Name: Kickoff Flight A
Start: 2025-02-01
End: 2025-02-01

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #1

2025.02.01 - 2025.02.02

PokerStars Live

Liu Zhiqiang

China

Blind level

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

Entries

19/124

Total Chips

3,720,000

Average

195,789

Flight A

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2/1/2025, 6:55:19 AM

Big Pot For Joseph Magnotti

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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 MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	71,400(89 BB)
LZ Liu ZhiqiangChina	25,200(32 BB)

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2/1/2025, 6:36:19 AM

Alari Kunnapuu Bets Down The Streets

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Alari Kunnapuu

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 ZhiqiangChina	35,000(44 BB)
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	29,700(37 BB)

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2/1/2025, 5:54:19 AM

Rockets Away For Ho-Tai Tsai

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

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 TsaiTaiwan	A♥A♣ SB	56,400(113 BB)
LZ Liu ZhiqiangChina	Q♠T♠ UTG	busted

With the turn 2♥ and river 2♦ , Liu's top pair fails to improve to find the rail.

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2/1/2025, 5:02:14 AM

Masakazu Miyamoto Granted The Flush

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Masakazu Miyamoto

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 ZhiqiangChina	Q♠9♠ CO	35,400(118 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	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.

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2/1/2025, 4:47:57 AM

Wrong Time To Bluff

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Sergei Korzhenko

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 ZhiqiangChina	A♦J♣ D	58,000(193 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussian Federation	K♥T♥ CO	busted
JW Justin WorthAustralia	HJ	23,000(77 BB)