James Moriles Sets The Bar At Kick Off Flight A

After 17 rounds of play, Flight A of the Manila Super Series 21 Kick Off event bagged up with 19 players out of the 124 entries securing their seat in the ITM round. At the top of the leaderboard was Filipino player James Moriles with 437,000 (73 bb).
Moriles was the bane of multiple players including Alari Kunnapuu to catapult to the flight's throne. One of Moriles' more interesting hands was a three-bet call preflop on the small blind with A♠ 9♥ that won the flip against big blind Andrei Vavilonskii's 4♥ 4♠ . At the time of the shove, both players had over 30 bb. This hand kicked off his ascent to set the bar for the final flight.
Not too far behind were Royly Oracion (401,000) and Kiril Gelev (400,000) both with 67 bb. On the rail side, MSS 6 Kick Off champion David Erquiaga was unable to hold on to his chips, pushing his mid-pair into Dmitrii Belikov's set of aces. Erquiaga quickly jumped in the next flight hoping for a better result.
The survivors return on February 2 at 12pm to chase down the first key title of the series.
End of Flight A - 19 Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM James Moriles | 437,000(73 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | 401,000(67 BB) |
KG Kiril Gelev | 400,000(67 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 291,000(49 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia | 256,000(43 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 246,000(41 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm | 243,000(41 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne | 214,000(36 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 197,000(33 BB) |
KC Kah Chia | 188,000(31 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 176,000(29 BB) |
OK Oleg Kaminski | 140,000(23 BB) |
SY Suguru Yonezawa | 111,000(19 BB) |
MB Maurillo Bulauitan | 86,000(14 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 85,000(14 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 85,000(14 BB) |
66,000(11 BB) | |
RM Rene Mar David | 57,000(10 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 42,000(7 BB) |
Byambasuren Danzanbaljir Bubbles

Byambasuren Danzanbaljir three-bet all in for 52,000, Marc Gagne calls for the chance to eliminate. At the flip, Danzanbaljir has the better kicker but Gagne connects on the board to send him packing on the bubble.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
A♦K♦ D | busted | |
MG Marc Gagne | A♠T♥ CO | 214,000(36 BB) |
Vivencio Nachor Survives And Chops

With hand for hand in effect button James Moriles exploits the bubble with a 25,000 raise, small blind Royly Oracion challenges with a three-bets of 65,000, on the big blind, Vivencio Nachor goes all in for his last 26,000, Moriles calls the three-bet for a decent side pot. When the board completes, Oracion and Moriles check it down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | J♦J♠ BB | 85,000(14 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | J♥J♣ SB | 401,000(67 BB) |
JM James Moriles | Q♥4♥ D | 437,000(73 BB) |
Nachor's hooks survive for a triple up and Oracion claims the side pot.
Jonald Garcia Gets King Again

After his cowboys failed, Jonald Garcia got kings again and this time it proved its might. Following a raise by Masakazu Miyamoto that was called by short stacked Waki Yasuhiro with less behind, Garcia three-bet enough to get Miyamoto to fold. Garcia wins the runout, to bring the field down to 20 players. It is bubble time.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JG Jonald Garcia | K♣K♦ SB | 235,000(39 BB) |
WY Waki Yasuhiro | A♦7♠ D | busted |
Suguru Yonezawa's Big Slick Rivers It

Suguru Yonezawa open shoved and got called by Jonald Garcia. At the runout, Yonezawa was nearly out until the river.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SY Suguru Yonezawa | A♥K♠ HJ | 123,000(21 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia | K♥K♣ BB | 177,000(30 BB) |
Masakazu Miyamoto Survives Classic Flip

Japanese showdown between Masakazu Miyamoto and Waki Yasuhiro. Miyamoto initiated with a 15,000 raise, Waki shoved, Miyamoto called for everything then survived the flip.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | Q♦Q♣ HJ | 271,000(45 BB) |
WY Waki Yasuhiro | A♣K♠ CO | 31,000(5 BB) |
Jonald Garcia Defends The Big Blind

Big blind Jonald Garcia calls Joseph Magnotti's raise then leads out 15,000 on the flop 4♦ Q♥ 6♦ . Magnotti calls for the turn 7♣ which both opt to check. On the river 8♦ , Garcia returns to betting for 38,000 and wins the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JG Jonald Garcia | 231,000(39 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 125,000(21 BB) |
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 21/124
Moriles Eliminates Kunnapuu

Chip leader update: James Moriles catapulted to the top of the counts after booting out Alari Kunnapuu.
Player | Chips |
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JM James Moriles | 503,000(101 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | busted |
Kah Chia Survives The Flip

Kah Chia risks his 84,000 and goes flipping with Byambasuren Danzanbaljir. At the runout, Danzanbaljir misses the board.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KC Kah Chia | 6♠6♥ BB | 175,000(35 BB) |
A♦K♥ CO | 73,000(15 BB) |
Dmitrii Belikov On Attack Mode

After a preflop raise, chips go flying on a flop 3♥ 4♦ 6♠ starting with a 10,000 bet from big blind Dmitrii Belikov. From cutoff, Aslan Olavi Vainio raises 20,000, Belikov responds with a re-raise of 50,000, Vainio flats. Belikov continues to pummel on the turn 9♠ for 40,000 and this time, Vainio gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 259,000(52 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 142,000(28 BB) |
Kiril Gelev Cleans Out A Player

Kiril Gelev has taken command of the leaderboard after cleaning out Kei Shinagawa on a flip.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KG Kiril Gelev | T♠T♥ UTG+1 | 412,000(82 BB) |
KS Kei Shinagawa | A♠Q♠ BB | busted |
Royly Oracion Gets Value For The Boat

Preflop battle ends with a pot of 42,000 and a flop running 7♦ K♦ 4♣ . Looking down at 7♣ 7♥ set, Royly Oracion bets a light 10,000 and Rene Mar David check-calls. After both check the turn 4♦ , Oracion value-bets 35,000 on the river A♥ , David pays to see then mucks to the full house.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RO Royly Oracion | 287,000(57 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 67,000(13 BB) |
Kiril Gelev Continues To Rise

Raised pot preflop, Alari Kunnapuu bets 16,000 on a flop 3♠ 4♦ 9♣ , gets called by Kiril Gelev and one player drops out. Gelev takes the reins on the turn 4♣ for 31,000 which is enough to claim the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KG Kiril Gelev | 339,000(68 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 131,000(26 BB) |
Vainio Denies Danzanbaljir's Boat

From mid-position, Byambasuren Danzanbaljir is dealt 5♥ 5♣ and opens for 10,000. Big blind, Aslan Vainio defends with T♦ 7♣ . When the flop lands 7♣ 7♥ 5♦ , both check their big hands for a free turn J♣ . Vainio checks again, Danzanbaljir draws him in with a light 8000 bet leading to the river T♥ . With a boat on hand Vainio leads out 26,000, Danzanbaljir answers with a shove that covers Vainio who doesn't hesitate to risk it all. Danzanbaljir shows a full house, Vainio flips open a rivered higher full house and scoops a sick double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
127,000(25 BB) | |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 89,000(18 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM James Moriles | 362,000(72 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 238,000(48 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm | 236,000(47 BB) |
KG Kiril Gelev | 235,000(47 BB) |
234,000(47 BB) | |
RO Royly Oracion | 222,000(44 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 201,000(40 BB) |
OK Oleg Kaminski | 182,000(36 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 174,000(35 BB) |
SY Suguru Yonezawa | 166,000(33 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia | 158,000(32 BB) |
WY Waki Yasuhiro | 135,000(27 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 116,000(23 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 107,000(21 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 104,000(21 BB) |
KC Kah Chia | 102,000(20 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 98,500(20 BB) |
95,000(19 BB) | |
MG Marc Gagne | 91,000(18 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 82,000(16 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 79,000(16 BB) |
MB Maurillo Bulauitan | 67,000(13 BB) |
GP Gyusun Park | 41,000(8 BB) |
Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 24/124
Moriles Soars To The Top Of The Counts
After scoring a huge double up, James Moriles proceeds to rail Pat Lizano. With a pot of 51,000 brewed preflop, Moriles pumps in 10,000 more on the flop 2♠ 8♣ T♠ and Lizano check-calls. Lizano likes the turn 7♠ and shoves his last 78,000, Moriles calls with top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JM James Moriles | J♠T♥ HJ | 362,000(91 BB) |
PL Patricio Lizano | 4♥4♠ UTG | busted |
With the river 9♣ , Lizano gets the boot as Moriles rises to the top of the leaderboard.
Some Chips For Ryan Tan

Raised pot preflop brings the action down to two players. Pat Lizano bets 16,000 on a flop 9♥ A♣ K♣ and Ryan Tan check-calls. Both pass the turn T♦ then Tan leads out 45,000 on the river 6♥ which is enough to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 209,000(52 BB) |
PL Patricio Lizano | 112,000(28 BB) |
Moriles Risks Big, Vavilonskii Plunges

James Moriles min-raises from the small blind, big blind Andrei Vavilonskii three-bets all in to send Moriles deep in the tank. Both players have over 30 bigs. Moriles stuns Vavilonskii when he eventually finds reasons to call and it is the best he can hope for as they go flipping.
At the runout, the board favors Moriles giving him top pair then the higher flush.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JM James Moriles | A♣9♥ SB | 255,000(64 BB) |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii | 4♥4♣ BB | 10,000(3 BB) |
Gelev Banks It Against Nachor

Vivencio Nachor was enjoying a big stack for some time but has dropped significantly after Kiril Gelev shaved a chunk.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KG Kiril Gelev | 226,000(57 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 73,000(18 BB) |
Players Not Afraid Of The Ace

Royly Oracion opens then calls Alari Kunnapuu's 18,000 re-raise. On the flop 2♥ A♠ 7♠ , the barrage continues with Kunnapuu betting 13,000 that's met with a check-raise from Oracion of 30,000. Kunnapuu doesn't believe and calls. More chips fly on the turn 6♦ with Oracion leading out 100,000, Kunnapuu is covered and risks his last 53,500.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 8♥8♦ CO | 213,000(53 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | 4♣4♥ UTG+1 | 182,000(46 BB) |
It's a good call for Kunnapuu whose pocket pair is ahead and stays that way after the river 6♣ for a well earned double up.
Suguru Yonezawa On Best End Of A Cooler

Heavy preflop action opens with a utg min-raise, cutoff Suguru Yonezawa three-bets 22,000, small blind Masakazu Miyamoto four-bets 61,000, utg folds, Yonezawa goes all in for 84,000. Miyamoto can't let it go and calls then sees the bad news.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SY Suguru Yonezawa | A♠A♦ CO | 184,000(46 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | Q♦Q♥ SB | 110,000(28 BB) |
Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 29/124
Oleg Kaminski's Live Cards Connect

Down to 9 bb , Oleg Kaminski three-bets it all holding K♠ 7♠ and gets lucky against caller Gyusun Park's A♣ Q♦ with the board running 6♠ 6♦ K♥ T♥ 4♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
OK Oleg Kaminski | 70,500(24 BB) |
GP Gyusun Park | 68,000(23 BB) |
Jonald Garcia Defends His Big Blind

After calling a 7000 raise, big blind Jonald Garcia check-calls another 6500 by button Masakazu Miyamoto on a flop J♥ 8♣ A♣ . Both proceed to check the turn T♥ and river K♠ . Garcia flips open A♥ 7♠ and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JG Jonald Garcia | 214,000(71 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 132,000(44 BB) |
More Chips For Big Stacked Nachor

Preflop action builds a 25,500 pot with three players in. James Moriles takes the reins on a flop 8♠ J♠ 4♦ with a bet of 9500, big stacked Vivencio Nachor calls, then big blind Sun Hui check-raises all in for 37,500. This doesn't shake off anyone as Nachor and Moriles check the turn Q♣ and river 7♥ . Nachor's top pair wins to boot out Sun.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | Q♦T♦ D | 224,000(75 BB) |
JM James Moriles | J♥9♥ HJ | 135,000(45 BB) |
HS Hui Sun | K♠2♠ BB | busted |
Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 33/124
Full House Payday For Rene Mar David

Rene Mar David is sitting on a full house with Q♣ Q♠ on a board 3♦ 8♦ Q♥ 3♥ T♠ . With the pot already at 49,500, Vivencio Nachor bets 12,000, David goes all in for 35,500, Nachor wants to see and calls. Before tossing his hand in the muck, Nachor shows T♥ 9♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 137,500(55 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 120,500(48 BB) |
Erquiaga Shoves Into Belikov's Top Set

David Erquiaga three-bets from the big blind and initial raiser from cutoff Dmitrii Belikov flats. On the flop and turn Q♣ 7♣ A♠ 4♦ , Erquiaga continues the aggression for 21,000 then jams 81,000. Belikov doesn't waiver with top set in hand. Erquiaga is drawing dead.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DB Dmitrii Belikov | A♣A♥ CO | 245,000(98 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 7♠9♥ BB | busted |
Carsten Klug's Ladies Get Paid In Full

Three-bet of 16,000 by Carsten Klug doesn't shake Munkh Natsagdorj to head to the flop 8♣ 7♥ 3♥ . Klug continues for 7500, Natsagdorj raises 20,000, Klug jams his last 48,000 and is at risk when the call is made.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | Q♠Q♦ SB | 133,000(53 BB) |
MN Munkh Natsagdorj | 7♠9♠ UTG+1 | 61,000(24 BB) |
The turn 3♦ and river K♦ don't improve Natsagdorj to pay Klug the maximum.
Richard Marquez Saved

Down to 13 bb, Richard Marquez open shoves and gets called by Robert Van Schalm then gets lucky on the runout.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RM Richard Marquez | K♥8♠ D | 57,000(23 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm | K♣J♣ SB | 164,500(66 BB) |
Vavilonskii Defends His Big Cards

Catching the action with 41,000 in the pot by the turn T♣ 4♥ 7♦ 3♦ . Andrei Vavilonskii check-calls a half pot bet of 22,000 from Pat Lizano. With the river J♣ , both check. Both missed the board. Vavilonskii's kicker does the job.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AV Andrei Vavilonskii | A♥Q♣ BB | 95,000(38 BB) |
PL Patricio Lizano | A♦6♦ CO | 140,000(56 BB) |
Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
25 minutesRemaining Players: 38/124
Aslan Vainio Lands One Of His Outs

With 36,000 in the pot, Aslan Olavi Vainio debates on a board 3♥ J♥ 4♦ 3♦ with Shinnosuke Arima all in for 43,000. Vainio eventually calls and shows an open ended.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 5♥6♥ SB | 174,000(87 BB) |
SA Shinnosuke Arima | A♣4♣ UTG+1 | busted |
The river 7♦ is exactly what Vainio was hoping for to ship it and boot Arima.
Turn Three-bet Takes It Down For Royly Oracion

Picking up the action on the turn 5♥ A♥ Q♦ 6♦ and 32,000 in the middle sb Royly Oracion leads 8,000, followed by a raise to 22,000 from utg Benhur Ybarsabal, but Oracion takes it down with a reraise to 51,000.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RO Royly Oracion | 254,000(127 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 43,500(22 BB) |
Carsten Klug Muscles In Position

With 30,000 in the pot, Carsten Klug and Jonald Garcia take it to the flop K♦ 5♦ 4♣ . Garcia checks to Klug who slides out 5500. Garcia calls for the turn Q♣ . Garcia checks again then folds to Klug's 10,000 bet.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JG Jonald Garcia | 133,000(67 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 78,000(39 BB) |
Ryan Tan Paid Well For The Set

With J♣ J♠ on hand, Ryan Tan enters a pot with Kento Chogo that sees it build to 29,000. Action is checked to the turn 2♣ 5♥ J♦ Q♦ . Tan bets 8000 for his set, Chogo check-raises to 17,000. Tan flats to bring the river K♣ . Tan continues for 27,000, Chogo snap-calls then mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ryan Tan | 130,000(65 BB) |
KC Kento Chogo | 21,000(11 BB) |
Takahiro Numata Joins The Rail

Takahiro Numata initiates his own demise with a jam of 14,000 from utg+2 that gets called by David Erquiaga from the hj.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TN Takahiro Numata | J♦T♥ MP | busted |
DE David Erquiaga | K♦J♠ HJ | 82,000(41 BB) |
Pat Lizano Grabs The Reins

Big blind Patricio Lizano takes command on the turn board 3♦ 9♥ K♥ 2♠ after checking the flop with hijack Stephane Graffin. Lizano's 7500 bet is called. On the river T♥ , Lizano shoves and wins the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PL Patricio Lizano | 286,000(143 BB) |
SG Stephane Graffin | 18,500(9 BB) |
Jerick Dale Santerva Takes It On A Shove

On a raised pot preflop that's checked to the turn J♠ Q♠ 9♥ 2♦ , big blind Jerick Dale Santerva takes a stab for 4500 and preflop raiser Alari Kunnapuu flats for the river Q♦ . Santerva jumps out with a shove of 13,000, though Kunnapuu can easily afford it, he folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 67,500(34 BB) |
JD Jerick Dale Santerva | 33,000(17 BB) |
Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 49/124
Top Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
PL Patricio Lizano | 269,000(179 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | 193,000(129 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm | 163,000(109 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 129,500(86 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 128,000(85 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 127,000(85 BB) |
113,500(76 BB) | |
113,000(75 BB) | |
SA Shinnosuke Arima | 107,000(71 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 99,000(66 BB) |
JM James Moriles | 96,500(64 BB) |
95,000(63 BB) | |
AK Alex Kaminski | 89,500(60 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov | 88,000(59 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan | 87,000(58 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 84,000(56 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 77,000(51 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 71,500(48 BB) |
AD Alexander Donn | 63,500(42 BB) |
Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
25 minutesRemaining Players: 56/124
Flight A Closes Registration At 124 Entries

Registration for Kick Off Flight A closed with 124 entries. The remaining players now enter the freezeout stage. Only 19 players are guaranteed a spot in Day 2 / ITM round.
Robert Van Schalm Delivers Double Bust

Christian Cloutier open shoves 18,900, Robert Van Schalm three-bets 40,000, Andrei Vavilonskii calls leaving 3000 behind. At the flop 4♠ 4♣ Q♠ , Schalm puts Vavilonskii all in who commits the rest.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RV Robert Van Schalm | J♣J♠ UTG+1 | 163,000(136 BB) |
CL | A♠7♣ UTG | busted |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii | A♦K♣ CO | busted |
With the turn 3♦ and river 8♣ , drawing cards miss and go bust.
Oliver Kubalek Dominated And Out

Oliver Kubalek jams his remaining 16,700 from utg and finds a single customer in Chogo Kento from the button. Kubalek is behind throughout and goes bust.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
OK Oliver Kubalek | K♠7♠ | 32,000(27 BB) |
KC Kento Chogo | A♣K♦ | 57,500(48 BB) |
Royly Oracion Muscles With His Big Stack

On a board showing K♣ 2♦ J♣ 9♣ , and 42,800 in the pot, Feridoun Farboud and Royly Oracion check to the river 3♣ . Big stacked Oracion jumps out with a shove that earns the pot uncontested.
Following that hand, Oracion faces a raise by Fujita Haruna that's called by Nichols Manalo. Feeling the winning vibe, Oracion three-bets 8800. Both players call then both players fold to Oracion's 16,000 bet on the flop 9♣ 5♠ 3♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RO Royly Oracion | 157,000(131 BB) |
FF Feridoun Farboud | 22,800(19 BB) |
HF Haruna Fujita | 19,600(16 BB) |
Flush For Patricio Lizano Puts Him On Top Of The Board

A raise to 2,500 from the hijack has both blinds defend and lay eyes on the flop Q♦ 6♣ T♦ . Big blind Seki Mitsuhiro forks out a donk-bet of 5,000 and only small blind Patricio Lizano pays up to see the action-turn 4♦ . Mitsuhiro barrels another 30,000 which has Lizano check-jam to put the aggressor all-in for 54,600. Mitsuhiro calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
PL Patricio Lizano | 5♦8♦ | 216,000(180 BB) |
SM Seki Mitsuhiro | T♣6♥ | busted |
The river 9♥ is not one of Mitsuhiro's outs to falls to Lizano's flush.
Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
25 minutesRemaining Players: 61/115
Chua Puts The Heat On Ledina

Four players splash 2500 in the pot and head to the flop Q♣ K♦ 3♣ . When Feng Ji Chua c-bets 5800, it goes to heads up with only Benigno Ledina calling. Chua fires again for a huge 30,000 bet on the turn 3♠ . This covers Ledina who opts not to risk.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 90,400(75 BB) |
BL Benigno Ledina | 22,200(19 BB) |
Jerick Dale Santerva In Control

Jerick Dale Santerva controlled the pot throughout starting with a 2500 raise preflop and finding two callers. He continued for 4500 on the flop A♦ T♥ 2♥ with only Joseph Magnotti tossing in the chips. Santerva bet a larger 10,000 on the turn 5♠ and was enough to win the hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM Joseph Magnotti | 74,400(62 BB) |
JD Jerick Dale Santerva | 35,400(30 BB) |
Belikov's Mid-Pair Trumps Talamayan's

Karen Talamayan makes it 2500 only to get repopped to 6500 by Dmitrii Belikov. Talamayan wants to play and calls. On the flop T♦ 6♥ A♣ Belikov bets 3000 and Talamayan calls again. Both players keep it friendly on the turn K♥ and river 3♦ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DB Dmitrii Belikov | Q♠T♠ CO | 69,700(58 BB) |
KT Karen Talamayan | J♦6♦ HJ | 29,200(24 BB) |
Anacleto Quijano's Ducks Find Company

Carsten Klug opens 2,500 from utg and takes three players to the flop 2♠ J♣ 8♠ that gets checked to the turn Q♦ . Big blind Anacleto Quijano slides out a 4,000 lead, gets raised to 11,000 by Klug, which gets rid of the other two contenders and Quijano's call reveals the river 7♠ . After two checks Quijano shows his set of ducks 2♦ 2♥ to scoop up a sizable pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 71,400(60 BB) |
LQ Lito Quijano Anacleto | 54,200(45 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 10,600(9 BB) |
Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
25 minutesRemaining Players: 61/104
Alan Yap Triple Barrels

Raised pot preflop trims the action down to two players. The flop runs 4♦ A♠ 3♦ . Utg Aslan Olavi Vainio bets 2500, big blind Alan James Yap check-raises to 7000, Vainio calls. Yap barrels again on the turn 6♠ for 10,500, Vainio calls again. On the river 4♥ , Yap wastes no time counting and shoves, this time Vainio opts to hold on to his chips.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AY Alan Yap | 78,000(78 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 30,500(31 BB) |
Nichols Manalo Gets Caught Bluffing

Picking up the action on the river 7♣ T♣ J♠ 6♠ 7♥ and 15,500 in the pot, Nichols Manalo tries to steal with a 5,000 lead, but utg Alexander Donn smells something fishy, calls and watches Manalo throw his cards in the muck.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AD Alexander Donn | 66,200(66 BB) |
NM Nichols Manalo | 11,300(11 BB) |
Ladies Earn For Gyusun Park

Raise pot to 9700 leads to a flop 3♠ T♥ T♣ . Action is checked to the button Gyusun Park who bets 3000 and finds a caller in Robert Van Schalm. Park fires again on the turn for 8000. Shcalm check-calls then both check the river 9♠ . Park's ladies take it down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
GP Gyusun Park | Q♥Q♠ D | 56,200(56 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm | A♣J♥ UTG | 57,500(58 BB) |
Rene Mar David Burns Anacleto Quijano's Set

On a flop showing A♥ T♦ 6♣ and 8500 in the pot, Anacleto Quijano c-bets 3200. Cutoff player answers with a 7000 raise, button Rene Mar David calls to send the action back to Quijano who three-bets 15,200. Cutoff can't pull the trigger while David risks his tournament life.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RM Rene Mar David | A♠6♣ D | 104,300(104 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | T♥T♣ HJ | 5,200(5 BB) |
The turn A♦ instantly burns Quijano's set and with the river 6♥ , David scoops a massive pot to catapult to the upper tier.
Jason Ambata Hits Three-outer To Eliminate James Moriles

Jason Ambata initiates the action with a raise to 2,000 from cut-off, James Moriles puts his remaining 7,300 in the middle from the small blind and Ambata calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 6♦7♥ | 55,700(56 BB) |
JM James Moriles | A♣7♣ | busted |
Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 57/93
Alari Kunnapuu Doubles Up And More

Plenty of chips go in preflop with big blind Joseph Magnotti's four-bet of 7000 called by cutoff Aj Cris Acdal and button Alari Kunnapuu. At the flop 8♣ 8♥ Q♥ , Magnotti slows down and checks, Acdal bets 6000, Kunnapuu shoves 17,300. Magnotti gets out of the way and Acdal calls to put Kunnapuu at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AK Alari Kunnapuu | A♥9♥ D | 58,100(58 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | BB | 60,100(60 BB) |
AC Aj Cris Acdal | 4♠4♦ CO | 24,100(24 BB) |
The turn 6♥ secures the flush for Kunnapuu and with the river J♠ , Acdal doesn't improve to be forced to pay up.
Rene Mar David Pushes For The Pot

By the turn board 8♥ A♦ 2♣ 9♥ , a pot of 12,500 was in the middle and Battulga Ganbold betting near pot of 10,000. Rene Mar David answers with a check-raise push of 23,700 and wins the pot with Ganbold unwilling to take on the challenge.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Rene Mar David | 46,200(46 BB) |
GB Ganbold Battulga | 15,000(15 BB) |
The Richards Meet Again

Richard Garcia and Richard Marquez tangle in another pot that builds to 7500 preflop. They check to the turn Q♦ K♥ 8♥ K♣ . Marquez test-bets 3500 and Garcia checkc-calls. Both tap felt on the river 5♠ . Garcia shows 9♠ 9♦ for the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RG Richard Garcia (4) | 42,500(43 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 36,500(37 BB) |
Christopher Pasion Wins Big With Queens

With the action already at the turn 2♦ 2♣ K♣ J♥ and co Quijano Anacleto being all-in, utg+1 Pat Lizano and button Christopher Pasion see the board complete 5♥ . When checked to Pasion, he tries to take the 27,400 pot with a 12,200 all-in of his own, but gets called by Lizano.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
PL Patricio Lizano | A♣T♠ | 103,000(103 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 4♦3♦ | busted |
PC Pasion Christopher | Q♦Q♥ | 51,800(52 BB) |
Richard Marquez Claims The Pot

On a flop 4♦ A♠ T♥ and 6500 in the pot, it is checked to Richard Marquez who bets 3500 and big blind Richard Garcia sticks around to see the turn 9♣ . Check again from Garcia leads to a 5000 bet from Marquez, Garcia folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RG Richard Garcia (4) | 37,200(37 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez | 34,500(35 BB) |
Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
25 minutesRemaining Players: 53/83
Small Blind Pat Lizano Takes Charge

Utg Anacleto Quijano opens for 1600 then bets 2200 on the flop 9♣ 4♦ 3♥ after the blinds check. Small blind Lizano answers with a 7600 raise, only Quijano stays on. The turn 7♥ sees Lizano lead out with shove that is met with a quick fold from Quijano.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PL Patricio Lizano | 113,000(141 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 10,600(13 BB) |
Big Pot For Joseph Magnotti

Big pot of 23,000 brewed by the turn 4♥ 4♦ J♣ 5♣ with Joseph Magnotti and Zhiqiang Liu in the hand. Both check to the river A♦ . Magnotti sends out 10,000, Liu calls and shows A♣ Q♦ . Magnotti drags in the pot with A♠ J♠ top two pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM Joseph Magnotti | 71,400(89 BB) |
LZ Liu Zhiqiang | 25,200(32 BB) |
Keita Kitamura Sweats It

Catching the action with two players all in - Carmen Esdaile and Keita Kitamura - with Shinnosuke Arima tank-folding Q♦ Q♠ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SA Shinnosuke Arima | CO | 102,000(128 BB) |
KK Keita Kitamura | J♦J♥ SB | 76,000(95 BB) |
MC Ma Carmen Esdaile | A♠K♣ UTG | 5,800(7 BB) |
After seeing the hands, Arima was in disbelief. Esdaile's big slick jumped ahead on the turn, but Kitamura was saved when four hearts were felted for a flush. Arima's would have lost.
Fred Farboud Doubles Through Crisanto Hernandez

Picking up the action preflop with UTG Crisanto Hernandez and HJ Fred Farboud both being all-in the dealer has the latter at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
7♦7♥ | 21,800(27 BB) | |
FF Feridoun Farboud | T♦T♥ | 36,400(46 BB) |
Alari Kunnapuu Wins The Battle
Alari Kunnapuu opens 1600, Benhur Ybarsabal three-bets 4600, Kunnapuu answers with a four-bet of 10,800. Ybarsabal gives it up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 53,200(67 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 37,900(47 BB) |
Alari Kunnapuu Bets Down The Streets

Alari Kunnapuu opens then bets 2000, 4000, 2300 down every street on a board T♣ 2♦ 9♥ 7♣ 2♠ . Lone challenger Zhiqiang Liu folds on the river.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LZ Liu Zhiqiang | 35,000(44 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 29,700(37 BB) |
Top Stacks

Player | Chips |
---|---|
SA Shinnosuke Arima | 114,000(143 BB) |
86,000(108 BB) | |
PL Patricio Lizano | 72,000(90 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 69,200(87 BB) |
AD Alexander Donn | 64,000(80 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 63,200(79 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. | 60,000(75 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 56,800(71 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 53,400(67 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 52,000(65 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 51,200(64 BB) |
50,800(64 BB) | |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 43,000(54 BB) |
JW Justin Worth | 41,200(52 BB) |
DK Dk Kim Kunwoo | 39,200(49 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 39,000(49 BB) |
Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
25 minutesRemaining Players: 60/78
Keita Kitamura Doubles Up

All in preflop ends with Keita Kitamura connecting on the board to double up through Fred Farboud.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FF Feridoun Farboud | A♥Q♥ UTG | 7,900(13 BB) |
KK Keita Kitamura | J♥9♥ | 30,300(51 BB) |
Justin Worth Sends Royly Oracion Packing

Action folds around to the button Justin Worth, he opens 2200. Big blind Royly Oracion defends to take it to the flop 6♥ 8♣ J♣ . Heavy betting follows starting with a 2500 c-bet from Worth, Oracion check-raises 5500, Worth pressures with a shove, Oracion calls (15,500) for his tournament life.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JW Justin Worth | T♣T♠ D | 37,400(62 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | 6♦7♠ BB | busted |
With the turn A♥ and river K♦ , Worth's pocket pair holds to collect all of Oracion's chips.
Oliver Kubalek Richert Jams For The Pot

Masakazu Miyamoto finds three callers to the 1500 raise then small blind Oliver Kubalek three-bets all in for over 25K. No takers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | 54,000(90 BB) |
OK Oliver Kubalek | 32,000(53 BB) |
Easy Win For June Nuestro

Royly Oracion raises 1300 and with two callers - June Nuestro and Keijiro Shimojo - it builds a good pot of 4500. At the flop A♥ 7♠ Q♣ , action is checked to Nuestro, he bets 2100 and takes down the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NJ Nuestro June Brix | 34,500(58 BB) |
KS Keijiro Shimojo | 27,700(46 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion | 15,800(26 BB) |
Benhur Ybarsabal Picks Up 4-Way Pot

With a raise to 1,500 from utg+1 Anastasios Pavlou takes utg+2 Benhur Ybarsabal and both blinds to the flop 4♦ 7♥ 8♦ . Action is checked to Ybarsabal who forks out 3,200. Big blind Byambasuren Danzanbaljir and Pavlou pay up to see the turn 8♠ that gets checked around to the river 3♠ . Danzanbaljir takes a stab with a 3,500 lead losing Pavlou then immediately throws it in the muck when Ybarsabal says call.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
53,000(88 BB) | |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 36,700(61 BB) |
AP Anastasios Pavlou | 17,700(30 BB) |
Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
25 minutesRemaining Players: 54/65
Suguru Yonezawa Pressures Anacleto Quijano

Suguru Yonezawa and Anacleto Quijano build a pot of 6500 then take it to the flop K♥ 3♥ Q♠ . Yonezawa bets 3000 and Quijano matches it up from the small blind. On the turn 9♠ , Yonezawa bets 6600 and this time Quijano surrenders his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SY Suguru Yonezawa | 37,700(75 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 17,000(34 BB) |
Rockets Away For Ho-Tai Tsai

Preflop battle ends with 9800 in the middle and a flop coming 7♠ 3♠ Q♦ . Betting war continues with Liu shoving for his tournament life and getting called.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | A♥A♣ SB | 56,400(113 BB) |
LZ Liu Zhiqiang | Q♠T♠ UTG | busted |
With the turn 2♥ and river 2♦ , Liu's top pair fails to improve to find the rail.
Three-Bet Pot For Chun-Yuan Chen

Facing a raise from Anacleto Quijano of 1100, Chun-Yuan Chen three-bets 3200. Qujiano calls then both check to the turn K♠ 8♥ 7♣ 2♥ . Chen sends out 4000 and wins the pot easy.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CC Chun-Yuan Chen | 45,000(90 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 12,500(25 BB) |
Feng Chua Eliminates Jason Ambata

Utg Feng Chua limps, Jason Ambata slides his tiny stack over the line, Tanaka Hidekazu calls from the big blind, but Feng Chua successfully isolates for a heads up show down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 8♥8♠ | 40,100(80 BB) |
TH Tanaka Hidekazu | 21,700(43 BB) | |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 6♣6♦ | busted |
Stephane Graffin Defends The Big Blind

Battle of the blinds begins with sb Suk Hun Lee raising 1200, Stephane Griffin defends. Same action on the flop 3♦ J♥ 7♣ with Graffin calling a 1000 bet from Lee. On the turn 8♣ , Lee slows down and checks, Graffin bets 2500 for Lee to see the river. Lee calls then both check the fifth street K♠ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SG Stephane Graffin | J♠4♥ BB | 41,500(83 BB) |
SM Seki Mitsuhiro | A♣Q♥ SB | 32,600(65 BB) |
Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500
25 minutesRemaining Players: 45/52
Ilia Timofeev Hits The Rail

Ilia Timofeev starts us off with a raise to 1,000 from utg and takes five players to the flop 7♠ T♥ A♦ . A 3,000 c-bet gets rid of everyone except Danzanbaljir Byambasuren from +2 to see the turn J♣ . Ilia Timofeev jams his remaining 7,200 with A♣ Q♦ and quickly gets called by Danzanbaljir with A♠ T♠ . The dealer completes the board with the river 5♦ and sends Ilia Timofeev packing.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
53,100(133 BB) | |
IT Ilia Timofeev | busted |
Sergei Korzhenko In Charge

Utg Sergei Korzhenko opens and three players make the call for a pot of 3800 preflop. The cards land 3♣ T♣ K♠ , Pat Lizano tries to take control with a bet of 1800, however after two folds, Korzhenko check-raises 5500. Lizano calls. The turn T♥ and river 5♦ , Korzhenko bets 6000 then jams, Lizano calls again then opts to give it up on the river.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 47,000(118 BB) |
PL Patricio Lizano | 27,500(69 BB) |
Nikolay Babushkin Chips Up

Picking up the action on the turn K♥ 9♦ 9♠ 7♠ with 9,800 in the middle sees Chua Feng bet 3,200 which gets check-called by Nikolai Babushkin for the river 3♥ to be revealed and a friendly check-check has Babushkin come out on top with A♠ 9♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NB Nikolay Babushkin | 35,000(88 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 24,600(62 BB) |
Alari Kunnapuu's Aggression Wins It

Facing a raise that's called by button Ilia Timofeev, small blind Alari Kunnapuu three-bets 3500, only Timofeev calls. At the flop J♣ 4♥ 3♦ , Kunnapuu fires 3800 and wins the pot right there.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 35,400(89 BB) |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 17,200(43 BB) |
Marc Gagne's Top Pair Is Behind

Four players in a raised pot of 3600 see the flop land 5♠ J♥ 2♣ . Aggressor Marc Gagne bets 1200 and is called by two players. On the turn 9♦ , Gagne continues for 3600 and only small blind Pat Lizano check-calls. Both players check the river 4♥ . Lizano's top two denies Gagnes top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MG Marc Gagne | Q♦J♣ HJ | 21,100(53 BB) |
SM Seki Mitsuhiro | 40,200(101 BB) | |
PL Patricio Lizano | J♦9♠ SB | 39,800(100 BB) |
Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
25 minutesRemaining Players: 38/43
William Wright Pushes For The Pot

Plenty of chips in the pot preflop with Gyusun Park raising 700, called by two players, then big blind Benhur Ybarsabal re-raises 2400. Everyone calls for a pot of 10,000, and they head to the flop Q♦ Q♣ 8♣ . Following two checks, William Wright shoves 10,600 (over pot) and wins the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 37,800(126 BB) |
GP Gyusun Park | 25,800(86 BB) |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 22,800(76 BB) |
WW William Wright | 20,600(69 BB) |
Masakazu Miyamoto Granted The Flush

With a pot of 2100 in the middle, Masakazu Miyamoto is all in for everything (28,000) against Zhiqiang Liu. Liu is ahead with top two pair while Miyamoto is on a draw.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LZ Liu Zhiqiang | Q♠9♠ CO | 35,400(118 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto | A♥7♥ SB | 58,100(194 BB) |
With the turn 3♥ , Miyamoto lands the flush, and with the river 4♥ , it holds for a double up.
Carsten Klug Believes In His Pair

From cutoff, Carsten Klug looks down at 6♣ 6♥ and bumps it up to 800. This finds two callers to the flop 5♠ 8♣ 5♦ . Klug c-bets another 800 and gets called by Lenart Ecarma as one player folds. On the turn and river 4♠ 9♥ . Klug passes control to Ecarma who bets 2500 amd 8000. Klug calls him down and wins the pot with Ecarma flipping over Q♣ T♥ bluff.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 63,700(212 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 17,800(59 BB) |
Good Call By Nikolay Babushkin

Nikolay Babushkin defended his big blind from raiser Feng Ji Chua on the button. At the flop 8♦ 5♥ J♥ , Babushkin led out 800 and Chua called. Both kept it friendly on the turn 4♠ then Babushkin checked again on the river K♠ . Chu gave it a thought and slid out 2600, Babushking tanked then paid to see.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
NB Nikolay Babushkin | Q♦T♥ BB | 55,300(184 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 6♦9♦ D | 32,700(109 BB) |
Chua was bluffing, Babushkin's Queen-high won the pot.
Wrong Time To Bluff

Three players build a hefty pot of 11,200 preflop sending the battle to the streets. With a flop J♦ 7♦ J♠ , Sergei Korzhenko bets 2500, Zhiqiang Liu calls, Justin worth begs off. Korzhenko maintains aggression witha 4000 bet, and again Liu calls. On the river A♣ , Korzhenko with one last push for all of his chips 17,000, Liu snap-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LZ Liu Zhiqiang | A♦J♣ D | 58,000(193 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | K♥T♥ CO | busted |
JW Justin Worth | HJ | 23,000(77 BB) |
Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300
25 minutesRemaining Players: 34/36
Joseph Magnotti's Mid-Pockets Earn The Pot

Joseph Magnotti looks down at 9♥ 9♠ and gives it a bump to 700. Two players take interest then all three check to the turn J♠ 2♣ 5♠ 4♠ . No more checking with small blind Benhur Ybarsabal leading out 1500, only Magnotti calls, then they return to checking on the river 8♦ . Ybarsabal shows 6♥ 8♥ then mucks to the higher pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM Joseph Magnotti | 34,000(170 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 32,000(160 BB) |
Alari Kunnapuu Pumps The Pot

With 3500 in the pot preflop, Alari Kunnapuu bets every street 2♠ 3♦ 6♦ K♥ 7♠ - 1100, 2000, 3500 - and Benhur Ybarsabal calls to keep him honest. Kunnapuu flips over K♦ J♥ and rakes it in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 43,400(217 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 33,700(169 BB) |
Top Pair No Good For Ilia Timofeev

Heavy action is kicked off with a 600 raise from utg+1 Anastasios Pavlou, utg+2 three-bets 1500, button Ilia Timofeev calls, and after the blinds get out of the way, Pavlou four-bets 5500. This induces one fold while Timofeev opts to see the flop.
When the cards land 4♥ 8♠ T♠ , Pavlou continues for another 5500, Timofeev shoves his last 8200 and gets called.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
IT Ilia Timofeev | Q♥T♥ D | busted |
AP Anastasios Pavlou | Q♦Q♠ UTG+1 | 47,300(237 BB) |
With the turn 8♣, Timofeev is drawing dead. The 8♦ river is of no consequence.
Early Showdown

Just twenty minutes in and a couple of players are all in. On a board showing 9♠ 7♣ 8♠ 3♣ and 15,400 brewed, Shinnosuke Arima and Hidekazu Tanaka are all in, both even with 22,500.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TH Tanaka Hidekazu | Q♠7♠ D | busted |
SA Shinnosuke Arima | A♣9♣ SB | 60,400(302 BB) |
With the river 4♥ , both miss their draws. Arima's top pair dominates to boot Tanaka early.
Confident Nikolay Babushkin Will Not Be Chased Away

Preflop action built a sizable 4300 pot with three players in the hand. At the flop 4♥ 2♥ A♦ , action is checked to the button Nikolay Babushkin, he tests the waters for 1700. Only Ho-Tai Tsai continues to the turn 8♦ . Again Babushkin barrels for 4500 that Tsai check-calls. On the river 5♠ , Babushkin sends out 5500, this time Tsai jumps out with a check-raise of 12,500, Babushkin calls. Quick muck from Tsai who drops to one-third starting stack.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NB Nikolay Babushkin | 52,400(262 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 10,000(50 BB) |
Early Birds
Player | Chips |
---|---|
IT Ilia Timofeev | 30,000(150 BB) |
AK Alari Kunnapuu | 30,000(150 BB) |
SM Seki Mitsuhiro | 30,000(150 BB) |
BY Benhur Ybarsabal | 30,000(150 BB) |
WW William Wright | 30,000(150 BB) |
SA Shinnosuke Arima | 30,000(150 BB) |
FF Feridoun Farboud | 30,000(150 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 30,000(150 BB) |
TH Tanaka Hidekazu | 30,000(150 BB) |
NB Nikolay Babushkin | 30,000(150 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 30,000(150 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio | 30,000(150 BB) |
SG Stephane Graffin | 30,000(150 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji Chua | 30,000(150 BB) |



Cards In The Air!
After a short delay, cards are now flying at the Kick Off Flight A! Registration is open until the end of Level 10. Buy in is ₱12,500 (~$215).
Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
25 minutesManila Super Series Kick Off Event At 12pm
After a quick four day break, PokerStars LIVE Manila is back with another fun festival - the 21st edition of the Manila Super Series - taking place at Okada Manila, Philippines. This low-stakes festival offers 33 trophy events and buy-ins of ₱5,000 (~$35) to ₱35,000 (~$600) across nine days of action.
Today, February 1, 2025, four events will light up the floor starting with the Kick Off event featuring a ₱2 Million guarantee. Players will have plenty of time and chances to secure a seat in the money round with two flights scheduled running 12pm and 5pm.
For a buy-in of ₱12,500 (~$210), players are given a 30,000 stack which is 150 times the opening blinds. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the end of Level 10, roughly 4.5 hours in with breaks. For the eventual winner, The top prize includes an ₱80,000 APPT Manila Main Event entry. The top 8 will receive ₱9,000 APPT Super Qualifier entry. These prizes are deducted from the prize pool.
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