Name: Mystery Bounty
Start: 2025-02-05
End: 2025-02-06

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #18

2025.02.05 - 2025.02.06

PokerStars Live

Marc Gagne

France

Place

1st

Prize

$7,190

Prize (PHP)

₱420,000

Entries

1/235

Total Chips

7,050,000

Average

7,050,000

Day 2 - Final

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 4:27:58 PM

Marc Gagne Wins The Mystery Bounty

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

Marc Gagne - Mystery Bounty champion

Canadian player Marc Gagne closed out the Mystery Bounty event defeating Marco Espela at heads up. Despite both players sitting on 40 and 30 big blinds, they engaged in a preflop battle initiated by Gagne then called Espela's shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	A♣T♦	7,050,000(71 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	A♦9♠	busted

Board:9♣J♠4♠J♦T♣

Espela jumped ahead at the flop that failed to hold on the river with a higher pair spiked by Gagne.

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 BabushkinRussian Federation	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, 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 BabushkinRussian Federation	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, 10:23:26 AM

Gagne Scores Another Knockout

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

Marc Gagne

A player from under the gun opened to 7,000 and was called by Marc Gagne in early position before Kenji Hamamoto three-bet shoved for 63,500 from the hijack. The original raiser folded before Gagne called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	A♥J♥	290,000(97 BB)
KH Kenji HamamotoJapan	A♦K♦	busted

Hamamoto was in great shape with a dominating ace until the 6♥ 8♠ 3♥ J♠ J♣ runout gave Gagne trip jacks to score the elimination and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 10:19:14 AM

Chung Eliminated by Gagne

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

Juhoon Chung

Marc Gagne opened to 6,000 from early position and Juhoon Chung moved all in for 47,000 from the button. Gagne called with a covering stack to put Chung at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	K♥Q♥	212,000(71 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	K♦J♥	busted

Gagne has Chung dominated and remains ahead on the 7♠ 9♦ 2♦ 7♣ T♠ runout to eliminate Chung and win the pot.

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 BabushkinRussian Federation	48,800(61 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	47,500(59 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 6:17:02 AM

Gagne Holds With Top Pair to Double

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Marc Gagne

With two players seeing a board of K♥ 8♣ 4♥ 6♠ and 30,400 in the middle, Crisanto Hernandez bets 15,000 from the big blind and Marc Gagne moves all in for 26,500 from the hijack. Hernandez calls with a covering stack to put Gagne at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	K♠J♦	busted
CH Crisanto Hernandez	T♥8♥	busted

Gagne is ahead with top pair but Hernandez has many outs with second pair and a flush draw. The 5♠ river is a brick and Gagne doubles up through Hernandez.