Suguru YonezawaA 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 Vainio ![Finland [FIN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fi.svg "Finland [FIN]"){kind=small} Finland | A♥K♠ UTG | 448,000(75 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | CO | 372,000(62 BB) |
SY Suguru Yonezawa ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | K♦K♣ SB | 12,000(2 BB) |
An ace in the window gave Vainio the lead which held for a huge double up.
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.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CL Christian Lortie ![Canada [CAN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ca.svg "Canada [CAN]"){kind=small} Canada | 540,000(90 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga Philippines | 456,000(76 BB) |
JM James Moriles Philippines | 437,000(73 BB) |
RO Royly Oracion Philippines | 401,000(67 BB) |
KG Kiril Gelev Canada | 400,000(67 BB) |
RM Richard Marquez Philippines | 316,000(53 BB) |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto Japan | 291,000(49 BB) |
JT Joseph Talamayan Philippines | 289,000(48 BB) |
AC Anthony Castro Philippines | 285,000(48 BB) |
JE Jiego Erquiaga Philippines | 278,000(46 BB) |
JG Jonald Garcia Philippines | 256,000(43 BB) |
DB Dmitrii Belikov ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 246,000(41 BB) |
RV Robert Van Schalm ![Netherlands [NLD]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nl.svg "Netherlands [NLD]"){kind=small} Netherlands | 243,000(41 BB) |
TN Tamon Nakamura Japan | 234,000(39 BB) |
LT Lester Timonera Philippines | 230,000(38 BB) |
PC Peter Chung (2) ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 229,000(38 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 214,000(36 BB) |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio Finland | 197,000(33 BB) |
KC Kah Chia ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 188,000(31 BB) |
MR Martin Rundulf Gonzales Philippines | 186,000(31 BB) |
RT Ryan Tan Philippines | 176,000(29 BB) |
RG Renniel Galvez Philippines | 176,000(29 BB) |
AP Ashley Patterson ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | 166,000(28 BB) |
| 165,000(28 BB) | |
JS Joseph Sia Philippines | 161,000(27 BB) |
JN June Nuestro Philippines | 155,000(26 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 140,000(23 BB) |
OK Oleg Kaminski Canada | 140,000(23 BB) |
JK Jeon Kihoon South Korea | 115,000(19 BB) |
MS Minsub So South Korea | 112,000(19 BB) |
SY Suguru Yonezawa Japan | 111,000(19 BB) |
FF Florin Filip ![Romania [ROU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ro.svg "Romania [ROU]"){kind=small} Romania | 110,000(18 BB) |
CP Christopher Pasion Philippines | 106,000(18 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko Russia | 101,000(17 BB) |
YJ Yonghwa Jung South Korea | 97,000(16 BB) |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 89,000(15 BB) |
MB Maurillo Bulauitan Philippines | 86,000(14 BB) |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. Philippines | 85,000(14 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti ![United States Minor Outlying Islands [UMI]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/um.svg "United States Minor Outlying Islands [UMI]"){kind=small} United States Minor Outlying Islands | 85,000(14 BB) |
| 66,000(11 BB) | |
RM Rene Mar David Philippines | 57,000(10 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 42,000(7 BB) |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii Russia | 30,000(5 BB) |
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
MR Martin Rundulf Gonzales Philippines | 186,000(31 BB) | 25 | 1 |
JS Joseph Sia Philippines | 161,000(27 BB) | 25 | 2 |
JG Jonald Garcia Philippines | 256,000(43 BB) | 25 | 3 |
AC Anthony Castro Philippines | 285,000(48 BB) | 25 | 4 |
OK Oleg Kaminski Canada | 140,000(23 BB) | 25 | 5 |
MB Maurillo Bulauitan Philippines | 86,000(14 BB) | 25 | 6 |
TN Tamon Nakamura Japan | 234,000(39 BB) | 25 | 7 |
SY Suguru Yonezawa Japan | 111,000(19 BB) | 25 | 8 |
KC Kah Chia Malaysia | 188,000(31 BB) | 26 | 1 |
PC Peter Chung (2) United States of America | 229,000(38 BB) | 26 | 2 |
RM Richard Marquez Philippines | 316,000(53 BB) | 26 | 3 |
RO Royly Oracion Philippines | 401,000(67 BB) | 26 | 4 |
DE David Erquiaga Philippines | 456,000(76 BB) | 26 | 5 |
CK Carsten Klug Germany | 42,000(7 BB) | 26 | 6 |
AO Aslan Olavi Vainio Finland | 197,000(33 BB) | 26 | 8 |
YJ Yonghwa Jung South Korea | 97,000(16 BB) | 27 | 1 |
PX Po Xiang Jun Thomas Singapore | 89,000(15 BB) | 27 | 2 |
MS Minsub So South Korea | 112,000(19 BB) | 27 | 3 |
SK Sergei Korzhenko Russia | 101,000(17 BB) | 27 | 4 |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii Russia | 30,000(5 BB) | 27 | 6 |
JM James Moriles Philippines | 437,000(73 BB) | 27 | 7 |
JN June Nuestro Philippines | 155,000(26 BB) | 27 | 8 |
MG Marc Gagne France | 214,000(36 BB) | 29 | 1 |
CP Christopher Pasion Philippines | 106,000(18 BB) | 29 | 2 |
RT Ryan Tan Philippines | 176,000(29 BB) | 29 | 3 |
LT Lester Timonera Philippines | 230,000(38 BB) | 29 | 5 |
AP Ashley Patterson United Kingdom | 166,000(28 BB) | 29 | 6 |
KG Kiril Gelev Canada | 400,000(67 BB) | 29 | 7 |
| 165,000(28 BB) | 29 | 8 | |
JM Joseph Magnotti United States Minor Outlying Islands | 85,000(14 BB) | 30 | 1 |
JE Jiego Erquiaga Philippines | 278,000(46 BB) | 30 | 3 |
DB Dmitrii Belikov Russia | 246,000(41 BB) | 30 | 4 |
JT Joseph Talamayan Philippines | 289,000(48 BB) | 30 | 5 |
JK Jeon Kihoon South Korea | 115,000(19 BB) | 30 | 6 |
FF Florin Filip Romania | 110,000(18 BB) | 30 | 7 |
CL Christian Lortie Canada | 540,000(90 BB) | 30 | 8 |
VN Vivencio Nachor Jr. Philippines | 85,000(14 BB) | 31 | 1 |
RG Renniel Galvez Philippines | 176,000(29 BB) | 31 | 2 |
| 66,000(11 BB) | 31 | 4 | |
RV Robert Van Schalm Netherlands | 243,000(41 BB) | 31 | 5 |
MM Masakazu Miyamoto Japan | 291,000(49 BB) | 31 | 6 |
SJ Seonghun Jeong South Korea | 140,000(23 BB) | 31 | 7 |
RM Rene Mar David Philippines | 57,000(10 BB) | 31 | 8 |
