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Jiego Erquiaga

Philippines

Place

2nd

Prize

$6,675

Prize (PHP)

₱390,000

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, 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, 11:46:41 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, 11:26:51 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, 11:01:13 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)

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, 10:03:51 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, 9:22:24 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, 9:16:38 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, 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

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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

TriciaTricia

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)

TriciaTricia

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♠

TriciaTricia

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)

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, 7:07:25 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, 6:49:04 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, 6:13:28 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, 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, 5:28:00 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, 5:11:23 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)

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)

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)

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