Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #18

2025.02.05 - 2025.02.06Add to Calendar

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Christian Lortie

Canada

Place

26th

Prize

$290

Prize (PHP)

₱17,000

Blind level

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

Entries

19/123

Total Chips

3,690,000

Average

194,211

Flight A

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 12:17:42 PM

End of Flight A - 19 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	444,000(74 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	440,000(73 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	342,000(57 BB)
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	330,000(55 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	257,000(43 BB)
AS Arigai Shinya	249,000(42 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	226,000(38 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	203,000(34 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	186,000(31 BB)
AT Atsushi TakeuchiJapan	179,000(30 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	168,000(28 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	154,000(26 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	145,000(24 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	125,000(21 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	66,000(11 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	58,000(10 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	49,000(8 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	33,000(6 BB)
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	27,000(5 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 11:49:57 AM

Lortie Bailed Out by the River

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

Christian Lortie

Christian Lortie opened to 12,000 from the hijack and Alvir Inocentes three-bet to 37,000 from the button. Lortie four-bet shoved for 125,000 and Inocentes snap-called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	J♦J♠	265,000(44 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	K♠K♥	53,000(9 BB)

Inocentes was a huge favorite to eliminate Lortie and burst the money bubble but the 4♦ 3♠ Q♦ 5♦ 9♦ runout gave Lortie a rivered flush to extend his tournament life.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 11:47:55 AM

Babushkin’s Turn to Double

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

Nikolai Babushkin

Nikolai Babushkin limped in from the button and Christian Lortie raised to 28,000 from the small blind. Babushkin moved all in for 90,000 and Lortie called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	9♣9♥	192,000(32 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♠J♥	110,000(18 BB)

Babushkin made a full house on the 8♦ 2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 8♠ runout to double up through Lortie.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 10:47:08 AM

Kwok Eliminated by Lortie

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Sung Do Kwok

Christian Lortie opened to 8,000 from the cutoff and Sung Do Kwok three-bet shoved for 67,000 from the small blind. Lortie called with a covering stack to put Kwok at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
SD Sung Do Kwok	A♣4♠	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♠T♣	245,000(61 BB)

The board ran out 5♠ J♠ 8♣ 9♦ Q♣. Lortie was good at showdown with a straight to send Kwok to the rail and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 10:36:39 AM

Stack of Remaining Players

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	297,000(99 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	260,000(87 BB)
MS Maestro SimSingapore	245,000(82 BB)
AS Arigai Shinya	243,000(81 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	240,000(80 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	218,000(73 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	186,000(62 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	183,000(61 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	177,000(59 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	168,000(56 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	140,000(47 BB)
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	126,000(42 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	116,000(39 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	108,000(36 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	106,000(35 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	89,000(30 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	86,000(29 BB)
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	84,500(28 BB)
SD Sung Do Kwok	83,000(28 BB)
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	81,000(27 BB)
AT Atsushi TakeuchiJapan	74,000(25 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	72,000(24 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniIndia	71,000(24 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	67,000(22 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	53,000(18 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	47,000(16 BB)
ST Saito Taiki	43,000(14 BB)
ST Saito Tetsunori	42,000(14 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	40,000(13 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	36,000(12 BB)
AC AJ Cris AcdalPhilippines	24,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 8:55:04 AM

Top Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	157,000(105 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	145,000(97 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	137,000(91 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	130,000(87 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	123,000(82 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	120,000(80 BB)
MS Maestro SimSingapore	106,500(71 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	96,500(64 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	94,000(63 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	91,000(61 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	90,000(60 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	88,000(59 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	85,000(57 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	68,000(45 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	67,000(45 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited States of America	58,300(39 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	55,000(37 BB)
AS Arigai Shinya	23,400(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 6:28:59 AM

Top Stacks

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
CH Claude HenoudCanada	95,600(120 BB)
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	89,000(111 BB)
HE Howard EverettUnited States of America	88,900(111 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	86,400(108 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited States of America	84,500(106 BB)
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	83,000(104 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	74,000(93 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	73,800(92 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	69,800(87 BB)
DE David Evans (3)United States of America	62,800(79 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	60,100(75 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	55,400(69 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	53,700(67 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	53,200(67 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	49,300(62 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	48,800(61 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	47,500(59 BB)