Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #1

2025.02.01 - 2025.02.02Add to Calendar

PokerStars Live

Christian Lortie

Canada

Place

1st

Prize

$9,585

Prize (PHP)

₱560,000

Blind level

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

Entries

1/283

Total Chips

8,490,000

Average

8,490,000

Day 2 - Final

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)

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♠

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, 11:39:41 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

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, 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, 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, 9:16:38 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

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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♣

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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.

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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♦

TriciaTricia

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.

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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

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)

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, 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, 4:37:30 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)

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

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