Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #1

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PokerStars Live

Blind level

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

Entries

1/283

Total Chips

8,490,000

Average

8,490,000

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 1:09:35 PM

Christian Lortie Wins The Kick Off Event

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

Christian Lortie - Kick Off champion

After a swingy heads up, Canadian player Christian Lortie defeated Filipino player Jiego Erquiaga to lock up the Manila Super Series Kick Off title and a cash prize of ₱560,000. In addition, Lortie received a seat worth ₱80,000 to APPT Manila. In a post-win interview with the champ, he shared,

"It feels good to win! I almost messed up the heads up. I made a pretty big mistake one time. It cost me alot of chips but I managed to climb back and win in the end. I'm the luckiest player at the table."

Lortie entered the final day as chip leader and proceeded to dominate, eliminating a long list of opponents. The only time he was in danger was during the intense heads up match against Erquiaga, where he momentarily lost the lead.

Jiego Erquiaga

"Jiego was my toughest opponent. He plays very well and he's very aggressive. He had me made in alot of situations. In the end, I won a flip for 90 percent of the chips with Jack-Eight versus Nine-Ten, if I lost that one, I'm out.

Summarizing the hand, Lortie raised preflop with J♥ 8♣ then landed top pair with an open-ended draw on the board J♦ 9♦ T♣ . A betting war followed leading to Lortie's four-bet all in. Erquiaga called and was ahead with T♠ 9♠ . The turn 8♦ gave Lortie the higher two pair that held on the river 6♠ .

"I have top pair and open ended straight, because he didn't re-raise on the pre flop I know that he doesn't have King-Queen and he most likely doesn't have a good Jack or Queen-Jack, so anything that he could have I'm at least 50% equity unless he has the bottom straight. But even in the worst case scenario if he has bottom straight I still have the open ended straight so I could get lucky."

After winnng the hand, Lortie eliminated Erquiaga shortly after with A♣ Q♥ dominating Q♣ T♦ . Congratulations to the champ!

Manila Super Series 21

That concludes the opening event of the Manila Super Series 21 taking place at the PokerStars LIVE hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. The Kick Off Event drew 283 entries for a prize pool of ₱3,019,610. A total of 43 players got paid with Christian Lortie awarded the largest cut.

Action continues with the series running from February 1 to 9, 2025. The Main Event ₱10M guarantee takes the spotlight on February 6 and will run until the end of the festival. Buy in is ₱18,500 (~$315) with four entry flights scheduled.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:47:14 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Eliminated In 2nd Place - ₱390,000 ($6,675)

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

Jiego Erquiaga - 2nd Place

The last hand of the Kick Off opened with a shove from Christian Lortie. Jiego Erquiaga looked down and liked his cards to call for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	Q♣T♦ BB	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♣Q♥ D	8,490,000(71 BB)

Board:9♦6♠8♣A♦4♠

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:42:06 PM

Christian Lortie Lucks Out To Take The Lead

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

Christian Lortie has regained the top spot with a wide gap between him and Jiego Erquiaga. Hand opened with Lortie's 240,000 raise on the button and Erquiaga defended. On the flop J♦ 9♦ T♣ , Lortie's 240,000 c-bet is met with a check-raise of 800,000. Lortie three-bet jams for 3,225,000, Erquiaga called.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	J♥8♣ D	7,050,000(59 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	9♠T♠ BB	1,440,000(12 BB)

Looking like the end for Lortie, he spikes a higher two pair on the turn 8♦ and with the river 6♠ , it's the biggest pot yet of heads up.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:37:36 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Steals The Lead

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

It's anyone's game as shown by the flipping of the chip lead. Jiego Erquiaga is now back on top after three-betting all in that wasn't called. Then back to back on a limped pot with the board running 9♣ 8♥ 2♣ A♠ . Erquiaga bet 300,000 and easily claimed the pot.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	4,500,000(38 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	3,990,000(33 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:33:43 PM

Christian Lortie Back On Top

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

The tug of war for command switched with Christian Lortie shaving 600,000 from Jiego Erquiaga's stack on this board K♥ 6♣ 2♥ Q♠ 5♥ . Lortie bet 400,000 on the river that Erquiaga called.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♦5♦ BB	4,400,000(44 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	5♣2♣ D	4,000,000(40 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:30:12 PM

Well Earned Pot For Christian Lortie

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

Christian Lortie

From the button, Christian Lortie raised 200,000 and Jiego Erquiaga called. With the board running 7♦ A♣ 9♣ 3♥ , Erquiaga took charge with bets of 150,000 and 400,000. Lortie raised all in on the turn which was enough to induce a fold.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	4,610,000(46 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	3,880,000(39 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:25:49 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Takes The Lead

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

Christian Lortie has been dominating the chip counts for quite some time but not anymore after losing a showdown to double up Jiego Erquiaga into the leader's throne. Hand opened with Erquiaga limping then snap-called Lortie's shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	K♦K♣ D	5,060,000(51 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	Q♣4♦ BB	3,430,000(34 BB)

Board:6♦J♠9♦4♣9♠

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:22:34 PM

Jiego Erquiaga's Check Raise Does The Job

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

Jiego Erquiaga

Jiego Erquiaga called Christian Lortie's 160,000 preflop raise then put the pressure on the flop 7♥ 7♦ 2♦ . After Lortie c-bet 85,000, Erquiaga check-raise 325,000 to push Lortie out of the pot.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	6,190,000(77 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	2,300,000(29 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:19:04 PM

Christian Lortie Battles Back

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie put stop to the charging Jiego Erquiaga. Raising 160,000 preflop, they head to the flop K♦ 9♦ 5♦ . Erquiaga bets 150,000, Lortie makes it 400,000, Erquiaga calls and the river is felted 7♦ . Lortie bets 500,000, Erquiaga goes deep in the tank using up two time banks then folds.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	6,940,000(87 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,530,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:13:25 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Dominating Heads Up

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

Jiego Erquiaga continues to challenge the leader Christian Lortie and getting the better result. On a board 8♠ 3♦ K♦ 6♦ 8♥ , Erquiaga bet 200,000 on the river, Lortie called then mucked upon seeing 6♥ 3♥ . Erquiaga reaches 2M.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	6,290,000(79 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	2,200,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:10:10 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Chipping Up

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

Immediately after his double up, Jiego Erquiaga picked up another pot by check-raising all in on a flop A♦ 2♦ 3♥ that induced a fold from Christian Lortie.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	6,800,000(85 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,640,000(21 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:07:02 PM

Jiego Erquiaga Doubles Up

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

Jiego Erquiaga

Jiego Erquiaga is sticking around having doubled up off Christian Lortie. From the button, Erquiaga went all in for 675,000 (8 bb) and Christian Lortie didn't hesitate to call.

Player	Hand	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	A♥T♣ D	1,430,000(18 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♦5♦ BB	7,060,000(88 BB)

Board:J♣9♣A♠8♠A♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 12:00:12 PM

Christian Lortie Scores The First Heads Up Hand

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

Christian Lortie

Jiego Erquiaga limped and Christian Lortie checked it to bring the action to the flop 3♦ 4♣ 3♥ . Lortie led 100,000 and Erquiaga called. Lortie doubled it up on the turn K♦ for 200,000, Erquiaga called again. On the river 5♣ , Lortie shoved and won the pot.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	7,420,000(93 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,070,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:52:34 AM

Heads Up At the Kick Off

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

After 72 hands played at the final table, it is now heads up between Christian Lortie and Jiego Erquiaga. The battle for the title, the ₱560,000 ($9,585) cash prize, and seat worth ₱80,000 to APPT Manila has arrived. For the runner up, a worthy payout as well of ₱390,000 ($6,675).

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	7,040,000(88 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,450,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:46:41 AM

Anthony Castro Stopped In 3rd Place - ₱280,000 ($4,795)

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

Anthony Castro - 3rd Place

Anthony Castro's roller coaster final table ended in 3rd place with Jiego Erquiaga claiming his chips. Erquiaga jammed from the small blind, Castro called with just 5 bb remaining, then fell to the straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	K♠T♠ BB	busted
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	J♥9♥ SB	1,450,000(18 BB)

Board:2♠8♣6♥T♦7♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:39:41 AM

Martin Gonzales Eliminated In 4th Place - ₱230,000 ($3,935)

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

Martin Gonzales - 4th Place

Martin Gonzales attempted to defend his big blind with a three-bet shove of 1,570,00 however Christian Lortie had a pocket pair and wasn't going anywhere. When the hands were revealed, Gonzales only has one overcard that fails to partner up.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	J♥4♠ BB	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	T♣T♥ D	6,700,000(84 BB)

Board:A♠K♥K♠3♣9♠

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:33:24 AM

Peter Chung Eliminated In 5th Place - ₱180,000 ($3,080)

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

Peter Chung - 5th Place

With queens on hand, Peter Chung goes all in and finds he is on the worst end of a cooler with Christian Lortie flipping open rockets. No help comes for Chung to finish in 5th place.

Lortie has now crossed into 5M in chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	Q♦Q♣ CO	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♦A♥ SB	5,110,000(64 BB)

Board:6♠J♥4♠4♥3♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:26:51 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	965,000(12 BB)	1	1
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	1,495,000(19 BB)	1	3
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	760,000(10 BB)	1	6
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	890,000(11 BB)	1	7
CL Christian LortieCanada	4,480,000(56 BB)	1	8

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:23:14 AM

Peter Chung Dodges The Leader's Overcards

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

Peter Chung is also in trouble with only 5 bb behind. He risks it all with 4♣ 4♥ on hand and goes head to head against the chip leader Christian Lortie who has A♦ K♠. With the board running 3♠ 3♦ 5♦ J♠ T♣ , Chung's small pair survives to keep him in contention.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	4,380,000(73 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	760,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:18:02 AM

Marc Gagne Out In 6th Place - ₱135,000 ($2,310)

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

Marc Gagne - 6th Place

Marc Gagne with just 5 bb remaining is all in from hijack but doesn't get past the chip leader Christian Lortie on the big blind. Gagne falls in 6th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	Q♥T♥ HJ	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♠9♥ BB	4,700,000(78 BB)

Board:T♠9♦J♦9♠4♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:10:48 AM

Christian Lortie Amasses Half Of The Chips In Play

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie picked up multiple pots with uncalled raises and three-bets. He has now crossed into 4M and is sitting on half of the chips in play.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	4,400,000(73 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:05:37 AM

Renniel Galvez Falls In 7th Place - ₱95,000 ($1,625)

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

Renniel Galvez - 7th Place

Despite a double up in an earlier hand, Renniel Galvez was still in the danger zone. Looking down at Q♥ J♠ from cutoff, he moved all in and got called by big blind Christian Lortie with K♦ J♣ . When the board ran out 4♣ 9♠ 2♥ 3♦ J♥ , Lortie's kicker played to send Galvez out in 7th place.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	3,590,000(60 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 11:01:13 AM

Castro Continues To Rise

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

Anthony Castro continues to climb, picking up a pot against Jiego Erquiaga. Hand opens with a 125,000 raise from Castro that's met with a three-bet of 270,000 from Jiego Erquiaga. Both take it easy on the flop 4♦ Q♦ 5♦ then Castro bets 300,000 on the turn 3♣ . Erquiaga tanks for a time bank then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	1,600,000(27 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	965,000(16 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:52:17 AM

Short Stacked Galvez Stays In The Game

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

Renniel Galvez

Down to just 3 bb, Renniel Galvez goes all in and proceeds to double up through caller Anthony Castro.

Player	Hand	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	Q♥T♠ D	390,000(8 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♣6♠ BB	1,140,000(23 BB)

Board:Q♠6♦5♦3♠7♣

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:43:09 AM

Fourth Double Up For Castro

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

Anthony Castro

Nine lives Anthony Castro opened, Martin Gonzales called from the small blind. Both passed to the turn Q♥ 7♣ 8♠ J♣ , Gonzales jumped out with 150,000 bet, Castro shoved 525,000, Gonzales called and was drawing dead. Castro strikes again.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	7♦7♠ UTG+1	1,350,000(27 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	A♦Q♦ SB	905,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:37:42 AM

James Moriles Eliminated In 8th Place - ₱70,000 ($1200)

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

James Moriles - 8th Place

James Moriles shoves his remaining 8 bb from utg, action folds around to the big blind Martin Gonzales who calls and discovers he is ahead. When the board runs out, Gonzales eliminates Moriles in 8th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	K♦J♣ UTG	busted
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	K♣Q♣ BB	1,530,000(31 BB)

Board:5♥2♦4♥T♠A♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:34:32 AM

Marc Gagne Survives The Showdown

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

Marc Gagne

Anthony Castro seems to be the most active player at the final table as he enters another showdown. Short stacked Marc Gagne turns over A♠ 8♣ , Castro with J♣ T♠ , the board spreads 8♥ A♦ 6♠ A♣ 9♣ to ensure the double up for Gagne.

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	755,000(15 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	625,000(13 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:26:25 AM

Anthony Castro Continues To Chip Up

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

Anthony Castro

From just 7 bb, Anthony Castro has chipped up to nearly 30 bb. His latest win saw him call James Morile's raise preflop then took command on the flop Q♦ 2♣ T♣ and turn 7♠ with bets of 125,000 ad 250,000. Moriles folded to the turn bet.

Player	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	1,165,000(29 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	345,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:20:55 AM

Joseph Magnotti Falls in 9th Place - ₱62,610 ($1,070)

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

Joseph Magnotti - 9th Place

Another all in with Anthony Castro however this time he is ahead in chips against Joseph Magnotti. Both players improve on the board with Castro's set far ahead to bounce out Magnotti in 9th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	A♦Q♦ MP	busted
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	5♠5♥ UTG+1	960,000(24 BB)

Board:5♣Q♥A♣J♠4♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:16:36 AM

Jiego Erquiaga Gets Value For Top Pair

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

Jiego Erquiaga

Looking down at K♠ J♣ , Jiego Erquiaga bumps it up to 80,000 and big blind James Moriles calls. They proceed to check it to the river Q♣ 5♠ Q♥ K♦ 9♣ . Erquiaga sends out a bet of 150,000, Moriles tank-calls and quickly mucks.

Player	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	1,270,000(32 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,010,000(25 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:11:18 AM

James Moriles Chases Out Castro

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

James Moriles

James Moriles min-raises from utg then calls lojack Anthon Castro's 180,000 re-raise. On the flop 7♦ 8♠ 8♦ Castro bets 110,000, Moriles answers with a check-raise fo 250,000. Castro surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	1,250,000(31 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	540,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:09:13 AM

Christian Lortie Crosses 3M

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

Christian Lortie continues to pull away from the rest. In back to back hands, he wins the blinds and ante to rise past 3M.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	3,070,000(77 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:03:51 AM

Christian Lortie Widens His Lead

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie defended his blind then checked the flop Q♦ 3♠ 8♠ with Jiego Erquiaga. On the turn A♠ , Erquiaga tossed in 80,000 that was called. With the river 3♦ , it was back to checking. Lortie showed A♣ J♠ and Erquiage mucked.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	2,870,000(72 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,040,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 10:00:07 AM

Anthony Castro Lands Third Double Up At FT

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

Anthony Castro continues to defy the odds. He shoved for the third time at the final table, and won the showdown to double up again.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♣J♦ BB	850,000(21 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	K♠4♠ SB	815,000(20 BB)

Board:A♦6♥7♥9♥Q♣

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:55:51 AM

Anthony Castro Survives Another Showdown

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

Anthony Castro

Anthony Castro open shoves his last 200,000, Renniel Galvez calls. Both have aces with Castro's kicker just one point higher which turns out to be good enough for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	A♦7♥ UTG+1	445,000(15 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	A♠6♥ BB	300,000(10 BB)

Board:5♠Q♥4♦8♣Q♠

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:50:54 AM

Anthony Castro Down To Crumbs

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

Anthony Castro enters a raised pot that leads to a flop K♦ 6♥ K♠ . Following two checks, Castro bets 100,000, and is check-called by Peter Chung. They proceed to check the turn 7♦ then Chung leads out 275,000 on the river T♣ .Castro just flats and shows K♥ Q♠ trips, Chung has better 7♣ 7♠ full house and drags in the pot.

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	1,200,000(40 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	200,000(7 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:35:33 AM

Lortie Pressures Gagne WIth His Big Stack

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie opens and Marc Gagne defends his big blind. They opt to check it to the turn 3♠ 7♠ A♠ 9♦ . Lortie sweetens the pot for 65,000 and Gagne calls to head to the river 5♦ . Lortie fires a larger 225,000 bet that induces a fold.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	2,650,000(88 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	485,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:33:25 AM

Anthony Castro Doubles Up

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

Anthony Castro

Anthony Castro found a spot to get his last 245,000 in and was called by Marc Gagne. When the cards are turned over, it's a flip. Castro's overcards immediately connect on the board to keep him in the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	K♣Q♠ CO	565,000(19 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	T♦T♠ UTG	640,000(21 BB)

Board:K♦J♦8♣4♦7♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:22:24 AM

Jiego Erquiaga Picks Up First Good Pot

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

Jiego Erquiaga

From the button Jiego Erquiaga three-bet 130,000, utg James Moriles calls it to see a flop 4♥ 2♠ 7♥ . Erquiaga leads out 80,000 and wins the pot without further action.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	1,235,000(41 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	800,000(27 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:17:45 AM

Final Table Underway

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

Cards now flying at the final table. The blinds have been rolled back to 15,000-30,000.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 9:16:38 AM

Final 9 Players

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

Kickoff Final 9 Players

After five hours of play, the final table was reached. They are all guaranteed a minimum ₱62,610 with the champion pocketing ten times that amount, a total of ₱560,000 plus a seat worth ₱80,0000 to APPT Manila.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	970,000(32 BB)	1	1
MG Marc GagneFrance	960,000(32 BB)	1	2
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	965,000(32 BB)	1	3
JM James MorilesPhilippines	930,000(31 BB)	1	4
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	635,000(21 BB)	1	5
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	780,000(26 BB)	1	6
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	360,000(12 BB)	1	7
CL Christian LortieCanada	2,485,000(83 BB)	1	8
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	440,000(15 BB)	1	9

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/283

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2/2/2025, 9:01:43 AM

Aslan Vainio Eliminated In 10th Place - ₱51,000 ($875)

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

Aslan Olavi Vainio - 10th Place

Jiego Erquiaga

Aslan Vainio just missed the final table falling in 10th place. Vainio shoved holding A♥ 3♥ on the small blind that slammed into big blind Jiego Erquiaga's Q♣ Q♦ . The board further favored Erquiaga as it ran Q♥ 6♠ T♣ 6♣ 5♠ . Erquiaga doubled up while Vainio plunged to just 30,000.

On the next hand, Vainio went all in with A♣ T♣ and proceeded to fall to Martin Gonzales' 6♣ 4♦ on a board 7♥ Q♣ 6♦ T♥ 4♥ .

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	970,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	965,000(24 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	busted

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2/2/2025, 8:49:36 AM

Anthony Castro Saved By The River

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

Anthony Castro

After losing a shove, Anthony Castro defends his big blind then shoves on the flop 7♣ 7♠ 8♠ . Christian Lortie calls and has K♥ Q♣ ahead of Castro's J♠ 9♥ . The turn A♦ changes nothing until the river J♥ for a pair to save Castro.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	2,080,000(52 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	600,000(15 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:46:25 AM

James Moriles Doubles Up

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

James Moriles

Down to 8 bb, James Moriles three-bets all in with a pocket pair that holds against Anthony Castro's overcards.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	9♦9♣ CO	770,000(19 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	Q♦T♥ UTG	310,000(8 BB)

Board:K♣Q♥9♠T♣5♣

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2/2/2025, 8:37:57 AM

Marc Gagne Earns A Little For His Full House

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

Marc Gagne

Marc Gagne has 4♦ 4♥ and min-raise from utg. Martin Gonzales defends the big blind for a flop 7♦ 4♠ T♣ . Gagne bets 65,000 for his set and Gonzales check-calls. They check the turn 7♣ then Gagne fires 185,000 on the river A♥ . Gonzales doesn't bite.

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	875,000(22 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	830,000(21 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:28:47 AM

Table 26

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,670,000(42 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	1,405,000(35 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	1,000,000(25 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	705,000(18 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	380,000(10 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:27:49 AM

Table 30

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

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	925,000(23 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	730,000(18 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	615,000(15 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	610,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	480,000(12 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:27:43 AM

Christian Lortie Wins The Battle

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

Christian Lortie

Big stacks go head to head with Christian Lortie laying out a min-raise from the button. Small blind Renniel Galvez three-bets 290,000, Lortie responds with four-bet shove that pushes out Galvez.

Lortie has now entered the 2 Million marker.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	2,210,000(55 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	1,060,000(27 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/283

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2/2/2025, 8:11:50 AM

Martin Gonzales Doubles Up

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

Martin Gonzales

Martin Gonzales finds a spot to double up his short 9 bb stack. Looking down at A♦ J♣ , he three-bets alll in and Jiego Erquiaga calls with A♠ 7♠ . Though not needed, Gonzales flops a pair and goes on to double up on a board T♠ J♠ A♣ Q♣ 2♥ .

Player	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	515,000(17 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	510,000(17 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:08:05 AM

Big Blind Special For Anthony Castro

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

Anthony Castro

Anthony Castro defend his big blind and sees a flop K♠ 3♠ 8♦ . Aggressor Christian Lortie c-bets 45,000 and Castro flats. After they check the turn 7♥ , Castro switches up and leads out 120,000 on the river J♦ . Lortie calls then mucks to the J♥ 3♣ two pair.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,565,000(52 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	855,000(29 BB)

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2/2/2025, 8:05:53 AM

Filip Bogdan Finishes In 11th Place - ₱51,000 ($875)

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

Florin Filip - 11th Place

Short stacked Filip Bogdan ends his run in 11th place with A♣ 6♠ dominated by Jiego Erquiaga's A♦ J♠ on a dry board 8♠ 4♠ T♣ 3♦ 8♣ .

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	775,000(26 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	busted

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2/2/2025, 8:02:24 AM

Richard Marquez Rivered Into 12th Place - ₱45,000 ($770)

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

Richard Marquez - 12th Place

It's been a while since Christian Lortie cleaned out a player and he is now back on track after sending Richard Marquez out of the running in 12th place. Marquez raised then called all in for his tournament life. Marquez is slightly ahead with his ace until Lortie finds the river.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	A♦4♦ HJ	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♣J♠ SB	1,600,000(53 BB)

Board:5♦5♥7♦6♠J♣

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2/2/2025, 7:57:52 AM

Aslan Vainio Pressures Martin Gonzales

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

Aslan Olavi Vainio

Intense action between Aslan Vainio and Martin Gonzales as the battle on a board Q♦ T♥ 4♥ T♠ with 200,000 in the pot. Gonzales bets pot, Vainio answers with a check-raise all in for 375,000. Gonzales tanks using up two time banks then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	775,000(26 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	370,000(12 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:52:55 AM

Table 26

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

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	1,400,000(56 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,120,000(45 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	1,100,000(44 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	590,000(24 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	505,000(20 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	365,000(15 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:51:25 AM

Table 30

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

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	950,000(38 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	720,000(29 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	610,000(24 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	525,000(21 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	520,000(21 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	215,000(9 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/283

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2/2/2025, 7:45:22 AM

Royly Oracion Eliminated In 13th Place - ₱45,000 ($770)

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

Royly Oracion - 13th Place

From utg+1, Royly Oracion looks down at 9♦ 2♦ and decides it's good enough to shove for his last 9 bb. Two spots over, James Moriles wakes up with Q♦ Q♥ and calls. With the board running 5♥ 8♣ J♠ K♣ T♠ , Oracion gets up and leaves.

Player	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	505,000(20 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	busted

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2/2/2025, 7:44:52 AM

Renniel Galvez Closes In On A Mil

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

Renniel Galvez

Renniel Galvez won a pot of over 500,000 against Royly Oracion to bring his stack just 2 bb away from the million marker.

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	955,000(38 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	220,000(9 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:40:34 AM

Joseph Talamayan Emptied Out In 14th Place - ₱40,000 ($685)

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

Joseph Talamayan - 14th Place

After losing a showdown against Joseph Magnotti, Joseph Talamayan sends in his remaining 5 bb. Jiego Erquiaga calls and soon sends Talamayan to the rail.

Player	Hand	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	A♥J♦ D	860,000(34 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	K♣7♥ UTG	busted

Board:Q♥T♣8♦Q♠T♠

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2/2/2025, 7:38:12 AM

Another Double Up For Magnotti

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

Having doubled up a few hands back, Joseph Magnotti landed another, getting lucky on Joseph Talamayan.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	K♠J♣ CO	590,000(24 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	J♠J♦ UTG+1	135,000(5 BB)

Board:Q♥A♠8♥2♥T♥

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2/2/2025, 7:32:04 AM

Double Up For Short Stacked Magnotti

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

Joseph Magnotti

Down to 5 bb, Joseph Magnotti finds a spot to send it in and is flipping against Martin Gonzales. Magnotti quickly lands a higher pair that holds for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	A♣T♥ BB	275,000(11 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	7♦7♠ HJ	605,000(24 BB)

Board:T♠6♥K♣4♥J♠

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2/2/2025, 7:25:22 AM

Battle Of The Blinds And Bluffs

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

Martin Rundulf Gonzales

Action folds to the blinds, Jiego Erquiaga raises 50,000 and Martin Gonzales defends. Erquiaga checks the flop Q♦ 3♦ 7♥ leading to Gonzales firing a small bet of 25,000, Erquiaga calls. Action is the same on the turn J♥ with Erquiaga check-calling a larger 80,000 bet. On the river 9♦ , Gonzales barrels a third time for 180,000, Erquiaga uses two-time banks before folding while showing K♠ 7♠ . Gonzales returns the gesture and shows 8♦ 2♣ bluff.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	780,000(31 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	725,000(29 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:22:08 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,700,000(68 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	1,100,000(44 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	780,000(31 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	705,000(28 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	665,000(27 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	650,000(26 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	600,000(24 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	500,000(20 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	425,000(17 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	350,000(14 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	315,000(13 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	280,000(11 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	185,000(7 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	140,000(6 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:18:47 AM

Joseph Sia Eliminated In 15th Place - ₱40,000 ($685)

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

Joseph Sia - 15th Place

Joseph Sia has been dealt his last hand. Entering a raised pot preflop, Sia jammed 125,000 on a flop 3♥ Q♠ J♠ . Anthony Castro called then folded to Christian Lortie's shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	K♠J♣ HJ	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♥Q♦ UTG+1	1,700,000(85 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines		600,000(30 BB)

The turn 4♦ and river 9♠ were no help to Sia to finish in 15th place.

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/283

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2/2/2025, 7:15:44 AM

Yongseok Park Rams Into Aces - 16th - ₱35,000 ($600)

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

Yongseok Park - 16th Place

Yongseok Park laid out a four-bet shove that Peter Chung snap-called. Park needed help against rockets to stay in the running that didn't materialize. Chung soars past the million marker.

Player	Hand	Chips
YP Yongseok Park	T♠T♥ UTG	busted
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	A♠A♥ D	1,100,000(55 BB)

Board:5♣8♥7♦6♠3♣

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2/2/2025, 7:09:16 AM

Moriles Up, Sia plunges

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

James Moriles

Two short stacks face off leads to James Moriles getting a boost and Joseph Sia down to 4 bb.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	Q♣T♥ BB	310,000(16 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	A♥J♣ UTG+1	220,000(11 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines		780,000(39 BB)

Board:6♥J♠Q♠8♦2♥

Immediately following the hand, Sia went all in with K♦ 9♣ then doubled up through Anthony Castro on a board T♣ 9♠ 4♥ 5♠ 6♦ . Castro had A♠ 2♦ .

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2/2/2025, 7:07:25 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	5,050,000(253 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,365,000(68 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	900,000(45 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	820,000(41 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	815,000(41 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	770,000(39 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	565,000(28 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	480,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	415,000(21 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	400,000(20 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	315,000(16 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	280,000(14 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	250,000(13 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	225,000(11 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	210,000(11 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	140,000(7 BB)

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2/2/2025, 7:04:39 AM

Joseph Talamayan Wins The Three-Way

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

Joseph Talamayan

Oleg Kaminski

Oleg Kaminski open shoves his last 5 bb, Joseph Talamayan joins with 10 bb, Renniel Galvez covers both and calls. After the spread, Talamayan's pocket pair holds.

Player	Hand	Chips
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	9♥9♦ D	565,000(28 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	A♥Q♠ SB	5,050,000(253 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	6♥7♥ HJ	busted

Board:K♣7♦K♠5♥3♣

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2/2/2025, 6:58:48 AM

Seonghun Jeong Packs Up With Top Pair

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

Seonghun Jeong

Hand opens with a min-raise from hijack Renniel Galvez that's called by Seonghun Jeong on the button. They check it to the turn 4♦ 9♠ 2♥ K♦ . Jeong bets 30,000 and Galvez check-calls. The river 9♣ is doom for Jeong who slides out 50,000 then calls Galvez's check-shove. Jeong shows K♥ Q♥ top pair, Galvez has A♣ 9♦ trips.

Player	Chips
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	770,000(39 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	busted

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2/2/2025, 6:55:26 AM

Richard Marquez Denies The Bluff

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

Richard Marquez

Richard Marquez raises 40,000 from hijack and the blinds call. They all check the flop 8♣ T♥ 6♦ . Small blind Anthony Castro leads out 25,000 on the turn 7♠ , big blind Joseph Sia and Marquez call and head to the river 9♦ . Castro opts to check, Sia slides out a tower of 100,000, only Marquez makes the call. Sia shows Q♣ 2♣ bluff , Marquez rakes it in with J♦ 5♥ straight. Though Castro folded, he also showed his hand 7♦ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	550,000(28 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	500,000(25 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	225,000(11 BB)

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2/2/2025, 6:50:40 AM

Lortie Flushes Out Garcia

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

Jonald Garcia

Christian Lortie's number of kills continues with Jonald Garcia as his next victim. Garcia went all in for his last 7 bb and dominated with A♣ T♦ over Lortie's A♥ 5♠ . However with the board running 6♥ 9♥ Q♠ J♥ 7♥ , Lortie improved to a flush.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,500,000(75 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	busted

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2/2/2025, 6:49:04 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,500,000(75 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	780,000(39 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	580,000(29 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	575,000(29 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	555,000(28 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	535,000(27 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	520,000(26 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	490,000(25 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	435,000(22 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	400,000(20 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	330,000(17 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	300,000(15 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	290,000(15 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	290,000(15 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	280,000(14 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	270,000(14 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	240,000(12 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	170,000(9 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/283

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2/2/2025, 6:43:00 AM

Massive Stacked Lortie On A Knockout Spree

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

Kiril Gelev

After denying June Nuestro with a stunning call, chip leader Christian Lortie knocks out Kiril Gelev who open shoved. Gelev was ahead until Lortie spiked a pair on the flop.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♦9♦ D	1,400,000(88 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	A♣T♦ CO	busted

Board:6♦7♥9♣5♠K♦

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2/2/2025, 6:39:55 AM

June Nuestro Bluffs To His Doom

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

June Nuestro

Christian Lortie claimed another stack, this time finishing off June Nuestro. With 100,000 in the pot and a board showing 2♦ Q♠ 8♠ 2♥ 5♦ . Nuestro goes all in for 110,000, sending Lortie deep in the tank. After getting called, Nuestro shows T♦ 7♦ bluff, Lortie ships it with A♦ J♣ ace-high.

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2/2/2025, 6:38:46 AM

Peter Chung Pounds Out A Big Bet

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

Peter Chung

With a pot of 140,000 brewed, Peter Chung banged out 40,000 on the flop 5♠ 5♣ A♣ . Kiri Gelev check-called then folded to Chung's heftier 450,000 bet on the turn Q♣ .

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	725,000(45 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	225,000(14 BB)

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2/2/2025, 6:32:41 AM

Christian Lortie In The Zone

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie is far ahead of the pack with over a million in chips. His latest win was against Martin Gonzales. Both players built a pot of 100,000 preflop then fueled in more on the flop 3♥ 5♣ Q♥ with Lortie's 25,000 bet called. They opted to pass on the turn 7♦ and river 3♦ . Lortie's 4♦ 4♠ with Gonzales missing with Ace-Jack.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,015,000(63 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	602,000(38 BB)

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2/2/2025, 6:29:30 AM

Aggressive Bets By Joseph Sia

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

Joseph Sia

Following a raise of 40,000, Joseph Sia three-bets 85,000. After the call, Sia jams on the flop 9♥ 7♣ T♠ and wins the pot right there.

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	688,000(43 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	534,000(33 BB)

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2/2/2025, 6:24:02 AM

Anthony Castro's Kicker Plays

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

Anthony Castro

Anthony Castro is dealt A♦ K♦ and raises it up to 35,000. Big blind Peter Chung has A♣ 4♥ and defends. When the board runs Q♥ A J♦ 6♠ , Castro fires 25,000 and 55,000, Chung check-calls then both check the river 9♣ . Castro's kicker plays to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	552,000(35 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	532,000(33 BB)

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2/2/2025, 6:22:37 AM

Another One Bites The Dust Against Gonzales

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

Po Xiang Jun Thomas

Po Xiang was next on Martin Gonzales' chopping block. Kicking off the hand with a 30,000 raise, Gonzales answered with a 75,000 re-raise. Back to Po who shoved 302,000, Gonzales with cowboys wasn't going anywhere. No help came for Po on the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	K♣K♥ SB	672,000(42 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	A♠K♠ D	busted

Board:4♥4♠J♦7♥5♣

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2/2/2025, 6:13:28 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	1,000,000(63 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	777,000(49 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	628,000(39 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	476,000(30 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	470,000(29 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	452,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	419,000(26 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	386,000(24 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	377,000(24 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	372,000(23 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	370,000(23 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	358,000(22 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	357,000(22 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	338,000(21 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	309,000(19 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	278,000(17 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	230,000(14 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	215,000(13 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	195,000(12 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	185,000(12 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	146,000(9 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	145,000(9 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/283

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2/2/2025, 6:02:36 AM

Christian Lortie Out To Crush The Competition

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie raised then called Ryan Tan's shove of 132,000. Tan had A♥ 3♦ , Lortie with 8♦ 9♣ . The board favored Lortie as it ran T♦ 6♥ 7♦ 4♥ 6♣ to send Tan to the exit.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	993,000(83 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	busted

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2/2/2025, 6:00:57 AM

Aslan Vainio In Action

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

Aslan Vainio

Aslan Vainio is on the rise with multiple pots going his way. He claimed a pot of around 300,000 in a hand against Anthony Castro then another pot against Richard Marquez of around 233,000.

Against Marquez, Vainio opened 25,000, got called by two players then they checke to the turn 6♥ K♣ J♦ 7♥ . Vainio's 40,000 bet lost one player while Marquez check-called. On the river 5♠ , Marquez took a stab for 30,000, Vainio called, Marquez had ace high A♣ T♦ . Vainio shipped with K♠ 9♠ .

Player	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	624,000(52 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	472,000(39 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	310,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:49:17 AM

Martin Gonzales Cleans Out A Player

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

Martin Rundulf Gonzales

Martin Gonzales was dealt the nuts and opened. Several spots over Yonghwa looked down at big slick and jammed. Gonzales snap-called then shipped it after the runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	A♦A♠ UTG+1	312,000(26 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	A♣K♣ D	busted

Board:9♦T♣3♠5♦8♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:47:32 AM

Po Xiang Fills Up On The Flop

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

Po Xiang Jun Thomas

Po Xiang defended on the big blind by calling James Moriles' 25,000 raise. Holding K♣ 7♣ , Po quickly filled on the flop 7♦ 7♥ K♠ and checked, Moriles checked back. Betting returned on the turn 5♦ with Moriles sliding out 12,000, Po check-raised 30,000. After Moriles called, Po shoved on the river T♣ . Moriles called again then showed Q♦ Q♣ then paid Po for the boat.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:38:20 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	843,000(70 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	735,000(61 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	696,000(58 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	611,000(51 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	487,000(41 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	461,000(38 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	423,000(35 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	416,000(35 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	404,000(34 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	370,000(31 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	352,000(29 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	324,000(27 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	284,000(24 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	254,000(21 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	254,000(21 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	221,000(18 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	220,000(18 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	214,000(18 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	188,000(16 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	155,000(13 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	140,000(12 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	128,000(11 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	124,000(10 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	70,000(6 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:30:13 AM

Marc Gagne Rails Kah Chia

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

Kah Chia

End of the road for Kah Chia who open shoved 97,000 then proceeded to fall to caller Marc Gagne.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	A♦Q♠ D	233,000(23 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	Q♣T♠ UTG+1	busted

Board:6♠8♣K♣3♦Q♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:28:00 AM

Jiego Erquiaga Barrels With Bottom Pair

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

Jiego Erquiaga

From the button, Jiego Erquiaga is dealt 7♥ 2♥ and gives it a bump to 20,000. Big blind Joseph Talamayan calls with T♦ 4♦ . When the cards run 2♦ Q♣ A♦ 5♣ , Erquiaga barrels 17,000 and 65,000, Talamayan check-calls with a draw. Both give up on the river Q♠ and check. Erquiaga reveals the winning bottom pair.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	470,000(47 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	215,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:25:25 AM

David Erquiaga Eliminated

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

David Erquiaga

The lone past champion David Erquiaga has fallen by the wayside with all of his chips awarded to Anthony Castro. Castro enters the upper tier in the leaderboard.

Player	Chips
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	723,000(72 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:23:12 AM

Magnotti Boots Miyamoto On A Flip

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

Joseph Magnotti

Preflop battle ends with Joseph Magnotti and Masakazu Miyamoto flipping. At the runout, Magnotti rivers a higher pair to send Miyamoto out of contention.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	A♠K♦ UTG+1	257,000(26 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	Q♣Q♦ SB	busted

Board:T♥J♦T♦4♦A♣

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:20:06 AM

Christian Lortie In Command

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

Christian Lortie

On a board showing 9♦ J♠ T♠ J♥ 3♥ and amountain of chips amounting to 81,000 in the middle, Christian Lorti bets 35,000, James Moriles calls while Po Xiang folds. Lortie turns over K♥ T♣ which is good for the takedown.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	823,000(82 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	340,000(34 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	257,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:17:03 AM

Joseph Sia Lifted By Hooks

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

Joseph Sia

Joseph Sia opened then four-bet jammed for 170,000. Masakazu Miyamoto could not be shaked and called to put Sia at risk. At the flip, Sia's pocket pair dominated with no change throughout the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	J♥J♠ UTG+1	365,000(37 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	9♥9♠ HJ	146,000(15 BB)

Board:T♠2♠2♣J♦7♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:11:23 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	693,000(69 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	572,000(57 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	406,000(41 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	380,000(38 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	365,000(37 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	356,000(36 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	350,000(35 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	318,000(32 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	317,000(32 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	311,000(31 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	299,000(30 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	260,000(26 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	258,000(26 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	245,000(25 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	235,000(24 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	211,000(21 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	210,000(21 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	204,000(20 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	197,000(20 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	188,000(19 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	178,000(18 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	176,000(18 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	167,000(17 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	144,000(14 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	137,000(14 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	124,000(12 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	124,000(12 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	105,000(11 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	95,000(10 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 5:00:39 AM

Chip Leader Update

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

Peter Chung has taken over the chip lead after shipping a massive pot against Anthony Castro.

Player	Chips
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	693,000(87 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	365,000(46 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:56:22 AM

Christian Lortie Calls It Down With King-High

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

Christian Lortie

Three players brewed up a pot of 72,000 then headed to the flop A♦ A♣ T♦ . Jiego Erquiaga bet a small 12,000, and found one caller in Christian Lortie. Same action on the turn 2♦ with Lortie check-calling 75,000. On the river 4♦ Erquiaga held back and showed 7♦ 9♦ air. Lortie earned the pot with K♦ 8♠ king high.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	654,000(82 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	348,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:53:33 AM

Thee-bet Takedown For Filip Bogdan

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

Filip Bogdan

Facing a raise of 20,000 from Kah Chia that's called by Jiego Erquiaga, Filip Bogdan defends his big blind with a three-bet of 70,000. This was enough to win the pot with no callers.

Player	Chips
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	455,000(57 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	372,000(47 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	145,000(18 BB)

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2/2/2025, 4:47:34 AM

Po Xiang Cracks Aces

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

Po Xiang Jun Thomas

Action folds to the small blind Po Xiang, he limps then calls Minsub So's 28,000 raise. On the flop 5♠ 3♥ Q♥ , So continues for 20,000, Po check-raises all in for 72,000, So snap-calls and slaps open aces.

Player	Hand	Chips
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	K♦3♦ SB	208,000(26 BB)
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	A♠A♥ BB	76,000(10 BB)

Po needs help and it comes one the turn K♥ for two pair. With the river 6♦ , Po is given renewed life as So is left in disbelief.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:45:44 AM

Seonghun Jeong Banks A Triple

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

Seonghun Jeong

Three-way showdown has Seonghun Jung sitting on the shortest stack and reveals the nut hole cards that's way ahead of Rene Mar David's cowboys and Robert Van Schalm's suited connectors. The aces hold for a triple up.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	K♣K♠ UTG	100,000(13 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	Q♠J♠ D	15,000(2 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	A♠A♥ BB	261,000(33 BB)

Board:4♠7♣9♠A♣4♣

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:41:07 AM

Yongseok Park Dominates Throughout

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

Yongseok Park

Facing raise from Ashley Patterson, small blind Yongseok Park three-bets 42,000. Patterson answers with a four-bet jam and Park snap-calls. When the cards are revealed, Park's cowboys are way ahead and holds for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YP Yongseok ParkSouth Korea	K♦K♠ SB	262,000(33 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	7♥7♣ CO	58,000(7 BB)

Board:9♦A♠3♦Q♠J♦

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:37:30 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	577,000(72 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	502,000(63 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	440,000(55 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	409,000(51 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	404,000(51 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	400,000(50 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	395,000(49 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	346,000(43 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	322,000(40 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	300,000(38 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	278,000(35 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	267,000(33 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	254,000(32 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	238,000(30 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	226,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	225,000(28 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	224,000(28 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	205,000(26 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	202,000(25 BB)
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	196,000(25 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	182,000(23 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	181,000(23 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	170,000(21 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	163,000(20 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	157,000(20 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	155,000(19 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	130,000(16 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	129,000(16 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	118,000(15 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	113,000(14 BB)
YP Yongseok ParkSouth Korea	104,000(13 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	103,000(13 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	103,000(13 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	100,000(13 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	74,000(9 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 36/283

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:24:38 AM

Filip Bogdan Unfazed By The Push

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

Filip Bogdan

After raising 14,000 from the button, Filip Bogdan was unfazed by the three-bet jam of chip leader Christian Lortie, calling for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
FF Florin FilipRomania	A♥K♥ D	254,000(42 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♣4♣ SB	577,000(96 BB)

Board:7♦7♣2♣9♥9♦

With no hits on the board for either player, Bogdan ships a double up.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:20:57 AM

Christian Lortie Zooms To The Top

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

Christian Lortie

Chip leader update: Christian Lortie catapulted to the top of the leaderboard after railing Dmitrii Belikov.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	713,000(119 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	busted

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:18:47 AM

Ace In The Window For Aslan Vainio

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

Suguru Yonezawa

A slew of preflop raises kicked off with Aslan Vainio opening, cutoff Royly Oracion three-bet 38,000, small blind Suguru Yonezawa four-bet all in for a hefty 216,000, Vainio joined in with slightly less (204,000), while Oracion tossed his cards to the muck pile.

Player	Hand	Chips
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	A♥K♠ UTG	448,000(75 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	CO	372,000(62 BB)
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	K♦K♣ SB	12,000(2 BB)

Board:7♦4♣A♣7♣T♠

An ace in the window gave Vainio the lead which held for a huge double up.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:12:58 AM

Minsub So Gets Lucky To Avoid The Rail

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

Minsub So

Minsub So open-shoved his last 88,000, Sergei Korzhenko tossed in his last 1K chip, and James Moriles called in hopes of a double elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	A♥5♦ HJ	189,000(32 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	Q♠3♦ CO	busted
JM James MorilesPhilippines	A♣J♦ SB	393,000(66 BB)

Board:4♦6♥7♠3♥T♠

The three-way showdown was looking good for Moriles whose kicker was ahead but it was not to be as So improved to a straight.

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:09:15 AM

Sergei Korzhenko Down To One Chip

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

Sergei Korzhenko

Nearly even in stacks of 15 bb each, Yonghwa Jung and Sergei Korzhenko go flipping. Korzhenko's overcards miss the board and is left with just one 1k chip.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	J♥J♦ UTG+1	199,000(33 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	A♥Q♣ D	1,000(0 BB)

Board:8♣4♣K♦3♠8♥

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:05:58 AM

Early KO For James Moriles

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

James

Within minutes of the opening level, James Moriles cleans out short stacked Andrei Vavilonskii. On a flop 8♠ 5♥ T♠ , Vavilonskii sent in his last 2 bb, Moriles and Minsub So called , then both players checked the turn J♣ and river 9♠ . Moriles connected to drag in the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM James MorilesPhilippines	A♠9♦ UTG	493,000(82 BB)
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	6♠4♦ BB	busted
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	2♦2♥ D	88,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/2/2025, 4:00:03 AM

Cards In The Air!

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

The final day of the Kick Off event is underway!

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/283

SMPSMP

2/1/2025, 5:17:34 PM

Kick Off Final Day On Center Stage Starting At 12pm

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

The PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 21 low-stakes festival is off to a booming start at Okada Manila, Philippines. For the second consecutive edition, the Kick Off event guaranteed ₱2M, and like previous, it was crushed. Yesterday’s opening day fielded a combined 283 entries across two flights, and with buy-in at an affordable ₱12,500 (~$215), the prize pool ballooned to ₱3,019,610 (~$51,690).

Entering today’s final stage are 43 flight survivors that have already locked in a piece of the pot but the real battle lies ahead with the spadie and ₱560,000 (~$9,570) in cold hard cash up for grabs. The champion also receives an APPT Manila Main Event seat worth ₱80,000.

At the helm is PokerStars regular, Christian Lortie-Cloutier who brings in a towering 540,000 (90 bb) stack. The Canadian pro is well-positioned for a deep run but will face some stiff competition with fearless players such as Dmitrii Belikov and Joseph Talamayan at the table.

Former Warm-Up champion David Erquiaga will also be one to watch as he shakes up the felt with a formidable 456,000 (76 bb). While he has position over the other big stacks at his table, Royly Oracion (401,000) and Richard Marquez (316,000), locking horns is a high possibility.

Cards start flying at 12pm local time. Players will have some room to gauge the competition with blinds increasing at a slower 30 min pace. Blinds kick off at Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000.

For all the action, stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you fresh updates as it unfolds.

Chip Counts - 43 Players

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	540,000(90 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	456,000(76 BB)
JM James MorilesPhilippines	437,000(73 BB)
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	401,000(67 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	400,000(67 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	316,000(53 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	291,000(49 BB)
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	289,000(48 BB)
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	285,000(48 BB)
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	278,000(46 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	256,000(43 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	246,000(41 BB)
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	243,000(41 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	234,000(39 BB)
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	230,000(38 BB)
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	229,000(38 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	214,000(36 BB)
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	197,000(33 BB)
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	188,000(31 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	186,000(31 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	166,000(28 BB)
YP Yongseok Park	165,000(28 BB)
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	161,000(27 BB)
JN June NuestroPhilippines	155,000(26 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	140,000(23 BB)
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	140,000(23 BB)
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	115,000(19 BB)
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	112,000(19 BB)
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	111,000(19 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	110,000(18 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	106,000(18 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	101,000(17 BB)
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	97,000(16 BB)
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	89,000(15 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	86,000(14 BB)
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	85,000(14 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	85,000(14 BB)
SH Song Hochung	66,000(11 BB)
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	57,000(10 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	42,000(7 BB)
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	30,000(5 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	186,000(31 BB)	25	1
JS Joseph SiaPhilippines	161,000(27 BB)	25	2
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	256,000(43 BB)	25	3
AC Anthony CastroPhilippines	285,000(48 BB)	25	4
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	140,000(23 BB)	25	5
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	86,000(14 BB)	25	6
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	234,000(39 BB)	25	7
SY Suguru YonezawaJapan	111,000(19 BB)	25	8
KC Kah ChiaMalaysia	188,000(31 BB)	26	1
PC Peter Chung (2)United States of America	229,000(38 BB)	26	2
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	316,000(53 BB)	26	3
RO Royly OracionPhilippines	401,000(67 BB)	26	4
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	456,000(76 BB)	26	5
CK Carsten KlugGermany	42,000(7 BB)	26	6
AO Aslan Olavi VainioFinland	197,000(33 BB)	26	8
YJ Yonghwa JungSouth Korea	97,000(16 BB)	27	1
PX Po Xiang Jun ThomasSingapore	89,000(15 BB)	27	2
MS Minsub SoSouth Korea	112,000(19 BB)	27	3
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	101,000(17 BB)	27	4
AV Andrei VavilonskiiRussia	30,000(5 BB)	27	6
JM James MorilesPhilippines	437,000(73 BB)	27	7
JN June NuestroPhilippines	155,000(26 BB)	27	8
MG Marc GagneFrance	214,000(36 BB)	29	1
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	106,000(18 BB)	29	2
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)	29	3
LT Lester TimoneraPhilippines	230,000(38 BB)	29	5
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	166,000(28 BB)	29	6
KG Kiril GelevCanada	400,000(67 BB)	29	7
YP Yongseok Park	165,000(28 BB)	29	8
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	85,000(14 BB)	30	1
JE Jiego ErquiagaPhilippines	278,000(46 BB)	30	3
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	246,000(41 BB)	30	4
JT Joseph TalamayanPhilippines	289,000(48 BB)	30	5
JK Jeon KihoonSouth Korea	115,000(19 BB)	30	6
FF Florin FilipRomania	110,000(18 BB)	30	7
CL Christian LortieCanada	540,000(90 BB)	30	8
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr.Philippines	85,000(14 BB)	31	1
RG Renniel GalvezPhilippines	176,000(29 BB)	31	2
SH Song Hochung	66,000(11 BB)	31	4
RV Robert Van SchalmNetherlands	243,000(41 BB)	31	5
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	291,000(49 BB)	31	6
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	140,000(23 BB)	31	7
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	57,000(10 BB)	31	8