Name: Main Event Flight A
Start: 2025-02-06
End: 2025-02-06

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.02.06 - 2025.02.09

PokerStars Live

Christian Lortie

Canada

Blind level

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

Entries

24/155

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

193,750

Flight A

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 12:44:14 PM

Miyatake Rivers a Boat

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

Makoto Miyatake

In a preflop confrontation Makoto Miyatake was all in from the cutoff for 62,000 and up against Christian Lortie who covered him from early position. At the runout, Miyatake’s pocket tens held up and he doubled up through Lortie.

Player	Hand	Chips
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	T♦T♥ CO	139,000(23 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♦7♦ UTG+1	72,000(12 BB)

Board:K♠J♣K♥2♦T♠

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 12:22:32 PM

Manalo Doubles Through Lortie

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Nichols Manalo

Christian Lortie opened to 10,000 from early position and Nichols Manalo defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♣ K♥ J♦ . Manalo checked, Lortie bet 10,000, Manalo shoved for 55,000 and Lortie called with a covering stack to put Manalo at risk.

Christian Lortie: A♣ Q♥

Nichols Manalo: K♦ J♣

Lortie was behind with middle pair and a gutshot while Manalo had two pair. The 3♠ 8♥ runout changed nothing for either player and Manalo doubled through Lortie.

Player	Chips
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	137,000(27 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	121,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 11:35:36 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
KG Kiril GelevCanada	293,000(73 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	286,000(72 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	266,000(67 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	201,000(50 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	194,000(49 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	175,500(44 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	173,000(43 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	170,000(43 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	168,000(42 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	161,000(40 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	161,000(40 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	159,000(40 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	159,000(40 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(39 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	150,000(38 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	138,000(35 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	137,000(34 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	136,000(34 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	135,000(34 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	110,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 11:07:24 AM

Tech Dodges Overcards

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

John Tech

Christian Lortie opened to 6,000 from early position, John Tech three-bet to 25,500 from the small blind, Lortie four-bet shoved with a covering stack and Tech, who started the hand with 83,000, made the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	T♦T♥ SB	172,000(57 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♣J♦ UTG+1	155,000(52 BB)

Board:T♠6♣2♣6♥4♦

Tech flopped a set and improved to a full house on the runout to double up through Lortie.

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 9:30:38 AM

Big Stacks

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

Player	Chips
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	205,000(137 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	175,000(117 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(103 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	138,000(92 BB)
MT Mickael Taillepierre	138,000(92 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	127,000(85 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	125,000(83 BB)
SD Sung Do Kwok	125,000(83 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	123,000(82 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	123,000(82 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	121,000(81 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	119,000(79 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang LiuChina	114,000(76 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	111,000(74 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	108,000(72 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	98,000(65 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	97,500(65 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	96,000(64 BB)
JP Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines	93,000(62 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussian Federation	92,000(61 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	91,000(61 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	87,500(58 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	87,000(58 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	75,500(50 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	73,000(49 BB)
JY Jeongyeol YuKorea (Republic of)	71,000(47 BB)
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2)Philippines	70,000(47 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	69,000(46 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	55,000(37 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 8:52:45 AM

Lortie Cracks Figuerres' Aces

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Christian Lortie

In a preflop confrontation Christian Lortie is all in from the small blind for 40,500 and up against Joshua Figuerres who has him covered from the big blind. The runout gives Lortie two pair to crack aces and double through Figuerres who is left short-stacked.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♣T♣ SB	82,200(69 BB)
JF Joshua FiguerresPhilippines	A♣A♦ BB	9,800(8 BB)

Board:6♣K♥8♦Q♣T♦

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 8:21:59 AM

Timofeev Wins a Classic Flip to Double

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Ilia Timofeev

In a preflop confrontation Ilia Timofeev was all in from the cutoff for 65,700 and up against Christian Lortie who covered him from the button. Lortie failed to connect at the runout and Timofeev doubled up at his expense.

Player	Hand	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	Q♦Q♠ CO	133,200(111 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♥K♦ D	3,500(3 BB)

Board:7♦9♣J♥T♣4♠

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 6:49:07 AM

Top Stacks

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	104,200(174 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	93,000(155 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	92,000(153 BB)
HS Hui SunHong Kong	86,300(144 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	73,200(122 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	73,000(122 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	70,600(118 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	69,000(115 BB)
J Jeong SeonghunKorea (Republic of)	57,300(96 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	56,700(95 BB)
AL Alexis Lim (2)Philippines	55,000(92 BB)
CW Chan WallacHong Kong	53,700(90 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	52,000(87 BB)
KY Kazuki YamashitaJapan	48,700(81 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	47,500(79 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	46,500(78 BB)
BL Bonghyun LeeKorea (Republic of)	46,300(77 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	42,000(70 BB)
HJ Henry JunJapan	41,300(69 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	41,300(69 BB)
CK Charis KarydakisGreece	39,400(66 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 6:12:28 AM

Lortie Pushes Out Timofeev

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Ilia Timofeev opened to 1,100 from under the gun and received calls from Christian Lortie seated directly to his left and a player in the hijack. All three players checked the Q♥ K♦ 2♠ flop leading to the 2♥ turn. Timofeev bet 2,600 and only Lortie called. Timofeev continued for 4,500 on the T♦ river, Lortie moved all in pushing out Timofeev.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	95,000(190 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	70,300(141 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 5:59:02 AM

Lortie Puts Legaspi to the Test

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Christian Lortie

A player from early position opened to 1,200 and was called by three players including Felixberto Legaspi in the cutoff before Christian Lortie squeezed to 9,000 from the big blind. Only Legaspi called.

The flop came 6♥ 2♣ 8♠. Lortie c-bet 6,00 and Legaspi called. On the J♣ turn Lortie moved all in and this time it was enough to get a fold from Legaspi.

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	33,000(83 BB)
FL Felixberto LegaspiPhilippines	23,400(59 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 5:44:49 AM

Donn Shoves Into Aces

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Alexander Donn

Alexander Donn opened to 800 and Christian Lortie three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind. Donn answered with a four-bet shove for 10,400 and Lortie snap-called with a covering stack. The runout gave Lortie a full house to eliminate Donn and win the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
AD Alexander DonnAustralia	A♣3♣ UTG	busted
CL Christian LortieCanada	A♦A♥	39,000(98 BB)

Board:5♣5♠8♥J♥A♠