 from +1, Gabby Concepcion goes all-in for 85,000 from +2 and Asehan calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	K♣Q♥ UTG+1	130,000(7 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	A♠J♥ MP	220,000(11 BB)

Board:9♠8♦8♥3♠7♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:26:38 AM

Joseroy Jeremias Rocovered From 1,000

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Joseroy Jeremias

Out of our view Joseroy Jeremias was able to wrestle his way back up to 180,000 after being left with 1,000 a few hands ago. Chip and a chair baby!

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:23:31 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Triples Up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Masakazu Miyamoto

Gyeong Tae Yoo open-jams 80,000 from +1, hijack Masakzu Miyamoto calls his last 75,000 and big blind Quijano Anacleto fills up to put both opponents at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	A♥7♠ UTG+1	10,000(1 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	3♥3♠ HJ	255,000(13 BB)
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	A♠3♣ BB	330,000(17 BB)

Board:T♥2♠9♥Q♦8♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:20:37 AM

Cheng Wen Huang With Big Blind Special

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Under the gun Quijano Anacleto raises to 45,000 and big blind Cheng Wen Huang defends to see the flop 4♥ 7♣ A♥ where a 35,000 c-bet gets called to the turn 3♣ where second barrel of 75,000 gets check-raised to 150,000 by Huang, Anacleto calls, the board completes K♠ and Huang takes it down with a 221,000 all-in, showing 2♠ 5♦ .

Player	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	710,000(36 BB)
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	425,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:11:32 AM

Double Up For Zi Heng Chong Leaves Joseroy Jeremias One Chip

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chong Zi Heng

Zi Heng Chong jams 127,000 from the cutoff and Joseroy Jeremias calls from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	Q♠J♠ CO	304,000(15 BB)
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	8♠8♥ D	1,000(0 BB)

Board:J♠J♥K♥5♥3♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:10:27 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Against Three

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cheng Wen Huang opens 41,000 from +1 and takes three contenders to the flop 7♣ 3♥ 2♣ where a 110,000 c-bet takes it down for him.

Player	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	544,000(27 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:08:08 AM

Keijiro Shimojo New Chip Leader With Other Big Stacks On Table 26

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	120,000(6 BB)	26	1
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	557,000(28 BB)	26	2
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	311,000(16 BB)	26	3
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	403,000(20 BB)	26	4
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	612,000(31 BB)	26	5
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,124,000(56 BB)	26	6
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	81,000(4 BB)	26	7

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 8:06:05 AM

Keijiro Shimojo First To Surpass A Million In Chips

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Keijiro Shimojo

Under the gun Masakazu Miyamoto makes it 35,000 and takes small blind Keijiro Shimojo to the flop J♠ 8♥ 9♠ that gets checked to the turn 5♠ where a delayed c-bet of 35,000 gets called to complete the board T♥ . Shimojo switches gears and bets pot for 180,000 with A♠ 7♠ nut flush and gets paid off by Miyamoto who throws it in the muck.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	1,124,000(70 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	305,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:53:39 AM

Seungjin Park Packs Up After Blind Battle

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

When the action folds to Jeongmin Park in the small blind all-in is announced and big blind Seungjin Park calls off his remaining 68,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	K♣7♦ SB	356,000(22 BB)
SP Seungjin ParkSouth Korea	Q♣T♣ BB	busted

Board:K♥A♣8♣4♠9♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:50:31 AM

Cooler For Michael Bueza

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Jannodin Riga opens 35,000, button Michael Bueza ups it to 110,000 and snaps Riga's 224,000 four-bet-jam.

Player	Hand	Chips
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	A♠A♥ CO	488,000(31 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	K♦K♣ D	8,000(1 BB)

Board:4♥9♣8♠9♥8♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:48:48 AM

Flight A Chip Leader Jester Intia Eliminated

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Jester Intia

Button Jester Intia declares all-in for 199,000 with A♠ 3♠ and big blind John Niko Costiniano quickly fills up with T♠ T♥ . No help for Jester on 8♦ Q♠ 6♣ 6♦ J♥ , sending the APPT Manila 15 Main Event runner-up to the rail.

Player	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	604,000(38 BB)
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:47:15 AM

Edgar Asehan Sucks Out To Stay Alive

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Edgar Asehan

Michael Calunsod and Edgar Asehan are all-in pre from the blinds with Asehan at risk for his last 102,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	A♠8♦ SB	385,000(24 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	A♦3♥ BB	220,000(14 BB)

Board:3♠K♥Q♠9♦2♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:44:38 AM

Roland Ferrer Sent To The Showers

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Keijiro Shimojo opens 35,000 from the hijack, button Roland Ferrer jams 192,000 with A♥ J♠ and Shimojo has an easy call with A♣ K♥ . The dealer keeps the kickers in play flipping over A♦ 5♦ 7♠ 9♣ 9♠ and keeps Shimojo's hunt for the second Kickoff trophy in just a few months in good shape.

Player	Chips
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	777,000(49 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	busted

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:40:34 AM

Chip Counts With Four Tables And 29 Players Left

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	482,000(40 BB)	26	1
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	528,000(44 BB)	26	2
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	316,000(26 BB)	26	3
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	538,000(45 BB)	26	4
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	452,000(38 BB)	26	6
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	148,000(12 BB)	26	7
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	221,000(18 BB)	26	8
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	230,000(19 BB)	27	1
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	472,000(39 BB)	27	2
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	229,000(19 BB)	27	3
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	362,000(30 BB)	27	4
SP Seungjin ParkSouth Korea	50,000(4 BB)	27	5
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	678,000(57 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	513,000(43 BB)	27	7
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	174,000(15 BB)	27	8
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	179,000(15 BB)	29	1
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	186,000(16 BB)	29	3
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	191,000(16 BB)	29	4
JK Jun Kim BeomSouth Korea	466,000(39 BB)	29	5
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	820,000(68 BB)	29	6
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	440,000(37 BB)	29	7
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	445,000(37 BB)	29	8
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	103,000(9 BB)	30	1
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	116,000(10 BB)	30	2
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	275,000(23 BB)	30	3
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	310,000(26 BB)	30	4
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	432,000(36 BB)	30	5
EN Erwin NavarroPhilippines	245,000(20 BB)	30	6
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	533,000(44 BB)	30	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:24:05 AM

Ryan Tan Outdrawn And Eliminated

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With the action folding to Ryan Tan in the small blind, all-in for 142,000 is declared and big blind Michael Calunsod quickly calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	A♣3♥ SB	busted
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	K♥Q♥ BB	533,000(44 BB)

Board:2♦7♥5♥T♥K♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:21:57 AM

Ashley Patterson Falls Next

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Under the gun Ashley Patterson makes it 24,000 and takes both blinds to the flop T♣ Q♥ A♦ where Patterson jams 208,000 and only small blind Quijano Anacleto calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	Q♠T♠ UTG	busted
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	A♥T♥ SB	573,000(48 BB)

The cooler stays freezing for Patterson when the board completes 3♥ and 7♣ , sending the Brit to the rail.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:16:13 AM

Cheng Wen Huang Banks Massive Double Up

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Cheng Wen Huang opens 24,000 from the cutoff and takes button Paul Zehetleitner to the flop 7♥ Q♣ 5♠ where Huang starts a triple barrel sequence of 25,000, 100,000 and all-in 106,000 to complete the board A♣ and K♦ , sending Zehetleitner in the tank on the river with A♠ J♦ , who finds the call with the aid of time bank, but has to surrender the pot to Huang's A♦ K♣ .

Player	Chips
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	532,000(44 BB)
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	11,000(1 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:12:28 AM

Table 27 Chip Count

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	275,000(23 BB)	27	1
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	283,000(24 BB)	27	3
SP Seungjin ParkSouth Korea	61,000(5 BB)	27	5
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	305,000(25 BB)	27	6
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	551,000(46 BB)	27	7
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	232,000(19 BB)	27	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:11:25 AM

Michael Calunsod Chips Up

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Michael Bueza kicks off the action with a raise to 27,000 from the hijack and takes big blind Michael Calunsod to the flop T♥ 3♠ A♦ . A 25,000 and 70,000 continuation get check-called by Calunsod to complete the board 6♥ and T♦ where both players check and Michael Culunsod tables the winner A♠ 7♦ .

Player	Chips
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	451,000(38 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	225,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 7:05:56 AM

Seiji Sasaki Sent To The Payout Desk

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Sasaki Seiji

Ichiro Uesugi opens 24,000 from the hijack, the cutoff calls and small blind Seiji Sasaki jams 121,000, facing Uesugi in a heads up showdown.

Player	Hand	Chips
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	J♠J♣ HJ	551,000(46 BB)
SS Sasaki SeijiJapan	7♦7♥ SB	busted

Board:4♥6♠K♠6♦5♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:54:40 AM

Elmer Kalaquian Runs Hot

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Elmer Kalaquian

After knocking out Nikolai Babushkin with rockets and winning another decent pot against fellow big stack Gabby Concepcion last hand, Elmer Kalaquian is at it again with a 24,000 open from the cutoff and Zi Heng Chong defends his big blind to see the flop 9♦ 2♣ 7♦ . A 20,000 c-bet gets called to the turn T♥ that gets checked to complete the board J♦ where Kalaquian value bets 40,000 with his straight K♣ Q♣ and Chong pays up to muck.

Player	Chips
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	821,000(68 BB)
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	234,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:50:23 AM

Byungsung Kim Sent Packing With The Worse Kicker

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Byungsung Kim

Cutoff Byungsung Kim wagers his last 83,000 and big blind Anthony Alway has an easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
BK Byungsung KimSouth Korea	A♣J♥ CO	busted
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	A♠Q♠ BB	375,000(31 BB)

Board:7♥5♦4♦4♣A♥

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:47:42 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Takes On The Chip Leader

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Manila Megastack 20 Double Stack Champ Masakazu Miyamoto opens 22,000 from +2 and takes hijack Lemmor Patulot to the flop 9♣ Q♦ 8♠ where a 19,000 c-bet gets called to the turn 5♥ with another barrel of 53,000 and a call complete the board T♦ . Miyamoto switches to a check, Patulot bets 100,000 with A♠ 9♠ , but has to surrender the pot to Miyamoto's set 9♦ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	595,000(60 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	553,000(55 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:41:28 AM

Lemmor Patulot In The Lead On Table 26 With Several Big Stacks Alongside

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	341,000(34 BB)	26	1
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	783,000(78 BB)	26	2
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	275,000(28 BB)	26	3
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	284,000(28 BB)	26	4
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	195,000(20 BB)	26	5
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	408,000(41 BB)	26	6
BK Byungsung KimSouth Korea	96,000(10 BB)	26	7
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	207,000(21 BB)	26	8

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:39:31 AM

Roland Ferrer Wins A Flip To Stay Alive

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Roland Ferrer looks at K♦ Q♦ in +2 and announces all-in for 64,000, hijack John Niko Costiniano calls with 9♠ 9♥ and the dealer takes center stage once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	K♦Q♦ MP	153,000(15 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	9♠9♥ HJ	275,000(28 BB)

Board:A♦7♦K♠J♠5♥

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:37:35 AM

Jannodin Riga Doubles And Marciel Cerbito Left With Crumbs

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Marciel Cerbito

Hijack Marciel Cerbito starts us off with a raise to 20,000, big blind Jannodin Riga jams for 84,000 and Cerbito calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	K♥8♥ HJ	8,000(1 BB)
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	A♠J♦ BB	183,000(18 BB)

Board:A♥3♠J♥T♣8♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:35:19 AM

Florencio Campomanes' Roller Coaster Day Continues

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Florencio Campomanes

With an early position raise to 20,000 and John Niko Costiniano calling from the cutoff in front, small blind Flo Campomanes declares all-in for 94,000. Costiniano is the only one willing to pay up to put the No.4 on Philippine's all time money list at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	K♠Q♠ CO	339,000(34 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	A♦Q♥ SB	228,000(23 BB)

Board:8♠T♣J♦T♥7♦

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:25:22 AM

Edgar Asehan Stays Alive

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Edgar Asehan shoves his last 103,000 from +1 and Merciel Cerbito quickly calls from the small blind, trying to evade a nine.

Player	Hand	Chips
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	A♦9♠ UTG+1	226,000(23 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	A♣Q♥ SB	89,000(9 BB)

Board:2♥J♣9♣3♦A♠

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 41/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:21:04 AM

Young Japanese Kanata Hongo Hits The Rail

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With a limp from utg+1 in front, hijack Kanata Hongo wagers his last 73,000 and big blind Cheng Wen Huang is the only customer.

Player	Hand	Chips
KH Kanata HongoJapan	K♥J♦ HJ	busted
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	A♥Q♦ BB	287,000(36 BB)

Board:3♥9♣4♥H♠8♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:18:40 AM

Chip Counts For The Chip Leaders Table 28

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	587,000(73 BB)	28	1
MM Mark MarriottUnited Kingdom	165,000(21 BB)	28	2
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	104,000(13 BB)	28	3
EN Erwin NavarroPhilippines	31,000(4 BB)	28	4
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	465,000(58 BB)	28	5
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	158,000(20 BB)	28	6
YE Yuma EndoJapan	66,000(8 BB)	28	7

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:16:20 AM

Tae Yoon Kim's Ladies Hold

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Under the gun +1 Tae Yoon Kim open-jams 59,000 and big blind Gabby Concepcion calls, looking for an ace.

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Taeyoon KimSouth Korea	Q♦Q♥ UTG+1	130,000(16 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	A♣T♦ BB	499,000(62 BB)

Board:J♣4♣9♥6♦2♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:09:39 AM

Gabby Concepcion Close To The Lead

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Last night's Flight C winner Gabby Concepcion raises 16,000 from under the gun, Jon Mari Doria three-bets 32,000 from the button and Gabby calls. The monochrome flop 8♣ J♣ 7♣ gets checked all the way to the river T♠ and 2♥ where Gabby lays out another 16,000 to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	558,000(70 BB)
DJ Doria Jon MariPhilippines	273,000(34 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 6:05:09 AM

Raymond Enriquez Sr. Out With A Flip

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Raymond Enriquez

Under the gun +1 Elmer Kalaquian, who is close to reaching the top 100 of the Philippine's all time money list, opens 16,000, big blind Raymond Enriquez Sr jams 164,000 and Elmer calls for a big flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	A♥K♦ UTG+1	367,000(46 BB)
RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines	9♦9♠ BB	busted

Board:K♠7♦T♣2♣4♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:57:17 AM

Austrian Paul Zehetleitner Scoops Uncontested

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Paul Zehetleitner wants 16,000 from the button and Byungsung Kim defends big to see the flop 5♣ 2♠ 6♥ that gets checked to the turn 9♥ where Kim leads 13,000 and calls Zehetleitner's 35,000 for the board to complete T♦ . Kim leads another 36,000, but lets it go when faced with an all-in.

Player	Chips
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	292,000(37 BB)
BK Byungsung KimSouth Korea	180,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:52:50 AM

Tracy Crisostomo Out With Jacks

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Tracy Crisostomo

John Niko Costiniano opens 16,000 from under the gun, big blind Tracy Crisostomo jams 36,000 and John calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	Q♦T♦ UTG	350,000(44 BB)
TC Tracy CrisostomoPhilippines	J♠J♣ BB	busted

Board:Q♥9♦7♥K♣8♠

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/338

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:48:03 AM

Zi Heng Chong Doubles With Rockets

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Under the gun gets the ball rolling with a 12,000 open, cutoff Cris Acdal makes it 37,000 before small blind Zi Heng Chong cold four-bet-jams to 77,000. Acdal is the only taker and needs to start digging.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	A♠Q♥ CO	101,000(17 BB)
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	A♦A♣ SB	178,000(30 BB)

Board:2♣T♣9♦5♦6♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:43:08 AM

Flight A Chip Leader Jester Intia Builds Stack

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hijack Flo Campomanes, who has been very active today, kicks off the action with a raise to 13,000 and takes two players to the flop K♦ J♦ 2♣ where his 35,000 c-bet gets raised to 80,000 by Jester Intia on the button. The big blind gets out of the way and and Flo fills up for the turn 4♦ that gets checked to the river 6♦ and two more checks with Jester coming out on top holding A♣ K♥ against Flo's K♠ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	464,000(77 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	191,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:36:05 AM

Erwin Navarro Scores Small Double

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Under the gun +1 opens 13,000, cutoff Flo Campomanes ups it to 37,000 and button Erwin Navarro is all-in for 39,000. Only Flo calls and the dealer has a flip to decide.

Player	Hand	Chips
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	A♥Q♠ CO	284,000(47 BB)
EN Erwin NavarroPhilippines	J♠J♦ D	106,000(18 BB)

Board:K♦5♠4♥T♥5♣

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:33:53 AM

Michael Bueza Stays Close To The Top With A Double Up

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Michael Bueza

The action folds to Michael Bueza in the small blind who makes it 18,000 and Ionut Dragomir defends to see the flop 9♥ Q♠ 7♣ . A 12,000 c-bet gets called and reveals the turn 6♦ where Bueza switches to a check, Dragomir bets 35,000 and another call completes the board K♠ . Bueza checks once more to lay the trap with K♣ K♥ and Dragomir walks right in with a jam holding 6♥ 8♥ . Bueza calls his remaining 100,000 and Thursday's Warm Up 3rd place finisher is in a good position to run deep again.

Player	Chips
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	336,000(56 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	123,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:26:53 AM

Joseph Magnotti Dominated And Out

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

With an early position raise to 13,000 in front, button Joseph Magnotti - winner of the Manila Megastack 20 Deepstack in December - wagers his last 89,000 and Anthony Alway is the only caller from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	K♣Q♥ D	busted
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	A♣K♥ SB	393,000(66 BB)

Board:5♣J♣6♣8♠2♠

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:22:13 AM

WSOPC Marrakech Mini Main Runner-Up Ionut Dragomir Chips Up

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ionut Dragomir

Having just missed out on a WSOP ring last year, Ionut Dragomir raises to 12,000 from +1, the hijack calls and cutoff Ryan Tan pumps it to 40,000. Only Dragomir pays up to see the flop J♣ 2♣ J♥ where he jams 159,000 into Tan's 26,000 c-bet and takes down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	298,000(50 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	292,000(49 BB)

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:15:21 AM

Michael Calunsod With Early Double Up

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Under the gun Edgar Asehan opens 14,000 and Michael Calunsod defends his big blind to see A♦ 5♦ 3♦ hit the felt. Asehan continues for 10,000 and Calunsod check-jams 96,000 with a quick call by Asehan.

Player	Hand	Chips
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	A♥8♥ UTG	116,000(19 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	9♦8♦ BB	235,000(39 BB)

The J♣ turn seals the win for Calunsod with an insignificant river T♠ , and Thursday's Warm Up winner Edgar Asehan now sits below 20BB.

SMPSMP

3/16/2025, 5:05:56 AM

The Manila Megastack 22 Kickoff Day 2 Final Is Underway

Flop well to all the remaining 51 contestants!

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/338

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 5:53:27 PM

Manila Megastack 22 Day 4 Headlined By Final Day Of The Kickoff Event

After three opening flights that saw 51 out of 338 total entries qualify for today's Final at 1pm, the remaining players will be duking it out for the biggest slice of the whopping ₱4,760,527 prize pool with ₱843,527 and an APPT Manila Main Event Package worth ₱125,000 for the champion. All of the 51 finalists have a guaranteed ₱26,500 in the bank.

Flight B Winner Lemmor Patulot will start Day 2 as the chip leader with 549,000.

"For me, since it's only Day 1, my plan is play to win, so when i get a good hand and feel that I'm ahead I always gamble but when I'm behind I can let go, but it always depends on the other player's profile and the outcome of board so it's not consistent."

He got there after a late charge busting Ryuki Shirase with K♦ K♠ against A♠ 9♦ , followed by the knockout of then 2nd in chips Tim Gerwig with A♣ K♥ against A♠ Q♠ that ballooned his stack to 712,000.

"Before that hand I won 2 consecutive pots against the same player and I heard them talking about my play style, that I'm bullying them since I'm the CL, so the third time he opened and I three-bet. In my mind if he shoves I call and even if I lose I still have 150K+ so it's still playable, that's why i called."

After that he lost a chunk against Jun Kim Beom with A♥ Q♦ versus K♠ T♦ that got him back down to where he finished the day.

Flight C Winner Michael Gabby Concepcion - Winner of the Manila Poker Cup Main Event for ₱3,246,000 in September - takes the 2nd biggest stack of 459,000 into Day 2 after cracking Anthony Alway's rockets with A♥ 3♠ by hitting a flush and busting Joseph Reyes close to the bubble shortly after.

Flight C Runner-up Keijiro Shimojo - who is on an absolute tear since the Manila Megastack 20 In November, shipping 5 tournaments, including the Kickoff Event in November for ₱874,443 and making another eight final tables in addition to that - will start the Final Day in 3rd with 420,000 after a big double up with A♦ K♥ against Renato Villanueva's K♦ J♠ and busting Choi Yun Su right after.

The Final Day will start at 1pm on Sunday with live coverage from start to finish.

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 5:50:02 PM

Seat Draw And Chip Count

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	161,000	24	1
JK Jason Kyle MagbanuaPhilippines	71,000	24	2
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	178,000	24	3
QA Quijano AnacletoPhilippines	112,000	24	4
OK Okumura KenkiJapan	318,000	24	5
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	326,000	24	6
JK Jun Kim BeomSouth Korea	229,000	24	7
KS Keijiro ShimojoJapan	420,000	25	1
MB Milbert BautistaPhilippines	100,000	25	2
HC Huang Cheng WenTaiwan	114,000	25	3
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	121,000	25	4
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	92,000	25	6
KH Kanata HongoJapan	136,000	25	7
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	155,000	25	8
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	183,000	26	1
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	104,000	26	2
AJ Anthony James AlwayUnited States of America	225,000	26	3
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	71,000	26	4
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	209,000	26	5
BK Byungsung KimSouth Korea	356,000	26	7
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	119,000	26	8
DJ Doria Jon MariPhilippines	160,000	26	24
AA Antonio AbesamisPhilippines	93,000	27	1
SS Sasaki SeijiJapan	277,000	27	2
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	91,000	27	3
YG Yoo Gyeong TaeSouth Korea	303,000	27	4
SP Seungjin ParkSouth Korea	71,000	27	5
IU Ichiro UesugiJapan	347,000	27	7
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	272,000	27	8
MM Mark MarriottUnited Kingdom	267,000	28	2
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	295,000	28	3
EN Erwin NavarroPhilippines	75,000	28	4
JI Jester IntiaPhilippines	368,000	28	5
JP Jeongmin ParkSouth Korea	41,000	28	6
YE Yuma EndoJapan	120,000	28	7
TC Tracy CrisostomoPhilippines	94,000	28	8
CZ Chong Zi HengSingapore	104,000	29	1
TK Taeyoon KimSouth Korea	89,000	29	2
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	215,000	29	3
RE Raymond EnriquezPhilippines	257,000	29	4
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	234,000	29	6
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	115,000	29	7
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	459,000	29	8
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	232,000	30	1
JR Jannodin RigaPhilippines	105,000	30	2
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	184,000	30	3
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	199,000	30	4
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	549,000	30	5
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	206,000	30	6
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	364,000	30	7
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	116,000	30	8